Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 1946 Page: 3
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DECEMBER 7, 1946, was a memorable day in the
annals of Texas and of The Philosophical Society
of Texas. In the afternoon members of the Society
were guests at the ceremony of unveiling the portrait
bust of their fellow-member, Fleet Admiral Chester
William Nimitz, in the Hall of State in Dallas. The bust,
created by the celebrated sculptor Felix de Weldon, was
presented on behalf of the People of Texas to the Dallas
Historical Society by Mr. and Mrs. Dale Miller.
At seven o'clock in the evening the Annual Meeting
of The Philosophical Society of Texas was convened in
the Crystal Ballroom of the Baker Hotel. The occasion
commemorated three events: the one hundred and ninth
anniversary of the founding of the Society by the Fathers
of the Republic of Texas (December 5, 1837), the tenth
anniversary of the reestablishment of the Society (De-
cember 5, 1936), and the fifth anniversary of the begin-
ning of World War II (December 7, 1941).
The guest of honor was the Chief of Naval Operations,
a Texan who during the war served as Commander-in-
Chief of the Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas. He
was accompanied by Mrs. Nimitz and his Aides. Guests
at the Annual Meeting included some thirty-six of his
fellow officers of the Navy and Marine Corps.
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Philosophical Society of Texas. Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting: 1946, book, 1947; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1512460/m1/4/: accessed June 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Philosophical Society of Texas.