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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-23

Edwin L. Sabin of Helmet,
Cal, novelist, born at Rockford,
ILL.,, So years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-23

DR.. c. Stuart eager, director
of the Brooklyn, N. Y, Botanic
Garden, born at Norwich, N. Y,
&C years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-23

Editorial Comment: Now is
the time to smoke the pipe of
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-23

The Sea Train, an immense
ferry steamer for transporta-
ton of freight cars, arrived this
forenoon from New York, en-
route TO Havana and has attrac-
ted much attention at the local
railroad piers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-23

Licenses issued from the Of
flee of Judge Hugh Gum dur
ing the past week authorized
the weddings of the following
couples: Ralph D. Smith and
Eta Mae Johnson; Willie Rob-
inson and Isadora Fisher; Chas.
Hort and Naomi Baker; Cecilia
Catala and Conchita Camps.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-23

Postoffice will not be open for
business tomorrow. The only
deliveries will be special, incom-
ing and outgoing mail will be
received and dispatched as usual.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-23

Paul Watkins, exalted ruler
of the Elks and businessman Of
Lakeland, Fla, is arriving with
Mrs. Watkins over the highway
this afternoon with theiF pom.
Billy, and will spend Christmas
with a brother and sister-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Watkins in
the home on Avenue E..
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-02-25
WOMEN'S AUXILIARY OF THE
ST. PAUL URBAN LEAGUE
NOTES

The Women's Auxiliary of the
st. Paul Urban League met Thurs
day evening, Feb. II, at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Lady Ridley, SAT w.
Central Ave., with 16 members
present. Quite an interesting meet
ing was held. Reports showed quite
a deal of work and progress had
been made in the organization Of a
P.T.A. in the Maxfeld School.
Mrs. Louis Cason is the energetic
chairman of this committee. Mrs.
Eva Taylor gave a very interesting
reading on the religious life Of
Abraham Lincoln and Mrs. Hattie
Sherwood gave quite a comprehen.
sive chronology of Frederick Doug.
lass.
A tea is being planned for March
81. Mrs. Mary Jones is chairman
of the tea committee.
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BEAUTY CULTURE AND THE WORKING GIRL
SION |s|:llaS e

The WORKING SiTi MUS; SrTSS:
beautifully groOmed and Rppropri.
ately dressed Tor her role In the
working world She should appear
clean from the skin out CleanlS
ness 10 the arst law Of beauty She
should carry herself well: q good
carriage denotes health and oBergy.
A soft. natural daytime Gakeup
70 Appropriate The powder ShOul9
be q wholesome natural 0kiR tone
and should not appear patehy. The
rouge should BE- subdued TO q faint
hint Of color and the lips should be
smoothly outlined and evenly red
dened. Eyebrows should be slightly
arched and brushed Dat; and eye
lRShes accented. but not StiR with
mascara.
OF course, the young woman
should never forget her hair. She
should have her bairdreS0eg give
her 0 shampoo press and wave o.
cuRiG 20 suit her countenanee, ~
least twice Q month. And her hair
should be dry treated By her hair
dresser every week.
Mlladyis hands must b0 attractive
tOO-elean. smooth and faultleSsly
manIcuPed-no bright eOlOred nal
polish for the girl a. WORK. HeI
polish should be q pleasant medium
tint. with these rules OF beaUty
culture In m1nd. At least 40 faT q
appearance is concerned. the WORT
lag RiFl will have no trouble keoD
ing her fob.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-02-25

