The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-20
A DAY IN THE CITY.

A DAY In HE WY.
THE NORDICA RECITAL.An event
which has been looked forward to with
great deal Of interest on the part Of the
music lovers of Houston will be the song
recital of Nine. Lillian Nordca at the
Auditorium under the auspices OF the Hous-
ton Quartettc Society. The great prima
donna will arrive this morning Oh the
Southern Pacitic train from san Antonio
in her Special car "Brunnllde.' Her party
consists Oh herself, two sisters MI j..
RomuJ ne simmons, her accompanist and
plano ouloist and London q. Charlton, her
manager, The doors at the Auditorium
will be opened tonight at O'Clock win tne
program commencing promptly al o'lJ. Ar
engagements have been perfected for heat
ing the building In the event 1t be neces-
saly so that the audience will experience
no discontinue on this score. eupcrin
tendent Payne OF the Houston Electric
Street Railway Company has promised
five minutes schedule on the Auditorium
line TO accommodate the large audience
already guaranteed by the advance sale of
seats. Ladies desiring to present Nine
Nordica viii, floral tributes particularly
those occupying boxes, from which the
stage Is rather inaccessible, are requested
10 attach their cards TO their offering and
leave them with Air, Arthur Skelley, the
I head usher, at the main entrance and they
will be handed over the foot gifts by ush-
/ eIS at appropriate intervals.
! OPENING OF THE BRITISH CLUB
The British club room was formally opened
yesterday with an address by President r.
| q. Beard. The club rooms are located and
/ very comfortably lifted Up on the third
/ i4oot OF the Fox building corner Of Main
and Preston. The rooms are appropriate
] ~ furnished and supplied with Il piano An
| the latest magazines are on ale and "a l.es
D
/ ever else may suit the taste OF the nell
| Ders. That prerequisite Of all irst-class
| cluu rooms, sidehOaId, forms a cOusplc.
/ uoLs piece Of furniture and u ianitor is
| constantly on hand to attend to the wants
OF the members and their guests. the walls
are adorned with a lot OF appropriate pic
! lures inspiring British patriotism, noe least
| conspicuous of these being a splendid PIC
| ture Of the late lamented Queen Victoria.
| nag, sent them with the compliments Of
! Fowler y McNitIe, ship brokers at Gal
weston. This club started in with a mem
bershlp of forty and already carries upon
its rolls 40 active members.
THREE TEN DOLLAR FIREs.-The fire
laddies had three runs yesterday but none
of the three alarms gave them any work,
except to clean up the engine etc, after
their return to the station. The first
alarm was at 11OO a, m, and was from
box -, which called the department to the
Moorehcad. The fire was accustomed by
sparks from the flue, but was extinguished
with damage not to exceed $40 The sec
ond alarm was "still" at 1925 D. m.
nom the property occupied by Mrs. Wat
klns No. llO9 Capitol avenue, and owned
by A. Glenn. This was another fire oc-
casioned by sparks from the flue and
there was only about $40 damage. An.
other $40 damage fire caused by q defective
fiue was rung in from box 514 Mt 23O p. m.
a
was owned by r. Peters and occupied bv
J. Collins The defective flue was Of
ficially reported.
\ BEAUTIFUL DAY.-Yesterday was one
OF the prettleSt days of the winter-tbe
word winter being used advisedly for there
mas been very little Of the kind of weather
seen IN Houston that goes to make up that
season of the year. The sun shone bean
TRULY all day and the temperature lowered
around TO- thousands attended the church
services and the streets were crowded. es-
peclaliy In the afternoon. sam Houston
park never looked prettier and the attend
ahce NJ that popular resort was the largest
recorded for many Sundays. The Heights
ana Drummer proved pleasant pilgrimapes
iOF Snunareds VINO nave an opportunity only
Grand Central depot also proved an attI,ac-
tive spot and the crowds oil Sightseers and
travellers kept things lively until the last
trains were in at night.
UNDELTNERED PACKAGES.-Coods re.
mSinlng undelivered in the office of the
WellsFargo Express company FOR the
week ending January IS: Della Anderson.
George Ballinger. Mrs. Monle Boyd, S. z.
Brown, /, A Davis, A. Drummond. II. II
Horton, Matte Jones, Leroy Kettchum,
James Kelly, Mrs. VI. L, Lyons, John Leon
ard. J. 5. McReynolds, Z. w Martin. W
4, Montgomery W. B. May, e: NJ. Mend.
barSAe, Frank Mlueley. Z. McHugh II O.
Martin, ". G. Moore. Joe McClarty, Mrs
4. W, Nyce, George W. Nichols. Henry
Parr, Drummer; Mrs. j. NJ Rooney W.
Runs, Jr d. A. Rcinhardt, j. s. SiSnnett
Pat Smith Smith Ms s Stone, ELAN Wood,
Wooten, E. G, Wiley.
VALUABLE REALTY PURCHASED
Mrs. Sue f. Baker has purchased Of ]. p
schosser the residence property on the
northwest corner of Dallas avenue and
Smith street, fronting 81 feet on Dallas
which she paid 5000, Mr. r ENseI S, Tor
hard purchased Of r. NJ Chase LOT IN
Ahio street. OF the Fair Grounds adlE
tloa TO me city Of Houston, fronting so
lect ON Anita street and running back 100
rect, and known as lot L. in block 4 ~
mat addition The consideration was
5000,
GETTING READY FOR ST. PATRIcK's
DAH.-The general arrangement committee
Tor the purpose Of getting up the St Pat.
rick Days celebration met yesterday ana
adjourned TO meet again on next sunda
ct Pythian hall at o'clock 10 discpss ~
form OF entertainment. II Is the intentio,s
or those w charge Of the matter 10 eciinss
all past efforts In the celebration thls ,'aSr
ana the committee Is working hard 70
accomplish that end. ~
hoSf AND FoUND.-RepoFt was made
TO the police station Yesterday as,,''e
about ESQ O'Clock that a 3.voar.,i, '',.,,
named JAMIE May Smith had dlsopnearot
from her home on the HARRISBURG r,s,, ,,..-
the international and Great NorthSrn, r ~ y
reS9 Later In the afternoon s second ms.
sTs7 came 70 the station 10 the erfe,t ~ - :.
the little one had heen found on RnsL snst
nue. ana returned TO her parents.
MISS VIOLA ALLEN
Miss viola Allen ls to present her nav