The Texian - The Sons of the Republic of Texas

Calendar of Events
2013 Quarterly Meetings
Sept. 13-14, 2013
Stagecoach Inn; #1 Main Street, Salado, TX 76571;
(254) 947-5111 or (800) 732-8994; August 13, 2013 cutoff
date. Room rates: Standard Upstairs $69, Standard
Downstairs $80, Jacuzzi $100, Pool side $120 + tax.
Dec. 6-7, 2013
Hampton Inn & Suites, 7006 N. Navarro, Victoria, TX
77904; (361) 573-9911; November 26, 2013, cutoff date.
Rate: $110. + tax, 1 king or 2 queen size beds; free parking.
March 2
March 6
March 27
April 20
September 21
October 2
November 3
Texas Independence Day
Fall of the Alamo
Goliad Massacre
San Jacinto Day
Texian Navy Day on the Battleship Texas
Battle of Gonzales
Stephen F. Austin’s Birthday (Father of Texas)
April 4-6, 2014
2013 SRT Events
The Texian
The Official Publication of The Sons of the Republic of Texas
VOL VI NUMBER 3
July 2013
SRT Quarterly Meeting in Brazoria County, June 7-8, 2013
2014 Annual Meeting
Marriot Plaza San Antonio, 555 South Alamo St. San Antonio,
TX 78205; toll free 800-228-9290; March 7, 2014, cutoff date
(room block released). Rates: Run of House $125.+ tax,
Executive King $159.+ tax Concierge $169.+ tax;
Complimentary self-parking for group attendees staying at the
hotel; for attendees at the hotel for the event and are not
staying overnight, parking is $10, self or $16.
2013 Quarterly Meeting
Sept. 13-14, 2013 Stagecoach Inn, #1 Main Street, Salado, TX 76571;
(254) 947-5111 or (800) 732-8994; August 13, 2013, cutoff date.
Historic Gulf Prairie Cemetery at Jones Creek, Brazoria
County, established circa 1833.
A successful Quarterly Meeting of The Sons of the
Republic of Texas was enjoyed by many members and
guests, thanks to the hard work of the Stephen F. Austin
Chapter #6, Angleton. Friday afternoon guests toured
the Gulf Prairie Cemetery, where Stephen F. Austin
was first interred after his death on December 27, 1836.
The historic Texas cemetery is adjacent to Peach Point
Plantation. At the Friday evening dinner at On the River
Restaurant, Freeport, attendees heard a special program
on the Texas Navy, presented by honorary member
Michael Bailey. After the Saturday morning Executive
Committee meeting at Holiday Inn, Clute, a delicious
barbeque lunch was catered at the Stephen F. Austin
Statue in Angleton, where members and guests learned
about “Artillery of the Alamo,” presented by honorary
member Dr. Gregg Dimmick; thanks to the Stephen F.
cont. pg. 3
President General’s Message
1717 Eighth Street
Bay City, TX 77414
Return Service Requested
Contact us at:
SRT Office: www.srttexas.org Email: srttexas@srttexas.org
1717 Eighth Street, Bay City, TX 77414
Phone: (979) 245-6644 Fax: (979) 244-3819
about our Republic of Texas heritage.
Thanks to the Stephen F. Austin
Chapter #6, Angleton, for such an
outstanding meeting.
The SRT Matching Campaign
has concluded. If you contributed
by check to the first organized fund
raising project in years, designed to
support the core awards given each
year by SRT, your name is listed on
the Honor Roll in this issue and on
the SRT website. Thanks to everyone
who made this project such a big
David Hanover, KSJ
success.
Enjoy a safe and fun summer,
While one might expect somewhat
of a lull in Texas history-related
activities after the busy months of
What’s
March and April, this issue will
SRT Quarterly Meeting..............1, 3
show that our members and chapters
President General’s Message.........1
are working as hard as ever to
Janet’s Korner................................2
perpetuate the memory and spirit
Matching Campaign...................4, 5
of the men and women who settled
SRT Book Exchange......................6
Texas. The June quarterly meeting
In & Around Texas.....................6, 7
in Clute, Brazoria County, was filled
with opportunities to learn more
and make plans now to join us for
another quarterly meeting in Salado
this September. The weekend of
September 20-21 is filled with
activities, including two celebrations
of Texian Navy Day, with one in
Brazoria County and one on board
the Battleship TEXAS, with SRT
honorary member, Jerry Patterson,
KSJ, delivering the keynote address;
Texas Heroes Day at Monument Hill,
LaGrange, is a third opportunity.
Find the event that appeals the most
to you, and attend!
God Bless Texas!
