San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-20
The Calico BAH for the Belknaps


Benefit.
As the reporter wends his way
among the busy throngs filing the
city, ne hears many things discussed.
Now it is the "Press,n now politics,
now the Charity Bail and the Flower
Battle yet, like golden thread, the
remembrance of the Belknaps runs
through ali.
The ladies are anxious to make a
great success of their undertaking
and they are ready to take the
Press" into their confidence. The
president and the able chairmen of
each committee realize that in pub
lie benefit, for public cause, too
M UGH printers ink cannot be used.
They are conducting all things upon
purely business principles and no Of
fering, however small, but is CRATE
fully and approximately received.
They look forward to the
welcome the triumphant com.
pany on their return from
Omaha bearing the champion
cup" and resplendent in the uniforms
purchased by feminine pluck and en-
thusiasm.
The 18th of April is the day APP
pointed by the ladies for their great
undertaking, and a lunch is the first
thing on the program. Popular prices,
suited to the hard times, will figure
as the watch word of the campaign,
and good, solid, delicious lunch Will
be furnished for fifty cents.
There will be music furnished by a
committee of young ladies and for
once it Will be good manners to talk
during the progress of is.
In the evening the "old Casino"
will be lighted up-the lnckiest dane
ing floor in town. The tickets
for the ball are only one dollar
a head, including refreshments.
This is the most popular Of popular
prices.
No more lovely spectacle ever sp.
peared upon the boards than the girls
will be in their dainty calico costumes.
ces of those fair old days when "ho ne
spun" was the fashion.
Besides this novel peep into the
beauty of domestic life, this vision, of
the maiden as she is in her daily
round of blessed usefulness there is
the supper, finale never given at the
theatre. All, as the deeds put 1t, on
account of love and affection tor the
Belknaps)-One Dollar.
The LIGHT has made some fair
notes OF its own which it knows
will be of interest TO its readers.
Note The soliciting committee
has done magnificent work. 1t was q
strong one from the beginning and
both married and young ladies have
performed wonders.
1t has been remarked by one that
the Belknaps' name seemed to be
magical.
Note 2.-Mrs. Houston has been
present at the meeting of many COM
mittees, cheering the chairmen and
members by her presence and advice.
Note 3.-Mrs. John A. Green, ST., is
the treasurer and she is indefatigable
in the duties of her office. She has
still some tickets for the ball, which
she will be glad to distribute to vol
to sell to others.
Noto O.-AIs' Doh ESolly is Iuo CudlI-
man of the decoration committee. She
Is such decoration to humanity her
self that we may expect-gr things
from her.
Note Gall who want to remem Der
the good things their mother made
before they had to shift for them
selves (ro5ming in one house and eat
ing in another) come to the ladies'
lunch on Tuesday, April Goth.
Note 4 Mrs. j. Reilly Gordon is
| the chairman of the reception COM
mittee. A lovelIer one could not have
been selected. r. G. p.