The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-18
F., F. AND v. FESTIVAL.
Building Of the Industrial Annex Well I'm.
der Way.
ART WORK WILL BE WELL LOOKED AFTER.
Meeting of the Various Committee.
CnIicd--No Imported work in the
Fnncy Work Dcpn rtmcnt.

Work upon the building. which win be
known as exposition hall and be connected
with the Auditorium by an arcnway, Is
now being pushed forward. and the build
ing will be ready to receive exhibits about
December l. This building will be 1o0x10O
fcet, giving the merchants and mnnufac-
tcfers three times as much room as they
had in the market house last year All
desiring to make exhibits are requested
TO make either written or personal appll-
cation. written preferred TO Mr. J. u.
Gaiiott. The exhibit will 30 known as 1t
was last year. industrial Houston" and
OF the city are already arranging elaborate
displays Mr.. Garrett requests all 10 ap-
ply for space without delay SO that he can
have meeting of all exhibitors and ar
range for general plan of decoration.
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Mrs b. A. Randolph vice chairman Of
the Texas Fruit. Flower and Vegetable
Festival, desued to remind the ladies' and
others who VIII make exhibits In that de-
partment that Waterman will be on duty
from Friday night until the closa of the
festival. Mrs. Randolph said IL viii
nav on exhibition ten or n dozen valuable
pictures ana | expect TO be on hand per-
sonally to wltch those as well as other
works o. art which will b. in the depart
ment expect 10 call and deliver to the
Auditorium personally several eyuuisite
pieces of china. We want TO make the art
department very attractive aud Wish all
to understand that every possible preca,i-
ton Will be taken against danger"
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Iherc VIII be "A meeting OF The vegetable
committee held at the office of the Hots-
ton Business League Saturday morning
November 10, at II O'Clock. II is desired
that all members of this committee be pres-
cnt. Messrs. C.. w. Benson and II. w.
Wood Of Alvin. as well ms visitors from
other points will be present The commit
tes in full Is rs follows; Mr. H. f.. Mae
Gregor. chairman: Mrs. Bette Bryan. vice
chairman; Mrs. Webb, necond vice chair
man: Mesdames h. w. Knox II. Dumble.
n. @. Kittrell, Collins, Julia Huston, W.
Torrey, steele, Misses Grace Dennis Isa
Lloyd, Willie Webb, kittrell Porter, John
and Mamie Cotter Messrs, c. A. Taft. ].
j.. Mattingly. John Chids. II, T. sapp,
Theodore Hlllendahl and W b. Slosson.
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The Houston and Texas Central, having
announced extraordinary low rates for the
Texas Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Fes-
tiyal, December s to 10. inclusive, will lot
only advertise the festival. but rates for
the same In very effective way. The first
order given by Mr. Robbins was for 20 900
hangers. MIR. Eugene George will take
charge of the distribution of this large
nmount of ADVERTISING matter. and while
the hangers viii spread over
the state laigs number OF premium |
lists and special photographic matter adver-
tis,ing the festival.
The ladies Of Houston and those residing |
IN several Interior cties and towns in ths
State have gobten the impression thai they
WI nave TO compete with imported articles
n the bcWtile and fancy work department
THIS Is II mistake. rs the exhibits Will he
confined TO Texas Workmanship. Mrs G.
W. NelsoU OF this department has lust
eturncd from visit 10 Nayasota. where
he learned that some of the ladies M that
lily had given IN the idea OF making cX-
libits because they did not wish To COM
'ete with imported articles,
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Members or the Retail Clerks Protective
lssociatllon who have In charge the sale of
ickets for the entire week OF the festival
viii appreciate II MS favor II all persons
Who intend to buy tickets will buy them
# the clerks. There viii positively he no
rec liat outside OF actual working news
inner men. The officers. directors and
nbscribew will all he expected to buy
heir tickets. All Houston people are w
'ected TO pay their way.
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The chairmen of all committees of the
al Association are requested to meet Mt