Inside
Building Fund Recommendation...8
DRT Convention............................8
Battle of Mexico............................9
In Memoriam.................................9
New Members........................10, 11
Calendar of Events.......................12
Executive Committee
2013 - 2014
Janet’s Korner
By: Janet Knox
Administrative Assistant
email: srttexas@srttexas.org
1717 Eighth Street • Bay City, Texas 77414
(979) 245-6644
• Sept. 13-14, 2013 Stagecoach Inn; P.O. Box - #1 Main
Street, Salado, TX 76571; (254) 947-5111 or
(800) 732-8994; August 13, 2013 cutoff date. Room
rates: Standard Upstairs $69., Standard Downstairs
$80., Jacuzzi $100., Poolside $120.+ tax.
• Remember: All active duty military personnel, your
dues are waived. Please notify SRT office by email,
postal service or telephone.
• You can view The Texian newsletter on the website
for free. You may also purchase The Texian, and it
will be mailed to you for a fee of $20.00 this year. If
you would like it mailed, please send the fee to the
National office.
• Those members that have not paid their 2013 dues are
now considered delinquent and must pay a $50.00
reinstatement fee plus the $40.00 dues fee for the current year.
• Please note that any applicants for membership in
the SRT must have 3 signatures of recommending SRT
members. There has been a problem with the
signatures from chapters. If the applications are not
signed and I have to send the application to the chapter,
it may take up to an additional month to receive them
back at National Office. Please let us remember to fill
out the application completely and save us all $$$ on
postage. It is not necessary if the applicant lives out of
state, but every applicant should affiliate with a chapter.
This does not mean that they will have to attend
meetings. Application must be typed and notarized, and don’t forget the check.
• The editor welcomes all submissions of news articles
and photos for The Texian. Please submit electronic
data using the following guidelines. 1. Submit text in
WORD document format; articles may be edited due
to space limitations. 2. Submit photos as separate
attachments in .jpg,.eps,or .tif format. Caption for each
photo must be included in the WORD document, wither
before or after the article’s text. Identify the placement
of people (e.g. L-R, center, front row, back row, etc.),
with a corresponding key that matches the name of
the photo file attachment (e.g. file name Photo 1, Photo
2, etc.). Please limit the number of photos submitted
per article.
• I would like to thank you for the articles and pictures
you are sending for your newsletter; they have been
GREAT. I need YOUR help with articles and pictures.
If your chapter has or will be celebrating any events,
PLEASE email me at: srttexas@srttexas.org. I will be
submitting the October issue for publication; the
deadline for submissions is September 26, 2013.
New SRT MEMBERS
Name
Left to right front row:
David Stone, Chaplain General; David Hanover, KSJ,
President General; Tom Houston, First Vice President
General; Robert Kendall, KSJ, Second Vice President
General; and Janet Knox, Administrative Assistant.
Left to right back row:
Edward A. Heath, Treasurer General; Randy Pollard,
Historian General; Bob Steakley, Secretary General;
Joe R. Davidson, KSJ, Executive Committeeman;
Sam F. Clark, KSJ, PPG, Executive Committeeman.
District Representatives
2013 - 2014
George Armstead Pugh, Jr.
Joseph Donald Cable
Robert Windsor Kerr
Kenneth James Kerr
Brian Christopher Kerr
Joel Lee Davenport
John Bernard Davenport
Charles Rollen Stephenson
Reed Christoper West
James Walter Williams
Denver Eugene Medders
William Teak Nalle
John Hattie Stokes
Dempster Sneed Watson
Jay Byron Wiley
Larnce Virgil Barker
Jimmy Ray Barker
Daril Lawrence Anthes
John Luther King, Jr.
Houston Derrick Jay Heflin
Dalton Jackson Scott
Daryk Thomas Scott
Steven Westley Eckhardt
Dr. Gilberto S. Garcia, Jr.
Carl David Oehler
Marvin Alfred Roemer
Brian Amir Shajari
Kenneth Ross Wright III
Ronald Lee Girard
Edwin Lanier Crump
ChapterAncestorHometown
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Michael Green
Alvin,TX
Thomas McKissick Garrett
Corpus Christi, TX
William Christian Menefee
Dallas, TX
William Christian Menefee
Plano, TX
William Christian Menefee
TX
Samuek Givens Evetts
Ennis, TX
Samuel Givens Evetts
Mesquite, TX
Ralph Hester
Richardson, TX
James McDaniel
Bedford, TX
Hiram Williams
Terrell, TX
Gordon C. Jennings
Haughton, LA
Mitchell Garrison
Austin, TX
Lawrence Sullivan Ross
Dripping Springs, TX
Harm Dietrich Bohls
Ausitn, TX
Thomas Miller Joseph
Austin, TX
Jesse Barker
Salado TX
Jesse Barker
Bastrop, TX
David Green Heflin
Ranson, WV
Telitha Ann Ferguson
Dallas, TX
David Green Heflin
Abilene, TX
Wade Love
Perryton, TX
Wade Love
Perryton, TX
Johann Heinrick Ludoph Habenicht Helotes, TX
Andres Garcia
San Antonio, TX
Gottfried I. Heimann
San Antonio, TX
Joseph Vincent Phillip
Floresville, TX
Charles Colville Frankland
San Antonio, TX
James Talbot Ross
Lewisville, TX
Adam ZumwaltIngram, TX
Edmond Crump
Conroe, TX
Left to right front row:
Bob Steakley, Frontier District; Joe Pyle, Piney
Woods District; Arthur O. Evans, Gulf Coast District.
