The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-17

wagons This. With . small Confederate
l nag he carried during the war. will be
preserved 10 Texas room. The pen With
I which, HON. a. N. Roberts. signed @the
! ordinance, -of accession was presented, 40
/ Texas diviston. United Daughters OF thu
Ccnfederacy. but Mrs. Roberts. who CAV
that and a picture OF her husband to ahe
Dauehters. was unwilling Il should be sent
away from Texas. but promised the re-
gent she would donate something OF the
personal belongings OF Gov. Roberts to the 4
Texas room The regent asked Pfof Gar
lrison Of the University OF Texas II he
| would kindly gather some sabscriotions
| from professors and students OF the uni- \
versity 10 place picture OF Governor
Roberts in the museum. He nest gra.
Hously promised to do all possible to Sc
cure the picture. NNe
Just hefore the election OF officers at the
last State meeting Mrs. Stone called upon
Mrs. winkler Texas regent Of the mu-
scum, asking for an account OF work OF
Confederate Memorial society which es-
tablished the museum. and what chapters
had responded TO the resolution passed
last year at the United Daughters OF the
IConfederacy convention at Houston, when
the State division pledged their CO opera
| tiou to set aside sum of money from
each chapter TO assist In the two proposed
memorial windows. one tribute TO Hoods
! Texas brigade. the other In honor OF Min
ME Davis, Daughter OF the Confeder-
acy, who was born In Texas room. In
short, pointed address the lady responded,
| reciting circumstances which led up to
the establishment Of the museum. the Sc
/ lection of regent and the work which had
\ now covered four years. She spoke OF
her fears and disappointtnents to properly
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! valor and bravery OF the men who wore
the gray and went down in history as the
most valiant soldiers OF the century--the
Texas band OF heroes. who from Val
! Verde to Gettysburg, proclaimed they were
worthy sons OF the defenders of the Alamo
She said that in spite Of discouragements
she had gathered together things that
were entirely creditable to Texas
AS Mrs. Greenberg OF Galveston had
presented the Texas room with an exqui-
site picture of Winnie Davis. which cost
! $500. she asked that all donations in her
hands sent from chapters for Winnie Da-
Wis window be directed to be expended
| for Hoods brigade window, as contribu-
tions were slow in coming In for either
purpose. A resolution was quickly passed
towards that end, as the Daughter of the
Confederacy will be forever honored In
| the Texas room and all the four windows
will he devoted as memorials of commands
OF Texas soldiers, The regent closed by
saying that as soon as subscriptions
| amounting to $3.50 are received the Hoods
brigade window will be placed in position
under direction Of Mrs. Rosenberg cher
brother fought with Hood, who has con-
scented to 20 to Richmond and personally
superintend the work, and the regent will
devote her energies towards securing
window for Terry's Texas Rangers
/
| Contributions to Texas room In the
Confederate Museum since November.
\ 1898:
Picture OF Governor and United States
Senator, Hon. Richard ooke--Ags' Richard
| Coke. Waco.
/ Sketch Dehrays Twenty-sixth Texas
regiment. cavalry--Seabrock sydnor,
Houston c14
steel engraving of Stephen F. Austin
I Steel engraving of Colonel Guy NJ. BRYAN
1 Miss Halle Bryan, Austin.
| Poems-Mollie E. Moore-Mrs. Julia
| Franklin. Houston.
Views of first Texas capitol. 1888; capt
| tol 1856; capitol 1882; Congress avenue,
1874; Congress avenue, 1893. Tree under
which Texas Independence was declared.
The rejected and accepted models for
Confederate monument at Austin. All
cOntTlDuleu ny MI. Nhioih WIZ i'SS'"
berg Austin.
Soldiers Companion--A s. Henry.
Houston.
| Donations OF money:
Captain Ed Cunningham, Sugar
Land -..............''..''. gov w
Mrs. II. S. Maxey. Austin .......... 90
Mrs Sandage, Tyler .............. ! 90
! Lamar Fontane Chapter. Alvin oU
VIM p. Rogers Chapter Victoria 90
Mollie Moore Davis Chapter. Tyler 90
I,avinia p Talley Chapter, Temple %
J. r. B. Stuart Chapter, Wharton 90
Joseph Wheeler Chapter. sulphur
Denison Chapter. Denson ........ 20
Mrs Brownson Victoria rs
/ Mrs. Watson. Houston ........''. -
! Mrs. Mary Anderson. Victoria 20
Total from chapters ..........,'. S25 n
From other sources .,..,.,,..''' ~ w
In hand-Mrs j. C. West, Waco 90 oO
! In hand-Mrs, Tridham, Victoria 20 oo
| Presented to Texas room at Conted-
crate Museum during session OF U. d. o.
life size portrait of Winnie Davis, Daught-
er of the Confederacy- Mrs. Mollie N. Ro-
senberg, Galveston.
Received during T. y. c. convention at
| Austin--Stirrup used by General Sterling
Price. from Mrs p. J. Willis Alvin, and
small flag carried in breast pocket during
war by Joseph 7. Cobb-Mrs Joseph
Cobb, Alvin.
Donations to Memorial Window:
Hoods Texas brigade
All /