The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-25
Eloquent Memorial Addresses Yes
terday Afternoon in the House
of Representatives.
Grand Choruses and Artistic Solos
by Austin's Talented Vocal
lsts-Detailed Accom-,
of the Service. I,
from Mondays Dali j

Yesterday was memorable day i'll the
chronicles of the old heroes CT Texas his
tory. The weather was uncertain, SYM
bolic of April, coy and changeable like a
fretful maiden agitated by her first lovers
quarrel. Now the dark lachrymose clouds
would gather around and the copious
downpour would portend the dreariest QUO
look for the day. Then the sun, bursting
through some golden rift and browning u
with scintillatlng diadems the mellow
crusted ether, would battle with effulgent
rays the landscape, and the spires and
steeples and towers of the city would SHIN
mer and glitter and sparkle in the laugh
ing, coquetting sunbeams of an April day.
Balmy breezes, too, chasing each golden
sunbeam, toyed and coquetted with the
flags and bunting and evergreen that be-
decked the buildings, waved from the
housetops and foated from the towers of
the city. The city YVES in her holiday
attire, the veterans were her guests
and they carried the keys to
her portals. The heroes of many
wars, the pioneers of this great state, the
actors in early Texas history, were being
horored in the capital city of this great
empire state of the southwest. The most
of the veterans in the morning hours at
tended worship at some of the city
churches, but before o'clock the cid
gray-haired fathers began to gather in
the house of representatives. The hall
was tastefully and beautifully decorated.
Just over the speakers stand, wrought in
evergreen, was the greeting
"wELcoME.
Suspended from above hung in front of
the speakers table handsome Texas
flag. Twined around the pillars we're
garlands of red, white and blue. En-
blazoned about the four sides of the hall
were number of historical events and
persons as Travis, Alamo, San Jacinto
Bowie, Capture of San Antonio, Fall of
Fannin, Plumb Greek, Velasco, Anahuae,
etc.
At o'clock the hall and galleries were
we'll filled. The veterans and their wives
we're grouped nearest about the
speakers stand, and the rest of the
hall was thrown open to visitors.
The choir occupied the reporters gal
lery, and was composed of the following
we'll known vocalists:
Sopranos-Mesd Campbell, Maxoy,
Mitchell, and Misses Pfaeffiin, Seligson,
| A.
Altos-Misses Stacy, Numbers and
George Brown.
Tenors-Messrs. Karber, Condit, Bow
man and Edwards.
Bassos-Messrs. Warner, Galway and
Stacy.
Mrs. Walthersdorf presided at the
organ.
Seated upon the speakers stand were
Governor Ross and the Veterans and
speskers-Gen. j. B. Robertson, General
Walter P. Lane, Colonel Samuel W. Blount,
Rev. j. H. Stribling and Rev. R. K. Smoot.
At 3:l5 the choir sung, in SPLENDID
voice and grand effect, gathering Home
Doctor Smoot then read a passage from
the Bible to the vast assembly, sitter
which "Jesus Lover Of Ny Soul" was ex-
quisitely rendered by Mr.. Stacy and Miss
Stacy, with solos by Mrs. Campbell, Miss
Seligson and Mr.. Bowman.
A short, earnest and eloquent invoca-
ton of the blessings of the Almighty
upon those assembled was then delivered
by Rev. j. II. Stribling, and an appropri,
ate hymn was sung by Mrs. Mitchell, Mr.
Galway and Miss Lee.
REV. b. K. sMooT
then spoke as follows:
1t is familiar fact to all of you that
fifty three years ago to-day the battle
of San. Jacinto was fought. A band OF
brave and determined men achieved a
great victory and Texas became a free re.
public. The conveying events of a cen.
fury may revolutionizs the whole situa.
ton in one hour. The achievement of a
day may shape the destiny o \ country
and its people for century. We come nov
in memorial service to celebrate the an.
nual return of that 21st day of April. 1886
This is the Try nearest thing We can do
toward showing our approval of what