The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-01
MEN, WOMEN
 AND THINGS

The Warrior river. This is not to be a history of the beautiful stream which flows past Tuscaloosa, but story of a day spent on 1t in going from the Druid City to Lock F.
 I have been familiar with the Warrior at Tuscaloosa since 1885, when I entered the university but my first trip on 1t was with Secretary Baker and his party on a bleak, wintry, rainy day. But I got a desire to see more of it in spite of ad- verse weather conditions.
 AS Rotarian I was overjoyed when received an invition to be the guest of the Tuscaloosa Rotary club on a boat trip to Lock No. IT, and In spite of having to get up about the break of day I found that jolly bunch of Birmingham Ro- tarians felt the same way about it, for Great Southern south.
 I have been going on outings for 10 these many years, but I challenge any man who was the guest of the Tuscaloosa Rotary club on Wednesday to say he ever had better time between sunrise and sunset in his life. Even Bob Ewing will admit it, although he didn't get chance to make a speech. l confess I had hoped to be able to say something, but being d rev member, rule of the club prevented me being given an opportunity. I'll get to have my say at some later day.
 The Birmingham party was met at the tation and driven to points of interest about the city, and heard many who had never visited Tuscaloosa before go into raptures over it's wide streets. lovely homes, and magnificent oaks. A friend, of mine asked me how 1t got the name of Druid City, and I told him to look overhead, and the great trees that had given shelter to man and beast from the days when the Indias roamed the paths alongside the banks of the Warrior would give the answer.
 It was all lost on him. for, said he, T don't yet see what the trees have got to do with it." What do you suppose Druid means?" I queried, to be told by him that he thought it meant sleepy. There may have been a time when Tus- caloosa was sleepy town. but today it's wide awake, and doing big things and saying to Birmingham. Come down and help us use the Warrior"
 
 I was struck by the open-hearted way in which the Tuscaloosians wished to share their river with US. No dog-in- -the- manager; no, that isn't what want to say No keep-your- -ducks-out- of-my- stream policy animates the inhabitants of the Druid City, for they say, Come on, Bir- mlngham, and get in the Warrior, for the to try and get my crowd to get into the swim
 The grounds of the University of Ala bama never fail to please those who see them for the first time, and 1t brings a lump into the throat of any of the fellows who in after years come back to walk or r.de through them. Dr. Denny has now q magnificent plant, and I found out that the Tuscaloosians are as proud of him as he is proud to be the president of such great and growing institution.
 The insane asylum was a revelation, to many who had never been in it before I never cease to wonder how Dr. Searcy and his assistants keep an old building in as good condition as they manage to keep the one at Tuscaloosa. To me 1t is always a sad thing to walk through the wards of an insane asylum. There are of course, some things to bring a smile to one's face, but there are more that call for tears
 congratulate Tuscaloosa on having such an outlet as Riyerview Park It is naturally a picturesque place, and the swimming pool is ideal and has been the means of giving much pleasure to hun dreds and causing scores of children to become proficient swimmers. We found four lovely girls in the river giving an exhibition of swimming that made us all want to don bathing suits and jump in at once. but were told the chance would come later at Lock r. The ride to the upper lock was continual joy. The scenery is really very beautiful. never saw more beautifully wooded banks Lock r is truly marvellous bit of en- gineering. It passed away beyond any expectation that had formed of 1t both as to size and the power of the falls Bankhead lake is beautiful body of water.
 do not know who got up the dinner but it was about as good a picnic one as I ever ate, and am some authority when it comes to passing on the menu of a basket picnic. There was chicken ga- lore and then some more. But why make your mouths water? I will only add that all tho trimmings that go with brolers and friers were on the table. For those who loved sweets there was Ice cream cake and watermelons, and to keep the Birmingham crowd from dying of thirst there was an abundance of Buffalo Rock, but don't let Sid Lee know this or he will get chesty
 :! I have had parts in kangaroo courts before, but never In my life was I given such prominence as in the one on the way back from the upper river to the landing. My fellow Rotarians said they gave me the third degree, but I know lk