The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-09
COMMITTEES AT WORK


! The putton Committee. Programme
Comnitiee and Industrial Conn
rnittee Meet for Business.
Yesterday was busy day for several OF
the committees having In charge the DIFF
ferent details for the arrangement for the
Fruit. Flower and Vegetable Festival. De-
csmber to H.
The souvenir button committee met In
the forenoon at the office OF President
Childress. The following are the Laines
Of this committee: w. D. Cleveland. chair
man; w. A. Read. T. w. House, r. A Reich
ardt. II. b. Rice. Hon. j. G. Hutchinson, G.
| w. Bein. w. B. Chew. They we're all pres
ept except Captain J. @. Hutcheson. de-
tained In court G. w. Bein, who is absent
| from tQhe city. and w. b. Chew. absent on
| account OF sickness In bis family.
The following were added TO this COM
mittee; James A. Baker, Jr., A. p. Root.
o. L. Cochran, T. H.. Scanlon, Henry
Hcnke. G.. A. Mistrot. ]. Binz. Theodore
Keller, Il. w. Taylor, r. S. Lovett James
]. W. Jones. H. Waddel. j. ]. Sweeney,
r. Hartmann, Henry House, August Boring.
| G. Pilot, p. X Ewing, ii. Kirkland, Il.
W. Paine, G. a. Quinlan. N. s. Medium. +.
| w. Cortes. John Lyons.
These well-known citizens Will attend TO
the sale OF the souvenir buttons. 100 Of
which will be offered at public cutlery at
tho entertainment to be given at Turner
hall for that purpose on Monday night. No
vember ID.
I'VE are anticipating great success In this
unique method of raising money" said one
OF the members OF the committee yester-
day.
1--WE expect to sell not less than ten OF
these buttons on the night OF November 15
at 800 each, which will give us a starter
OF $1,000 We have already five OF the but
tons spoken for at that figure.
I'm addition to these fancy prices n great
many have signifiod their Willingness to
bid $40 and SIS for the buttons"
The committee on programme for the
entertainment to take place at Turner
hall Monday night, November Is, met in
the parlo.s OF the Hutchins house yester-
day afternoon. Captain Frank Reichardt
presiding. The coming event was discuss
cd thoroughly, and n subcommittee COM
Jennie Berrng, Professor Toney Diehl and
Professor Frank Herb were appointed to
arrange the do ails Of the programme
which the general committee would report
Ut the meeting of directors to be held at
the office of Colonel Childress Wednesday
afternoon at o'clock.
The meeting OF the industrial committee
of the Fruit. Flower and Vegetable Fesu-
val, called by President Childress at his
office for o'clock. was largely attended.
and several important decisions looking
To the welfare of the industrial exhibit,
were made
President Child?ess opened the meeting
ny making n short address, in which he
alluded to the fact that the industrial dis
play would be nude ut the market house
from November to IL and that the ad-
mission would be flee. lie stated that the
exhibit would be fine advertisement both
to the State aud TO Houston: and referring
to the work of the committee, suggested
that owing 10 the largeness Of It. 1t would
pc feasible and proper to appoint some
sub-ccmmittees, with clearly defined du-
ties laid down. He said the association
had been very kindly rendered the use of
the market house. which was large. but
Thought that owing to the large number
OF eShihits to be made II would be well 10
! limit the space OF each exhibitor and that
the latter will be expected. to lake his
own ARRANGEMENTS In the space allotted
him.
| President Childrcss predicted that fully
| $4,000 people would be present turing the
| festival week 00o OF whom he thought
would come from abroad
| air. u. llartwell said he feared that
II the exhibits We're made in market hall
thai IT would prevent him from making an
extensive exhibit, and suggested the
Feasibility of getting the Tilbrook building
| tor that purpose,
Mr.. Childrcsa called attention to the fact
that the Latter place WINS not large enough.
ana II was further suggested by Mr., Tom
Richardson that the light was bad
Nj iartwell yi,lde0 the po.rt anl said
that while he nal hoped to ,ga,, an sx-
hiDlt wcishins 1000 pounds. he would In
any event, be able to make fair display.
Mr.. Childrcss announced that no admis-
Zion fee would he chiy;ol at The Audi
forum.
| MI. II. W. Garrow thought that IL nee
c,sary. the whole Of The market horse
could be rsed,
MIR. ChiGgc>s made fur lsr suggest ION
20 The con aztec that after ",ch Industry
las been represent ID tina, all the rrriesen-
tativc houses be called upon.
|
hrcwerles and leo plants could mako an
especially fine display.
MIR, Garrow asked that q committee on
| &c be aelcc,ei, and str. nardea tlled
that the committee could Wal. uhiii tho
applications for space were in before al
iotmen,s were made.
Mr.. Childress then brought IN the de-
slrahilty of making some much ieeded
repairs on the market house. Tha hall
| he snid' was IN excellent place Cor tho ex-
hihits but II needed repairs badly, that
u was e0SlOo feet. and 1t wouii he we'll
TO run through the center OF 1t. making
isles lengthwise.
Mr.. Garrow moved that two committees
b. appointsd. one committee on factories
snu The other on Who'll sale and r. tail
houses.
PRESIDENT Childrtss. on the mo,ion being
carried, appointed ms the first committee
u, w Garrow. II. f. Smith and II. r.
harden for the second COMMITTEES he an
pointed q. ,'Iiartwell. C. H. Mildly and
J., J.. McKeever.
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