The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-05-01
WACO

Waco, Texas, April 29--At last
| the rains came, last Saturday and
Sunday Wacoans felt much relieved
over the gentle showers that fell
to revive the parching gardens. Col.
Roscoe Simmons delivered a mas
terly address at TaborAn Park last
Saturday night. The Colonel seemed
at his best and gave his audience
wholesome advice politically. Mr.
and Mrs. R. G. Smith were sporting
about in their newly overhauled car
last week. Mr.. hampton, the mer-
chant tailor of Chicabo. was in the
city last week fitting out his old GUS
toners. Prof and Mrs. LeQuey, Mrs.
p. r. Carruthers, ID. r. T. Wise and
the the band and basket ball team
of Temple motored over to partici-
pate in the field day exercises last
| Wednesday. Mr.. Grigsby, president
of the Mutual Insurance Company of
Houston was in the city in COM
pany with Col Simmons. Rev. and
/ Mrs. T. H. Smith arrived Monday
evening from Ranger. DR.. Smith
reports that the Ell Paso District
is fiourishing. DR.. and Mrs. Smith
are both enroute to the General
Conference in st. Louis. Rev. Smith
is in need of eight preachers having
established eight churches on the
Ell Paso District. The latest being
at Eastland and Ranger. Mr.. G. H.
Long of San Antonio, Secretary and
| Treasurer of the Western Mutual
Fire Insurance Company was in
the city Sunday and Monday. Mr..
Long and associates have started a
business in this state which is filling
a long felt need. Our people are
being refused insurance in the white
companies and this is the only Negro
Fire Insurance Company in America.
Mr.. Long has secured Prof. r. Z.
Bevis as agent for this territory.
| Bishop j. H. Jones arrived Mon
day to hold the Presiding Elders
rally for Paul Quinn College. Dr..
! (Bubber) Thompson, who has been
practicing in Temple, Texas was in
| the city last week making arrange
ments to move to Oklahoma City,
where he expects to establish his
Office in the future. The Luke A.
Scott, Stock Company is the new
company at the 'Gayety this week.
Dean N. A. Banks of Paul Quinn
returned from points in Oklahoma
and North Texas, where he had
been with the Choral Club. The
club is touring in Kansas this week.
The Union Revival at st. James
closed Monday night. Mrs. Arm
strong, the lady revivalist, has done
wonderful work here. Field Day
| 10 oh
was a great success. The parade
was very unique and made quite
an impression. Every feature at the
Park was all that was to be expected.
The wrapping of the May Pole at
once was very entertaining. The
base ball game between p. @. G. and
I'M. H. S. was a tie. Mr.. st Clair
Perry of Ivy street, is spending a
fortnight at Mineral Wells recuper-
ating after a long steady season at
the Rawleigh. DR.. w. G. Lotion
came in Monday evening from his
charge at Marlin. He reports that
all is we'll in the Hot Well city. II
you want to see contractor Dennis
do some real good work, just drive
by his beautiful home, that he is
erecting on Tyler street.
AT the regular meeting of the Nc
Clennan County Medical, Dental
and Pharmaceutical Association last
Tuesday night a very interesting
program was rendered. DR.. N. A.
Jenkins of Columbia, s. c. was the
lguest of the hour. After the pro
gram a delightful repast was served.
d. o. C. Spiller President; DR..
T. A. Gordon, Vice-President; DR..
G. W. Sorrelle, Secretary and DR.. ].
~. Fridia, Treasurer. Mr.. John
Mackey of Dallas was down to the
funeral of Mr.. Baukenight last week.
1t is reported in Waco that DR.. Rus
sci, one of our young physicians,
who has been i'll for some time is
very low at this writing. DR.. w. D.
Miller of the Corsicana District
came in preparatory to going to st.
Louis. He reports a splendid work
in his district.