Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-29
FORT WORTH DAY AT the PALACE
TOGETHER wrrn KATY DAY DREW
A CROWD.
wisconsip Editors WIN BE In Waco
Early in Deeember--Tbe Waco Fee
male College VIII Probably he
soId--Ceutral city Budgct.


Waco. Tex. Nov. 2s--Today was Mis-
souri,. Kansas and Texas and Fort
Worth day at the Cotton Palace, and
brought to the city large number
Of visitors from North Texas, in
GLIDING several from Fort Worth. The
day was a perfect one as far as
weather was concerned, and the at
tendance at the Palace was large.
There was no formal program beyond
the band concert this afternoon and
the Yaw concert tonight. Tomorrow
1t is expected. will be u big day.
All the business houses OF the city
viii be closed. ana Waco viii have
another great day at the Palace
At the concert tonight Miss Yaw
rendered the New Texas Dixie COM
posed by Mrs. Ida Louise Overall and
Twilight Hours" composed by Mrs.
j. A. Early, both Waco ladies'. The
auditorium OF the Palace was filled 10
its utmost capacity. II being the last
night OF the engagement of the great
singer at the Cotton Palace.
The following letter has been received
by Secretary Plunkett:
My Dear Sir-On Monday evening,
December 3, members OF the Wlscon-
sin Press association to the number
OF about ninety, including ladies and
gentlemen. anticipate a stay Of about
four hours ut Waco. They VIII very
likely desire to visit your exposition
during the evening. and such courte-
ses as may be shown by your man
agement viii be duly appreciated. our
party are to be the guests Of the Mis-
souri, Kansas and Texas railway,
and will be accompanied by General
Passenger Agent James Barker. Very
truly yours, II, NJ. YOUMANS,
President Wisconsin Press Associa-
ton.
The public schools adjourned this af-
ternoon until Monday morning at .
o'clock. Tomorrow will be legal
holiday. and Friday will be one Of the
biggest days at the Cotton Palace, so
the children will have an opportunity
OF seeing the cowboys out on dress
parade.
An agreement TO close all business
TUus'us-- t-'HaorEaw, Cha Rlts
at II o'clock, SO IA TO allow clerks
and other employees an opportunity to
take in the Cotton Palace was circu-
lated today by W. W. Seley and j.
llanse Wood, and was signed right
and left by nearly every business
man. IL Is SAFE to say That all Dusi-
ness houses anu factories VIII De
closed at II o'clock. The directory
hope 10 make tomorrow AFTERNOON
grand signal feature and expect at
least ten thousand Waco people TO be
present ana eNhort and appeal TO
every one to go who can. In view OF
the day and occasion a special pro-
gram Of special merit has been pre-
pared ana II viii be made one of
inc brightest days or the season.
special train arrived on the san
Antonio and Aransas Pass railway
last night with Messrs. NJ. ID, Mont
serrate, general manager and vice
president; r. ii. Mclnnes, superln-
tendent OF transportation; G. w
Butcher superintendent OF motive
power and machinery; w. Berry, SUI
perlntendent Of roads and bridges, ON
board
The entire party visited The Cotton
Palace today and expressed themselves
as delighted with It,
General Manager Montserrate was
much pleased and said the Palace sur
prlsed him, lie commended Waco's
energy and enterprise in the matter,
and declared 1t was deserving Of the
greatest success
Rev. II. NJ. Whaling w. NJ Hays
and II, A. Bourland rrlurued today
from the Methodist conference
Gazette man called at the resi-
dence OF Mr., Whaling and met that