San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-27

The Women's Auxiliary OF the Irat
Drivers Association, with Mrs. X. Il
Russell. chairman, and Mrs. Atlct
Ayers as vice chairman, are working
enthusiastically and zealously 10 pei
| Iect their plans. They are appointing
committees and getting everything ii
working order to start the drive IL
raise 100000 TO build the monu'
mcnt to perpctuate the memory of the
pioncer Irall Drivers. This drive will
not only be in San Antonio, but all
over Texas. Every Texan and those
who live in the state and claim 1t by
adoption will be asked 10 contribute ~
this cause.
This drive for funds for the monu-
ment will in reality start on Monday,
October ., but the association plans
to concentrate their efforts on the Sth,
3th and 10th Of that week, and on
the Sth, Thursday, there will be a pa
rade under the direction of Geor5c
Saunders, which promises to be both
interesting and unique, featuring
replica of the Trail Drivers in ac'
ton.
HOPE FOR SUCCESS.
Both Mrs. Russell and Mrs. Ayers
iecl that this movement TO raise funds
SHOULD meet with unprecedented sue
cess, as everyone who is familiar with
the history of Texas, know what Il
large part the Trail Drivers played
an the making and settling of this state
in the pioneer days, end this oppor-
tunity to pay tribute TO these pioneers
will be Just a small compensation for
the privations they endured.
Both chairman and vice chairman
want this monument TO be built from
purely a patriotic and sentimental
standpoint and not to give their sup
port grudgingly.
CHOOSE COMMITTEES.
Mrs. Russell and Mrs. Ayers have
picked their committees carefully, try
ing to have women whose fathers or
relatives who had gone up and down
the trail many. many times.
The following are the officers and
committees arranged and appointed for
the drive; there will be other COM
mittees appointed as the need ar
riYes:
Chairman, Mrs. R. R. Russell; vice
chairman, Mrs. Atlee Ayres; Mrs.
Cora Ogden Wilson, secretary; Mrs.
A. L. Henderson, treasurer; special
office workers, Mrs. a. NJ. WOrden,
Mrs. W. W. Collier, Mrs. Thomas IO-
gan, Mrs. Richard Spencer; Mrs. F.
+. Stauffer, publicity.
Special workers, Miss Margaret
Coleman. Miss Armel Keeran, Miss
Anna Ellis. Mrs. A. 4. Wilke, Mrs.
Holman Cartwright.
Trail Drivers ball, Gunter Hotel
ball room: George Saunders, chair
man. assisted by John Miller, Band
era, Tex; Hy ]. Boles, Frank King,
Mrs. r. K. Russell, Mrs. George
Saunders, Mrs. Atlee Ayres. Mrs. Al
fred Ward, Mrs. Holman Cartwright,
Mrs. Devereaux Cannon, Mrs. Richard
Spencer, Mrs. o. H. Judkins, Mrs.
Gilbert Wright Jr, Mrs. John Neal
Hodges.
Receiving at the hotels during the
convention of tie Trail Drivers: Ms.
c. 3. Lucas, Mrs. L. Ward, Mrs.
George West. Mrs. George Houston,
Mrs. John Kol1ernOt, Mrs. John Ben
nett. Mrs. James VI. Chittim, Mrs. j.
D. Houston. Mrs. Jot Custer, Mrs.
John Ford. Mrs. E. B. Flowers, Mrs.
G. Bedell Moore. Mrs. Harry Rogers,
Mrs. J. p. Lovelady.
The out-of-tovn ladies, who will as.
sist include Mrs. p. A. Borroum of
Del Rio. Mrs. I. McFadden of Vic
toria, Mrs. J. W. White Of Mason,
Mrs. Martin O'COnner Of Victoria,
Mrs. Aimee Schreiner Of Kerrville,
Mrs. Harold Mangum Of Eagle Pass,
Mrs. James Welder Of Victoria,
Chairman and committee for drive {:
Mrs. o. H. Judkins, chairman, assist
ed by Mrs. John Boyle, Mrs. Gerard
Fraser. Mrs. Walter Steves, Mrs.
Raymond Edwards, Mrs. Curtis
V:ughn. Mrs. Alfred Ward, Miss Co
rhine Worden, Mrs. ]. W. Goode.
Mrs. Gilbert Wright Jr., Chairman,
assisted by Mrs. Rex Cozby, Mrs. o.
II. Timmins. Mrs. H. H. Bryant, Mrs.
Henry P. Burney, Mrs. Marstella Nc
Daniels. Mrs. James Chittim, Mrs,
Fred Felthouse. Mrs. Frank Gillespie.
Mrs. K. J. Moore, chairman.
Mrs. DeYereaux Cannon, chairman,
assisted by Mrs. George Saunders,
Mrs. w. D. McCarty, Mrs. W. c. Her
pei. Miss Nellie Lyle, Miss Mary De.
Zavala. Mrs. W. c. Titus, Mrs. Carl
Behring. Mrs. John Newton, Mrs.
Richard Craig. Mrs. Phil Wright.
NTrg Paul Iinnar+z chairman as