The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-04
|BEAUNON1'S CELEBRATION,
II Mas q Huge Success From Every
Point of View.
a BEAUTIFUL FLAG PRESENTED
10 the Hook and Ladder Company.
Eight Thousand People Were
at the barbecue.

Beaumont. Texas, July S-"There's moth
Ing new under the sun is usually rola-
bio proverb that doesn't apply to Beaumont
even little bit Last year In its initial
Fourth Of July celebration it was gener-
! ally believed that the Queen of the Neches
bad reached the limit, bu; the demonstra-
ticn and festivities today are us superior to
those Of 1896 as is the brilliant light Of a
.e.candle power electric light 10 the
shimmering rays OF Ilow candle. The
vhitors were more numerous too. The Sa-
blne and East Texas brought in six coaches
loaded to the guard rails between 800 and
wv came In on the Gulf, beaumont and
Kansas City; numbers came from Orange.
Liberty, Port Arthur. Sabine Pass. Terry.
Devefs and the vacant squares were all day
thronged with buggies, wagons and horses
mat brought in farmers and their families
from radius Of thirty miles.
The days festivities we're lnaugurated nv
: SALUTE Of forty-eight guns fired from the
asue cannon that was built especially for
inc purpose Of welcoming Miss Winnie pa-
VS. 70 Texas when she visited Houston dur
ing the Confederate reunion. The general
s0u'py Inspired by the booming cannon
.1 accelerated by gally deched houses in
as business celter and the strains OF mar
va music dscouraed by Professor Lewis
INLAY INLAY band OF Houston. During these
r'.,ulasrles the crowds began assembling
n,.s s' sTeeti designated as the line of
oai. ea loF the trades display, aud by .
iii, .a 40 hour before the procession, the
~ apieaFed as sea of people.
.. ~ ''oo o'clock pretty and impressive
o,i sook place on Crockett street i'm front
no. franks mercantile house The Wiess
~, ang ladder truck, beautifully deco
~ IAN. anu with Miss Lizzettee Caswol. one
ib,ans auHoats prettiest yc;lng ladies' en-
ms,,Is l IN sponsor, drove up TO The plnce
ssn .iphea and the fire company WAS pre-
init WIN large, handsomely mounted
sco,, ea sa'es flag Miss sophia Lew. The
H. u a daughter OF DR.. A. Levy. r.ade
oro,, M,.sehtaton with the following an
"upfate remarks:
sna I. o'lizens Friends of Wiess Hook
ill.,, er Company and Ladies': In recog
INA V ~. VI The public spirit. che patriotism
M, -. bravery that moved and pronlpted
com,s ~ form the Wess hook and ladder
lima - the Oldest organization ~ irs
hm.s beaumont, for the protection Of
f,ra !, should YOU be called on TO Neht
sor ~ ~ v ~ my duty as the feeble spon-
hal, =. 'n's pleasant occasion, and I'm he
I.da,s our respected townsman Mr.
| flar M, 70 present you this United States
bon O., ,ais emblem Of our nationality has
h,, h.asnloned into the Stars and Strinos
Gee 1, trimmed and embplllshod as Won
Of xsrs nere by hands that will never ;hn
fla MN, aus Tor you. Our hone X thnt II Ia
peaoosn,'. never do other duty than rustic
' Of our -. ABOVE Your heads. a silent token
ees,i,v aspect and regard: but should no.
| habas .quire am confident that in brave
hour, VIII lead to success and IN the
CALI .r Va lriai 1t shall be wherever duty
Your bar, wave the signal of victory. Into
/ The nasa ! now place IT, God grant thai
arse h',, u Trailing it in blood nav never
| Lone s, n should duty. your country mr. tho
OYER H. etate call, know II viii wave
you ,sii, ,eaas Of brave men. and know
| and lassi Wiess, foreman Of Wiess boot
behalf ~ !, company. accepted tho flor In
/ IN ann,. wv company and embodied ,hnnks
truck WI remarks. after which the
| In iha -, ufiven away to take ~. ,,lncn
the husl aaaes display. witch moved over
Beaumor, s s,uee,s in tho following order;
Marsba,ss oieyclis,s, 81 in line.
pro,a.and aldermen in hacks