Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-07-21
COUNTY CELEBRATION
WILL TAKE PLACE IN BRY-
AN UPON THE ADVENT
OF THE NEW RAIL-
ROAD.
BARBECUE. BASKET DINNER.
Trade Observation-Disclosures
nament- Baseball-Dancing-
Parade-ExcursiOns from
surrounding Towns
Address by Joseph
W. Bailey.

ierday morning at the Office Of
Doremus IL Butler to discuss plans
for a proper celebration upon the
advent Of the new lailroad-the
date to be announced later. On
motion DR.. j. l.. Fountain was
elected chairman and Malcolm
Carnes secretary. The discussion
developed the fact that excursions
will be run from Taylor, Calvert,
Palestine and other points and an
immense crowd is expected. In
view o! the fact that the whole
county is interested in the coming
Of the railroad aud will be bene.
fitted thereby, on motion it was
determined TO make the celebra-
ton a grand county affair, and in
yite Madison, Grimes, Leon, Bur.
lesson and Robertson counties to
come and partake Of our hospital
iiy on that occasion. The features
of the occasion will be grand
barbecue aud basket dinner with a
trades display by the merchants,
parade Of secret orders, fire COM
pany, ETC. pageant of decorated
vehicles, grand shooting tourna-
ment, base ball, dancing and last
named but bv no means least al.
tractive and important, an address
by Hon. J, w. Bailey.
On motion Of Or. Geo. r. Tabor
DR.. J. l.. Fountain was made per.
manent chairman and given
general charge of the celebration,
the motion including the provision
that he appoint chairmen for the
various necessary committees, and
that these chalrmen constitute the
executive committee, and each in
turn appoint committees to assist
them in the work assigned to each
The following committees were
designated and the chairman whose
names appear below appointed by
DR.. Fountain. The committeeman
named 10y the various chairmen at
the afternoon meeting are also
given:
Invitation IL w. Doremus,
chairman; DR. j w Howell, ) L
Butler, W Il Saunders, II Rohde
Sam b Wilson, Col NJ W sims,
A d Mcconnell, Judge Spencer
Ford, X 5 Webb. VI D Cole.
Reception. 5. Moorirg, chair
man; j W Johnson. NJ Parker, q
W Smith, VIM Hoppe, DR. n NJ
McDougald, } + Parks, J a Myer,
5 NJ Derden, G. : Parker. ] h
Mike, J l. Butler, J c Kernole,
5 b Wilson, J Adams, A & Board
d c Zuber, c \ Adams, Jas II
Webb, DIR Geo II Tabor, John NJ
Lawrence, G. NJ Brandon, A 1
McConnico, ii Rohde, j n Law
renee, DR. W II Oliver, DR.. r II
Harrison, W r Thomas, Tylel
! Haswell.
Music-A. W. HOLMAN, chair
man.
Donation Of beeves, goats, hog
and mutton-S. b. Buchanan
chairman of county; VIM Hoppe
Joe Bats, Tom Gloss, 5 II Frank
lin, W Il Sanders, 30 Kernole,
W. Higgs, 5 NJ Derden, b /
| Knowles.
Grounds and armngcmenr-V
Wipprccht, chairman,
Barbecue and meats. J
Adams, chairmen; X NJ Nall, Ton
Sanders, Mack Sanders, p II Al
rington, Frank Wilson, W
lardlcy, J L Mathis, RIG Tabor
5 ; Kennedy.
Priyileges-ice cream, lemonade
etc.,-W. h. Saunders, chairman
Basket donations-Mrs. NJ. "
Sims, chairman.
Floral parade and decoration {
vehioles--Mrs. Anderson, chail
man.
Street decorations-W. r. John
ston, chairman; A NJ Waldrop, '
c Brooks, DR. W c Fountain, J
Webb, J W Leigh, John Y Curri,