The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-14
A DAY IN THE CITY.


bklTlSH-AMERICAN SMOKER. 49, The
promoters Of the proposed British AmerI.
yam smoker are greatly elated over the en-.
V"urhsement they are receiving Not only
Tue success Of the smoker. but the success
"lso OF the proposed organization of a per.
nanent social English club is assured and
Do.h on q larger scale than was nrSt anfiti-
pe'eu' Inc various committees to attend
m M rne work in hand in making arrange.
Hehts Tor the smoker have been soIecfad
anu VIII so to work at once. The com.
nlttee appointed to secure hall in which
70 nOiu the smoker reported at u meeting
torT0u at AZ Ffeu L. DeXter's rooms yes
tglua9' IL was at first proposed to secure
SHleuonian hail. but owing to the en-.
thuSlasm worked up by the promoters, the
Inverness with which the friends OF the
Gause nave taken hold, Il was seen that
Caledonan hail would not be large enonwh
90 accommodate the number who would
hhelS DC present ana Ii was deemed ncces-
saI! 10 secure a hall sufficiently large to
orfolhniodnte all who may attend. With
TINS end in view Sacugerhund hall has been
engaged and the British American smoker,
tne preliminary to the organization of
permanent English Social club win he held
In that hall on Saturday evening Noven-
DER % 1901. The smoker will be given
on the subscription plan and already the
SUBSCRIPTIONS nave reached very large pro-
portions ana the great number Of persons
VINO have Ssnlhed their intention OF being
present Is considered sufficient to warrant
r nMV to'nsnLt'tS 10 proceed Win the arrange,
tl,.andor iVt ,ne smoker on a iarser anu
g.. ~. SN,4t man 'ut most sahEulne OF
us friends hoped for when the plan of get
ing II mp was suggested. IL win be an
o ~ ~ " mar unu PROMISES 10 ne one
S SONS, Of the season. The, irst British
promises to be memorable occasion.
DATE CHANGED rho executive com
m.It'ee OF the Rice Association of America
ma" changed the date Of the general meet
ing ot the association from November ~ TO
Thursday, December 10. 1901. After the
meeting which a,tor,,irod ,nor crn,,,o,
49,. ~, ~
meeting aud nAing ne date as November
- lhS executive committee thought Il
later date would be better After duly
considering the question tue committee de,
clued that later date Tor the general
meeting would assure larger and better
attendance; that the business to come be-
fore the association would be in better
shape Tor ti0nsacting. In accordance with
this determination the executive committee
changed the date Tor holding the general
With the the action Of the executive committee
Is sending out the following official cal;
Nati~c is herobv pivCn tbot tho regular
annual meeting of the Rice Association OF
Amert Wiz be held az crowley, La on
js in,,itoSl nj 1ng ottend,nro dasreG az
msttcrs of vital Importance will he dts.
crssed,
Reduced railroad rates VIII be secured
anu the program puplshed later.
oswald wilson. Secretary.
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'RlHFS FOX FLOWER fAkADE'--Dr'
William H. ECkhardt. chairman OF the
noyor norodc committee for rhe No-rsu.Oh
rV",' p'''''' -. ~.
earn" at "n'"''''s INV ms P'iN'' Iva
ror.b,ryc vnhicle--First prize. ss5; sec
ond prize $40.
rwo.horse vehicle and tandems-Flrst
PESgae goo sec2hl pri1e, $SS9ni s,oo,,d rr,zo
S35 ''7' '''' -
shetland pony rigs-FlTs prize, S55, sec
end prize so. ,,,oo, ,,,...
nrizr S35. second prize' 500
Decorated horses-FiIst prize $780, sec
ond PRIZE So:
n r''I5i, l Iv ro1ls meetinp of his com
n,ittcc FOR tn,norrov gftnrnoor at 4 o'clock
nj thn nnrlcrs of tn Rice hotel and is very
apAious for a fun attendance.
HERE IN RTrSTNESS Franklin
,,i,,-,.I,,. - chto,osbo n b,o+bor NJ +be
of currency at Washington, d.
c., and an employe Of the United States
treasury department. is IN JhlS CITY u guest
at the Rice hotel, as is also National Bank
Examiner D. NJ. Logan. 1t is understood
Mr.. Ridgeley is here ON business connect
ed with The reopeninS of the First Nation
al bank of Austin; that he has been TO the
State capital checking up the receiver pre-
to opening the bank, and Is now
here to confer with Mr.. John II. Kirby IN
the final arrangements. Mr., RifGcley re-
fuses to talk for publication, saving that
nor no confirming the rurnors.
r> ,, .bo o..
Ia NN'iNiN ~ 80 .li. -, 80 ,
Of criminal appeuis ye9.e'u% lay ''le "pp'"I w
nollas "'hond'N' on ,..,,ss
dismissed. Mcdonald Is unoer inulethenl
charged with murder in the killing or
rontoIn Ito paLnr several wears ago. At
!. -, -, ,t,ra,aia 80 80
the preliminary nearing Mcpoh"lu was IT,
manded to jail without bail His attor-
nov sued ont writ of habeas corpus be-
80 W.T. htoh ~ hoorir,
iore Juuse miison' VI ,' 49,
was refused Mtll9laiu {nVH capIiG it naS ~
il was heard yesterday and dismissed.
This decision OF me ndEineE goG b it o
5abeas CORPUS, and Mcnonaid win remain
IN jail until he has his trial.
nsrn pDoIT Creronv Co,ov