The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-09

am happy TO be able at last 10 call
meeting, being Instructed thereto. of tbn
Civic club, Al Interested lu the move
ment viii please be mt the Lyceum library
on Thursday afternoon az 8 o'clock. And
please I've prompt, os there VIII 90 plenty
20 do. The example Of the women OF Gu'-
weston ought 10 stir us mp 90 active moas
ures for the citys good aud. um sure
our women are only waiting for q lender iu
the movement TO do their duty on GIL the
lines that lead 10 ,hc improvement and
beauty Ing Of tho city.
A fne idea was suggested TO me few
days ago By one Of tho leaders of Uous
toms social world a woman who inhluts
the hight 10 her place lu thnt world, auI
holds x by her charming personality AS
well as by her broad intelligence She
suggtIts that the social clubs, the Il ~, the
ITALIANS, the Bcncdlcbs and the l.. 81.
Is, should combine their forces mud buill
a club house, where they conId have their
germans, balls, etc, fixing separate dates
to suit their own convenience. 10 would
be q geod idea. to save the dates cl7shing
the four clubs could draw for Grst, second,
third and fourth date for their opening
and for their second function. However
that is rather premature, but the idea
Of a club house Is fne one. BY combin.
ing they could AFFORD a handsome ball and
supper room. with kitchen arrangements
complete. Then they could have card
rooms that could be used 10y the card club,
OF the city, composed OF the friends OF the
club, the rental OF which would go Ia
keep up the building. Houston Is crowded
Tor office and store space, ana stores be
meath the ball room would also helm Ia
the support Of The building This plan
seems to me to be entirely practical ana
one Of the best business men Of the city
10 whom have spoken on the subject
agreed with me on this point.
II Is time that Houston was becoming
more eitylike IN her ways aud this plan Of
q club housc Is one that Invariably ac-
companies a cltys growth u wonlI add
immensely to the tone Of the balls and
germans 10 he given Ia hall elegantly
finished and specially designed for hand.
some social function.
Another source Of income would be Ia the
concerts for the which the hall could be
rented. There is not a hall in the city
built with view to concert,glylug and
when the Spanish octette visited Houston
room suitable for their delightful music
shall never forget the look OF affect
misery on the face OF the first yiolnISt as
he gaEed at the nat roof OF Bryan hall!
He knew that roof would take from the
beauty Of the harmonious most wofully
OF course there are concerts and CON
certs, and nothing but the very best should
be given In the ball room Of this club
houte nothing that would detraet from the
social tone OF the building. That goes with
out saying, but there are enough drst-class
concerts amateur entertainments, etc, 20
be quite goodly source OF income, AT any
rate the idea is then, win the clubs act on
TT
have been very forcibly struck by the
growth IN orr city Of Interest In the higher
things OF ife-in art and literature especial
". A few yeSrs ago It was enough t.
make one cry Tor very shame as the small
audiences that went 20 hear Mr., Clark on
his first visit hore, or Mrs. Sherwood, whc1
she gave talk on pictures now the poo
ole seem hungry for Instruction Ia both
these lines IL IS true that some great
treats have been missed, sucn MS Mrs.
BERTHE Kunz Raker's reading but that w8s
for want Of confidence IN rress notices
these press notices are too easily given.
The reporters are too Eood-natured, and
often glve-~to woman especially-a nat
teTing paragraph Just 70 help her along
This is not right, for others who deserve
the good notice suffer frcm the want Of
confidence engendered by too ready giving
nut when Cur people are sure the chance 70
learn is a good one they show their willing
ness very gladly They VIII have two OPP,
portunltics Of this sort In March. FOR both
Mrs. Sherwood and Mr., Clark viii be here,
and the club women tell me there IS NJ
trouble in selling tickets for Mr.. clark's
lectures. and ! am sure Mrs. Sherwood VIII
dnd big difference In the size of her
audiences on this her second. Visit to
Margaret Hadiey Foster
The evening 10 artistic Holland, given to
] big audiences IN the parish house Of Christ
church Wednesday. was an exquisite pleas
ure. The officers and directors of the Hous-
ton Art League. who got 1t up certalriy
deserve this thanks Of their audience for the
pleasure % seeing beautiful pictures ana
hearing hnasftfzi haxn.saiez. Texas = 50