Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-21

take you short run over TO visit the
rort Worth Union stock yards and
Packing house. This crossing ~
NIntu street. l don't know whether l
can sufficiently describe II so that you
Will hnd It or not, but VIII endeaVor
to do so. You so down ninth nhtl on
a corner on your right you VIII see
large brick building with high smoke
stack. building fourteen or fifteen
hundred feet high, II looks to us. some
OF you were there yesterday, put you
probably don't remember II, My I'M
preston was, when ] saw you last, you
didn't know where you were. You 10
in tho same direction you started yes
terday. You remember how you start
cd II you don't remember how you
came back, and you will ma the train
there.
"Tonlght at the opera house the front
rows have been reserved for the 4ltlle
Joker, Martin stubby, Mr. Rundel, Mr.,
Carter and other gentlemen VINO are
near sighted. Mr.. Gateley Will be Mt
the Hotel Worth for one hour after
this meeting adiourns, with tickets In
his pocket TO hand to You gentlemen
who desire to attend this highly moral
and educational exhibition at the opera
house tonight--for ladies and gentlemen
only"
on behalf OF the waples-Platter Gro
Ger company General Paddock pre-
scented the convention $50 cigars, which
were received and smoked with thanks.
Upon motion the convention extended
n cordial invitation to Mayor and Mrs.
b, b Paddock and Reverend and Mrs.
Homer Wilson and their families, and
the entire city Of Fort Worth, to visit
the Dallas convention.
Mayor Paddock: mfr. President and
Gentlemen and Ladies': When you shall
have finished business and are ready
MI H.. l..
emit and he would like TO make few
feeble remarks-impressive remarks. ]
intended TO say" Uaughtcr).
Homer Wilson, d. D., then addressed
the convention.
"NIr President and Gentlemen: The
worthy mayor said l would make few
feeble remarks | really feel that II Is
unnecessary. The remarks he had
made are certainly feeble enough.
LaughteO. In the progress OF sci
ence, art and philosophy and all great
things n this world, there is one cues
tion I am quite sure is fully settled,
and that is that drummers certainly
have souls. An attendance upon this
convention from Its beginning to IT'S
close would cause one TO appreciate the
great heartedness OF the gentlemen
who have hOnored us with their pres
euce during the sitting Of this body.
I am Impressed more than language
can express with the beautiful earnest
ness and greatness OF soul manifested
on yesterday morning. when the little
orphan children OF the Orphans home
of our city marched In here and sang
some Of their sweet songs, and / looked
Into the faces OF many old veterans
engaged I'm commercial travel and saw
the tears streaming down their checks.
And then when a call was made in be-
half OF these helpless little children the
offering was so noble as to stir my
heart to its profoundest depths. And 1
have noted other evidences of your
hearty generosity And now let me say
/ to you, as YOU close the exercises this
morning, that as YOU 90 forth, taking
your grips In your hands. remember
that YOU have It in your power to ac-
/ complsh a grand and glorious work,
not only I'm commercial Intercourse
with your fellow men, but IN dssemin-
ating the light that God BIAS sent down
upon men.
| For my part feel grateful to you
all for tho honor you have conferred
] upon mo IN calling me to be with you
/ In the future, and I shall certainly avail
myself Of that privilege. I thank YOU,
/ one and ALL and with me II win always
I be a pleasant thing to remember the
meeting Of this honorable body in our
i beloved city"
The following chairmen Of commit
/ tees were announced: Legislative COM
/ mlttee. II, d. Harrison, Austin; rail-
I road. George \. Hin, Waco: press, John
Bcnish, Houston: hotel, Ar Dieclkmann.
| san Antonio; employment, Wiley n.
/ stroud, Dallas.
The greater part Of the afternoon was
spent In an inspection of the paCkery.
. an account OF whith appears elsewhere.
After the entertainment at the opera
house majority Of the delegates pre-
/ pared at once to make their departure
. I'd .tF
morning. They are so enthuslastIc
over the reception they received h.re
/ and wish before many years to be
/ here again.