The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-11
SOCIETY.


rainy and dismal. But few ladies were 10
be seen upon the streets, aud but little was
transporting in social way. Sunday night
the Katie Putnam Comedy company
played at Craddock's opera-house, the pro
ceeds going to the charity fund. She had
well.hlled house, and goodly amount was
aided to that fund. On Thursday night
the Hav.rlv Opera company opened their
engagement for the night and matinee
Friday afternoon They drew fair houses
and were highly appreciated by those who
had the good fortune 10 attend. On the
night of the Sth General Fitzhugh Lee lee.
tured at the hall OF the Young
Mems Hebrew association to a.
large and select house. Subject,
Charlottesville. good sum was realized
for the laudabe undertaking. On the same
evening Mr.. Eli Johnson, corresponding
socretary..of the New York State Temper
ance society, lectured nj the Tabernacle
church to small but select and interested
audience The fact that the cattle conven.
ton was In session at Fort Worth tended TO
lessen the attendance At theatres and lee
lures many OF our citizens being IN at
tendance there. Mrs. Gaylord Smith
viii lecture on the Indians In
the opern-house Monday night.
The people of Dallas should con-
slider themselves fortunate in having
10 many meetings OF prom
prominent organizations OF the state dur
ing the coming year, The first meeting OF
the kind Is that OF the Knights of Pythlas
which occurs the second week in April,
The session will last about five or six days,
and IL is expected that some twelve or fifteen
hundred knights will be present,
SO II behooves Dallas 20 put her
house In order for the occasion.
We must not allow set Of representative
men to come into our midst without pro.
pairing TO receive them IN substantial
way. This meeting will be followed In
May by tho Smngeriest. This will draw the
largest crowd ever assembled In Dallas,
The Press Association will also meet here
ut that time, and steps should be taken TO
entertain the representatives of the press
in a handsome style.
The meeting Of the stock convention Ia too
Tar of TO comment upon, but will be
an event that Dallas will be most profted
by, and the preparations for entertaining
these gentlemen representing this great
interest should not DO too long delayed.
Tho ladies' OF Dallas arc requested TO meet
At O'Clock on tomorrow afternoon, the
10th inst, In room 90, Grand. Windsor hotel.
Tho purpose oi the meeting IL TO organize
with the view OF building hospital,
All ladies' who are Interested and all should
he, IN this laudable undertaking should
be present. IL has been suggested that the
hest method 10 raise u fund TO place the
matter on an early footing would BIO to have
grand bazaar with lunches otc.,
curing tho Seangericst OF May and thisplan
will most likely BIO adopted. II could, with
proper management DO made to yield n
handsome profit. We trust the ladies OF
Vulluq will nj nupa uoai mud nruapign mad
carry this suggestion into effect, and
when they begin work We
shall certainly expect success,
unlike many Of tho projects started by the
gentlemen Of Dallas. Again lot us urge
every lady in Dallas to come out to.mor-
row.
The enterprise and energy of the young
ladies of the Dallas Female college "
highly Commcndablc. At the last session
orthc phiomathoan society, they resolved
to construct and III up n library hall more
commodious aud convenient than any they
have Yer had, This society Ia now In
mat iIourishlng condition, and tho public
In4' expect an open session To be given AT
~ ntry date.
Judge 4. Il. Wheeler and lady, Of Breck.
q ridge, Texas, are stopping nj the Grand
Winosor.
Colonel |; n, Terry, of Philadelphia is ut
y. ii, Weeks and wife, of Cleveland,
Ohio, are at tho Grand Windsor.
Colonel Sam II. Shannon, OF 81. Louis,
IL nj the Grand Windsor.
Alexander Bowling, of Hannibal, Mo-, is
registered at the Grand. Windsor.
Lovers OF artistic church music should
get round TO the Congregational church,
to-day, at least ten minutes before II
o'clock u. m First anthem opens up AZ
five inmates after II O'Clock, sharp.
Mrs. Loms Page handsomely entertained
a party Of friends at her home, Friday
(Which Tho snV,s Ereu , um. 'ase'
Ing themselves very much.
W. ", Hughos, OF 81. Louis, Is In tho city.
judge G. N. AldrIdge has returned from
Waxahachie, whore ho has been holding
court.
IL. A. plllsburry, representing u MANI
moth Illinois pillow company, Is In the CITY
and will unkc nallna hia kaudou,,,or. H.,