Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-10-22
THE WESLEY BARBECUE.

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reporter accepted a seat with the
proprietor behind a spanking team
of blacks, and after a couple hours
drive, pulled up at the village of
Wesley, twelve miles southwest of
here, where there was a grand free
barbecue and the annual celebration
of the Slavonian Benevolent Society,
branch of the supreme lodge of
that name, and one of the IA lodges
that are in the State of Texas,
which were organized in 1854 under
the State laws. This particular sub
ordinate lodge that was celebrating,
was organized September l, 1889,
under the name of Brother Light"
lodge, with a membership of seven
teen and now has twenty-nine.
Upon our arrival there about IL
o'clock the grounds presented a
gala appearance. The entrance was
decorated with an evergreen arch,
the building was full of ladies and
the grounds were dotted with genial
groups of convivial friends. From
one side the gentle norther waited
the pleasant aroma of barbecued
meats and made one so hungry that
we accepted the first invitation to
visit one of the stands, where mild
refreshments were served and went
and took a-cigar. Voss; band dis
coursed sweet music at intervals I'M
til the procession formed for the
grand march, and then taking their
places at the head of the column,
which was composed principally
of this society, but was partic-
ipated in by soclties from Welcome,
Industry and other places, after
which they marched into the hall,
where Judge L. Kirk delivered an
address in English, which was in
teresting, favorably received and
heartily cheered.
Afterthe speaking the band played
Dixie and other popular airs, after
which the welcome M@nnerchor rem
dered some popular German songs.
The barbecue was under the super
vision of Mr.. E. G. Langhammer,
and this announcement made it ap-
parent that the selection was a good
one. The dinner was supernatural
ant and the meats excellently bar
becued.
In the afternoon Hon. A. Haidu-
shek, of La Grange, proprietor of
the "Svboda," the Bohemian paper
published there, addressed the
crowd in Bohemian, that not only
edited and entertained them, but
amused them as well, as could be
seen from the action of the audience,
instead of from what he said, as the
reporters early education did not in
clude Bohemian.
The balance of the afternoon was
spent pleasantly in social converse
tons and a mild indulgence in the
light beverage from the stand on
the grounds, and those who attended
from here we're unanimous in their
expressions of the success of the
celebration and of the enjoyment
of it.
The celebration was concluded
with a grand ball at night, which
lasted until late hour, and we learn
was heartily enjoyed, though we
missed this feature of it by having
to return to the city in the after
noon.
Wesley is situated in a prosper
GUS section of Washington county,
and the people spared no pains or
expense in making the celebration
success.
Brennan was we'll represented
there and all seemed to ENJOY it.
Mr.. Richard Robertson who went
out with a double team had to bor-
row a saddle and ride home horse
back, one of his horses being miss
ing.
The cotton fields along the route
looked black, very near all the cot
ton having been gathered, the stalks
showing that Ill excellent crop had
been raised