The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 45, July 1941 - April, 1942 Page: 282
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Southwestern Historical Quarterly
Stephens of Northwest Texas. John H. Stephens was congress-
man and Commissioner of Indian Affairs for the 13th district
of Texas.
The address of Colonel Wyatt O. Selkirk is Blessing, Texas.
Two Associational meetings of interest and importance took
place in November. Under the direction of Dr. Guy Bryan
Harrison, Curator of the Baylor University Texas Collection,
and with the co-operation of Baylor University, a regional
meeting was held in Waco, November 15. At Houston, in con-
junction with the Texas State Teachers' Association and under
the supervision of Mr. Ike Moore, Director of the San Jacinto
Museum of History, the Texas State Historical Association held
its Annual Teachers' Sectional Meeting.
The Waco meeting, honoring the Texas Collection of Baylor
University, was marked by a Junior Historian inspection of
the Texas Collection, a banquet in the Baylor Memorial Dor-
mitory under the guidance of Mrs. Clay McClellan and others
of the refreshment committee, and a series of short and delight-
ful talks concerning the history of Waco and Central Texas. Dr.
K. H. Aynesworth served as toastmaster at the banquet and
wielded the timekeeper's gavel with humor, graciousness-and
great inexorability. The program follows:
"The Importance of Waco and Its Area Historically"
...............................Dr. K. H. Aynesworth
"Huaco or Hueco or Waco" ............... Mr. Clint Padgitt
"Waco Spring and the Old Suspension Bridge".......
...............................Judge William Sleeper
"Early Legal Talent" ................... Judge Allan Sanford
"The Sixshooter in Waco".............. Judge J. D. Williamson
"Development of Local History Interest by Schools"
................................... Supt. R. H. Brister
"Work of the Texas State Historical Association" .....
...................................Dr. W. P. Webb
The Houston meeting, honoring the San Jacinto Museum of
History, was held in the South American Room of the Rice
Hotel, November 21. An enthusiastic group met to enjoy coffee,
punch, cookies, and informal discussion and to hear an excel-282
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