The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-10-14
Comne1i,ordtng Found1i,e of the
lQdltonn Institute a Years Ago
Miss Lucy A. Cross Was Hostess
to Many OF Her Former Students

Concentrating the fortieth ami
vefsary of the founding of the Day
tona Institute by Miss Lucy A. Cross.
that estimable lady was hostess at
banquet to ferfner students and their
husbands and wives at the Hamilton
hotel Wednesday evening The ia
bles were placed in r shape and were
prettily draped and decorated with
lowers and ferns. Miss Cross sat at
the head OF the table seated on her
right being Mrs w. II. Edmondson
one OF her associate teachers OF 40
years ago. and on her left Mrs. Myra
o. Bingham. one of the visitors at
the day of the opening of the insti-
tute. Another guest of honor was
the venerable Edgar y. Waldron.
Miss Grace .. Bingham acted in the
dual capacity of chairman of the pro-
gram committee and toassmistress OF
the occasion. In witty language she
/ introduced the various speakers of
| the evening. the first OF whom was
/ Col. G. VI. Bingham. Col Bingham
/ reminisced on some OF the early his
/ tory incident to the founding OF the
4 institute. and concluded by proposing
a standing toast To Miss Cross. Miss
] Cross responded by relating her rea-
sons for starting the school and gave
some early history OF her efforts. A
handsome birthday cake. bearing 40
lighted candles. emblematic OF the 40
wears since the founding of the insti :
/ tute. was presented to Miss Cross
with the compliments OF Mrs. l. NJ
Mabbette, proprietress OF the Ham
| :lton hotel Mrs. Charles E. Gardi-
ney presented 10 the hostess d baske,
Of 81 roses, embiematic of the four
score and one years of her interesting
life. The roses were from the orig
inai bushes that were grown on the
property used as the Daytona Insti-
tnte Years age. having been trans
planted on the Sengstak place on
Sohth Beach street A handsome
brooch as well as birthday book was
f presented 10 Miss Cross by her guests
and in the birthday book each one
present subscribed. his or her name
Before concluding her talk Miss Cros.
read a telegram from her nephew
J. ". Wilkinson. of Los Angeles. am
letter from Mrs. Davidson, who i:
at present in Asheyilie.
i C. NJ. Rogers proposed toast I,
Our Teachers" while Mrs. Mari,
Mann Boyd followed with a toast I,
Our Scho6l- Mates" Z. \. waldrol
gave many "reminiscences of earl,
, days. and Laurence H. Thompson fol
lowed by telling OF many amusing in
cidents during his school days at tn,
Daytona Institute. T. Z. Fitzgeral,
responded TO the toast Education
: Present and Future. The banque
came 10 close al midnight by tn
singing OF Aud Lang Svne' by tn
l.asseInblage. accompanied by Mrs. 7
- w. Pope on the piano Those pres
eut voted to tender 10 Miss Cross
banquet on the same date next year
The affair Wednesday evening wa
!, of unusual significance TO those pres
eBt and recalled the early history O
I, Daytona to many who had probafl
forgotten many of the incidents q
history brought out by the speaker.
. Thinking back for 40 years to tn
! school established by Miss Cross wit
: some 30 pupils as compared to tn
s great school system of Daytona toda
! with approximately 600 pupils bring
to mind the transformation thst ha