The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-14
ov[EY RICE BANQUET
|. ~ American Rice Association
1" !, = the Chicago Visitors.
THEIR HOMFwARD JOURNEY.
.,.4ior Of Crowley Turned Out
Popu's . md Gave Them Rouslno
Reception.

- GRAY of this city, who as one
directors of the Rice Associa ,
ihe ~ accompanied the Chicago dele
anneii'@ crowley. La. where the Rssoeia-
n dinner and reception TO the
CAV. ,, Of the directors being pres
Y Ol .,,rped home yesterday
c.ov states that upon the arriVa'
4 Uia s.v at crowley, about 0 p m
r. Pc" they found practically the en-.
'fnesu .,otion Of the city, with bands oil
popu me aepot to receive them.
Nv we're frst shown through the eh
Nv liant Of the city's leading rice mih
nv p' into another mill, where the
Y 'peH archouses had been appropriate,
'flous "a with bunting and flowers anu
|fecVi ., 100 BANQUET hall. Besides the
aferteu lontion committee, there Were
~ icy ~ A. Knapp, president Oh lhe
1tenl III ation of America, ana lurEe
ff ASSN the directors of the assoclution,
me- u assembled to do honor TO tnci'
<anguished guests
81 FARE RICE REPAST.
A.. were spread for over huhuteu
"a and rice was served In over nan "
'F 10 ,,noropt courses, beginning Win the
ffi o,,ned Louisiana Creole crap
N Every course was rice, ana, as
n ~ .ho chicago delegation remarked
y VI 'r,nlv astounding to note the many
&, .snt ways in which the cereal couiu DC
q ared in an appetizing way. Wine was
"a and many happy speeches were
.,u the hour of midnight, when tn'
'a4e aotogation repaired to their train
's|flng nIisn ON their way to New VI
Hgs' ,ore feature of the dinner' con
W. GRAY. was the awarding OF
buge leather affair, appropIlNaitttS,ii!,
..'ssspl5ed. to the member OF Wy ''e ,,ns
w '.f 20 marty who had partaken llo nos,
!nNatO II the cereal The medal WIS coh
ma aI'S w. chairman John Il. Shedd o
YIN Notwithstanding protests IRON
XIV Vim tried to appeal from lhe ue
eNl" ~ Tho Judges, but the record, care
, INK kenf and inscribed ON Tue nie'! u,
'2tS od that Mr.. Shedd had indulsea 10 uu
''&tSnt Of thirteen pounds, hNe anu i'"'
Iina ounces. ,..o,,oes ~ +he hon
"A ~" I'm, Siege of ovatlons OF slmllu
kp& Wy tbat had been pressed upon thei
fpA ny. Az tbeir weeks tour, the visitors Wer
W hjsh spirlts and enjoyed the occaslo
immensely"
HousrUN PLEASED VlslIoRs'
e6pe of the most prominent members
ALLEGATION told me, said Mr.. era
I'm while honors had been bestowed
s.o5v their route and lasting impression
s'8 been made to bind them to this sc
..Sn Of the United States, yat witno
e.Senr inyldlous comparisons, he felt IN
4, ~as but Just to say that Houston w
TIL city which had impressed them mo
,..srably for development. he said tn
,',fsl the people Of Houston, their Du
.n{lE activity as witnessed upon U
|2tfffts. in fact the very atmosphere 81
{bnh ding the place. aud that most CO
.t4lnlv Inc city would hear from them
.s65stantial recognition of the impreseio
nkae while here
HIGHLY ENTERTAINED.
Meat honors were shown the party, be
i Il, Beaumont and Orange, at both
which, places they stopped for some TIN
al IOrange they were given ride on
Si6amer In waiting, down to the cut
VI the Sabine river, which voyage
aade all the more pleasant by the presei
Il hany ladies'. Upon their return If
iad voyage down the river the party v
ashtred into the spacious dining room
flk new Hotel Holland. where the tai
VEN loaded with everything to tempt
spiatite, and flower decorations were
tHkh profusion.
ono feature Uf the itinerary OF the I
cfG1 party that deserves to be mention
y fhat since the arrival OF the delegat
II GAINESVILLE Colonel 5. l.. Il. Mo
( ihe efficient passenger traffic manager
5 Ne Southern Pacific, has been with IL
Gems family, and has been interchangeable
+ his Efforts to make their tour OF the ~
Il Wnuine pleasure from beginning to I
~ appreciation of this fact, when
nAue OF Colonel Morse was mentioned
49, Crowley banquet, it was received v
Nfell and o tiger and all stood W
yAN health was drunk before he was
tdfted to respond to a most appropr
Senf ment expressed by one of the chic
faify Of the southern Pacific railway
~ route to Crowley. when nearing
rftne river the party of visitors
Npfed by common Impulse to stop
{i9h, get out on the Texas bank OF
3Srpus little river and give three mil
{e'f for Texas and her hospitable pee
RAfh yells reverberated long and
'atPlgh the surrounding woods.
tftween Orange ana Crowley there :
spfstops, except at Vinton, La, Wy
Y HfR Invitation of Mr.. sam Park, presi
H8he Beaumont oil exchange and b
# frade the party visited his up-to-
teM mill and saw the marvellous $
.h which huge logs were converted
ipMper, etc.
Gray further stated that one
,,'4s objects Of the American Rice ass
N24 IN giving the visitors the rice
S az Crowley was to prove to
the cereal could be prepared q
fH.4y palatable forms for the table,