Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 1977 Page: 5
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ON DECEMBER 9 AND 10, 1977, MEMBERS OF THE PHILOSOPHICAL
SOCIETY OF TEXAS gathered in Galveston to meet and observe the
140th anniversary of the Society's founding. President Truman G.
Blocker, Jr., and the program committee, along with Dr. William
B. Bean and the local arrangements committee, provided two days
of outstanding intellectual nourishment for the gathering.
Meetings were held in the Galvez Hotel with a banquet at the
Moody Medical Library of the University of Texas Medical Branch.
On Saturday evening following the meeting, members and guests
were invited to a reception at the home of Dr. and Mrs. William C.
Levin. From there visitors journeyed to the downtown area for the
annual Dicken's-Evening-on-the-Strand.
Galveston's bountiful history and hospitality were enjoyed by all
those present. Member Chauncey Leake was in attendance from San
Francisco and set the tone for the occasion when he read the follow-
ing poem at the banquet:
To Galveston, at the Meeting of Philosophical Society of
Texas, December 9-10, 1977
Oh, Galveston! Oh, Galveston!
What joy it is
to see your Renaissance!
Oh, Galveston! Oh, Galveston!
What thrill it is
to see your sturdy stance!
To you now come the great
from all the mighty Texian land:
To you now throng the memories
enshrined on every hand.
The stalwart natives, and pirates, too;
the people of long ago
who built you up with high ideals
and made your city grow;
who built your wharves, your railroads, too,
who built your school of health,
who gave you libraries, music, plays,
who brought you world-wide wealth;5
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Philosophical Society of Texas. Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 1977, book, 1978; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1532707/m1/4/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Philosophical Society of Texas.