The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-19
|RENHAM MAlFEST.
N Annual Celebration Has
(,eucd Auspiciously.
, Of THE FIRE COMPANIES.
peckcr Was Crowned
N. Festtyitics aud Loyal
,.c,s Gave Allegiance.

.s of the seventeenth annuAl
q reality.
"a, grew out Of the Volkesfest,
nav day celebration in bren-
xn,tesfest was held in Bfennam
IN 1854 was designated as the
are wricn ,ilne 1. nas uesh gwen
.oer no auspices VI LIE Dr~n-
r.nartment anu mere Inc hrs-
,,eepnam fite department, uI-
o,,sult,es these cslsD aelons ale
,,v.,, gwen, WOuiu no. ". ainlos.
nor, VA me aepaitnent covets
oi peace between the TWO last
wars.
company, Brenham hook ana
,,,any NO. /, Was organized May
D. C. Giddings WAS made iore-s
Runneil, FIRST assistant, j. X.
second assistant, IL. ID. Harl Is,
uant. j. A. shepard, secretary;
yrtelI, treasurer, ana Malkei
president.
really a military organization and
q on alarms that would bring
atrength OF the company with
IA OF hooks and ladders.
re,sity for this kind of a company
sssea IL went into innocuou5
hut was reorganized OetoAe'
and formed the nucleus, around
been organized and built up
best volunteer fire departments
ete.
charter members Of the rcorgan-
bo are still members of the de
are Messrs. NJ. A. Healy. r.. ID.
N. A. Wood, A. Simon, J. a.
and H. C. Mcintyre.
uck now in use arrived in Bren-
nuary 2, 1874, and the company
tered October 80 OF the same year.
bics engine company No. l was
May 10, 1878, and chartered
hS7S, and of the charter members
known to the writer TO reside here
rs. II. C. Miller, A. Pilughaupt
Eust Koch.
hose company No. 1 was or
March II, 1885, with the following
z. L. Salley, president: J. koli-
L president; G. Fl. Meyers. secre-
BUckschmidt, treasurer; n. X.
foreman; f. Giesecke, first assist
man; E. II. Eyersberg, second as
foreman; w. X. MCGOWAN, stew
barter was granted April 8, 1885.
)pany was named after w. G. Con-
at one time was mayor of Dallas,
presented the company With Its
rriage.
cal engine company No. is the
mpany of the department, organ
lut two years ago. and is a useful
as ornamental adjunct to the de-
\ In their annual celebrations.
Peyentsenth annual Maifest pro-
We're inaugurated by a salute of
70 '-pounders, fired by a detach-
the Brenham Field Artillery.
O'Clock the Second regiment band
|ed IN the beautiful grove of court
and discoursed some fine music
3 citizens began to bestir them
. the preparation for the process
procession formed about 10 o'clock
Pd resting on corner of Main and
streets.
alsmounting from their charlots at
* the queen and her attendants
p BY the band marched to the
where the coronation was to take
royal party was as follows:
MA Koilmey, flower girl. and
lasler Earle Dallas, page, carrying
wa on silver salver.
'atson.
kuoy Gardner and Mr.. T. A. Low.
Martha Bccttcher and Mr.. C. G.
stella connell and C. II. Carlisle,
Alvina KNITTED and Mr.. Max Eyers-
sadie Mcintyre and Mr.. Giddings
,u ,, Thornhill and Mr.. Hugh J.usk
'''ie iioiinann and Mr.. Bob Har-
ne1ue wilkins and Mr.. Ed Perry
.s suv auuiehce grew still Mrs. Lewis
.as solo, THE Star Spangled
MISS Julia Lockett accompanied
~ ~ piano. The clear, strong. sweet
s,a singer and the inspiring words
h..u e song sent Il thrill of be.
u '',oueh the large audience. and
ma iast notes died away a storm
, nr, followed, while hundreds Of
ntbns,ns OF the Nations flag
thssrastcally waved above the
: ss =, selection by the band tho
hsr tne queens court mareb'gd in
MAJ sue OF the stage. crossed over
NM. ~ INES TO right and left and
,atson oame Re, Queen Bertha and MIR
md ~. me queen ascende1 the
All ,oa, uown, while the page and
hrone h ,heir places on either side
d bn ar, Watson, who had besn
en- .ne hre department. to crown
Tho ap near the throne and
'ats soe coronation address '''
ed as every word was distinctly
eful a MS gestures were natural
who sod :. of the address Miss
ICED : as pretty as any queen who
eu throne arose "no
iiiha s manner responded. q"
hon. ueeh resumed her seat the
ID one anu attendants went for
Of ,ho ~ one knelt and, kissing
flas,,,'n eir sovereign. pledged allie.
e on ana love, while the large
nds , subjects and vassals clapped
their ~ ehesred. When all had
rear 80 ,sal the royal party retired
H., OF the stage. Twenty SitIa
plarsdI hen trooped In and, while
red ~, each caught up a ribbon
tied a.9 the May pole. which
!. WI nlta checkers of red white
round -s ~ All this ribbon had besn
cinr ro sne pole the children turned
he ,ouhd the other way, they I'M
IN fhaeamers, let them fall and
W. stage followed by the royal
Isnas Garrett trained the cbi,are,
IN H. anu she Is to be congratu-
Q nrs, success, for the dance was
y prtttiest feat,,,.. vas