The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-30
BANQUET AND DANCE

Given the Queen City Band OF Shelby
~ Vile, ll,, Saturday Night.
The members OF the famous Queen City
hand Of shelbyville, ILL.,, which accom-
non,ed the Southern Pacific immigration
agents on their trip through the state
wore riven moonlight ride TO Anger
hoefer's garden Saturday night and there
entertained for several hours. This band.
which consists Of twenty-five pieces. is
noted throughout the North for the double
reason that each and every member Is
worth $4,000 or more, and that they
tender their services free on all occasions
of a charitable or public beneficiary ma
ture. The following members Of the band
were present on this occasion:
George J. Pearson. director; William Tny-
lor, solo cornet; Bun Cramer, first cornet;
Afito Hamrlghous, solo clarionet; c. l..
| COPELAND first clarionet; X. Hamrghous,
| second carlonet; II. Benne Henton, alto
saxophone; c. G. Lantz, first alto; w.
| W ortman second alto; Henry OBrien,
| urst trombone; Jake Kensil, second from
| bone: Clint Kensil baritone; John Bennett,
BIB bass. John Rean, Eb bass; |. IL. Ruth'
| erford, snare drum; Sid Lantz, bass drum.
| Mr.. George Graybill of Shclbyville. ILL.,,
| was In charge of the car which contained
! the band boys, and as they stopped OF
| rosenberg to inspect the land In that
| vicinity, they arrived in Houston after the
remainder of their party had gone North
and Mr.. c. W. Hail extended them an in
vitation TO participate in a banquet and
! uancc at Angerhoefers on the HARRISBURG
road, where the following Houstonlan;
were present to receive them:
Colonel w. r. Slossun, ]. Il. O'Donell
Mr. and Mrs. George Z. Mechler, H. c
| johnson of the Bayou City rice mills, Mr.
aud Mrs. c. w Hahl, Misses Louise Davis
Nellie shannon. Hazel Cummings. Emmf
and Laura Clarkson, Adele and Marie Dam
eron Annie Bruce. Beulah Dickson. HALLE
Coleson, Florence Carter, Gussle Hail
Estelle Gather and Efie May Main, ani
Messrs. Bert NJ and Paul e. Cameron anC
]. Fl. O'Donell
The prominent members of tho excursion
party We're: Judge and Mrs. George D
chsife. sheltyvile. Iii; Colonel George
Graybill, shel5yyile, H.; Halas wilson
James Miligan and L. *. Scott of Sullivan
II; n. w Yantes, Shelbyville. H.; O., A
Growers, San Frapcisco, and Ben e. Blair
Colonel W. B. slosrcn was toastmaster
and filled the position With dignity an,
grace Before calling for toasts, Colone
ladies ana Gentlemen: When I serve
IN the army was taught the fundament'
principle that merit should form tn
basis for promotion, and ! wish t
h, Morse, who has done so much 70
Texas, and to whose earnest efforts ca
be attributed the success of this great e1
curslon, he promoted from the rank q
colonel to that of general, and that in tn
future the press refer to him rs Genera
S f H. Morse of the Southern Pacific an
! That Captain George Mckinney, the great
est immigration agent In America be her,
after addressed by the title of 'Colont
Mckinney"
The motion carried.
, In conclusion, Colonel Slosson remarke
that he had In his early life become pr,
JUDGED against the name of Morse throug
r acquaintance with a man of that nam
, who was n sour and surly individual, an
also on undertaken. He had changed hi
; opinion OF the name. however. after becon
f ing acquainted with Colonel Morse, VIII
, was the opposite by nature of the frs
Morse he had known, though an unde
e things, which he accomplished success
, fully.
Brief and pertinent addresses were mad
! by Judge ChnfIee, George j. Pearson an
George V. Mechler. Mr.. Mechler offered
vote OF thanks 10 the Queen City ban
l for their courtesy in rendering music fc
the edfcation of the immigration agent
4 md their friends Mt the cost of their los
, If time from business and their incident;
expenses The motion carried with thre
, cheers and a tiger.
The party spent several hours dancing
: bowling and promenading through the beal
Z tlful grounds. and upon returning to the
l chr all expressed themselves as having wi
messed one more evidence of Texas famor
= hospitality.