The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-01
ALUMNI OF THE NORMAL.
Annual Meeting of the Association
Held at Huntsville.
MEETING OF LITERARY SOCIETIES.
4 Large Number of visitors Present
at the commencement Exercises.
Fine Programme Executed.

| Huntsville, Texas, May 3l.--The exercises
at the Sam Houston normal today began
at a. m, at which time a business session
OF the alumni was held.
The alumni business session was called
to order by President a. a. Allison. class
90 Minutes OF last meeting were read and
| adopted Glass of 81 received as members
and fees of 80 cents each collected by
Treasurer r.. h. HALEY.
Following officers were elected; presi-
dent q. p. Putnam OF FL Paso, class 80;
vice president, Mrs. +. II. Foster, Hunts
VILE class 30; second vice president, Sam
shade. class '91; third vice president, Miss
sallio MAY McCaslnr class %; treasurer,
X. b. HALEY OF Huntsville, class ST. Ad-
Journed 10 meet June l, 1898.
AT 10 a. III. the literary meeting of the
rlumni was held, large audience being
present The following programme was
carried out in an excellent manner:
Instrumental solo. =. ..... ..........
-. .......Miss Hattie Smith. class of 81
Address OF welcome. Observation-Disclosures.
........... Professor II. c. Pritchett
Response from class OF Observation-Disclosures.
'.... ......... Miss Belle Francis
Instrumental solo. ........... Mrs. Coleman
response from visiting alumni. .........
...........Mr. C. NJ. Moore. class of 80
Vocal solo. 80. -. .......MiSs Angler
Annual address. observation-disclosures.
miss Claude X. Girardoau, class of so
Chorus.
Tonight the assembly hall was crowded
TO witness the joint session Of the literary
societies. The programme was as follows
March OF the Men of Harlech".
................ -. -. &c. ....... Welsh
Oration-"Progressiye America" ........
........ -. ..... 40. Il. Hail. House
Recitation-"The Swans Song" .....-..
........ .....Miss Allene Collins, Senate
Music-Quartette lSelected).
Debate Resolved. That the United States
should assume a protectorate over the re-
publics of the Western hemisphere. AZ
flmative. j. s. Mcmillan. Houstonian;
negative, n. w, Carrel, Baldwin.
Music--Vocal solo tSelected)
Essay--"rhe Story of the Vision of Sir
Launfal. Miss Maude Westbrook Athena
Mistis Frogs Spinnin' "....
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. T.. Martha Young
Miss Mae Angler, philomathean.
Music" Anchored ...... -. g.. Watson
Epilogue.. Miss Daisy Thorne. Eclectic
Mustc-"Good Night Beloved" 49,. Pinsuiti
President. II. ID. Bryan, Senate
Secretary. Miss Annie Alexander, Ross.
PERSONALS
Mrs. Nettie Houston Briughurst of Hen
derson. Il daughter of General Houston. Is
visitor for commencement the guest Of
Mrs e. G. Smedes who resides at the old
Houston home.
Mr.. Stevens of Bellevue came In ycstcr-
day.
Superintendent Pritchett yesterday re
ooved letter from the governor. express
ing regret at his inability to he present.
Miss Beulah Roane, Miss Wright, Miss
. Ollie Hall of Nacogdoches. Mr.. Moore OF
Palestine. Mr.. l.. n. Locke of Stockdale
and Mr.. Stevens Of Bellevue are among the
| visitors.
Mrs. w. d. Cox Of Temple. the talented
editor OF the Press Bulletin and also So
cieiv editor of the Tribune. is among the
visitors
Miss Bessei Fanington OF sealy ,s visit
ing Huntsville friends and attending the
exercises.
Or, lamkin returned TO Houston today.
He made fine impression while here.