The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-12-20
|lDS7ERS HAD D
! BIG TIME A!
AUBURNDA[E
,.r CROWD GATHERED ABOUT
- RAyQuEr BOARD AND
BOOSTED.

BOOSTED.
~, Of the Boosters club
'-' na.,le. given at the Seminole
A1 /. :, night. was a magnin-
" ,iewed from any stand
The attendance was surpris-
ln' .4oring the size of the town.
f. ,rssments '. were perfect eV-
[,s.ns passing of in a a, manner naaa,srs en,
,,.titable to the boosters
F'D''' particularly to the commit
-.' rr,p sements. consisting OF
90 9 N. Barr, Earl c. May. anc
's esq., Jones. The banquet board.
,.n with luxuriant profusion o.
u'- and aowers, and receiving nu-
w., - courses of delectable viands'
wv, ,nn,,,,ing 10 the eye and appeal
% 70 me appetite; and the toasts
,osnonses were appropriate ana
..r and the whole affair was per-
soa ny A spirit of optimism and en-
.,,,s,i. nrogressiveness that au-
., g., ,he future of the thriv-
community of Auburndale. and
I,ds fair to extend its influence to
tter sections Of the county.
,hor, 100 or possibly a few more
han tba, number sat down to the
l,roue, board. and did full justice to
le sppe,izing menu, which was com.
lOsed almost in its entirety. o.
Fmade.,n-Auburndale" products. AT
j, the various courses had been thor
(ushly enjoyed. Mr.. Park H. Adams
| reformed newspaper man, formerly
Missouri, who quit the game 9
kouple of years ago and came down
b find rest and happiness on a grc't
n the vicinity of Auourndale. tocs
N his duties as POSTMASTER. whi>'
Ne discharged in = very gracefu
manner.
TIE first toast called was "A Grow
|tns Florida responded to by tn
|fr9l:an, editor Of The Florida Grow
h.. 0. Tampa, Mr.. Edgar A. Wright
| |Nr Wright read one of his inimita
,e "Dooley" articles, prepared TO
| ,he oc aston, which we have pleas
| r,e in publishing in full In anothe
par of this issue.
Comfy Commissioner T. F. Hol
|lro / was to have responded to tn
past The Observation-Disclosures
Highway hut on account of Hines
te vas inable to be present. He wa
aby presented, however, by MIR.
IF Brush. of Lakeland, who went u
'l- that purpose. Mr.. Brush made
ro,i interesting and practical tai
Outlining the course of the propose
highway between Lakeland and Al
turadalc, and giving some instru'
ti'r details in regard to the col
straetion of this piece Of road. an
rcad building in general.
Ersqonding to the toast my Shal
IN 10 & Roads," County Commission
er T.. Bryant reviewed the work
To lommissioners in their efforts
seclI" .good roads, and declared tn
Il 'i.e assessments of the county we
prt perly adjusted, good roads cou
tt sscured for the county witho
bonds.
Nr u. f. Hetherington respond
10 TIE toast Pulling Together
Polk County," and made some 81
ses;ions as to how effective work
the county as a whole could be
conplished by the various commul
Ties and boards of trade joining fort
and working in unity for certa
'atters of countrywide importan
The sentiment "Your Neighbors
TIT East" was responded to BY D
7 G. Gardner, of Fargo, who "a
s'ne encouraging and interesting
srvations relative to road constr
ticn in that part of the county.
Willis B. Powell, secretary of I
iarlpa Board Of Trade was the NJ
'peaher. Mr.. Powell thought TN
would be ladies in attendance at
banquet. and he had written a be-
uful. sowery grafton, which he re
lhea. finding that he had was
these gorgeous rhetorical flowers
mere men, he turued to and mad
fh'tling good speech. full Of the bo
'er spirit, and replete with good s.
Eestion and wise counsel. He c
'inced Auburndale that Tampa
with her"
The Greater Auburndale" was
cussed BY Mr.. Elmer e. Cline. pr