The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-13

Iue Impsrtsst Committee Meet
ises % b Held.
IBn DIRECTORS TO MEET TODAY.


Thu .ouyerdr button concert and auction
3 Ia. "a be bebd At Turner Hall. Monday
evening, November is. gives promise OF
being the most delightful evening enter
X tainment ever enjoyed by the people OF
4 Houston. In addition to superb musical
4 programme, M which some Of the best
4 talent Of the entire South win take part,
4 several gentlemen will act rs auctioneers
n ana show that they are BY no means
\ novices In the calling
a 1t 10 expected that all ladies and gentle-
"A men interested in the building up OF
II Houston and South Texas will take part.
4 X will be On occasion upon which the good
people Of Houston can show part OF
Il their patriotism. Come out early with the
intention Of having good jolly evening.
4 Chairman MncGregor OF tho vegetable
a Com1nittec has formulated very excel
4 lor,t and systematic plan for making prop
"A or exhibits In the various departments. lie
( has arranged premium list and rules and
regulations governing certain exhibitions
II which, after being submitted TO the meet
ii ipR OF the directors this morning. II APP
II proved by them, will be printed In pam
4 phltt form and distributed for the informa-
Il ton of those who contemplate making ex-
1 bibits.
n The chief committee meeting yesterday
u Of the different subcommittee connected
4 with the Fruit, Flower and Vegetable
Festival was the textile and fancy work
committee, OF which Mr.. G.. A. Mstrot
Is chairman, This committee met at the
4 IIutcbins House In the afternoon with MIR.
Mistrot presiding and the following ladies'
present Mesdames H. f. Ring, s. X
McIlhenny u. =. Daviss, II. &. Lucy, II
I +. Smith, Ella Downey, T.. b. Parker, Mrs.
Pescay, Miss Gussle Howard. Mrs. Wig
4 gan. Mrs, Goodrich and Miss Drewry,
Il DR.. e. p, Davlss was elected secretary
present were Secretary Tom Richardson.
Messrs. John McClelland and b. f. Weems
anu Captain William Christian,
IA Chairman Mlstfot submitted a catalogue
1 of the character OF exhibits made In this
department at the Dallas fair embracing
I needle work. fancy work. decorated china,
4 curiositics, etc.
"a Mrs. Ring suggested that great deal
l could be eliminated from this list, and
thought particularly that curIoslties should
be stricken out.
4 Mrs. Mcllhenny desired information rs
10 how the exhibits were to be secured ana
was advised by the chairman that lust as
soon as 1t was determined what was
wanted circulars would be sent out So
Letting articles for exhibits come to be
"A displayed for competition and others to
n be simply exhibited
A lengthy discussion followed regarding
the scope OF these exhibits. Mr.. Christian
thought that 1t should be confined to South
Texas people. while Mr.. a McCleland
thought II should be open TO the entire
State, Mrs. McIlhenny thought that an
exhibit OF tho handiwork OF the ladies' OF
Houston alone would be very attractive
IA Mr.. Tom Richardson relieved the com
mittee OF any Ideas of shrivelcd localism
by stating that the object and purpose OF
this project was to invite people from
4 other States to come and see what Texas
Il could do, and 1t was not contemplated that
in any department there should be any
Irestriction whatever as to who should make
q exhibits or place articles In competition.
s He said that on the morning the show
opened there would be n large delegation
OF prominent citizens from Nebraska, Kan
shs and various points in Texas that would
meet here to arrange the details OF having
Texas properly represented at the Trans
A mississippi exposition, which Will be held
IN Omaha next year. which Will be an
III event. not OF local or State, hut of inter-
n national Importance. He spoke OF the VIDE
range being taken In preparing the differ
y Il cult details OF the coming festival gave