Evening star., 1928-05-20
HOUSTONIS
TO GREET HOSTS
Housing, Feeding and Enter
tanning During Convention
Now Arranged For.
srecial nisnatch 10 rhe star.

Special nisnatch to The star,
HOUSTON, Tex. May l9.--With
Democracy's Quadrennial gathering
little more than month away and with
the great Coliseum where the standard
bearer for the party viii b. chosen
virtually completed, Jesse H. Jones,
Houston capitalist and chairman OF
the national committee on arrange
nents, announces that Houston is now
ready to fulfill the pledge made to the
Democratic national committee regard
ing the handling Of the party'S hosts
here June 26,
Houston has responded nobly--all
visitors will be properly housed, ted
and entertained" Mr. Jones promises.
Delegates, alternates, press representa-
tives and other working personnel OF
the convention will be housed in ho-
tells. Thousands of rooms in apartments
and private hcnles have been made
available. Every visitor is urged to
register his name with the housing
committee. Democratic Building, Hou-
ston, at the earliest possible date in or
der that proper accommodations may
be assigned him.
Come to Houston-weM take care
Of vnu" Is the word broadcast from
convention headquarters in the Demo-
cratic Building on Main street. hun
of activity from which emergcs spokes
that support the figurative wheel OF the
machine perfected to aid convention
visitors while they are in Houston
More Than 500 IN Machine.
More than 500 Houstonians are cogS
in the machine. and each ana every
one is giving virtually full time III ar
ranging for hotel. rooming mouse. uouI-
ist camp and other acconlmooaCloIs'
grinding out publicity. fixing up deco
rations preparing tickets and other
wise handling tasks in connection witn
smoothing the way for Democratic oeIe-
mates and their friends,
There are units for each ana every
problem. These units, all maze up OF
civic workers, have been busy lot the
last two months, and many OF tnem
longer than that The workers IN
most cases are giving their entire time
to the undertaking.
Starting Immediately upon receipt OF
the news that Houston had been CHOSEN
as the Democratic convention CITY,
citizens responded TO the call OF the
finance committee and raised $350,OOO
within 10 days. Formation of various
executive committees followed. and
then almost overnight an army OF
workers began the construction oil q
foundation to build the structure spon-
sored By Mr. Jones and other party
leaders. fulfilling their pledges tnat
Houstonians could and would make the
city ready.
Huge Information Bureau.
Installation of a gigantic information
bureau, located in the Democratic
Building. Is one OF the many features
in connection with preparations for the
Democratic visitors The bureau VIII
maintain q force of l6 operators, each
versed in the problems OF convention
information.
Also housed in the Democratic Build
ing are the various working commit
tees. So complete is the organization
that virtually two floors in the struc-
ture are occupied by the workers.
Reaching out TO every section OF
Houston. not the least important Is the
restaurant and eating committee. Lead
erS report that they are prepared 10
feed more than $4,000 patrons each day.
The figures. they say, do not INCLUDE
the great number Of drug stores and
soda fountains, all equipped with facil-
tiles for appeasing hunger.
Parking and motor problems. too, viii
be cared for by committees.
Entertainment of the thousands Of
visitors will not be overlooked. A COM
mittee is now busily at work listing
natives Of ether States who have be-
come Houstonians All Carolinians viii
be placed In one group. all Virginians
in another. and SO on. Thus, when the
New York delegation or the California
delegates come TO town they viii be
welcomed and looked after during the
convention period by former residents
Of their States. The idea behind it all
Is TO make them feel at home" which
after all seems 10 be the main objective
Of all the committees smoothing the
way today.