Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-04-23

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flowers, from the most delicate pansJ
blossom to the gorgeous magnolia
the proud queen of the southern
forest.
The Association assembled &C
cording to previous announcement
at the Board of Trade rooms anc
was called to order by the President
Gen. Walter P. Lane.
Application, for membership was
read by the secretary from Mesdames
Carrie Menard and Bell Kendall
daughters of Gen. Sidney Sherman
Mrs. Henrietta Lamar, widow Of
President NJ. B. Lamar, deceased
and Mrs. Sidney Freeman, widow Of
Thos. Freeman, and on motion they
were unanimously elected members
of the association. There being lit
tie other business the meeting adj
Ijourned to review the procession
from the south terrace of court
square.
The procession not having been
formed the veterans were invited to
the district court room, where they
were served q delicious punch, OF
two or three varieties and constitu-
ences.
From the court room the veterans
reassembled on the south of the
square where the public school chill
dren, some four hundred strong,
marched past, presenting each
veteran and visiting guest of the
Association not with buttonhole
boquet, but a tastefully arranged
boquet almost as large as a cowboy
sombrero. Most of the girls were
beautifully attired in white, the null
tiplicity of the colors neces-
sary to make a splendid effect
being furnished by the flowers, of
which there seemed to have been a
world of.
The Field Artillery band halted
about the center of the review and
played some lively airs.
Following the children, the pa
rade proper, was in the following
order:
Light Guard End Regt band.
Light Guard.
Hook and Ladder Fire Company.
Mechanics Engine Company.
Conner Hose Company.
Field Artillery band.
Two Gattling guns,
After the procession the crowd
began pouring into the opera house
until it was crowded beyond its or
binary capacity.
The opera house was beautifully
decorated. On the center of the
stage was five pyramids of beautiful
flowers most artistically arranged,
and on the front of the stage line
of flowers reached across.
Mr.. j. G. Woollam opened the pro-
ceedings at the opera house by a
brief but touching prayer.
The girls of the central school IN
der the direction of Miss Dashield,
sang the following song
COME TO THE BOWER.
| NATIONAL AIR OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS.
Will you come to the bower have shaded for
Our bed shall be roses all spangled with dew.
Will you come to the bower have shaded for
Our bed shall be roses all spangled with dew.
| CHORUS:
Will you will you, will you, will you come to
| the bower.:l
With blush on your cheek but a smile in
There under the bow'r in roses you'll lie.
With blush on your cheek, but smile in
| your eye.
| CHORUS.
Will you will you, will you, will you smile my
| belov'd.:i
Nor the dew be so sweet as the kisses well sip:l
CHORUS:
viii yoq. will you, will you, will you kiss me
my love-!
0nd oh, for the joys that are sweeter than dew
From languishing roses or kisses from you'll
CHORUS:
Will you, will you, will you, will you, won't you
| my loved
strewing flowers in the audience as
they marched and countermarched
in single file from the stage behind
the scenes coming back on the op-
posite side.
Following this in a row across the
stage they sang the following:
SAN JACINTo REMNANT,
! BY CAPT REUBEN NJ. POTTER.
[Texas Veteran of New York;
AIR-AuLD LANG sYNE.
Though few of us remain who stood
In San Jacinto's line,
| We cling to veteran brotherhood
And days of Aud Lang Syne-
| And days of Aud Lang Syne, my dear,
| And days of Aud Lang Syne-
We cling to veteran brotherhood,
! Aud days of Aud Lang Syne.
Our ranks are thinning year by year,
Yet all the closer join;
The fewer left to each more dear
The remnant of Lang Syne-
The remnant of Lang Syne, my dear,
| The remnant of Lang Syne-
| The fewer left, to each more dear