Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-18
WACO ROYALTY WELCOMES.
Keys Of the City Turned
Over Today.


Special Dispatch.
Waco. Tex. April 1.-THE angels srs
floeidns into Waco thick and fast and
although most of them are here Tiers
are yet hundreds on the wing who ara
expected to allght tonight and tomor-
row morning. Every large city In
Texas Is represented now except Fort
Worth, and ita rcpreacn >tiyes viii DO
here tomorrow in force saa Antonio
ans Austin We're FIRST TO arrive, closely
followed by Dallas a few OF Hous-
toms delegates arrived this morning.
but the main body came In this oven-
ing, The nallas contingent received
frcah acquisitions tonight and another
flock will be- down In the morning.
white. aa / said before all OF thu
drunmcrs uro not here, enough of
them have arrived to juatlfy the osaer-
tlon that Waco 20 In the hands Of tina
angels, and that the down and SAM
Jones', who have been holding stai
engagement here for the past week.
are for the nonce cclipaed,
Ancnt sam Jones. that picturesque
preacher apparently went out Of his
way u few nights ago to cnlogizo tina
drummerB lilo eondeseended to say
that they. as rule, were beaming
Christians, and We're, take them all In
ali, fair sort OF men.
But, 10 return 10 the drummers.
they're here IN force and one cannot
net out OF sight Of broad smile. Col
Bart Moure'a hostelry. which is head
quarters. Is crowded from garnet to
cellar. and that genial gentleman has
time TO breathe only once every half
hour But he's happy. for II there Ia
one thing more than another that
makes his generoua heart glad IL Is 20
entertain the angels. OF course, need
not say he's popular. lie has already.
captured The drummcrn' souls by his
kindness and their bodies by his euli-
nary department.
A great many OF the drummers are
accompanied by their wives. and whils
their presence is not necessary TO en-
liven the occasion, yet they add beauty
and refinement to the scenes about
the Pacific. They are being royalty
entertained by the ladies Of Waco who
seem determined to break the record for
hospitality. Indeed very large degree
OF the enjoyment OF the meeting. which
IL even now assured, Is due TO the
ladies. The unpnlmity with which
Waco'a fair ones have taken up the
task OF making everything pleasant
preciudea mention OF each one. but l
cannot refrain In thus giving recogni-
ton to the enthusiastic and untlrlng eff
forts Of Mrs Williamson, wife OF DR..
w a. Williamson, who is president VI
| Post II. Mrs. Williamson is chairman
OF the committee on decoration. 10
which task she has given most OF her
attention. and while this OF itaelf 10
labor enough, the lady has expended
her energies IN other directions and
with results easily apparent. The re-
ccption room at the Pacific Is bower
OF beauty. the result OF Mira. Williams
sons efforts. The decorations are not
yet quite finished, else should attempt
to give some faint description OF her
work.
II would be but tho repetition OF
tritc trulsm TO refer TO the intelligence
Of the drummers. but standing IN the
midst OF so many OF them one could
not help being forccfully cognizant OF
the fact. Indeed. there are men of all
kinds. I think. except mean-looling