The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-18
WILL BE A Big SUCCESS
Suh Is the Outlook for the Flower
Parade.
THE LADIES HELD A MEETING YESTERDAY
Atarge Number Of Entries Already.
Another Meeting TO De Held
Today.

The meeting Of ladies in the parlors Of
the Capitol hotel yesterday morning. men
ton Of which was made in Saturdays
Post, in connection with the flower parade,
which will take place on April %, as one
Of the leading features Of the forthcom-
ing San Jacinto celebration to be held in
this city, was not as largely attended as
1t should have been, but what was lacking
in numbers was made up for in the great
amount of enthusiasm shown by those
present The ladies' seemed to be highly
interested In the subject OF making the
flower parade q grand success and have
been and are now working with great
deal of energy toward that end, and from
all appearances there will be no such
thing as failure.
Considerable of the details OF the pa
rade were freely discussed yesterday
morning and some excellent ideas were
advanced on the different subjects, though
some of the particulars were not definitely
decided upon.
Already quite a number OF representa-
tive ladies Of this city have signihed their
Willingness to have decorated vehicles In
the parade and the committee feels very
much encouraged over the outlook thus
far The entry list will be open for all
who wish to enter until Friday evening
the 21st at o'clock. All entries should
be addressed to Mrs, o. T. Holt, chair
man of the committee, at the Capitol
hotel. The parade will occur on Saturday
afternoon at 3 o'clock. The route will be
over the principal streets, the names of
which will be given later
The committee has not as yet made a
definite decision as to the prizes, nor as
TO the different classes under which they
will be awarded, but this much is known,
however. that they Will he both unique
and extremely handsome and well worth
striving for. A full list of these prizes
together with the different classes will he
announced in tomorrow Post. In ad-
dition to prizes for vehicles, they Will be
given to the best decorated ladies' and
genteman's bicycles.
The judges, those who will decide as 10
the best decorations have not been APP
pointed yet, but when they are selected
the selection will be made from among a
list OF well known ladies' of this city.
whose excellency Of taste and fairness in
judgment can not be questioned. Gentle
men have heretofore acted as judges in
such affairs. but this time those duties
will be performed by the gentler sex
Beyond a doubt the parade is now an
assured fact and will be given rain OF
shine and the prizes will be awarded. nc
matter II there is only one vehicle In
a
point It should be dispelled.
The committee earnestly requests snt
desires the ladies OF each ward in tn,
city OF Houston as well as those OF Brun
ner addition. Houston Heights, Oak Law
and other suburbs OF this city, to be rep
resented in the flower parade and to do al
In their power to aid it, Another meet
Ing will be held this morning in the par
Tors OF the Capitol hotel at 10 o'clock an
representatives from each ward and OF tn
different suburbs named above are earnest
ly requested to be present.
Flowers will be very much in deman
and those ladies who are unable TO TAX
part in the parade can render some as
sistance by sending all the cut flowers tha
they can possibly spare to the commltte
Tor use in connection with the even
These flowers Will be thrown from tn
different equpages while the parade is 1
motion and will be a very pleasant featur
thereof
For the benefit OF those who are unabl
10 do the work of decorating vehicles IN
committee desires to state that It has re
ceiVed several propositions fSm dec
orators, who have agreed to do the neoes
sary work on exceedingly reasonahl
terms. One gentleman has made the To-
price OF " per thousand for arthci.
flowers, or If furnished flowers, natural G
artincial, he will decorate any vehicle fc
the sum of SO. Full particulars In regar
to this matter will be given on inquiry
Mrs. o. 7. Holt, the chairman Of the CON
mittee. This Is a splendid inducerer
and should have the effect OF addin
largely to the list of entries
The patriotic feature Of the parade wi
be the participation therein of members {
me Houston Light Guard and Emmr
Rifles and such other enlisted men an
officers Of the First Texas infantry as ma
DE In Houston at the time. Carriages wi
be provided for the returned soldiers
Congressman Bailey, Senator Chllto
and other distinguished visitors will be in
vlted and Will occupy prominent position
in tho parade.
AS stated above. there will be anoth,
neotlng OF the ladies this morning at
o'clock in the parlors OF the Canltol hot,
and every lady in Houston and yicinlt
should attend