The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-03
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

X. NJ. Johnston. chairman OF tine transpOr-
tation committee. ask for round trip rate
of 81 from Galveston to Houston and re-
turn. good for Tuesday and Thursday.
The school children taking part in Tie
parade Friday will be given free tickets
OF admission TO Uhe Auditorium.
The parade will form in the vicinity OF
the high school. Particulars will be given
later
Title colored people having withdrawn.
there viii be full days programme and
a concert by the Houston Post band in the
afternoon of the closing day.
The visiting newspaper men will be sup
piled with badge, which viii admit them
at all times.
Reports from all committees were ev-
ceednsly satisfactory ami the festival Will
surpass last year.
Don't be the last firm to decorate your
building. Get out your flags and bunting
and let lis Show our visitors that we are
glad to see them. Houston is well supplied
with beautiful flags and every one should
be- flung to the breeze early Monday morn
ing.
Subscribers 10 the Texas Fruit, Flower
and Vegetable fund will do the festival
management favor by promptly paying
the collector. Mr.. William Winnie. when
he calls. large proportion OF the Sub
soribers have already paid their ssubscrip-
tion.
Mr.. Douglas Naples win act as entry
clerk at the Texas Fruit Flower and Vege-
table Festival for all departments except
textile and fancy work and art. He will
be at the Auditorium from 1880 this morn
ing until & this evening, and it will be
considered as n favor Ii all articles for ex
hihit be taken direct TO the Auditorium.
The coupon tickets, which sell for 81 and
are good for this admission for six persons
one time or one person six times any day
or evening during the entire festival. VIII
be Offered today at the following places:
Sweeney & Fredericks, Ed KiaIn, llrupp &
Tuffly, C. Grunewald. Abbott Cockrell, /.
l.. Wolf g. Co., Mistrot Bros. 7. Pilot
Achenbach e. Schultz, w. l., Foley G. Co.
and Norris Bros. These tickets save each
purchaser so cents.
Mr. c. G.. Vogel is in the city arranging the
famous King Wilhem's miniature railroad,
which will be in operation on the sidewalk
directly opposite the Auditorium. This will
be a great treat for the children.
Organized Labor Day should be made one
OF the NEST effective and impressive during
the entire week. Every labor organization
in the city OF Houston should be in line
next Friday. 1t is expected that the great
labor employing shops and factories OF the
city will give their employees a half holiday
and that every union Tabor man in the city
Will be in the parade
The Houston Glee club have undertaken
the direction of the concert to be given at
the Auditorium Monday evening, Deem
Der 5. They have an excellent programme
and the Auditorium should be filled with
an enthusiastic crowd OF Houstonians. Let
us start the festival off with big concert
the first evening and then don't miss any
thing that occurs,
THE formal ODpuinp 0f tbp Tpyag Irrutt
Flower and Vegetable Festival will com
mcuce with the exercises at 1880 when
Mayor Brashenr will present the display
known rs industrial Houston" in exposi-
tion hall TO the public. Exactly at noon
with the mayor council officers directors
chairman and vice chairman. seated on
the stage, the Texas Fruit, Flower and
Vegetable Festival will be in full swing FOR
this season OF 1898.
The decoration committee. OF which w
j Hancock is chairman. are through the
work they had in hand and have turned
over the building completed and ready for
exhibits 1t is beautifully decorated. but a
more elaborate description VIII be made
later.
There was regular rush of exhibits 10
both ,lie art department and textile and
fancy work department Yesterday after
noon. Take your entries out II possible this
tSaturday) morning between the hours OF
0 and IL o'clock
All persons having rooms to rent and
WHO can accommodate visitors will please
send In their names AMI Number OF resi-
dence and number they can accommodate
and terms. All convenient 10 the Audito-
rim VIII do well to A.1swsr the above.
Address General C. C. Beayens. chairman
publio comfort committee. care Business
League headquarters.
CARPENTER work is about completed for
the dark room TO be used for the kinsSo-
scope exhibit and today men will complete
the work, so that everything will be IN
firSt-olass shape early Monday morning.
II is confidently expected TO be one OF tie
attractons which will please the public
the most. Mr.. Baumann promises to do
his utmost 10 mako this exhibit the hest
seen in tho South.