Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-16
INDEPENDENCE
CELEBRATION
ENDS TODAY
Greatest Celebration and Most Orderly
Held IN Maiam0r0s In Years Is Now
Going on IN City Across tie River.
Liberaiors Are Remembered.
GREAT CROWD MADE MERRY
ON THE PLAZA LAST NIGHT
Celebration Ends With Program Tonight
Which Will Include Patriotic Addresses
by Prominent Men. Music by the Band.
Vera Cruz News Cheered.

What J. declared Ia ~ the greatest. a.
well a. the most ORDERLY. independence
celebration held III MatamoroS III wears
will end tonight when the civil and the
military authorities. the children ~ the
schools. the secret societies and the pat
riotic clubs will gather on the plaza and
hear the remaining end Of a program
that was started Tuesday morning with
the boom Of ramon announcing the open
ing Of the day III years ago. when Mex
leo was given her liberty from the Span
ish rule.
Last night the plaza was packed with
an immense. cheering. happy throng. u
people made further glad by the receipt
Of news hat the American troops were 10
he withdrawn Immediately from the city
Of Vera Cruz, giving Mexico one other
assurance that peace was near in the
republic which has been torn asunder by
a war Of three wears standing. The kerr
meSsc was In full swing last night. and
confetti and the other well known ac-
compartments of fairs was thrown
broadcast among a great crowd OF merry
makers.
At midnight the civil and military
authorities. and the entire crowd gath
cred in front Of the municipal building.
and the secretary of the ayuntamiento
read the Act If Independence. afterward
receiving cheer after cheer from the
thousands who heard him. There fol
lowed a eulogy of the dead heroes by
Mayor saba. which was followed by mus
ic by the band. and the blare Of trumpets.
with the boom Of q cannon lending fur
Their noise At frequent intervals.
The occasion last night was made NOT
able hy the presence of numerous
Americans from Brownsville. and ~ no
independence celebration was held III
Brownsville. thousands ~ McxiclnS from
this city crossed lhc river Yesterday III
one long string. bent upon assisting III
making the occasion one ~ gladncss for
all.
With the break " dawn today the rp-
ncwed celebration was ushercd in with
the boom Of cannon and ~reveille by the
trumpeters Of the garrison In Matamor-
o.. AT $50 o'clock this morning there
was 4 parade in which were included the
civil and military authorities. the secret
societies. the patriotic clubs and the
public i'm general. At noon there was
more ~cannonading and ringing Of bells.
which ended the mornings celebration.
Beginning nj 1890 o'clock this after
noon. the following program will be rem
dered on the plaza. ending with every
body making merry in the krrmesse:
1. The Merry Widow-Municipal band.
>. Official AddreSs-capt. I. Treveno.
=. I'm Nuclo a Iii FantaSia."-Thc baud.
4. To Hidalgo." a poem-Miss Emilia
Gutierrez.
;. ~celaics dc Oro."-The Band.
q. Political Composition. reritcd BY
Miss Angelina q. Gutierrez.
:. Recitation. Independence" by Rodol-
"a Cells. \ student.
=. ri =. Regimcmto. BIZ the band.
q. Poem ~ ~. Antonio ~. CARA.
10. National Hymn. ny the girl students
of the city schools. accompanied by
The municipal band.
Following the program there will be
an exhibition of firew"rts