The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-03

Life OF Cbrist-The Entry Into Jer,lsa-
lfn.-- Alone in Gcthsemane.- Betrayal. -
Christ Before plate. March to Calvary
Father. Forgive Them.-The Crucitixon.
BenediCtion
Recessional hymn -. Christ Church Choir
Tho work of securing subscriptions for
the rectals was in the hands of Mrs. O.
r. Holt and Mrs. l.. 7. Noyes and MS a
result of their efforts a handsome SUN,
which Will be applied OH the church debt,
was realized.
A novel entertainment will take place at
Bryan hall for the benefit of the Trinity
Mission on Friday, April %.
Friends of the contracting parties arc
in receipt OF cards announcing the marriage
OF Miss Bessie Winkler, daughter Cf MIR.
and Mrs. G. F. Winkler. to MIR Theo. j
Ollre, which will take place Thursday
evening. April IA. at o'clock. in the
Church OF the Annunciation. A reception
will be held at the house of the bride s
parents, No. 1910 Preston avenue. at $50
Ono of the most thoroughly original en-
tertainments ever seen in Houston was
the pronunciation bee" given at the Par
ish house hall OF Christ church Thursday
night for the benefit Of the Houston Ly-
ceum The attendance was not large. but
those who We're fortunate enough TO be
present enjoyed themselves thoroughly and
at the same time received some valuable
instruction in the art of pronunciation
Two blackboards on the platform of the
nan bore number OF sentences in which
there occurred words that would make
even the most learned professor hesitate at
times. The participants in the bee" read
from these in turn until a word was mis-
pronounced when they seated themselves
The one who read furthest. pronouncinp
all the words correctly rs he or she pro
crossed, was awarded prize, that selected
ior the ladies a two volume edition OF
FERDINAND and Isabella" going to Miss
Lavender. Mr.. II. j. kidder was the lucky
winner of the mems first prize, a volume
ON American literature, while the pooby A
Webster's spelling book of the vintage OF
Dygone years was awarded to Mr. A. S.
Richardson. Mr.. Kidder and Miss Laven-
der kindly donated their prizes 10 the
Lyceun.
Mr.. John Mason acted as master of cere-
monies and performed the calling down.
process when a word was mispronounced
me little talk he made at the beginning OF
me evening started The ball rolling and
after that the interest never Tagged.
me selections containing the Dig words
"i'"hSeu ny MISS Abby Hill, than
whom no one could have done the work
better, The following is n sample os The
difhcnlties the contestants had to con-
tend with:
"A party of bicycle excursionists. mast
o. them adults. arrived In Houston yester-
day and were conducted by a Post reporter
himself an adept at cycling, to divers points
o, interest IN the city. They first proceed
ell To the park cheerod by n concnurse of
along In, ihat
disiacal spot they spent an hour gathering
bouquets OF oxalis. clematis, spirea. .is-
taria and other rare flowers, with whose
Botanical nomenclature only they were
conversant, Towards noon they returned
to the city and visited the museum. There
tney round many interesting curios yidel :
icet several pieces of fine cid napery, which
purported to have been spun by notable
sixteenth century princess: some exquisite
ironwork, notably u gigantean yizor
wrought by those old artificers who
Gave TO barrows. pots and pans.
Grace and glimmer OF romance.
tThe rhyme in this distich Is one of EN-
merson's pootical yagaries)
Tho curator and his CONDUCTORS having
but fresmentary knowledge of these oh
jects trecent donations OF one OF orr trav-
eeled citlzons) were greatly harassed and
sometimes discounted nv the puzzling in.
quiries OF their visitors. but always an
swered them With exemplary patience II
not consummate acumen.
The next place on the programme was
tho Lycenni library. They fingered there
but mnment, finding, in the words Of
Mr., Blank Il suppress his cosnomeni
deficit Of the one thing neediul--books.
They then trayerscd the city again aud
found themselves ut the natatorium. The
sun shone with unwanted fervor aud some
~ thcsc unarclima,cd tourists were mem
srcd with sunstroke. One choleric old iei-
low who took precedence Of the rest In
ohinrrating the weather declared he was
threatened with cerebral paresls and that
lir face looked and selt as thprvh he were
s,lwer'ng f~~r, eomhra,icr - r,s~,la and
c'rsrl'a. Soma one dnrilv snps~l sim i-fo
ihe vatsr after which there was a sub
sihence OF both his choler and his color"