Hickory daily record., 1922-10-05
WHY AUDITORIUM
WAS BUILT IN
HICKORY


Editor Josephus Daniels. who spoke
in Hickory's splendid auditorium
Friday night, told how the municipal
building came to be built. There Is
some good humor in the editorial. !;
| 'ar+ OF which the Record reproduces
/ 1t is called elliott Translates Andy'S
Dream"
Hickory, N. c., Oct. 2.--ln the early
part OF the year 1910. not many weeks
after the signing Of the Armistice
Admira! Andrew T. Long, naval re-
preventative Of the United States in
Fr:ncc. was showing me some OF the
>'.rf; i, raris. And believe mo, he
lnCw what. t. see having been IN
Paris long enough ito know most nao-
rte ,vorth knowing and most n!aces
w~,'h seeing. That particular admiral
v'aa hon 7aa, this place, was appoint
= 10 .ha Naval Academy by the 'at@'
49,, y =. .S"nfield when that big
hI",n'd lawyo, was IN congress. No
y : nurh ar, often about Mort,
Caro);H, ani lrNelnll county. for
thnuarh ["yiNn ere,; most Of his life
of'nat and a.froe.' We lecDs in touch
with home folks arl home concerns.
II is y "i'f;crlt hing for army and
navy off 'c"rS to 10 erd most Cf them
trnr out Of touch with their native
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'd-r:,al '"Ao"v" i Z popular
bachelor. Orn dav. wife hlnchinG in
q hotel in Paris. a beautiful young
ladv STONED by the table and asked
4 ] had "scen our onc-eyed admiral
lcAclv."
was nou- -plussed. vt knowing any
sc .ovod adn,'"1l ~ mace. so ir-
formed her. Shn laughed and said:
Il ~'re spaakjrr Of Admiral Long"
"Eut," | replied, she has two per-
fect'' good eyes and is an expert
naviGNtor.' Good vision is essential to
q novi~1tOr
'no1't you, understand she asked.
{ sd .,o$
I'VE call him the one-eyed admiral.
"c Young women 10. because when.
for example he takes me to dinner
or the opera he gives me only one
eve. kecoinc the other eye out for
some beautiful woman across the way.
And it is so with whatever lady he
takes out. He is SO interested in all
looking women he cannot give
both eyes or all attention to one
And our part called him "the one
eyed admiral" during the yhole trip.
Hc was So ponuler with the women
whether in Hickory Washington OK
Paris--that he does not settle lis
affections upon any particular one
and his friends fear he is a confirmed
bachelor.
The night referred to was the open
ing night Of the opera in Paris. After
admiring the relfcct architecture and
decorations and arrangements, all be-
ing the very last ".Xord, and applaud
ing the artists who entertained us,
the admiral and / in an intermission,
fell to talking about Hickory, and he
expressed his regret that it had no
such building as this worldfamous
one. Later alter coming here to speak
in the campaign when Clyde Hoey
defeated Morehead, I met Admiral
Andy and told him that the opera
house was far behind the one in Paris.
"But Hickory is young yet," said
the Catawba salt. "Wait till it is as
old as Paris and we will show you
1t may be done even soon-
er."
He was prophet, or he sent a
NAiSiSSo 1lACoSObC w AAyOA OOoSPA3
.. Elliott, OF this place, to the effect
that Hickory did not stand as well
in Paris as it deserved because it
lacked an up-to-date opera house. Or,
as is much more probable, Mayor
Elicit and other prominent citizens
of Hickory, were having the same
thought at the same time. At any|
rate. under the leadership Of Mayor
Elliott. who has done many things
for the glory of this town-now a
city-Hickory has now magnificent
building which would be an ornament
to any city Of $4,000 inhabitants. 1t
is a municipal building and an academy
of music combined, furnishing offices
for all the city's activities and al
place for plays and entertainments
and speakings and all gatherings
that are largely attended. 1t is new,
well appointed and an ideal audi
torium, worthy Of this city. 1t has a
seating capacity Of 1900.
The new opera 'house-not quite so
beautiful or crate as the one in Paris
is typical of the spirit of Hickory.
1t affords public meeting place
where its citizens-men and women
can gather to discuss and decide
upon what makes for the welfare Of
the town and the people, enjoy en-
tertainment and hear public questions
These are an open-minded
people. They give ear to vour argu-
mcnt, If you haYe one. 1t lou have
none, they will pretty soon discover
it. They have their deep convictions
in religion and in politics, but are
hide-bound in neither. Differences are
not only tolerated, but invited. 1t is
a good people to talk to and they are /
courteous in hearing and hospitable |,
in reception whether they 60 ali along
the way with you or not. They are
concerned first of all with the things
which touch their homes, but they
read much, patronize their beautiful
and "ttract've nut lie library ana Neep i
up with changing world ouestions !