Left to right back row:
Kenneth Pfeiffer, Heart of Texas District; John Knox,
Post Oak District; John Homman, Lone Star District;
Ronald W. Brown, San Jacinto District. (Not shown
David J. Temple, North Central District , William
D.”Buddy” Power, North East District and Robert
Schuhmann, Brazos District).
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SRT Quarterly Meeting in Brazoria County, June 7-8, 2013
cont. from pg. 3
New SRT MEMBERS
Name
Chapter
Michael Elbert Johnson
Robert Bryan Jones
Charles Edward Maddox
Jerry Glynn Taylor
Joe Elton Bailey
1
Clovis Carl Davis, Jr.
1
Thomas Rapier Dawson
1
Christopher Glenn Driskill
1
Joseph James Earthman
1
Scott White Holman III
1
Robert Charles Hooker, Jr.
1
Chester Thomas Janczak
1
Fred Kurtis Kasper
1
Kai Alexander Kasper
1
Caleb Grant Moore
1
Corbin Nathaniel Moore
1
Jimmy Dale Nowell, Jr.
1
Joshua David Pope
1
Raborn Lovelace Reader, Jr.
1
Dennis Duane Reader
1
Wesley Corbin Reader
1
Douglas Gene Streetman
1
David Rhome Morris
3
Will Garrett Ory
3
Fredric Warren Feist
6
Fredric Warren Feist
6
Hugo Kraft III
6
Hugo Kraft, Sr.
6
Edwin Kraft
6
Hayden Anthony Kraft
6
Hugo Kraft, Jr.
6
Ancestor
Austin 500 Museum for the great place to meet. Also, special thanks to our two honorary members for their
educational programs during the weekend!
Hometown
Richard MooreIngleside, TX
John F. Beal
Houston, TX
Jose de Jesus Hernandez
Austin, TX
Stephen J. Cantrell
Denver, CO
James Henry Bailey
Woodway, TX
Elijah Isaacks
Lebanon, OR
Margaretha Bertsch
Houston, TX
Deveraux Jerome Woodlief
Starkville, MS
Henry Earthman
Houston, TX
John Thomapson Holman
Houston, TX
Martha Jane Carr
Magnolia, TX
Henry F. Granau
Cypress, TX
Charles T. Stanley
Houston, TX
Charles T. Stanley
Houston, TX
Col. Martin Palmer ( Parmer) Baytown, TX
Col. Martin Palmer (Parmer)
Baytown, TX
Richard A. Nowell
Pearland, TX
Col. Martin Palmer (Parmer)
Dayton, TX
Samuel Damon
Magnolia, TX
Samuel Domon
Pasadena, TX
Samuel Damon
Magnolia, TX
Henry F. Granua
Cypress, TX
William English
Temple, TX
Thomas Menefee
Salado, TX
John Pamplin Shelburne
Gadsden, AL
Alfred Minton
Gadsden, AL
Johann Heinrick KraftNeedville, TX
Johann Heinrick KraftNeedville, TX
Johann Heinrick KraftNeedville, TX
Johann Heinrick KraftNeedville, TX
Johann Heinrick KraftNeedville, TX
Stephen F. Austin’s remains were reinterred on Republic Hill
at the State Cemetery on October 18, 1910; shown here, his
original gravesite is maintained at the Gulf Prairie Cemetery, located at Jones Creek.
A rare tour of Stephen F. Austin’s private quarters at Peach
Point Plantation was arranged after the cemetery tour on
Friday afternoon.
Posing with the prototype for the colossal Stephen F. Austin
Statue, back row (L-R): Jim Davis, SFA Chapter #6 member
and a member of the San Jacinto Chapter #1, Houston;
Darrell Schwebel, Secretary of SFA Chapter #6; Scott Leopold, Chapter Vice-President; Larry Hunt, current Chapter
President.
