In ancient Scotland, people were named for places—thus the Houstons took their name from the town and parish where they lived. In America, the custom was reversed and towns and counties were named for persons. One-third of the 50 states in the U. S. have towns or counties named for Houstons. The list may be of some historical interest:

TOWNS.................POPULATION

Houston, Ark.............. 291

Houston, Del.............. 332

Houston, Fla.............. 50

Houston, md................ 40

Houston, Minn.............. 973

Houston, Miss............... 1664

Houston, Mo................. 1277

Houston, Ohio................ 200

Houston, Penn................ 1957

Hustontown, Penn............. 200

Hustonville, Ky.............. 435

Houston, Texas............... 1100000

COUNTIES

Houston County, Ala............ 46522

Houston County, Ga............ 20964

Houston County, Minn........... 14435

Houston County, Tenn........... 5318

Houston County, Texas.......... 22825

There is also a Houston, British Columbia, Canada, with a population of 150.

In general, the present-day Houstons are a people of energy, ability, patriotism, wholesome character and notable achievements. Like their fathers before them, the modern Houstons are making worthy contributions to the life of America and the other nations in which they have found opportunity for growth and service and for the fashioning of a good life. One may safely predict that they shall be a force for progress and free.dom and the making of a better world in the centuries to come.