The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-11
COUNTY JUDGES AND COMMITS
sIONERS WILL BRING SES-
Sion To CLOSE TODAY.
BANQUET VISITORS
Chamber II Commerce Entertained
With Pleasing Isanquet.--Bus-
iuess Session Today Calls for
Interesting discussions.

and commissioners, in session here
! this week In their semi-anual meet
ing. got down to business with the
opening OF the session today and are
making the most of the opportuni-
~ to exchange ideas with reference
to county government. During the
afternoon OF Thursday they enjoyed
very pleasant ride over the Ellis
county pixies. visited the county farm
| and we're entertained at picture
shows and banquets with the result
that their introduction of Waxaha-
chic was joyous one.
The feature of the entertainment
program was a banquet at the Hotel
Rogers Thursday night, attended by
| probably 125 people. Here ii was
that the visitors mixed and mingled
with home folks and discussed prob
lens OF government and pleasure
Judge w. Nj. Tidwell officiated as
toastmaster, and in his ever happy
manner. manipulated a program that
held the closest attention through
out the long evening. Judge It'd
we'll expressed his appreciation of
the music rendered by the band be-
| fore he called on Mr. Schuster to
respond 10 the toast Chamber of
| Commerce"
Judge Jesse NJ. Brown of Tarrant
county spoke in humorous vein
that kept the banqueters well en-
tertained. His example of how hard
1t was to wean some men from Of
flee seeking was most laughable.
Judge A. c. Nicholson of Ceilings
worth expressed his delight upon
being present at a convention where
the county judges and commission
ers could study and become more eff
ficient officials. lie said those who
did not attend ought to be ashamed
of themselves.
President George n. Denton Of the
association was the next speaker,
who assured the business men pres
eut that the judges and commits
sioners appreciated the many eour-
tesies extended. He said il was a
JOY and a delight 10 so over the
good roads, visit the model county
farm and gather about the festal
board with people who had shown
such spirit Of progressiveness He
said he did not know that Ellis
county had such rich lands. The
/ speaker declared that the county
commissioners and judges held the
most responsible positions within
the gift OF the people and he urged
them to make good in every respect.
Or. S. l.. Hornbeak responded TO
the toast Trinity University" say
ing it was always source of Joy
to him to talk about Trinity lie
mentioned the fact that Trinity had
sent out q great many men who had
made & success in life and who had
been honored by their friends. In
mention of these he included the
name of Belvidere Brooks, vice
president OF the Western Union Tel
egraph company. who died in New
York on Thursday this week. When
the name Of Tom Campbell was
mentioned there was effort made
towards applause. but as rule
county Judges are very discreet and
the ovation fell short The speaker
said he had been connected with
ITriniy since 1873 and he could
talk all night about that institution.
Commissioner Jim Chapman Of
Ennis entertained for a few moments
with talk on the roads in his dis
trict He admitted that he had good
lroads and bad ones. He said the
lsubjeet of good roads was not nearly
SO easy To talk about as THE Right
I Constituents Have to Cuss Com
missioner" He said il was not an
uncommon thing for citizen TO
lapproach a commissioner and say.
you know that mud hole on the
Ircad leading 20 my house. IL is a
I disgrace TO the county" yet it was
Impossible TO Fix il maybe because
ithe money allotted 10 the precinct
I had already been spent lie said
4 the government IN Ellis county had
made the mistake of building good