San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-22
Mrs. Rebecca J. Fischer
Presides for Twenty
Fourth Time.
WELCOMED TO CITY
Complimented for Owning
Alamo by Albert
Stoves.

siate president Of The Daughters If
the Republic of Texas, presided as the
senior member of tie Daughters 1T
their morning meeting in the Mcager
Hotel Tuesday, April %. when ap.
proximntely 80 visitors from cities in
, all sections of the state gathered for
their annual meeting
Mrs. Fischer. who is at presen.
vsrg ng on her 92rd birthday, was the
subject Of many tributes during the
first meetiGg CT the 1874 ID. II. X.
Co.., ention. P.cpinent leaders of San
ALtonio club life, anu members of her
cNn organization fiom various pla,es
in the stat,. paid tiifute to the. re-
n:ar kable wo,dan who can recall pre-.
independence days in Texas.
fCs fJ24 convention is the 33rd ar
nual meeting of the Daughters of the
Republic of Texas. Mrs. Fischer has
been president of the organization for
20 years. and has never missed an an.
nual meeting. Mrs. Fannie Apple
! white. pioneer member Of the Alamo
Mission Chapter. has missed only one
meeting since she joined the organiza-
ton. shortly after its organization in
1895.
Mayor Tobin Speaks.
Addresses of welcome were extend
cd by several San Antonio women.
during the first morning meeting, and
Mayor John W. Tobin extended a well
come for the city. stating that San
Antonio is fortunate in being able to
greet an organization of the kind rep
resented by the Daughters. Albert
Stoves ST.. welcomed the, convention
for the San Antonio Chamber of
Commerce.
1T is particularly suitable that the
Daughters of the Republic of Texas
should meet in San Antonio. the most
historic city in the state" Mr.. Stoves
said. "San Antonio is preserving the
heroic landmarks that stand for the
most precious heritage of any land.
and the Daughters 81 the Republic
are preserving the tradition. ethe prin-
ciple and the sentiment of the heroes
who gave their lives for Texas in the
shrines of San Antonio. The preser-
walton of our Alamo is due to the
Daughters of the Republic. and the
Identification of the SON Jaeinto bat
| tleground is also your work. The
Daughters ~ the ker, bic of Texas,
find, is the onlr chartered body of
women in the world who own the prop
erty that they are organized to pre-
serve. and the Alamo is beginning to
be hailed as the greatest single monu-
ment TO patriotism that exists in the
world. 1t is especially suitable that
the mother organization fostering the
historic beauty of cur city. should
meet here to review the glorious work
of their ancestors"
Encourage Their Work.
Mr.. Stoves stated that he thought
it useless 10 urge the Daughters to
continue their work of preserving and
generating early Texas History and
its relics, but said that he wished to
encourage this work and 10 urge that
it be continued throughout the ages
to come.
Mrs. J. X. Berei.a. extending a well
come TO the copvention from the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton, the Daughters Of the Confederacy
and from the Colonial Danes. said
thii the patriotic organizations Of San
Antonio were naturally the most in
teIested in the work of their kindre
organizations. and that as guardians of
the mast and its wealth of glorius
heritage for future generations, the
Daughters of the Republic have done
and are doing praisewcrthy work.
"San Antonio and all Texas will be
eternally indebted to the Daughters of
the Republic for the work OF pre-
serving the Alamo. greatest Of shrines.
but l believe that there is one thing
in San Antonio that You have over
looked" Mrs. Beretta said. "That is
Tie Spanish GoveTnDi's Palace. which
is frankly and pitifrlly for sale. This
cd horse II. the riFoe where SteDhen
anil its historic ytlre is surely above
question. Lrg, arl leg you TO pre-
serve this relic as Won have cared for
other momentoes OF Texas history"
Nat Washer Speaks.
Mrs. Reretta said that she thinks il
deplorable that old buildings and old
names in San Antonio should be
changed or removed. She stated that
the changing of the names of streets
from historic to modern titles should
not be permitted.
q
make a formal talk on the morning
program of the Daughters of the Re.
public of Texas, Nat Washer. who
vas in the audience. was called upon
by the presiding member of the Alamo
Mission Chapter. Mrs. O. NJ. Farms
worth. for a short talk. Mr.. Washer
made one of the outstanding addresses
cf the meeting. praisllg the work and
the spirit of the organization.
al wish to heaven that the spirit
of that funeral pyie of the Alamo.
whose inspiration and pr, mise you are
preserving. could spread to the max
c.s and guardians of our government
today Mr.. WaShtr said. making
hem afraid to sesve their country in
any except an horess and creditable
manner. Where il the man who would
shy today. like Patrick Henry and like
William Travis. that he had rather die
than he a slave TO any untrue princi-
pie of Americanism?"
Mrs. Fischer Speaks.
Mr.. Washer paid glowing tribute
to Mrs. Fischer, saying that he wished
every man in Texas could pay tribute
to her not only for her life of service,
but for her career as woman.
Her SILVER hair is crown of
glory" Mr.. Washer said, land her
life is an inspiration for the men and
women of future generations. We ex-
peet and pray that Mr.. Fischer will
be with us at least for her centennial.
to bring us other messages of courage