The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-16
VOLKSFEST CELEBRATION.
Preparations for the Twenty Fourth
Annual Entertainment.
APPOINTMENT or THE COMMITTEES.
Assignment of Duties to tho variou,
Derartments-speciai Meeting Tor
NEXT Sunday.

There was an important meeting OF the
Houston Volksfest association yesterday
morning. with ]. J, Settegast. president
in the chair. and Alexander Bart,lingck
secretary, at the desk. The object Of the
meeting was chiefly to appoint the com
mittecs for the coming twenty-fourth
Nolksfcst. which VIII be celebrated on
| April q at Coomhs park. The following
committees were appointed:
Grand Marshal-Mr. Gus Warnecke was
appointed grand marshal of the twenty
fourth Nolksfest, with full power to select
his own aides and assistants and with
fun power to arrange for a grand pro-
ccssion or street parade.
Committee on Arrangements, Oh
Grounds Decorations and Games-Clifford
Grunewald chairman, and II. f. Mac
Gregor Alexander Barttlingck. Paul
| tioeck. Louis Rothman and Theodore
Muller. This committee has to arrange
all the festivities within the park. as well
as to arrange the different games and
amusements, and has to SEQ TO 1T that
| the park is properly decorated
Committee on Musc-Louis Rathman.
chairman, and William c. Heinze This
committee has to select and engage the
music necessary for the celebration and
Committee on Stands and Privileges
Iaul Flock, chairman; f. Hacker, f.
of this committee to effect the sale or
rent OF all necessary stand privileges
either at private or public sale and 70
OBSTINATE the places for the different
Committee on Gate-H. +. MacGregor.
chairman, with power TO appoint as many
assistants as he may need 1t is the duty
Of the gate committee TO sell and check
fees
:, Committee co... am, on Programmes Invitations
Barttlingck, chairman w. H. Coyle and
J. J. Pastoriza, 1t is tho duty Of this
Eramme, send out all invitations and at
tend 10 all the necessary printing and
advertising.
., Floor Committee William Butterfly
Louis Schneider, W A. Reichardt. Jr.
OSWALD Loeser. John Taken and DR.. II,
Micl1lroy., This committee. has exclusive
charge OF the dancing hall and ball.
Police Commttee--J j. Hussey, chair
man; F. Mundes. George Ellis. John
Ss ST.. John Tuffiy Gus, warneckc
Huttcrhy. William ~ Reichardt. Jr., aud
W, W Glass. II is the duty of this com
mittee TO procure necessary police protoc-
order IS preserved
ke,ceptton commit,ttee-I; J. setteeast
Wniam 9 lIeinze Paul rloeck clifford
Grunewald. S $. Ashe, Theodore Muller.
nr. Z; McElroy, John Muller. James 4
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HaIdcastle, c. f. Winkler, w A. Reich
ardt. John Tufflv c. f. Lnrge. j. An
drews. /. Mitchell f. Hacker. +
kalh, \. X. Taylor, John Latreyte. w W
Glass. .. Loeser w. II Coyie John
TaliSen, James Masterson, James K. r.
Gtllaspie. G c. Rugers, j. j Hussey. J.
u. May. Milt Geiseiman. H. T.. Mac
Gregor, J. J pastorza and Robert Adair.
This committee will represent the asso~
citation on the grounds and lend such all
10 tho other committees as may become
necessary and to see to II that all the
guests ana visitors enjoy themselves.
President Settegast has called a special
general meeting Of the association for
next SUNDAY morning, March % at 10
oclock AZ Turner han, when all the diff
ferent committees are urgently requested
TO hc present and are eypected to make
n rcport AS the time for action Is very
short y Is expected that the chairmcn of
the different committees will call their
committees together during this coming
week nud consummate all necessaries for
The celebration.