The Alto Herald and The Wells News 'N Views (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 24, 1985 Page: 6 of 8
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Early Texas Flags
Discussed At Meeting
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By MRS. CHARLES UNNEY
The William Roark Chapter of the
Daughters of the Republic of Texas
met Thursday, Oct. 17 at the
Southern Gourmet Restaurant in
Rusk.
The invocation was given by Mrs.
E. U. Thornton, followed by salutes
to the American and Texas flags
led by Mrs. A. B. Allen and Mrs.
Coy L. Smith.
Following lunch, Mrs. Henry L.
Rose, president, called the meeting
to order. The minutes of the last
meeting were read by Mrs. Fisher
Harrison and the treasurer’s report
was given by Mrs. Robert Pettit.
Mrs. Marion Bolton, vice president,
announced that the next meeting
would be at the same place, same
time with Mrs. Robert Pettit giving
the program entitled “Birthday and
Early Development of Texas.”
Mrs. Henry L. Averitte, State
Registrar General reported 167 new
DRT members for the new term of
1965-86. She said that two new chap-
ters are being organized, namely
the Baron deBastrop at Bastrop and
the Monument Hill at LaGrange,
making a total of 90 chapters. The
goal for the Sesquicentennial year
is to organize one new chapter for
each district.
Disaster Van
Schedules
Stop in Alto
The Seventh-day Adventist
disaster van will tour East Texas
the week of Oct. 28 through Nov. 1
and will be in Alto and Rusk Wed-
nesday. East Texas stops include
I.ufkin. on Monday, at WalMart on
Timberland Rd.; Nacogdoches, on
Tuesday, at WalMart on North
Street; Alto, on Wednesday mor-
ning, at the bank parking lot;
Rusk, on Wednesday afternoon, at
Brookshire’s Parking Lot; Hender-
son, on Thursday, at the Mall on
Highway 79; and Jacksonville, on
Friday, at Jackson Square.
Mn. Bolton introduced Mrs.
Averitte as speaker, her subject
“The Joanna Troutman Flag.”
Mrs. Averitte stated that
although the Troutman flag was
more famous, she thought that an
earlier flag made by Sarah Bardley
Dodson should have honorable
mention, since it was actually the
first Lone Star flag flown. It had a
white star on a blue background
with verticle white and blue bars
instead of horizontal.
A month after Sarah Dodson
had made her tri-color Lone Star
flag which went into immediate
service, a Georgia woman was
busily engaged in a similar work of
fashioning a flag. Joanna Troutman
of Knoxville, Crawford Co., Ga.
designed and made for the Georgia
Volunteers of Col. William Ward’s
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Church
Continues
Series
The second in a series of lessons
concerning the Vision of the Church
on the Rock is sot for 7 p.m. Thur-
sday at the Rusk Chamber of Com-
merce building, 415 Main Street.
The Rev. Vernon Hedge of Mineola
will lead in the session.
The study is being conducted to
determine if there is sufficient in-
terest in this area to establish a
Church on the Rock.
The Church on the Rock, a full-
gospel interfaith church at Rock-
wall, was organized in 1980 by the
Rev Dr 1-irry Lea Pastor Lea had
formerly served as minister of
youth and evangelism at the
Beverly Hill Baptist Church in
Dallas. While there he launched a
concert ministry and a weekly one
hour national television program
featuring top contemporary
musicians.
Hedge has served as a pastor sin-
ce 19hl. He is a graduate of
Jacksonville College, Stephen F
Austin University, the BMA
Theological Seminary in Jackson-
ville, and Dallas Theological
Seminary. He is a member of the
Church on the Rock.
The Thursday evening sessions
are open to the public. Additional
information can be obtained by
calling 683-5106 in Rusk or 1-214-569-
5579 in Mineoia.
