The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-13

cards decidedly original and amusing.
They were oblong pieces of cardboard,
about five inches in length, painted TO rep
resent watermelon with slice cut out,
and tied on with loops OF ribbon the shade
OF the rind. Along the lower edge was
row OF perforatons and here were fast
ened tiny "ngger dolls" one for every
game won. The lone hands were counted
| by funny little bisqus figures OF darkeys,
each with his slice OF "watermiflon" and
his shining face, showing the rapture the
eating thereof gave. These and small
melons, eunningly contrived out of green
| Japanese paper. showed the number oil
| lone hands made
| The house was sweet and bright with
the odor and color of flowers and the af-
ternoon perfect one. To add to these
pleasures Mrs. Carey had her grand
daughter Miss Maggie May Arnold OF Gal
weston, with her. The prizes were very
| handsome and we're captured, the first by
Mrs Harris Masterson, the second by Mrs.
A. x Taylor and that for the lone hands
| by Mrs. Charles Shearn. Mrs. Gareys
| guests were Mrs. Gustave Mstrot, Mis-.
Philip Carson, Mrs. J. j. Cannon, Mrs. M.
L, Robbins, Mrs. H. r. Ring, Mrs. G.. 7.
Shearn. Mrs. p, c. Blake, Mrs j. M. Bur
ton, Mrs. o. T. Holt Mrs. w. NJ. Mitchell,
Mrs. John T. Brady, Mrs. Robert Brew
ster. Mrs. Jennie Hart. Mrs. A. p. Root,
Mrs. Vernon Leman, Mrs. Sterling Myer
Mrs. II Masterson, Mrs. ole Lorehn, Mrs.
a, X. Taylor, Mrs. II. w. Garrow, Mrs H.
w. Garrow, Jr., Mrs. Ida Taylor, Mrs. r.
s. Lovett Mrs. j. o. Carr, Mrs. Jamss
Archer, Mrs. T. U. Lubbock Mrs. Horace
Reese, Miss Willeen Groce, Miss Josephine
o'Connor Miss Gearing, Miss Mcmillan
and Miss Arnold Of Galveston.
~
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Kirby celebrated
their daughters birthday in very de-
lightful way by taking Miss Bessie and a
big crowd of friends In a private car over
the Texas and New ORLEANS road to
Beaumont and from there on to Rogan-
Vile by the Gulf, Beaumont and Kansas
City railway They left early Thursday
morning. reached Roganville in the after
noon. spent the night and Friday morning
there, returning to Houston Friday even
ing. Miss Bessie Kirby. being the only
child, has had many beautiful affairs
given her by her parents, but none more
enjoyable than this. A large number OF
her own especial friends were invited and
also many of Mr.. and Mrs Kirby's, who
unselfshly shared their pleasure with
others. Miss Besses special guests were
Misses Vivian Godfrey, Resale Munger
Libbie Johnston. Ruth Hucker Bette Lee
Smith, Annie Martin, Mabel Nancy Ethel
Bailey, Aline Hucker, Bessie Fortenberry
Fannie Hoffman, Georgette Taylor of Gal
weston. Bessie May Kirby Masters Waldo
Lawson, Robert Cawthorn Able Half
Charlie Ritz. Nelson Munger. Jr, Jesse
Myer Claude Fortenherry Bailey Bowers
In the older set We're Mr.. and Mrs. Joe II
Eagle, Mr. and Mrs. G. NJ, Barber, Mr.
! and Mrs. G. 3. Martin Mr., and Mrs c.
II. Myer Mr.. and Mrs e. j. Eyres, Mr.
and Mrs. N. Webb, Mr.. and Mrs. John II
Kirby! Mesdames n. C. Munger, Ida Law
son. Lamont Bailey. Tom NJ. Bowers Beu-
-, lah Hines, II. NJ ODER, Lee Hess Ed c.
Smith. Josephine Davis, C. K. Reese OF
Velasco, f. Hoffman, Clara Nancy, Adella
, Stewart, j. C. Ritz. w e. Dixon, W. A.
. Mcmillan. Otto Webb. Ben Roe1er. Mise.
Wilma Llndley. Henrietta McKowan. Ies-
sic Hucker Mary Hucker. Mary Clough
Eifie Smith, Minnie Daughdrll.
= They passed through the pine woods 81
=. East Texas that country 40 rich in lumber
much to open up to the world, breathed
; the spicy odors of the pines, dellghiet
in the beauty of their stately grace and
came back fully grateful to their hosts fol
; two days of purest pleasure.
Two Texas women scored big success
at the Woman's whist congress held last
: week at Detroit, Mich. Mrs. j. b. Old
: ham and Mrs. w. II. O'Nor of Dallas
: members of the Silent sixteen club OF
tilat city. played together ana came ou
second best on the FIRST day, Tuesday
"Wednesday they came out first; Thursday
they won the Brooklyn trophy, and Fri
day were ready TO play for the Cleveland
trophy, but no other Two were found VIII
; ing to play with them. Mrs. j b. Old
te ha est u n,
OF this city and has visited Mrs. Taylor
, making pleasant friends in the circle tC
which Mrs. Taylor has been so cordially
. welcomed. All Texas should shl.A III the
pleasure of the honors won by tho tWJ
members Of the silent Sixteen" and CON
graduate Dallas on numbering suct
bright women among her people for Ink
very best whist players in the Unitci
States so as representatives TO that wo.
mans whist congress. The breezy + "a
ans" rs Charles Dudley Warner calls
= them, are bound to win.
: ~
., The City Federation of Clubs will have
their FIRST social meeting next Friday
tho 18th, from 4 to O'Clock D. m, in tn,
Capitol hotel parlors 70 this every clul
member has the right to invite one guest
, The programme for the afternoon viii
y consist OF piano solo by Miss Juliet RIA
! phael, a song by Miss Bessie Hughes,
paper on Federation and Libraries" b!
, Mrs. II. II Ring song by Mrs. j. w
' Maxcy a paper on Russia by Mrs. George
A. Nolck (this was by special reques)
aud vocal duet by Mrs 2. f. Lillard ant
Miss Bessie Hughes, The officers of The
Federation will form the receiving party
viz; Mrs Michael Looscan, president;
. Mrs. w. b. Slosson. first vice president
Mrs, w. Il. Kendall, second vice presl.
, dent Mrs. Il Raphael, recording secre
tary; Mrs. Frank b, King. corresponding
secretary, and Mrs. Horace Booth, treas.
urer.
Mr.. TlIden Tllford, who Is to be mar.
! ried Tuesday evening 10 Miss Rowen
+, Mettenheimer and has made such reputa-
, ton in Houston as a reciep of humorous
: sketches, especially Bill Nye's, that he /,
, in constant demand. has an autograph let.
ter from the great humorlst, who heart
him recite "Kosciusko" in Boston short
: ly before Mr. Nye's death, which is Sc
In character that 1t would be a pity no.
TO publish IL, Ii reads:
My Dear Tilord: / heard your eulogy
on 'kosciusko,' my dog, and want TO thank
YOU, as I know he would N alivn tnday