The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-22
N JACINTO DAY OBSERVED.
hument at Old Washington Was Unveiled
with Appropriate Ceremonies.
!. r.r.s, April ai.-rhres years

sufficient funds to purchase a suit
r.morIai shaft to mark the spot at
washington on the Brazos where the
.,.,Ion OF Independence was signed
h 4 1886. The movement. once sug-
!. mat the hearty approval OF the
ys,s, and resulted In the giving Of a
!. ., public entertainments for the
a, ~ the cause. After two years, suf
"a, A.nds we're on hand and the con-
1, ar the erection OF q shaft OF Texas
vas let to Messrs. Jaeggli G. Mar
!, this city. In the arly part OF the
|, 1899 March 49, the Texas Independ-
4 Mopument association was formed.
oys,psl members and first officers
|. George B. Wilson. president; j. II.
.shlnsop. secretary; w. G. wilkins, N.
/ never. Harry Haynes, Beauregard
a. John G. Rankin. E. W. Tarrsnt,
1ocken and II. X. Harrison. The
L.il,ns OF the monument was first an
ussd 10 occur on July 4, 1899, but
account OF the overskow of the Hraos
II was postponed from that date to
1 "a and for the same reason was
IA postponed till April 81. 1900, the
[y.fourth anniversary of the battle
| IN sealed the Declaration of Independ-
4 made at Old Washington on March
lowing TO the number of San Jacinto
kbrs,lons throughout Texas, including
annual reunion of the veterans at San
ionlo and the unwilling OF the Henry
senberg monument at Galveston. IL was
Nj impossible by the committee TO
! The Statewide Importance to the af-
! that the occasion demanded, and 1t
! therefore decided to have the dedi-
Ion OF the monument In this city on
y 4, OF the present year, at which time
!. A. W. Terrell OF Austin will be the
hcipal speaker. From this brief ex-
katlon 1t will be understood that the
teng ceremonies at Old Washington
ky we're largely OF local nature. par
|pated In by the school children OF
3hhani and local orators from 4these two
fes
! Is twenty miles from BRENNAN To Old
Ellington, and the roads, by reason OF
| 'nued rains, are very bad. This fact.
fther with start of s o'clock in the
fnlng and the scarcity of transporta-
J facilities reduced the attendance
fclpally to those who were to take part
lhe Exercises. The same obstacles con
Pied the people OF Navasota, that sec
having been swept by a cloudburs.
| before yesterday.
ION, D. W. Tarrant was selected mas
| o. ceremonies and the programme en-
Fed patriotic songs by the children M
Brenham public schools; an Invocation
me reading Of the Declaration of
ependence by Hon. j. B. Lott OF Nava-
\ ,unyeiling che independence shaft Miss
ne Wnlte Harrison OF Brennan said: J
w tnls historic spot in 1886 a star
/ IN the horizon of nations-a state
porn, wrapped In the smoke of battle
ehrlstened at fountain filled with
Dlood or martyrs. Here the fathers
eA.s, stern and resolute, In the pres
q Danger and disaster, declared her
from me foot Of the invader and tbe
Eses Of despotism. This place is the
PIE 81 freedom and the high priest of
stands within it's holy of holiesf
nofles OF the brave cluster like wbita
atout Its sacred altar: memories
% men who died at Gollad, of the mar
tne Alamo and the battle-stained
M u san Iacinto. Freely they poured
ioatlons Of blood on wars cruel
tnat we might stand here TO-DAY as
ssea'atives Of this peerless States
ousn sacrihclal fires OF patriotism +bav
aioft a banner that on every 6al1
waved VIGOROUSLY. Lone Sta- NJ
aIa,. nome had her Caesar, Greece her
n. England her Nelson, Scotland
p'Sce ana France her Napoleon, bur |
laa her volunteer. On this hallowed
se ~ torch OF freedom that has
ea glory path through all the van !
sssis, In its light his children wore
Say win Green and Hood and Terry |
s.ova grandly by cur immortal Lee AT I
y. ,, when he cried from cross OF I
Honor and virtue should he canal |
man calamity" Here beneath this
hpsTty, the fathers of Texas 7
a M r declaration OF independence I
~ As perfume OF wild flowers rose as |
~ peiore them and soft winds bore
Hiph OF freedom through untrodden
s an, none OF that heroic hand Z
Ieet with lis today. for in fame,s
a' jumping ground their silent tcnfs
'mela, But here where thev trace
M an uss names with battle smoked
Nv ,ue school children of Washington
S,ens. lave placed a marble tribute OF
{rencs ~ yaior. I approach 1t with
M uas NO, ior tread on holy ground. and
|Immnr, s.nse Of these descendants of
whsr sai dead, l lift the veil from tho
accsn,, nation was born"
|Dsyplihg the monument Mr.. Frank
MA u me class of '96 of the Bren-
,asa school said: NV
mn. and Gentlemen, Schoolmates ana
In rms day indeed belongs m tbc
kisssa s 5n OF Brenham. The once
basu aream OF the class of 'g6 has m
! pronns.at lormed into that GRANTEES
IA M, .h ous and today we are brought
No., ~, me impulses OF a common eret-
4, ~ that the place and the mr.
Iesssio. assembling have made deem
&oss,ti On our hearts. Indeed IL n
he, tnat among us on This sacred
hne Is Judas to orr ssntimonts
M tully appreciate mr. comnreS
lst him ,orprt oil Its purpose and
bIlsS .oreVer turn a deaf ear upon
u joyons s : 70 this glorious realization
BON tlms 1opes of our >oung hearts.
! q tbs immemorlal kings and des-
uus fabIo" worlds have builded nu-
b been ios, out their full meanings
yes ana "a, IN the darkness Of succeed
\ nonn,a."e now regard them only as
fA This 10 the servitude of their
L crsSfin.sssa.sit. then. Is other than
the conro Oh art. It has as its pur-
~ ana sr,yysnce OF far higher senti-
nenis ana iottier aims. and these
ltrutb !, these aims give it charnc-
Tie eve - oht tends for the time To
~ frst ya H. me exact spot where our
9 ideas ~ NEED their highest and their
~. moral government, for no