"Beami1 CTItSTe sDd the
WORKING CIR - this Is the title
given fu bev letter on beSEt1
hints b. Miss Hide Jean PaSi Of
Baltimore, Nd. ~bO Won second
br1s N ~ contest. YOa VII
remember tbe tyH prize winning
Istte, IO pG6iisbed n ny last
eOlGusn and Ebe third and fosRtb
pvior UisSeTI S'N see Their let
tiers 10 this SpSce ~ the next ESO
iSsHe, Of ny eOlsma.
Most Of rs Te "@OrkiSS ei1iT
sud I knO~ yOa viii fad Mis-
PauPs ideas most helpful GHd ~
teyestins. I did.
loneliness, every Woman'B desire
should be every woman'S posses
sion
Beauty culture. indeed, helps tn
plain girl overcome her natuFa
handicapR The girl who mus
work Cor q living should do sVeFy
thing SkO eal 10 make her appear
ance completely charming. Look
are important there are no twt
ways about It. An employer II Onl,
human who chooses from q numbe
Of applicants, all well trained, tn
one who lmpFeSses him most plea1
antly. Any one 10 likely TO suspeC
that a girl who 10 not well groOme
ls either lazy Or not very intellI
gent
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-02-25
ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGE
WOMEN

The Twin City branch Of the Ma
tional Association of College Wom-
en- met at the home of Mrs. Mar
jory Wormley Curry, 800 e. S6th
St.. Feb. IS, for another Friday
Night Mixer" Mrs. Louise Brom-
ley, head resident of the Phyllis
Wheatley House, was an honor
guest.
The next business meeting will
be held at the home of Miss Rachel
James. Miss Wylie Eastman,
chairman of the 1888 program
committee, will present her report
on topics for discussion and speak
ers for the year.
There are fourteen new college
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-02-25

You've heard people say, In
speaking of their weekly cOmmu-
nifty paper, There's never nothing
in this little old paper" HAVE
YOU EVER COUNTED THE
OUTSTANDING FEATURES OF
YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPA-
PER?
Health & Hygiene by DR.. w. D.
Brown.
Here & There by the able W. NJ
Smith.
Inquisitive Sal by Helen Scott.
Beauty & Romance by Marie
Downing.
The Spotlight by Jimmy Lac.
Sunday School Lesson by Rev
Harold L. Lundquist.
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Social and Personal
. ST. PAUL .

past general president of Alpha,
spoke after the proceedings. He
gave advice and counsel to the
neophytes on entering fully into
the program of life. The next
meeting of the chapter will be held
at Mr.. Cannon's home, 34O0 Oak
land Ave., Minneapolis, on Tues
day, March 1.
Edna Gaines Cheatham Here
Mrs. Edna Gaines Cheatham of
New York City is expected in the
city this week for an indefinite stay
at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. L. Gaines of 796 St.
Anthony Avenue.
Isaac Dennie Returns Home
Mr.. Isaac Dennie of 437 Rondo
Street has returned home from
Kansas City where he went, Feb
ruary 10, to attend the last rites
for his sister-in-law, Mrs. Eliza
beth Dennie.
J. w. J. Literary Club - The
J. w. J. Literary Club last week
met at the home of Mrs. Mae Por-
ter of 655 st. Anthony Avenue
The club was hostess to the Book.
er T. Washington Club of Mime.
apolis. A paper was read by Mrs
| L. Blair entitled LET Ne Live" by
Angelo Herndon. Refreshments
were served. A good time was haC
by all. Mrs. Brayboy, reporter.
The Modern Priscilla Art Club
The Modern Priscilla Art Clul
!, celebrated their eighteenth ami
versary on January 20 at the HON,
of Mrs. E. w. Neil of 428 Edmunt
Street. Cards furnished the enter
tainment of the evening. The first
= second and third prizes were wo1
respectively by Mrs. Almeda Tres
van, Mrs. Ruth Grice and Mrs. Lii
liam Brown. For the men, frs
L prize, Mr.. A. J. Brook; second, M
E. W. Neil, and third, Mr.. M. FIJI
ney. Refreshments were served b
the club. Those present wei
y Messrs. and Mesdames A.
e Brooks, M. Brown, ]. M. Culve
I; M. Finney, James Grice, Sine
y Harris, James Logan, Earl Ne
" Mesdames Almeda Tresvan ar
i Clareta Jackson.
Barbara Ann Williams - Ba
bara Ann Williams, daught
u of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Williams
&c $40 St. Anthony Avenue, celebrate
. her ninth birthday with a party (
= the 18th Of February. A valentil
~ motif of decoration was carrie
ie out. Games were played, and
le Major Bowes amateur progra
D was quite entertaining. Guests i
L cluded Lorraine White, Bobby L
Pullum, Evelyn Lewis, Leo Lew
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PRESIDENT HONORED

