The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-22
THE SAENGERpIrN,

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THE SAENGERBuNp.
galveston long ago established her repu-
'atlon for entertaining and taking care o.,
societies and large bodies of people. Fer
some days past the streets have been filled
Win Visitors attending various meetings
anu conventions. The great convention OF
the Epworth league is now on. and next
! IN order VIII be the great State Saenger-
rest, which will commence next Monday
! and continue until Wednesday evening.
Ihere has been great deal of work done
| by the committees having this event in
charge, extending over a period OF several
months, but all ehe ARRANGEMENTS are nav
completed, and the prospects are that it
VIII be a success In every way. The com
mlttee has secured the services OF a num-
Der OF prominent singers and musicians
including Miss lnez Grenelli OF New York,
Mrs. Bessie Bell Andrews of San Antonio,
Mrs. Fisher Baxter Of Austin, Mrs. Alonzo
Nillet or San Antonio, Mr.. A. j. Il. Parker
Oh Galveston and Others
The programmes for the three concerns
wall contain the best music OF the great
masters, and the various singing societies
TO be present have worked long and ell
Enthusiastically to bring their numbers no
to the highest degree of perfection Among
the English singing societies will be the
san Antonio Quartette club, the Austin
Quartette club and the Galveston Quar-
tette society.
On Sunday five societies from San An
tonic and two or three societies from Aus
tin will arrive here, and reception Will
be rendered them in Turner hall on Sunday
night. There will be from $50 to 2uU mem
bers composing these bodies.
On Monday the remaining clubs will ar
rive and will be received by the commit
o hat
1t is expected that arrangements will be
made with the railroads 10 bring visitors
from Houston for the concerts al a low
rate 10 include admission to the concert
Much interest is being manifested in the
Bayou City, and 1t is expected that large
crowd from there will come down.
One of the principal features of The
Saengerfest is the "conlmerss' which is
held the last day of the fest 1t is in fact
a love feast of the singers The entire
number of the singers will gather together
in Harmony hall on Wednesday and around
the festive board will spend the evening
in song and eloquenes.
The committee has placed the price o.
general admission at 81 for each concert.
= SPANISH CONSULATE CLOSED.
B. j. Gautier, who has been honorary
vice consul of Spain at this port since
1877, represents that country W longer.
A reporter called on him this morning TO
ascertain what course he would pursue. At
first he declined to say anything At all.
Then upon being pressed he said;
you may say that ! have taken down
my Single and the consulate is closed"
The consul was with Captain Arana OF
the Spanish steamer Bonita when seen.
The captain said his ship would go TO sea
at o'clock this afternoon bound for Bre-
men She has coal on board 10 take her
across without calling ut any port en- route
for fuel.
Consul Gautier will simply go out of the
consular business. He will notify the
consul general at New Orleans, or some
other official of Spain. whom he can reasn
nv mail. that the consulate Is closed and
that he has turned the consular aiia"S
over to some other consul
There are only two regularly appolnted
consuls in Galveston. They represent the |
British and French governments Al!
others are residents OF this country ana
are honorary vice consuls
Mr. Gautisr did not say to whom ne
would ttlrr over his office. Btt as 'he
French and Austrian ministers at wan
Ington have taken charge OF spanish AZ
fairs there. 1t is likely thar ether me
French or Austrian consul wili De asker
TO represent Spain here
The Bonita Is the last Spanish vessei IN
mort The Paulina, which was coming ann
for which cargo has been engaged, ma
been stopped With no more spanish yes
seIv couaing in, 1t is possible. tna' the
c,,anisb consulate will simply remain
Closed during the time hostillties last.
NORMAL STUDENTS.
A crowd OF fun-loving, run making