The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-29

In lHt P'
permanent committee formed ior
,.r,sss Of raising the money REQUISITE
l-,sss ,.,ns monument to Mr. Henry
~ whose generous gifts to Gal
a we'll known. This commit
armed of Messrs. R. G. Lowe, NJ
l,.s,,t B. Adoue, John sealy' Jonn
s,ns J. p. Alsey, Charles Fowler,
no or,ley. t. W. Dee and Mesdames
s.rs n. A. Landes and Cornella
s,one This committee has for its
,bs immortalizing in stone ana
X, man who gave generously OF
.,,na i, his death to making the city
q. "a Mad built up that fortune more
ID. andy more beautiful wonder
~ NJ Houston's business men are
.rmit,ees for identifying their city.
,,nortalizlng anybody! Houston's
y. men viii not even help, with any
Il generosity, the women who are
-,u,s along trying to do something
A, ,aebla way 10 enrich the city or
suNr the dead.
.ruDOse they would say that Houston
II had a Rosenberg to bestow such
I'M, rlfts that men are constrained
h something for his memory. No; I'M
s,aiply. even in death, Houston's
i, have not appealed to her business
one Woman did what she could in
IN but the laws barriers have
nlsced between her will and its full
s,rt. But look back into Che first half
IA century and yea Will see a few
s,sns III fed, i'll clad men nghtinE.
rsslipE, advancing, lighting, dying, hun
/; Of them shot like dogs. With them
yoren who bravely keep up with those
fortunes, cheering, comforting those
iuught-all that Texas might have
freedom. On, men of Houston, have
10 memory for the men and women
ave you the land that feeds you?
fus, they did not give fountains for
|, city, put they gave you the land
which your city Is built. They did not
IL monuments--lhey gave the tame, and
gOry that make monuments beautiful.
Eaok a li.tle later down the path OF
In and you Will see companies of men
boys, In uniform of gray, starting out
D smiles Of hope ana courage on their
be iaces--starting out with what before
En Long marches through swamp and
h mountain roads, hunger, cold anc
EiA. Many Of you will say that this
? gram. but II was mistake. A mis-
ae, perhaps, but IL is such mistakes
us that make the pages of nations
FtcT glorious! And to this page in your
30 llts-story you close your eyes, turn
money In your pockets-and keep /
he
!; there no way of touching the heart,
or business men? The women have
"a eyerytLins and nowhere have they
Pa the word that fits the combination
~, the mcu, are certainly not patriotic
Is proven. They are slightly charit-
~ have even been known to give q
sa as SlOO at one time to a home fol
ae children! But they are only slightly
NAtle' as the Bayland Orphan home
testify, And they certainly have NJ
Aci pride In the reputation OF the city
ne Carnegie library would now be OF
way 70 completion.
aeuNon Is prospering, there is no doth'
lal hut II Is not because OF the energy
sa'erprlse OF her business men. Hous.
Y one OF those cities that have hai
1lnsss thrust upon lem. but she viii
& really be city" In the true sens,
ae word, until the men arouse them
~ rom their lethargy of selfishnes
.sla hand in making her something
s' man an oyergrown village.
Margaret Hadiey Foster.
& Msscheanza Karnival," now I
IT OF rehearsal, for the benefit o
nome, has begun most favorably
Slectors and associate members ar
"sniy In earnest, and have enliste,
u'erest and services of the best tai
70 Houston.
= ulle Of the entertainment is {
anelent extraction, being the nam
MAJOR Andre TO his fete at Phlla
- which he gave to Lord Howe upo
Iss sEaf'are for England. The word
y one and means literally med
III 1T mlscheanza lasted for thre
ksisr. was the most gorgeous functio
y ssel known in this country.
b. cs ssi4l msaning for Americans, be
E,S,,,.n eral Washington seized the or
|,nnlss u entering the city and causin
& MAJ turn in the tide of affairs, Will
on Ne '. were IN full progress.
tlos,I' Assueahza Karnival means lovel
lstpnss ualices, quaint and fascinatiu
lres songs and dances; "A Countr
"a n, "llen VIII prove a most alIurin
1s,,.. bargains, and is entirely nov,
n !, an Oriental tea under tha asnIor
n0.ss at the outset.
bat entertainment which has been give
4, IN iIVvessfully in Galveston and Da,
I Ir,s,l Undoubtedly excel In Houston ,
|asrss are lending every energ
b Dlg financial result and the oil
B .snoSI, vital Importance to Houston
(5Atssn',as OF the debt upon Fas h HON
~ d ~ me most popular of all the char
~ ase oues OF the Mlscheanza Kal
3 s ~. Danee-Mrs. p. X. Ewing. MI
/ Fstsr Mrs S, F. B. Morse, Mrs.
GIs .aa Dance-Frs. /. Harrison. Mr.
j'Icosrs' Mrs, A. 4. Heidingsfeide
& 'I Case paace-Mrs. Paul Timpso
b ''se l. Porter. Mrs. ], j.. Ga
r e.. Dance Mrs. NJ. A. westco
n / ils sis Blake. Mrs. Vernon Lena
n j, " nsnce-lSys. B., A. Rat.sslr
|ts.s sa..sh axey SSIrs ST Packard. Nj
LA,hsso.,n, Mrs. Joe Il Eagle.
ds ~ J T, Mail. Mrs. r.
Psri.ss ,s .. X. Dillingham;.
E.H frs,.n Eives-Mrs. r. A. Reichar,
~ i M Andrews. Mrs. w. =. Andersc
'renls Dance--Mrs. o. t. Ho