The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-04


scteri@cd BY certain elegant richness and
graceful dignity.
There were e5o In attendance on the ball
wednesday. chiefly Honstonians, OF course,
but several distinguished guests came from
distance solely to be with the Thaliaus
on this last night Of the year Among those
present were Or. e. ". Armstrong, Or.
James House Butte, ]. 81. Chew, John T.
Dickson. Jr.. Joseph W. Evans, T. G. Ford,
John X Foley, II. T. Giraud, G. a. Glib
bons, ]. W. Garrow, X. B. Gilmer, e. A.
Heyck, n. s. Hunt, Robert Is. Norris. S.
r. b. Morse, Or. j. A. Mullen, L. I. Noyes.
A. H. Root, G. w. Robinson, Howard +.
Smith, r. 1. Stuart, Walter Torrey, g. ".
TaliaferrO, -. h. Weems. George s. Yves
terrified. 5. J. Bain, George l.. Price, ]. l..
Sanders, John Charles Harris. Irvine hing,
W. c. Gilmore, c IL. MARKHAM, W. Il.
Taylor. Mcclure Kelly, Il. X. Smith, a. ).
Cleveland Q. X. Dunlap, Joseph X. Eagle,
w r. Chew, r. W. Camp, +. II. Dumble,
Presley \, Ewing, j. j. Cannon, Il: w.
r. S. Lovett, Joseph c. Hutchinson, Jr., L.
Charles Hume, DR.. ]. E.. Hodges, James
A Giraud, Frank G. Jones, Norman G. Kit.
trell, 4. c. Kendall. Harry d. Lea, j. &.
Maillot, John e. McComb, Jr., Percy w.
Morrow, f. L. Neville, 5. y. Noyes, Horton
*. Payne, Henry L. Porter, u. D. Pedeu,
Lr, l.. Cabeil Read, DR.. w. II. sherer, Or.
Forrest 3; Smith, IA Z. Womack, j !.
Nelson, W. Waldo, Oden NJ. Kendall.
Thomas, II. Bolts, Gordon 3. Nicholson,
George y. Garyin, George T. Leake, ".
A. sherman, Fred A. Jones, William Hunt,
w 2. Busehard, Alfred N. Wheeler,
Thomas G. Brown. Richard Cannon, FranS
Clemens. Mlby Porter, Misses Mary Arm
stead, Lula Allen Mamie Bolts. Mrs. Bet
tie Bryan, Mr. George Bnrkitt. Miss
Francis Reason Of Cincinnati ohio; Miss
agnes Brady Of Austin, Miss Vivian
Brenezer Of Austin Mr.. p. II. P Balm
Miss Bessie CLARK Lieutenant r.,
\. Coo.es, Mr. ard Mrs James
Craveug, M Elliott Gage, Miss
Nnrcissa Cunningham " san Antonio,
Ne. Anderson CleuauN Il III paso, Mr.
William CaSwel u Austin, H.. Joseph
Carry, Miss Eosaie Dunole Miss EstelIe
Daley, Miss Vsulta De Mtlt ~ Galveston.
Miss Edwards ~ Dallas, Miss Laura
Frauklln, Miss Bcss Ferguson of Palestine.
Miss Nell Fentress Of san soaa, Miss Jean
Cannon, Miss Mamie Grogau. Miss Ara
belle Gibbons, Miss Grifitss, Mr. aud Mrs.
Boone Gross, MIS- Annie Giraud, Mrs.
Grlniths, Mr.. and Mrs. George II Graves.
Mr Hggh y. HnmphrieS ~ Memphis
Mrs Vile Hutchesun, Mrs $. II. Huber,
NJ. j. J. Hudrins Miss Aline Harris OF
Austin Nj. r. Hail Miss Chailis Jones,
Miss Nyrtie Jackson, Mr. Thomas 5. John.
ston d New Orleans Mr. CORTLAND Jones
q brennan, Miss Lula Kirkland ar. W.
+. kenceii, Mr.. Archer Kyle. Miss Francis
"a A.
tonic. Miss Mabel MARKHAM, MISS Jula
May Morse Miss Alma Miner, Wiss Roweuc
Masterson, Miss Lutte Moore @. Galveston.
Nj and Mrs. I a. Mitchell, Mr.. George
tochie. Miss Mary McAsheo Miss Rosa
Nnlle u Austin, Mr. c. s oliver. Nj
George PhelRn q Chicago Mr. Armon po'k
~ Galveston, Miss Claire Robinson, Miss
Cora Root, Miss stella Root Mr.. Ell R7os
of Yonkum. Mr. ana Mrs E r. Randall
Miss Faunie rutherford Of Austin. Mr.
