The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-05
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
A More General Observance Than Ever Be-
fore In Houston.
BUSINESS WAS ENTIRELY SUSPENDED
The Events TINT Took the People Out
of Town to Forest Park, In Porte
and Magnolia PARK.

| sion brought such an influence upon tn
business community as to cause NOR
general suspension OF business than upoi
any previous National holiday, nor wa
this the only influence that brought abou
this result Yesterday was the first Fourt
of July that has occurred since the mag
| nihcent results achieved by American
arms against a foreign foe, and It woul,
| be doing the business men OF Houston al
| Injustice not to impute to them some de
gree of patriotism as the impulse actuatint
them in their desire to observe the day
moro generally than they have hitherto
done.
II was an ideal day In every respect, {
| bright sun, a balmy atmosphere and
sufficient number of attractions at nand
to suit most any taste and TO make one
feel that it was holiday in fact as vel
as in name
The booming of the cannon at sunrise
aroused and startled the community TO a
full realization that the Nations greatest
holiday had dawned and set them 20 think
ing how they would divide their time
among the various events that mad reen
arranged for their delectation
The street parade OF the Red Men was
tho 6rst attraction of the day that brought
thousands of people upon the streets 10
soc the gaudily attired warriors IN thelr
feathers and war paint The parade moNeu
from the corner of San Jacinto and Con-
gress at $3.50. IL was headed by Gener"i
l. r. Waties. grand marshal, and his corps
nj aids. embracing Archie Anderson. Pat
owens. Geo Glass, J. q, Blackburn. d. b.
Perkins, Ed Wiess. II. 7. Thomas n. "
Gerard, with A. Osborne bearing the col
ors. platoon of sixteen mounted police
men led the way, followed by Lewis
band. Then came q lot of "savages' In
attire. followed by members of the dit
ferent tribes on foot and wearing the
regala of the order. Then came more
mounted warriors in their var paint, with
bludgeons and tomahawks. Herbs band
led the second section OF the line In which
were carriages containing officials OF hlsn
degree and about twenty-five mounted
papooses, all with war paint ana in war
rior attire This part of the procession
also contained the squaws, Daughters oil
Pocahontas. and very prettily designed
float representing the saving Oh Jonh
Smith by Pocahontas. Another troop OF
mounted warriors brought up the rear,
The parade after traversipg tSe differ
ont streets in the central portion of the
city dtsbanded at the corner OF Preston
and Travis, where many took the cars Tor
Forest park, where the day was enjoyed
with all of the diversions of an up-to-dat
H.. IN. al IL "a
Torrance thrown in by the Forest Park
Stock company. which presented the
Black Crook for the occasion With lot
OF very clever specialtles.
During the forenoon the following ad-
dress OF welcome was delivered by Past
Suchem George Il. Grggs:
1t gives me much pleasure to meet and
mingle with you, my friends, upon this
occasion. to congratulate you upon your
good fortune-that OF being citizens of
the first and grandest Republic. the great
est and nohlest Nation on the face OF the
earth 1t is indeed the royalist fortune
10 be an heir OF all the great and good
men OF this land-ot all the good, loving
and patient women; TO enjoy the blessings
they have bequeathed unto us for an In
heritancc. Who among the American peo-
pie can meet to celebrate this day .with-
out being grateful for all the work. the
toll, the prlvation. the bravery. wisdom
and courage of our ancestors?
But a century and quarter has passed
since we as a Nation was given birth. But |
200 years have passed since our country
was q vast wilderness. Inhabited mostly !
by the red men OF the forest. yet today |
every nook and corner of this great coun-
try resounds TO the tread OF the white |
mans onward march, Three hundred |
years-how short the space OF time--hard- |
Is tick of the great clock of eternity
hardly computable part of the life of |
ms planet couple of centuries since
me lew hardy, honest men settled upon /
the Eastern shores of the sea. learned by I
experience to govern themselves. grew
into a vast Nation without a king-where
every one is unto himself a kng--a gov
eminent that respects and recognizes a
man IN proportion to his gentleness and
government wherein titles
OF nobility have neither place nor power
IN our social or political affairs
But our forefathors did not nnd nm en-
tirely uninhabited country when they ar
rived They found instead people. the
very prototypes OF liberty, independent
manhood and democratic government All
their property was the common pronertv
OF the tribe. They were race Of peonIe
VINO would rather sacrifice their lives
nan lhelr personal liberty. From the
HUDSON TO the Mississippi rivers these ma
yves, v!z.the North American Indians
were banded together IN a powerful non
federation, known ms the league az fbe
lroquois, or the Six Nations and held full
sway for centuries before the pale face an.
peared 10 eneroach upon their territory
Il was this confederation Of The 49,,
ripes OF the red men OF the forest whose
'ss.em OF government was so wise and
VS. ,hat suggested to our forefathers the
we" OF a democratic and free government ,
,or themselves, resulting finally in tba
OF our present Republic. ,
ine inorninate extravagant and uurs,-
sonaple conduct OF the mother country 10
ware Tue colonies called forth fierce mat
latloh ana resentment among the colonists /,
lecessilatins the formation of score, So
'leues. whose final objects were indsnenS-
'hee ana free government. The mr., I
prominent among these societies was tha
sons OF Liberty" later known as the !
~ Tamlna Society" In CARRYING nut !,
ne active work of these societies. lbe
members We're OF necessity Connected 10
lhopt The disguise of Indians. so niosaly
were lheir operations guarded by ma !
gents and the police OF the government
" the close OF the revolutionary war and
fter the Independence OF the poople was l
Established the object OF these societies. {
'avlng been accomplished, they confeder- |
ted, declaring the object OF the new So (
lety 10 be Ito connect In indissoluble
'onds OF friendship American brethren Of \
TO the political rights OF hu- I
nan nature and the liberty of the coun-
After the war OF lsIe-i4 the various
rancbte again reorganized upon a purely :