The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-22
| ,.,,,t Attendance Ever Had at
r. Any Meeting
,u,sfN BANQUET AT THE RICE
...,. Transacted ard Great
81 Vp'., .r,.nt Given the Great and
ih''s 0.SidIy Growing Industry

!. r,.tlns Of the board OF directors Tors OF Of
m, ASSOCIATION Of America n'io a
nv Yesterday, was the largest meet
CIV ,osrd held since its organiza
IN vere the members Of the
resent pleased with the reception
~ IN mis- city that had the matter
" "A Tho next meeting of the board
VI pa'1 ,,tl in Houston also. The vote
~ ,,on 10 where The next meet
.s,G BE- held was tic between HouS,
r,ovlev. La. with Mr.. Oswald
,his civ In the chair rs presiding
~ csst the deciding vote, which
im ,,r.llv be cast 10y him for Hcus-
Tho champions Of Crowley pleaded
u,ns,on is to have the general
=, tho association which is to be
Nav II would give Houston three
tive meetings, and on this plea
,nn surrendered and gave the next
~ IN Crowley by unanimous vote.
4. Az was spent so pleasantly and Hous'
4 I. ,o,ettalned her guests so admirably
h, !, ,bsy we're loath to leave.
=, meetings OF the board were held in
rsms Of the Business League, the sec
~, Of the league, alr. George +. Brown,
u NJ stenographer yacating and giving
i .,nre rooms up to the board of the
W '-'soriaiiou Tue visiting members OF
~ ~ aa,d we're met al the depot upon their
sp.,,.,i hy Nessrs. Il. [. Johnston, DR.. j..
r.',s i j. PASTORAL, Postmaster Seth Il.
s,...S ana Secretary of the Manutuctur-
s =. Itsssoclstlon +. y. Gray, who had been
',.spd As a committee for that purpose.
~ were at once escorted to the Rice
Nj where they met many OF the business
re-, of Houston. -.
Nd 10 leave the city on the evening
An II was deemed necessary 10 get down
!. brsiness AT once and accordingly meet
y, n fhe board of directors was announced
=, ii o'clock at the rooms of the Business
|Is,gue, Prof S A. Knapp, president, not
|i,-ins returned from his "trip TO China, AMI
u Iyron Abbott first vice president, be-
Il, prevented from attending by tlluess,
NJ Oswald Wilson Of this city, second vice
stsideut Of the Rice Association OF Amer
r called the meeting TO order Mr. \.
! alison Of Crowley. la, the regular sec
,,.sry. was present and at his post. Upon
: All Of the roll the following members
''i dssTsId WILSON, Houston. second vice
Essdelt
heat.
Iire president
A. B. Allison Crowley, La. secretary.
Il. c. Drew, Lake Charles. La, trcHSurec.
c. ReymerShofrcr Galveston,
]. I, BrouSsard, Beaumont
Iohn Green Crowley, La.
William Dunoyant, Lake Side, Texas.
A. Kaplan. Crowley. La.
T. n Gray, Houston.
J. B. Foley Crowley. La.
B, l.. Vineyard, Eagle Lake
R. n. lbs, Donaldsyillc, La.
lssdord 'Marks Bay City.
Business was at once entered into. The
onmlttee appointed to draI, a constitution
nd set Of bylaws for the government Of
be Rice Association Of America reported
r0gresS but that II was not yet ready to
Vbml constitution and bylaws for the
onslderaton Of the board, but would be
: the next monthly meeting, so that they
oud be ready for the regular meeting Of
,e association aud requested that. 1t be
-anted further time, which was done,
The committee appointed to select site
Y the establishment Of rice Kitchen at
e great 81. Louis Exposition in 1903 re
'rted progress. hut no site selected.
AZ the last meeting Of the board 1t was