Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-09
THE FAIR CONVENTION.
GOVERNOR HOGG, AND OTHERS
INVITED.
The Chicago Visitors to be Given . Ban
Quet-The Ladies Asked to Meet
the Delegates.

Arrangements for the Worlds fair con-
yention are fast being perfected, A lar
larger attendance is indicated by adviCe5 re-
ceived than was looked for week ago.
The call on the ladies of Fort Worth
to furnish flowers for decorating the
opera house should be honored.
Let there be full attendance Monday
morning at 10 o'clock. Every man and
woman resident of Fort Worth IS ex-
pected to come to the front and aid in max
ing the convention glorious success. AS
goes Fort Worth now, so the state VIII go
IN an organized effort 10 have an EXHIBIT
worthy Of the state at the exposition in '93.
LADY delegates TO the convention are re-
quested 10 make the fact known to the sec
rotary Of the Chamber of Commerce at his
otfice, or to Mrs. Ida L. Turner
4 very large number of lady delegates
will be in attendance They should and will
be well taken care OF.
Chicago officers of the exposition will ar
rive Monday night instead OF Sunday, as
previously announced. Members of the
Chamber of Commerce will report 20 the
secretary on Monday morning at 10 O'Clock.
Reception badges are provided and every
member is expected to act on the reception
committee.
Badges for delegates are ready. Hon. J.
\. Browning will be here in time to deliver
iiit OptIluS tnO uOldtAS
men of the state invited, all of whom are
expected to be present, are Governor
Hogg, Hon. Horace Chiffon. Hon. John II.
Reagan, Senator Coke, Hon. 10 Abbott
ana Henry Exall. Probably no convention
ever held in the state has attracted as
much attention as this in aid of the World 5
fair.
MIR. r. J. Hurley was in Dallas all day
yesterday on convention business. Henry
F,yDl mn a LARGO for V'ny1S a
Cochran, state commissioner, and Mayor
Connor VIII Join the Worlds fair special
car ut Dallas.
The train conveying the distinguished
guests viii be met at the depot at $40 by
committees of the Chamber of Commerce
conveyed to the Ellis hotel, where
an elegant banquet will be prepared, with
Thomas j. Hurley presiding After the
good thing. are disposed of, speeches from
the guests will be in order.
Tuesday night the delegates to the con-
vention viii be entertained in an elaborate
manner by the commercial club at their
beautiful club rooms. Many of the guests
will be entertained privately at the hand
some new club house ofthe Elks.
The ladies' of the city are requested to
meet this afternoon at $3.50 at the Chamber
of Commerce rooms, to take action on car
ing for the $50 lady delegates
vino are TO be here in attendance on
the convention. Dallas will send a special
train Tuesday morning filed with her best
citizens to participate in the convention.
At least eight hundred delegates in ell will
be in attendance
MORE DELEGATES.
The State lumbermen's association has
appointed the following delegates: Col Joe
5. Rice of Hyatt, S. F. Carter of Beau
mont, T. c. Morgan of Hubbard City
Secretary Bider received Z telegram
from Houston yesterday reading Houston
Commercial Club has appointed q deIega-
ton of fifty-fve gentlemen, and twenty
ladies to your convention. We are in il.
o. W. CRAWFORD, Secretary