Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-21
FNF TRAVELLERS ADJOURN,
n,,,s SESSION OF THE TEXAS
49, DIVISION.


u w.co Tex. April 2o.-The crowd of
,,.,s 10 waco was augmented yes
4. III nv the arrival Of a number OF
,eterans. whose reunion began
AN The facilities Of Waco for lodg-
rsople we're Inadequate, for l know
,,bo slumbered in chairs A
s's wo,tb gentleman who arrived in
fo'' iast night told me this morn
:. INIT he slept in hotel parior ana
,s breakfast in the bath room.
,h.ra will be plenty of vacant
f. ~ tonight, for many Of the angels
~. III, ,sten their flight and only few
~, n on the scene tomorrow.
W. nights reception at Padgitts
- ras very pleasant, and 1t was
~. ~ attended The grounds were
,-ssr.tely lighted by electricity whose
m subdued by the green foliage,
rsse the grounds look very pretty.
IA winters address, which The Ca
s ~. pnblished exclusively this morn
= was an able and polished one, but
N winter read it in such manner
~ rob IT OF all its elegance. The
s. ors o. his voice was much too low TO
nske him heard throughout the pa
man and those in the rear heard only
! nourh to tantalize them. Dancing
( IA begun shortly after 10 o'clock and
ontuued until this morning
This mornings session of the Trav-
hers Protective association was held
\ the council chamber of the city hall
instead Of In the auditorium, the latter
having been relinquished to the vet
rans. The session was devoted mainly
* IA consideration Of odds and ends.
Probably the most important subject
rough up was that of a national san
iarium. The delegates to the national
onyention. which will be held in Mil
saukee, were instructed to use every
ndeayor to have the sanltarium To-
ated at Waco This action is in the
lature OF reward for the royal treat
bent Waco has accorded the drum
hsrs, San Antonio interded 10 make
strong pull for the sanitarlum, but
be Alamo city was dlssuaded from
DE by the promise OF IA unanimous
hort on the part Of the Texas dele
sates to have the next national con-
fention held In that city. / hear. too.
Il pat San Antonio has an excellent
\ ;hance OF success. My informant told
~ that San Antonio had been prom
Efed the convention, and he added that
.'fith the united efforts of the Texas
Ifeegation he felt confident the Alamo
lily would succeed.
rhe Permanent headquarters.
"a The question of permanent head
p quarters for the Texas division was
II so touched on this morning. but moth
s was done. President Benson ruled
PAT The report Of the committee on per-
'fanent headquarters had first to be
PnSlaered by the board Of directors
'Heiore It could be brought before the
e invention, and as, owing to some
f7ssigence, the report was not pre-
ifnied to the board Of directors. It re-
ans to be acted on by the Fort Worth
Hpnyention.
Ihis reminds me Of the closing
" Tue convention. President
itSa. "a announcing adjournment
,"Va' uay mentioned Fort Worth,
no at once the members broke into
Ha cheering for the Panther city. The
'lus'asm which the mention Of Fort
wv arouseS among the drummers
\ 'sinarkaole' and credit for the
'ast part Of 1t is due TO Fort
o'th chief executive, To use
eAp'ession' he has captured every
w pS storm His audacIous way Of
aug me drumhiers give Fort Worth
neA' convention caught the ad-
'suon OF an l neglected yesterday
s,'uil a little Incident of that un-
-@i proceeding. When Paddock put
question and declared Fort Worth
inner a murmur Of protest arose
u y ~. se Dallas contingent and some
tasaooi, ,, mat city But Capt.
.ton '",nuiy declared the nomi-
. isc,,a'' '' Vi order and ehoked off all
Mayor pnadoo,, y.,
Immediately eva,,,haS, eN Hep,s,
'addoct-his name vas ~ a,'s,,'e lls
s ps, and even do,aaa,n : $50
hcn he had robbed could NOT he,n al
'nlre him, His next bit wos e'n n a.
o0ut an hour later when he wos called