The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-14
TEXAS WOMENS CLUBS
STATE MEETING TO BE HELD AT
BEAUMONT NEXT WEEK.
Mrs. Price Gives Out Information Con.
oerr'rg Rates-Great Preparations
Are Being Made.

Beaumont, Texas. November 13-Beau-
mont viii be In holiday attire for the meet
ing here Of the State Federation of Wo.
mems Clubs on next Monday. the 18th.
and lasting through Tuesday and wednes.
day. most elaborate program has been
prepared for the meeting and more than
800 prominent ladies throughout Texas are
expected here at that time They will be
entertained by local indies, each one having
in most cases invited one, two or three
TO make themselves at home in their own
homes This was thought to be the most
satisfactory way to handle the visitors and
certainly the most pleasant way for thcm.
one Of the features OF the entertainment
Viii he the attendance at Charles B. Han
1ord's Much Ado About Nothing" Tor
matinee and his Tanning Of the Shrew'
at night at the Kyle opera house. The
house has been bought FOL their especial
beueht and while the local ladies WIN Of
course. purchase their tickets, yet the visl-
tors Will have the theater lock- stock and
barrel for the productions If they so desire.
MessrS. John b Goodhue ana Dewey Hey
wood, two popular business men here, have
kindly arranged this part of the entertain
ment for the ladies. Hlnford is here on
Tuesday. Those ladies who prefer 1t Will
be driven IN carriages over the city that
afternoon
Palestine, Texas, November l3-Sfrs d,
]. Price. chairman of the transportation
committee of the Texas Federation of Wo-
mems Clubs, is mailing the following letter
to members of the Federation;
We take this means Of notifying you of
the result Of our labors in the matter OF
securing railroad rates for our annual con
vention to be held in Beaumont, November
II, is and 10, 1902. We have received re-
plies from the following named railroads,
advising mat excursion tickets to Beaumont
will be on sale November To- lb and ~
with limit for return to November IL IN
elusive, viz:
Texas ana New Orleans railroad
Galveston, Harrisburg ana san Antonio
railroad
Galveston Houston and Northern rail
road
Gulf, Colorado aud Santa Te railway.
international and Great Northern rail
roud
Gulf, Beaumont and Kansas City railway
Missouri, Kansas and Texas OF Texas
railway.
Houston and Texas Central railway.
San Antonio and Arkansas Pass railway.
St Louis and southwestern OF IeNas
railway.
Texas Midland railroad.
Houston East and West Texas railway.
Texas and Pacific railway.
Fort Worth and Denver city railway.
The rates win be what is known as the
convention basis, viz;
From points within 100 miles Of Beau
mont. one and one-third fare,
From points beyond that limit, one fare
plus 10 per cent
We are fortunate in securing these low
rates, which we are assured are the lowest
made for any convention or meeting held
within the State, and we trust our mem
hers win show their appreciation Of the
courtesy Of the railroads by most liberal
ottendance Beaumont is a city Of peculiar
interest and we are assured OF warm wei
conc by the ladies Of that place.
The dates oil which the tickets VIII ne on
sale are specially arranged so that all OF
our members may reach Beaumont without
travelling on Sunday where they prefer not
TO do so. -. d,
Hoping that we may nave a no mos. ,I ~
structive, pleasant and successiul meellns'
we beg to remain,
Mrs. D j. Price,
Chairman, Palestinei
Mrs J. T.. Gary. Houston'
49, T n Rurnev Dallas;