The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-17
nm STATE CAPITAL.
/ ..or, Are Very Thorough
/ r,.,r Work THIS Year.
hrutsCEMGNr OF ST. MARY
q. = visit to the Capital.
~ Mrs. Julia Hamilton
IN. Laid TO Ecst-Notes.

rsxas. June 16.-The assessors
...rsnt counties Of the State are
.h than ever before In the
" ! assessments for the present year.
nv the reports received at
saoN Ha,,er's department. They are
r,,irens Of their respective coun,
aIsder all taxable property located
~ IT, eannties which they may own.
ue ears assessors throughout the
w tsen very lax in this respect.
v.Rys COMMENCEMENT.
,,n,iaudiug the fact that war is
= sac proved in the very MIDST
W inc men is migntier tnan the
mo neople or Austin. and In Tact
M STATE. manifest great intaest
mencement exercises OF SAINT
.rsdemy, held this year IN Kan
opera house. ,. o -.
mrslcal and literary features
sssays ana an operetta.
No prepared for a musical and
,rsat aud we're on the up-toe Of
nv. AS the stirring chords OF the
= march sounded the pupils, from
ssses 10 digniied seniors, walked in
rfocessIon to the front of the stage.
deep courtesy and gracefully re-
snrtain then rose upon scene OF
and TO pervert the poets line a
+. ioy forever it should have been.
vocal class rendered an adap-
IL the old, but ever sweet,
rThe Last Rose of Summer. The
A, blended voices and sympathetic
banlment OF pianos, violins and man
rang in the ears of the listeners
Sher the chorus was ended. Every
number showed that there were
kUs in the armament of song Miss
Il Austin and Miss Webb of San
deserve special mention. The
pvpcrtles, phrasing and perfect rem
| Of their respective paris displayed
|aIty Of which both teacher and pupils
well be proud
Magic Word" the salutatory. was
Ned by Miss Butler. daughter of
Butler of Austin. The young
tas also one of the medalists of the
That she is a student Of Delsarte
kident In her graceful gestures, while
bverful voice, aided by exact artic-
made every syllable audible to
hst assembly. Her desire" as she
|sed It, ito show appreciation of the
ngss afforded the pupils of the acad-
must have been realized. as her
WAS specimen of skill.
b Kaleidoscope of Life" an essay
be pen OF Miss Wilcox. and read by
Schmidt. reflects credit upon writer
Eader. Scientific in tone. the theme
|eated In a most poetic manner. and
hnded universal attention. as it
p upon vital questions. "Reminis-
"a poem by the same young lady.
beyond doubt that verse is the
p through which we transmit onr
heartfelt emotions. She painted in
pictures true, the portraits" of her
as they would have been did not
e'ef the binding links.
touching in expression were the living
~, ballads. triolets and specimens
verse that appeared on the pages
llie book, Her allusion to Miss
PARTON, daughteF OF Judge Tarlton
worth. whose death last year
sorrow to many hearts. was pa
y The extreme.
concert recitation by the second
"a elocution namely. "The Lost
vas perfect in gesture and ex-
", Miss Webb of San AnNhio and
way Of Savannah scored decided
ses In their roles.
nole charming operetta than 1.-THE
marguerite was never staged.
VINO displayed extraordinary grace.
w apliity were the Misses l.. Kelly
'an ana Z, Carr of Fort Worth.
,"nhists Of the day We're Misses
~ kohde, aud they were equal to
sason, while the vocal numbers
~ SAINT Mary's the reputation 1t
= neid where voice culture Is con-
uneo's rich soprano voice was
y aavantage In her exuuisitely rem
n,o Save Me, o, God" while her
Nv MISS Webb was one long to be
many competitors in the medal
"e iollowing were successful
Ncla T. Wilcox, Temple: A.
New BraunfeIs; VI. Butler. Aus
4. Aoss' Brenham Elizabeth Burkett,
n ogllvy Palestine, d. Wav,
~ y. Flnklestein, Wharton: NJ.
aye T Bauer, Austin. A. Clav,
stlnpf Austin. NJ. Brum.
'"u L. Horstman, Austin. Texas.
49, PRINTING COMPANY.
'ei OF the Waco Publishing COM
waco was filed with the secretary
M , quay. The capital stock is SIS :
6r.s NY purpose of the corporation is
u ,ins.s OF a printing and publish
~ ana Tor conducting me pub
(ors, daily newspaper at Waco
R,sIs W, II. Prince, j. II. TYLER
"Ssy' Sam Sanger and others.
n NuER CAPTAIN M'DoNALD.
j. Mcdonald OF Company b
t., lsers' arrived here this mornius
q through the Panhandle, The ma,
mich Saieh he did not make public
N saaesonald's company Is now 10.
(bs SpoaoM Junction. He stated thai
49, quiet in that part OF the Rlt
sislrING sIIRINERs.
~ shriners from all parts Of the
sa'es reached the city from Dalla,
lung where they have bpen at,
III ~ meeting OF the imperial coun,
N pa were taken Up tho river on III,
shish Hur and visited the oapltol
shie a 'ney departed for San Antonio
Nan point they will proceed L
- and Houston.
NOTES.
q !, Hood camp has Endorsed The an.
Ii ihs y; NJ. Phelps for appoint
'ne military service of the Unite
his ~ Fierce Of this city and 9
III me cue state university has beer