The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-19
10 GREET The BOYS.
- cheer me Texas Troops ON Their
zs Way 10 tho scene pf
Action.

.s A large number Of ladies asscmbIcd Al
ths pArlors OF tho Capitol hotsl yesterday
\ morning At g:3o o'clock and, after clcotins
3 Mrs. George Kidd as chairman aud Mrs o.
G, Drew secretary. thsy proceeded enthusi'
A at,cally to arrange TO present BASKET
lunch to the colonel and staff and the en-
tire regiment Of the First Texas infantry.
which embraced the infantry contingent Of
the Houston soldiers,
The train bearing the troops will be
broken up into four sectors The first sec
tion Ia expected to arrive betwecl, and 10
o'clock tonight. The Emmett Rifles viii
BE- on the second section and the Light
Guard on the Third. hence the trains con
talning the Houston contingent may not
arrive until some time Between 10 and Il
o'clock and the last section Billl later,
Each train will be stopped for a short
time at the Grand Central depot. but under
orders from General Ntabry tho troops Will
not b. permitted to leave the coaches.
This strict military discipline, however
will not deter the ladies Of Houston from
carrying out their noble mission Of lghton~
ing tho hearts Of the gallant soldiers, each
One OF whom viii be remembered with a
hssfet Of lunch. The plan OF Offering the
ltich. nicely arranged in baskets. was con
sidefed more expodient and convenient,
thereby giving the soldiers an opportunity
OF utilizing the brief time of their stay 10
bid a hasty adieu 10 their mothers. wives
sNeethearts aud friends and take their
lunch more lclsuroly.
Each basket viii contain lunch for six
men. aud viii be composed principally OF
Tried chicken. biscuit sandwiches boiled
tggs and small jar OF mixed pEklca and
cake
Mrs. o, 7. Holt the chairmap OF the
committee, requests that all b,sketa he
sent 10 her al the Grand Central depot at
o'clock this afternoon, with q Hat OF the
contributors, 80 that they may have ample
time to check them up aud assort them for
distribution.
This work will he done hy the following
committee. who viii be ri the depot from
b n m. to the time Of the arrival OF the
trains Mosdomes Holt. RYAN, Ewing,
Gray Hancock. GalbraItb, DYER Roberts,
Parker. KIDD Reichardt, Johnston.
The Houston Light Artillery will fire a
ea'uto OF len gums upon the arrival of the
trains,
All the young ladies OF the city are re-
anested to be at the depot dressed In white
with the National colorg and with ma many
flowers as they can collect, to distribute
10 tho sodiers,
All ladias contributing lunches are re-
autNed to nut their names aud address
with note 10 the soldiers In the Bottom
OF each haaket rs n special thought Tor
somebodys hoy whose dear ones may no,
be near.
The soliciting committee Is as follows
M1sdames Porter, Jsnkcs Henry. Kidd
DYER. Christian, Roberts. Stuart, waties !
a. BRYAN and Miss Evie Bolts.
Mr' Torrey has had flag made for The
Houston Light Guard, which will be pre-.
scented TO the company as they pass through
tonight, U Is pretty silk flag, Axe. IN
ecrihed Houston Light Guard Co \.
1st Reg, TEX, Inf The subscription for
the. Tag was worked up among tho old
Lisht Guard boys BY Mr. Torrey. \