Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-01
TO Celebrate
Completion Three
Large Structures

Plans for the formal opening Of
three new buildings in Brownsville
the FL Jardin Hotel. Missouri Pacif-
k Depot and Chamber Of Commerce
ON Wednesday next have reached
the stage where those in charge are
able to promise that there Will be
entertain ment Of interest 70 every
one attending the celebration, ac-
cording TO ". L. Pendergraft. acting
manager of the Chamber Of Com
merce.
Organization of various commit
tees in charge Of receptions, music,
entertainments and other features
has been just about completed and
the celebration machinery is func-
tioning smoothly.
In the morning there will be re-
ception committees to meet the
Brownsville. The visitors will be
shown the city during the morning
and in the afternoon there will be
a varied program.
Beginning at o'clock there will
be reception at all three build
ings, Hotel FL Jardin, Missouri Pa
cific depot and Chamber Of Com
merce.
There are three reception commit
tees, one for each building. w. b.
Clint is chairman of the reception
committee which will hold forth at
the Chamber Of Commerce. Other
W. f.. Spivey, Ben Freudstein, l..
Manatou. NJ. CisneroS. Jose z. CARA.
w. 4. McDavitt, John Gregg and ).
{. Tucker.
Daynport is Chairman
Harbrt Davenport il chairman Of
the reception committee at the depot.
Other members include A. ). Gimble
XII. X. Richards, q. VI. Gotke, |. A.
Dudley, Sherwood Bishop, j. A. Co
bolini, Z. J. Tucker, Cuban Mon
sees, Ephriam Champion, W. g.
Craig, u. Rosenthal, W. B. Sellers
and A. Wayne Wood.
Jessie bennett is chairman of the
reception committee at the hotel. In
cluded in the personnel Of this COM
mittee are Mr.. and Mrs. John Starck
Volney Taylor, Louis Cobolini and
others.
Mr.. Pendergraft has issued an
other appeal TO make all visitors
feel at home on that day and to eX-
tend them all courtesies while here
Decoration of the three buildings
il in The hands Of committee head
cd BY Mrs r. r. Holland. Mrs. II
l.. Cain and Mrs. Blanche Il. Loew
will be in particular charge Of dec
orations in the hotel. Mrs. LOUIS
Brulay Of the Chamber of Commerce
and Mrs c. :. Morton of the depot
Each will have several assistants
whom they are TO appoint.
Two Bands to Play
Two bands. the Twelfth Cavalry
mus icians from Fort Bi own and tn
Missouri Pacific band from Kings
vile, will play from 3 o'clock TO
o'clock, the time set for the reCep-
tions.
During the reception at the depot
crews from Missouri Pacific diners
will serve Refreshments.
There also will be motor boat rae
ing in the asernoon on the Rio
Grande. The races are scheduled
"a start III $3.50 o'clock. There viii
be four races under the direction oi
John Rutledge and George Leonard
the first races ever held on the
river here. Cups are to be awarded
the winners by the Brownsville and
MatGmoros Chambers Of Commerce
At 4 o'clock there will be ball
game between the Brownsville and
Mercedes kiwanis Clubs.
Talks and Vaudeville
The evening program will be held
in the Spanish palm garden which Is
being completed az the rear cf Ho-
tel TT Jardin. Tables are now being
reserved for that hour. A rrelim.
mary program will he presented hS
the Missouri Pacific Booster Club
orchestra from Houston At
o'clock there will be a program OF
brief talks and vaudeville numbers
l.. W. Baldwin, president Of the Mis-.
souri, Pacific, and II. K. Stafford
executive vice ce-president. are among
the speakers. Surprise cabaret mum.
bers are on the remainder of the
program.
Dancing will start in the garden
promptly nj ? O'Clock. II j. stated
with music by the Booster orches.
ira.
Acknowledgements Of announce
ments from All over the United
States are being received in large
numbers daily. including one from
Portland. Oregan, according to Mr
Pendergraft.