ALAMO MISSION CHAPTER
San Antonio, Texas
TEXAS INDEPENDENCE DAY
CELEBRATION at THE ALAMO
March 2, 1836 – March 2, 2008
2:30 P. M.
MUSICALE******************************ACCORDIONAIRES, Benno Real, Jr., Sharon Setera and Gloria Mathis
3:00 P. M.
WELCOME*****************************************Barbara Wright, President, Alamo Mission Chapter DRT
INVOCATION**************************************Nancy Marion, Chairman of the DRT Library Committee
POSTING OF THE COLORS****************************************************The Alamo Rangers
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES FLAG****
***********Lead by Michael White, Alamo Mission Chapter Children of the Republic of Texas
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands,
one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
THE NATIONAL ANTHEM***Played by the ACCORDIONAIRES**Lead by Monica Hague, Alamo Mission Chapter DRT
O say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light, what so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous flight, o’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket’s red glare, the bombs bursting in the air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
O say, does that star spangled banner yet wave o’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS FLAG ************* Lead by Sam White, Fifth Vice-President, CRT
Honor the Texas Flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one State under God, one and indivisible.
TEXAS OUR TEXAS**************Played by the ACCORDIONAIRES********************Lead by Monica Hague
Texas, our Texas! All hail the mighty State!(Chorus-twice) God bless you, Texas!
Texas, our Texas! So wonderful, so great!And keep you brave and strong
Boldest and Grandest, withstanding ev’ry test;That you may grow in power and worth,
O Empire wide and glorious, you stand supremely blest.Throughout the ages long.
INTRODUCTION OF HONORED GUEST********************************************Barbara Wright
INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER****************************************************Barbara Wright
TEXAS INDEPENDENCE DAY ADDRESS******************************************Maverick Fisher
PRESENTATION OF WREATH**********Ryan Richardson, Recording Secretary, CRT and Katie White, Historian, CRT
EXCERPTS FROM THE TEXAS DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE**********Chandler Wahrmund, CRT
PRESENTATION OF FLAGS TO SCHOOLS***************************Barbara Warnock and Nancy Dugger
BENEDICTION******************************************************************Nancy Marion
RETIRE THE COLORS *******************************************************The Alamo Rangers
HONORED ALAMO MISSION CHAPTER CRT OFFICERS AND SCHOOLS******
Rachel Ftaiti, President O’Connor High School
Bryce Petersen, First Vice-President Alamo Heights High School
Dane Petersen, Second Vice-President Accepting for Robbins Academy
Molly Mitchell, Third Vice-President San Antonio Christian School
Tom Holshouser, Fourth Vice-President Saint Mary’s Hall
TEXAS INDEPENDENCE DAY COMMITTEE********
Barbara Warnock, Chairman; Nancy Dugger, Past Chair; Mary Hansen, Harriet Lewis, Joan Seifert and Sylvia Sutton
Thank You to WILLIAM BARRET TRAVIS CHAPTER SONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS and all who have assisted.
March 2, 1836.
Of sterner things, a history might be written.
But of more everlasting things, no history will surpass.
AFTER MARCH 2
On March 10, 1836, Sam Houston rode into Gonzales.
Gathering round, in fearful voices they told him the news.
The report was bad. The Alamo had fallen.
Now there was no turning back; they would, they must, go on.
Nine days before, it had been declared – Independence! At last, that word was spoken,
sometimes breathless, at first with hesitation. But the wavering would pass.
They were Texans! They were a Republic!
Many could not read or write, who called aloud with joy. But their words rang true.
Liberty was born bold that day, at Washington-on-the Brazos.
Of course, there was quite a way to go. And no one would be fooled – the road was hard.
But they were game for the struggle.
Man was made for freedom.
How could anyone not know that?
Joan Strauch Seifert