The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-24
THE DOLL SHOW TODAY
LITTLE TOTS WILL REIGN UNpls-
PuTEo AT TURNER HALL.
Proceeds Of the Pretty Show VIII q, ne.
voted by Woman's Club to FREQ
kindergarten Fund.

Today will be children's dsv +o- a..
IONS little folks. Old Sors bloss,raa ~.
me day There VIII be held tho Mi Va
which is the yearly treat Of ,ha VI. sloN ;
ciub to their little friends.
1ru'y' great oaks from little acorns have
Strung -Four years ago this org,riza,,,,,
tneh composing but handful OF nan,Iars
,Dh'"g Tor lis inspiration the then non,,tar
"apy snow, conceived the idea ~ hoid,,,
uoil baby show along the s,mc ,ir,s
securing small room about tho sIze
u an average parlor they began their az.
pertinent Half a dozen pretty decorated
uooths and an entry list of some scvcr,,.
nFe dolls constituted their FIRST effort. The
"'He pace was thronged and the Indies
were Wen pleased TO add to their treasury
sos, the result Of their work.
Inc Following year It was decided N
venture again on larger scale. A down.
town room was donated, and as tho SIM.
ply created the demand. the dolls were
classified into departments nrizss hc,no
given Tor the best entries under tho dITaT
ent heads ''' VII 'r'
me Idea was suggested Of adding , dol
vn,r,dnse parade la grown ups aud thu
unanimous verdict that "it was iusf loo
cue tor anything stamped the seal of
approval on the idea, ana il was decided
10 make II an annual affair Last wear
one OF the largest halls in the city was
rendered for the occasion Numerons
booths. each vlcing with the other ID
TGSGauty Of shape anu richness If color
| ne carriage parade, on a grauder scale
KY, !. ever before attempted, embraced some
| th,rty busg.es and. go-carts. the noyc
| feature ot decorated floats for small boys
led on the velvety lawn under tho shnd
oWs OF the spreading oaks aud tbo blu.
skl'S 1T Southern winters day, enlivened
ny throhgs OF little children with their
happy faces and yari-coored costumes
made q kaleidoscope sCeuo Of brlllancy
Mlch will linger long in the memories OF
the hcholders
Turner hall viii add vet another leanet
to the wreath Of pleasant associations
which endears II to our tcwnspeople, foI
the management has generously given rs
use for the fourth anniversary of the Dol
show which viii be held there today.
opening ut = o'clock Il Is hoped that the
response 10 this appeal for sweet rmr
ity's sake" will he general and generous.
Entries If dolls in all departments mus,
he made before II O'Clock and the vehicle,
before T. as the lists will he closed al
/ those hours
The proceeds of these affairs have always
been set aside at the charity fund of th'
club This year 1t wis be donated excu
siyely TO the free kindergarten fund.
The Judges in the different department
are the following ladies' who hay" kind!
| consented to serve the cause:
! Character Dolls Mesdnmes Cherry and
/ Cummings Miss Hargls.
| Babv Dolls Mesdames K. r, Norris ant
| Sterling Mycr
Dolls. six Inches aud Under Misses Mnry
| McAshan Rowene Masterson and Mar
| guerite White.
Child polls. over Twenty Inches. Mes
dimes A. II. Cleveland, Harris Mastcrsoi
and W. II Kirkland
Child Dolls, Under Twenty Inches Mes
DANES O. T. Holt, s. +. b. Morse and II
Rag Dolls -Mesdames S. F Carter Bald
win Rice and A. Huston,
Lady Dolls Mesdames Sperry hunr
C3eorge Westcrfcid and Mcclure Kelly:
J oldest aud Rest Preserved Doll. Mes
danes L. ". House, j o. Ross ana JONI
/ Woolford, ...,..,t on,
In order TO insure unbiased judgment ,,d sn
avoid criticisms, the names OF the Juust
Of the vehicles are withheld.