The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-12-16
M. E. SCRIBES
ENTERTAINED
AT ELKS' CLUB
Polk County Press Asso-
citation Set Up Banquet
For the Visitors Infor-
NAL Program of Speech
and Song Proves Inter-
esting Proceedings of
Session

esting- Proceedings of
Session
Those attending the Lakeland con
ference of the Southern Methodist
Press Association were the special
guests of the Polk County Press As
sOciatiOn at a banquet in the Elks'
Grill on Thursday evening Manager
Jack Armstrong had prepared an
elaborate menu and the guests we're
seated around U-shaped table which
was decorated with flowers and pro
fusion of Polk county oranges, grape-s
fruit and tangerinrS.
President Royal 3. Child of the Polk
County Press Association opened the
informal program which was carried
out during the dinner. He turned this
portion of the program over to DR..
j. Edgar Wilson, editor of the Flor
ida Christian Advocate who broke
the ice by following the Rotary Gus
tom of each one present standing up
and making his or her own introduc-
ton This feature proved not only
helpful socially but created no end OF
amusement and good fellowship
through the wit some of the guests
displayed
President O. c. Lanphear of the
Chamber of Commerce made the only
formal speech of the evening in which
he reviewed the accomplishments Of
Lakeland in the years past and paint
ed brilliant picture of what the fu-
ture holds in store with the coming
of Southern College and steady in
crease in population. An important
and interesting portion of Mr. Ian
phear's address was that telling of
the interest in Southern taken by the
board of trustees of the Rockefeller
Educational Foundation and that
Southern stands splendid opportun-
ity to be beneficiary of this fund
in the expansion and development of
the institution. He explained that
through the Chamber Of Commerce
valuable statistics mad been prepared
for submission to the trustees setting
forth why Lakeland is destined to he
a great educational center
Other speakers included Carlton ID
Harris of Baltimore, editor of the
Southern Methodist; DR.. \. j. Weeks
editor of the Texas Christian Advo-
cate of Dallas, Texas; DR.. j. A. Bur
row, editor OF the Midland Methodist
of Chattanooga; Manager r. ]. APP
pleyard of the Chamber of Commerce:
l.. w. Bloom of the Lakeland Star:
DR.. A. W. Plyler of CHATTANOOGA and
DR.. Wilson. The dinner ended with
the singing of America and the pro-
nouncing of the benedicton by Rev.
]. F. Bell, former pastor OF the First
Methodist church and Just appointed
presiding elder of the new Palatka
district.
The guests at the dinner wera:
Carlton ID. Harris. editor Baltimore
Southern Methodist. Baltimore. Md.
president of the association
DIR. l.. c. Branscomb, editor Ala
bama Christian Advocate, Birmine-
ham. Ala
DR.. A. c. NIillar. editor Arkansas
Methodist. Little Rock. Ark.
DR.. W. +. Arnold, editor Central
Methodist. Louisville. Ky.
DR. j. f. Wilson. editor Florida
Christian Advocate. Lakeland. Fla.
DR. j. A. Burrow, editor Midland
Methodist. Chattanooga. Tenn
Dr. w. II. Nelson, editor Pacific
Methodist, San Francisco. Cal
DR.. G. p. Winton, editor st. Louis
Christian Advocate, St Louis. Mo.
DR.. A. j. Weeks. editor Texas
Christian Advocate Dallas. Texas.
Dr. W. p King. editor Wesleyan
Christian Advocate. Atlanta, Ga.
DR.. David H. Aston. editor Okla
homa Methodist. Tulsa. Okla.
DR.. +. B. Chappel, editor Sunday
School Publications, Nashville, Tenn
DIR. F. n. Ivey. editor Nashville
Christian Advocate, Nashville. Tenn
DR.. r. b. Eleazer, editor Mission
airy Voice, Nashville, Tenn.
DR.. G. T. Rowe, editor Methodist
i Review. Nashville. Tenn.
]. C. Chadwick, editor Centenary
Bulletin.
Ralph Nollner, assistant editor Ep-
worth Era.
DR.. w. B. Taylor of Tennessee DR..
w. +. Arnold of Louisville. DR.. and
l Mrs. r. f. L. Morgan of Tulsa, Okla
homa. DR.. James +. Dickey of Atlanta.
Members of the Polk County Press
| Association included Mr.. and Mrs. j.
G. Gallemore and Mr.. and Mrs. Alon-
20 Trueblood of the Barlow Record.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Schimpf of the
Florida Zephyr of Crooked Lake, r.
B. Child. Mr.. and Mrs. l.. w. Bloom
Harry Brown, Dr. Lawler, the Misses
Lola and Lottie I4awler, Dr.. and
Mrs. F. f. Bell, DR.. II. Edgar Wilson
Mr.. and Mrs F. NJ. Williamson and
o. c. Lanphear of Lakeland,
Under the auspices OF the Lake
land Chamber of Commerce the dis
tinguished visitors are today making
Z tour Of Tie famous ridge country 8!