The Dorcas Society met Wednes-
day, February l6, at the home OF
Mrs. Mayme Battles Carter, 2s0e
10th Avenue So.
The president of the society,
Mrs. Americas Sims, was given .
beautiful pOeketbOok in memory Of
a recent birthday. Mrs. Hattie
Stirman, a past president, made the
presentation in behalf of Mes
danes Bette Houston, Minnie
Wright, Katherine L. Smith, Der.
tina Wright, E. Hoppenrsth and L
Chisholm, donors of the gift.
Other members present vert
Mesdames Elizabeth Ewing, pas
president; Msyme Battles Carter
Jennie Johnson, La Belle DeLeo
Hattie Belle Douglas and Gertrudt
Vinigar.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-02-25
POSTAL ALLIANCE
AUXILIARY
IN MEMORIAM

The Ladies' Auxiliary of the
North Star branch of the Postal
Alliance pet at the home Of Mrs.
George Mundel. 703 st. Anthony
Ave-, St Paul, on February ., 1888,
The new program for 1888 was
accepted, and topics were assigned
to each member. Mrs. David
Francis will give the first talk, one
on Jewish Negroes" at the next
meeting which will be held March
9th at the home Of Mrs. Paul S
Curry, 800 E. Seth st., Minneap
oils.
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cago, where she viii make her
home for the immediate future.
Miss Marshall has long been a
leader in the younger social set
Of the Twin Cities. Last Sunday
night the young people of BetheS-
da Baptist church paid her a
glowing tribute for her valuable
and effective contributions to their
development.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-02-25
NEW BABIES

Mrs. Maxine Underwood and her
new baby girl are both doing fine
at the Minneapolis General hOspi-
tai. Mrs. Underwood is the daugh-
ter of Mr.. M. H. Jackson.
A baby girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. L. J. Johnson, 1912 Elliot
Ave-, February 22nd, at Fairview
hospital.
Mrs. Florence Monroe, 2818
Grand Ave-, is i'll at home, suffering
from a badly sprained ankle
caused by a fall on the ice last
week.
Miss Tina Leah Marshall, 1909
Elliot Avenue &c., will leave Min
neapolis today friday for Chi
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BROOKLYN VISITOR

Mrs. M. R. Burgess, $40 Rondo
St., st. Paul, is entertaining her
mother, Mrs. Samuel Brown, who
is here from Brooklyn visiting.
Mrs. Brown, a pioneer of st,
Paul, resided here many years.
Little Barbara Hampton, 462
Rondo St., entertained two of her
little friends, Birdie Ray and Bet
tie Lewis, at dinner last Sunday az
ternoon.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-02-25
GLOOM CHASERS

Mr.. Leroy Smith entertained the
Gloom Chasers' Social, Literary
and Art Club which met at the
home of Mrs. Earl Sims, 2919 Co
lumbus Ave-, February Is. Mr.,
Howard Hudson was a visitor. Re-
freshmentS were served.
The next meeting will be held
March End with Mrs. Viollette
Walker, 512 18th Ave. So.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-02-25

Janet Starks, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Lloyd Starks, was in the
procession last Sunday at the Holy
Rosary Catholic church. She wore
a white chiffon dress with a hand
sewn net veil. Janet and her sis
ter, GWendOlyn, are students at
the Holy Rosary school Neither
of the children has been baptized.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-02-25
FEDERATED CLUB MEETS

The Mothers Club, an affiliate
of the Women's Association of
Clubs, met at the home Of Mrs.
Bertha Wright, SIT 18th Avenue
So, Friday, February 18. Mrs. Jen-
ME Johnson, chaplain, opened and
closed the meeting with prayer.
Members present were Mesdames
Marguerite Washington, president;
Esther Carroll, Mabel Bell, Rather
inc L. Smith, Bertha Wright, Dora
Pipkin and E. STORES.
Visiting guests were Mrs. Bessie
Watson and Miss Essie R. Mason.
A pleasant social hour followed the
business session.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-02-25

Twin Town Talk, gossip par ex-
cellenee.
Truth Visions by Able Wallace.
This World by Cecil E. Newman.
Weekly Cartoons By JnO. C&sssllr
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SANITY CITY CHATTER
By Estyr L. Bradley
852 st. Anthony Ave.

