New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-26
conn. DELEGATES
ARRIVE IN TEXAS
Trains on Time But Boats
Are Late
SPELLACY gives DINNER
Nutmeggers Dine on Roof Garden
On Rice Hotel New Britain
Man is An Honorary Sergeant. At
Arms.
BY " ] G. Myers, Associated
Press staff Writer)

Houston, Texas. June e6 OP-A
Connecticut party in Texas roof
garden was given by National Com
mltteeman Thomas j. Spellacy last
night TO bring together the state
delegates to the democratic conyen-
tioh' their alternates and guests for
a social hour, Too much water or
not enough, according to the view
point turned the occasion into two
parties as the section which arrived
by sea was late and dinner had
been served 10 those who arrived on
time on late afternoon train.
Weather Fine
Mrs. Spellacy was hostess. The
weather on top Of the Rice hotel was
delightful and the entire wing of the
root was set aside TOR the dinner
from which the delegates had their
first view of the auditorium bril-
nantly illuminated. Twenty came by
train In coaches attached TO others
TILED with New Englanders and
Tammanv braves.
Al Palestine. a hundred girls
IN white gave the Connecticut dele
gates a Texas Welcome and sent
flowers into the coaches. Speilacy
met the train and quickly had all
IN" delegates settled IN their rooms.
The section which came nv sea
from New York was late into Gal
weston and the steamer was held at
quarantine while water ballast vas
pumped overheard 10 permit dock
ing. The 80 IN the party reported
a delightful cruise without sea
sickness.
At Havana. Connecticut lo,ned
with other New England delegates
and those from New York and New
Jersey IN marching to the Maine
memorial where the ladies placed
flowers at the foot of the monument
On Sunday at sea. they ioined in a.
union church service led by Rev, Mr..
SAWYER. Consregaticnalist Of Ware,
Mass.
Clean BiIl Of Health
The long delay at quarantine at
Galveston led many to think that
there was Illness on board but the
steamer mad a clean bill of health
and the customs officers speedily
PASSED the baggage and the dele
gates were placed on a special train
and brought here.
IT vas midnight before dinner was
served to all. The exchange of
travel experiences made everyone
happy.
Spellacy called a meeting of the
delegates for today, two hours before
the convention to give instructions
and issue badges and tickets. Sec
tetarv \. Sidney Lynch gave out the
state badges which have a tri-colored
ribbon from clasp of oak leaf and
acorn with copper pendant bea ring
basrelicf of trigate Constitution.
Lynch will be an assistant secre-
tary of the convention. Thomas J,
Reilly Of Stamford and Paul Zazzaro
of Hartford are active serseants-at-
arms and Kenneth S. Dufee and
Timothy Murphy of Bridgeport: p
J. Casey. Stamford; T. +. McDon-
ough, New Britain: J. r. Du'ton,
Bristol, and j. Y. Yeomans. Andover,
are honorary sergeantsat arms
Mayor Francis p. Guilfoyle, alter
nate for Thomas. and Mrs. Guifoylc
of Waterbury. did not come.
The delegates are bound by the
unit rule to vote for Smith but can
vote "democratically' on all other
matters il desired.
Charles G.. Morris said that the
unit rule applied only to the presl-
Dental nominee.
Archibald Mcneil. who came on
the train as far as st. Louis, stop
ped off there but joins the party to-
day. Others who came by train were
Senator Joseph Tone. Anthony Sun