The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-22
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THE GALA WEEK WILL END wrrH
TO-DAY.
Parade OF the Fire Department Yes
terdnS Afternoon After Hard
Mornings work = fireworks
ToniRht-uther Features.

tets ana IN ftcat 81 eiiiSiNNt "NsNle9s
horses National asrs aaa ra7uiar scioe'
tions being varied with waitzes- poikas
ana dulcksteps
The fire department; parade through The
principal streets took place az $50 o'clock.
The procession was headed by Herbs
hand and the others followed Ia tals or
der.
| Chief Martin. IN command. With AS
sisiaat Chief whalcr.
Double buggy with Foreman nSmuih
ana sid wcsihcimcr Of Protection dFN-
ing tine span Of has horses
& Projection No i The man Ia gala dress
I and shC carriage 10 wotNins eFees -,
Z Hook and Ladder truck, with some slss W.,
CANT Pot plants In bloom and a multitude
sisaewau No. g carrying an immense
Z Sasttn No q elegantly decorated with
the coiors 81 Texas and 81 me laion-
Mechanic No. =.
Tue new steamer.
tho parade was very pretty Indeed ana
attracted much attentiou thouSh w lrets
- decorations contemplated by some or
the companies had hscl rsniesed impossi-
hte hy tbe severe work or the Inotiihs-
lhe fire boys motto, however. IS l'nly
show on that account IS always eNcusaoie.
The local wheclmen are very mitch In
,erested n the annual road race which
comes or this afternoon at o'clock. The
notice Was SO short that none Of the men
have had any opportunity TO train, but
nevertheless the entry list IS a large one
IN tact, the largest Of any ROAD race ever
ran ia the city.
iators IS the fact tnat the race viii start
ana uuish 81 .he Same point, being two
Mules ard return. making the length Of
tingCs fair the course Will be M hne con-
GJon. and ID Will be Jess thltn ntteen min
utes from the time the limit men are start
ed until the scratch men finish the race IN
order to de- which they VIII have tn ride
over t6e course IN fourteen minutes and
nE3cr rs the limit men VIII Doubtless
hans moru-
On account OF the fact that. an Of tii-
entries are not Yet in Mr.. Munger has ]
not made known the handieaps' me reL-
e~ca and timrkeepers have not yet been /
selected but the Judges VIII be = = /
Sharpe. y. e. Munger and D. h. Kennedy.
GWynne Teushy who has started more 1
Races than amy other man n the South and /
" hose famc as starter is widely known, /
viii oniciate In hts favorlte capacity.
Tle race VIII start from the corner OF {
Texas avenue and tanniu street at /
o'clock sharp and Herbs Light Guard (
occasion. Wll he stationed In the balcony /
u The AvWory building, Mistrot Bros. nave !
kindly volunteered 10 decorate the bal
nouy tastefully FOR the occasion.
Following Is q partial list OF the en-
tries. Niece, Patterson, freeman. Roy I
NNNfe- FL INdONoiiAs X. ~ DulluAst met Z
'r1neimer. Edmonds swlnforl, MontgOm-
cry. Berieth and Gill.
The nrst prize for club members VIII be
he championship medal which Is solid
gold aud studded with diamonds. IL is one
% tar prettlcst medals ever given in the
l-lIe. and Is at present held by Mr. GIL.
The winner OF the time prize VIII have the
lrFHese ot selecting any article 20 the
'Ellle @, $40. that amount having been set
aside 10 buy time prize The second
.r.zH VIII te sweater donated hy Ed
KAN, third prize an umbrella, donated by
lewis & Rosenberg. ard the fourth prize
beautiful silk scarf by Sol Colman.
There should BE- a good crowd on hand to
'ltHr-s the race, AS u VIII be very in
sFetinE The course VIII be out Texas
VENUE 70 Hamilton. Hamilton 70 McKin-
'eI, Mckinney 90 Milan. Milan to the
ai ~ the pavement AT Hadley Hadley
20 Main Main to Mckinney Mckinney
% Hamilton, Hamilton 20 Texas avenue.
va the finish Will bc al the intersection /
Z Texas avenue ana Faunin. from Inc
lUe point az the start.
The lltue ones a, Bayland orphan
Home A'tlc ones Who have not parents
a work Tor them and see that Santa
'laus nils their stockings. wiz not be
"rrotfsn. a party 81 their gro wn chums
ave raised purse and today viii make
T.anr mcnts o. have the busses 10 I
he aeme ahd bring them 20 town To-
l-NH fHht fh'F may see the many attrlc-
aye -4op windows the fireworks display
" iatrmond Fqgart and an the other Mt l
FACTIONS incident 20 this week Of weeks |
VI ans 'i these little ones. iu fact the NM
'rliy hay" meyer On their lives seen |
4'a . slsnf a- tgey VIII behold tonight {
I WI hr novelty 10 thrm-ln epoch In
r" home lt Grn o'clock ln the evening
u1 VIII remain To see the Nre,yorks
mere WI! Doe plenty VI room IN the yehl-
irt 10 carr buck any donations gener-
--N Incline people may feel Ike giving
wis a Rosenberg VIII ht ont all the =
iuNtne bets cen and fl years Of age I ;