Sleigh Ride Party-A group Of
ladies entertained at Sleigh Ride
Party Sunday, February 20. Fol-
lowing the ride, the group returned
to the home of Mrs. Rhetta Ray Of
6O8 st. Anthony Avenue for mid
night lunch and a social hour. Mrs.
Ruth Barker was the center of at
traction with her swallow tail snow
suit. Those present included Mes
danes Corine Anderson of Chicago,
Catherine Davis, Mary M. Bradley,
Georgia Lee Mattingly, Mildred
Williams, Irene Jackman, Margie
Hopkins, Anna Blair, Ruth Barker,
Mae Washington, Lillian Booker,
Bertha Morgan, Maggie Jenkins,
Rose Williams, Mildred Mander-
vile, Cecil Lewis, Marie Sykes,
Prezilia Jackson, Ruth Grice, Bea-
trice Brown, Mrs. G. Aparicio and
Miss Adele Graham.
SOcialettes-The Socialettes met
last week at the home of Miss Vera
Harper of 554 Aurora Avenue
During the business meeting, final
plans were made for the club:
second annual Pre-Lenten Swing
Dance to be given during the lat
ter part of this month.
Bid-Rite Contract Club - TIT
Bid-Rite Contract Club met Thurs
day, February II, at the home o
Miss Cordela Freeman of 783 W
Central Avenue. Supper proceeds
cards. First club prize was wol
by yours truly, second by Mr.
Artie E. Boyd, and the consolation
by Miss Evalyn Kelly. The mex
meeting will be Thursday, Marc
8, at the home of Mrs. Norman F
Howell of 953 St. Anthony Ave
nue..
Mrs. Rosa CrawfOrd-Mrs. Ros
Crawford of Jackson, Mississippi
was in the city on account of tt
serious illness of her brother, M
Sam Massengale, who is contine
at West Side General Hospita
Mrs. Crawford returned to h
home Sunday, February 20. M
Massengale is improving.
Twilight Musical-Sunday, Fe
ruary 81, from 6 to 1880 P. NJ, Il
Monogram Circle of st. jam
A. M. E. church will present p
grim Baptist Choir in a Twilig
Musical. The Choir is under Il
direction of Mr.. A. v. Hall. IT
public is invited to attend. MI
Bette Jones is chairman of the q
fair.
Cameo Social Club-The Cam
Social Club met Wednesday, Fe
ruary %, at the home of Mrs. Art
E. Boyd of TIC Rondo Street. Nj
Edwin Salter nina Scott) of Mi
neapolis and Mrs. Charles Hs
grave lucille Howell) of st. Pa
are the newest additions to t
club roster.
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
Mu Chapter of Alpha Phi Alp
Fraternity held the first initiati
of 1888, Saturday evening, Febl
airy 10. Those that were induct
into the mysteries of the Sphi
were Victor E. Galloway, Walt
Lee Robinson and Louis P. Moo
Jr. The brothers were delight
that A. J. Lewis, who has be
seriously ill, was able to parti
pate in the initiation. Hors
Bell was the initiation charm;
He was assisted by Elmer Harr
William Simms, Hank Thomas a
Norman Light. The chapter pre-
dent, John R. Lawrence, Jr, &C
Quoted the initiation into the
pha Ritual. Raymond W. Came
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Social and Personal
d MINNEAPOLIS o

