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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-26

oold chords OF the Iohs,.r,u
lne wedding party pas 'ed on' narsn and
..ent aisies In couples while tho 49, ana a
ei ,rsn lelt by the center aisle ""u
ne sentitmen were all In fnii d..
maid W. whl.e gloves. The bridesmaids ana
si au vi honor were all In low mol, -
, white organizes. mos elahors.ass,.
n YET withal an air of pcrfcrt s.I,,,,'
,,ns. pilae was very handsome ana
Whit 'pp,opriste summer wedding gown n,
tulia s sa.ih win point lace and SHRED
.ui'e YOKE and sleeves. Over her ar,, ~ !.
an immense and exquisite bouonot - ~ ~, :
Uses and maiden hair fern. fled win 49,
"n,ve satin ribbon. Each Of the maids ~
, ".,,eu an arm cluster OF bride roses ara
maiden-hair ferns. ioSes ana
O., 10 church was handsomely decnrstai
ior the occasion. The entire dncor,,i,,.
mere IN white and green, but lust hehlnd
s enc pews reserved for relatives and near
l,ienus there was noticed row of seats
so y. py purple and white ribbons. re-
wit, iur we II. u N. club. Of which Miss
member. '' an "c''Ne
Alter the ceremony the party WAS driven
W tne residence Of Mrs. Fannie Anderson
On canon street, where an elegant receo-
.lon was rendered the bride and sroo, n.
lni' modern home, built on the old colonial
style, lends itself well to decoration. The
uaihtiness and beauty of the drawing room,
was preserved by orDamentations merely
OF roses and bowls Of white cut flowers. but
IN the back parlor there was heavy frieze
OF smilax and windows were draped with It,
The arches in the hallway were also hung
with the same.
Miss Whites idea Of white rose wedding
was carried out beautifully, especially in
the dining room. Underneath the glitter
Ing light of the silver candelahra from out
tail cut glass vases bride roses lifted their
queenly heads or Frustrated their graceful
forms on the white satin cloth below,
shrouded in a maze of mousselne de sole
and intertwined with the delicate smilax.
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At home she had beer much impressed by
the good accomplished by the Red Cross,
and she had come to America TO see II IL
were not possible TO plant a Red cross sys-
tenn here. There was no war. TO be sure
but it might be feasible TO establish
training school for Red Cross nurses. sueh
as are constantly maintained by most gov
ernments in Europe. where war is likely to
break out almost any moment. Her motives
were as praiseworthy as they We're am
bilious and her energy was practically IN
bounded
But, of course, she found OF looking about
her here. that the Red Cross propaganda
which che had mapped out for herself han
been carried on years before by an amer
icaI woman whom she had never chanc'h
to identity with this country, yet whose
name was known the world over as one Of
the greatest Of Red Cross apostles.
So Bettina Hofker set about doing me
next best thing and busted herself from
day TO day and week to week in nursing
the sick among the poor who dwell In East
size neighborhoods. There were then no
| university settlements, or, at best, they
we're new and hardly in working order, AID
most of the societies now doing such house
IN house work among the districts Of New
| York peopled solely by Europeans were
vet unorganizod In sense, then, Bettna
! Hofkere work In New York was that OF
pioneer. and though she had never re-
ceved the training Of nurse. IL was als-
| tinctly valuable and helpful.
..The Little Sister Bettira'' as some OF
her patients soon came to term her, had
| not been at work many weeks when she
met a young doctor at the bedside OF pa
| tient. Between the doctor and the anna
! ,eur nurse there WAS an interchange OF
condolences concerning their plans for fl-
ture work. for he, too had determined 10
devote largo part OF his life and energy
10 work among those who needed profess
slonal care but could not afford to pay Tor
IL. And. Of course. he commended the
| Little Sister Bettina" and cheered an"
| helped her in her work :,
oBtIt - he said to her one day. you could
he OF greater use were you 10 study nursin1
as a profession. suppose you leave your
post among the POOR for time to enter
| Mount sina! hospital? Others will carry on
| vour work among the poor until you ara
, ready t. take it up agGia.
This advice was warmly seconded by Rev
John Johns, since dead who rad becoine
as sincerely interested in bettina as wa'
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CLun Fon WOMEN FOLK.
Win nuGbsis and Its Work in Va.
riOus Sections,

