The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-25
Gary Will Make Its First Bow at
Elaborate Banquet Tonight
Gay With Bunting.
HUNDREDS OF STRANGERS THRONG THE STREETS
Commercial Club With It's Two Hundred and Eighty Six
Members Demonstrates Spirit of City in
Which it is So Potent Factor.
Especial to Lake County TImes.)

Gary, Ind, Nov. 25.-With flags and
bunting decorating the principal bust
ness blocks of the city, with the streets
crowded with hundreds OF strangers,
with the work of decorating and fur
nishing the new hotel on Broadway
rushed to a satisfactory completion,
Gary is now entertaining her distin-
guished guests, which include among
others, J. Frank Hanly, the governor
of the great state of Indiana.
Gary is making her debut and al
though the banquet will not be held un-
til 6 o'clock this evening, when it is
expected that many kind things will
be said about the new steel city and
her citizens. compliments are already
being offered so frequently that there
is not a Carlyle who is not blushing
clear back OF the ears because Of the
profusion of kind words.
For a year and a half. to the world
only a short period of time in which
to lay the foundations of a city; to the
Gary citizen an age measured only by
the woods pioneer" and old settler
has the new steel city been preparing
for this hour.
Gary NOW Stands Complete.
The project which was boldly con-
ceived and has been bravely carried
into execution within such a marvel
ously short period OF time is now in
q. preseT@ahle stage of completton.
"A vel ~ ago the papers and magazines
were hlled with descriptions of the
prop6 d model city, today Gary says
to the whole world: Come and see"
Characteristic of the spirit which
has resulted in the building of the city
is that of the members of the Gary
Commercial club, who have arranged
for the visit of the governor and the
representatives of the great corpora
tions which are directly or indirectly
interested in Gary.
Almost insurmountable obstacles
have been overcome and now as re-
suit Gary's guests of honor are TO be
wined and dined ON the best that the
land affords.
And what a splendid organization the
commercial club Of Gary is. It's mem
bers are as representative lot of
business men as could be found in any
city in the state twice the size.
Has ESQ Members.
The club now claims a membership
OF ESQ and the very fact that an or
ganization like this could be perfected
and gotten into working order in so
short a time is Indicative of the cali
bre of its members and at once an OBJ
ject lesson to the older cities in the
Calumet region which are either with
out such an institution or have them in
name only.
The Gary hotel. where the banquet
is to be served. has been transformed
during the past few weeks and its
beautifully decorated dining rooms now
await the presence of the guests.
Here this evening the members OF
the club Will have the privilege oil
hearing not only the eloquent governor
Of the state. not only the plans of the
practical hard headed man of affairs
but the program of toasts will be in
terspersed with responses from some
Of the lterati Of the west who claim
Indiana as their homes
Among these viii be S. e. Kaiser
of the Record Herald, and ". d. Mes
bit Of the Chicago Post. while the
guests Will also be honored bv tht
presence Of Editor Medip Mccormick
of the Chicago Tribune. one of the
greatest newspapers 81 the world.
The banquet Of the Commercia1 cIpr
will mark an epoch III the history ot
the new city It is Gary's How do YOU
do" to the world.