The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-06-16
AT THE UNIVERSITY.
HON H. M. eARwooD ADDRESSES THE
LITERARY SOCIETIES,
Mr. E, B. Parker Unanimously Elected IRE
s;dspt of the Alumni Association for the
Ensuing Year-The Program for
Today.

The assembly hall of the University
was crowded to its utmost capacity
Yesterday morning by the friends ana
relatives of the students to listen
to the address of Hon. ID. M
Garwood of Bastrop before
the literary societies-the Rusk ana
Athaeneum. 1t has always oeen tne
custom of these societies TO seiecI
man of we'll known oratorical ability
to deliver their final addresses, ana IN
selecting the brilliant and bralny
v3ung senator from Bastrop, they
selected one If the ablest and most
promising of the many prominentsons
of great Texas. ...
The speaker was introduced by Mr..
John II. Smith, who presided over the
exercises. The address in the main was
rather a literary one touching upon
those subjects to which the members
of the societies have chiefly turned
their attention. 1t showed that py
deep research and hard study tne
speaker was thoroughly conversant
with his difficult subject, impresslng
by his earnestness and eloquence the
ideas he advanced most firmly on the
minds of his intelligent hearers. The
Twenty-third Infantry band from
San Antonio was in attendance and
during the exercises, added much to
the enjoyment of the occasion by the
sweet music they discoursed.
ALUMNI MEETING.
The annual meeting of the Alumni
association of the University of Texas
was called to order at p. m. by Mr..
R. l.. Henry of -. 1t was splen-
did body of young men and women,
and would have done credit to any
institution in the land. Enthusiasm
ran high and bright were the gems OF
wit and wisdom that dropped from
eloquent lips. The presence of many
fair Alumnal lent it's sweet charm to
grace memorable occasion. Mr.. E.
B. Parker of the class of 'S9, was elect
ed by unanimous vote to deliver the
Alumni address at next commence
ment.
The following officers were unani-
mously elected for the ensuing year;
President, R. L. Henry of ---;
vice. president, +. L.. Hawkins Of
Waxahachie; treasurer, Miss Jean.
nette Stone of Henderson; secretary
Miss Jessie Andrews of Austin
The question of the annual banquet
provoked an interesting discussion
and a committee was selected to ar
range for same Tuesday evening.
A motion commencing the plan o.
the Y. M. G. AIS which embraces the
founding of permanent organization
was unanimously adopted.
The meeting adjourned until June
$685.
SPLENDID CHOICE.
1t would have been hard indeed
for the Alumni of the Texas Univer
sity to have Ii ade a better choice fol
orator of 1893 than in their selection O.
yesterday afternoon when they elected
with perfect unanimity Mr.. E. B
Parker of st. Louis. Mr.. Parker is 6
member of the law class of -!
and although out of college but three
years he now holds the very re
sponsible position of assistant gen
eral passenger agent of the Missouri
Kansas and Texas railway.
He was always regarded by those
who knew him as one Of the most pro
found thinkers and best posted ora
tors ever in tendance upon the Uni
versity.
Being of a genial disposition b,
made friends of all with whom hi
was associated and these gave evi
dence yesterday of their appreciation
of his merit. His residence in Mis-
souri, will have the effect of giving thu
University an influence beyond thu
state and will show to the people o
Texas that o residence abroad in M
degree lessons the enthusiasm of al
alumnus
That Mr.. Parker will furnish thos'
in attendance upon the exercises o
1893 an intellectual treat is a certainty
in the minds OF those who have eve
had the pleasure of listening to him
ALUMNI ADDRESS.
At $50 p. M, Mr.. r. l.. Henry in
troduced to magnificent audienc,
the Alumni orator, Sam Dabney, Esq.
of Victoria. His speech was mastery
effort, combining remarkable powers
of analysis and expression with tru
literary taste, he treated his subject
"Law, the Truest History,"in bril-
liant manner. The exercises closet
with some beautiful music by tn
Twenty-third Infantry band of Sal
Antonio.
ToDAY's PROGRAM.
Under graduate honors announces
by the chairman of the faculty.
Masters address, by Daniel A. Pen
lex, A. B.
Faculty address, by Prof. JOSEF
Baldwin, LII. D.
At 4 p. m.-Addrcss before the Ash
bel Literary society, by Rev. DR.. G
w. Briggs of Austin.
AT $50 p. m.-Anniversary excl
cises of the literary societies.
KAPPA ALPHA BANQUET.
Last night at Brueggerhof's CAT
the members of the Kappa Alph
fraternity rendered their many lad
friends their filai banquet. 1t was a
occasion replete with untold pleasur
, Astounding in social joys and will Ion