The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-16

Nacogdoches; r. 8. Garrison. Simpson:
John NJ Claiborne, Kusk; s. Bergman.
Moscow; Joseph S. Rice, Huntsville; Rog-
ers Rose. Livingston, Dan Mc0ary, Wal
lisville. Texas.
The committee on home cooking met in
Bryan hall at O'clock p. m. Considering
the weather there was good attendance
and quite an enthusiastic meeting. The
committee was called TO order by tae
chairman Mrs. Bette Bryan. Mrs. 9. W.
WEIGH was elected secretary. and Mr.. j.
A. Houston. vice chairman EXHIBITS ana
premiums were then discussed. II was
decided to offer premiums OH the follow
Ing articles. also a premium for tne lar
gcst number OF exhibits: Bread. rolls.
beaten biscuits. white loaf, fruit, ponnd
and layer cakes, pastry. salads, sweet ana
sour pickles. jellies and candies.
There will be another meeting Friday
at 4 O'Clock at Br, an ball. when full at
tendance is earnestly requested.
what La Porte VIII Send.
La Porte, Texas. November i3.-Much
interest is taken in the approaching Fruit
Flower and Vegetable Festival to be he.a
In Houston Several meetings have been
held by the citizens OF la Porte and vari-
Gus committees appointed to arrange Tor
participation in the parade and to prepare
creditable display at the Auditorium.
These committees are working hand in
hand with like committees from the Farm
ers' Association. Details are last being
arranged and II is perfectly safe to say
that the maiden exhibit from La Porte
will VIE successfully with that OF other
coast country towns. The valuable aid OF
the ladies is, OF course, being enlisted. TO
them is assigned the department c. flow
egs and 1t goes without saying that it Will
be success. So numerous are the prom
Used contributions from all sides thai the
idea Of single float must, perforee. be
abandoned and float devoted fer each
flowers, fruits and vegetables
The Farmers Association held special
meeting this evening and made up list
Of what they could furnish. 1t must be
borne in mind that all this brilliant afrdy
OF farm products will be taken rom the
farmers garden in growing condition the
day before sending to H-lston. It is not
the idel to send prize taking exhibits Of
mature CT mammoth vegetables, but TO
place before the homeseeker the var1oAs
produ,ts just as they are at the time; CAP
bage and cauliflower heads just forming,
sud"OerTleS III UloSsCIn, etc. The follow
ing list OF grain, vegetables etc. is rot
complete, but will snow in part Whist La
Porte Will send. Irish and sweet Jotatoes.
both in many varieties celery, lettuce on
IONS. radishes. beans. peas, beets, egg
plant, cabbage, cauliflower cucumbers. to-
m-toes, tHnips, ckra, parsley, parsnips,
morse radish, rutaoagas, peanuts, can,a-
loupes, watermelcns. tobacco. grapes, figs,
oranges, Ionegranates, Japanese pcrsim-
mems, barnnas, strawberries, oats, corn.
hallr corn. cotton. sorghum. cow peas,
alfalfa, sugar cane. An apt suggestion
was made that in ordsr to show the de-
velopment Of the coast country and espec-
tally OF La Porte a banner should bn FRO
pared showing La Porte as a barren prairie
In 1893 and again in 1897 as a live ener-
geuc town, with indisputable evidence Of
thrift and enterprise. An abundance of
literature descriptive OF the town and COM
try VIII be sent with the exhibit and dis
tributed free