Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-12
FIRST GROUPS
ARE ARRIVING
IN SAN BENITO
Everything Ready For
Entertainment of :
Day Gathering; City
Gaily Decorated

SAN BENTTC. May fl.-Mnrm
than 500 OF Texas leading mar
chants will gather here sunday amt
early Monday fcr the opening Mrm~
day or the convention uf Texas Re~
tail Merchants associations.
Another hundred retail merchant
secretaries will bc On hand. hrinEHfw
the total attendance fnr the cunwHHA-
ton 10 more than 6Du-
Three organizations are in rnEf~
vention az San Bcnito Monday.
Tuesday and "Wednesday Of this
week. being the Retail MfrchmntA'
Association cf Texas. the Associated
Retail Credit Men XIX Texas. ard
the Texas Retail Credit bureaus.
Advance Guard Arrives
The first group OF officials an4
delegates for the convention arrives
Saturday night. and practically mll
the officers will bc un hand SUR
day. Is directors meetings linn thn
three organizations viii he hHin
Sunday. These meetings have been
scheduled in order 90 arrange aonae
details OF the program on the CON
ventiOn-
Valley people had brought their
preparations I'd N close NV tine rrA
OF the week. and Saturday night re-
ported they were ready 70 receiva
the visitors.
Committees rf the district urrmm-
izatiOn. headed NV Victor H. MnrAr.
general chairman az the entertain
ment committee. have been visiting
merchants in all cities o. the Wall
ley. securing support for the con-
vention in IA financial way. ma wril
as In registrations.
Housing Arranged
"A fund sufficient &c dcfrmy prnr-
tically all expenses Of the conven-
ton has been raised. lie reported.
and the Valley will he represented
solidly I'm the ranks rF entertainers
for visitors from other parts uf thm
country.
Committees also have been work
ing out housing arrangements Tor
the visitors. Reservations taking mII
rooms I'm the StcncTnll jackson no.
tel have been made. and kMm nMWr
group or reservations were made mH
the Reese-Wil-Mond hotel nc HaF-
lingen. The overflow from these tw8
hotels viii be cared for NJ Bruwnn-
vile. Arrangements have been
made for the transfer nf drlrHmtRM
from the Harrington and RruwnEVsIHm
in automobiles OF Valley merchants
who viii attend the convention.
The Stonewall Jackson hotel.
headquarters for the convention.
was I'm fine trim to net its part whmn
the decorating work was completed
this week. and other arranwrFarntH
made. The hotel - setting an ex-
ample in the decoration work Ia fhs
city with practically al merrhmn-
disinE establishments following suit
The main streets cf the city Emtur-
day presented "A fiesta aspect ard
an air or welcome 10 visitors.
To Make Two Drives
The bandstand in the city PARK.
where the San Benitn Mmntrtmmt
band ~ I'D play. Rms been decorated
deliberately. and the park hMH Been
cleaned and irrigated for the event.
Another band Is 20 help furnish mu-
sic, this being the New Brmunfnia
band which Is coming 10 help fhmn
city net the next convention.
"A sufficient number nf Autrrnn#
blles have been signed up tr take
the delegates or the two tours % ths
valley which arc planned.
The first on these will he from San
BenitO I'd Point Isabel. back rn
Brownsville and Point Isabel rn
Monday afternoon tine first day nf
the convention.
The second will Be TUESDAY after
noon. when the delegates leave San
Benlto for a tour cf HidalrD county
points going all the wav tn Mission.
and seeing al cities uf thn Lower
Valley section.
They viii return 10 San Benitr
Tuesday night for a banquet. fol-
lowed by a dance.
It'd Play Golf
Additional features In thn way WE
entertainment are IN Enlf tnurnm-
ment 10 be played on the Mercrdrs
course Tuesday morning. before th~
opening Of thc business session. ami
"a luncheon at the Snhrn Las Ola
cafe Tuesday Rt noon fur thr rHnIf-
ing women. Mrs. Wy. E Bell ARA MFN.
Roy ". Clark are handling arrange
mentS for the luncheon
Some nationally known aufhnri-
ties ON business and credit with adj
dress the business sessions uK thn
convention. which win nrmn every
morning at $50. and last until y 1n
every afternoon. with 1unchconx ~
the various groups during the noon
hour.
The detailed program of thn rrrH-
venticn follows.
MONDAY
Morning SeSsisn-Ioint
Convention hail. Eanfirf chtsrrh