The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-04

the public service, the service Of the coun.
try the highest standards now are being
exactcd for places high rs well as low.
In our new possessions which have been
left with us as one Of the results of our
war and which are IN our keeping, there
is az this moment n demand for the well
trained. educated Young men Of the Unit
ed States. The service awaits them.
~ wish for all the students of this uni
VcrSlty realization of their noble linhi-
tions, and for this university increasing
usefulness and prosperity.
He was presented with large basket
OF blue bunnets. President Prathcr and
the regents stood out In front of the as
sembed students while Gordon of sol
diors kept the big crowd back. The students
gave him a Iouslng welcome. When the
carriage col tanning Postmaster General
Smith pulled up at the main entrance he
WAS called on aud responded In happy
vein, telling the students of the great value
of brains and the wonderful opportunities
before them. Each carriage containing
members OF the cabinet was given the
usual college yell As " passed from the
university The party drove north to Hyde
park and through the beautiful grounds
surrounding the state lunatlc asylum The
return trip to the city was made In good
time, the party stopping long enough IN
front OF n public square at Eighth aud
Guadalupe streets to say few words TO
the negroes who had assembled at that
point IN great numbers. lie spoke as fol
"Thc greatest Of our blessings are liberty
and opportunity. and the wish that leave
with you Is that YOU may always enjoy
the former and wisely Improve the latter,
| Liberty and opportunity nre Keys to the
widest and hest development"
At this point the party went direct to
/ tho governors mansion, whore they dincd
| in state with Governor and Mrs, Savers.
Nearly every residence along the line OF
| march was decorated and attracted cOnsid
cradle attention from the party, The deco
| rutions were by far the most extensive and
beautiful ever seen In the Capital City.
| Every business house Congress avenue
| was drapcd with bunting of the National
colors, while the trolley guy. wires and
1 telephone poles were wrapped with small
! ilagS. Az the corner Of Tenth street stood
! Il large triumphal arch, with n mammoth
| crescent rising above the side through
! which the president entered had the words
! welcome to Austin" and the other side
/ brilliantly with Ion electric lights. AN
rnvolr." The president observed this while
/ on the way to the depot to resume his
/ journey Another massive arch stretched
| across the head Of Congress avenue at the
/ capitol grounds entrance which had these
/ words In electricity "Our President" Both
! arches were lHvishiv decorated and he
spauElcd brilliantly in the glare OF tho
hundreds If electric lights swinging from
the trolley wires on Congress avenue. y
lights vas suspended from the big arch
over the front doors of the capitol build
Ing and the glnrc of Its brightness attract
ed thousands of eyes Such an electric dis
play was never before seen in Austin Al
| the banquet tonight to the visiting news
paper men with the presidents party, Hon
| Webb Flanagan was toast master. Tho
! toast for guests wns responded To by Har
| nv West of the Washington Post Judge
| Julius Schutzc responded to The Texas
| illustrator"