The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-01-13

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Thursday afternoon Miss Katie
Sucker came for us and took us for
the first long drive we had over her
adopted city. Miss Katie moved to
III Paso when she was quite a child.
She has grown up with the coun-
try and is as enthusiastic over her
adopted city as any member of the
Chamber of Commerce. The mesa
drive, which Is a highway on the
mountain side. just above the city.
is a remarkable drive in picturesque
ness. At night time, especially,
when the city is Illuminated, the
/ scene from The mesa is enhancing.
Miss Katie drives her own car, The
Buick Six, and to her we were in-
debted for the first drive over the
| beautiful city of FL Paso, though this
| was followed by eoutesie8 from 9TH
err friends.
| It was our pleasure to visit the
Istoker home one evening. MI. sto-
ker owns a handsome home out on
! Arizona avenue, and we had a most
| pleasant evening there, falling over
Ellis county days. and the folks at
| home. Mr.. and Mrs. Stoker are both
enjoying good health, though at that
time were victims OF the grippe. Here
! We met DE-, George Stoker's wife
and friend OF hers, Mrs. Gross, of
st. Paul, Minnesota, Or. stoker owns
a sanitarium down IN the valley, and
is the head Of the institution. Jack
Stoker was also at home and made
a gallant host Jack is in the shoe
department of The Popular, one OF
! the largest department stores in Ell
Paso.
We visited Homan's sanitarium.
fand called upon our Waxahachie
friends. Mrs. George A. Newton and
AIR. Jet Thomas. Mr. Newton was
spending the holidays with Mrs. New
ton, ard she. of course, was cheerful
and bright She sent kind greetings
to al the friends at home, especial
/ ly those friends who had remember
Jed her with letters, post cards. end
tothen evidences Of friendship. Mr..
/ Thomas was busily engaged writing
q letter to his homefolks We found
/ him looking well. and very much
pleased with his progress at the SAN
itarium we walked with him to
! the sleeping porch where we looked
at Mt Franklin, the tallest peak in
in Texas, towering above the place.
where he rests at night The view
of the mountain from the sanitarium
is most inspiring one. and the pa
TENTS are always In the fresh air
/ enjoying nature and basking in the
sunlight that beams from q kindly
sky in 81 Paso. and gives 2 balm
aud a benndietion that is unexcelIed
in any climate This feature of El
! Paso's climate is remarkable. aad
from ten in the morning until four
in the afternoon Ell Paso citizens
throng the streets. the plazas. the
shopping districts and enjoy he elk
er Of a wonderful climate.
Friday night our cc!endar called
for dinner with Misses Lillian and
Fannie Lou Yeager The .Yeager
name is most familiar to the cider
Enterprise readers, as Mr. E. f, Yea
esr was the founder of the Waxa-
haehie Enterprise, and the girls be-
gan their early education here under
their devoted aunt, Mrs. Lou Nash.
How well they have used that edu-
cation is exemplifiea now in the fact
that Miss Fannie Lou has been "a
teacher in the Bell school for six
years. and Miss Lillian has been
teaching in the city schools there
resigning this year TO serve as a pri-
waite tutor, An elegant dinner was
served in their apartments, the tea