| Show Auxiliary Elects Officers I I II I IThe The Frank E. E E Peterson Unit held their last regular meeting Monday at the home of Mrs John F. F F Cunningham Part of 01 the business routine were poppy sale report department quota of or proceeds voted ot d and forwarded to treasurer In the recent Unit Poppy Poster contest the Misses Cunningham and a n 11 d Stahle Stahl won the honors respectively Cash prizes were awarded the happy girls Mrs I 1 Bardsley reported attendance at the luncheon June 1st at the Hotel Utah This Is one of the outstanding social functions of the year The luncheon was given gl In honor of 01 the National President Mrs 0 O. W. W Hahn of Nebraska In her address she outlined the yearly early Legion and Auxiliary program gave special emphasis em em- emphasis emphasis to child welfare Mrs Hahn Is Isan Isan isan an able speaker with exuberant personality person person- personality allty and charmed all within hearing She had a wonderful message and the ability of 01 making her listener hear her I Election of officers for tor the coming year In the following f Mrs Jeanette Cunningham president Mrs Jennie Peterson first vice president Mrs Frances Guy second vice president Mrs Marie Bardsley secretary Mrs Lavina Buck treasurer Mrs Davina Fegan Fagan historian Mrs Tena Tens Cunningham chaplain Installation will be held In September r r when the he officers-elect officers will assume the duties of or their respective offices An Interesting account of 01 Texas Un Un- Under Under der Six Flags was given ghen by Mrs Bards Bards- ley Ie The history of Texas Is not only glorious but Is most unique Ten countries coun coun- countries tries and no other state since the days when Nero ruled Rome have given al allegiance al- al allegiance to six flags lags Texas history begins In 1684 when LaSalle was granted per- per permission permission permission mission by Louis XIV king of or France I Ito to establish a colony at the mouth of or orthe the great river the river the Mississippi LaSalle was unfortunate from the first Lost his store ship high wind and waves waves grounded the pilot ship on the low I shores of or the Matagorda Bay But he unknowingly un un- unknowingly unknowingly knowingly became the discoverer of or Texas and above LaSalles LaSalle's fort rort flew lew the I of or France Advised that France had taken some of her possessions Spain i sent Alonzo DeLeon to again claim the colony for Spain DeLeon named Texas I from the Comanche word meaning friends Mexico was the next nation I to plant her colors over this territory After Atter many wars and much bloodshed she set up her green white and red flag over O Texas about 1830 The Inde Inde- Independence independence I of or Texas was achieved In 1836 The choice of 01 a state seal makes an anIn Interesting In story When the Declaration I I of or was as signed at San Felipe Governor Smith used one of 01 the brass buttons which he cut from his military coat It was a point five star encircled by oak leaves and became the official signet of the republic The Lone LoneStar LoneStar LoneStar Star State flag was furled General Houston was elected first president The Texas Republic was recognized In Eng Eng- England land France Holland and Belgium When Abraham Lincoln was elected president In 1860 Texas with the other southern states withdrew from the un un- union ion Nearly 90 Texas soldiers fought valiantly under the stars and bars for General Lee IP-e and the Confederacy Texas again changed flags nags April 9 9 1865 when General Lee surrendered to General Grant Over the th State House at Austin flies the stars and stripes I I Mrs Cunningham ham served the most de delicious de- de delicious delicious licious old fashioned strawberry shortcake short short- shortcake shortcake cake and we left her home In a happy mood MARIE BARDSLEY I I Chairman Americanism |
