The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-16
EDITORS ON A TOUR.
Nearly Q Hundred califorulsns Spent The
Day 10 Houston aud Galveston,
WERE BUSY SIGHTSEEING ALL aHt TIME
Left I'm "A Special Train Last Night
Tor New 0rleans--somc Hous-
ton Promotions.

special train OF four sleepers and
baggage car pulled into Houston yes.
teriay forenoon from California. ON
board were seventy seven ladies and
gentlemen, members OF the California
fress association. They left the Pacific
coast some ten days ago and their oh.
Jeeiive point is to see New Orleans in
its Mardl Gras costume.
W. y, Pennycook. president. and
Raleigh Barcar of San Francisco. who is
seoietary of the California Press asso.
eiat'cn are two of Til. more prominent
htfphtrs of the party They have made
sters at all the principle cities between
! San Francisco and fiors on.
Soon after their arrival here they de-
parted for Galveston. where they spent
the time seeing The Island CITY and the
/ ravsgcs of the late storm. The~I re-
turned TO Houston a, 1880 and departed
for New Orleans at 500 last night. Tney
are we'll pleased with Texas they said
AMI thought the STATE had wonderful on
pormnities. The ladies in the party were
pretty aud chic and seemed TO be en-
jcying the trip quite as we'll as their
! male relatives. Harry NJ Mayo. chief
/
! accompanied the Cslifornians 20 New Or
I leans.
/ Following is a complete personnel OF
( the party:
Raleigh Barcar, Reporter, vacaviile.
! Mr.. and Mrs. J. p. Baumgartner, Star,
/ Pasadena.
Mr.. and Mrs, Willard Beebee. Enter.
prise. Los Banos.
| MIR. and Mrs 5. s Boynton. Register.
Oroville.
Mr.. aud Mrs l.. $. Calkius, Transcript.
/ Nevada City.
Mr. John L. Chlds, News. Crescent
| City.
Mr.. F. W Cooke and Miss Myrtle v.
Cooke, Tribune, Healdsburg.
Mr. and Mrs. !. S. Cone. Argus, Ala
media.
Mr. and Mrs. scpio Craig, ciuogrsph,
Redlands.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. DUNCAN, Mail.
Woodland
Mr.. and Mrs. II. H. Grantee, Index
Tribune, souoma
Mr. Charles Holmburg, Times, Escon-
dido
Mrs. S. A. Huston and daugh er, Home
Alliance. Woodland
Mr.. and Mrs. K. Fl. Jury, Leader, San
Ma,eo.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. n. Lennon Repub-
lcau. 81. Rosa.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. Lyon. Richmond
Banner, San Francisco
MIR ana Mrs. F. D. Msckinder star
81. Helena.
Mr.. aud Mrs. J. n. Maddrln, News, Mo-
desto.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben NJ Maddox. Times.
Vsalia.
Mr.. Thomas MoGinnis, Observer. Corn
ing.
Mr.. $. H. olmstead, Journal, San Rafael.
Mr., ana Mrs. d. Mcpherson, Sentinel,
4 Sana Oruz.
Mrs. W. s. Mellick. News Pasadena
Mr.. and Mrs. c. S Mines. Times,
Eureka.
Mr.. and Mrs Curtis Montgomery, Led
ger, Antioch.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. f. Nicklc, Rooster,
Acton.
Mr.. Robert j. Nixos and Mrs. Robert
Nlxcn, Sr., Journal, Yreka.
Mr.. j. E. olmsted. Argus. Petalums,
Mr. and Mrs. F. II. owen. Express,
Winters.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Charles L. Peckham,
Transcript, Watsonville.
Mr. and Mrs. W. u. Pennycook, Chron-
icle, Vallejo
Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Pryor News. sau-
salito.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. n. Radcliffe Sun,
MERGED.
| j.
Independent. Middleton.
Mir and Mrs +. W. Richardson, Times
Index, San Bernardino.
Mrs. II. II. Richmond, Rcpublican-Ar-
gus. Auburn.
Mr.. D. L.. Ssyre. Magnet, jamestown.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Schmitt, Nord Califor'
mia Herald Sacramento.
Mr. T. W. Sneehan aud Miss Alice NJ
Sheehan, Record Union, Sacramento.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Shepard, Herald
Mr.. and Mrs. John W. short Repub
licsn, Fresno.
MIR. A. c. stevens. Times. Palo Alto
Mr.. and Mrs. II. NJ. Swasey Free Press
Reddng.
MI. j. T. Thompson and Mrs. " Spec
, gle, Standard. Eureka.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. ]. Vanderbnrgh' lrri
|, gator. Selma.
MIR. and Mrs. J. A, Van Harlingen
. Union Democrat, Sonora.
Mr.. j. T.. WALDEN and Miss Adair Wal
den. Journal Naps.
Mr.. and Mrs. " |. Willis, Enterprise
Selma.
San Jose.
The party stroHed around the Grant
Central dapot for an hour or two an,
seemed to enjoy itself immensely
monster phonoSraph was one OF the man,
articles carried in the cars by the joii
editors. They opened one of their ca
windows. while their train was siaudin
near the depot and played all the pop
uIar airs. Following IS the names OF N
o Pullman cars occupied by the Califor
D. mans: Fl Campo, cordcra, Contra 81
and I,iorns The train was 10 charge Q
n W. Z. Carry conductor.
story of supt. Cushing's Life.
I. THE Texas Agricultural and Mechanics
College Record of recent date contain
a splendid sketch of f. 3. Cushing. gen
eral superintendent and chief engiuee
Z 49, tIous.on Eoer and West Texas rail-