The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-01
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How SeyS Orleans y Preparfnv for
fkts fpyy3 Meeting

How Scw Orleans Is Preparing for
the 1900 Meeting.
New Orleans Pleayuns
YESTERDAY morning al 10 o'clock the an
naal meeting " posE 3. T. P. A.. was Asla
az gass headquarters on Natchsz street.
rear Magazine. President Guet presided.
aud there acre present a QasFrn ami
several guests.
Mr. sam Blum. chairman OF the coayen-
tidn executive conmlttes. made report
that bis committee bad naFped out
clan fag the enter5ainusut of the 7.
p A. convention of 1909 On the opening
day the delegates would assemble al ths
s.. Charles hotel and get n line tor
parade Ghrongn ths business ssetlOn oe
the ely. The parade woad starr about
90 O'Clock. and faish at the Atneuaeam
On S. Charles aveaaa aud Clio street.
That nlghl There would De addresses and
taE u-Frn1a1a % the ciLg b. Invited 80
attend y reeeuFloa an. dance a1uld tci-
low she nez- d&v taeTe w0aid be a ride
We West End TOR q edaques the follow
nS day q r-de EoIia BE- m1de 10 Athlete
uark, 20 b followed 6g anpchsr sanqgel.
AZ mex. lish. would be reserved fOE zn-
MISSOURI aVislqa- Wao had ASKED that aae
nlg4t lie 1aL tslla Cor .heul. Oa Saturday
Eierntng boa. would be token s1r a Grip
a9wu 10 NArpIlEA4 plantati1u. There
WORLD DC a ilueG o. rna boat. aud Niah
BE- , Creois er1wAsh guni6o. The lady
gusts w51at BIZ taken care u Wiki euchr4
partlss aud entertainments TIE zsngls-
men concerned 10 tee tower shlp lad sl-
fenieI al Initiation 80 -ha ladies % AZ
ten4 t1at and "A tC would be ! feature
during r1e 1anTsati0u, iL was likely thai
the whole business would asient tae s1uw
40 che sazS stioh o. Nr Louis Gcas
tls pflvaasa gt 5he floor Was Eiveu &r.
". l. Benson lt POsZ D. san Antonio. Re
-1s candidate .er the post OF NatiouaI
president as the Feee0t -lugsurion- Mr.
Benson Ia a1t-essl1g rhe pass took bis
sure trpn Str SgautiuIee on the plea TOR
Soc members 20 bring .E new nam lie
sad shat Dc was q particular friend at
NtW Orleans 114 wanted 30 sea them nave
q cnuve1 Char wogi4 distance all J1h-
ers Wls1 r. was az the Omaha e01Ven-
rtJu be hsd sorle vsrv complimentary
things 20 say OK NeR Orleans as eatsT-
rat1srs "a worked wi.h ne loEii L.
Eetas lu be gHfw hos tG see1re tue meet
ing t0- this city He sad de particularly
desired 90 laD now Ssu Autgnl1 EoEaed
( tJ mase he National glt4i ln hat city A
sl-e7sa rcsre Ners Quly 1bCuE ssveaEv-
I aVa nisl9ers Va the poss Vheu gAe cen
( veutiCu was secured for t.s csgy II WAS
determined no build I'D the membership,
30 L1s BOYS Went among the wholesale
houses and Brought in tue merchants. In
( Gh1. maldsr the membership was rua 20
I % $50 i- WIS very clear thas post q had
Z not done its duty face lg the obtAlr ~
ot tbs Ns,ional convention Dallas today
had lan members. The lecaI Dost should
( appoint conu lttses to get among ths
Nr-r- .H--
tor The 1lg event The convention was q
big Advertising m=dtum foT the merchants
and Tor tbs eity and the wholesalers
I should be made To understand iI. II they
I c1lt BE made 30 recoEuiIa tba importance
az the organization they Wonlt lclarstAnd
7hat factor the p. A. vas loc Eas
Prosperity % the city, He thought the
convention should BE- rlads alg thing
Tne members should uaitlrIn aud make Q
Varld u * Invite the military aat-DJhei
organizations 20 get IN iiae Tue maker.
OF al The wealth Of J community weFi
the merchants. ant they should shoE
themselves ana their empioyes,
Mr. Benson was thanked Tor bis ktndl'
remarks and III cost decided 10 tase hes,
OF his suggestions
Tho elsctiuu ~ cthcers OF the post 10
the cgFrsul year was then had, with thi
following result. sam Blum. president r
J. Algamar. hrst vice pre- sideAti J. u
hiakemore. second vice president Gsors
Moere, third vice president Thee 4
SsuubeTE secretary treasurer. z. :
staaiinEer ehairman Of board Of drse
tors. and Members L, T. Vail5ft, Ell BLUM
Gus Guet and August Elmer
Messrs L1rls Ochs and g. T. GEet ,
$ majority T0te 81 the msetluE were rec
commended 20 thu stats division for ap
polntment as Delegates 10 re N2ti01a
conveution. and Nessrs- J. D. Stake Uor
and Charles Dreaux as altaEuatss