The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-23


| There was a large attendance at the
bean bake Ladies and gentlemen to the
number of over 1000 gathered in the gar
den at Turner hall and Joined In the
pleasures OF the evening Veterans OF the
blue and the gray, those OF the Texas and
Mexican war OF 1886 and those of the Mex
lean war met at the tables, their wives,
daughters and sons being with them. Com
rade Ed ketchum had arranged the beans.
bareback and coffee. and the war deiicacies
We're served to all
| AT the conclusion of the beans bake the
guests were invited into the hall. where
they were elegantly entertained. The pro-
.;rammc opened with chorus OF voices,
rendering beautiful selections.
| Master Jasper Vosburg aged 10 years,
| gave a recitation which was from incidents
of the late war. The little fellow was
warmly applauded, and IN response to an
encore gave another recitation.
MIR. Dearborn Bird rendered vocal solo.
He has n strong. deep voice and his pelec-
tion was loudly alplauded and he was
| forced TO respond to an encore.
The next was beautiful solo by Mrs.
Flanagan.
Miss Mcleod gave a beautiful recitation
OF Music on the Rappahannock. She
responded to two encores and gave humor.
GUS selections, which were enjoyed,
Miss Matte Henderson gave topical
song with guitar accompaniment the seiec-
1 ton being received with great applause.
/ When this programme had been finished
/ Captain Norton announced that a number
OF speeches would follow lie said this
occasion was n celebration Of the achieve
monts OF the heroes of three wars.
| Major j. G. Gibson of Dallas responded
to the sentiment, THE Veterans OF the
Mexican War" He were a badge OF the
Mexican veterans. Fifty years ago whom
| Texas. which viii some day be the rrandesL
State in the Union, said she desired 10
| throw off the dress of republic aud he
como State of the Union. Mexico said the
annexation OF Texas would be considered
n declaration OF war. He told how Colonel
Taylor drove back the Mexicans at the be-
ginning and recited the history Of the war.
| Colonel j. w. Jones next responded to
| the sentiment The Blue and the Gray
| His speech was a mastery one and his elo-
quent and patriotic references to the
scenes and incidents of the late war were
| frequently interrupted with applause. In
| concluding he said:
| When the conflict OF 1861 became immi-
| nent and men saw that the Union could not
stand the strain of the wild excitement
then pervading the country. poetic writer
propOunded this interrogatory:
How can the North give up her share IN
Bunkers hoary height?
How can the South give up her share In
Yorktown's closing fight?
Can 70, with equal hands, divide heritage
of graves.
Or rend in twain the starry flag that DER
them proudly waves?
For four years It was doubtful whether
this question was to be answered IN the
affirmative or the negative; II was an
swored from the field of Appomattox in n
No" so loud as to rend the sky. and for
thirty years that response has been echoed
and re-echoed from ocean TO ocean.
Now let us bury the past ami the ami
mositles engendered by the war. and go
forth In the work of maintaining forever
on this hemisphere "a government Of the
people. by the people and for the people,
| and, In tho words of the great Lincoln, let
us proclaim to all mankind. with malice
towards none. with charity for all. with
firmness in the right Us God gives us to
see the right. let us strive on to finish The
work we are in. TO bind up the Nations
wounds, and to do all which may achieve
and cherish the blessings of Just and
lasting peace among ourselves and with
other nations"
General Paul Vandervoort was called on
to respond to the sentiment, "The Junior
Guard" He said there would never be an
other civil war as long as the Confederate
and Federal veterans remained to oppose
1t. He had heard several old veterans say
they hoped another war would occur before
they pass away so they could take a hand
in II. but for his part he would be willing
to let the junior guard do the fighting if
they would let him look after the foraSing,
He spoke in the most complimentary terms
of the exhibition on Wednesday by the
Texas Volunteer Guard, and said that II
war were to come the young soldiers could
protect the flag of this country. Tho
saf6 mt ha and General Npigggrt
had been told that in Texas they would not
be safe. that Grand Army post could
never be organized in this State, etc. Had
beth visited Texas. he had been here twenty
times during the past two years. and re
ports were all untrue The speaker had
organized the first Grand Army post or
canized in Texas. and he has now been
resident of the State for eight weeks had
never been bitten by a b1rantula, stung by
centipede or held I'M by cowboy, and he
is satisfied there is not an alligator In the
State large enough to swallow him. He
had lust been presented with cane made
from the horns of a thousand Texas steers
every one of which had been dehorned In
one day by single cowboy He closed by
wishing the greatest success for Houston In
the deep water authorizations and said he
hoped to see the day when the large vessels
of the world viii come to the wharyes In
this city.
THE Heroes OF San Jacinto," response
by MAYOR H. Baldwin Rice. III there be
native Texan In the State today who can
not saw a word for those heroes, ! would be
ashamed of him." said the mayor. He
spoke of the bravery of the pioneers who
gave 10 Texas liberty and eulogized the
few remaining and spoke In reverence OF
those who had gone before. The Lone star
Of Texas is floating among those OF other
States. as ilustrious as any.
Fraternity" by General Weissert OF
Milwaukee 1.-THE war Is over he said.
land every s1-Confederate and ex-Federal
is convinced Of that, When any man di-
rectly or indirectly inslnuates that the boys
In blue are not fully aware that the war
is over. assure you that 1t Is mistake |
Every time the Grand Army OF the Rcpub-
lie assemblies in large city, We are con
WINGED that the boys In gray are OF the |
same mind. We are glad TO come from the
North and enjoy the hospitality OF Texans
and when the Johnnie and the Fed come |
together, we are glad to 3 SEQ eth the hearty
ocean wa are all glad of It. We are all
comrades you who wore the gray and
fought us like mon and we who wore the
g. ,rho,a pavnr WAS and never Will be |