The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-06
THE PRESIDENTS VISIT.
Committee TO Meet Monday Night TO
Arrange Program.
LETTERS FROM MESSRS. BALL AND LYON
A plan Of Entertainment Outlined to rIt
the Limited Time Of the Pres'-
dcnial Visit.

Now that President Mckinley has inai'
Gated his intention Of honorihg hou9'oH
with tWo.hours visit on the morhius "
May 3, on his transcontinentai UP WV
his cabinet, It behooyes the local eoli'ili'V
tee to man ont the best character OIL pr"
GRIM that can be encompassed WITHIN ."rt
limited time aud to do this Mayor "ooi.
ford, the chairman has called a meeuns VI
Tho committee Tor Monday nlsnt d ,
O'Clock al the council chamber tostth
with such other committees as may uaNs
been appointed by the commercial orsahi'
"'Iliioo, Thomas II. Ball. the representative
of thIs district IN congress, and Hon Cet .l
\ -yon o. sherman chairman oil snt I Ia,6
republican executive comnlttee' nay LIN
beeu invited 10 be present ana act WIN
the Houston committee, 10 WnIcn lnNi'"'
lions they have responded as follows ,,
Mr. arthur Upper City Secretary Hous'
ima,s,i AI Texas, March 90. 19ol.-Dear
Mr. Upper: II IL Is the wish q the 10 AZ.
committee that | JON them 10 yH,ehui',s
the imitation to President Mchihley 70
visit Houston Oh his journey TO ne west,
and be In Houston in the event OF hlo
acceptance of tue invitation, | neg 10 s1y
that 1t win aflord me pleasure 10 c0n'ply
with their wishes. II il Is eApeclou luas
should 20 to Washington, Ii VIII, OF
COURSE be impossible for me to 20 70 /
have, however. already In behalf OF Tue
citizens or liuNslpN ltfsNuuAN 'AN'h''Nt - -
invitation to the president 70 stop on ~
Houston, aud was assured that ne would
be pleased 10 do so, If his Itinerary could
be 50 arranged rs to permit compliance
You are authorized 10 use my name In
the matter II desired. Very truly, yours,
Thomas II Bdtl.
The Hon j. H. Woolford, Mayor of llous-
sherman, roXns. april ., 19O1-Dedr Sir:
It gives me pleasure to notify you that |
accept the appointment us a member OF
the reception committee to the president
In the event of his stopping IN Houston
and further beg to say that ! have lodaJ
added my request that he include lipus-
ton in his itinerary. ! presume that the
Houston committee VIII probably Nee. u N
at or near the State line. nnd If such Is
The case, would be glad to have sou
notify me rs far As possible in advance
as TO when the committee VIII leave Huns
ton. | am. Sir very respectfully yours
While no definite program has yet been
mapped out, the following suggestions
made by citizens Interested may contain
some ideas that may he of benefit to the
committee
An Invitation should be extended TO GOV
crnor savers to act with the Houston com
uittee and accompany part of the com
mittce to Orange to meet the nations
chief executive. and welcome him to Texas
as he enters the State.
iit Hlbutu bt ItftlNtu NJ inc l1ulSluU
depot with all the eclat possible. \ band
OF music and the firing 81 the presidential
salute by the Houston battery OF artillery
Ladies' should be invited TO he present
win flowers so that they might shower
the carriage with bouquets rs the prcs-
Gent enters II for a drive into the city.
The Houston military should he present
city. va '' w ''' - '''
Open carriages should be secured for the
presidential party, and whatever route may
, De SPieeted should pc designated in ad;;
vance, 80 that decorations may be provided
along the streets through which the dis
tlngulshed party Is 10 be driven.
owing TO the. limited time of the presl-
dents stay IN the city the drive will neces-
sarily be short and will doubtless be con
hhed 10 the paved streets, but Caroline
street IN front of the high school snoult
be Included in the itinerary All the schools
OF the city should be dismissed for the oc-
GaSion and the school children should be
ilned up on either side Of Caroline street
rom rom the eig9 school building to AcKlnney
avenue II lhat much space be required
Tor their accommodation for the school
children would like TO see the president
anu 50 many. children gathered in his honor
Wound doubtless he an interesting sight to
the president which taken In connection
Win tne view OF the high school biillng,
would make splendid and credltahle dis
play OF llouston's educational interest In
1ddlllon To- this each child should he asked
TO hrlng basket of cut flowers with which
10 carpet the street In advance of the
squlpAge bearing the president. This could
be made n beautiful spectacle and one of
me most attractive features of the presI.
dents visit. f-N'-
From Caroline into Mckinney down Mr.
Kinney to Main and down Main ~ tbo
hlcc MOTEL. would probably he as extended
urlNe as could he taken in connection
WIN Iu whatever reception might follow.
3 III regard to the reception IL has bcnn
suggested that the presidential PARTY be
stopped at the Rice hotel on their return
vieitnr ne HrbNe' Where after refreshing he