The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-18
CITY BRENlrIEs.

There win be IN important Meeting Of
the No.Tsu-ohs this evening at the Bust
ness League rooms
Bids for the construction Of the Houston
Carnegie library building are 10 be sub
mitted on December .,
Robert T. Lee chapter, Daughters Of the
ConfedoraCy, will Wtet at p. IN. to-
morrow at the parish house
san Jeciuto chapter, Daughters Of the
R'P f5 Sss T meet Of 81 Rrs1oe Thursday
That the Houston hotels are crowded
ceases TO he a matter Of news, This con
dltton Is now the rule rather than the eN-
ceptlon.
There will he meeting Of the Bencdlcks
club this evening no o'clock at tue Chr"n
icle Office To discuss arrangements tor their
opening bali to be given at Bryan han De
cemher g.
There ore uudellvercd kilograms al the
ofhce OF the Western Union for Miss Grace
Hatcher, Norman Wick, James Thurlow,
Mrs j. T. O'Donnell.
The Quartette society will have their
final rehearsal tonight at GosGan Bros.
for their complimentary concert to he
given Wednesday evening az Bryan ball.
Local union No. 81 of the International
Brotherhood of Blacksmths will give a
Thanksgiving ban and supper az Bryan
nall on Thursday evening, November Is
While the maintenance Of the Sam Hous.
ton park Is rather an expensive lnNury to
the city, yet tho place Is becoming very
popular and Is crowded every pleasant sun
day afternoon.
The preliminary hearing of c. T. ste
phepson, charged with embezzling funds
hon the Pacific Express company. will be
resumed in Justice Matthews court at 10
o'clock this morning.
Several citizens who own property abut
ting Congress avenue have plans prepared
and are only awaiting the paving Of that
thoroughfarc to place some valuable Inn
proyements there.
sheriff Anderson says he will see to It
that Henry Randall the negro who Is TO
be hanged In the Harris county jail No.
vember 20, gets a good Thanksgiving din
ncr on the day preceding his execution.
| II is said that the recent action OF the
/ attorney general IN bringing suit against
has caused the quiet but speedy disorgani-
cation Of a number Of mercantile organi-
zatlons planned upon lines OF mutual pro
| lection 10 its members
! All the bowling clubs have now selected
/ teams for the state bowling tournament
| 10 be held in this city November IS and
I the respective teams are hard az work
with the hope o. capturing The handsome
silver championship cup now held by the
Houston Iurnvere!n club.
Alderman W. W. Thomas will make his
bow to his brother aldermen this evening
as u benedict, Councllmcn now under-
stand why Alderman Thomas WIS recently
SO ins!stent In having the council meet at
an earlier hour. so rs not TO run their SEES
| sions so far Into the night.
The annual report for the current year,
| showing the cost Of running the city gov
| eminent at Dallas, has been received by
some Of Houston's city officials and a com.
parison shows that the total municipal ex-
| penses OF Dallas are about one-half OF the
total annual expense required In maintain.
Ing the city government OF Houston.
An annual meeting will be held at the
Y, Nj. c. A. rooms next SUNDAY at which
a report will be made OF the work durlna
mY nlNaf q ,.FUN IA
open meeting, to which ladies' and MI
others are invited. An address viii alsC
be delivered by Edgar Watkins, ESQ.
president of the local association.