The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-21
HOMAGE TO BRYAN.
c.eat APOSTLE of Bmetallism Received With
onen Arms--Essentaly Bryan Day.
TEXANS PAID TRIBUTE TO
Was Received by the ladies' Toasted by the Men, Admired by All
The Auditorium Welcomed by the Governor.

|'the greatest OF favors upon the gathering
group OF eager callers. Mrs. Hutcheson,
who. while entertaining Mr.. Bryan had
not had the opportunity to greet her other
guests. stationed MIR. Bryan and herself
in the white parlor. between the doorway
which opens into the hall and the library.
Here the ladies were introduced to the
DISTINGUISHING man and. after grasping his
hand passed into the library, where. at
tea table placed across one corner OF the
ROOM refreshments were served by Mrs
Mueggc and little Miss Resale Winfred
Hutcheson.
Mrs. Muegge and the little miss were
In white and very attractive and dainty
looked the table and its mistresses.
Mr. Bryan would not leav such delight
full surroundings, but had pleasant word
of greeting for the first and last.
When he was ushered into the library
and given cup OF tea by Mrs. Presley X.
Ewing he was pressed by his fair admirers
for speech, in so urgent a manner that he
could not well refuse nor indeed did he
seem so inclined
He spoke of the pleasure which he had
| experienced in meeting the ladies and he
paid very touching tribute to woman
hood and motherhood.
AT the close of the affair the ladies dis
persed and MIR. Bryan was driven to the
homo of Mrs. Bette Bryan, where a re-
ception was held in his honor.
Those who called at Mrs. Hutcheson's
were:
Mrs II, +. Bocock of Virginia, Mr.. and
Mrs. s Taliafcrro. Mrs Edward Muegge,
! Mrs. w. II. Palmer.
The ladies wLo called we're.
Mrs. w. L. MITCHELL Miss Abby Hill,
| Mrs. Mary b. Hin, Mrs. seabrock Sydnor,
Mrs. X. e. Paine. Mrs. o. c. Drew, Mrs.
b. b. Bassett Miss Polly Davidson, Mrs.
Horace Cone, Misses Latham, Mrs. Dorsey
Mason. Miss Fem. Miss Mcieever. Mrs,
Lauer. Mrs. Nj Looscan, Mrs. s. X. Nc
lihenny. Mrs. c. IL. Lucy, Mrs. Willett,
Mrs. Hancock. Mrs. I. W. House. Mrs w.
b. Chew. Mrs Wick. Mrs. William Chris
tian. Miss Christian, Miss Dumble, Miss
Lubbock. Miss Mamie Lubbock. Mrs, j.
4. Brady, Mrs. Jenkins, Miss Root. Miss
Cora Root Mrs Gibbons, Mrs. Rhoda Davis
Mrs Emma Henderson, Miss Evy Bolts,
Mrs. w. II. Crank. Mrs. j. T. Mahl, Mrs
TYLER. Mrs. w. C. Crane. Mrs. II. Il. Ever
etts. Mrs. Arthur Cargill, Miss Cargill,
Miss Dillingham;, Mrs. r. s. Iovett, Mrs.
Dorrance. Miss Knapp OF st. Louis, Mrs.
John Shearn, Mrs. Robert Rutherford, Miss
Cardwell Miss Estell Cardwel, Mrs. p.
X. Ewing, Mrs. f. c. Ewing of st. Louis.
Mrs. w. c. Wagley, Mrs. j. o. Carr, Mrs.
S. NJ. McAshan, Mrs. Everett McAshan,
Mrs. George Goldthwaite Mrs. r. f. Rob-
bins, Mrs. Rufus Cone, Mrs. Bette Bryan,
Miss Lula Bryan, Mrs. j. W. Scott, Mrs. 5.
c. Red, Mrs. Campbell Mrs. Bonner Nc
NiaNtu, HiisS nay MIS- "a - nan, W. o.
b. +. Weems. Miss Ballingcr, Mrs. Henry
Dickson. Mrs. G. l., Porter Mrs. George
Cleveland. Mrs. Z. B. Parker, Mrs Robert
Wilson. Mrs. Rosine Ryan, Mrs. Richard
Cooke. Mrs. g. w. Heyer, Mrs. Joe Stuart,
Mrs. Dudley d. Bryan. Mrs. ID. f. Stuart
Mrs. Carey. Mrs. Lemon. Mrs. A. s. Rich
ardson. Miss Fraser. Mrs, H. ID. Avcs. Mrs
James Dumble, Mrs. Armistead, Mrs. Paul
Timpson, Mrs. Fort Smith, Mrs Van Week.
Mrs. Hutcheson, Mrs. Thomas Franklin,
Mrs. Howard Smith. Miss Gillian Brown,
Mrs. l.. T. Noyes, Mrs. Margaret Foster.
| Mrs. o. T. Holt. Mrs. Norman Kittrell. Miss
| Betty Taliaferro and Miss Lucy lombard