The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-24
RIVAL NE|GHBORs HOLD
TR|ENN|AL STATE MEET
r;re Business Sessions and General
Good Time Enjoyed by the
Ladies-Nany Delegates
Attended.

Mrs. Harry Park, state manager
of the Royal Neighbors, has re-
,nrned from Temple where the
Tr;ennial State convention was held
las, week. Mrs, Park has been state
manager a little more than one
wear and is one of the most en-
.bnsIastic members Of the order.
she has visited many Of the So
.,4;ies in the state and has communi-
Gated her enthusiasm to others in
This work. She reports the Temple
meeting a great success and that
many delegates We're in attendance.
The next convention will be held in
San Antonio in 1917. The Off
eers elected for 1917 are as follows:
Oracle, Mrs, Lille Barcley OF
Wichita Falls: vice oracle, Mrs.
1nice Lyles OF Garland: recorder,
Mrs. Alice Nave of Ennis.
report of the Temple meet
inc Is taken from the Telegram Of
that city, as follows
The Triennial State Convention OF
the Royal Neghbors of America,
he auxiliary OF the Modern Wood
men OF America, which was held
here Yesterday at the Labor Temple,
was a very busy one. The day was
occupied with the business Of the
convention, with an entertainment
in the form OF banquet at the
Aartiu Hotel under the auspices of
the Chamber Of Commerce forming
very agreeable diversion from the
work Of the visitors.
There we're T. camps represented.
l13 people, including some outside
Visitors, were present.
Morning Session
TAe morning session was occupied
with the welcoming and other adj
dresses. and with the election OF OF
ticers for tie ensuing terms.
The netting was called TO order
By Mrs. Myrtle +. Parks of WaXa-
h2cAie. State supervising deputy;
Rev. I. Y. Cox, pastor OF the Sev
eHth Street Methodist church, de-
!l7ered tho Invocation.
The Welcoming address was made
BY Hon. II. G. Wagner, and the re-
Slonse VAS delivered By Mrs. Mary |
a fatum of Denison, who was IN |
fodGced by Mrs. Annie Whisenaud. =,
One feature OF the morning was an
address by Hon. Escor Floyd, a |
prominent attorney of Dallas.
The following convention officers
we're elected,
Oracle. Mrs. Myrtle T. Park of
"a&ahaehie; v!ea oracle. Mrs Mary
fattHn OF Denison; recorder Mrs.
ahhie Whisenant of Temple
MRS Whitesides, Fort Worth;
Mrs Hawk, San Antonio, and Mrs.
Mary Fatum of Denison were cleo
'ea superior delegates to the Nation
d! contention at Rock Island, Ili-
NUS, which eonvcnes May 18th.
Afternoon Session.
Inc afternoon session was oc-
'apled with the business affairs of
Inc state, Following this, from
TO p M, the convention enjoyed
banquet at which they were the
guests Of the Chamber of Commerce
al the Martin Hotel.
The Banquet.
More than hundred delegates
anu guests We're present. c. b. Nc
Ian acting as POSTMASTER.
he' Father p A. Hickman in
'0"ed Heavenly blessing upon the
seSeuloied guests, and most cor
1'a address of welcome was ex-
'eAaed by Colonel p. l.. Downs, re-
'p'hoed to most appropriately by
avn Oscar Floyd of Dallas.
o'her interesting speakers OF this
4appy occasion We're Rev. Bledsoe
v eHls city, Mrs. Fatum OF Denison,
'u0 Mrs. Laura McGinnis.
moving was the banquet menu:
"lee or tomato aux crou:e, Fiilet
y red snapper, butter sauce. Erie
'se OF young chicken au, supreme.
w.. outlets paprika sauce. mashed