The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-06-11
LOCAL TRADE BOOSTERS
ARE GIVEN GLAD HAND
Meet with Enthusiastic Reception
at Each Place Visited on Sec
ond Excursion Short
Speeches Made.

The merchants Of Waxahachie
excursion Monday afternoon and
they were given an enthusiastic re-
ception at each place visited on the
itinerary. 1t was a delightful trip
and the fifty or sixty persons
who went along returned with the
feeling that at least some indirect
benefit would accrue to the city
from this unique publicity effort.
The autos were due to leave
Waxahachie at o'clock and short
ly before that hour they began
assembling on the west side of the
square for the trip. Between
twenty and thirty cars formed the
procession and each one was load
ed with passengers, quite number of
ladies going along. The pilot car
was driven by J. Lee Penn ana
those following directly behind
carried the band boys who won
much praise on the trip for their
excellent music,
Stringing out at respectful dis
lance the cars left the square al
3:15 and headed for Boyce When
this place was reached quite a
number of citizens had assembled
in front of the stores and each WED
with the other in extending cordial
greetings to the visitors. Boyce
is a lively little town and is COM
posed of an Industrious, Intelligent
citizenship. The band boys form
ed a group In the main street and
played number of pieces.
The spell binders taken along on
this trip were Rev. A. G. Parker
Rev J. E. Aubrey and Lee P
Quaite. Judge o. E. Dunlap, who
was billed to speak at Ennis, was
unable to make the trip on ac-
count of the funeral of his old
friend, Uncle Joe A. Dixon.
Mayor Prince acted as master
of ceremonies on the trip, and at
Boyee he introduced Lee P. Quite
as the first speaker. Mr.. Quaite
complimented the citizens of Boyce
for their progressiveness and
thriftiness, He spoke of the rela-
lions of the smaller towns of the
county to the county seat and said
that when they thrived the coun-
ty seat prospeted
Rev. J. E. Aubrey, president of
the Chautauqua, was given an OPP
portunity to invite the I citizens
Boyee to attend the encampment.
He spoke OF the fertile fields and
of the prosperous conditions OF
the farmers and said the county
seat could not exist without the
support of such thrifty citizens He
then called attention to the Chau-
tauqua and enumerated some OF
the excellent attractions which
will appear on the platform begin
ming July 4th with Judge Dun
laps suerb lecture on the Panama
Canal and closing July 18th with
the italian hand.
The excursionists stopped at Gar
rett only long enough for the band
chants went around and got ac-
quainted with the business men of
this industrious little town. The
trade boosters were met at Garrett
by Mayor Collier, Capt. ]. Baldrlge,
c. M. Clarke and N. J. Reynolds
of Ennis. On the run to Ennis
Mayor Golfers car took the lead
and after cireling the business part
of that hustling city stopped
In front of the Elks' club. Many
of the business men of Ennis were
on hand to extend friendly greet
ing and after introductions all re-
paired to the Elks' club for a
brief rest. When the band struck
up a lively air large crowd as
sembled on the street to hear the
music.
Mayor Collier presided and after
a few words of welcome he intro
duced Mayor Prince who in turn
presented the speakers.
Rev. A. C. Parker was the first
speaker called and ne told how
Waxahachie was going to vote for
bonds to pave her streets, that it
was the home of Trinity Universi-
ty and the Chautauqua and that
two intrurbans were building into
town.
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