Mrs, Claude Burt was hostess
Saturday night, Feb. 19, to the
Chrysanthemum Bridge Club at
her home, 2818 18th Ave. So.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-02-25

Rosie Clemens, Junior Clemens,
Mary James, Betty Smith and
Audrey Russell.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-02-25
BLUE BIRD GIRLS

The Blue Bird Girls of Halle
@. Brown House are having a mem
bership drive. There are Is little
girls registered and the first ten
girls to pay their membership are
as follows: Margaret and Arlene
Brown, Anna Woods, Dorothy
Woodford, Janet Armstrong, Mar
cellaine Thomas, Lois Milsap, LeOls
Graham, Patricia Harris and Jeor
Helm. This group will be the
charter members of the organiZa'
ton.
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women in the Twin Cities who have
affiliated with the branch. By this
time next year the branch hopes
to double its membership.
Evening star., 1938-03-06

he can complete a square in about IS
minutes. even when he is carrying on
conversation or being interviewed by
a reporter.
Robert has other hobbies, too-col-
lections OF stamps and moving pictures
and, his favorite. outdoor sports.
A wonderful opportunity for outdoor
life was presented when he lived with
his family for five years in a remote
Canadian mining camp in British CO.
Mmbia, called Horsef1y. Those were
the days, in Roberts opinion.
1T was cold-awfully cold" he said.
Once as low as 80 below!
But We had chance to ski, snow
shoe, skate on ice and do lots Of
fishing"
School was held in a one room log
cabin piled around with q supply Of
cord wood for fuel. And for a pet the
whole community adopted gentle
faun whose mother had been killed by
bear. he recalled.
There wasn't much time for things
like weaving. Robert said. After day
out of doors boy was too sleepy!
He misses Canada lot, he said but
Washington has its advantages, too.
Robert thoroughly enjoys membership
in the Cubs and has earned the rating
of lion. Things like that keep the
United States from being too dull
after all!
Evening star., 1938-03-06
Visitors Walk
Safely on Lake

A LII lakes aren't filled with water.
On the island of Trinidad. of
the coast OF South America, there is
an asphalt lake covering more than a
hundred acres. The surface is
brownish-black and wrinkled. like an
old piece of leather. People can walk
on the lake without sinking, their feet
leaving only faint prints. Men work
on the lake digging out the asphalt to
ship to all parts of the world. A rail-
road track is laid across the surface to
the place where the digging is going
on. Each morning the hole made the
day before is filled up, and the rail-
road track sunken and twisted from the
movement OF the asphalt during the
night.
For long time it was thought that
there was no end to the supply of
asphalt, but during the last so years,
when 100000 tons of asphalt have
been removed, the surface of the lake
has dropped so feet. 1t will take
many. many years to use up the supply.
but some day in the far distant future
mankind may have to think up some
new substance with which to surface
his streets.
Evening star., 1938-03-06
Champion Weaver Finds
Hobby Is Profitable
Member of Local Cub Pack
Earned Christmas Money
Through Handicraft.

MAYBE you wouldn't think so, but
an l1-year-old boy can have a
lot Of fun and can even make money
by weaving as hobby.
An interview with Robert Baumann
OF 1920 Sixteenth street NV. brought
out these facts and also that weaving
isn't too sissy" for boy to enjoy,
even though he is at heart an outdoor
person.
Robert recently won a champion
ship title in weaving as a result Of an
exhibit Of woolen scarfs in the cub
hobby and handicraft show, held at
Roosevelt High School by the Cubs in
the Washington Boy Scout area.
Questioning disclosed that he and
his brother Charles, who is 13, turned
what had been just hobby into nice
little business just before Christmas
by weaving and selling around dozen
neck scarfs at a profit OF 81 to 150
each.
They picked up weaving while
spending last winter in Asheville, N
c., where friend taught them how
to use small hand loom not over 4
inches square
Because the loom is small, only
4-inch squares can be woven. but these
can be put together into many attrac-
tive articles.
So skillful has Robert become that
Evening star., 1938-03-06
Posers

