The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-10
Lsst by bit One Of the r, +. and '.
Festival.
Crowds Of People Still Flock to the Audi
torium and Industrial Hall.
THE FESTIVAL WILL CLOSE THIS EVENING
Description Of Yesterdays Events.
Flower Parade Declared On--Pre-
mlums TO be Awarded Today.

Today will conclude tbs Fruit. Flower
and Vegetable Festival OF 1Sas.
DESPITE the bad weather which broke IN
,pon the festivities on Thursday continu-
ing yesterday with accelerated force. the
festival has BEEN success In every par
ocular. whda would but Dave been In
creased had the weather continued good
the balance Of the week. Houston. how
evSr, Is generally long on BAD weather
when 1t comes to big show, aud the fact
that three pretty days we're allotted Eer Oh
this occasion is something for which the
people are 1lilv grateful.
One OF the most regiSasable features re-
sultan. upon the bais weather Is that tho
flower parade had 10 be abandoned, a cir
cumstance very inud4 regretted BY tao
management, who express their apprccia-
ton OF the efforts OF the ladies and gen
tlsnien and children In Their work on tliei-
equlpage. II is generally conceded that
this parade would have been the crown
ssz event Of the weeks festivities.
Tfae bad weather yesterday dfl not deter
large crowd from visiting the Audi
teitum during the day TO see the exhibits
and enisy ths very excellent matinee pro-
gramme arranEei by Miss Francis Eiite.
al the children appointed TO participate
IN the entertainment were unable to b.
present, but Hsgbs band played delight.
ful selections to Till the numbers mat.,
vacant en- the programme as well Pa ths
ropnlar music FIR which they were en-
gaged
TIE chautauqua Square constituted tho
nfst number on the list and was n very
pretty dance. and physical extrr SO by TIE
Following children: ida Everett, Annie
Both Chew, Carrie O'Brien, Beryl Ssger.
Mamie Eig-n,- Verna Cdby, Julia o. Brien.
Rosine Huston.
Lftt!e Annie Bsth Chew was very clever
in TYPICAL Spanish dance, using castanets
aud the lance.
Tie skirt dance by Venna Colby was very
gracefully done. having a lightness of step
THAT would do credit to some OF the pro-
fessiSnals.
The Dark Town cake walk was executed
W Mrs. Mo1pa Beach and Miss Ida Ever
ci. both appearing in fancy costume and
SONG through some very graceful aud
ldueihabfe movements.
SIX little girls appeared TO such an ad-
vantage IN the dance Of the Sailors Horn
pipe as TO receive a we'll lne,rlted encore
all these chlldren, however. were not given
on the programme. The "Hornpipe" was
OBrlen tiltlaaf
The feature OF the evening which seemed
o. interest the audience most was the con
test in Ralston ptyaleal culture class bv
Mrs. VIRGINIA Phelps. Mrs. Mona Beach
Miss Stella Wilson. Miss Lucy Clardy, Mss
Bessie Hughes. Miss Mande Shambiin
The Judges 10 award the handsome Raj
ston goid metal 10 the spGefssfGl contess
ant Wire as follows: Miss Frances Hite
Mr.. John Spewart. Mr.. II. T. Ring
The movements OF the ladits were won.
derfuny graceful and in perfect time with
The piano music. lecr II long time II would
nave been very difficult b pick TIE w.n
ner. and second aAempt by four young
iadies VINO were very close together in
point of merit was necessary before n de-
cisipn could be made. hfter Difficulty.
eowever II was unanimously decided that
MISS Lucy Clarfiy had won, and she was
awarded the metal.
The concert under .ae direction NJ the
Houston Saengerbund was the entertain
me teasura at the Auditorium last Might
ana the cold weather did not prevent n
very FAIR Attendance TO witness one OF the
h'ost pleasant evenings of the weeks les.
tiyities.
The Saengerbund Is one Of the fore,os,
male singing societies and as they made
thhdr appearance On the stage last night
iuli twenty strong. the audience gave them
an applause that proved their merits Was
well known and appreciated.
They appeared dressed In convention, n
black. each wearing a large white chrys-
anthemiian rs an up-to- date boutonisre.
while Mr.. Louis De Mouche OF the Victoria
county tobacco industry complimentsd each
with small souvenir cigar as made by him
aiia Tied 10 the coat button hole with a
SRlow ribbon.
The introduction was march by Herbs
band. entitled Austrian Army" by Ellen
berg, after which the Saeagerbund reni red
very fine German chorus. entitled Frs h
Hinaus IN den Sehatiigsr valid" BY q. A.
weiss, Followed by another entitled. still
sui, by u. CARTE.
MTssrs Otlo Moeckels and Schmidt per-
formed on pair Of zithcss and the music
was OF so excellent a zone ard richly sweet
as 70 merit an encore. but the gentlemen
gave way TO the Sasngerbund. who APP
peareu ~ one OF the most camlcal must
cal sketches ever seen in Houston.
They bad attired thems lives In true
OhinSe costumes, even with the queues
which streamed down their backs as In
CHINA Each carried q bamboo umbrella
also varied and peculiar Chinese instrr~
merits, supposed 10 70 used for the pursore
Of making music. Trev came srlnnit,y ,-,t
on the stage as though they were chorus
singers In the onera NMikid)r aid a
the wierd and pecpl ar gestures OF tn.
leader hentine time hegan to make sounds
from their strange instruments and hum
some little song soun-si-c like hees IN
swra ming time. The effect was as intend
ID very laugbable and they RESPONDED
chi0rfuily to 40 encore.
The baritone solo Of Mr.. William Freet-
nan was mastery production or "The
Two Grenadiers, showing the gentl s-nan
e p tne rossessor OK deep rich voice Of
This saepgerbund then concluded the