The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-26

dancers and looked very sweet and cool
with thin snowy curtains draped with
sprays of Southern smilax. The porch
was illuminated with Japanese lanters,
but the light of the Paschal moon soou
| put them TO the blush. Within the scene
was pretty one, the fresh costumes OF
the young girls filling the rooms with
delicate coloring. Mr.. and Mrs. Mckee
! received and entertained their friends with
! charming hospitality. and assisted by Mrs.
| W. NJ. Baugh, saw TO Il that nothing was
wanted to make the evening pleasant
| one for THAR guests, who were Miss do
Marco, Miss Weir, Miss Baugh. Miss Bes-
sic Chairman, Miss Deoherd Calvert Miss
Lizzie stephens, Misses Kate and Mary
Hucher Miss Jennie Boring, Niles Earl
Arnold, MISS Belle Cohen. Miss Garnctt
Oldham, Miss Susie Hurley, Miss Maud
Hardesty, Miss Lucy Harrison, Miss Liz
zie Dwyer, Miss Maggie Ellis and Messrs,
w. II. Shaw, George and WIN Gibbons,
Julian Wright, Charlie Webb. w n Bolts,
w. II. Curth, Ernest Saunders. Vic an
drews. Julian Bberhardt. Theodore Ber-
ing, Bert Everts Harry Lidstone Dan
Smith. Jesse Alberts. Charles Archer.
Russel Munger, Charles Grlbble. S. wom-
ack, Hill Freeman Walter Harper, John
mic Moore and Dr. Noteworthy
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The Home and Parsonage society OF the
Shearn Methodist church gave one Of
their pleasant social afternoons last Non
day. An attractive programme was given,
with an opening piano solo. 'tTho Palms."
by Miss Clara Carter which was charm
ingly played. and followed by violin solo
by Harry Akard, accompanied by his
mother, which was very heartily APP
plauded. recitation by Miss Althes
Jones was also we'll received and enthusi-
astically praised. A dear little girl, An
ME Byrd Ynrd gave plano solo very
sweetly Indeed for a 7-year-old child and
Julia Fredericks, another little one, was
equally good Miss Myrtle Watson OF Yir-
gina played very sweety and this en-
1oyable programme was followed by a
course of refreshments Of q substantial
character One can always spend an hour
or so very pleasantly with the ladies of
The Home and Parsonage society, delight
tnlly entertained in their pleasant and
cordial fashion.
Tho Mansfield Dramatic club are max
Ing great preparations for their perform-
ances next month for the benefit Of the
De pelchin Faith Home association build
ing fund. There Will be two performances,
nigat and Matinee ut Sweeney & Coombs'
opera house, the dates to be announced
later.
The night performance will be three
act plny, preceded by short curtain
ralsNr and the matinee will serve to in
iTuuuce IN houston lnt novelty OF u COLI
tinuous performance. and the further
novelty OF 4 continuous performance by
amateurs, which. In the light OF past ex-
perences, would seem to be miEnorner
were II not for the fact that the announces
ment is made by the Mansfield club which
is assurance doubly sure that their pro-
posed continuous performance OF musical
and dramatic programme viii be q sue
cess.
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The Mansfield Dramatic club announces
that until further notice the club rooms,
IN the residence u Mrs. L. T. King. No.
1917 San Jacinto street, will be open to
members aud their friends on Tuesday
afternoons from to 7, The librarian OF
The club. Mrs VIM. Christian. viii be IN
attendance at these times TO Accommodates
such members as wish to take advantage
II the increasing library OF the club. Il
y intended to make these afternoons rep
'esentative OF the club and therefure In.
eresting not alone TO the members but
heir friends
The woman's club had full attendance
i their weekly meeting Wednesday. .Nrs-
rinsley read aud interesting paper e.
Aztec Civilization and Mrs. Keof1Il Is
mother on the subject. Were To Mo&o1 L
builders christiaDsg" She told Of Tho 1n1e =
ng OF crossss and other chris<iop - y