Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-05
new BUILDINGS
INSPECTED BY
CITY VISITORS
Formal Opening Clos
es With Program,
Dinner Dance at
Spanish Garden

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Brownsville was thronged yester-
Gay with crowds OF visitors from ali
over Southwest Texas who were here
for the formal opening Of three new
buildings which celebration was
| brought TO a close last night with a
dinner dance in the Spanish palm
garden Of Hotel FL Jardin. one ~
the three structures officially deoi-
Gated to the use Of the public.
Beginning at 3 o'clock In the after
noon there was one continual round
Of entertainment for the visitor un-
tile Home Sweet Home" was played
IN the Spanish garden by the Rain
bow Ramblers from Fort Beown.
Receptions were held Simultane-
ously in the hotel. depot and Cham
ber of Commerce, starting at 3
o'clock with a committee on hand in
each Of the three buildings 10 re-
ceive visitors. The reception COM
mittees held forth in flower-bedeck
ed rooms in all three places and
welcomed those who came to see the
structures which, placed alongside
each other on Levee Street, have
given Brownsville new front
yard" uncqualled probably In the
South.
Los Toreadores band of Kingsville,
composed Of brilliantly costumed
employees Of the Missouri Pacific
railroad, furnished music at the
buildings, moving from one to the
other during the afternoon. Hun
dreds Of persons were received at
each place during the reception
which lasted until 6 o'clock in the
evening. The Missouri Pacific serv-
"a Refreshments at the depot, negro
crews from dining ears dispensing q
truck load Of soda pop, and equal
amounts Of ice cream and other r.
/ freshments during the reception
period.
Races on Rio Grande
Boat racing on the Rio Grande
drew thousands to the bank Of the
international stream, the crowds lin
ing il from the Chamber Of Com
meree almost TO the international
/ bridge.
Moving pictures were taken BY
| Dudley Reed, international newsrecl
camerman. OF the various events. He
also got movies of Misses Malvina
Garibay and Doris Faux Of the
/ Chamber of Commerce secretarial
staff dressed in Spanish costume.
Al the ball park Brownsville and
Mercedes kiwanis Clubs played a
game of baseball.
The festivities began to get real
N under way ia the Spanish palm
garden at 7.30 o'clock where a din
ner dance was given, the first func-
| tion 70 be- held in It's colorful con-
fines. Vaudeville numbers and dane
ing were interspersed with the din
ncr courses. after which several
talks also were made. q. l.. Jessup,
spokesman for Hotel FL Jardin. was
the first speaker of the evening.
1 William - West was master OF ecre-
monies and introduced &. l.. Jessup,
spokesman for Hotel FL Jardin and
-c first man on the program for a
talk.
Mr.. JesSup was followed on the
| program bv Jesse bennett. spokes-
man for thc Brownsville Chamber
Of Commerce. who painted n roseate
word picture Of Brownsville's fu-
iurc by cnumerating some ~ the
things the city Is probably destined
10 have.
/ WI lfHffAi NA~NatiAtl iUt tEftf
buildings for which the formal open
ing was held a. hub for future
| development with spoke ahead
from time 90 time IN the course ~
the city's growth.
In Mr.. penuett's vision of the ru-
ture were included the harhor al
| Point Isabel. possibilities of naval
base being. located there. the land
I ing Of air transports in Brownsvilla
and others For every dollar you
put into Brownsville you will b.
well repaid" he said.
Mr.. bennett said that brownsville
can claim the Missouri Pacific. the
hotel management and the Chamber
( or Commerce as its own ard as he
/ longing 20 it,
he paid high tribute to am three
organizations which have put up
the new buildings and lauied the
Missouri Pacific as the railroad
which has made the growth of thr
Valley possible.
Once Used Boats
Before introducing III. r. Stafford.
executive vice president of the Mis-
souri, Pacific Lines. Mr.. West re-
called 20 the minds Of his listeners
the fact that once upon time boats
on the Rio Grande were Browns
ville's only method Of transportation.
Mr.. Stafford expressed hore tha.
the harmony which characterized the
! architecture Of the three buildings
I formally opened would also contin-
ue % ~ found in the future between
the organizations which erected
Z ther3 and between all Brownsville
builSerS
Reactions 81 outsiders Ia the word
"N"lley were described by Mr.. SAT-
ford. lie said that everywhere
strangers are eager 20 know about
this section and one of the firs.
things they ask about j. the Nal!cv
when they find someone who has
heen there.
-The potential wealth which ex
lists here Is the stimulus back Of the
lLantlnned on page two.)