The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-01-20

The meeting of the Texas Worlds
! Fair Association convened to-day az
IL a. H., with the following members
present: Col H b Andrews, of San
Antonio, president; Col X b PArrott,
of Waco, first vice president; MIR Joe
S Rice, of II att, second vice'presl-
dent; Hon ] Nj Browning of Claren-
don; Hon Thomas j Hurley, of Fort
Worth; Hon w f LAdd, Of Galveston.
The last above three gentlemen, with
Col II B Andrews and Col Il b Par
rott compose the board of directors
The men bers Of the Ladies Auxiliary
present are Mrs. Rosine RYAN, If
Austin, lady chairman at large for
Texas; Mrs w II Tobin, president OF
the state board OF lady managers, and
Mrs w + Laid, of Galveston, Mrs j
S Swsyne, of Fort Wor h; Mrs George
Clark, of Waco; Mrs j c Walker, of
Waco; Mrs Will Hesrne, Of Hearne,
and others.
The meeting was called to order by
the president who delivered an address
of about twenty minutes which rang
with pathos, eloqueuce and plea' antry
and impressed all present with the
feeling that they had great and res
ponsible work before them, and that
their leader in the person of Col Il B
Andrews, was equal to the hon ,rable
and responsible position to which
they have elected him. At the con
clusion of the address OF Col. Andrews
Secretary Dudley Bryan read bis re-
port, which was upon motion accepted,
placed on file and made part of the
proceedings of the meeting.
The motion tat the papers be re
quested to publish the report, was
made by Mrs George Clark, and car
ried. The secretary then read th- fol-
lowing telegram:
CHICAGO, Ill, Jan. I'D. d.
Bryan, Secretary, Waco, Texas
Wrote you yesterday; mod fed de-
sign Texas building just finished; Su.
pervising Architect Curran says it will
be the handsomest state building on
grounds. | sm sure your meeting
will adopt such measures as will ap.
peal most strongly to the pride and
patriotism Of the people of Texas and
enable you to secure sufficient funds
in the next few months with which to
erect the Texas building and have the
state creditably represented at the
Worlds Fair. If our Texas women,
newspapers and railroads will continue
to cooperate with your directory, and
l know they will, you are bound to
succeed. My best wishes are with
you all. JNo A, Dickinson.
A great number of speeches we're
made by a number of both ladies and
gentlemen, upon the best means of
raising the necessary funds, some OF
which were encouraging as to the
future prospects, but many were other
wise, and the work 80 far pronounced
a failure. The ladies seem to be heart
and soul in the work and
are determined to succeed.
Upon motion it was decided that an.
other meeting be held at Galveston on
February Is.
1t was announced that during the
time intervening between the adjourn
ment and 4 o'clock this aiteru non, and
while the ladies' meeting was in prog.
ress, conference with number of
railroad officials would be held.
Adjournment was then had till 4
o'clock p, m.
The meeting of the ladies engaged
in Worlds Fair work convened at the
Board of Trade rooms at 3 o'clock
was we'll attended and was opened by
the following address by Mrs TObin,
of Austin:
To the Members of the Executive Committees
take pleasure upon this occasion
the first meeting of the Executiv,
Board of Lady Managers for Texas Of
the Worlds Columbian Exposition, tC
thank you for your presence here
and to express my gratitude for thu
Jealous support you have given 10 the
arduous duties imposed upon me.
There has been an apparent, if no
a real disposition on the part Of tn,
men of of Texas to relegate the Who'll,
question of how and when to rails,
the funds necessary to have the state
creditably represented at Chicago, Il
women and school children
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