The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-19

technical proficiency, Is his tender loving
touch that brings out all the melody OF
each rotc that he strikes. He was en-
Enthusiastically greeted and applaudet. but
refused an encore. Mrs. 4. =. Gibbons came
next with q charming recitation, That
Old Sweetheart CT Mine" given in sweet
musical voice that turned tho poem into
a melody. She also refused an encore, al
though the audience loudly demanded one.
Mr.. Savage's song Tho Song of Faith
was enc OF the gems OF the evening. His
! fnc voice fiiled the hall with its beauti
/ full message. each word going to the hearts
/ Of his listeners. Winged by such pure tones
/ they could not fail to find their way into
the soul. He, too, followed the example OF
these before him in refusing another song
! to the clamor of the audience.
Then came Miss Bennett cf Fort Worth.
who took tho house by storm with her fine
rendering of kissing Cups Race She
carried the audience along with her, te..-
/ ing her stirring story to them with sucn
dramatic force that tears stood In many
| eyes before the climax was reached, Ihen.
| to show her power, she moved them TO
| laughter quite as easily in Don't You,
Charlie?'' which she gave in response to
an insistent encore. Even after that the au-
dience clamored for more, but she felt
| she had done Ter share and bowed her
| thanks. Miss Brinsinadc followed with two
songs from "A Persian Garden" In which
she showed the full measure OF melody
| and strength OF her fne voice. Again an
encore was insisted upon and she gave
lullaby of Chaminadis that was exquisitely
sweet and beautifully sung. Miss Imam
! then took her place before the piano and
| played with graceful movement and mar
Vicious technique Schubert's "Marche Mill
talre." The audience showed their appre-
citation of her music by demanding more,
to which she kindly responded by an OK
| quisitc "Reverie' by Joseffy. her hands
| flying over the keys aud gathering from
| them the sweet harmonies in the most
delightful way. II is pleasure to see Miss
Inman play, as well as to hear her, her
every movement is so full OF grace.
| The next number was TO have been a
| violin solo by Miss Stella Root, whose
place among artists is assigned by hearty
consent of all who have heard her. and
! whose sweet music was sadly missed, a
lame arm prevented her playing, although
| she had conscientiously tried to overcome
| the lameness UP to the last moment This
| was all the more distressing to tho ladies
| in charge OF the concert, as Miss Root had
| given up engagements In Fort Worth TO
| stay over and render them assistance that
! evening. Miss Kate Hume's voice was
| heard from the first time in public in
| Houston and the group of songs selected,
Sweetheart. Sigh No More an Irish
| folk song and "A Song OF Sunshine
tainly has wonderful force and power. is a
hne, pure, well poised voice and she has
| admirable control of It. Her head notes are
particularly fine and clear and the training
she has had is shown in the remarkable
heNibiity OF the voice. 1t seemed almost
impossible for SO much voice TO be hidden
! in the delicate girl figure that stood so
gracefully before the audience They were
not even satisfied by the three songs, but
| insisted on another so she sang Love Lies
Bleeding" very sweetly, being repaid
therefor by two big clusters OF roses that
we're handed her after the last sweet note
had died on the air. Mr.. Tilford followed
with an extrume. He recited three selec-
tions in his funny way that kept the au
dience in peals OF laughter, especially in
the story of how he had MIXED a COW and
! of Kosciusko, the dogs Then another ex-
trume was touched when Mr.. Oscar
Gareissen's magnificent voice filled the hall
with the stirring music of schumann's
.Marsellaise" that is brought into the
song was magnifcently sung. Mr.. Carols
sens voice has not only wonderful force,
but sweetness as well, and is one that stirs
every pulse. He gave Three Roses Red, -
by Norris, for the first encore and THE
Night Has a Thousand Eyes" by Leynes,
for the second, in answer to demand for
more. so determined as to be unrefusable,
and this exquisite gem completed the pro-
gramme, which was pronounced by all to
be simply splendid. Mrs. Presley X. Ewing
had had charge of II and the audience all
said that she had won their most hearty
approval.
The matinee given by the Robert Il. Lee
chapter on Tuesday evening was for the
pleasure OF the children and they were
perfectly charmed by the programme Of
dances and Rotations given. One most
fascinationg feature of it was a rag
dance" by Willie Glass. He was dressed up
in the stage darkey" style and his dancing
brought down the house, Little Mamie
Elgin gave song and dance and Gladys
Ewing and Norma Medium recitations.
The other numbers were fancy dances by
Gussie HAIL, Jesse Stansbury, Lucille
Lane, Eugene Bother. Rene Perry, Cliffie
Glass and minuet danced by Mamie
Elgin, Eugene Bother, Rene Perry, Gussle
Hail, Jeanette Appleby, Marjorie Hail.
Maggie Mckinney and Lucille Lane. Prof.
Beach took all the care Of training the
children, who belong to his dancing class,
and was an efficient assistant to Mrs. l..
7. Moves, who had charge Of the matinee.
~
The fourth annual convention OF the
Southwestern Ice Manufacturers associa-
| ton, which mas done SO much lot tue CON-
fort of the South. that was held in our
city last week. had its social. as well as
its business side The fact that several
ladies accompanied their husbands 10 the
city made the social side of it all the
brighter. On Tuesday evening there was a
pleasant social meeting in the parlors OF
the Capitol Hotel. followed by hand
some banquet. under the Management of
Mr.. r. A. Hervey. Orchestral music added
its charm to the evening, and cake walk
furnished a great deal OF amusement This
was thoroughly enjoyed. being entered
into by a number OF couples with a great
deal of fun and spirit. The prize was
awarded TO Mrs. p NJ. Polhamius of Tex
arkana. and Mr.. A. Nicond, OF ST. Louis
The next day. Wednesday, an oyster
s.sasure VI ths
visitors. and at 2 p. M. merry party
started from the Capitol Hotel In a picnic
wagon and an omnibus, and drove out to
Dumier's. where an abundant supply OF
oysters were ready for their consumption.
long table was spread beneath the tall
pines, supplied with all the condiments
that are used by the knowing ones when
they eat roast oysters. as we'll as breads