The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-27

month. viii mect at the Lawlor hotel at
o'clock this afternoon.
Superintendent OF Schools Barnett call
culates that there will be an attendance
OF 800 or 300 at the Houston summer
normal, which commences in this city on
June 4 and closes July 7.
The Cadets of st. Andrew will have
their third annual minstrel entertain
ment at the opera house Thursday. juno
z. at which will be presented The Relief
Of Mafeking' and many interesting spe-
cialties.
Rev. John 70. Green, pastor OF the Mo-
Kee Street Methodist church, will preach
a special sermon at his church tonight
to the Houston Artillery battery, OF which
he is the chaplain. The battery Will at
tend In uniform.
Tho regular annual soiree musicale Of
the pupils OF Mrs. G. A. Bujac takes place
Saturday evening, June 2, at Turner'S hall.
Mrs. Bujac will be assisted by Mrs. KEEL
ley as soprano soloist- All lovers OF good
music are invited.
The annual picnic of the Mckee Street
Sunday school Will be given at La Porto
next Saturday, June q. The train Will
leave the Southern Pacific yard near the
oil house at $3.50. Accommodation has
been made for a large number OF people.
Mrs. b. Blake OF 1910 Prairie avenue
gave her daughter, Alice Born. worry
pretty Birthday party one evening last
week. at which was enjoyed music, dane
ing and refreshments. The young hostess
was made the recipient OF many handsome
presents and scores OF congratulations.
The president OF the central woman's
Christian Temperance Union desires to
state that on account OF next Wednesday
being Decoration Day the union VIII have
no meeting, and that the proposed pnrlor
meeting and reception for new members
VIII be postponed until some time in June.
Those Confederate veterans who have
lost tho numbers that should have been
engraved upon their crosses can yet them
from the adjutant Of Dick Dowl!ng camp,
when he returns from Louisville on the
9th OF June. lie Will have full list
of names and numbers. corresponding to
the application blanke In possession Of
II. p. Lee chapter.
Both morning and evening sermons at
tho Central Christian church toOly will
be illustrated by the paintings represent
Ing the Pilgrim's progress series. sunday
IL O.. m. paintings wild represent Pliable
Estimate. the Slough OF Despond Help and
MIR. worldly W1iseman. AT p m. service
the paintings VIII represent Satan's Darts,
the Wicket Cute. Passion and Patience.
Carl SEIZURE, who lives near Hlliendahl,
exhibited at tho office OF The Post yes
torday something out OF the ordinary In
tho way OF a twig full OF plums. The
branch was about eighteen inches long
and had on 1t thirty large pums Of the
Kelsey or Japanese fruit Mr.. sohurz
states that the tree from which this twis
OF pllmS was taken has been bearing for
six years and that 1t is fuller this season
than usual.
There wild be meeting OF the colored
citizens Of Houston at Watts chapel Mon
/ day night, May 2S, to complete the ar
rangements Of the emancipation celebra-
tion. AN committees are expected to be
preeent and report what they have done
preparatory to the celebhlton. The pas
tors Of the various churches OF the city
are also invited to be present With the
congregations 10 assist In making conn-
! ing celebration eclipse all others.