The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-07
THE APPROACHING FESTIVAL
SOME NOTES OF INTEREST TO THE
VARIOUS COMMITTEES.
Work of Decoration Being Pushed at
the Auditorium-The Midway
and Dog show.


committee on fruits request the members
of the committee to meet at the Audi
forum Friday morning at Q o'clock to be-
gin the decorations. The following are
members of this committee: Mesdames
Nettie Webb. w. 7. Torrey, Elizabeth
Tracey, Harry Dumble. Cabeen Blake. G.
H, Breed, Robert Collins. w, B. King,
A. j. Wick, j. /. Campbell. Misses Estelle
Cardwell, Blanch Dennis. Cora Shepherd,
Mamie Caldwell. Anna Taylor, lisa Lloyd,
Marietta Dclgado Belle Dickson, Mary
Kidd, Lulu Bryan, Willie Webb and Cotter.
Mrs d. d. Cooley. vice chairman OF the
textile and fancy work department will
spend the entire day Saturday at the Au-
ditorium and requests exhibitors to bring
their exhibits Saturday II 1t is
possible to so. Those who de-
sire to exhibit in the textile
and fancy work department are
especially urged to fill out their entry
blanks and mail them today to Secretary
Tom Richardson. The entry clerk will
commence work Saturday, December Q. and
those who have their entries in in advance
VIII not nave 10 walt Monday morning
when everybody will be rushed
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Mrs, 3. A. Randolph, vice chairman or
the art committee, expects to no at the
Auditorium almost constantly from now
until the festival closes and she requests
those who desire 10 have their pictures
called for to please notify Secretary Tom
Richardson, giving address and time when
It would be convenient 10 have the pictures
called for Those exhibitors VINO can do
so will please deliver their pictures to
the Auditorium Saturday, December O..
Watchmen will be at the building 10 pro-
tect everything from Friday night. De-
cember s. until Monday night. Decem-
Der Is.
Interest In the Industrial Exhibit is
upon the increase. Some OF the exhibits
Will surpass both in beauty and extent
any that have ever been made IN Houston
Frof II. p. Attwater is giving his en-
tire time to this important branch and
reported at late hour last night that he
had two or three more spaces to MI and
hoped applicants would come direct TO the
ground today or any time during the bal
ance of the week at the Business League
Exhibition buildings a. and "B'r will be
proof against rainy weather and stoves
will be put in SO that in the event OF a
cold snap both exhibitors and visitors will
be comfortable.
Major p. W. Cave, chairman of the
board OF awards, has called a meeting OF
that committee for the Business League
this evening at o'clock. prompt at
tendance is especially desired The com.
mittec in full is as follows: Major T..
w. Cave chairman; George w Kidd, j.
d. Bryant, II. f. Arnim, n. H. Mills,
Norman G, Kittrell and +. n. Gray.
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The ladies who compose the committee
on dairy products. Mesdames p Carter
Walker, G. A. Taft Uvalde Burns and
W. P. Bryan. will meet with their vice
chairman, Mrs. NJ. n. Bryan, at the Au-
dtorinm this morning at 10 o'clock.
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Tho few subscribers who have not paid
their subscription to the Festival fund
will confer a great favor upon the man.
agement II they will send in the money
today. or pay the collectors promptly when
subscribed has been collected and 1t ia
hoped that 95 per cent of the entire fund
will be in the hands OF the treasurer by
the close OF business tonight.
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President Williams OF the Clerks asso.
citation said TO Post reporter yesterday.
Wont you please urge the people 10 buy
tickets today? We are not sure that this
will be our last day, bur It may be and
We are yet considerably short of the
amount that we wan. TO reach. / expect
To notify the clerks personally as fan rs
can. but / hope you will say through The
Post that we want to get an especial hustle
on ourselves today and push sales.
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The home cooking committee held a
meeting yesterday and the anticipation
now Is that this department will be quite
extensive. Mrs. Mckee urges the ladies' OF
Houston to do what they can to make
this department great success. Sha
especially requests the ladies to read the
premium list over carefully and see II
there is not something for which they
can compete
the great Omaha exposition midway were
sent out yesterday to all points in Texas.
New features to this very entertaining
branch OF the coming celebration are being
added every day. it Will certainly be a
great midway
The dog show, the first that has taken
place in Houston for a great number of
years. will be fully up to the average OF
other festival attractions This entertain.
ment will occupy the roof garden Of the
Auditorium and nm admission Of 10 cents
will be charged TO all.
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There is great deal OF rivalry among
the community exhibits and It is certain
that fruitful and fertile South Texas will
present an object lesson next week of ex