The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-09-20

tied Join in Spirit of the Trip.
Forty-one Upton County Boosters
loaded themselves into Is automo-
biles Tuesday morning and started
on a tour of the western part Of the
connty. Every line of business was
represented including law, medicine
dry gods, real estate, groceries
preaching, banks, automobiles, tailorsl
shoe making, harbering, publishing
pop cora, milling and soft drinks.
Such boster orators as Mark Walk
e. Floyd Bringle, Angus Cobb, Ike
Lenhaupt, John Darby, Ben Low
enhaupt, Ed Worrell, Y. Peete, Geo.
Sanford, Bee Baptist and others, arm
ca with Jokes new and old-mostly
old-made speeches at all stops. Rev.
R. A. Clark, himself booster OF
ability, was heard at nearly every
stop and lent dignity and seriousness
as we'll as fun to the trip.
COvington's colOred orchestra, led
by the white mans friend, and eff
cient dispenser of hash and hominy,
Calvin Upton, furnished the music.
The other musicians were Frank Wat
on, Frank Shaw, and Douglas Tay-
Tor.
The business men were loaded
With souvenirs and advertising mat
ter. which they dispensed freely.
The first stop was at
Garland.
Here the master Of ceremonies for
the day, Mr.. Floyd Bringle,, introduce
ed ESQ. A. A. Kelley, who delivered
an address of welcome. A good
crowd was present and a pleasant
half hour was spent. The next stop
was
BurlisOn.
Here A. B. Cobb posed as host,
and fair sized crowd heard the
speeches and gave the visitors the
glad hand. Thence the journey was
made to
Gilt Edge
Here Esq. Morton, the boy orator
of No. 2. delivered the address Of well
come. The boosters Grated, too, and
shook hands with a big crowd and
Ben Lowenhaupt and Jim Primer pos
ed for pictures. They were pronoun-
ced dis much alike as twin sisters.
Sim0ntOn.
Here Mr.. Asa Forbess, one of the
community's land marks, and vet
eran Christian and citizen, extended
a most cordial welcome Mr., Bud"
Hunt also spoke in characteristic hos
pitality and good fellowship. This
was d good place, but the boosters
hurried % 70 Upton county's famous
health resort
Glenn Springs
Dinner was the idea here and It'll
was enjoyed under the big trees and
with the good water-nothing strong
err
DrummOnd
Al good crowd here and lots Of en-
thusiasm. 1t was a much enjoyed
stop
Quito
The advertising seemed not to have
struck in here, but the school was
visited and Mr.. Clark addressed the
children and souvenirs were distrib-
uted. \ ksa
MunfOrd.
Always progressive she furnished
large crowd and gave the boys a
good hearing.
AtOka.
IN the absence of the man appoint
ed to act the genial Rob McDill SER
we'd as head Of the reception com
mittee and made the visitors feel at
home. n a
Brighton.
Mayor Smithson welcomed the
boosters IN neat speech and q fair
sized crowd gave the glad hand.
This ended the first day. 1t helped
busy merchants and business men to
get out and meet their fellow citizens
over the county. At every stop on
ererv road was seen evidence of pro-
gress and prosperity. Upton is a
good county and her people as good as
the best.
The slogan of the boosters seemed
to have been the word "better"-bet-
ter churches, schools, homes and
towns. Why not all work for better
things?
Wednesday. the second day Of the
Booster trip, was also successful and
equally as much enjoyed as the first
day,
At Gift speeches were made by
NTessrs. w. A. Primer, A. B. Cobb,
Flopd Bringle and Rev. M. R. Gibson.
the latter in the interest of the Red
Cross. A cordial greeting was given
the crowd and cigars were distribut-
al by Mr.. w. G. Winford.
~ Tabernacle.
School was turned out for the day
on ACCOUNT of the event and most
cordial welcome was given the crowd.
A speech of welcome was delivered
bv Prof. r. L. Nesbit.
Phelan.
There was a large attendance of
school children and others. Speeches
made bv Prof. H. H. Robson. Rev.
II. w. Faux and Mr.. E. H. McFad-
den. and a speech of welcome by
Prof. S. ]. Templeton. An inspection
of the fine cattle on the Buford farm
near by was made.
Mason.
Music.
GAINESVILLE.
Business suspended in honor of the
event and a large crowd enjoyed
meeting the Boosters. Dinner was
served on Mr.. Ridley Clifton's lawn
the host extending many courtesies.
Dunlap 0rphanage.
Speeches were made bv Revs. Ches-
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