The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-19
TEXAS RAILWAY CLUB.
We're Right Royalty Entertained
at College.
! DINNER WITH GOOD SPEECHES AFTER
Nun from Houston Made in rhre.
Hours-The Personnel Of
the Party.


OF tne Agricultural ard Mechanical college
today, and were entertained RICH, rovaIIy
at that. After their lahors CT the preyiou.
Gay, the railroad men and their invited
guests, including number OF Indies uho
accompanied them, enjoyed the occasion
immensely and words OF praise for the
treatment accorded the visitors ara TO be
heard on all sides tonight.
Inc special train bearing the party ar
rived here at noon today, having made
the run from Houston in exactly three
hours. The train was made up OF the
private cars of General Managers Qulnlan
OF the Houston and Texas Central and
Leitnaker Of the Austin and Northwestern.
and two Pullmans. Mr.. Leitnaker. Mr..
JEFF n. Miller and Mr.. A. A. Judges. the
latter of the Pullman company. looked al.
ter the wants of those on board lring the
trip and saw to 1t that no desire was left
ungratifed.
The perscnnel OF the party was as fol-
lows: Mrs. w. g. Crane, Mrs. A. A.
Judges, Mrs. b. p Stanelln, Mrs. j. X.
Cade, Mrs. w. ]. Miller, Mrs. A. !. Grant,
Mrs. II. s. Grant, Mrs. j. NJ. Murphy, Miss
Eva Tuggle. Miss Myrtle Watson, Miss
Lillian Lea; Mr.. A. s. Grant master ne
chanic of the Houston East and West
Texas and president OF the Texas Railway
club; Mr.. II. NJ. Galbraith, general master
mechanic of the Cotton Belt at Pine llutf,
Ark. and vice president of the organisa-
tiDn. Mr. It OEhOrne ~ ha
Belt, secretary OF the club; Mr !. NJ
Scrogin, master mechanic OF the Cotton
Belt at Tyler; Mr.. S. A. Bentley, foreman
of the car department OF the Missouri,
Kensas and Texas at Houston; Mr. John
Owens. chief car inspector OF tho iIe1e.
ton East and West Texas at Houston; Mr.
A. A. Judges, superintendent of ~ full-
man company at Galveston; Mr.. JEFF \.
Miller. chief clerk to Gena.al Manager
Qulnlan of the Central; Mr.. Oliver CAL
braith. foreman OF the Cotton Belt ma
Cairo shops nj Pine Bluff; Mr.. j. w. Ad-
dis, superintendent of motive power for
the Texas and Pacific at Marshall, Mr..
John Doyle, master mechanic OF the Mis-
souri, Kansas and Texas at Denison; MIR.
G. Moorhead chief clerk of the mcchan-
icel department of the Missouri, Kansas
aud Texas at Parsons, Fan; Mr., j. VI,
Lee, division superintendent of the Hous-
tbb gnu cAaa ttuiidis MI - ~ luEHlt,
superintendent of motive power and ma
chinery OF the Houston and Texas Cen
trial: Mr.. +. S. Yantis, auditor OF the CAL
weston, Houston and Northern: TN r.
Cade, master car builder of the Southern
Pacific. Mr.. w. j. Miller, master mechanic
of the Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf at
Shreveport, Mr.. William A. Grant. inter
national and Great Northern, Palestine;
Mr.. X. j, Jackson. Palestine; Mr.. w C.
- t.l.t
son, Topeka and Santa Fe III Topeka
Kan; Mr.. J. A. Roosevelt, Galena oil
works; Mr. Charles Kennedy. Brown &
Co., st. Louis; Mr.. S. D. Anderson, G. q.
Hutchins & Sons, Detroit; Mr.. Ira 3. keg-
Ter, Patterson Sergeant company. 81.
Louis; DR.. A, T. Buchanan, Zappin Brake
Shoe company, Chicago; Mr. D. b. Ston-
cliff, manager of the Texas Railway News
and illustrator; Mr.. A. n. Leitnaker, vice
tin and Northwestern, Austin: Mr. J. G..
Miller, st, Louis; Mr.. E. 5. Marshall,
American Car and Foundry company St.
Louis; Mr.. B. v. II. johnson, Safety Car
heating and Lighting company, st. Louis;
Mr.. Robert Eikel r w. Heitmann G Co,
Houston Mr.. r. Roberts. James 3, sipe
& Co., Allegheney, Pa: Mir. w o. Dunt-
ley, Chicago Pneumatic Tool company,
Chicago; Mr.. n. L. snlitham. acting mas
Ter HetnGulC OF tid Il tNdh NllQll1u, iQT-
rell; Mr.. J. Y. bell, American Steel Foun-
dry company, Houston. Mr. George H.
Bryant, Thomas Prosser G. Son, New FORK
and Chicagoj Mr.. E. l.. Adreon, Jr., the
Sergeant company, st. Louis.
The train was met on its arrival here by
Mayor Adams of Bryan, President L. l..
Foster of the Agricultural and Mechanical
college, members OF the faculty and the
full corps Of cadets, including its ia
Quoted 10 the new mess hall where, the
guests having been given an opportunity
to arrange their toilets, dinner was served.
The repast was most appetizing one, con
sisting OF several courses of seasonable
visnds, and was thoroughly enjoyed by all
who partoek of Il.
After dinner the party adjourned to
assembly ball, where, after several selec-
lions had been rendered by the band and
the students had marched In and seated,
Mayor Adams OF BRYAN arose and briefly
introduced President Foster OF the col
lege.
At the conclusion OF his remarks, Presi-
dent Foster presented President A. S.
Grant of the club with handsome gsyel
made by two Of the college students
Mayor Adams next introduced Mr. n, p,
StapcIih, who responded to the address OF
welcome on behalf OF the club. Mr. stan
cliffs remarks were gwen HUMOROUS pre-
face. which elioited hearty round Of
laughter and applause. The speaker ex-
plained the nature of the Texas Railway
club. and told Of the work acne by is
members. incidentally psying glowing
tribute to the beauty and intelligence of
the ladies accompanying the party on the
present trip. The address was very
pleasing one and was highly appreciated
by those who heard 1t.
President Foster then introduced Presi-
dent Grant OF the club. who made a few
brief remarks. addressing himself par
ticularly to the students present. This talk
to them was plain and sensible one and
made a deep impression.
Mr.. r, NJ. Galbraith, the vice president
OF the club. who was the next speaker in
troduced. pointed out to the students that
they we're the coming men, and gave them
some good advice as 10 their future line OF
csrduct.
Mr.. W. O. Squire was the next speaker,
his remarks being confined TO discussion
OF 'aThe Practical vs. the Theoretical Man.
The address was eminently practical one,
and Mr. Squire. who spoke from expert
euce. gave the cadets present some par
ticulsriy healthfnl food for thought along
the lines mentioned.
Az the close of Mr.. Squire's remarks,
President Grant thanked the students for
the xavel presented him, saying that y
would always be used IN calling the meet