The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-05-04
LEVER FROM LEwIsvILLE.
"
A SundaS school Animal Celebration
and "a Barbecue "A splendidly Man
ased Affair Addresses. Singing,
Etc-A Model Community
In u Thrifty Section

IOust OiV VI NHN itOoh sAiNNN'slAlf NNsb uihll7
aged and enjoyable entertainments Of it
kind ever spread before country gathering
Early this morning the roads leading to that
place, about four miles from here, were alive
with vehicles loaded with human freight,
luuch baskets, etc. The day, though com
mencing cloudy, WAS of fine temperature by
10 o'clock. when Old Sol peeped from behiud
the clouds and the good people of this neigh
borhood for miles around gathered on the
grounds. The casion was Il sort Of Sunday.
school celebration compounded and COM
promised with May-day barbecue. The
inhabitants OF this section have these annual
gatherings, sometimes ut one place and some
times ut another. Oneyear ii is at Prairievillc,
the next Mt Flower Mound, etc. Next year
It VIII most probably be at Lewisville. 1t
has been to-day, 2 / have said at the Don.
aid school-house, nal'ed after that whole.
souled, genial, liberal and well'to-do farmer
Robert Dotad, Familiarity known and alice
tionately called Uncle Bob. The affair is to
be credited largely to him and his patriotic
generosity, but he says it must go wholly to
the credit of the Donald School Association
He acted as n ort of Commander in Chief,
while Mr.. j. G.. Carnes otiiciated as Officer
of the Day, and the splendid success of tho
barbecue r.Ner must be scored as due to
Mr.. a. tousc
The oru,. Of the proceedings was opened
oy march over the Campus green by the
school scholars, in double-fIe and number
ing over $50. In this | counted under the
y, a., nft III. ~
there wtr, 81; and of the Lewis
villeans, there wore 49,. while
Flowel.Mou ID numt cred Il Du ii G and af-
ter the procession there we're many aucessions
TO these numbers, but of persons who came
too late to join in the march. Altogether,
there was not far from 1000 human beings
on the ground. The different schools had
their respective banners with appropriate DE-
music in wagon.
The mar ended, all we're seated under
the shade-g ing old oaks, on benches pre-
pared for the purpose, while ccEtrally located
was the stand er cted for the speakers. The
exercises here wer begun by singing, followed
by PRAYER Then came the order as follows
/. Address by DR.. +. W. Smith; subject,
1.-The Necessity of Caring for the
Mental, M,oal and Reigi,a. Training
of the Yot1ng.'
,. Address by .lir. Bart r t. ON Denton;
subject, The Suhday-school and
Cornwall May Reunions, Desirable
Combination"
8. Address by Miss Emma c. Donald;
subject, THE Possible
L. Recitation by Miss Sallie Stating, sub
s. Address by Mr., John T. Elliott; subjec',
MANS Social Nature; Some His
that should be Corrected, and Some
Virtues that should be Cultivated
s. Refreshments.
7. Address by Rev. Mr.. Hobbs, of Nc
Kinney, Colin county.
6. Address by Miss Sallie Bone; subject,
Mature Proclainls n Deity.
0. Recitation by Miss Belle Shaw; sub
iect, "Hugar in the Desert"
10. Address by Rev. w. j. Gregory, Of
Chico, Wise county.
II. Address by Dr.. Skilern, of Lewisville;
subject, Don Send Your Children
to Sunday School, but Take Them"
Il. Recitation by Miss Susie McCombs.
All the addresses, etc, had the merit of
being appropriate 10 the occasion, short and
pithy. Those of DR.. Smith, Mr.. Bartorf
and Mr.. Elliott had been prepared in adj
vance, and the ability, elegance and clo-
quence of the two first named young gentle
men. MCssrs. Smith and Bartortl, were the
subject of very general comment and great
praise, while of the latter, depouent saNeth
nsught. The efforts OF the young ladies
were especially fine, and the compositions
were replete with good sense and noble sem
tment, ripping with the pearls of happy
Thought and Illuminated by the diamonds of
clear expression.
Between all these the vast audience were
treated to excellent music by the school class,
from the Grapevine choir and from the
string band furnished by the accommodating
Young NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. And we may
saw rirht here that some of the class singing
cave evidence of great taste and ability for
music and Il most careful training and cuitt'
walton.
Think Of nearly one thousand people be-
ing fed to-day by these hospltab!e school
devotees Never was barbecued beef, pork
and mutton more successfully prepared than
that which came on the tables from the spits
or ovens of Mr.. Cruise and never did set vi
people enjoy relreshment more Besides
this, there was bread and crackers snd cakes
and lemonade etc, etc, in super-abundance
md served by the nimble fingers OF iair
hmds.
One especial feature about all this affair
is noticeable, may say remarkable, Not n
disturbance, not II quarrel, not an angry word
nor look was seen. heard or known Of during
the entire day. Not an accident 81 any kind
occurred to mar in the least this enjoyable
feast. Old and young male and female, are
satisfied and happy. 1t was success from
its beginning to its close.
Another noticeable feature-l did not see
a colored person, though am informed there
were two of these. .,
And in this connection | may state that l
saw this afternoon one of the best advertise
ments know of, as illustrative of the sort
Of people in Denton county, or, at any rate,
of this section fit, and that was, the tss ten
ing on the smoke-house door of "Uncle Bob
Donald" which, | am advised, is the
STYLE in most general use here; 1t
was not patent lock; it was
not msn-trap arrangement or spring trig-
ger affair it was piece of clothe. line at
tsched to the door looped over nail in the
door post to keep the dogs out of that meat
depository. There is no such thing as two
legged smoke house thieves, burglars, or
hog,stealers in these parts, and houses here
are often left to take care of themselves and
he contents while the inmates are absent
tfrom home. Surely, nothing speaks louder
to theimmigrant than this little fact IN the
heart of this rich and healthy region This,
with the result and the nature Of this day :