Wives mothers. daughters, sisters, "
was 100 long name to give to one club,
so the clever women of Washington who
are its founders, coined word-"Wi-mo-
daugh- "-Wimodaughsis.
The club is just what its name indicates
"a home or club house for wives, mothers.
daughters and sisters-or. in other words.
a National womans organization with
headquarters at Washington and members
in many towns, North South, East, West
The society is a member OF the National
| Council of Women of the United States.
| being represented therein by the presi-
dent, Mrs Anna S. Hamilton; the vice pres
ident, Mrs. Ada G. Dickerson and the
Rev. Anna II. Shaw, the vice president
al large 1t is also a member OF the Dis
| trict of Columbia Federation OF Women S
Clubs.
One of the most influential members,
through whose generosity many depart
ments of the CLUB are established upon
firm foundation is Mrs. Phoebe Hearst.
wife of the late Senator Hearst.
The particular object OF the club is the
education of women in political science;
the mutual Improvement of the members
also to provSe such departments as may
tend to promote the intellectual and physi-
cal development of women.
The term of existence, as set forth In
It's constitution, is 1000 years, The annual
meeting is the first Monday in June, at
Washington.
THE work of Wimodaughsis is charging
and It's benefits spreading" said Mrs.
Dickerscn 10 the writer a few days ago.
Since its organization Wimodaughsis has
conducted classes in music, all modern
languages, typewriting, dressmaking and
practical journalism. The terms of tuition
are 81 a month for one study and 50 cents
month for any additional study.
The library aud reading room, in which
are found all papers printed in the Interest
of women, is one of the attractive rooms
of the handsome club house on New YORK
avenue. There are mothers meetings IN
which the audience Is free to question and
suggest or add experiences, thus strength
enng personal interest. The Academy OF
Forty meets to promote the art OF CONVEX
sation. and the magazine section to discuss
current magazine literature. The Masa-
zine club subscribes for the principal
| magazines Then there is an amateur
Journalists club and a whist club as well
as a mora, education society. What thd
| Young Mems Christian Association is do
ing for the young men In the country
| Wimodaughss seeks to do for It's members
Wimodaughsis even takes thought for
creature comfort, and has gone so far as to
issue a cookbook to which many ladies
of the administration, executive mansion
and cabinet, have contributed tried re-
cipes and the late Frances Willard {
recipe for white ribbon cakes. said TO b.
first cousin to angel cake.
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pReTIY*tt
4s4JUNe WEDDING

xxxJUNt WEDDING.
~ the prettiest of June weddings
of Miss Vera Belle Barbara,
~ # Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. c. Barber,
!, Earl Malcolm Champion which oc-
,he brides home. No. 91i Louis
,,.st last Monday night at $3.50
! The impressive ceremony was cen
So Rey. James n. Duncan of the
us,tjst church, and was witne sed
number OF friends and relatives.
vide was attired in white Persian
wa carried a beautiful bouquet Of
- notes of the. Mendelssohn's Wed
MARCH played by Miss Tula oden-
and Miss Clara Schmidt on the
and piano, the bridal party came in,
IA hv two little flower girls, Misses
eeoeu nroce and Wilma Mckee. Then
iis escorted by her father, and the
D'iN w. the brides mother, and mex.
s.,hsr and mother of the groom.
mo ceremony a rect ptlon was held.
VS. , was assisted by Mrs. j. p.
.,,' Mrs. Fl. +. MacGregor, Mrs. j.
a mlnh Mrs. David Woodhead ana Mrs.
nVt s,,ut Delicious refreshments were
y a,trr which Mr.. and Mrs. Champion
~ poerne, Texas, where they will
"A their honeymoon.
n.ror In which the ceremony was
ksryed was beautituiiy ueVoia'eu WIN
snolias. jessalhlnes' WI az pa -. ~
Inns aud white lines ana suspencea rom
ceiling IN front " 'n.s 80 ~ hn,,'r
eaallIu, n Mari The sitting room was
Y .s,sd in mink and the dining room in
together with Southern sm'iax Many
ely presents were receiVea.
The BRIDE has a,v ponrlar wbito
"Sr 10 the cashier of the Houst n
s,,ric street Railway company and is
| d in high esteem by MS EMPLOYERS. Mr.
Mrs. Earl Museum Su"' oao o -, wv, y.
acme ai''' '''
eet
a.. W. r. v,r vlecL for tre
Y. " A. r,hornsc,e Methodist church
r,nrsaov n,gbt was in every respect
s...,r, 90 ,ho FIRST both from :
-, ,ra artietic standnoint The orig
!, ,rogramme for the evening was
a.. ,ro,dah,o ohsa,oo an,
3oseh in'o y! Tue un' o''''.' '-''''
Ekness Of several, but their parts were
I'D BY others in a most pleasing manner.
M entire programme was admirably rem
Frei ana each contribution was repeated
encored, nearly all complying, much to
SInsled in social converse, while delicious
Suit punch was served, adding much to
i pleasure of the evening. The follow
I was the programme as carried through:
|hln and piano onatina' f. Herman
andoin and harp guitar-Melodies..
~. e. -. ... ...Messrs. Humphreys
sdtation.. e. e. ... MIR. Perkins
bal solo,. >. =. :. Miss Bursheim
asl solo-"song of Heart" .Tennyson
Mics RpS=ip Warppr
tdtation.. =. Miss woodward
focal solo,. 90. ... .. DIR. HODGES
)inio solo-Grand Valse do C,nnorl
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democratic State. But. whether she Is or not
can state on the highest authority that she
promptly furnished all the soldiers she
asked for. and hundreds OF her citizens were
anxious TO volunteer after tho states quota
was fun. There was some delay In muster
inE IN her troops on account OF a lack OF
equipment, and also because Of serious cpl
denies OF measles at several points. But
neither the want Of equipment nor the out
break OF measles can justly be attributed 10
any lack of patriotism among the Tar Heels. "
MOI o bit Of 1t, Mr.. Post. In the war be-
tween the States North Carolina sent quite
III go men into the service. OF this number
~ Oc0 persisted The three-yolume roster pub
AMI the WAR Records" Of the United States
government show how many persisted Ia battle
or in hospitals. North Carolina voted. IN 1860,
800 whites. How Is that for a good show
have volunteered 10 fight the Spaniards. That
docs not look like they were backward in
coming forward
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The pride Wore Pink.