The Stephen F. Austin Statue, on Hwy. 288, Angleton, stands
almost 60 feet tall. Construction of the statue was organized
by the Stephen F. Austin 500, a volunteer group wanting to
honor the Father of Texas.
Front row (L-R): Bill Greenwood, Past Chapter President;
Dr. Gregg Dimmick, guest speaker and honorary member
of SRT; Arthur Evans, Past Chapter President and current
Gulf Coast District Representative for SRT; Tommy Palmer,
Past Chapter President.
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Matching Campaign “Honor Roll of Donors”
The Sons of the Republic of Texas would like to thank and recognize each of the members and friends listed
below for their very generous gifts in support of the annual programs which promote our historical, educational
and patriotic purposes, mission and goals.
The generosity of the members and friends surpassed the goal to match $25,000, donated by a wonderful
member of SRT.
Each year, SRT gives a total of $11,000, for the Educator of the Year Award, the Presidio La Bahia Award, the
Summerfield G. Roberts Award and the Texas History Essay Contest Award. Every dollar donated by members
and friends helps to perpetuate these important programs.
2013
Texian Navy Day
SRT now has just above $50,000, which will fund the annual awards for several years.
One generous donor underwrote all the cost for the stationery, envelopes and postage related to promotion of
the matching campaign.
Honoring
Thank You for your continued support.
The Texian Navy
Joe R. Davidson, KSJ
Matching Campaign Chairman
The Sons of the Republic of Texas
Joe F. Allison
James K. Anderson
Bruce C. Arendale
Laurance H. Armour III
Larry Kit Arnold
Stephen F. Austin Chapter #6
Jerry Brannen
Paul G. Bell, Sr.
Larry Biegert
Thomas E. Bingham
David Birmingham
Col. Robert E. Blount
W.C. Boarman
Gerald M. Botts
Clarence N. Bowen
John K. Boyce, Jr.
William C. Boyce
William C. Boyce, Jr.
Charles P. Briggs III, KSJ
Ronald W. Brown
Terry Broxson
Denton Bryant
J. Fred Bucy III
Frank W. Calhoun
Capital Bass Club
Thomas L. Carey III
D. Eugene Carroll
John Bertetti Casseb
Steven L. Clack
Merritt M. Clements
Robert Coffman
Joe Cohen
Save the Date
Saturday, September 21, 2013 11:00 AM
Marcine Cottle
W.R. Crim
Joe R. Davidson, KSJ
Alfred Davis IV, KSJ
James P. Davis
John C. DuBose
Bill Dugat III
Forrest M. Dunn
H. Dodd Eastham
Grant K. Eckert
David G. Eller
Albert Elliott
Carolyn Ericson
Arthur O. Evans
T.R. Fehrenbach
Bishop David E. Fellhauer
Clay Fisher
Jack G. Fisk
Charlie Fogarty
Ronald R. Franke
Brian N. Fuller
William F. Fuller
Robert W. Gayle
John Gilley
Joseph Ginn, KSJ
Dennis Giuffré
Albert Seguin Gonzales
Rev. Harley B. Gordon, Jr.
James W. Gorman
Dr. Melton Graham
Most Rev. Charles V. Grahmann
Eugene Odent Grandjean
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John F. Guenzel
Phillip A. Guittard
Ray Habermacher
William S. Haddock, Jr.
George W. Hallmark
David Hanover, KSJ
George W. Harcourt
Bryan Hardeman
Wayne Harrell
Joyce A. Harvey
Joe Hely
Joe D. Hermes
James J. Hill
Don M. Hillis
Dr. Charles E.
Hollingworth
Luman W. Holman
Samuel W. Hopkins, Jr.
Tom Houston
David Hudson
Andrew Humphrey
Larry P. Hunt
Robert B. James
Hunter Jenkins
Marshall Jenkins
Billy Johnson, KSJ
George W. Johnson
J.D. Jones
Jeffrey Jost
Homer C. Kelton
Richard M. Kleberg III
John W. Knox
cont. pg. 5
Battleship Texas
USS TEXAS – BB-35
Battleship Texas State Historic Site
3523 Independence Parkway South
La Porte, Texas 77571
Ceremony organized and hosted by:
The Sons of the Republic of Texas
SRT sponsored by:
The Battleship Texas Foundation
With assistance from the staff of the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
Contact: Ronald W. Brown / 713 621 5660 / ron@ronwbrown.com
(www.srttexas.org for additional details)
Name
In Memoriam
ChapterHometown
Charles Andrew Bollfrass P. E.
38
Spring, TX
Roy Robert Campbell III
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San Antonio, TX
Preston Murdoch Geren, Jr.
36
Fort Worth, TX
Howard Elton Lacey, Ph.D.
