The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-04
A CONDUCTORS PICNIC.
Annual Outing Was Again Held al Brenham
Maifesl.
MISS HALLER OF TEMPLE WAS THE QUEEN
Royal Parties Were Greeted ny .
Large Crowd ana the Exercises
Were Thorounhly Enjoyed.

Brennan, Texas, May s,--The second
day Of the eighteenth annual Maitest of
the BRENNAN Are department was as sue
cessful as the irst, and probably more
so, The attendance was larger, because
there were visitors from other towns In
Texas present to Join in the pleasant out
| ing. aud all appeared TO enjoy 10 the full
est extent the festivities,
Once again the conductors picnic has
been held here, and the BRENNAN people
are as we'll pleased with the members Of
the order and their friends as ever This
feature Of the May day festivities has ad-
ded charm to the annual celebration
| heretofore and 1t was no exception on this
| occasion. The railroad men came and
/ brought their friends, and every one
| Joined in having really good time, They
| enjoyed the welcoming address, and the
response, the coronation exercises, the
chldren's dance, the concert in the after
I noon, the ball and concert at night, and
/ altogether the affair was one that has ad-
| ded another trophy to the many which
! have hitherto been given the BRENNAN
| fire department and their co-lahorers, the
members Of the Order of Railway Con-
ductors.
| Ii was decided that the BRENNAN queen
and her attendants should be at the depot
! to meet the Temple queen and her at
tendants, and early Wednesday morning
| the party began assembling. The pretty
| vehicles, decorated for the parade OF Tues
| day, in which the queen was the central
| figure, were formed at 10:SO O'Clock in
| front of 1.usk's hall and, headed by the
! Second regiment band, they made a
parade around the public square and to
! the union depot After wait of about
thirty minutes the train OF thirteen
coaches arrived, a stop having previously
| been made at the park for the large crowd
to disembark. Mr.. r, r, Fitzpatrick, the
| general manager of the excursion, escorted
| the Temple queen, Miss Blanche Halter,
| and her escort Prof. II. X. organ, to tue
decorated carriage occupied by Miss Mary
| Stone, the Brennan queen, and her escort,
| Mr. Will Lusk The two sovereigns OF
! the month of flowers were presented one
to the other and seats were then given
Pref Organ and Miss Halter in the car
riage, the two queens sitting together and
| the gentlemen facing them.
Upon arrival at the park 1t was found
that the audience assembled before the
! theater was quite large. Over 1000 persons
were awaiting the coronation. While ar
rangements for the exercises were In
progress, County Attorney j. p. Buchanan
| appeared before the curtain and made an
address of welcome. He was replied to by
Order Of Railway Conductors.
The curtain was then raised and the
coronation exercises proceeded with, The
| queen was sitting on the throne sur
! rounded by the attendants of the two
royal parties. Those accompanying the
Temple queen We're Mr.. D. w s Cox and
Miss Marie HILL Mr.. c. w. Fewell and
Miss Charlie Cooney, Mr. Charles organ
and Miss Bessie Dec Caufeld, Mr., Charles
! Denny and Miss Maud Sparks, Mr. Mark
Guthrie and Miss Clara Thompson Mr..
| Clay Stratton and Miss Edna Sebastian,
The flower girls were little Misses Ernes-
| tine Connors, Beulah Barry LottIe Halter
and Leta Rice.
| Prof II. X. Organ, to whom had been
assigned the pleasant duty of browning
! the queen, stepped TO the front and adj
dressing himself both to the audience and
the queen, made coronation speech
AS he finished he placed upon her brow
| beaded crown OF pure white, Miss Halter
rose and bowling to the attendants and
audience, replied.
| When this ceremony had concluded the
| attendants of the BRENNAN queen sang the
Queen Greeting Song" which had been
written by Mrs. l.. J. Lockett, dedicated
to Miss Mary Stone. The ten little girls
| who danced the day before at the corona
ton OF Miss Stone, danced again before
| Miss Halter. The dance was loudly ap-
plauded, especially that part of il in which
little Harriet Bryan and Baby Stone par
| ticipated. This closed the exercises and
/ the members OF Miss stones party went
10 the Temple queen and gave her greet
! ing.
After the exchange of greetings. dinner
was announced and all repaired TO the re-
| freshment stand, where they were served
by the BRENNAN ladies' The two queens
and their attendants dined at special
! table.
When dinner was over there was a band
concert given by the Temple band, which
! is under the leadership of the well known
| musician who made his home in Brennan
! for so many years, Prof. w A. Jakel. This
! concert was much enjoyed, large audi
ence attending II.
At the conclusion of the concert by the
! Mcdowell band Of Temple, the Second
! regiment band of this city, under the
! leadership of Prof. r. w. Ei1ers, gave
concert. The audience listened to 1t with
great deal of pleasure and each number
was loudly applauded, The Second regl-
ment band is popular with the people at
! home, and 1t wen the hearts OF the visitors.
A baseball game by two amateur teams
was an attraction during the afternoon
| and many were present at the park TO
spend the day pleasantly beneath the
| trees.
At night the MendeIsohn society, as
| sisted by visitors from Temple, gave
concert. which was followed by grand
| ball This concluded the festivities, and
| those who failed to enjoy the two days
| pleasure have not been found.