San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-30
NAME SPEAKERS
FOR GATHERING
AT BR0NNWO0D
Plans Are Nearly Complet-
ed for West Texas
c. Of c. Meeting.
PLAN BIG BANQUET
San Angelo to Send Large
Delegation in Special
Train.
PLAN BIG BANQUET

BrOwnwO0d. TeX.. March 29.-With
the naming of large number of
speakers and those who will take part
in the program Of the annual West
Texas Chamber Of Commerce conven-
ton. plans for this meeting May 13,
IA and Is, are rapidly being put TO-
gether for what promises to be one
Of the most attractive events of its
kind ever staged.
Miss Hulda Harrison. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. III. Harrison of this
city, has been named as Miss Brown
wood" TO take part in the monster
parade which will be staged and in
which the queen will be crowned.
Every town in West Texas .s ueIng
urged TO name queen to send to
Brownwood for the event and large
number of cities has accepted and
named fair one TO represent them.
Every visiting queen will be taken care
of at Howard Payne College. the en-
tire third floor of the girls uormi-
tory being arranged for that purpose.
To Have Big Banquet.
The campus of Howard Payne Col
lege will be used for the monstrous
banquet which will be held the clos
ing evening of the attraction and
where the election of officers and the
1925 meeting place will be held. Thou
sands will attend this banquet.
Nam ApOaln iS aattipr o,o,,
the approaching time when they ex-
poet to invade this city 100 strong
and elect Col. c. c. Walsh. president
OF the Central National Bank of that
city, president of the chamber of COM
merce. Also, Cisco wants to get into
the presidential race and 1t has been
announced here that X. Q. Lee of that
place. has been named by his friends
and will be backed by the oil belt of
West Texas. The plains sections has
not yet named a candidate, but is ex-
pected to.
Laredo delegates to the convention
will be attired in Mexican costumes,
it has been learned here.
The Frisco railroad has informed of
ficials here that the editor of "The
Frisco Employees Magazine, will at
tend the convention in Brentwood
and will devote a large space to the
convention.
John W. Carpenter of the Texas
Power and Light Company will be
among the interesting speakers here
for the convention. Mr.. Carpenter
is familiar figure in Brownwood,
having been called to this city much
because of business.
Expect Fifty Bands.
The convention will resemble more
music meet than it will chamber of
commerce should the 30 bands expected
here all start playing at the same
time. Musical organizations from all
over Texas have entered the band
contests and signifipd their intentions
of coming. Mineral Wells will bring
a band to boost for the 1925 conven-
ton. as will Vernon. San Angelo has
announced that its Boy Scout Band
will come to help boost Colonel Walsh
to the presidency of the organization.
Dallas will send the Southern Meth
odist University and another band.
while the high school cadet Organi-
cation will represent Fort Worth.
Prizes aggregating large amounts have
been offered for the best bands of
different classes.
Work on the soldiers and sailors
memorial auditorium. the cost of which
has scared into thousands of dollars.
and which will seat 1000 people. is
being rushed to completion. 1t will
be finished b. the time of the CON
vcntion. it is believed.
Entertainment features will include
baseball contests by the Howard PAYNE
Yellow Jackets. with some other col
lego club. The opposing team has
not yet been named. but it is expected
that Simmons College will be here.
Plans are being FASTENED in every
direction by p. A. Granville. former
president Of the chamber Of commerce
here and now general chairman of all
the committees working for the con-
vention.