New York World. Ia, :,
nv way Of variety, one of the brides OF
last week departed from the custom VI
dressing in white, and appeared al tne a.
TAR in rose color. This was Miss Henr,e.-
"a wanamaker, who was marriea 70 MI
,,,,ora Dudley spencer She is very blonde noe
and knew what she was about I'M wne acc orr
chose her wedding go ,,ild i IN White Hp nous
dlon p'e es Sole was vastly becoming. r ,ns
SEINE W. vas Sc set off with shower bouquet
" mink and white roses, uor,on the
r pS Of Miss Ed nso MorfSp touos
Of blue. This gown was , o. IIsa lace Miss
tafiet uns am, Mack Gainesporougn and s sns
bunch OF Al h Materially to the picture al
carried a s,sns satin suits Of the youihfnl
DageS.1
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= NAvisOwA WEDDING.

hhNior and Miss NAV
N,r white Of houston.
b"ssota, Texas, June oa-Tbs r,-v,
I.,,,. church of Navasota and the
kss. nome Of Mrs. Fannie Anderson on
n N, evening were the scene of one
t,t ya AOs' impressive and brilliant affairs
k,,, ssvasoia society has ever seen. The
!, c,,sS "au been previously announced
\, as sent out containing the names OF
thi,. sepn New Baylor and Miss May
,ao'uy after $40 o'clock tho w.i,,r,
4. was driven to the east entrance Of
n r .u.cn and alighted. They waited In
|lder N,, Mo resting while the orchestra
Eg BY MARI Brill announced their com
|ddienlv valsthy Prelude from Mendelssohn.
(Acrds ~ ,uere burst forth the familiar
ks cent .ne Mendelssohn march and down
b Mr. n, aisle the party was ushered in
Baker ~ ass Matthews and Mr.. David
Pc s,eh tncants who came IN in single
ksre M, maid followed by groomsman
kosse NJ. baylor, Mr.. Jasper Gibbs OF
laa. Mis- ~ susie Boone, Mr.. w. A. Shan
lsll Miss II ,',r Brosig. Mr.. Robert Ter
eiss Deho,sui'a Owen. Hon. e. A. Scott,
kss Ms,ah Matthews. Mr.. f. NJ. Perry
\ HOUSE,, Baylor and Mr.. Florian Klng
Poor, W a entered with the maid OF
NJ marrsa s Lois White OF Fort Worth
3. wSssa ea down the left aisle te, the al
fSiosrhs. sne was met by the groom, who
Pst raj from the right aisle with The
kadanrs MT Mf' Arthur II. Wilson. The at
kni-ciro naa taken their places in two
As tha s 81, around the altar.
fnasjel gar, strong voice of Rev. George
rs heara VI waco. cousin of the bride
loay ths,. pronouncing the solemn cere-
(Pas;ora,s :. vas faint murmur of a LisEl
y seeps which lent impressiyeness tt
1nen the orchestra struck the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-26
Wash Lawns aud
Organizes.

