The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-11
GALVESTON ENTERTAINED
THE DISTINGUISHED VISITORS FROM
CHICAGO LAST NIGHT.
There Was a Smoker at Which Some
Very Nice Talks Were Made by
Hosts and Guests.

Galveston, Texas, November 1o-The Chi
cage visitors arrived here at $50 o'clock
this evening and were met and welcomed
OH their arrival In the hospitable manner
which has charterized their reception at all
the Texas cites which they have visited. A
reception committee headed by T, IL.
Kempner, met them at the station, but
owing to the fact that their train was
about one nOur later tnan had been "a
peced, the street car ride over the city,
when was to take place Immediately on
their arrival, was abandoned.
After meeting the distinguished visitors
Informally Mt the train, the committee es-
corted them 10 Harmony club where Al
smoker had been arranged This was man
aged by Charles Fowler and proved a most
pleasant occasion, and at the same time II
Afforded the visitors an opportunity To get
thoroughly acquainted win Gulyeston ms
I. j. Groce, president Of the Gaivest, n
clearing house, delivered an address OF
welcome on behalf OF Galveston and also
introduced Wharton Terry, general attorney
of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe rail-
road, who acted as toastmaster during the
evening.
J, G. Shedd responded TO the address
Of welcome ON behalt or the Chicagoans
and George f Stone followed him With
an eloquent and interesting address.
David Il. FOrgan then spoke on the imam
cial disposition of Chicago bankers toward
Texas In the course of his remarks he re-
lated a personal experience stating that a
Texas banker had frequently called upon
him for additional credit In Chicago which
he had refused simply on the ground that
Texas was too far away and that he knew
nothing about 1t. On this visit he snd he
met the banker mentioned at his home In
Texas ana he had been shown by him what
he really had. Mr.. Forgan said the next
time he asked for additional credit he
would receive a favorable reply.
John Il. Moran and OK Mayor John A.
Roach OF Chicago followed with addresses
eHTN.a fI.tzs nan Il lasaVa sVl.
Louis J. WORKMAN was next called upon
10 speak on Texas. He spoke In his char
acterlstic eloquent manner and after prom
Using TO he brief on account of his fear of
the shorthand reporters whom he claimed
to dread as much as kodak nends, he pro-
cccded TO deliver n speech which would
make a shorthand reporter dread him as
much or more than he could possibly dread
the aforesaid reporter However, his adj
dress was one which set forth the maqni
tude of the state and its resources MS far
as possible in one address,
Colonel l.. j. Polk, vice president Of the
Santa Fe, responded 10 the toast, 'sThe
Railroads and the Ladies'" He began nv
lied as he had hoped to ger out OF making
a speech. He then entertained his auditors
for a few minutes, after which Colonel \
f. b. Morse Of the Southern Pacific spoA,
about Texas agriculturally
Judge Norman G. kittrell was caIIad "a
speak on Houston. but he spread from,
Houston 10 Galveston and clean TO Chirneo
and delivered very interesting address
The Galveston Quartette society rendered.
several numbers, which added much 10 Inc
pleasure Of the evening.