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say that both the Dodson and
Troutman flags were made in the
fall of 1835. The Dodson flag was
made in September and went into
immediate service; the Troutman
flag was made in November, 1835
and was first unfurled on Jan 8,
1836. It is interesting to remember
that four outstanding men of
Georgia were signers of the
Declaration of Independence. They
were John White Bower, Stephen
W. Blount, John S. D. Byrom and
Augustine Blackburn Hardin. Two
months after Joanna Troutman’s
flag was unfurled at Velasco, the
Georgians were in Goliad. There
are those who might read a
prophecy of the disaster a few days
later, when a sudden gust of wind
sent the silken whirling, a tangled
rope caught up the embroidered
silken folds and Joanna Troutman's
exquisite Lone Star flag was torn to
shreds in the halyards. Only a small
remnant was left clinging to the
flag staff. After several days of
seige, Col. Ward reluctantly
capitulated and he and his
Georgians, the Red Rovers of
Alabama and the Texans were
taken as prisoners of war to Goliad,
where on Palm Sunday, March 27.
1836 the entire command was
massacred.
On Feb. 28. 1913, the body of Miss
-Joanna Troutman was buried in the
Texas State Cemetery, having been
removed from her original burial
place in Georgia.
Attending the meeting were the
hostesses, Mrs. Harrison, Mrs.
Smith and Mrs. Allen, Mrs. Bolton,
Mrs. Tom Kennedy, Mrs. Charles
Linney, Mrs. Lydia Sides, Mrs
Thornton, Mrs. Pettit, Mrs. Rose,
Miss March, Mrs. Raymond Hut-
tash, Mrs. Stanley Chapman and
guest speaker. Mrs. Averitte
Wells Council
Asks For Input
On Medical Clinic
No decision was reached by Wells
City Council members regarding a
full-time doctor to staff the Wells
Clinic. Dr. and Mrs. William
Wilkerson, who formerly had the
clinic, met with aldermen to discuss
returning his practice to Wells.
Councilmen said that they would
like to hear from individual mem-
bers of the community concerning
the return of the Wilkersons and
people should contact city council
members to make their wishes
known.
During the regular monthly
meeting of the council Oct. 14. Steve
Wise was hired as a helper to
Dalford Stewart
Chief of Police Terry Holman
gave the following report for the
month of September: 79 calls, seven
arrests, three accidents, 60 war-
nings, 120 tickets and 1,989 miles.
Guests at the meeting were Elton
Vaughn, Dwayne Bynum, Steve
Wise and the Wilkersons All coun-
cilmen were present
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town Alto. Some of the items that
were for sale included the ever
popular Teddy Bears, wooden toys
and rocking horses, and children's
furniture There were decorated
pillows, crocheted items, ceramics,
Christmas decorations, straw
wreaths and brooms, everything
made by the artists selling them
On Friday afternoon an ominous
black cloud brought with it a wind
that knocked over tables and tore
down canopies and the rains came
and came and on Saturday morning
it was anyone’s guess as to what the
weather was going to do that day.
The morning was halfway dear and
everyone set up. By eleven o'clock,
here it came again A downpour
that had everyone scurrying for
covers., not for themselves but for
the pretty things that they had time
and money invested in and wanted
desperately to keep dry Most folks
had planned ahead and brought
plastic covers if they did not have
canopies
The clouds came and went all day
Saturday, but then we woke up Sun-
day morning to sunshine. Someone
commented during the rainy fair
that next year we should schedule
the fair during July so that the far-
mers would get rain! But, happily,
Sunday continued to be fair all day
and folks came and set up, that had
not dared bring their perishable
pretties out on Saturday It was a
very good day.
The Alto Art League held its
drawing for a water color painting
and the winner of that was Mary
McCullough. Another drawing was
held by the members of the Alto
VFW for a 19 inch television, and
that was won by James Campbell of
Rusk.
Several Alto clubs had booths,
and most agreed that the three days
of selling their goods was most suc-
cessful. It is a lot of hard work, but
when it is all over, everyone usually
says that it was worth all the effort.
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Gardner and
son Grant of Splendora were
weekend guests of their gran-
dparents Mr. and Mrs. Doyle
Brumley. On the way up here the
Gardners went by the airport in
Humble and picked up Mr. Brumley
who had been away working on a
boat.
