The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-13
CONVENTIONS AT WACO.
-Four State Meetings Are to Be Held This
Week.
THE REAL ESTATE DEALERS IN FORCE
large Number of Men Int arrst IL IN
Booming Texas Expected to
he Present.

Waco, Texas, June 1.-The city is NIL
ing up with visitors and delegates to the
four conventions which meet here to-
morrow The grouping of four State con-
ventions at the same time and place has
had the feet of securing most liberal rail-
road rates aud Waco is expecting more
people this week than have gathered here
since the memorable Cotton Palace, when
for weeks the streets were crowded with
visitors
BY far the largest gathering outside Of
political State conventions will be the
Texas Real Estate Dealers association.
The officers OF this association are: Pres
ident, c. S. Penheld, Houston; secretary,
T. ]. skaggs, Rock Island, vice presi-
dents, E. L. Angler, Huntsville; e. A.
Blount Nacogdoches; 7. f. McEnnis, Dali
las; H. T. Stalti, Waco; c. S. Woodward,
Baninger Cyrus Thompson, Lockhart;
I. T. Douthitt, Angleton; e. H. Norvell,
Rockport; j. n. Groesbeeck, San Antonio;
George Spillar Jacksboro.
The executive committee Is composed of
n. L. Mills, Houston j d. Polk. Beau
mont; L. A. Wilson, Dallas; John 7 Bat
tie. Waco; j. n. Groesbeeck, Stephenville;
] M Il. RaQney, I OhkulIll l.. OtdDIpOhi IOlt
Lavaca; w L. Grogan, Sweet Water; Jay
e. Adams, San Antonio; Booker Ellis
Texarkana H. H. Roland. Tyler; J. j.
! Fairbanks, Denison; s d. De Cordoya
| Jr., Austin.
The meeting will be called to order to-
morrow morning at o'clock After an
| invocation by Rev. John X. Nelson Of thi:
city the address OF welcome viii be de-
livered by Congressman r. l., Henry and
4 Ao1 nv Norma n
Then will follow the presidents address
appointment OF committees, report OF ex
ecutive committee and secretary's repcrt
So thoroughly has this convention beer
advertised in and out of the State tia
great interest has been evinced IN ever.
quarter, which insures a large attendance
A number Of very prominent speakers will
address the convention during the two o
three days session and very valuable re
suits are expected. Secretary Skaggs ha
let no opportunity pass that offered mean
of heralding the Waco meeting far an
near and as a consequence a great man
visitors are looked for from out OF tn
state. There is talk, too, of organizing
i National real estate association and If
: goodly number OF representative dealer
are In attendance from the other State
II rs qulle ih'i' sNHio 9"'t VI VI B"hlAaelO
, will be formed here as nucleus for th
National association.
The convention has been invited to Wis
Corslcana in a body. Secretary Skaggs re
ceiyed the formal invitation this morn
ing to be presented to the convention tc
e morrow 1t is signed by j II Wood
9 mayor Of the city; S. w. Bogy. presider
Of the Corsicana Real Estate Mems assC
citation. and G 7. Jester, president, an
p. G. Townsend secretary OF the Cors
cana Commercial club.
The state Christian Endeayor conventio
meets here tomorrow at 10 o'clock in II
Baptist tabernacle. The indications al
a that there will be large attendance
II. Bonton, formerly of Waco. but now T,
: siding in New York. Is here, and hayir
been for many years prominent in Chril