Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-05-18
BRENNAN FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Second ANIMAL May Fest-The Pro-
ccSSiOn-COrOnatlOn of May
Queen-Exercises on the
Grounds, ETC.,

, | second annual Mdy-lGSl Oh the
BRENNAN Fire Department was
, announced by the firing of Can
mons. By nine the various COM
, panies were in the streets; at ten
the procession was fully formed
and moved in the following or
der. Chappell Hill brass band,
10 pieces; Brennan Greys; May
Queen and attendants in carri-
age accompanied by guard of
honor; Maids of honor in carri-
ages accompanied by guard of
honor; City officers in a beau
tiful ambulance; Germania club;
BRENNAN Cornet band; Mechan-
les Engine Company No. with
engine decorated; delegation of
Mechanics fire company No. 6
Houston; Brennan Hook and
Ladder Company No. I with
truck decorated; Drum major in
red jack and Brennan Brass
Band; Young America No. 2,
with miniature engine tastefully
decorated on which was seated
little Sophie Meyer, aged four,
thejunior May Queen. A long
rope, spliced several times was
attached to the young engine
and between $50 and 200 young
Americans, all as proud as pea
cocks. Promptly at 10 o'clock
the grand marshal, Chief Har-
win give the order forward"
The procession moved up Main
street to Douglas down Doug
las to Sandy, down Sandy to
Clinton, thence south arriving |
AT THE GROUNDS
at Io:I5; proceeding to the
grove where the May Queen, |
Miss Annie Spencer, was escort
ed the stand, prepared for her
reception, by her maids of hon
or, Misses Maud Blackburn of
Chappell Hill, Tannie Hynes,
Rosa Simon, Louise Hoffman,
Hattie Lusk, Lena Chaplin,
Minnie Williams and Daisy Lin
cicum, all of this city. Mr..
Albert G. Haynes came forward
and introduced her in flowery
speech of about FIVE minutes
duration, in the meantime
browning her Queen of May
Miss Spencer replied in a brief,
but beautiful and eloquent ad-
dress, paying handsome tributes
to the noble and self-sacrifcing
fremen and the gallant Bren-
ham Greys, after which Chief
Harvin stepped on the stand and
proposed three cheers for the
Queen, which was heartily re-
sponded to by the firemen and
the Greys. There was music
and a recess of about twenty
minutes.
PRIZE GAMES
for children was next in order
Several novel features were in
troduced and the children SEEM
ed to enjoy themselves hugely.
A large number of prizes were
distributed, after which there
was a recess until two o'clock,
when everybody had
DINNER.
This over velocipede race
was in order, but the sand was
SO deep that no speed could be
made and one velocipede was
wrecked. Then came the mill
tary
PRIZE DRILL
Contestee for by the entire COM
pany of Brennan Greys. The
brill lasted about three-quarters
Of an hour, during which some d,
fine evolutions were performed. {
The first prize was awarded to
VIII Sloan and the second to {
Ed Cooke. Then came
HOSE COUPLING
which was contested for by two /
teams of Mechanics Engine {
Company No. 2, resulting in |
Frank Harvin and Hugh Miller I
being awarded the first and
only prize. The time was 81 SIS +
being next to the best time on {
record. The coupling contest c
over the next thing in order I
vas 7
LADDER SPLICING AND ckSSIE