Other guests in the Brumley
home during the week were Rev.
and Mrs. James L. Creel from
Casper, Wyoming. They came here
from Fort Worth where they atten-
ded a church convention. While in
Fort Worth they visited Mrs.
Lucious Sharp Collins, a cousin of
Mrs. Creel who will be remembered
as Annie Dean Bateman. After
leaving here the Creels went to
Baytown to visit their son and other
relatives.
The ones who met Saturday at the
home of Mrs. Doris Corley's for a
reunion were: Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Sigwart of Wichita, Kansas; Mr.
and Mrs. Berry Kidwell, Mr. and
Mrs. Keith Kidwell, Mr. Jimmy
Marshall, all of Lufkin; Mrs. Glenn
Yates and daughter, Miss Gaye Ash
of Kennard; Mr. and Mrs. Cad
Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Alton Mar-
shall and Mr. and Mrs. Marshall
Corley from Alto.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tidwell of
Dallas and Mr. and Mrs. Martin
Massingill of Canton were guests
during the weekend of Mr. and Mrs.
Tommy Fitts. The purpose of their
coming at this time was to attend
the Alto Country Fair and to bring
things to put on exhibit.
Mr. and Mrs Chailcs R. Murphy
spent last weekend in Dallas, the
guests of Mr. Freddy Choate. Their
guests since then were Mr and
Mrs. A.G. Shaheen of Houston.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hardy Nelson
of Austin, who were on their way to
Branson, Missouri for a few days
Open
House
Planned
Everyone is cordially invited to
attend an open house at the County
Extension office in Rusk on
Tuesday, Oct. 29 from 2 to 5 p.m.
The new county offices are
located in the County Annex
building in Rusk and feature in-
dividual offices and an improved
reception area
There will be refreshments ser-
ved during the open house Hope to
see you there
vacation, Bpent Tuesday and Wed-
nesday with Mr. Nelson's mother
Mrs. Ruth Nelson.
Mr. Edward Adams spent Mon-
day in Medical Center Hospital in
Nacogdoches having eye surgery.
We are glad to report that he is
doing fine.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Reynolds
were in San Antonio Wednesday
night and Thursday, in order that
Mr. Reynolds might have a
physical checkup at the V.A.
Hospital. He was given a good
report which is good news for
everyone concerned.
Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds were in
Jacksonville Friday visiting Mr.
Mack Tobias who is a patient at
Nan Travis Hospital. They went
from Jacksonville to Lake
Palestine to visit Mr. and Mrs. John
Embrey.
Mr. and Mrs. F.H. Engledow’s
company during the weekend were
their son Bill, from Lake Lime
Stone and their grandson Troy
Engledow from Red Oak.
Mrs. Ruth Maddux’s guests
Thursday night and Friday night
were her sister and brother-in-law
Mr and Mrs Paul Tidwell from
Dallas.
Mr. and Mrs. Alton Marshall
were in Lufkin Wednesday, the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Mar-
shall and family. Friday they were
in Lufkin the guests of their son
Earl Marshall and family.
Mr. Grant Powell of Mesquite
spent Thursday and Friday with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Garnet
Powell.
Mrs. Opel Christopher and her
relative, Mrs. Virginia Maddux
from El Paso were in Wells Wed-
nesday the guests of Mrs. Frank
Manley and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Travis Smith of
Houston were visitors Saturday in
the home of Mrs, Smith's sister,
Mrs. Ada Vinson.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Silverthorn
of Houston spent Sunday with Mrs.
Silverthorn’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Adams.
The relatives who visited Mr. and
Mrs. Pat Crosby during the
weekend were their daughter and
her husband, Dr. and Mrs. Jim Mc-
Cay and daughters Stacia and
Teresa of Fort Worth, their gran-
dson Deanie Crosby and his friends
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The Alto Herald and The Wells News 'N Views (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 24, 1985, newspaper, October 24, 1985; Alto, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth846730/m1/6/?q=%22~1~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Stella Hill Memorial Library.