San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-23
Two-year-old Great Grand
daughter Of Sam Hous-
ton Honcred.
TO PRESERVE HISTORY
Association President Will
Write Deeds of Texas
Heroes.

Houston, little Margaret Houston
Bush, was adopted as mascot of the
! Daughters of the Republic of Texas, at
the Wednesday morning session of the
organizations annual convention here.
Little Miss Bush. lineal descendant
! of the famous Texas general. attended
the afternoon session of the convention
. Tuesday, and was the youngest men,
Der to be adopted on the list of new
/. members Wednesday morning. The
little girl, who is scarcely more than
years of age, presented a marked
contrast to the venerable president of
Z the association, Mrs. Rebecca J.
Fisher, who is approaching her 93rd
year.
The adoption of a mascot was new
, step for the state association, as here
tofore there has been no state mascot,
and few of the individual chapters are
said to have them.
Piece Of Historic Wood.
An interesting bit Of history was
. uncovered during the morning meet
( ing when a gavel made of elm wood
from a famous tree near Nacogdoches
was presented by Mrs. S. Urwitz of
San Antonio. This bit of wood is said
Z 10 Dc .ne ON! reIie Vi lhe olu eIlh t ii,
remains IN existence as ,he tree IKE
! so many other pioneers mas D9"ed 10
old age. III was unuer thls elm mat
! Somancnes o, carry times are sara 70
nave prepared TOT the warpath Dy hold-
4 ing orgies IN the llsht OF tne new NOON
! ana IL was mere tnat DaVid Crochett
spent much time peIore 'ne uaIs Oh
I uprising IN the republic can hous-
Ton Is sald 10 nave SAT- Deheatn ms
tree IN ms cnaracterlsuc ATTITUDE:
whiting. during ana after tne war OF
independence IN texas anu IL Was
under the scme tree that the ilrst Pro-
testaht sermon dehvera IN Iexas was
maze according % MIS- UrwltZ. Inc
gavei u peihg useu mere at inc con,en-
tion OF the daughters OIL the hep9Dilc'
put II Is the properly OF Leona MOI-
iord, q descendant OF DeaI Smitn.
A history OF the gayei and OF other
reiics ana items that may ne Drought
Deiore inc convention VIII De written
during the IVA convention ana placed
IN the year DOCK records: as MRS. Z. H.
Mildly, president, urged that records
De Kept by each chapter ana py the
state ASSOCIATION oil historic items that
! VIII help In making clear versions OF
+ texas history.
writing a Texas history.
In regard 10 writing records, Mrs
mildly SAID that she IS making a com
pete history OF the Daughters OF the
: Republic and OF Texas history as they
know 1t, and that bound volume will
Z De dedicated at her death TO the state
association. Mrs. Mildly urged other
! members OF the association to follow
her example, in an effort OF preserve
an authente ana interesting account
: ct early heroes and their influence on
descendants who are included in the
Daughters OF the Republic.
( Presidents of the ID. II. r. were
requested to find all unmarked & raves
: OF Texas heroes, so that they may be
marked appropriately BIZ the associa-
ton in conjunction with state aid.
Forty new members were reported
TO have been added TO the roll of the
state association during the last yea
and half dozen new members were
placed on the records Wednesda,
morning. In order to become a mem
Der of the association. lineal descent
from some early Texas hero must b,
shown. Several members nresent Mt tn,
meeting on Wednesday morning hat
with them three or four daughters VIII,
are members. and the president urget
all mothers in the association IN ente
their daughters in the work as soon a
they become of age.
On account of the rather serious in
ness OF Mrs. Clara Driscoll Sewer. frs
vice president. it was impossible TO oh
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