The Prescott daily news., 1909-01-30
BRYAN LECTURE
 AT TEXARKANA
Given a Cordial Greeting by the Citizens
 of the Gate City Last Night.

TeXarkana, Jan. 3O-One of the largest audiences ever as- sembled in a local auditorium was present last night when Hon William Jennings Bryan, the Great Commoner and friend of the plain people delivered his matchless lecture, ''The Prince of Peace" Mir. Bryan was in splen- did form and from his opening sentence until he smilingly bowed his acknowledgements of the at tentive hearing that had been given him, every word could be distinctly heard even to the more distant gallery seats.
 The reception accorded Mr. Bryan by his monster audience indicated clearly the love and es- teem in which he is held by the people of TeXarkana and vicin- ity. He was liberally applauded and the deep sentiment of his lec- ture created an impression that will remain with his hearers for years to come.
 An expression of regret that his visit to TeXarkana was at ia time when Congressional duties kept from home her most dis tinguished son embodied tri- bute to Congressman Morris Sheppard as timely and eloquent as it was deserved. The upward career of the brilliant young con- gressman had been closely observ ed by him since his entrance in to politics number Of years ago No man throughout the entire country, Mir. Bryan declared, was more worthy the trust reposed in him than Morris Sheppard of Texarkana.
 Mr. Bryan reached Texarkana at TAO Friday morning, coming direct from Kansas City via the Kansas City Southern. Dr. c. A. Smith, president of the Young Mems Christian Association met the distinguished visitor and ac- companied him to the Iron Noun tain depot where the north bound train due to leave at 7.3O am. had been held for him. Board ing this Mr. Bryan went to Hope and lectured there at Garland Hall at 1 o'clock in the afternoon returning to TeXarkama on late No. at 5.3O. He was met at the union station by Secretary Congdon and escorted to the as sociation building where an in- formal reception was held. A few minutes later MT. Bryan en- tered a carriage which was wait ing and was conveyed to the home of Dr. and Mrs. c. A. Smith, whose guest he was until the hour for the lecture.
 Immediately after the conclu- sion of the address at the opera house Mr. Bryan was escorted to the lobby of the Huckins house where he held an informal recep- tion. A large number of the ladies and gentlemen who had heard him called on him there and paid their respects. Fully a hundred or more remained to the banquet the attendance to which was ne cessarily limited to that number because of the limitations of the dining room of the hotel. Seats for the banquet were in great demand and Secretary Congdon was forced to make the excuse above given to all not sharing in the original distribution
 The tables in the dining room were arranged with long table at the south end and the other fables arranged at right angles with the main table in the center at which sat Mir. Bryan, Toast master c. A. Smith, and the speak CTS with other guests. After the coffee Dr. Smith called upon Hon. Hiram Glass to express to the distinguished guest the senti- ments entertained toward him by the entire city with special ref erence to feelings of the West Side.