The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-15

"a hall far that night: so when on r'u ccn,'
lmittee reported that they had procured
Us we were all very glad. and Went ri.b
TO work and although ther6 was sbn,v
at Me Kyle opera house, and had, drlxly
SaS Ms a nng a. {eESg S good crowd The
business meeting, taking In three members
| Then our Ihesldent appointed i clerk 10
take care OF the money made and ushers,
aud then our program was rendered For
| fear there are some VINO don't understand
! what box slIper Is, VIII explain. The
tanning lunch Tor tive The boxes arc sold
30 the highest bddcr First on the PRO
gram came our club yell;
Ching ching ching!
Chaw chaw ohawl
! Boomer rang Boom-er-rang.
Rah Rahl Rabl
Who, who. who,
Who are wei
We are the members OF the b. II. c."
hut here is the program
Musc Violin aud guitar. .......
ny Charles ColIcps ana Mr. Terror
Reading Mrs. Fosters message. . ''s'a'
/ -: $3.50; .-...By Esaie CollepS
| SONG Coon, Coon" ...... by Allen Green
! Music. ................-- By Aring Band
hCcilhtlon. -......-.s., ~.,...... Ida Russ
Music .+-....-......... ..........~.....
Negro sermon. .,.,......,...Allcn Green
Music Observation-Disclosures.
supper.
Our auetloneer was very good one. and
we made S242 j from the sale OF the boxes
There We're only nine boxes, as some of
people proceeded TO have good tiluc
And II all Haps arc as jolly as these Beau
mont Haps, know they enjoy life /
failed to mention one important item Dur
hg our meeting two young men In the
audience fell In love with our club and
asked to BECOME members. There being
HaHa f1aaf Itpf H.t,4
asked us TO y6tS on IT, and they became
members without attracting the attentioIr
OF the crowd or rs other members We
now have twenty members Ia good
standing. true Hap, Essie Colleps
Vernon, Tcxas-Dear Haphlmmer. As
tel you about mine. II was one Of those
fine May mornings that tho postmnn
brought me an Invitation whfsh read thus
Your presence Is requested at a reception
TO be given 10 the Happyhammcr club nm
der the auspices " The Houston PuN next
Thursday evening M Houston, peXHa."
Wei, Tuesday morning boarded the train
for Houston arrived there safely and
Thursday ! called at Mrs. Fosters ard was
told that she was out, | was very SORRY.
but was consoled somewhat by the fact
tnat ! would meet her that night.
went back to the Aolel and passed away
the time until o'clock came. Then
started 10 the reception When ! arrived
! was met by Mrs Foster. who was pre-.
was ! proceeded to look around ANA get
acquainted with the HapS The hail was
decorated with pink aud gray, ana by the
window ] noticed motklng blFd singing
aud each one of the Maps mad a bunch OF
Ylolets. The first Hap met was Miss Net
ne Paige Sconeld, VINO uA,l 70 write such
ulce poems Tor our page. saw Pbll come
IN and ! wanted TO thank hlIn Tor voting
Tor General Lee, but he was bhsy drawing
up treaty OF peace, SO did NOT lhIltf nun.
Inc next ones met were suh.,t WPol anu
very proud 20 meet mem Atttr nearing
several others asked MIS- roster u
CHARLES X. Fuller had come she loih me
Yes, ne Is Ot present arguing case Win
Willie Powell about Lee and Lincoln So
when they finished spoke TO MIN u want
ed to tell you, charles, that met one OF
your friends nor lons ago ana hv t"'u me me
several nice Things about you. IhHt IS 20
dreamJ ! saw some one staining Dy tne
window ana upon inquiry learned mat u
was Henry Beyer, VINO 1au prouBHl piS
petition along TO get the HdpS 10 sign II;
| saw several girls ana boys rollng around
in Happyhammer chairs ana recognized
among them DAISY Ollphlht, NIlpiH LVns'
liam and Algie. | could not begin 10 tell
you OF all met Out some feluGuno tI WeIe
Woodbiue, Alice Hooper, terli horton
florrle Mcdonald an o. me AlsSns t i tTpPo
leyen Albert was here; f'nhe smi'u h iino
Lndner and our friend Of yofe' Nloiel
NJ. Hoshns, just as wenr 70 coneia'u,, -a,,e
Mr.. aud Mrs. CollenS, there cam . i"uu
peal of thunder aud awobe 10 hAd IL ladn.
ING. Then I thought with our post The
rain! the rain! The glorious rain" Dut, II
had disturbed my pleasant dream IHy
Rankin, | for one do not agree Win yoS
about not letting any one write after they
are 10 years old. You say some OF the
Haps are getting pretty old when they get
to be II or IS. Please tell Us at what age
vow consider a boy or girl 10 be grown
/ hope that the 'l5-yearold act VIII be
overruled, for I don't want TO be put on
the retired HIST for two OF three days at
1 FBW
Won are tbe only one who has been studying
ihis summer Why I've learned how to
drive a nail straight and how TO sharpen a
lead peucil and how 10 drive team hitched
IA n wagon and lastly now 70 milk our old
blue" COW Ny btst experience ln that
line, however, was something Similar 10
yours Some one asked " any OF tue maps
ever read Tempest and Sunshine On,
vae rsrd n so long AGO that I had almost