Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-19
PATRIOTS OF
C0UN TY JOIN
At s. BENITO
TO DISCUSS A
JULY 4 MEET

Thirty men, representative citizens from
all parts of Cameron county, met ut the
San Bento hotel at . 80 o'clock this af-
ternoon to discuss the preliminary ar
rangements for giant Fourth of July pie
ME and celebration. TO be held al con-
venient point in the county.
The meeting had been called for 80.
but for one reason or anther the business
session was DELAYED. Luncheon was ~erv-
ed at the hotel where the visitors were the
guests of the San Bcnito Commercial club
upon invitation of President John 7. Lo-
max.
Rio Hondo was unanimously chosen a.
the site for the patriotic barbecue and pie
ME. A committee composed of one dele
gate for each of the seven towns represent
ed was appointed bv the chairman To select
a suitable site. Rio Hondo was selected
after very little discussion.
W. r. Jones, heading the Brownsville
committee, was elected chairman Of the
meeting, and Lindsay Waters of IIarlin-
gen, was elected the secretary.
D.
The formation of "A permanent organiza-
tion 10 be known a the Fourth of July
Committee" the appointment of deega-
tion of citizens To attend the planning
meeting at the San Bcnito hotel today,
discussions relative TO the various work
that will have 10 be met. were the results
of the meeting held nj the Board of City
Development last night in behalf of the
Fourth of July celebration for Cameron
county.
W. r. Jones was elected chairman of
the committee, and A. II. Bovden and j. NJ.
Stein were named secretaries. Those pres
ent at the meeting were, besides those
named, George Walker r. A. Mon-ees,
General Charles G.. Morton. H. A. Kitchen
w. H Mason, ir.. ii. b. Moler, Amos Rich
A. W. Reed, Chaplain J. s. Laughran, II. j.
Kirk, A. Il. Walker. ii. NJ. Skelton, Frank
Hill, Lon G. Hill, John McClintock, :. H.
Bell, sr., and Louis Cobolini.
The committee named To attend the San
Benito meeting consisted of Mr.. Jones. 4.
b. Walker. II. Il. Moler,- X. a. Kitchen,
Chaplain J. $. Laughran, +. \. McGary,
Browne. III any of the latter four-who
are the presidents of the various banks
were unable to attend it was decided that
they would he requested to send alternates.
ioung lGcn with potent influence in mat
.ers of finance were wanted il was as
serted during the course of the meeting
Talks, some patriotic, some businessike
cn the matter of barbccues and picnic-,
were made during the meeting, all of them
interesting and to the point. Among those
making short addresses were Chairman
Jones. Louis Cobolini, General Morton. Lon
L. Hill, 5. III. Bell, r., III. Nj. SkcIton, X. A.
Kitchen and W. II. Mason, ir.
"Chief'' Hill of Harrington, who was one
of the most interested and interesting at
t.ndants al the melting, a man expert and
experienced in the matter Of barbecues,
gave the meeting the information that it
will cost $4,000, approximately, To feed
the expected crowd of five thousand per
sons, and that unless the general commit
tee could take care of that and assure
everybody 'ful stomach the meeting
had better adjourn and ''lei's all 70 fish
in''
PROMISES THE ARMY FOR PICNIC
Loud applause greeted General Morton
when he explained that, though he j. no
longer commander of the Brownsville dis
trict, he could pledge the picinc the hearty
cooperation of the army, the supplying OF
one and perhaps two bands. two motor
truck companies, and perhaps flags and
numerous other necessary equipment that
the army is in position TO supply. lie said
that when the new commander, Colonel
Ferrand Sayre, arrives he would lay tho
whole matter before Colonel Sayre and
was sure that the latter officer would lend
his cooperation. General Morton has also
tclegraphcd the commanding officer at San