The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-26
A DAY IN The Ct Y.

BRITISH CLUB SMoKER,-The Britt III
coh VIII hold the first of a series of reg
nlar monthly smokers in the club rsS'm
Saturday, March 1, at p. M, when a
good social time, intersperscd with music,
singing, etc, Ia promised 10 all who at
tend. The initial smoker was such COM
piete success that the members are looking
icrward to again having n thoroughly en-
ioyable gathering at this next reunion
This club is daily growing stronger and
can now be accepted as a permanent in-
sttuton.
A HOLDUP.-will flanagan. q colored
man who lives iu Houston, but who has
for the past three weeks been working on
rice lrrlgating plant in Fort Bend county,
near Clear lake, returned to Houston last
night and reported that on Saturday night
while returning from dance to the camp
he was held up by a party of his CO.
workers consisting of five McXlcans and Il
white man aud robbed OF $50. He says he
reported the case to the officers at Rich
mOnd.
THE QUARTETTE SMoKER.-The
Houston Quartettc society will give its
first annual smoker tonight complimentary
to its honorary members Mt Saengerhund
ball. AS the Houston Quartette society
embraces the best musical talent of the
city the musical feature of the smoker will
be par excellent. In addition to this there
will be general interchange of ideas
among the active and honorary memhSs
Of the organization concerning its plans
for the future. In addition to that which
VIII appeal to the material appetite there
will be ample to supply the sentimental
and intellectual pabulum.
NnpTtI car XrSrr,N cr-NfNrt,p Un
!, S0RT,--Mr. james A. Lawrence of Chicago,
president of the North Galveston Improve
nent company who has been in this city
aud Galveston for the past week, left for
bis home last evening. According to Mr..
LaWrence's statement, North Galveston viii
AZ once be made an attractive summer re-
sort He has been here perfeCting arrange
ments for the reopening OF the North Gal
weston hotel, which. he says, Will he ready
Tor the reception of guests about June l.
North Galveston was purchased by Hon.
Thomas b. Bryan, formerly governor of the
District OF Columbia who is a large stock
holder In the North Galveston Improve
nent company which has capital stock
OF 100000. IL Is the intention of the com
pany to make North Galveston one of the
BEST summer resorts in the country. The
company will run a boat across the bay to
galveston. This company also owns 400
acres Of land which Mr.. Lawrence says
they Will put In rice.
MRS RORER'S COOKING SCHOOL
The interest In the cooking sclsol cnn-
Quoted by Mrs. s. F. Rorer increases. Her
lectures and practical demonstrations of her
work were we'll attended yesterday. In
The morning Mrs. Rorer visited the High
school and gave the pupils an excellent
ana Interesting talk. This talk left deep
Impression upon the minds of the young
Aales OF the school. They saw the impor-
lsSnce OF Mrs. Rorer's work and are more
Tsterm'ned than ever that they will have
nv, ne STUDY OF cooking as one of the depart.
FTsen'S OF the High school In the future.
aus su,s morning at 10 o'clock Mrs Rorer has
|nsehied to meet the negro cooks of Hous-
S.i; VINO may be present mt Saengerbund
III III ah1 give them a lecture and less0s.
Sa ue program for today's work Is: Wednes-
g!' senruary 26,-Subicct: Second Cook
SSs OF Meats and Sause. or the Utility o,
TTSlapS' Lroquettes; Boudins; Tomato Sauce;
Asplc" ''uee' SAUCE pec"oii'e''
lAIRlARCHS MILI4ANT"6 VISIT
huston canton No. 10, PatriAfchs MilitaeR
s military organization of Odd Fellows.
N'i ne the guest of Woodbine encampmcnt
:. Ns camp IN Red Mems hall, No. 3o5le