The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-06
THIS IS THE DAY
For Opeaias the Frdit. Flower ana
Vegetable Festival.
THE MARCH OF PLENTY PARADE.
The Industrial Exhibit Formally
Opens at 10 O'clock.
GOV. cULBERsON WILL BE HERE
Ana WIN Formally Open the Texas
f.. r. and v. Festival at the
Auditorium at p. VI.
THE MARCH OF PLENTY PARADE.
GOV. cULBERsON WILL BE HERE

The Texas Fruit Flower and Vegctaoie
Festival will be formally inauguratcd to-
day.
II VIII be the elimination Of an event,
,ownrds which much energy has been OK
pended and in which great deal Of talent
has bean expended In an endeayor to bring
about one Of the most attractive events that
Houston has In recent years attempted ana
from indications on the event Of the event,
IN, most sanguine anticipations viii be
fully realized.
The Auditorium today will be thing
Of beauty, stocked as it will BIO with the
best samples Of art and natures handl-
work, while at tho City Hall. Industrial
and Commercial Houston will be tYpified
by a exhibit none the less attractive.
Tho formal opening of the industrial ex
hibit at the City Hail will be at 10 a. M.
when Mayor Rice will formally present the
exhibition TO the public.
Following this ceremony, about IL
O'Clock, the March of Plenty" parade, com
posed OF about twenty floats loaded and
decorated with fruits. flowers and vege-
tables, indication Of the event, viii
mass On Caroline street and proceed thence
TO Congress. thence to Fannn. thence to
Franklin. thence to Travis. thence to Con
gress. thence to Main and out Main to the
Auditorium.
MIR. John t. Patrick Will be the grand
marshal OF this parade
Tho Texas Fruit. Flower and Vegetable
xhibH at the Auditorium will be formally
opened at p. m. with an address nv Gov
ernor culberson. who left Austin last night
and Will arrive here this morning
While these will constitute tho ohio,
events OF the day. very attractive musical,
programme will be rendered at The Audi
forum during the evening.
Al 8 p, m. the following committee will
assemble at the Hutchus House to nro.
coed to the Missouri Kansas and rryaa
depot to meet the Nebraska deleg atom that
VIII arrive at S;35; Mayor ltice. II. w.
Gslrrow, II, ID. Gribble, 7. W. House, W.
j. Cleveland, j. c. Hutchinson. Il. NJ.
Johnston. Il. w. Cave. Norman G. Iuurell.
+. A. ileitmann, Tom Richardson. ". NJ .
Read, George W. Kidd, NJ. +. Jones, q
j. Palmer, Joseph +. Meyer, o. C. Drew.
c, IL. Mildly aud w. A, ChIldress.
Committee of Awards,
The following is announced ss tho com.
mittee OF awardsro rtho various DEPART
ments
Department of Vegetables aud farm prod
uots-H, T. MacGregur. chairman.
Best county exhibit and special list.
a. IA Taylor city George \. Race, Hook
ley Henry sampson. ALVIN.
Hest community exhibit and mlscelnnr
Gus list--J. o. Carr, city; Major PM u
Peers. Dickinson; c. u. Peck city. Mira
II. Ryan city. avs
., DIST Individual and specimen exhiblt-E
heiher, city; G. j. Palmer, city: l.. L.
roster. Velasco; Joe Aiken. Hnchcock
sugar. molasses, ribbon cane, cotton seed
puo,s anu iexas mil paper stock.
n'hp larson, Henry Henke. Il w. Tay-
' " o. street, j. w. Haskins, city.
49,, cannon, galveston; NJ i.asker Calves,
nm, Nelson Davis, Austin; G. A. Adams
"ryah' elem bsssett, Richmond
rome cooking and dairy products-C. p
"arh chairman
nomo eooSing-Mrs. 7. X. Franklin.
Mis. Jorlan, Colonel j, W. Jones. A. car
sL,, %. Il. Carson.
nM,ry products-T, II. Thompson. j. G.
Hutcheson. Mrs. Piety Hadley Mrs Al -
howe Mrs. J, w, Barret, II. X. Cage II
Jones. NJ. Allen.
TeSutc and fancy work. embrplder,es.-
o. a. MistrVt. chairman, Mrs. n = M,
geIoid Mrs, James Price, Mrs. A &.
Dyer, MIS-. ]. +. Dickson.
Iesnle anc fancy work, other than ON.
rmidries-Mrs II. +. Ring Mrs trIo
powney. Mrs ] Burton.
Iooacco committee--A. r. Moore chair
MAN.
best county cxhibit-w. ID. CIevo,o,,
lnas D. foiman, G. H. Menslur cal
.oS'on
BEST Individual exhibit. leaf .obncco-.J
I'w " Ms, W, G. Moore. lamp Cook
Best specimen exhibit--J. T. Aux n