Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-02
BUDGET OF NEWS FROM WACO.
MAY QUEENS COMING TO THE
CENTRAL CITY
WILL BE RECEIVED WITH ALL
POSSIBLE HONOR - PREPARING
FOR DECORATION DAY - THE
CASE OF FERGUSON APPEALED.

Waco, May 1.--Elaboratc preparations
are being made for the reception of
the May Queens on Saturday, May 4.
The reception committee held meet
Ing yesterday afternoon at the Pacific
hotel, Sam Sanger presiding.
The committee was divided and the
several members were assigned to meet
the trains as they come in bearing
queens.
Hico selected n queen yesterday. and
the Mayor notified Mr.. Higgins in a
letter as follows:
j. w. higgins, Esq, chairman; Dear
sir-Your communication OF the 18th
INST, relative to the celebration OF the
4th OF May by the queens" of the var
lous towns and cities in the Vicinity OF
Waco, was duly received inviting us
To the royal entertainment, for which
we extend you many thanks. Our peo-
pie have elected for Hico's queen the
accomplished, beautiful and charming
Miss Bessie Morrison. the only daughter
OF Hon. o. r. Morrison, at present our
representative In the legislature OF
Texas. She will be on the special
train leaving here at 1880 n. m. ON the
4th inst. with probably many other
friends. l can not have the pleasure
VI htNtHuIlB Hyhtll, Dul we Know bne
VIII be in good hands and kindly en-
tertained, With kind regards. yours
respectfully. DANIEL PRINGLE,
Mayor.
The list of queens reported up to date
Is as follows:
Miss Josie Littlopago. Crawford. Tex.
Miss Lillian c, Moore, Morgan. Tex
Miss Imogene Saunders, Bolton, Tex.
Miss Chloe Comeld, Gainesville, Tex.
Mlgg Viola Ial1 Itltuhtsrn fTux
Miss Laura Waller. Hubbard City,
Tex.
Miss Mary Hartroush, stephcnsyllle,
Tex.
Miss Imogene Hicks. Rockdale Tex.
MISS Neyn Stone, ltnsca, Tex
Miss Vivian Graves, Hamilton. Tex.
Miss Annie Garretson. Moody, Tex.
Miss Mabel Dennis. Temple. Tex
Miss Sallie McGiasson. Troy, Tex.
Miss Matte Nixon, Eddy, Tex.
Miss 80 McIyer, Cameron, Tex
-, MISS Florence Reid, walnut Springs
Tex.
Miss Monette Kellogg, Hewitt. Tex.
Miss Bessie Morrison. Hico, Tex.
The following marshals will serve.
II. a. Paine. officer OF the day; Dee
Cook. Bayless Earle, Tom Ii. Brown,
j.. G, Puckett, d, c. Wilcox. DR.. Geo.
=. Mann, Robert Caruthers. NJ l..
Winans, DIR. Hengst, w. II. Jones,
Tom II. Doekery, II. j. FOLSOM Il. II.
kingsbury, Asa Warren, Douglas Her
ring. These gentlemen viii meet
Grand Marshal Paine at the office of
Paine Chatham at o'clock p. m.
May 4, to receive instructions.
The procession forms on Columbus
street, from Eighth back to Twelfth,
marching down Columbus to Sixth, to
Franklin down to Third, thence to pub
lie square. to Austin avenue up Austin
avenue 70 Eleventh, down Eleventh
TO Clay and out Clay TO Padgitt's park,
where the coronation ceremonies take
place In the open air.
Wnco's queen, Miss Willie Baker will
occupy the throne until the decision
Of the Judges Is made
The award of the crown will come
from committee OF gentlemen Sc
lected Saturday morning. who -<yill be
stationed along the route Of the process
sion, and the crown viii be awarded
TO the most beautiful queen. The lady
receiving the prize Will be crowned
by Miss Baker. and she will be the
queen of central Texas until the next
contest, year hence.
The coronation ceremony the queens
ana their attendants Will be escorted
by the reception committee TO the roof
garden over the Waco natatorlum.
where formal reception will be given.
This reception will not be open to any
person except the queens and their at
tondnnts and the reception committee.
The roof garden reception over the
queens will be escorted to the concert
hall on Fourth street whore Sousas
band Will discourse the very sweetest
music.