Robert Ring. Miss Netiie shannon. Miss
Gi3Gings Stone Of BRENNAN. Miss Julia
Settle 81 Galveston, Mr.. George o: Stouer
ef Victoria, Miss Emily Scott, Miss JAMIE
Stubcs. MI G. 5 scott of ST. Louis. MISS
Ida May. Thompson, Miss Eva Tqgg.e, MIS-
BEETLE Talliufcrro Miss Lmilt Y. Townts
of Petersburg, Va, Miss Mary Knox
Thompson Miss Blanche Wo1d, Miss Clara
Wheeler Miss Marguerite waite, Miss
Helena Wilson Miss Grace Wilsins. Miss
Lens wilkins, Miss Constance Walker,
Mr.. Ernest W Townes Miss Mary waldo.
Mrs. Walker. Mr.. $ X Wheeler Miss
Elizabeth Wilson Or NJ A. Wccms OF
Cnlumbia, Mr.. Carrgfnn Weems
The decorations ot the hall werc on
grandly elaborate scale. Several more than
a thousand electric bulb giowed and
sparkled from amid the tracerr ~ csecu
smilax, forming almost a network on the
ceiling. The clubs CoiorS. maroon red and
green. proclaimed themselves brilliantly in
the circular centerp'ece aud m the mono
gram u Immense letters which stood la
tho middle Of the stage front, dividing the
figures Of the date 1902 That r. before
the clock struck Il: after that witchlur
denly found 10 be a 3.
Every lady 10 attendance seemed TO have
made Il q special point 10 wear her hand
soonest new gown and most of them were
nigR R 'o' Tue very H'A' ''ne on Wednesday
The styie OF the dance programs Uas
quite rich and novel. They were the work
OF a Houston house, Bourke-Caryill COM
pany, and more artistic production Is vct
10 be seen IN the ball room. The outside
cover was Of dressed kid, which was silk
lined and held the brochure Of musical
The members of the club presented Alrs.
u. g.. Lovott, the presidents wife. With
q lovely shower bouquet % the rArsst now
roses, They are sort OF hybrid ten Of the
most exquislteiy delicate cameo tintH.
The procession 10 supper was lei by the
president Of the Thalian club. Judge Il
Lovett who took down Mrs, p. X
Ewing, the wife OF the rs president.
snd Immediately following them came MIR.
Ewing with Mrs Lovett.
The 1oral decorations OF the table were
red ana green. OF course The toothsome
supner OF six courses WAS served hrlsklv
AS follows: Blue points on the half shell
= delicious conSomme: quail on toast with
n'avonnalse, Ice cream and other sweets
coffee and cheese and crackers
- certain stage in the serving Of the
supper just as the, old yenr, silently went
out Joyous iingling and belize must,
o, silver struck against crystal filled thc
ali In the banquet hall.
The frst figure danced In 1907 was thu
1T, c." cotilion, lea hy Mr.. Gordol
Mailot and Miss Eva Tugcie. There were
quite n hundred COUPLES working beautiful
~ tpgcther In the formation or these IN
trieqtn designs Every dancer carried 4
hghtPd Japanese lantern. Under the
clever 9eneralship Of those in charce oi
rus feature the men formed the ''Ts' oi
the nlonoRrAm aud the ladies' the &C =
cutting through its lines Tho formation
~ thA numbers making the change az dAtss
w,,s even more Intricate and marvellous &
For the serond cotlllion. which was iet
~ AIR. and Mrs. George WegterfaId ten
FOOT spenrs with green ana red ribbons a,
xSfTinH lFnuths. were nsed Ramenberips
tnat IN. such matter there is no onsstlor
81 nfovlatsa driil or rphenrsal n gs sin,nt,
wohnrtiiii 70 eee how the dancers arc Id
~ lnnrNh, connfernnrch. dnniov uhpeY M
PERFORM ali sorts Of Intricate evolnifons a,
nrnmnuy and nxtcly ms IL they hnd n
InF..n West Point training. Mr. wnqter
tel%4 figure was wonderfully erarefui I,
nesisa and thoroughly successnil IN ~
rns'n.,i~hnlert. The fifty or 50 Who enrri"f
~ snese elaborate evoiutions favored sfte,
The ihird eotiliiou Was Ied nv Ar corso.
Nicholson With Miss Iean Cannon
v frrtt cn1nuiiment to the execufive M
sN N he yonne iafy when Ane save tba,
nv pAffner rave The lenders phisfie n,
= efr aftcr the dgsf lead ont nnd M ma,
Sxe1 NJ whole edair yaliantiv FOR XXI
hEnsf sphere of ienrliuaipei hoons ~
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