Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-05-22

to the capitol and presented to the
Governor. Next came a trip to the
cite Of what will be the second largest
dam In Texas. The work being done
here is alone enough to disprove any
claim that Austin Is s'slow.n The
river is the largest in the state which
man has yet attempted to harness,
and the building of this dam is being
closely watched by the country's most
expert engineers.
At the damsite the visitors were
given a barbecue. Hospitality reigued
su preme and despite the large crowd
of visitors and local people there was
more than enough for all. The usual
i'm promptu talks were made.
Thursday, April 30
Georgetown. a Methodist College
Centre Of Interest
This morning at eight o'clock our
special arrived at Georgetown, 30 miles
northeast of Austin. 1t is another de-
lightful college town with about 5000
population. Southwestern University,
one of the greatest Methodist schools
of the south, is located here. Estab-
lished forty years ago 1t has advanced
to its present high position among the
colleges of Texas with grounds, build
ings and endowment now amounting
to more than $500, 900. The train was
stopped at University avenue, where
the student body, faculty and citizens
of Georgetown formed a line on each
side Of the street extending for two
blocks. 1t was an inspiring scene.
Inside Of this line were parked nearly
one hundred automobiles, ready for
the visitors after breakfast. The meal
was served in one of the large halls of
the largest college building, and as the
guests entered they were given the
glad hand by the faculty aud others.
The was a bower of flowers.
Great masses of Texas Blue Bonnets
had been placed in all the windows
and on the radiators. In the center of
each table was a large Art Basket filled
with La France and American Beauty
Roses with Boston Sword Fern and
Maidenhair. Streams of roses and ferns
ran from the baskets to the edge of
tables. The handles of the baskets
were tied with ribbons of the college
colors, black and gold.
After grace by Senator r. e. Dow
dell, of South Dakota, Mr.. Rountree
introduced DR.. G. q. Cody who made
every guest feel at home by his sincere
speech of welcome. Mrs. Fl. G. Hotal-
ing, of Minnesota, gracefully respond
ed to DR.. Cody's welcome address, pay
ing a nice tribute to the people who
had the good fortune to live under the
shadow of Southwestern University.
Mr.. E. G.. Gillett, President of the
Farmers State bank, turned the town
over to the visitors In his speech which
was responded to very breezily by SEN
ator Dowdell, who said: sin the TWEEN
ty-eight years that | have been maxi
ing the tour with the Association we
have been entertained SO royal
ly and Southwestern's breakfast will
be the most pleasant memory of the
Texas trip
The tables were served by forty Of
Southwestern's prettiest girls dressed
in white with caps made of the South
western Bulletin decorated with blue
bonnets.
During breakfast the student body
rendered their choicest songs aud yells,
some Of which were answered by the
visitors under the leadership of Mr..
l.. M. Ward. Fort Worth.
Mrs. Mary e. Hart, of Skagway,
Alaska, made a short talk on educa-
ton in the far north in which she
compIimented Southwestern Univer-
sity on its location.
Aftef u short talk by Father P. A..
Hickman, Miss Marjorie Neal, Of
Carthage, Texas, paid q glowing trlb-
ute to Southwestern University saying
1t was the greatest educational institu-
ton in Texas. The guests then rose and
gave Mr.. and Mrs. Rountree the
"Chautauqua SaIute.n
UNIQUE SOUVENIRS
At each plate. in addition to the
favors of Red Rosebuds and Pansies,
was a pencil and q stamped post card
picture in colors of the main building
dated "At Breakfast, Southwestern
University, April 80, l914.n Guests
were requested to send them to the
folks at home" Each person was
given a large picture showing a piano.
ramic view of the University campus,
and an eight page folder showing pro-
posed new buildings and campus
scenes, the whole tied In scrolls with
ribbon of the college colors, black and
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