so pieces Printed MullS, SC
quality; our price,
per yard 3 lie
IS pieces Solid Color Lawn,
all shades and black, for
lining Sheer Lawns and
Organizes, SC kind,
per yard, DC
One case Organizes, floral
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quality, per yard .. Sc
50 pieces Fancy Organizes,
beautiful patterns, French
finish, worth i5c; our
price, per yard ~ TIE
33-inch silk Stripe Null, 25c
quality; special price for
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IS pieces 4o-inch Swiss
Lawns, black or navy
ground, scroll or floral
designs, an iSc value,
per yard ....... 10c
IS pieces Figured Dimity'
small designs for the little
folk, white ground with
light blue or pink figure,
the zoe quality; our price,
per yard ''0c
3}-inch Silk Striped Eta
mines, worth zoe; special
price, per yard ...... 10c
80 pieces 33-inch Solid Col
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kind;
price, per yard 80 1-2c
4o-inch Figured Batisle, the
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xorth caroiinn.s Patriotism.

Wimipgton q. CO MessenEer
The washington correspondent OF The hous-
,oa fre,ss, Post, leading daily in the sreat
sta,c. had this 10. say, and as late as the IAN
insteut;
..r,, ,eports that North Carolina has not
"a hsr quota are stoutly denied at the
Msr department II Is doubtful y M0r,o Sa re
ma ,.s,s ~' can be considered at this time, as
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The skipper used strong LANGUAGE to ne
ba go hui to his taunts the latter believes
spa,ter take that old tub out TO sea and Hob
sorize' herr he retort was greeted WIN
hurst OF appreciative and sympathetic isush-
Ter BY the passengers on hoard the vess ~ tnus
cb,rseterized II the ma5&rity OF the Ihaines
~ ssenger steamers we're efficiently Hopsoh-
izod aud replaced by comfortable moneIn
vessels the change would be welcomed hy
r,cst II Inc people who use the river service.
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Ladies' Shirt
Waist Special.

IS dozen ladies' bias tucked
white lawn Shirt Waists,
worth $500, for, CSC
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HoBsONIzGD HER.

= N skipper In tie Th""e''
Lordon Chronicle ,,s Gallant decd.
Iq Iieutenatn IIobson by ms sasa nort,on
,,tely 10 add word to the nau'u@ 70,
OF the English language, !, io etssm , one Of
e els ir,r,,est and most tumbledown q tne
MANY dlapidated craft Of the knn taat pin
ths silent highway. nearly roa,,a A.
barge at London bridge the olne' aa''
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NO SHIPS SEEN.


declaration of war, but there has been no
official confirmation that these GOLFERS
made a juncture with Admiral Cervera' S
fleet, and the naval authorities are inclined
to the belief that the Spanish commander
is dangerously near a coal famine If this
condition exists or is likely to arise in the
near future. Admiral \ Cervera's position
would be critical, even though he does not
meet the American ships. He will be much
in the position of Commodore Dewey after
being warned away from Hong Kong and
his successful attack on Manila. The Span
ish admiral will be in the Caribbean sea,
but he will be unable to get out of it. Not
less than 1900 tons of coal would be re-
quired to take him safely back to Spain
or to the Cape Verde islands. prominent
naval official said to-day that naval STRAIT
egg consisted mainly in knowing just the
condition of the enerny's fleet. 1t is for this
reason that the condition of the coal supply
on the Spanish ships is one looked upon as
vital, not only in foreshadowing any ag-
gressive tactics Admiral Cervera might be
emboldened to adopt, but also in disclosing
his chance of escaping from this side of the
water, now that he has got here.
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GENERAL MERRITT TO WED.
VIII Marry Miss Laura Williams, a
Charming Chicago Girl.

