The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-29
FOR THE PRESIDENTS VISIT
MEETING YESTERDAY OF GENERAL
ARRANGEMENT COMMITTEE.
Everything in Readiness for the Proper
Entertainment OF the President and
His Distinguished Party.

Everything seems now 10 he in readiness
for the reception of President Mckinley
and the distinguished party accompanying
him, who arc scheduled to arrive IN Hous
ton at SID O'Clock on the morning Of the
81 Of May
Tho arrangement committee, with Mr..
Spencsr hgtchins as chairman met yes
terdaS afternoon at the Business League
to talk over details aud TO pick up any
stitches that might have been dropped
hcpe and there IN the making Of the gen
cral arrangements.
Mt Hutchlns read n telegram from Sec.
rotary Corteyou, saving that the program
as mapped out for Houston was tn every
way satisfactory. lie approved Of the
governor meeting the president at Hous
ton rather chan al the State line and re.
| quested that no salutes bc fred In proS
Unity to the presidents car.
This latter request Gun very easily be-
4 complied with without IN any way dtsar,
| ranging the present program, as II has
| been the intention of The committee AL
! along TO have the salute fire on this side
/ OF the bayou at the foot Of Main street,
| upon the arrival of the president tram
and similar salute upon his departure.
ln order TO make tho day as much OF
holiday az possible. and give the largest
| humber Of citizens possible an opportunity
tf seeing tho president, the committee
makes The request that all mercantile ca.
| manufacturing establishments Ia the city
close from 10 10 IN the morning 10 order
hn, thelr employees may view the parade,
rhc parade will be conducted strictly In
accord with military regulations. The car
liage bearing the president viii he drawn
hN four black horses, with outrldcrs on
mounts TO correspond and military escort
IN uniform, similarly mounted There viii
tc no decoration upon the presidents car
3 guV
OfhciRl etiquette will be further observed
IN he occupancy of the carriages me
Of congress and United states officials who
are present 20 help receive the president
occupying the first carriages la The order
oi their official rHnk
In addition 10 the senator's, congressman.
state ana government officials of Texas
Who have been Invited TO Houston upon
the occasion, Chairman Hutchus was Sps.
lerday authorized TO extend Invitations I'm
Judge y y Bryant Judge OF ne United
10 Hon, Il. u, llanney who was ihr can
uldate ror Governor on the republican
ticket 4. the last election i1gniEnant
engineering corps has also been especially
inylted to be present.
Mr. George Brown reported that the
school children woud require 5000 small
hand flags, which the committee viii PRO.
vide He also reported thar he had ordered
a sufficient number Of badges for the local
committec n white ribbon badge with the
, united states flag printed upon II and let
tered Houston Presidential Reception
4 provided The ladies' committee
request viii he, made OF the city au'
thoritles to have all the streets along the
line Of march thoroughly cleaned m the
J day hcforp the arrival of the president and
= the commit tee takes this medium OF re-
y march to clean up their yards and side
$ wallis aud make some effort at decorat
Til Inc of march win he from the depot
across the Louisiana street bridge thence