The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-19
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y |pr seek to leave thy tending Of tho vines
81 br all tho heat O. day. till IL declines.
hd deaths mild curfew shall from work
!< assol.
q bd did anoint thee with his odorous oil.
i wrestle, not to reign: and He assigns
& q thy tears over. like pure crystallites,
& ~ younger fellow workers OF the soil
!zX0 wear for amulets. SO others shall
94+4ke patience, labor. 10 their heart and
#@M hand
fom thy hand and thy heart and thy
sN#X brave cheer.
and Gods grace fructify to thee through
m all
2he least flower. with trimming cup,
;;H& may stand
md share its dewdrop with another near.
2H Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
4 East week | made mention OF several
lines Of noble work being carried on by
S{hc women Of Houston, but only gave the
4 beAutiful side of 1t. The medal has
fefersethe garment OF good work very
1<amy side; and IL is of that that would
Ike TO give glimpse On the reverse OF
~ shining medal we see a picture OF wo-
men in ommittees-committee ON re-
U6Bhments, on printing, pr decoration---and
fken the selling OF tickets! In this last de-
J.
take her little package of the detestable
utje bits of pastehoard and sally forth
s ID BELL them. oh, the misery of it! She
Goes, with quaking heart and quivering
nerves into the office Of some man whom
Mo knows Is able TO help her and meets
ne weary, bored look of one who has so
much of this sort of thing that he is tired
Y ~ Heath of it. and II he we're not gen.
{t{&man would turn her out of the office
4 without the least ceremony-and she
know 1t! The man hands her out the
dole OF money, she goes out: OH then, II
y ~ could only go somewhere and have
& good cry But no, that home must be
K BUM that monument raised, and this is
<{ho5only way to do it. SO she swallows
+ that big lump in her throat and goes brave
( ~ On and on until worn out by wear and
&t4f of body and soul she goes home, per-
S46ape to find dinner waiting, and an Inn
klent often decidedly cross, husband
E&W1ating her.
Well hear you saying why do 1t.
Sill because 1t must be done. the little
Z ktidren, the homeless, must be cared for.
4 4&4 the city Of Houston can not afford to
Il h&8any longer without public square or
lone mark of respect to the soldiers of
}hoS Confederate war. That.is disgrace
& &hxt must be taken away. And men will
\ never do any one of these things. Just
p fancy the men of Houston voluntarily
3 tpl!ding Faith Home? ] wonder II any
i me believes that they would do it. What
B would | give to see them take their turn
e. * IL just for a refreshing change! Would
f n Tot be the most delightful thing irnag-
4 luable to see a number of Houston's bust
u61e men start out 10 give concert!
4 Icy one OF them entering the drawing
fQ5tn of Mrs. Society Leader, sending word
itl1W<x< hs, l.n IN gpp 10 fAf0r lust
E&X minutes" and then asking her to buy
Nets from him. Why. there would be
n blue cloud hanging over Houston
WITH all the electric lights in the city
lid make not the faintest impression
( Sthe way OF light. oaths both loud and
Is RS would fill the air, and down into their
Tets would they go. swearing that once
3 of this--etc
E speak feeingly, as it was painful
Of my duty to assist in selling
4 Iets for the concert given last week by
Daughters OF the Confederacy, one Of
& m ! have the honor to be. That was
q toncert that any city would have been
81 md of--not TO mention the object, which
IS &6ne that should appeal directly to the
III OF every man and yet we had to
III @1Sk hard to get people to go there Think
&{fft! Why, ! honestly believe that there
5<9I not city in the United States OF the
| III OF Houston without public square,
&18 also believe that. If there is, that a
Gkoyement to take away that reproach
6ti1d be met with the contributions Of
{dpusands of dollars on the FIRST day II
Wx8 begun. Where can find words with
<yhleh to arouse our men from their In
}[IfEareuce and inertuess? Are the women
~. % II all Well. II we are, at least meet
- = = half way aud help rs cheerfully--
4 f{8d1y--thereby making the burden OF the
Work as light as 1t may be in your power
{8 Margaret II, Foster
The event OF the past week par excel
3ance was the concert given at Bryan
Hall Tuesday evening by the Robert E.
~ chapter, United Daughters of the Con-
\ fedefacy, for the purpose Of beginning a
nsnd for the purchase of public square,
On Which they intend to raise monu-
uent to the Confederate dead. The affair
MI a success not only in the fine pro-
& 1r4mme presented, but in the audience,
E9hh was distinctly representative of
Is f1o fowerF of Houston socisty. But 'the
QtnXs the thing" and the play is repre-
t1nfkd by the series OF attractive numbers
I a. sthe pr gramme was decidedly 1.-The
Il U}ng A dainty setting for these numbers
14o1 been arranged by the decoration COM
I. o&ekss, Mesdames Z. Il. Sydnar and Carter
VI W1ller, assisted by Mrs. K. NJ. J huston.
4h& stage was htted up with handsome
4 #rleres, fauteuls. palms and pictures.
n HI dark plush portieres that hid the
W[udows at the back OF the stage were
hid together above the central point with
Medallion portrait OF General Lee, and
I<cn them were draped in graceful folds
{4teither side. Portraits of Hon. jefferson
4 1--we, General Lee and General Stonewall
4 a8tE son were placed about the stage on
U@1<> Is. aud small stand held tall vase
~ Blink and white lilies. Above the por-
435fes and over the Madras curtains. that
I4d in either side OF the stage, grace
~ branches OF Southern smilax were
1.ned and along the line OF the footlights
% palms with tho green OF the forest
making net work Of foliage beneath
about them.
Aldridge Kidd opened the pro-
nme b. taking his seat before the