The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-23
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I. door prins'"s
~,,h beautiful roses, and In an
49, nestled 10 the -Swect group
q ,srds--one of. lady noted for
s Of her conversation as well
W." ons Of the handsomest women
..-,he other that of prominent
,rap. wish they could know how
...ure those flowers gave me; not
!, heir sweet faces looking up at me
.',s,ly but by the thousltfulncss OF
4. AR streets, as you pass 'ou can
"a 1 notice the clusters of wild prlm-
-, arc blooming in the grass that
!. our sidewalks. Well, the streets
10 means ugly. bordered as they
,..sb green graeSynd overshadowed
statelv trees, but still those
y, add beauty and a charm that is
81. orr. A society reporters life Is
s,ns hard one, on the contrary,
brown by necessity into most
.,nl company, and among the bright
hut il is not all smooth sail
as far as | have heard, Is any
/. l;yed-and such little acts of kind
!. the sending of that tray of flowers
.us tie primroses on tLN wayside-they
\. beauty and charm of their own.
4, III Of thought taken for you. of 4
]. that the roses were Of the swae.est
ssst SO that they would give the very
rslmt pleasure, and the telling was very
|psi
xsmsa are known to be moro thoughtful
rn, things than men, and the second
"A vas, therefore, very highly priced,
,s,wIng that sometimes men eau take
M attention from extension of railway
~ reduction or raising of railroad
M, 10 think of fellow traveller, Who
| Viking along her way with what cour-
/ IL she can gather together. May they
f III find their pathways frightened by
|Iriness and thoughhlncss always.
Dallas, Texas, April 1s,--Dear Madam:
/ rStice in the Society Colmun" of Sun
|aJs Post your criticism, of late theater-
| RS and am pleased to see some one
urment on this nuisance, There Is
|rSsdy which has been practiced through
In East for some time and is still IN
4 sge AMI is successful in every respect.
| nd that Is have the manager of the opera
hay Instruct his ushcrs not to seat any
|as after the curtain rises, thereby caus-
|sg all late corners to iemain standing
|1iI after the first act. When this Is
ha once you will find that the next time
loo will run according to schedule. Yours
|tily j. WadJy Tate.
! take pleasure in giving the above
rtsf as It contains an excellent sugges-
|r1a 10 the theater management here. Not
Enly that, but shows that here is another
Prominent railroad man, a very busy one
ioo who is willing to spare a little time
ID say a word of encouragement OF
conan who is trying conscientiously to
rH UP few weeds in this beautiful
garden of ours. Thank you, Mr.. Tate.
liy your shadow never be less.
Margaret Hadley Foster.
~
Toe soldier boys had a happy home
rang Tuesday. All Houston turned out
80 them honor. There We're crowds at
" station to meet them; crowds at the
Emory to greet them and crowds at Tur-
~ Hall to gaze upon them in delight
'ile they enjoyed the banquet spread for
ISM Those who came early in the day
~ luncheon al the armory and then
iAnea those who came by the evening
van at Turner Hall for the, formal well
"1c The hall was brilliant with the Ma
'gn" colors. Flags, flags, flags, every
'a''e United States flags, Texas flags,
WIN Jacks and the flag of Old Ireland,
= giving brilllancy of tone to the coloring
ae room, Two long tables, with a
'Oss liable, forming Houston's initial let
Y 'ua Standing alike for Home, Happi-
's'' sno Honor were laden with all the
ny lungs eatable to be found. If ever
.ss mad a good excuse for grooming,
'sss tables had. Still they never uttered
n0'esl, but held their burden OF things
wv sha beautiful as IL they we're proud
! aeT office. They were decorated with
, M ana flowers, stacks Of arms with
~ ~ waving from their bayonets. Tiny
H. we're At every plate, perched upon
~ Wtamids of bread, but the old-fash-
NM, aome-like biscuits put the bread
~. SD 10 the shade. Yellow ana red
:, were strewn in and among the plat
i, " cold turkey, chicken, ham, roast
~, s0neae' salads, olives, pickles, straw
~ re cakes and all the good things this
~ is heir TO. Here and there were
III whose pots were wreathed about
-eolored cloth and above all the
~ eueIs draped with United States
4. sued their brilliant light. The stage
- mass OF bunting and flowers. flanked
M sac by the green flag of the Elm
II luz nu on the other the old banner OF
Nh. uV Huard that bears the records OF
NJ. many Victories on the drill ground
,psc,a na'i was pretty well lined with al
fbsv crowd when the word was passed
80 are coming" and the rhythmic
,eh ~ men in marching order gave tC
Ina neart thrill of pleasure. The,
uars with Captain Scurry of the Ligh
,pss ~ command. the men of both com
i -, tt,eiiowing. They were ranged about
rimaaes and on the entrance of tn,
em ~, i officers, Mayor Brashear bid
,ssrs "s'come home in short, earnes
sthsr ~ blessing was asked by Rev
M ~ nennessy, the mess call given ant
esssS en ieii to with flock OF prettil!
nart. siris 10 serve them. It was quite
silr.saie how many OF these charming
IA W. II took to serve some of them
ia e pleasure 1t was thus to serv'
serra VINO had done what they coulC
rive their country,
men we're certainly fine looking bod.
49, auu II they have been fed on "em