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Lakeway, TX
Boyd Lewis DeSpain
16Victoria, TX
Robert Bryan Jones
Houston, TX
Jack Dennis McCullough, Jr.
19Nacogdoches, TX
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In and Around Texas
In and Around Texas
Building Fund Recommendation
Years ago, a Building Fund was established for the purpose of building or purchasing a Headquarters for The
Sons of the Republic of Texas (“SRT”). Due to various concerns with real property ownership, The SRT Executive Committee has voted several times against following through with the original plans, and it is unlikely that
such plans will take place any time in the foreseeable future. The Sons of the Republic of Texas Foundation,
Inc. (“the Foundation”), recommends to SRT that those funds, now held in trust by the Foundation, be repurposed for other programs or contingencies and no longer be earmarked as a Building Fund. At the discretion of
the Foundation, the funds would be transferred to current account(s) held by the Foundation, so that benefits can
be derived.
Additional information will be published in the October 2013, and January 2014, issues of The Texian. If the
SRT Executive Committee is agreeable to this proposal, and if the general membership votes in favor of the
final recommendation at the 2014 Annual Meeting, any contributor to the original SRT Building Fund will have
the opportunity to submit a written request, with proof of his or her original contribution amount, in order to
request a refund of the original principal amount. If approved by both the Executive Committee in December
2013, and the general membership in April 2014, deadlines for submissions of refund requests will be published
in subsequent issues.
122nd DRT Annual Convention
Matching Campaign
cont. from pg. 4
David Ladymon
Robert C. Lane (In Memory)
Les Ledger
Richard J. Lindley
Lone Star Chapter #58
Harold Lord
Wilbur L. Matthews, Jr.
John T. McCoy
William S. McIntyre
J.A. McKimm III
Clement Milam
James Mitchell
Pruitt Moore III
John Robert Moore
Larry L. Morris
John Mortimer
H. Armour Munson
James Niese
Aaron Noack
Gavin Noack
Thomas M. O’Connor
L. Vaughn Oliver, KSJ
John Parten
William M. Penny, Jr.
James I. Perkins
Marshall Bookman Peter
Mervin D. Peters
Robert Petter, Jr.
Charles Pierce, Jr.
Piney Woods Chapter #52
Randy Pollard
Ronnie Powell
Robert Power
Cannon H. Pritchard
Joe W. Pyle
Robert M. Randolph
Robert E. Reese
Anthony G. Riddlesperger
Dannah Wayne Rose
Chris Seeligson
Andrew R. Seger
Walter Shofner
Kenneth E. Skillern, KSJ
James A. Smith
Joe Soules
Bob Steakley
Albert A. Sterling, Jr.
George W. Strake, Jr.
Dr. John Y. Tarlton
Egon R. Tausch
Don Taylor
Thomas O’Connor Chapter
#16
James B. Tidwell
Jody T. Tidwell
Edward Vela
Guyton H. Watkins
George M. West
Joe A. Windham
Stuart S. Wright
Millard F. Zeagler, Jr.
SRT Book Exchange & circulating Library
This program started in 2008 and has been underutilized for a few years. We would like to see the program
reactivated. The reasons this program started are:
• a member has a Texas history book that he no longer needs or wants;
• rather than placing it in a garage sale or otherwise disposing of it, the member brings it to a SRT quarterly or annual meeting;
• a frontispiece is provided by SRT acknowledging that the book has been donated by the member
• any member interested in the book takes it home to read and return at the next quarterly or annual meeting, hopefully bringing some of his used Texas history books to donate to the library;
• the SRT Circulating Library can work at the chapter level, too; for chapters meeting on a regular basis, a chapter president could request a small supply of the frontispiece labels from the SRT Headquarters and promote the program at chapter meetings, encouraging chapter members to bring their unwanted Texas history books to the next chapter meeting and put them into circulation within the SRT.
(L-R) President General David Hanover, KSJ, and Daughters of the Republic of Texas President General
Karen R. Thompson, at the 122nd DRT Annual Convention at the Holiday Inn, Beaumont, immediately after the May 16, 2013, Opening Ceremony. President General Thompson proudly displays “The Daughters,
A Dozen Decades of DRT,” the third and most recent history book of the organization since its formation;
the book’s publication was one of her primary goals as President General. Congratulations to Retiring
President General Thompson!
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Each donated book becomes the property of The Sons of the Republic of Texas and will be used in a
circulating library, available during quarterly and annual meetings.
If you need a label for your book, please contact Janet at the office. Labels will be available at quarterly and
annual meetings.