-FOUR of these statements are true
and four of them are false. See
if you can find the true ones and cor
rect those that are not true.
/. The Adriatic Sea is an arm OF
the Mediterranean Sea, lying between
Italy and Yugoslavia and Albania.
2. The Panama Canal was started
in 1904 by the United States.
3. Napoleon died in Corsica.
L. An amphibian is an animal which
can live both in the water and on
land.
S. Robinson Crusoe" was written
by Daniel Defoe.
g. Philadelphia was the Capital Of
the United States when George WASH
ington first became President.
7. The Declaration of independence
was signed on the 4th of July, 1775.
8. Fujiyama is the name Of a IA
nous mountain in Japan.
ANSWERS.
I. True 2 False. 1t was started by
Ferdinand de Lesseps, Frenchman,
in 1881. 3. False. Napoleon died on
the island of st. Helena. 4. True. S.
True. 6. False New York was the
Capital when Washington was first
President. Z. False. 1t was signed on
July 4, l776. 8. True.
Evening star., 1938-03-06
Handkerchief
And Coin Trick
By THOMAS THE MAGICIAN

Ry THOMAS THE MAGICIAN.
IF MY memory serves me we'll, the
L effect that l am going to describe
today was shown to me by an old
timer
We were discussing the magic pro-
fession in general. and when told
him that had been instructing you
boys and girls in the art, he did this
trick and gave me permission to de-
scribe it to you.
That has been quite some time ago,
and hope, as write this article, that
he will read my simple description of
Q trick that was presented beautifully.
Enect-Removing from his pocket
. handkerchief, the performer shows
both sides Of 1t to prove to his audi
ence that it is without preparation.
After all are satisfied as to its un-
preparedness, the magician rolls the
handkerchief into ball and hands it
to a spectator to hold.
After a few magic incantations the
VuUSl GdlllCl tAAC cPCSGdtOl
to unroll the handkerchief. To the
amazement of all, in the very center
OF the ball. dime has mysteriously
appeared.
Explanation-The handkerchief used
In this trick has q wide hem.
About the center OF the border
take out . few stitches and this will
make small, invisible pocket in
which to place the coin.
When the handkerchief is dis
played to the spectators this side is
held downward. Then when the hand
kerchief Is rolled up the coin will
slide out Of the pocket and take its
place in the center.
From now on the operation is sim
pie. Merely hand the handkerchief
to spectator and after the incanta-
tions let him unroll it to find the coin.
Evening star., 1938-03-06
HISTORICRAMS X BY Leslie Hartley
STATUE OF SAM HOUs-

THIS STATUE OF SAM HOUS-
TON, BY ELISABET NEY.
SCULPTURES, WAS PLACED IN
STATUARY HALL BY THE
STATE OF TEXAS IN RECOG-
NITION OF HIS DISTINGUISHED
SERVICE DURING THE WAR
FOR TEXAN INDEPENDENCE.
A REPLICA STANDS IN THE
STATEHOUSE IN AUSTIN, TEX.
: GAM HOUSTON. famed for his
- role in early Texas history, was
frequently a champion Of the Red
Man.
As a boy in Tennessee, Houston,
upon his fathers death, became
friendly with the Cherokee Indians
and spent several years with them
as an adopted son of Chief ooloo-
teka.
Later, when he was Governor Of
Tennessee, Houston resigned his
ofhce, presumably because Of an
unhappy marriage, and returned to
live with his Indian friends.
In 1880. and again in 1882, when
he visited the Capitol to expose
frauds practiced upon the Cherokees
by Government agents, Houston's
6-foot-2 figure in Indian clothes
attracted a great deal of attention.
It was shortly after the latter
visit to Washington that President
jackson commissioned him to nego-
tiate treaties with the Indian tribes
in Texas. Having decided to remain
there, Houston was chosen COM
mander in chief of the Texas Army
after the outbreak of the War for
Texan independence.
After the raw troops he led had
routed Santa Anna's force, Houston
was elected President Of the lib
seatsd stats and latsr, whsn Texas