The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-09
WERE HOUSTON'S GUESTS.
Members Of Congressional Party En-.
tertained at the Houston Club.
ALL HIGHLY PLEASED WITH RECEPTION
Expressions from Some Of Them.
Party viii Leave at 9 O'Clock
This Morning.

The members OF the rivers and harbors
committee Of tie National congress VINO
are making a tour Of the country fot
the purpose Of inspecting IT'S various water.
ways. arrived IN the city from Galveston
yesterday evening at O'Clock. The ladies
who are making the trip were with the
party, they having gone down to the Island
City yesterday morning after having spent
the previous day here while the congress
men inurneyed down the Houston ship
channel to the gulf The only stop he
tween Houston aud Galveston on the way
up yesterday evening was at La Porto,
whore an hour ana twenty minutes was
spent In inspecting the bay front In that
vicinity
On arriving here the members OF the
party went directly to the Rice hotel,
where they prepared for the reception given
Ia their honor at the rooms OF the Iluus
ton club in the Mason bulldlng This func-
ton began at . o'clock aud was an enjoy.
able affair IN every way The club rooms.
handsome and attractive even In their
every day gurb We're rendered all the more
so by the decorations which had been
placed especially for the Secession and
which afforded just the proper sort Of
| background for the gathering Of beautifully
goWned women and distinguished looking
men VINO formed the company Of the even.
/ lng, The heat WIS not allowed to inter.
Iefe with the pleasure of those present.
me rooms are provided with numerous
FANS ana IN addition 10 the artificial air
currents thus formed was the gulf breeze
which is always lu evidence In Houston,
even In tho worst of the heated term, and
which was given free access through The
broad windows on either side of the quar-.
tiers occupied by the club
lnul II o'clock the guests enjoyed them.
/ IN In 10
discussion OF the cooling refreshments
which were served including punch from
indies 10 the rear end OF the rooms
The evening was a thoroughly success.
ful one throughout The ofticers and mem-
bcis ~ the Houston club were indefntg-
able in their efforts to see that nothing
was left undone that would conduce to
the pleasure Of the honored guests OF the
sisted 10y the COMMITTEES Of Houston indies
and by the representatives. of the vHriuils
commercial organizations Of the city who
maoe the trip 10 Galveston with the con.
,rhn I,,lle "n W. ii' ny, ,.,,, ... ~.
y. Dickson. chaIrman Mrs jameS 81
Baker, Mrs. W b chew Mrs Frank
y iu1iii, - hnrles ,i)lIlngham, Mrs. e
tfambIe' lrs d n 'itot I%S' MIs' H. u. W.
eson, Mrs. Bryan eIIard, Mrs. ". IT, Kirk
,,n,na' Mrs. H. > i.orett Mrs jon Miller
nn as, reStge W, NsNIic, Mrs. Edwin i,
parker, Mrs; ~ H.. Palmer, Mrs. 5. 4.
10. Morse, Mrs. A. I. Root Mrs. G.. W.
robinson, Mrs. q r. Richardson. Mrs l..
~ stone Mrs. ". g, Van Week. Mrs, c.
W. Ben, hrs. II Henke Mrs John II
Kirby, Mrs. y. s. MelS'um Mrs w ri
Andersen, Mrs Philip Carson Mrs B. T.
Bailey Misses Carrie Cargill Relic Dick
sou. Clara Root Stella Root Dillingham;
Alma Miller Ahcrcrombie, Finche Ela
Smith, Edythe Graud Elsa Schmidt Iucv
Brady, Qunlan, Jplla May Morse. Laura
hs3 Inggie
! train tbIs mSrn,ng i""'S ~ taelr 5pec,itM
Southern Pacific railroad, The arsf si fl'
| after Leaving here win hc az san Antonio.
nix t9 tS,'I I, tor me Femalpder OF the
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iloh' theodore y. Burton, chairman Of
the committee, was lust leavIug FOR the
rnronttou ,sh,r - 80 a. 49,
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foSt reporter lie took time 20 say that
the visit of the committee Ia uonston
b,d no., a t,ih.s,
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pi,99eu nv tht Sherky ana me Of Houston
n anut maS sieaLS lhptesseu Win us I'M.
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