The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-07-07
Tux NATIONS NATAL
Ila Observance In DAllas-CelebrallOn
NJ Putt Garden Patriotic
Speeches.


UrllUrnft WHh nOl w f'H''N'9 ''''''
ed In Dallas, Monday, ~ such occa'
sIons used 10 be-, but those who did pnr'
iIcIpatc, did no with all the feeling aud
enrnesincss of days ofyore.
In the afternoon, u large num-
her Of our citizens assembled
nj Putt Gardens, aud organized 10y
calling Captain w, j, Clark to the
chair and clectIng W. &, Conner, Esqr
secretary.
Colonel u. w, Shannon rcad the
Declaration Of independence, which
was listened 10 with marked attention,
and vociferouSly cheered at III conclu'
sion,
Hon, A. u. Norton was then called
for, aud responded In II brief and pa
trlOtlc address, and was followed 10y
Major John Henry Brown, Colonel D.
w. shannon, DR.. A, NJ. Cochran and
DR., Cromwell, IN plthy and spirited
addresses.
On motion Of Judge rhurmond,
II was resolved that when the
meeting adjourn, II he Ia meet In Phil
adelphia on the lth day Of July, 1875.
On further motion, the chairman
was requested to appoint one hundred
citizens an delegates 10 the Centennial.
The evening was spent In harmony
and good feeling, the Blue and the Grey
mlnglIng fraternally together, each
vieing with the other TO render homage
10 the anniversary OF the dry that
crowned the greatness Of the statesmen
af'7G, and gave to their country aud
their posleriiy place among the great
nations and people OF the earth,
After the speeches ANA general
merry-making, salute of thirty-eight
guns was fired and the meeting ad-
journed.
In the city there was not much Of
demonstration. AT O'clock In the
evening, the Lamar Rifles, numbering
twenty-four men, marched from the
court house to the City Hall, where
they were halted and briefly addressed
by His Honor, Mayor Cabell. AT the
conclusion of the address, the company
proceeded to march down Sycamore
street to elm, down Elm to Jefferson,
and thence to Blades Hall, where they
stacked arms and disbanded.
The feature of the day was the long
talked of supper given by the ladies of
Dallas for the benefit of the Lamar Ri
iles. Early in the evening the crowd
began TO assemble, and by 10 o'clock
the hall was filled with ladies and gen
tlemen. A stand had been erected for
the musicians, which was handsomely
adorned with evergreens, intertwined
among which was the United States
and Confederate flags. In the back
ground, bold and conspicuous, shone
the blue emblem of Texas with its
Lone Star. Lange's band discoursed
sweet music, and to its melodious
strains the happy couples tripped "the
light fantastic toeh or promenaded
and INDUCED In pleasant converse.
The supper both as TO quantity and
quality, was gotten up on n magnif-
cent scale. The first table encounter
ed on entering the hall fairly groaned
under the weight of good things, and
was presided over by Mesdames Davis
and Phillips, assisted by bevy of
charming beauties, among whom were
Misses Flora Seay, Ada Ives and the
Misses Phillips,
Table No. 2was presided over by the
Misses Brown, who represented East
Dallas, and right worthily, in the
grand entertainment. Everything to
tempt the appetite of an epicure was
spread in boundless prohision, while
the handsome and attentive attendants
lent an additional zest to the appetltes
Of their guests.
Table No. 3 was under the superin-
endence of Mesdames Guedry, Will
Jams and Scripture, assisted by Misses
Randall, Bradley, Campbell, Mcclure
md Foster, and, like all the rest, fur
lished abundance of substantials and
elicacies to crafty the appetite OF
Table No. 4 was in charge of Mrs.
,dell, assisted by Misses Blair, McCon-
ell, Craig and Washburne. Every
hing that could tempt the appetite
vas tastily displayed, while the bright
yes and charming smiles Of the fair
attendants drew many to the table who
would have otherwise gone supperless I
o bed. I
The Ice cream table was under the
uperintendence Of Mesdames Staples e
nd Golay, assisted by Miss Sanderson c
nd the Misses Champe. Whether 1t t,
'as the superior cream, or some other n
otent attraction TINT kept a crowd Il
INSTANTLY around the tables, the re- r,
orter ls unable to say, but 1t was GER a
sinly one Of the best patronized tables a
the evening. n
The flower stand was presided over n