The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-12

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=, Miss Emma Speed, Miss Ella Wigein.
MISS Mamie Lubbock. Miss Mile Dumble'
MISS Evy Bolts, Miss Lillian Lee. Miss
anna Price, Miss Anna Taylor, Miss Mary
Ella Taylor, Miss jeanette Jones Mis-,
rosa Hite. Miss Frankie Hite. Miss Bes.
sic Lidstone. Miss Brinsmade. Miss Alice
| Powell, Miss Fannie Giraud. Miss Edith
Giraud, Miss Libbie Dunn. Miss Ella
Smith. Miss Blanche Dennis.
among the gentlemen present were;
Messrs. Charles Carter, viii Swinford
j. A. Kyle, Austin Miller Tom Swearn
9oh, d. Z. Smith, Cllrence Torrey, W. r.
Hancock, VIII Wood, John Dickson. j. l..
Hudson. VIII Hunter, MIR. Aydlett. Messrc.
.. Milby Henderson, A. r. Chadwick
Brown Botts, Enders Huey, j. l.. Weed.
mildly Porter, f. A. Brulia. Harry Lee, r.
Hadiey Franklin, L. 5. Ware, Lieutenant
Alfred Drew, Messrs. Clifton Drew, Frank
Hervey, Charlie Hervey, George Hervey,
Oscar Reyaud, win Kendall, Jim Giraud,
X. A. Jcsey. Dick Scurry, MIR. Martin
Messrs. Joe Eagle, Collie Hutchinson, Sam
| larry. j. G. DeLacey, Edwin Warl S. A.
Glraud. Louis Bryan, Eugene Hudson, Mr..
| Junkin, Messrs John Burroughs. Jack Wa
| ties, Van Howard of San Antonio DR..
Short, Messrs Spencer Hutchns. VIII
| Curth, Amzi Jones. Gentry Waldo, Dell
| Dexter. Messrs. Russ Smith Hays and
| Rodgers OF San Antonio L. Ellis of Austin.
W. W. Chan berain. Massie Beovens of SUI
| Sarland. w. NJ. Tolman. w. d. Mcmillan
Sealy, Croker. Felix Huston. Tracey
| Dunn. Mr.. Keller of San Antonio.
| Mrs. John Giddings of Ennis, Mrs. o. l..
| Brown, Mrs. r. $. Stephens, Mrs. w. c.
Wright of Michigan, Mrs Powell Mrs. s.
Rockwell. Mrs Ed Flewellen, Mrs. J. NJ.
| Burroughs. Mrs. Freeman. Mrs. w. S.
Brooks, Mr. and Mrs win Gribble, Mr..
and Mrs. walter Torrey Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
| man Meldrum, MIR. aud Mrs Fort Smith,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Masterson Mr.. and
| Mrs Harry Fox Or. and Mrs Boxwell. Mr.
and Mrs. B. r. Herring Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff
Grunder, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lewis, Mr..
and Mrs. viii Childress, Mr.. and Mrs.
\ Charles Pescay. Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Foster
| Austin; Mr. and Mrs. Y. G. Ratcliff, Mr.
| and Mrs. H. G. Lidstone AR and Mrs.
| Charles Fitch.
T, large and fashionable audience witness
ed the football game Thursday between
Houston and San Antonio at League park,
including many society people who had
assembled in Houston from different points
throughout the State.
Only once during the entire game did
they display any real football enthusiasm,
and that was when Abrahams lioustons
right halfback, almost without interference,
burst through the throng of battling heroes
where the struggle was fiercest, tore around
San Antonios right end and after mag
niticent dash of forty yards, made touch
| down for Houston. after a little over three
minutes play. Then indeed the spectators
awoke momentarily from their lethargy
and rising to their feet as with one I'M
pulse TO do homage to a gallant deed
shouted themselves hoarse; but that was
all--they had seemingly exhausted all of
their enthusiasm
Although Waties. Staber, Barry, Dexter
| and others made good gains and tackled
| like lends, and Druesedow, Proctor, Sam,
! Lucky, Bonisseau and Glass tore great
holes in the enemy's ranks. to say nothing
of the terrible line buclting of san An
tonic 1t was no use, as far as accusing
the enthusiasm H. so deserved was con-
| cerned. The audience was not as "hoie
football enthusiasts.
The german given by Houston football
team IN San Antonio eleven was not large
1v attended owing, doubtless, TO numner
Of other prominent social attractions; Dut
there were enough present, notwlthstand-
ing In make IL one of the most pleasant
dances given at Bryan hail this season.
4 number of the San Antonio po9s were
,-reent ar1 disrlnved the fact that they
dance ms well as they play ''o''"'''
is saying mucA. .,, ,,a usro,
rho German did not last until the nsual
b,ur nc many desired TO spend part o.
tbe lime at the l.eLt Guard hop, but IL
uas nevertheless greatly enjoyed
very pretty little incident connected
with the Fruit. Flower and Vegetable Fes-
tiyal occurred last week at the Auuitoriuli''
on Wednesday evening the great Ne
hrasken William ]. Bryan, and the com ,
mittee of honor accompanying him. stoppe"
far a few minutes at the Auditorium our
ing their trolley ride around the city ine!
entered to view the decorations, ana sne
only lady present was Mrs. Waltes' Jus
Kittrell presented Mr.. Bryan. MIS- Na'Ves
made a nretty little impromptu speech o,
Welcome and Mr. Bryan, in his noble an
uncomfortable way, made one Of the most
ftting replies that language could express
Every one present was charmed win the
little scene.
Tho handsome residence OF Judge ano
Mrs Presley X. Ewing unexpectedly en-
tertajnei an hcEored guest on last wed
nesday evening.
Judge Ewing being member OF the com
mi,tee who waited upon Mr. Bryan III
Galveston. invited its members to be pres
emf % meet MIR. bryan at an impronpte
supper toge4her with the following a's'
tinpuished gentlemen: Judge Reagan Gov
ernor CuiDerson, Lieutenant Governor
eslrr i-Sa. j. W. Blake and state sen
ator Harrison. a., lo,,,
The gcllcry and entrance OF the hon'
were banhed with paims, and gentle m.sl'
gra oted the ears OF the guests "a Mi ~,
Ewing received them.' lnsll n'ine - me
eian,cd for such an occasion, as Inc
rooms arc connected by unusually iarg'
folding doors. These Ssfa threNh Open