San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-02

DAY Of TEXAS
IS OBSERVED
Youngest Daughter Of Sam
Houston Addresses Pa
triotic Luncheon.
FLY LONE STAR FLAG
Schools, Banks and City
Hall Closed in Com
memoration of Event.

Tribute TO the founders Of the Tex
as Republic was paid at the luncheon
given by Alamo Mission Chapter of
the Daughters of the Texas Republic.
at the patriotic luncheon held in the
pink room of the Gunter Hotel. FRI
day noon. Over the Alamo, waves the
Lone Star Flag in honor of Texas
Independence Day. March 2. -Four
days later. March 6, the flag will again
be displayed, this time, however, at
half mast in commemorction of the
fallen heroes of the Alamo.
Mrs. Nettie Houston Bringhurst,
youngest daughter of General Sam
Houston. was one of the speakers at
the luncheon. Mrs. Clara DriScoll
Sewer, of Austin. the woman whose
efforts were responsible for the Alamo
being preserved as a shrine for future
generations. was g speaker at the
luncheon, as well as Colonel Beaumont
Il. Buck. The Texas Declaration of
Independence was read b. Judge Win
chester Kelso.
Between 10 and 100 people at
tended the luncheon. Out of Difference
to the Daughters of the Texas Re
public, the regular luncheon of the
federated clubs of San Antonio ives
postponed until n later date in order
that members of the club might have
the opportunity 10 attend the patriotic
exercises.
Picture of Houston.
A portrait of General Sam Houston
adorned the wall back of the speakers
table The background was n mass of
flags. Red carnations were placed
on the speakers table.
Public schools. banks and the city
hall are closed Friday in honor of
the day. Business houses and federal
offices did not close since March . is
not 4 national holiday.
The Declaration if Independence Of
Texas from Mexico. was approved
March >. 1896, by a convention that
assembled at Washington on the
Brazos. The convention met March
l. and at the same time that the con-
vention was assembled, General
can troops. was assembling his re-
endorsements for an attack upon the
Alamo. The men in the Alamo met
We NlluOul
ing that Texas had been declared
free and independent republic.
Burnett Was President.
At this convention. David &. Bur
nett was elected first President Of the
new republic. The vice president was
Lorenzo de Zavala: secretary of
state, Samuel 7. Carson: secretary
of treasury. Bailey Hardeman; secre-
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tary of navy, Robert Potter; attor-
ney general. David Thomas.
Five copies of the Declaration at
being sent to Bexar, Goliad. Nacog-
was ordered by the convention that
handbills bearing the declaration.
should be printed and scattered
throughout the Republic.
Approximately 1900 ex-students Of
Texas University will gather at the
Menger Hotel. Friday evening. to
celebrate the S7th anniversary of the
Declaration of Independence Of
Texas.
Is Houston's Birthday.
The program will consist OF yells
and college songs. led by Casey Jones.
who for four years was yell leader at
the State University. The program
has arranged for trick dancing. cow
boy songs, and comedy skit, "Pris-
ella and John Alden" Representa-
tives of the university and students
will be introduced by Marshall Esk-
ridge.
Texas Independence Day is also the
birthday of Gen. Sam Houston. The
patriotic exercises by the Daughters
of the Texas Republic always have
dual purpose. First, 10 celebrate
the anniversary of the birth of the
Republic, and then TO celebrate the
birth of Gen. Sam Houston, one Of
the men who r?ade possible the found
ing of the republic.