Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-22
ANNIVERSARY OF SAN JAcInTO
TEXAS SOCIETY HOLDS MEET
ING I'M CoMMEMoRAT1oN.
Addresses by Representatives Clark
Of Missouri, Garrett OF Tennessee
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and Gillespie Of Texas. -

The anniversary of the battle of San
Jacinto was celebrated by the members
of the Texas Society in Pythian Temple
last evening. There was a large at
tendance. Representatives Champ Clark
of Missouri, Finis ]. Garrett of Tennessee
and Oscar Gillespie of Texas were the
speakers of the evening. The platform
was decorated with American flags, and
in the. center was draped a large flag of
the single star of the Texas republic. The
officers of the Texas Society. occupied
seats upon the stage with the speakers.
Representative Gillespie presided and
made the opening address. In his re-
marks he said that no state in the Union
outranks ''masterful, imperial, beautiful
Texas"
In closing he presented Representative
Garrett. who declared cit is well that you
celebrate San Jacinto day. for they who
struggled there builded better than they
knew. They struggled by reason OF Their
celebrate the day. and the world does
we'll to celebrate it with you.
When Mr.. Garrett closed Representative
Clark was presented: He quoted' Marx
Twin in opening: Blessed be the man
who bloWeth his own horn, lest it be not
blown"
when 1 am in Texas" he said, land
prime favorite with their delegation IN
Congress- He said that upon more than
one occasion the Texas delegation has
honored him and that he has warm
spot in his heart for every one from the
Lone Star state; that though his time Is
we'll taken up these days in helping John
Sharp Williams make the representatives
of the republican party legislate properly,
he had time to talk to Texans.
Population Drawn From Other States
The speaker then said Kentuckians and
Virginians and Missour1ans all went TO
make up the population Of Texas. After
referring to the fact that he was formerly
a Kentuckian, he said: ut Is wonder
any Kentuckian ever reaches the voting
age" Then he went on to explain the
fighting qualities of the men who stood
at the Alamo and San Jacinto, and called
attention to one Kentuckian who once
went to Cincinnati and. after 1mblbing
Of 'tanglefoot,' stood on a corner and be-.
people, down W front Of ne b@
He was taken in hand by the repre-
sentatfves of the law" said the speaker,
land when he found himself IN the Gala
boose he sent for a lawyer to ascertain
why he was in And then when he found
it was for fighting. his only answer was:
Help me to get out so can get back TO
old Kentucky, where can fight IN
peace"
Mr.. Clark said impressively: 'Texas Is
the greatest state In the Unfon-the Dig
gest-and those 1873 who stood at San ia
cinto did more for the race than has ever
been done before in the world.
southern heroes do not get a square
deal in history. One would imagine ina!
Massachusetts started, ran and achleVeu
the war of the revolution. Every man
should be his own commentator: Ine
importance Of public man writing MS
own book is shown in the cases OF Caesar
And -Xenophon.' for Caesar is known by
his commentaries better than he Is by his
battles.
:: Glories in Texas.
II glory in Texas. Texas is one Of the
few states that has history of its own.
Texas has it's own peculiar history. The
war of the rebellion would not have oc-
Cured If Sam Houston had been elected
President. Personal ambition on the part
of his marty leader kept him from the
candidacy. He would have swept the
c-c1ntry with a whoop if he had been
nominated.
write your own biography. Men who
have laid the deep foundation OF the soutn
were eager and willing TO accomplish, put
were slow to record. Two democrats Ee-
the only men who ever did refuse the
vice presidency. too. No one who ever
was nominated for the Presidency or FOR
the vice presidency ever refused II, except
these two men, and their names are not
mntioned in the encyclopedias. If Roose-
Welt is nominated, you can bet he Will not
refuse to rum.
Mrs Frank Byram and Newton T. Ham,
mer gave musical selections. dance was
Io1 of the clO4e.