AFFAIRS OF THE ASSOCIATION.
Mr. D. M. O'Connor, of Anaqua, has added to the gift of fifty dollars received from him last year, one hundred more. If the Association could find a few other such generous patrons it would be able by and by to gather a collection of materials for Southwestern history that would be known throughout the world and would attract investigators from every quarter. Then the History of Texas and the Southwest could be written by Texans themselves. Mr. O'Connor has won the hearty gratitude of the Association.
The July Quarterly will contain the reports of the Treasurer and the Librarian. These may be so far anticipated as to state that, while the collection of the annual dues for the second year of the Association's existence has not yet begun, there is nearly enough on hand to discharge all debts, including those for the current issue of the Quarterly; and, as to the library, the collection now runs to nearly two hundred volumes and pamphlets, besides a considerable list of serial publications belonging to incomplete volumes, and not yet numbered.
The second annual meeting of the Association will be held in Austin, June 16th and 17th, the two days immediately following the commencement exercises of the University. The railroads of the State have agreed to give a rate of one fare and one-third for the round trip, and the tickets will be sold under such conditions that those who wish can attend both the commencement and the meeting of the Association. It is hoped that the members will take advantage of this opportunity and gather in sufficient numbers to rouse enthusiasm for the work and spread it, when they disperse, throughout the State.
The time is favorable, for there is abundant evidence in many quarters of a growing interest in Texas history, and of more serious attention to the subject. There has never been a period in which so many earnest students have been at work in this field, and the number is constantly on the increase. The students of the public schools manifest an increased desire to know something of the history of their State, and many of them are developing an inclination towards the study that can hardly fail to bear fruit in the course of time.
Much of the credit for this new impulse is due the Daughters of the Republic. The patriotic efforts of this organization to awaken the public gratitude toward the makers of Texas by reviving the memory of their sacrifices and achievements, have contributed not a little to the stimulation of historic interest throughout the State. The work of the Association, and especially the publication of the Quarterly, also had its share in the result, as is shown by the correspondence on file in the office. But, whatever may have led to this movement, one can not question its existence.
The following names have been added to the list of members since the publication of the October Quarterly. The total membership is now 416:
Mrs. Leila Barkley Alford 2317 Main Ave., San Antonio.
Col. Phil T. Allin Cleburne.
Hon. J. W. Baines Blanco.
Eugene C. Barker, Esq Palestine.
Mrs. W. G. Belding Austin.
William G. Bell, Esq Austin.
Miss Cordelia Cora Bostick Gainesville.
Mrs. A. Belle Bradford Box 212, San Luis Potosi, Mexico.
Mrs. John Bradley San Antonio.
Supt. E. E. Bramlette Fort Worth.
Mrs. Nettie Houston Bringhurst Henderson.
Miss Daisy Bryan Quintana.
Dr. A. L. Burleson San Antonio.
Dr. J. W. Carhart La Grange.
Maj. E. B. Carruth Austin.
Dr. David Cerna San Lucas, via Nadadores, Coahuila, Mexico.
Edwin Chamberlain, Esq San Antonio.
Mrs. Fannie McAlpine Clarke Breckinridge.
Supt. W. J. Clay Dublin.
Dr. Thomas C. Cook Weimar.
Bethel Coopwood, Esq Laredo.
R. H. Connerly, Esq Austin.
Ernest D. Criddle, Esq Waxahachie.
George L. Crocket, Esq San Augustine.
John H. Cullom, Esq Austin.
Samuel B. Dabney, Esq Victoria.
Dr. James Q. Dealey Providence, R. I.
Marion De Caussey, Esq Sealy.
Mrs. J. P. Devine San Antonio.
Prof. D. F. Eagleton Bonham.
Prof. A. Caswell Ellis Austin.
Miss Rosa Freeman 906 W. Weatherford St., Fort Worth.
Mrs. J. Arch Gamel Chickasha, I. T.
Mrs. Maggie Watters Goldsmith Cleburne.
Robert E. Goree, Esq Waco.
Miss Effie Graves Austin.
Mrs. Lee C. Harby 313 W. 70th St., New York City.
Dr. J. O. Harris 129 Main St., Ottawa, Ill.
Prof. J. E. Harrison San Antonio.
Miss Mary Heard Cleburne.
T. W. Hedrick, Esq Wheelock.
J. C. Hickey, Esq Henderson.
Samuel H. Hickman, Esq Bryan.
H. E. Hildebrand, Esq San Antonio.
Prof. Robert T. Hill U. S. Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.
Mrs. Robert T. Hill Washington, D. C.
Miss Mary Lee Horton Austin.
Mrs. A. W. Houston San Antonio.
Charles H. Huberich, Esq. San Antonio.
Miss Edith R. Hull Houston.
Prof. Peyton Irving Cleburne.
Mrs. H. D. Kampmann San Antonio.
C. A. Keller, Esq. San Antonio.
C. C. Kingsley, Esq. Nadadores, Coahuila, Mexico.
Bishop George H. Kinsolving Austin.
Mrs. H. M. Kirby Austin.
M. E. Kleberg, Esq. Galveston.
Maj. J. J. Lane Austin.
Hon. S. W. T. Lanham Weatherford.
Prof. Mark H. Liddell Austin.
Dr. Alfred C. McDaniel 119 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio.
Bates H. McFarland, Esq. Rockport.
Mrs. M. A. McGown Box 214, Huntsville.
J. D. Matlock, Esq. Birmingham.
William Maverick, Esq. 119 Taylor St., San Antonio.
Dr. J. E. Mayfleld Nacogdoches.
Mrs. Julia A. Miller Gonzales.
T. S. Miller, Esq. Dallas.
Miss Estelle Montelin Austin.
John Adair Monroe, Esq. Paris.
Mrs. G. Bedell Moore San Antonio.
J. M. Morphis, Esq. Austin.
J. B. Nabors, Esq. Dallas.
Mrs. O. S. Newell San Antonio.
Col. D. A. Nunn Crockett.
Thomas B. Palfrey, Esq. San Antonio.
D. R. Pendleton, Esq. Belton.
Miss Mary Perkins Nacogdoches.
J. B. Polley, Esq. Floresville.
Miss Brownie Ponton Gonzales.
Judge Murray E. Poole Ithaca, N. Y.
Robert Lee Ragsdale, Esq. San Marcos.
Alec Rhea, Esq. Dallas.
Prof. J. E. Rodgers Oak Cliff.
Eugene C. Routh, Esq. Winchester.
Rev. Edmond J. P. Schmitt. Brackenridge Villa, San Antonio.
Col. Frank B. Sexton El Paso.
Miss Maude M. Shipe Sherman.
Judge Ed R. Sinks Giddings.
Miss Martha Maude Smith Austin.
W. Roy Smith, Esq. Austin.
Herbert Springall, Esq. San Antonio.
Mrs. Eleanor A. Stribling San Antonio.
C. H. Tatum, Esq. San Antonio.
Dr. Scurry L. Terrell Dallas.
Miss Kate J. Thomas Austin.
Fred H. Turner, Esq. Dallas.
Maj. K. M. Van Zandt Fort Worth.
Mrs. Margaret L. Watson Beaumont.
Judge J. B. Wells Brownsville.
Miss Katherine E. White Salado.
Judge O. W. Williams Fort Stockton.
Benjamin Wyche, Esq. Austin.
How to cite:
"AFFAIRS OF THE ASSOCIATION.", Volume 001, Number 4, Southwestern Historical Quarterly Online, Page 313 - 317. http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/publications/journals/shq/online/v001/n4/back_10.html
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