The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-22
MUSICAL UNION.
q PLEASANI REUNl0N AT TIE HOTEL
o. THURSDAY NIGHT.
SotOe Fine IHsio aud Addresses and
a Good rims General,
Warpcr's Remarks.

kue Austin Muslcal Union, with some
escorts &nd friends, in all some twenty
lsdiee and gentlemen, held pleasant
reunion
There MAS Instrumental music by
Mrs. Crane and Mr.. Besserer; piano
solo ny Miss Lane, rendered in he1
usual finished style and expression
vocal soios By Miss Lee and Mrs
STACY; one o. two choruses by the
Union emo ling by Miss Tips. The
after lady is \ great acquisition to
musical circles and showed the eff
sects oi good raining to a full and
rich soprano ce.
About nal. N hour was spent in
she enjoyment of music, after which
she company Gourned to the dining
Foom where re painstaking hostess,
nrs. Orr had prepared an excellen t
Supper under ne direction of the ex-
eeotiye board Of the Union. The re-
p'3& was in:erspersed by some short
but happy aoA appropriate speeches
by Mes, No-th, Tips, Crane, Stacy
and Sm.h, ".,o by Judge Lee, who is
great friend # the Union.
8! She head of the table sat the
president, Mr.. Warner, with Mrs.
&faH on h,4 sht. Mr.. Warner rose
anu made e. .ollowing remarks after
She company rad taken their seats:
Ladies anu entlenen-It is hardly
oecesn~ty o. y | am glad to see you,
and glad jbGl mere is such full at
@end4nca th.s evening. The union
has Asd gcycls affairs of this kind, and
each success one has marked mile
stone, SC 60 peak, in the history Of
oar society, an.l they lave served good
purpose, go. They have brought US
together M o closer intimacy, which
a%9 tended 1 evelop sort of good
Fellowship lere lie an old saying,
"Ail work am no play makes Jack a
dail boy" J. ont think our regular
golk can be considered "work" in the
u,nat Acceptance of that word (al-
tE0Ugn there ave been times within
the mpuDry . some of our members
when OAR opartions have degenerated
'oto something suspiciously like very
Aud p"rRy hu, the saying will answer
70 us0 "a cuulectiop with COM
prrMou between ar, evening like this
.wher every body ought to feel jolly
4uG good eutured, and where the pres
sncs q Is pos, lie cold or sore throat
aeed not mate tally interfere with the
uaoiuineas ard enjoyment of the
o.aasi0u), and an evening spent in
aa1l aNl Giec 1raging preparation for
. n,ar ormapce. So l say
a N&to ,gn0e ut pleasure ia good for
Gho soui sake, and I believe, has a
acluiIerahe feet on the physical
eo1ditiuu ne we'll; hence l cordially
fay0r ah o1ea Iional gathering of this
ecri 200 hciia Q it to- be beneficial to
Ella p: an orgag cation. Some one once
fa.d eume'bl4 like this, olives there
man wl5h III so dead who has not
somol;peg sa,h, my country, &C." /
u8vc "na ) hunt up the quotation
INIT & gri' "a lives there a man or
goufa ,,t3 true love for music, in
[n. anc,a. 'ifges OF our community,
vii, Ua5h GOT said to his or her heart
.I.A. the - )ciating together of the
drairgsa o. IS beautiful art is not n
.sad md aDoyable thing? For my
5ri!I CT. gr that Musical Union
lights he's ways been enjoyable
t,euI wheI attended thin rehear.
saI, lad IA CHI occasions my soul
aa5 flled win vexation and my flesh
yst5 bitterness.
have always been thankful that /
" Sc aiessed " tn taste for music, and
,a. vt Que tine / was compelled to
.dr it. II will tend to keep me
,ounger n0n than he who has no
.yu! ,, music, and it is al art which
u. %" at aly time need apprehend
ADv III effects from its indulgence,
crowded Of course, that there is a
Sine ior every thing. This art, which
aerer has been, nor never can be, de
glsdai %N continue to cheer the
6oa.ar a, it's of humanity, and
ear9e to lake one forget the
c6re3 al us "workaday life"
Ee Ta3 oes not love music
caa uoa ppreciate the soothing
effects ohta ID from its indulgence
7 have often covered from the DIS
areoinlmoa, of a day and regained
oiY usugl alasticity of spirits (sam'
niles Of whirl most of you have seen
Ind h2arJl ~ an evening spent with
uu:ie.
Wasn IL person is recreating in
matters m0ai;al you may depend that
be or ehe.i5 lot engaged in any mis-
yhio.. EveTy music lover in Austin
should belouc to the Musical UNION,
auj ( y III add right here that the
roion vi ] s. ways be glad to bring
ue. any pev ;alent.
b,. as ]. ga going to take the lib
.tr % call Don few OF our friends
nrsser lur some brief remarks, |