0n 12th Feb Rabindranath boarded the Hotel The Adolphus in Texas. The natural scenary here was that of like Bangladesh. There were fields of grain on both sides of the train flooded with sun rays. Rabindranath became pleased to look at it. Pearson wrote to Rathindranath; " Gurudev is feeling for the first time since he arrived in America of the brightness and space of nature and human touch of the individual. The same expression was echoed in the letter written by Rabindranath to Andews; " ....since coming to Texas, I have felt as it were a sudden coming of spring into my life through a breach in the ice castle of Winter. It has come to me like a revelation, that all these days my soul has been thirsting for the draught of sunshine poured from the beaker of infinite space. The sky has embraced me, and the warmth of its cares thrills me with joy. The people here in Texas have had the leisure and opportunity of storing this sunshine in th cellar of their hearts - they are human and hospitable. He read here "The meeting of the East and West" in Scottish Rite Cathedral at the initiative of Matheon Club. He also reads some of his poems. On 13th Feb in the City Auditorium of Houston at 3 pm he read " the meeting of the east and West"Mrs Layra S.Wood and Dr. A.J.Armstrong organised this meeting. About four thousand people assembled the hall. Rabindranath received $500.00 from this place as honorarium .Next he received, on 14th Feb -from Waco $ 300.00; on 15th Feb, $500.00 from Fort Worth, 0n 16 Feb $ 200.00 from Denton, 0n 17 Feb $200.00 from Georgetown, on 18 Feb $300.00 from Shreveport. no details were available.
