The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-05-25
Visitors Are Given Noon
Luncheon By Kiwanis
Club-Will Be Guests
of Epworth League
This Evening - Exer-
cises Begin At 300
O'clock This Afternoon

Arriving by busses from Clearwa-
ter Beach, where the college has
been occupying temporary quarters
since theNfiIe sixteen months ago that
destroyed rthe buildings ait Suther-
land, the students and faculty Of
ASouthern College arrived in Lakeland
his forenoon at II o'clock to attend
he laying Of the cornerstone of the
handsome new Southern College, now
in course of construction on beauti-
full site extending half a mile along
the shores of lovely Lake Hollings-
worth, and comprising eighty acres
Of fertile land set in bearing orange
groves.
The students arrived in a joyous
frame of mind and their enthusiasm
Increased as they rode about the
thrifty happy town of Lakeland and
saw the matchless location of the new
Southern.
Welcomed by the City.
When the students arrived they
found a cordial welcome awaiting
them. The college colors of Yale
blue and white were shown in store
decorations and featured in the win
dow displays of the leading merch-
ants.
On the streets were not only the
citizens of Lakeland but people who
came from many other South FIori-
da cities who had arrived early for
the exercises. The number OF out
of town people, attracted here by the
cornerstone laying, has been steadily
increasing all day and three O'Clock
found an immense throng congregat-
ed on the college campus.
Kiwanians Entertain Visitors
Mum Park was center of anima-
tion and good fellowship during the
noon hour when the Kiwanis Club
served luncheon to the visitors. On
one side of the long table passed the
faculty and students of Southern, re-
ceiving their helpings Of sandwiches,
salads, pickles, olives, cake, ice-cream
and other delicacies, while opposite
stood prominent Kiwanians in festive
mood and hospitality.
Near by was stationed the Lakeland
band under the direction of Arthur
Davis, furnishing the music with the
meal.
A. R. Carver, president Of the XII
wants Club, made short informal
talk appropriate to the occasion.
Arrangements for the luncheon were
in charge of the board of directors
of the club, and the occasion was a
complete success.
Alumni Banquet
One of the most interesting and en-
couraging features of the Southern
College celebration today was the
Alumni banquet and annual meeting
conducted at the Hotel Thelma. Many
interesting toasts were heard by those
in attendance. Rev. ]. H. Daniels,
pastor of the Leesburg Methodist
church, who is president of the Alum
nj association, presided over the
meeting and brought up number of
matters of interest that will concern
the future alumni of Southern College.
The Alumni banquet this year was a
distinct success, and it is expected
: that it will be even more largely at
tended now that the college will be in
= lakeland than at any time in the past
MN Lola Lawler efficiently attended
tGNShe arrangements for the banquet
and business meeting.
The list of those in attendance Is as
follows: DR.. and Mrs. John F. Wilson
Lakeland; Miss Lottie Lawler, Lake
land; Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Childers
Lakeland; A. S. King, Lakeland; Mrs
Asa Lewis, Fort Meade; Gertrude A
Scott, Barberville; Mrs. Leonard Wal
lace higgins, Lakeland Mrs. John
Shaw Allen, Umatilla; H. ]. Haefiin
ger Plant City; Mrs. Albert King
Lakeland; Miss Lola Lawler, Lake
land; S. H. Harris, St Petersburg
Mrs. w. M. Etheridge, Tampa; e. ]
Hardee, Homeland; Mr.. and Mrs. w
c. Fountain, Tampa, Mrs. S. E. Clark
Tampa; Rev. ]. H. Daniel, Leesburg
Mrs. higgins Heads Alumni
Lakeland has the honor of being
the home of the next president o.
the Southern College Alumni Asso
ciaiton, Mrs allace higgins having
been selected today at the annua
meeting Of the Alumni of the college
to fill that position for another year
Rev J. H. Daniel, pastor Of thu
Methodist church at Leesburg. actet
as toastmaster with George Childers
Miss Gertrude Scott, Rev. Carter Har
dee, Henry Harris, and Mrs. ]. +
Wilson responding to toasts. Rev. E
J. Harden made the invocation.
Z Among the visitors from the col
lege In attendance at the exercises ar
the following:
Members Of the Orchestra--Profei
sor A. G. Vredenburg, director, AM
Delmar Rosenberg, first violins; MAJ
garet Clapp and Francis T. Long. sec
Ond violins; Mrs. A. G.. Vredenbure
viola; Catherine Young, cello; Alic
4. Willoughby, bass violin. Emma Glen
Alexander, drums; Edwin Roux, trom
bone: Hugenia Meare, piano.