, 1907-02-04
THE BRYANS
IN THE CITY
NOTED llNCOLNlTES GUESTS OF
THE HOLIDAYS AT THEIR
FOURTH STREET HOME.
Colonel Bryan Spoke at University and
East Side School During Forenoon
and He and His Wife Guests of
Honor at Luncheon and Later at
Dinner At Holiday Home.

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Colonel and Mrs. William Jennings
Bryan of Lincoln, Neb., are in the
city, the guests of Hon. and Mrs. w. H
Holiday at their home at Fourth anG
Garfield streets. They were the
guests of honor at a luncheon at noon
today and will be guests at a dinner
to be served in the Holiday dining
room at 5 O'Clock. Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan
arrived from Ogden about midnight
and were driven at once to the Holli.
day home. MIR. Holiday being on the
platform to meet them. They have
received calls from a number of citi-
zens today.
Spoke at University.
Mr.. Bryan at 10 o'clock was driven
to the university by Mr.. Holiday and
Hon. Otto Gramm, president of the
board of trustees of the University of
Wyoming, where they were met by
President f. NJ. Tisdel and the mem
bers of the faculty of the university.
Mr.. Bryan spoke to the students in
the university, being listened to aith
keen interest. He was introduced by
DR.. Tisdel, who referred to the Bennett
prizes coming to the university
through Mr.. Bryan. the administrato
of the Bennett estate.
Addresses School Children.
From the university the party were
driven by automobile to the East Side
school, where they were met by Super.
intendent Lee and Principal Filler. Mr..
Bryan addressing the children of the
upper floor until nearly noon. going to
the lower floors for a brief visit before
returning to luncheon at the Holiday
mansion. Mrs. Bryan remained as the
guest of Mrs. Holiday.
Lady's First Visit.
A reporter for The Republican me-
Colonel and Mrs. Bryan at 10 o'clock
being introduced by MI. Holiday
Colonel Bryan spoke of the pleasure
he gets from his visit to Laramie a.
intervals. This is the first time Mrs
Bryan has stopped here, although she
passed through the city a couple Of
years ago, the colonel stopping off fol
a speech in the interest of the candi
dacy of his friend, DR.. John E. Osborn
of Rawlins, who in 1904 was the demo
cratic candidate for governor.
Pleased With Development.
Mr.. Bryan was not asked to say any
thing of politics. Everything he coult
say on that subject would be of inter
est, of course. but people general!
know his position on political matters
He spoke rather of the development
of the state and was quite interested
in the Laramie Plaiss line. He ant
President Miller were neighbors AM
friends in Lincoln, belonging to thu
same lodges and having man. thing
in common. He asked about the com
pletion Of the line to Centennial ant
~Encampment and of the making of
summer resort at Centennial, havin
heard of the excellent fishing in tn
streams of that valley and of the Lar
annie plain. 1t is easy to see that h'
has his prophetic eye upon some O
those same trout before the snow O
many more winters hide the plaiI
from sight for a time. He had vistet
Encampment and was interested il
the completion of the Plains line t.
that place.
Had Expected to Meet Daughter.
r Colonel and Mrs. Bryan had expect
, ed to meet their daughter, Mrs. LeaN
, EFT, and her two children from Denve
!, in this city, but were informed by Mr.
t Leavett before reaching this city tha
r her elder babe. a daughter, had bee
i'll with a cold and she feared i'll col
sequences from making the trip. Bot
the grandparents and their hosts rt
GREETED the failure of Mrs. Leavett t
come with the children.
Sort Of Globe Trotters.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan within the las
few months have made Q. complete Gil
cult Of the globe. having seen niue
and witnessed many things new t
them. They talk freely of their tri
and Mr.. Bryan grows enthusiast
( when he recalls some of the goo
breakfasts they get in the Uni
} ed States and some they did nc