The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-07
(CET FROM BRENNAN
Mstrlct Summer Normal Has Been
Located.
Ing OF THE OLD VOLUNTEER GUARD
"a. Held This Summer for the
purpose of decentralization.
Base Ball Team.

nh.m. Texas. May ga meeting
aid in the high schol this morning for
urpose OF arranging for district nor
achool to be conducted during the
,er. the attendants to be from the
les OF Burleson. Lee, Austin, Waller
Washington.
re we're in attendance Superintendent
Tarrant, Prof. e. A. Pace, A. G.
N. Miss Flora Cass, Miss Mamie
hiss, Miss Minnie Gillespie, Miss Annie
Gus f. Urbantka of Washington
Nv. j. S. Shaw of Waller county, A.
eibel and B. Milton Siebel OF Fayet.e
Nv. w. Schauer of Harris and Miss
lis of Lee county. Superintendent
ant was elected chairman of the meet
aud j. S. Shaw secretary.
"a chairman explained that the object
ho meeting was for the purpose OF
nging for district normal school TO
bnducted during the coming summer.
SIS Harris of Lee county proposed
the normal be held at Giddings. ex-
hing that there were number of
county teachers who could not attend
were held elsewhere.
of Shaw spoke for Brenham.
of. Urbantka favored holding the nor
at Brennan.
,minatons were declared in order and
ipgs and Brennan were the only
bs placed before the meeting.
ofs Pace and Urbantka spoke in favor
BRENNAN and Prof. Pace read a tele-
4, from Prof. James of Caldwell favor
Brennan.
vote the normal was located at
nham by vote Of II to 2.
Il motion was adopted that an executive
mlttee to be composed OF the conductor
a four others should be selected The
nbers we're chosen as follows: County
ge E. P Curry of Washington county,
"A. Pace of Washington county. Miss
ris of Lee county and c. C. Gland of
tin county
In election OF a conductor was declared
rider and Superintendent f. w. Tarrant
chosen without opposition.
was decided that the normal open
Q 20 and close July %. The tuition fee
fixed at So
charles Fordtran OF Austin county Will
borrow be 9S years of age, and Will
nd his birthday in this city. The old
,,oman has lived in Texas since 1881
has always made his home at what is
wn as Industry, in Austin county. He
hooking better now than he has looked
4 two years. He Is at present at the
he Of his daughter in this city, Mrs.
Il A Healy, and with Mr., and Mrs. Healy
y their children about him he viii spend
anniversary of his birth quietly. A
Ter will he served at the noon hour, at
Hch only the family Will be present.
! children in Waco, Galveston and Fay
and Austin counties could not be
ksent with him on this occasion or
Ire would have been a grand oelehrs-
Richard Cccke Of Houston. who was
3gader general in the Texas volunteer
ATd prior 10 the war, but during the
i was lieutenant colonel Of the Third
= as regiment. United States volunteers,
In tho city today.
tllonel Cooke is engaged in discussing
Ii the old members of the volunteer
brd the project Of reorganization.
Iring the coming summer a meeting will
held at some point to be hereafter
weed upon, at which time all commits
Rnr Of The officers in the guard will be
tned in and new regime will be es-
biished.r The best Of the old guard will
1 in the new, and the Texas volunteer
<litia will rank with that of any in The
Hintry. Colonel Cooke is now travelling
New York house, and his visit here
Is In the interest of the firm he repre-
BITS. He is an enthusiastic military man.
%rhe Brennan baseball club, composed
the young men of Brenham has been
organized for the coming season and Will
Pr number of towns for games. The
nv organization has elected n, Pennlng-
d manager and the following will be
Pc players: e. Pennington, catcher;
Il fr
lst base; ED Whitman, second base; Ed
|cCuen, third base; R. Turner, short
PIP Guy Cohn. left field John Hutch
son, center field; Louis Rial. right field
HEARTFELT. substitute. The club will
to La Grange for three games. COM
|encing next Wednesday. and will play
| Calvert, Groesbeeck. MeXia and Corsi-
fna' The club is composed of good play
Il ana while 1t is an amateur team, 1t Is
~ without some merit as an organiza-
Pn ana the boys expect to carry off win
ing games
IEarly this morning the children of the
|nrlstian church assembled at that
Fincs, where Mr.. A. D. Milroy, the SUI
frntendent, had arranged for vehicles
4 carry them to WAITS They were
kughing, happy and gay, and all had
per baskets and were ready for the
~ IN the woods. 1t was a happy party
fAl started, and they spent the day pleas
PLY The basket dinner at noon was
e)oyed. and Mr., Milroy, with the teachers
4 the Sunday school Joined with the lit
u Ielks in their rcmps and their games,
pIofalng an entertainment that made the
!esrt OF each one glad. They returned la, c
L me evening weary from the days sport,
nv each one glad that the picnic had been
'ravided.
There was another picnic party At Wat
ohs today The ladies Of the Exchaaga
lolel had arranged 1t, and with a few
nVned guests they started carly this
pornlng fer the resort just three miles
Tem town. In the party We're Mesdames
~ Childress, A, Hachler, AID Won Kalk-
..ein, Emma Linn, w. E. Dwyer, d. C.
,,one' G. B. Shepherd. j. r. York and
2 sses Sallie Robertson of Waco. Mamie
11unn ct Ladonia, Anna Higginson OF
: seo' Myrta Cook Of Oklahoma Alice
aye OF Houston, Claiborne of Jefferson
aary Healy, Ada Becker. Sadye Mclntyre
'ertha Becker, Ruby Gardner. Lille Hoff.
s - Mary Stone. Hattie wilkins Maggie
/. .idredge, lone Childress, Rlanche and
.san'r Wils7n and Masters Earle Dallas
my, ny Alfred Wilson. Mezsrs. Rush Nc
queen and c. B Shepherd were of tbs
'ssty' 50 that some one could carry watel
~ nelp cut at the dinner hour The daJ