[Speech promoting Houston for the 1966 LULAC National Convention, by John J. Herrera] Page: 5 of 8
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LAW OFFICES OF
JOHN J. HERRERA
Telephone CA 8-4341
70S SCANLAN BLDG.
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002
Mixed Counci No. $89 to onvito you to Houston in 1966. This is
the & mm group of 3 Lulac Councisi which on Nov, 21 of 1963 Had
a great deal to do with Lulac finoat hour as you know the late
President Kennedy and his wife were 901nt to bo In Houston that n
night for a gala affair honoring- our Houston. Congressman
Albert Thomas knowing that they wore gotny to havo a scin \v of
hours to opui'v the three Houston Counc t © took it upon thomscI ves
to invite Prosident Kennedy, Mrs, Kennedy and the V*co-Pro^Idont
Lyndon Johnson and h t © wi fc to a Lul@0 reception in tho M;ce
Hotel bail room honor ins Joe Garza our State Director; Even though
Pros? dent Kennedy and his w i fc had boon Invited to over a thousand
P i acos, In and around Houston, knowing the work of the Lulac,
knowing otr 35 years history of working- In th4 #o@munlty# thoy
graciously accepted our invitation. That, in itself should ©how
you Brother and Slater Lul acs how ihe^qrk Is regarded
in and around th# Houston area, in Houston all worked
around the clock to so up this ion and it was not
accident that tho I ate Pro«fdehrt party chose our recap-
tion to many others. I thesM?. 3 Houston Lu I ac Council®
are asking you a gain arWrSan I8\©#r absence- to pleas# mm® to
Houston In 19an apportunity to §lv# us
two years to ^r%par© ^flsj^ropar I n@ for thoso 2 years we can
promise you Ump/of th# f I rat order, wo can promise an
agonda which will \ nteresting to the L u I ac of .b#rs and to
their guests, wo can promise you spaakors of National Caliber. Wo
®r# not at Ii berty to tel l you now but we can garante© you that
you cart oji<p#ct speakers of National iraportanco such as th© speakers
that we had on November %I# 1963# The dynamic LuIac Councils of
Houston havo a reputation riot only in Houston but nationally
an being the most active in the league. So it is that after
18 years of absenco we those Lu{ac that have worked In Lulac
out of Houston for 35 years aro asking you now to honor us with
your presence In 19-66« We arc sure that you will not be dis-
appointed, "owe to Houston, now that 6th far$est city In the
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United States,(and by 1966 the fifth large© city), and bo with us,
wo promise you a full agenda of groat Lulac Council, Make prepar-
ations now in 1966 to bo in Spaco City U.S.A. Houston the home of
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Herrera, John J. [Speech promoting Houston for the 1966 LULAC National Convention, by John J. Herrera], text, 1964; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth250612/m1/5/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library.