The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-04-26
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Proposed Programme for tho Procession.
The Central committee met yesterday at
O'Clock y. m. at the Board OF Trade rooms
for work, with Mr.. Jules Schneider In the
chair.
The secretary read the following letter
from Governor Ireland, who had been In
yited 10 visit Dallas during the SWngertest,
and though he expressed regrets that he
could not be present, one OF the committee
who saw bis excellency in person, stated
thai he would come II possible
Austin, lexas, April 23d, 1oo3.-H. Z. Steven
son. Secretary sengeriest
DEAR SrR:-I am IN receipt of your favor
of recent date, inviting me to attend we
state smngerlest at your place, May l4th.
| regret that my engagements are such That
1t will be out OF my power to comply with
your request. Express to your society my
regrets and my sincere wish that your
meeting may prove to be all that your an
ticipations have made it and for the happi-
ness and prosperity of each member.
| am very truly yours,
TSignedl JOAN IRELAND.
Mr.. Eisenlohr, one of the committee who
returned few days since from trip
through the southern part OF the stale IN
the interest of the Sengorfest, said that ne
had succeeded in advertising the event and
that there would be large crowd here.
The secretary was instructed
to put a notice in the papers that the COM
mittee would call upon the citizens for more
money. MIR. j. Freiberg reported 500 ad-
ditional subscriptions collected and stated
hat 900 bids for visitors had been secured.
Other business looking to the arrange
ments of the coming fest was discussed,
and the meeting adjourned to meet again
Saturday ia 8 p. m. The committee Is
l. ri ao;t oh acSief
them In every way possible to insure the
success of the affair.
Mr.. L. f. Bohny, chairman of the COM
mittee on procession and picnic, recon-
mended that the business houses and vari-
Gus industries be inv ted to take part in the
procession with decorated wagons, each one
recommending his guild. The. proposition
from the first met with favorable considera-
ton, with perhaps one gentleman opposed,
who gave his reasons for his opposition.
The suggestion, however, prevailed and
the gentleman opposing himself entered
heartily into the scheme, and be, with
President Jules Schneider, will canvass the
city to-day, soliciting every business man,
no matter what his line or character of
industry may be, to enter heartily into the
enterprise.
Davis will take part with an elegant display
of their business; Messrs. Sanger Bros. will
also take part splendidly; Messrs. Mitchell
& Scruggs will not have less than
seven floats; Mr.. Louis Reichenstein
for the Anheuser- Busch Brewing company
will be out in full force, and in fact there is
no doubt that nearly every branch OF busl-
ness will be represented in the procession.
The HERALD, no doubt, will have its
handsomely decorated car, representing the
power and usefulness Of the press, and
especially the beauties and glories OF
strike. 1t has been suggested that the law
yers might combine and have splendid
car illustrating justice in the early days
when horse-thieves and murderers were
hung with o short shritt and a tight rope to
post or oak limb, and latter-day justice,
when thief of a SIS pony went sure pop to
the penitentiary for ten years, while the
diabolical malicious, cold-blooded MUIR
derer is too often turned loose by jury
that snlffles, judge that weeps, and bar
that look solemn and makes believe to wipe
their fearful eyes.
1t has also been suggested that the ply
scians have q car decorated with pills, Bills
tiers. jalop, gargles, calomel, ETC., and de-
tachment OF the faculty, trying to diagnose
the symptoms of poor unfortunate with
case OF Jim Jams, each one declaring diff
ferent complaint for him-one that he was
insane, another that it was clear case OF
scabies, another simply case of spasmodic
action of the diaphragm.
These suggestions were emenations Of
humor on the part of their perpetrators, for
it seems to be the general desire that the
feature in question be made part of the pro.
cession.
The general committee has not yet dis
cussed the amount to be offered in prizes
for best decorated wagons, but will fix the
amounts at the meeting Saturday. All
business houses will be requested to close up
a part OF the day to give all employees an
opportunity of taking part in
the festivities of the day as we'll as of the
picnic at night.
The commers, or banquet, which was to
have come off that night, Thursday the 18th
inst, will come off on some other night
during the week. 1t has also been sug-
gested that our three military companies,
who will be in the procession, form them
selves into battalion for the day, with a
commanding officer from among our citi-
zens, not now in any one of the companies,
who can command and handle battalion.
The gentleman makes this suggestion for
the consideration of the companies because
he conceives it would add much to the in
terest of the day to have dress parade on
the picnic grounds and perhaps few bat
tallion movements.