The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-14

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the Capitol hotel.
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Social Clubs.
Mrs, JEFF ~ Miller entertained the Main
Street club very handsomely Tuesday az
temoon and invited an unusually large
number OF outsiders to join them In order
to give as many of her Houston friends
as possible the pleasure OF meeting Mrs.
g w. Wood and Mrs. +. r Woman Of
Troy. Ohio, who are spending the month
with her. The prizes offered and fought
for With the usual zest aud SAIL were
beautiful, especially the guest prizes. This
first. won by Mrs. NORMAN, was an egg
shell china teapot, with the coat~of arms
OF Lord TennyEon on one side and that OF
Sir Walter Scott on the other-a bit OF
table ware calculated to warm the heart of
any woman with a womanly heart. The
second was vase for violets, 50 dainty
and fine as to be really entitled to be
called a "vawse." Mrs Miller made
new rule for the games of the afternoon,
confining the trump to red card, SO that
no matter how fine a hand of spades or
clubs one held, there was no hope for the
holder. This rule was the source of lot
VI run anu puZzleHeHt curing tue AFTER
noon, and made things unusually lively.
Mrs. MiIler's guests were Mrs. Wood, Mrs,
Norman. Mrs. J. ]. Cannon, Mrs, Howard
Smith, Mrs. Frank Cargiil, Mrs I. Arthur
Cargill, Mrs. j. o. Carr, Mrs Fort Smith
Mrs. W. c. Crane, Mrs. j. C, Baldwin.
Mrs. ]. H. Trezsvant. Mrs. G. W. Stieff
Mrs. NJ. W. Garnet, Mrs. Il. C. Blake.
Mrs. Vernon Leman. Mrs. j. NJ Dorrance,
Mrs. Sterling Myer, Mrs. C.. s. Wigg and
Miss Cargill.
The Thursday Afternoon Euchre club
was delightfully."- entertained by Mrs r.
T.. Paine last week. The rooms were
filled with the tables and each table had
its complement of players who played
with the usual fun and zest, peals OF
merry laughter showing that the after
noon was full of pleasure. The lone hands
were marked by sweet carnations. red aud
white, and those were exceedingly lucky
wore off a lovely corsage bouquet OF the
pretty things. During the games there
were such sweet strains of music com
| ing from hidden corner, where several
musicians with their stringed instruments
were concealed that it was difficult TO
keep from keeping time with the cards
| as they were played. This was a delight
! full innovation of Mrs. Paines aud was
| duly appreciated by the club and her
| guests Miss Marcia Hargis carried of
the first guest prize, and Nrs Land
wehr the second. The first club prize fell
to Mrs. l. G. Walker; the second to Mrs,
John Butte and that for lone hands to
Mrs. a. p. Sauer, Mrs. Paine's guests
were Mrs. Coleman of Dallas. Mrs, John
e. Carey, Mrs. Seabrook Trevlle, Mrs.
A. K. Taylor, Mrs. Seabrook w. Sydnor.
Mrs. NJ. w Garnett. Mrs W. R. Rob
ertson. Mrs. NJ. II. Foster Mrs. A, r..
Sauer Misses Anne and Marcia Hargis,
Miss Lloyd, Miss Bryan and Miss Groce,
The Spinster club held business meet
ing Monday, with Miss Todd as the hos
tess This was the regular monthly bust
ness meeting and the semi annual election
of officers was held, ell the active mem
bers except three. being present The
club was called to order at 4 o'clock. and
the forming of a circulating library was
decided upon. Each member is TO CON
tribute new book and these ere to be ex
! changed in the club, Miss Mabel Wendell
was elected a new member. thus filling out
the limit of club membership, which is
| twenty.
The election OF officers resulted in the
following choice: President, Miss Ida
/ Cunyers; vice president, Miss Ethel Rich
ardsoni secretary Miss Mary Gllmer;
chairman of entertainment, Miss Edith
House chairman of refreshments, Miss
Halle Todd reporter Miss May Bering
! 1t was decided to entertain in the evening
1 once every two months
| Mrs Mary Stone Gregory will give
/ reading Tuesday afternoon in the Sunday
school room of Christ church parish house
The reading is sort Of memorial ia her
sister, Mrs. George Goldthwaite and is
given to swell the amount TO be given by
tho Ladies Reading club, of which Mrs
I Goldthwaite was valued member to he
4 Carnegie library fund Mrs Gregory was
a student in the school of orstory in the
Boston university and has been a private
pupil OF Dr, William j. Ross. who edited
| an edition Of Shakespeare's works, also Of
Henry Hudson, Steele Mackaye and Rober.
Raymond She will give dialect readings
from the bright stories of Ruth MeHenry
stuart and Nelson Page. and also other Sc
lections The musical programme viii he
filled by Mr., and Mrs Oliver and Miss
Barlow, This viii be an opportunity for
Houston people to swell the library fund
In way that will be not only easy, but
very pleasing to themselves,
~ t'NpiS NAhu WIZ SiNt ttctf next con
cert et Turner hall Tuesday, the cad They
have abandoned the idea Of letting the
tickets sell themselves and are heroeally
deyoting themselves TO the very unpleas-
ant task of selling them, borne up by the
consciousness that they are doing good
work for Houston. Ii is hoped their friends
who have had so much pleasure in the
clubs music will make this work OF selling
the tickets as light as possible.
Mrs Julia Rive King Of New York City
VIII give piano recital In this city on the
9Th of February. Mrs, King will bring
with her the highest euccmiums from the
press on her round through the Southern
States. she plays in Dallas on the 22d in
slant and here on the 9Th of February.
The uxoris club met with Mrs. S, H.
Tracy Tuesday afternoon. Regardless OF
the threatening inelemency OF the weather
nearly all the members were present, and
each felt repaid for Drawing the weather,
as the warm cheerful room, happy faces
and merry conversation made pretty
contrast to the gloom without
As prearranged. current events were
to be discussed, but the discussion was
deferred and several business matters were
brought before the club. Before adjourn
ms ants MARA sarvad IN tho hos