Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-23
u. S. Warns Former Nicaragua President
&. OF 6. Convention
To Bring Together
Scattered Sections

Two nations, all parts of the state
of Texas, and leading commercial or
ganizations and educational institu-
tions Of the country. are represent
ed nthe list Of distinguished guests
who will attend the first annual con-
vention of he South Texas Chamber
Of Commerce in Brownsville Novem-
ber IL and Is, it is revealed in the
announcement of the partial list
Saturday afternoon by Ray Leeman,
general manager Of the chamber.
Headin gthe list is the chief exc
cutive of the state, Governor Dan
Moody, who will come in q private
car to officially open the sessions on
the morning of the fourteenth.
Mexico to Send Two
Two officials of Mexico, il is vir-
tually assured, will be in attendance
at the convention, and several more
are to be invited. A. p. Carrillo, con-
sui general Of Mexico for the states
of Texas and Oklahoma, will be here,
and preparations are being made TO
receive Aaron Saenz, recently inaugu-
rated governor of the state of Nuevo
pected to return the visit paid when
a special delegation Of San Antonio
business men attended his inception
to office. The San Antonio business
men will come to hte convention in
at least two special trains, one being
chartered by the Chamber of Com
merce, and the other by the Junior
Chamber of Commerce.
Senator Earle B. Mayfield will be
here. Other guests who have already
accepted their places on the official
program, some of whom will deliver
thirty-minute addresses while others
will make five-minute talks, are:
c. Of c. Officials
r. NJ. Kelly, president Of the East
| Texas Chamber of Commerce; r. w.
Haynie, president of the West Texas
Chamber of Commerce; II. NJ. Lull,
| executive vice-president of the
Southern Pacific Lines; Fl. r. SAT-
ford. executive vice-president Of the
Missouri Pacific Lines; Charles b.
Broun, traffic manager of the Ma
tional Air Transport, Inc; Joseph
+. Leopold, manager of the South
west Central Division of the Cham
Der of Commerce of the United
States; DR.. r. B. Cousins, President
of the South Texas State Teachers
College; w. o. Higgins, Of Hous-
ton, president of the Gulf States
Good Roads Association; Roy Miller
Of Corpus Christi; Charles Alvord,
director Of the extension service Of
the Agricultural and Mechanical
College; Sam Miller, vice president,
Texas Press Association; Ray H.
Nichols of Vernon, member of the
executive committee of the Texas
Press Association; Brigadier Gener-
| al Paul b. Malone, commander Of
the Second Division; G. S. Z. Holland
Of Houston, president Of the Intra-
coastal Canal Association; Claude
Pollard, attorney general Of Texas;
Ike Ashburn, vice president and
| general manager of the Houston
Chamber of Commerce; A. B. Spen-
GER. general manager of the Fort
Worth Chamber 70 Commerce; Por-
| ter A. Whaley, general manager of
| the San Antonio Chamber Of Com
merce; N. A. Norrells general man
| ager of the Dallas Chamber of Com
merce; Senator A. J. Wirtz of Sc
guin; r. B. Creager of Brownsville;
! Earnest L. Tutt, manager of the de-
partment of commerce of the United
States Chamber of Commerce at
Houston; j. =. T. Peters Of Cisco,
former president Of the Texas Com
mercial Executives Association.
Governor May Accept
Governor Portes Gil of the state Of
Tamaulipas has been invited ard IL
is believed that he will attend the
meetings. with several members Of
his staff. Military and civil officials
of the city Of Matamoros, opposite
the Rio Grande from Brownsville,
will be added to the list soon. The
Chamber 70 Commerce OF Matamoros
is to have a meeting within a few
days to make plans for cooperating
with the Brownsville Chamber in
entertaining the large number of
visitors expected.
The acceptance Of the Tamaulipas
governor will mean that three
governors will be nj the meeting.