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In and Around Texas
In and Around Texas
July 4, 2013, Houston, TX, San Jacinto Chapter,
Historian’s Report
Early today, over one dozen vehicles arrived at the graveside setting for Mary Smith McCrory, wife, and,
Anson Jones, the last President of the Republic of Texas, who died on Jan. 9, 1858. Attached herewith are
most of the names of our San Jacinto Chapter, SRT guests, members and Volunteers with The Texas Army
commanded by Gov. Rick Perry and Gen. Sam Houston IV, Commanding.
Twenty-three attendees, most in 1836 period uniform, assembled beneath a great sheltering pair of sweetgum
trees near the Glenwood Cemetery at Anson Jones’ and Mrs. Jones’ marked graves, found adjacent to a State of
Texas Historical Marker, to hold a Wreath Laying Ceremony.
A Welcome by San Jacinto Chapter, Houston, SRT Historian James E. Mitchell greeted attendees, followed
by the Pledges to the Flags of the US and Texas. Tom Green III was invited to offer greetings to all and to
historically connect the July 4th Independence Day Celebration ties with Anson Jones, the last Republic of
Texas President, who died January 9, 1858.
Anthony Emmitte, The TX Army Color Guard Capt., appears with
raised sword in front of the Anson Jones Family graves at Glenwood
Cemetery, 2525 Washington Ave., Houston, TX.
Kameron K Searle, J.D., our San Jacinto Chapter, Houston, Master of Ceremony, invited Lieut., Gail
Thompson, Texas Navy and Texas Army volunteer, Julie Bailey to present floral bouquets to the graves of Mary
McCrory Jones and her husband, Republic of Texas President Anson Jones. The San Jacinto Chapter, SRT
Wreath was presented by chapter historian.
Mr. Searle narrated, Anson Jones’ veteran service as a Private in the Volunteer Texas Army at the battles of
San Jacinto on April 20 & 21, 1836. An overview of Anson Jones’ friendship with Gen. Sam Houston and the
(officially unclassified) secret strategy of The Philosophical Society of Texas, (organized on Dec. 5, 1837) that
met in the Capitol in Houston in order to assimilate its chapter membership along philosophical lines to gain
admittance into the United States and win over American Congressional support for annexation of Texas to the
United States, may have surprised attendees.
Following the 25 minute talk, Texas Army Col. Anthony (Tony) Emmitte commanded a black powder firing
party (17) musket salute and ordered The Texas Army volunteers, to silently salute and to “Mourn Muskets,”
which they did beautifully in unison!
A prayer was volunteered by Ralph A. Hoeting, San Jac Volunteers that sent us along in remembrance of the
Anson Jones Family, US Independence and The Texas Army Gen. Carroll “Curly” Lewis, Jr.
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Appearing as Master of Ceremonies for the San Jacinto Chapter SRT wearing blue blazer is Compatriot Kameron K. Searle;
to his right, front appears Jerry Tubbs, Volunteer of The TX Army (TA); left, side appears Compatriot Tom Houston, wearing
his powder-horn with a gray vest and SRT Medal and red ribbon; Carl Hill, (TA); James E Mitchell, (SJ) Chapter Historian,
holding the straw hat; (SJ) Chapter Compatriot Randal Hankla in buckskin; (SJ) Chapter Past Pres., Ron W Brown; and, out
of plain view are SRT Compatriots Tom Green III, KSJ; Gus Mistrot; David Martin, Lone Star Chapter; and, photographer (SJ)
Compatriot Joe R Davidson, KSJ.
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IN AND AROUND TEXAS
BUILDING FUND RECOMMENDATION
9EARSAGOA"UILDING&UNDWASESTABLISHEDFORTHEPURPOSEOFBUILDINGORPURCHASINGA(EADQUARTERSFOR4HE
Sons of the Republic of Texas (“SRT”). Due to various concerns with real property ownership, The SRT Executive Committee has voted several times against following through with the original plans, and it is unlikely that
such plans will take place any time in the foreseeable future. The Sons of the Republic of Texas Foundation,
Inc. (“the Foundation”), recommends to SRT that those funds, now held in trust by the Foundation, be repurposed for other programs or contingencies and no longer be earmarked as a Building Fund. At the discretion of
the Foundation, the funds would be transferred to current account(s) held by the Foundation, so that benefits can
be derived.
Additional information will be published in the October 2013, and January 2014, issues of The Texian. If the
SRT Executive Committee is agreeable to this proposal, and if the general membership votes in favor of the
final recommendation at the 2014 Annual Meeting, any contributor to the original SRT Building Fund will have
the opportunity to submit a written request, with proof of his or her original contribution amount, in order to
request a refund of the original principal amount. If approved by both the Executive Committee in December
2013, and the general membership in April 2014, deadlines for submissions of refund requests will be published
in subsequent issues.
