The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-05-01
DISTINGUISHED
VISITORS.
Baron des PIanches ard Party
See Brownsville and Vicinity.
Are rendered Reception Both at
Brownsville and hatamoTos. and
Are Delighted With the Country.

NlSltOIS WHICH BIOWuSVllI6 mas IA
the honor to entertain, the lates
to arrive was Baron des Planches
Embassador from Italy to tn
United States. who came in b,
special train Yesterday at p. N
The baron was accompanied BY
&c. Nicolini, Italian consular agen
at Galveston; Judge J. D. Bower
iof Palestine and Judge W VI
Walling of San Antonio who were
appointed by the governor to escor
/ Baron des Planches on his TRIP
through Texas; Col. T. J. Ander.
! son, general passenger agent OF the
/ SoutheEn Pacific railroad at Hous
ton, who IS chairman of the com
! nittee Of arrangements IL charge
! Of the barou's tour; VIM. Doherty,
general passenger agent, Of the St
L. B. & N. Ry., R. J. Kleberg
of CORPUS H. H. Kendall, super
intendent of motive power of tbs
ST. L, B. & NJ. and ]. c. Gilpin,
secretary 20 Col. Anderson.
The party at once proceeded
to Fort Brown where salute CT
thirteen guns was fred in honor
OF the distinguished representative
of a foreign power, after which an
informal reception was rendered
the party at the administration
building at Fort Brown. Carriages
were provided and the Baron and
party, augmented by several of our
prominent citizens, was driven ont
to the Demonstration farm of the
Brownsville Land & Town COM
pany. The Baron was enthusiastic
ia his expressions of praise of the
prospects in this section and made
minute inquiries as to conditions,
rentals, ETC., to be used in his re-
port of his southern journey of in
vestigation. Returning to the city
the party rested until E O'Clock
when the visitors were escorted to
Matamoros, where an informal re-
ception was rendered at the Amer
lean consulate by Consul and Mrs.
P. Merrill Griffith. The health of
Baron des Planches was drunk in
a toast proposed by Consul Griffith,
The party was then escorted to the
principle places of interest in our
sister city, and was very much
pleased and entertained.
In the evening a banquet was
rendered the Baron and party at the
Hotel Matamoros. Consul Griffith
acted as POSTMASTER, and toasts
were responded to by the ambas-
sador, Judge E. c. Forto, Capt.
VIM. Kelly, DR.. Barragan, 7. j.
Anderson, R. D. Bowen and others.
The visitors were Baron DIES
Planches, c. Nicolini, Consular
agent at Galveston; R. D. Bowen,
T. ]. Anderson, G. P. A, S. p,
VIM. Doherty, G. P. A, St. L., B.
& NJ, Robt. J. Kleberg, Corpus
Christi, w. w. Walling, San An
tonic.
Others present were: DR.. Miguel
Barragan, Emilio Gallardo, Mata-
E. c. Forto, Col. U. Lott,
Capt. VIM. Kelly, Maj. Geo. F.
A. D. Childress, Dr. F. ].
Combe, Alfred T'h3rnham, A. A.
Browne, Ira G. Killough, T. j.
Hooks. Judge Bartlett, Browns
Vile; Ed. H. Everett, of San AMI
tonic, and Miss Harrison, of Spring |
field, Ohio, vino is at present visit
ing Consul and Mrs Griffith
\ HERALD representative met
Baron des Planches at his car, and |
n conversation, the ambassador
said he was perfectly delighted
With this section, and that when
lie left Washington he provided
himself with all the expressions
of wonder and admiration he
thought would be necessary for
the trip, but the supply was long
since exhausted, and he was at a
oss TO hiid additional expressions
Tor his delight and admiration at
The wonderful southern country