The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-05
THE MILITARY AHEAD,
But the Daughters Of the Com
panles Win the Credit.

If there are any who deserve credit for
success well achieved, there ere two in Aus
tin this morning, and those are Misses
George Brown and Rizpah Bowers, daugh-
ters, respectively, of the Austi2 Greys and
the Capital City Cavalry company. These
Young ladies have been working assidu-
o9sly for the past month preparing
two entertainments for the benefit of
their companies, and, if the one of last
evening may be taken as guide, they
have won grand success. The
early part of last evenings en-
tertainment was devoted to pro-
gramme of mixed nature, so well ar
ranged and admirably carried out that is
brevity can only be charged against it.
There was excellent music by the Blind
institute band. There were character
sketches by Mr.. Harry Hartman, recita-
ton by Mr.. Ike Melasky, and the quarrel
scene from Julius Caesar, with Mr.. w. E..
Booth as Brutus, and Mr.. Melasky as
Cassius. In each instance the perform
ance was excellent, and highly enjoyed by
the audience, who were liberal in the APP
plause that evidenced the qualification
| felt. The programme closed with an
exhibition drill by the Greys, in which the
boys gave most creditable display
of their knowledge in the manual OF
arms and military tactics, and to such
effect, that wager5 were offered on their
capturing a first prize, with no takers
| After the drill the floor was cleared for
dancing, and the supper room doors were
thrown open, and it was hard to Judge
which at first, was the more popular di
versement, the supper or the ball room.
| The menu for the supper consisted OF
cold turkey, chicken, and tongue, chicken
salmon and shrimp salads, sandwiches
"salt-lisin'" bread, condiments of variou:
kinds, olives, cakes of all kinds, and deli
| cious coffee.
The coffee for the occasion was gener
ouslY donated by Messrs. Bond & Cum
mings, who not only gave the coffee, bu
boiled il, and furnished a man to serve it
and, more than that, supplied the tablt
with Japanese paper napkins. The COFFEE
was the famous Pacific Bend, preparoC
by Messrs. Bond 4 Cummings, and was {
delightful beverage in keeping with The
general excellence of the bill Of fare.
There are no more indefatigablt
workers in Austin than Miss George
Brown and Miss Rizpah Bowers-none 81
jealous in effort, answering in determi-
nation, exhaustless in expedient, happ!
in application, contented in achievement
generous in victory. They scored a sig
nal victory last evening and the following
programme for tonight with the cola
ton and dancing features that accom- pan,
it will add another laurel wreath to tn
trophies they already wear. The Caviar
company will give an exhibition of "sabe
drill at the close of
THE PROGRAMME.
Summer night. Cad
| Mrs. Mitchell, Misses Won Rosenberg, Lee and Bow
ere, accompanied Ivy Mrs. Gilbert and Miss Brown
The Forbidden Song. ........... Gastoldo
Mr.. Warner.
La Chasse."............. .Gottscnal
Mrs Townsend.
Ballad
Mrs. Thad Thomson.
Mr.. viii Booth.
Trio. Life has no POwer.................DOn izet
Mrs. Maxcy, Mrs. Mitchell and Mr.. Warner.
Ave Maria violin obligato) Millar
Mics fiefin and Mr. Pfaeillin.
Jewel song from Faust. Gouno
Miss Ruth Lee.
Meesrs. Karber, Crane, Warner and Stacy.
A grand ball will round out the ever
ing's entertainment.