122ND DRT ANNUAL CONVENTION
(L-R) President General David Hanover, KSJ, and Daughters of the Republic of Texas President General
Karen R. Thompson, at the 122nd DRT Annual Convention at the Holiday Inn, Beaumont, immediately after the May 16, 2013, Opening Ceremony. President General Thompson proudly displays “The Daughters,
A Dozen Decades of DRT,” the third and most recent history book of the organization since its formation;
the book’s publication was one of her primary goals as President General. Congratulations to Retiring
President General Thompson!
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IN AND AROUND TEXAS
Anthony Emmitte, The TX Army Color Guard Capt., appears with
raised sword in front of the Anson Jones Family graves at Glenwood
Cemetery, 2525 Washington Ave., Houston, TX.
Appearing as Master of Ceremonies for the San Jacinto Chapter SRT wearing blue blazer is Compatriot Kameron K. Searle;
to his right, front appears Jerry Tubbs, Volunteer of The TX Army (TA); left, side appears Compatriot Tom Houston, wearing
his powder-horn with a gray vest and SRT Medal and red ribbon; Carl Hill, (TA); James E Mitchell, (SJ) Chapter Historian,
holding the straw hat; (SJ) Chapter Compatriot Randal Hankla in buckskin; (SJ) Chapter Past Pres., Ron W Brown; and, out
of plain view are SRT Compatriots Tom Green III, KSJ; Gus Mistrot; David Martin, Lone Star Chapter; and, photographer (SJ)
Compatriot Joe R Davidson, KSJ.
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2013
TEXIAN NAVY DAY
Honoring
The Texian Navy
Save the Date
Saturday, September 21, 2013 11:00 AM
Battleship Texas
USS TEXAS – BB-35
Battleship Texas State Historic Site
3523 Independence Parkway South
La Porte, Texas 77571
Ceremony organized and hosted by:
The Sons of the Republic of Texas
SRT sponsored by:
The Battleship Texas Foundation
With assistance from the staff of the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
Contact: Ronald W. Brown / 713 621 5660 / ron@ronwbrown.com
(www.srttexas.org for additional details)
Name
In Memoriam
Chapter
Charles Andrew Bollfrass P. E.
Roy Robert Campbell III
Preston Murdoch Geren, Jr.
Howard Elton Lacey, Ph.D.
Boyd Lewis DeSpain
Robert Bryan Jones
Jack Dennis McCullough, Jr.
38
7
36
14
16
19
9
Hometown
Spring, TX
San Antonio, TX
Fort Worth, TX
Lakeway, TX
Victoria, TX
Houston, TX
Nacogdoches, TX
NEW SRT MEMBERS
Name
Michael Elbert Johnson
Robert Bryan Jones
Charles Edward Maddox
Jerry Glynn Taylor
Joe Elton Bailey
Clovis Carl Davis, Jr.
Thomas Rapier Dawson
Christopher Glenn Driskill
Joseph James Earthman
Scott White Holman III
Robert Charles Hooker, Jr.
Chester Thomas Janczak
Fred Kurtis Kasper
Kai Alexander Kasper
Caleb Grant Moore
Corbin Nathaniel Moore
Jimmy Dale Nowell, Jr.
Joshua David Pope
Raborn Lovelace Reader, Jr.
Dennis Duane Reader
Wesley Corbin Reader
Douglas Gene Streetman
David Rhome Morris
Will Garrett Ory
Fredric Warren Feist
Fredric Warren Feist
Hugo Kraft III
Hugo Kraft, Sr.
Edwin Kraft
Hayden Anthony Kraft
Hugo Kraft, Jr.
Chapter
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
Ancestor
Richard Moore
John F. Beal
Jose de Jesus Hernandez
Stephen J. Cantrell
James Henry Bailey
Elijah Isaacks
Margaretha Bertsch
Deveraux Jerome Woodlief
Henry Earthman
John Thomapson Holman
Martha Jane Carr
Henry F. Granau
Charles T. Stanley
Charles T. Stanley
Col. Martin Palmer ( Parmer)
Col. Martin Palmer (Parmer)
Richard A. Nowell
Col. Martin Palmer (Parmer)
Samuel Damon
Samuel Domon
Samuel Damon
Henry F. Granua
William English
Thomas Menefee
John Pamplin Shelburne
Alfred Minton
Johann Heinrick Kraft
Johann Heinrick Kraft
Johann Heinrick Kraft
Johann Heinrick Kraft
Johann Heinrick Kraft
10
Hometown
Ingleside, TX
Houston, TX
Austin, TX
Denver, CO
Woodway, TX
Lebanon, OR
Houston, TX
Starkville, MS
Houston, TX
Houston, TX
Magnolia, TX
Cypress, TX
Houston, TX
Houston, TX
Baytown, TX
Baytown, TX
Pearland, TX
Dayton, TX
Magnolia, TX
Pasadena, TX
Magnolia, TX
Cypress, TX
Temple, TX
Salado, TX
Gadsden, AL
Gadsden, AL
Needville, TX
Needville, TX
Needville, TX
Needville, TX
Needville, TX
NEW SRT MEMBERS
Name
George Armstead Pugh, Jr.
