The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-31
AT BRYAN.
Advent Of The Calvert, Waco and Brszos
Valley Was The Occasion.
HON 7. h. BALL THE ORATOR OF THE DAY
Rain Interfered with hut Could Not
SPOIL the Good Time which
Had Been Provided.


Had Been Provided.
Bryan, Texas August 30.--The big bar
becue and trades display celebra ing the
advent OF the Calvert, Waco and Brazos
Valley railroad into Bryan took place to-
day, as previously announced The YEA n
er was not suspicious as rain at 1880
a. M. interfered with the formation of the
parade and another at p m. was great
drawback to the serving OF dinner Abous
5000 people were present There we're
no accidents to mar the day and had the
weather been suitable, the pleasure OF the
occasion would have been without alloy.
Crowds began to arrive from the sui-
rounding counties yesterday afternoon and
by night the town was full OF strangers.
They continued to arrive all night ana
the morning dawned with the streets
thronged. The city was in gala attire, the
decorations being many and all really
beautiful. Scarcely, If ever, has there
been town this size in Texas as hama
somely decorated as was Bryan on this
occasion.
The excursion train from Palestine,
Taylor and other points, being the FIRST
passenger train over the new road. ar
rived at 1880 a. m. and brought an I'M
mense throng On this train also came
the officials of the International and
Great Northern, the Business Mems
league OF Palestine and the city council
and band of that city. These organizations
were met at the depot and furnished with
carriages out to the grounds.
Other organizations in the city swe
the .lalvert Guards, the Shaw Rifles of
Navasota and the Rough Riders of Madi-
son county.
The Various organizations were assigned
to their positions to form and join in the
parade, which was to move from the city
out to the grounds at IL o'clock.
General H. b. Stoddard was grand mar
shall of the day and all the details OF the
parade were attended to with military
precision. The parade was divided into
two divisions. the first being commanded
by Colonel ]. C. Webb of jacksonville
and the second by Colonel j. c Edmonds,
commandant of the corps OF cadets at the
Agricultural and Mechanical college.
The assistants to the grand marshal
and the commanders of the divisions were
c. A. Adams, j. R. Astn, j. H. Alien, J..
w. johnson, w. s. Howell, Or. NJ. Francis,
Prof H. H. Harrington, T. c. Num- Rob
ert Tabor, John b. Mike DR.. r. H. Har-
rison, B. c. Pttuck, ]. E. Van Ripper, J..
F. Parks j. W Bats, A. F. Wilson, J..
X Parker. W. F Hutson. DR.. W. H..
Oliver. w. H. Nall and F.. Marion Law.
The order Of the parade was as follows:
FIRST DIVISION.
City Marshal and Platoon of Police.
Grand Marshal and stsff.
Colonel j. c. Webb, Commanding.
H. c. Kyle, Chief OF staff
> Palestine Band
/, Orator !of,.the Day and Distinguished Wis.,
itors in Carriages.
Shaw Rifles.
Calvert Guards.
Decorated Bicycles.
Decorated Carriages and Buggies.
SECOND DIVISION.
Colonel ], c. Edmonds, Commanding.
A. NJ. Furgeson, Chief of STAFF.
Third Regiment Band.
Rough Riders from Madison County.
Boys and Girls on Horses.
Trades Display Wagons.
Fire Department from Bryan
| When the parade reached the grounds
it was reviewed from the grand stand BY
the executive committee, invited guests
and the grand marshal and staff
5 After the procession had passed the
grand stand and been dismissed the ad-
, dress OF welcome was delivered by County
Judge A. G. Board Of this city, who. al
the close of his address introduced Hon
Tom H. Ball of Huntsville, the orator O.
the occasion. Mr. Ball began his address
by referring 10 the advent Of the Calvert
Waco and Brazos Valley railroad to Bry.
an and the sreat commercial benefit Bryan
would receive from it, He then launched
out into review of the progress OF this
country since the war OF the revolution
After this review was completed, h:
: touched on political issues. The cosnt
Q OF his address was ain eloquent panegyfit
for Bryan and the democratic party ant
brought forth rounds of applause
d Dinner was then announced and the rair
at this time interfered with ii greatly
Still everybody was served and there wal
plenty for all and great deal left.
The shoot at the celebration today wa
t SON ewhat interfered with by the rain still
4 there were number OF good shots from
different parts of the State, and some fin
scores were made. The best record eve
j made in the State of Texas at live bird
o was made today, ifty-seven birds out O
sixty being killed. There were six shooter
and three killed ten each and three min
each In another match at live bird
n forty-seven wero killed out OF fifty. Tn
:, highest scores were made by Sheriff TX
Sparks OF Giddings and Captain a. f. VII
son Of Hearne. The other crack shot
: were A. C. Taylor OF Franklin. Hill VIII
son OF Steeles Store. II G. Rhodes. o. +
Saunders and others Of Bryan.
in the baseball game between the Inter
national and Great Northern team Of Pal
S .stine and Bryan. the visitors won by
r score OF to l.
a The celebration wound up by a gran
!, fireworks disriay and the battle of Sal
Juan hill tonight at Kernoles park. Dur
ing the battle section Of seats fell and
lady visitor by tho name OF Heath wa
badly injured. Two little girls OF thi
CITY were also slightly injured
- ball closed the celebration of the ad
e vent OF the Calvert Waco and Prazos Val
Low railroad into Bryan, which was tn
d largest celebration ever known in the his
e tory OF the town.
Hearne. Texas. August so.-one of tn
q largest excursions Of the year passe
through the city this morning en- route 70
the big celebration al Bryan. The trail
was crowded. The ticket agent report
:. the sale of 100 tickets over the calvert
N Waco and Brazos Valley railroad an