Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-20
ALL IS READY
FOR HOUSTON
DEMS
300 People Labor to
House, Feed and En-
terrain Throngs At
June Convention

HOUSTON, Texas, May 1e.-With
demscracy's quadriennial gathering
little more than a month away and
with the great coliseum where the
standard bearer for the party will
be chosen virtually completed, Jesse
II. Jones, Houston capitalist and
chairman Of the national committee
On arrangements, that
Houston is now ready TO fulfill the
pledge made to the democratic ma
tional committee regarding the han
ding of the party's hosts here June
g6.
Houston has responded nobly-alI
visitors will be properly housed, fed
and entertained" Mr.. Jones promises.
Delegates, a~lternates, press repre-
~sentatives and other working person
rel Of the convention will be housed
in hotels. Thousands Of rooms in
apartments and private homes have
been made available. Every visitor
rs urged to register his name with the
housing committee. Democratic Build
ing, Houston, at the earliest possible
date in order that proper accomoda-
tons may be assigned him.
"Come to Houston-well take care
vi NO0s II LlC NOIu UIUZuGdSL iEQIl
convention headquarters in the Demo-
cratic building on Main street, a hub
OF activity from which energies
spokes that support the figurative
wheel of the machine perfected to aid
convention visitors while they are in
Houston.
Many Workers
More than 800 H~oustonians are
eogs in the machine, and each and
every m is giving virtually full time
in arranging for hotel, rooming
house, tourist camp and other ac-
comodations, grinding out publicity,
fixing up decorations, preparing
tickets and otherwise handling tasks
in connection with smoothing the way
for democratic delegates and their
friends.
Faced with the tremendous problem
of preparing for and entertaining the
thousands who will attend the con-
vention, Houston first set about the
business Of assembling individuals
into units to care for the influx.
There are units for each and every
problem. These units, all made up
of civic workers, have been busy for
the last two months, and many of
them longer than that. The workers
in most cases are giving their entire
time to the undertaking.
Early Start Made
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
$350,000 within ten days. Formation
of various executive committees fol-
lowed, and then almost overnight an
army of workers began the construc-
ton of a foundation 10 build the
structure sponsored by Mr.. Jones and
other party leaders, fulfilling their
pledges that Houstonians could and
would make the city ready.
j. w. Evans, president OF the Hous-
ton Chamber of Commerce, stepped
into line as the first vice chairman,
one of the first appointees of Mayor
Oscar Holcombe. Soon after Col. Ike
Ashburn. vice president and general
manager Of the Houston chamber was
made secretary of the arrangements
committee.
Other leaders are Gen. John A.
Hulen, chairman, and Roger Seaman,
secretary of the housing committee.
The major work of this committee
Is carried out by a well organized
group of men and women, each re-
spcnsible for a district which they
have inspected and eatalogued. All