Joseph Donald Cable
Robert Windsor Kerr
Kenneth James Kerr
Brian Christopher Kerr
Joel Lee Davenport
John Bernard Davenport
Charles Rollen Stephenson
Reed Christoper West
James Walter Williams
Denver Eugene Medders
William Teak Nalle
John Hattie Stokes
Dempster Sneed Watson
Jay Byron Wiley
Larnce Virgil Barker
Jimmy Ray Barker
Daril Lawrence Anthes
John Luther King, Jr.
Houston Derrick Jay Heflin
Dalton Jackson Scott
Daryk Thomas Scott
Steven Westley Eckhardt
Dr. Gilberto S. Garcia, Jr.
Carl David Oehler
Marvin Alfred Roemer
Brian Amir Shajari
Kenneth Ross Wright III
Ronald Lee Girard
Edwin Lanier Crump
Chapter
6
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
12
12
12
12
12
22
22
36
36
39
39
39
40
40
40
40
40
40
48
58
Ancestor
Michael Green
Thomas McKissick Garrett
William Christian Menefee
William Christian Menefee
William Christian Menefee
Samuek Givens Evetts
Samuel Givens Evetts
Ralph Hester
James McDaniel
Hiram Williams
Gordon C. Jennings
Mitchell Garrison
Lawrence Sullivan Ross
Harm Dietrich Bohls
Thomas Miller Joseph
Jesse Barker
Jesse Barker
David Green Heflin
Telitha Ann Ferguson
David Green Heflin
Wade Love
Wade Love
Johann Heinrick Ludoph Habenicht
Andres Garcia
Gottfried I. Heimann
Joseph Vincent Phillip
Charles Colville Frankland
James Talbot Ross
Adam Zumwalt
Edmond Crump
11
Hometown
Alvin,TX
Corpus Christi, TX
Dallas, TX
Plano, TX
TX
Ennis, TX
Mesquite, TX
Richardson, TX
Bedford, TX
Terrell, TX
Haughton, LA
Austin, TX
Dripping Springs, TX
Ausitn, TX
Austin, TX
Salado TX
Bastrop, TX
Ranson, WV
Dallas, TX
Abilene, TX
Perryton, TX
Perryton, TX
Helotes, TX
San Antonio, TX
San Antonio, TX
Floresville, TX
San Antonio, TX
Lewisville, TX
Ingram, TX
Conroe, TX
Calendar of Events
Sept. 13-14, 2013
Dec. 6-7, 2013
March 2
March 6
March 27
April 20
September 21
October 2
November 3
April 4-6, 2014
2013 Quarterly Meetings
Stagecoach Inn; #1 Main Street, Salado, TX 76571;
(254) 947-5111 or (800) 732-8994; August 13, 2013 cutoff
date. Room rates: Standard Upstairs $69, Standard
Downstairs $80, Jacuzzi $100, Pool side $120 + tax.
Hampton Inn & Suites, 7006 N. Navarro, Victoria, TX
77904; (361) 573-9911; November 26, 2013, cutoff date.
Rate: $110. + tax, 1 king or 2 queen size beds; free parking.
2013 SRT Events
Texas Independence Day
Fall of the Alamo
Goliad Massacre
San Jacinto Day
Texian Navy Day on the Battleship Texas
Battle of Gonzales
Stephen F. Austin’s Birthday (Father of Texas)
2014 Annual Meeting
Marriot Plaza San Antonio, 555 South Alamo St. San Antonio,
TX 78205; toll free 800-228-9290; March 7, 2014, cutoff date
(room block released). Rates: Run of House $125.+ tax,
Executive King $159.+ tax Concierge $169.+ tax;
Complimentary self-parking for group attendees staying at the
hotel; for attendees at the hotel for the event and are not
staying overnight, parking is $10, self or $16.
2013 QUARTERLY MEETING
Sept. 13-14, 2013 Stagecoach Inn, #1 Main Street, Salado, TX 76571;
(254) 947-5111 or (800) 732-8994; August 13, 2013, cutoff date.
1717 Eighth Street
Bay City, TX 77414
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
Contact us at:
SRT Office: www.srttexas.org Email: srttexas@srttexas.org
1717 Eighth Street, Bay City, TX 77414
Phone: (979) 245-6644 Fax: (979) 244-3819