The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-06
TERRESTRIAL WEEK
Work Started on the Fruit, Flower and
Vegetable Festival.
Il. W. C0RftS SELECTED AS MANAGER
Various Attractions Suggested for Festival
Week, Commencing Monday, Nov. II.
7 f RO-TSu-OH AND PERITOS PARADES
Military To lie Fcnturc-schooI
Children-Elower Parade and
Other Features.
Il. W. CORTtS SELECTED AS MANAGER
Tf NO-TSu-OH AND pfRITOS PARADfs

There wis a citizens mass meeting at
the rooms of the Business League yester-
Gay at II a, m. at which the first steps
were taken to iraugurate the fall festi-
val season, with the +. L. & " aud the
No-Tsu-oh as the central figures of week
OF splendid entertainment, ana from the
many suggestions that were made It Is
quite likely that the scope OF this years.
festival Will be enlarged upon TO a consid-
cradle extent, making it more elaborate
than anything Houston has yet attempted.
Among those present at yesterday 8
meeting We're II. f. MacGregor, y. L.
Mills, X. Nj. Johnston, H. T Barden. f.
Heryey Edgar Watkins, Frank Jones, r.
N Gray. G, w Kidd, lngham Roberts. Nj.
L. Fsster. II w. Cortes. Mr.. Upper, l..
Gimble, S. f, Tracy, j. j. Sweeney, Abbott
Coekrell. @. Grunewald, Charles Parker,
w +, Box. S. Bond and others.
Chairman MacGregor called the meet
ing to order and Secretary Richardson
read the following report and recon
meadadons from the citizens committee
appointed at previous meeting:
Houston. Texas, August St.-At a mass
meeting held at the Business League SAT-
urday August 20. at which the holding OF
an f. f. & V. Festival and No-Tsu-Oh pa
rlde WIS discussed. ii was decided to
choose committee OF nine who would
meet. and after comforting with the Of
fcers of the N0-TSuOh society, report 10
future mass meeting the results OF It's
deliberations
The committee meeting was held Fri
day, August 81, at the Business League
there being present Messrs. MacGregor
Johnston, Sweeney, Hutchns Garrott anl
cofteS, with a special ccmmitteo from the
No-Tsu-Oh society, II was decided [,
recommend to this mass meeting that the
Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Festival will
be held the week beginning November Il
ana that the r r e V. association an
No-Isu-Oh combine their efforts towards
making the week a complete success.
only one subscription paper viii he cir
eulated to raise money for a genera
fund.
This committee recommends that tho
m,iss meeting name a chairman or presl-
dent, who will be at the head of affairs.
ana that such chairman be given author
iy to name the directory consisting OF
ton members. Tho committee further rec
ommenl that an admission be charged ia
an visitors, and ON account Of this charge
me emInm list be- enlarged
The committee further recommends that
the mass meeting organize with the de-
termination cf beginning work Immediate
ly upon the close of the festival this fan
upon nth Texas biir worthy of a city
OF the population and commercial import
aace Of Houston
On motion Of Mr.. Edward Watkins the
report was adopted.
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The following additional reports were
made by Secretary Richardson's
The principal reason for deciding upor
November ~ as the proper time for hold.
ing The Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Fec
tival was the fact that early IN the spring
Houston expected to hold race meetinl
that week and these dates have been ad.
vertsed all over the United States and
hundreds OF letters have been received
asking for more definite Information AHer
the close OF the Texas State fair at bal.
las the International fair at San Antonio
vii occur. Election week will elapse anc
then VIII come the Houston dates and
November II insures a lack OF competl.
ton anywhere else In Texas
The side attractions that will come e
the fairs at Dallas and San Antonio car
all be secured for Houston. Some of the
entertainments and attractions which are
seeking an engagement here are Cook.
Hippodrome and Equine Paradox; Won.
tello and Nina, sensational gymnasts:
Monsulla and Russell, aerial artists; DANG
Thompson and Alice Thompson, higr
divers, American Amusement and Balour
company promoters; Harry and Gertrude
trick cyclists; Wantanahes Royal Japanese
Troupe j. 3. Morris. Electric Theatar and
Lunet,e. the Flying Lady; Leslles' Midway
and Woman in Black company; Baby
Bliss, the heaviest man in the world
Lester & Kent's Biomatpgraphe, MaGuirC
g. Kramer's Electrical Amusement cun.
pany, the Brainard Electric Prismatio
Fountain; the Beckett Family, trapeze per-
formers Charles L. Sasse, agent for 1OC
different specialties, the Flying Baldwius
balloon and parachute artists; Mrs Alice
Cary Waterman, demonstration lectures
in cookery; Mr.. George d, Benson spe-
eial promoter and DR. c. D. Gray, gem
eral manager of such events, are willing
20 come and take charge OF our entire
programme. There are dozens OF Other
attractions that have written us, while
publishers and horsemen by the hundreds
have written for particulars.
Hon. II. + MacGregor, President Houston
Business League, City.
Houston, Texas. September 5.--Dear Sir:
The Independent ordersot Peritos are al
ranging to take active part In the annual
pageant connected with the annual festi-
val One hundred or more members viii
participate in extraordinary and novel
costumes representing nntionahties, beasts