CHICAGO, May 23.-The formal announce
ment of the engagement of Miss Laura Will
liams, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Norman
E. Williams of Chicago. and granddaughter
of the late Judge John Dean Cation, to Maj
Gen. Wesley Merritt, military governor of
the Philippine islands, was made to-day.
Miss Williams is about twenty years DID,
a brunette, graceful and petite, but Of
striking appearance, with jet black hair and
eyes and brilliant coloring. She has re-
ceved much attention here and abroad, es-
pecially in London, where she was the
guest of Robert T. Lincoln when he was the
representative of this country al the court
of ST. James She was presented at the
Queens drawing room with Miss Lincoln.
Norman Williams has for number of years
been one of the well-known figures in Chi
cago legal and financial circles.
General Merritt was born in Illinois and is
a graduate of West Point. He entered the
war directly after graduation in 1861. In
April, 1863, he was appointed brigadier gen.
eral, and his services throughout the war
were of the most distinguished kind Since
it's close he has made name for himself in
Indian fighting, and in 1895 was made a
major general.
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first time. should act so much like regulars
and veterans. With the morning sun glanc-
ing from polished arms and trappings and
the s1lken stars and stripes and state flags
waving in the breezes that come from Mis-
sionary ridge, the sight was a glorious one
and inspired the most enthusiastic patriot
ism in both spectators and men in line.
The reSimental and brigade drills begun
to-day in the First army corps will DE prose-
cuted now with increasing activity each
DAY. Ihe men are being put through the
manual and slower movements and such
maneuvers as they may be able to stand.
1t IS not intended to force them to severe
work at present. the purpose being to inure
them gradually to work under hot sun
inspector General Breckenridge and staff
visited the park to-day and inspected the
camp of the First Division of the First
Corps, which they found to be in excellent
condition Sanitary conditions, however,
are to be improved.
A large force of men began work this
morning on the pipe lines from Chicka-
with water. An immense engine and pump
are now in working order and by Friday
of this week, every camp will be supplied
with the water from the creek. Work will
be commenced tomorrow on a pipe line
which will bring excellent drinking water
from CrawfiSh springs to the camp. The
wells are now furnishing plenty of water
but it is feared that some of them will give
out during the summer and the officials are
taking no chances.
The remains of George NJ Walker, Com
pany d. First Missouri who was killed
in TIE wreck Saturday. were shipped to his
family at st. Louis The other Injured men
are doing well. no unfavorable symptoms
having appeared.
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WILL COLLECT CUSTOMS.
Treasury Department Preparing to
Exercise It's Functions.

WASHINGTON. May 23.-In anticipation
or the early occupation of the Philippine
Islands by the military and naval forces
or the United States the Treasury Depart
ment has already begun the formulation of
regulations and scheme of customs tariffs
which will be collected by the military au-
thoritfes and turned into the treasury of
the United States as military contribu-
tion." That the President has authority to
collect the Philippine revenues under exist
ing conditions is not a matter of doubt. 1t
was several times done during the last war
with Mexico and the authority of the gov
eminent in the premises was sustained by
decisions of the United States Supreme
Court The court in a case which grew
out of the capture and occupation of San
Francisco and all the upper part of the
State of California by the United States
troops, held that the President under the
Constitution, as commander-in-chief of the
army and navy, had right to exercise the
belligerent right of a conqueror and to inn
pose duties on imports as military contrlbu-
ton for the support of the army. This view
was the view held by the court in another
case where 1t was also decided the capture
of Tampico, Mexico, by the United States
forces, though sufficient to cause it to be
regarded by other nations as part of our
territory did not make it, in fact. a part
of the United States under our COnstitu-
ton and laws. ut remained said the court
"a foreign country within the revenue laws
of the United States" The tariff rates now
being prepared by the Treasury Depart
ment will closely follow the Spanish GUS
toms laws in force in the Philippines. Just
what revenue they produced is not known,
but the assumption is that inasmuch as the
home government realized from them last
year approximately 100000, the actual
amount collected was $751; GOO. The govern
ment will assume control of the revenues
as soon as the principal seaports in
possession and will continue to control them
at least until Congress takes specific action
in the case or until peace has been declared
between the two countries
Secretary Gage to-day issued an order to
customs officers notifying them that the
port of Manila, Philippine islands, is block
AIDED by the United States fleet, under Adj
miral Dewey, and therefore clearance will
not be granted to merchant vessels for that
port. The instructions also warn officers
and masters of vessels that in undertaking
voyages to Spanish ports not now block
AIDED they run the risk of interruption by
future blockades and military operations.