The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-08
HAP TALKS.
b Haphammer Has to Say to Our
Boys and Gir,s.

b Haphammer Has to Say to Our
Boys and Gir,s.
Happyhammers: The color letters
begun to come In when this page
eng prepared. Only four votes
kce!ved In time to be counted, but
will be a great many interesting
ftl@ next week. The first vote
pom Norma Fielder of huntsville.
Vets blue and white as her choice
club colors. Then Marion Clark
Rme town reached the IIapham-
ssk, and gave her reasons for pre-
Z rose and gray combination. The
rlor letter was from Violet Ircs-
Houston; she thinks there could
Ma prettler or more app ropriate
than violet and white. A vote
nbert Golledge of Ardm ore. l. r..
oy his erandpapa. is counted for
gray, combination that GER
@ great many things in its
lou see there were only four
ncorded on the first day of the
OUT each Hap selected different
moination. This indicates a very
contest, ana one that IL is hoped
We entertaining and structive.
UNA Felder's color letter there was
uce TO indigo, which she said was
making a blue dyeing material.
'@ma has touched upon a very In
y subject, and one upon which
well for the lIaps to have some
incarnation. Indigo. is one of the
~of materials in the world, and
'sn long before America was dis
used for making blue dyes
o'e now. and many of our clubs
no doubt wear a great many
ua' nave the indigo blue" color.
ay OF you knew that indigo is en-
~'.ined from the vegetable king
rs said that there are quite a
VI Plants from which indigo may
.s'so' but only from a few has II
wa prepared. The most important
'n's color substance. and that
s'neraily cultivated. is indigo tine
pant that grows from three 10
n'sh' and has little leaves or, all
ne OF its branches. or bIpinnate
y haturalists call them. 1t is in
|Nes that the indigo material is
wa these are well filled with 1t at
[."a when the flower buds are about
\. ~ Is then that the plant is cut
sna In some regions the same stock
ohe year a second and even a
aop Of stems.
asek the Haphammer will tell you
.."'so is prepared or manufactured.
""e member gives this informa-
seo'or letter. Remember that each
= Us expected to tell something
'~0r when he or she votes. Some tf
~ give the club several valuable
' 'he colors mentioned in the
~ incidents connected herewith.
n also had a great deal 10 do
!, worids history, and many stories
~" peace can be told about them.
! HAP must mention the color
M races OF people in the world,
lew interesting things about
!, see by thinking a great deal,
sou Biographies, histories and
49,. 0' BOOKS, and asking your papas
many questions. 1t will not
70 write about colors after all.
~. "on being made by the Happy
70 purchase an invalid's rolling
~ "ilora Long now amounts to
.n.,,s 'his rate We will no doubt
4, 81 10 buy the chair for her
/, ~nich is April IS. The Hapham-
sgt ,s ,'eh 10 the manufacturers to
!. ,,'s ' the chair will cost, and will
s..,., ~ Know in a week or two. In
III, ~, .hose who want to help, Sc
\, u'rthday Offering to our crippled
s'paanner. ~ contributions 10
l. n 81 OF those contributing this
WI !. names of those sending in a
lp,s ~ round in the letters Of the
sss,v maps who sent them):
!. f reported az.
u Dn,,s ri Paso,..... ......... 10
! o,ftn' Sweet Home. ...... s
i asor'h' Sweet Home or, ~ 1870 E
s a,'sna Jones. Muldo ,cI,'''''''' 3
y r.,aa.' cer' chappell Hin...... s
sr coIlss huntsville. ........... 5
sas ons.se' Ardmore. /. T.. s
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