The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-19
HOUSTON DAILy POST. SUNDAY MoRNINa MARCH Io 1888

dress. The concert beglns at $50 .. m,
and the doors will be closed during the
| numbers.
There was meeting held In the room OF
the Houston Business League Thursday
afternoon for the purpose OF discussing
plans for the celebration Of San Jaclnto
Day. the 2lst Of April. The ladies were
asked TO attend and & number OF them re-
sponded. II was pleasant to note that sew
eral OF Houston's young ladies had taken
notice OF the invitation aud showed by
their presence that they took an interest
in the day and in Houstons celebration
thereof. Miss Nella Cochran. Miss Marian
/, Roberts, Miss Kate Morris and Miss Ina
Robb were among them and they were
Immediately put to work By the business
men. II certainly Is gratifying to see young
girls take thing of this Kind up and tho
prospect for successful celebration is
all the brighter for their presence. A COM
mittee. OF which Mrs. o. I. Holt was made
| the chairman, was appointed TO take en-
tire charge of the flower parade on San
Jacinto Day. The committee was composed
OF Mrs. Holt, Miss Roberts. Miss Cochran,
| Miss Morris, Miss Bryan, Miss Dickson
Miss McKeever and Miss Mamie House.
They were chosen by Mrs. Rosine Ryan
and Mrs. VIM. Christian, In whose hands
4 Wv ehobAhuh VI tut meeting, MT. n. II.
Sittig, had placed the matter and were
empowered to form subcommittee.
~
Mrs. Ike Harrison gave a party one day
last week in honor OF the seventh birth
day anniversary of her little son.
frankie, 10 which We're invited mum
Der of the children friends of the young
lad residing In the neighborhood OF the
residence, 1910 Prairie avenue Games
| singing, dancing and recItations were the
| order Of the afternoons entertainment
and. OF course, refreshments were served
Mrs. Harrison made 1t a point 20 see that
| every child enjoyed himself. and in that
| respect she was successful to marked
| degree. At dusk all had departed wishing
Master frankie many, many returns of the
! gladstone day and thanking Mrs Harrl-
| son for her hospitality.
The children who were there were Mabel
| Harrison, Miriam Edmonds, Mannuette
| Bonart, Henrietta Upper, Pearl Coleman,
| Pauline Calm, Bertha Housman. Elsie
| Calm, Jennie Freyer, Rosa Harris, Sophia
Richker, Celie Pesces. May Landau Hen
rietta pesces, Milton Climbed, Isaac 30.
naat Louis Wagner, Isaac Coleman, Je-
| rome Sampson Eugene 0pet Chimene,
Lawrence Upper, Abe Wagner. Joseph
Proctor. Charlie Kapner, Ike Wolf, Simon
| Freund. N. S. Houseman. Alex Wolf, Sam
Tiras. Leon Davidson. Joseph Richker
~
The Houston club held their fifth annual
meeting Tuesday evening and the men,
bers thereof showed their wisdom and good
taste in re-electing Major Dickson and MIR.
a. $, Hall TO the presidency and vice
| presidency. These two gentlemen are not
only good officers but they look their
parts TO perfection. Mr.. D. +. Bailey was
\ elected secretary and treasurer. and three
new directors were chosen-Mr. William
Read. Mr.. w. s. Hunt and Mr.. John Me
Clellan. Mr. r. s. Humphreys having sent
in his resignation 10 the club, as he is go
ing TO leave Houston. he was made an
honorary member for three years, the
first one on the records of the club. This
is very great honor, as the club is a
very swell one and doesn't throw It's hon.
ors about promiscuously. The house com
mittee Is composed OF Mr. Frank Cargill
chairman; Mr.. Lionel Hohenthal and Mr.
J. J: Atkinson. The directors are Mr.. w.
6. Van Week, Mr.. William Read, Mr.,
Sperry Hunt, Mr.. George Clark, Mr.. John
Mcclellan and Mr.. e. X. Dillingham; and
include the officers OF the club as well,
~
The Ransford chapter OF the Order Of
the Eastern Star had very pleasant So
cial meeting Thursday evening et the Ma
sonic Temple Tho order is composed OF
the wives and daughters OF Masons and
is charitable as we'll as a social organi-
zation A pleasant feature OF the meeting
Thursday evening was the presentation OF
gold medals to four of the past matrons
of the order in recognition of their work.
The medals were beautifully enameled
gold stars, fastened on by handsome gold
pin. They we're made In Houston by Mr..
Lechenger and were very dainty bits of
workmanship The recipients OF the honor
Mrs. Bertha Wood Mrs u. A. Ran
Aolt Mra " uf.1 a.
Black-were delighted and viii wear their
lovely medals with a great deal OF pride
and delight.
The Cadets OF st. Andrew had very
pheasant open meeting Wednesday evening
at Christ church parish house. After an
interesting programme they were ad-
dressed by Mr.. John II. Kirby. who spoke
earnestly to the boys ON what they could
do by perseverance and determination.
even under the most adverse circum-
stances. giving instances OF men who had
accomplished great things by their own
efforts. After the address there wan ar
exhibition drill, In which the young SOL
diers did themselves proud. The Judges.
Mr.. Brown Bolts and Mr.. Clarence Kidd.
who ought to know about drills. awarded
the rectors medal for the Individual drill
to First Sergeant Fred Clemens. Ser
geant Hoencke was good second, though,
and gave Mr. Clemens close race for 1t.
The Cadets are a fine body OF boys. aud
that uniform 10 respected everywhere.
~
There will be meeting OF the Shakes
peare Club at the parlors of the Capitol
Hotel Tuesday afternoon at o'clock.
This meeting is called for the purpose OF
considering a proposition OF Miss Big
CART of New York City 10 give con-
densed dramatlzation Of Adam Bed under
the auspices of the club. II is hoped that
the ladies' will carry this through, as the
reading, II IL comes in any way up to
the notices given to Miss Biggsrt, will be
an intellectual treat. If the reading is
given at all. it will be Wednesday at the
Capitol parlors az p. M.
There will be a meeting OF the members
OF the Lyceum Library Tuesday evening
at O'Clock at the library rooms in the
Mason building.
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