Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21
RAPID GROWTH
MADE TO Meet
SECTIONS NEED
Men in Many
Responsible Positions;
10 Business Buildings
Erected in 1924

The "baby" town of the Val
ley is no morc-it's Getty"
now.
Started less than five years
ago, Weslaco today is Il
thriving. hustling, growing
metropolis of about $500 pee
pie and its residents will in
form you that it has long ago
passed the stage where
town" is a proper designa-
ton.
Surrounded by a territory
OF more than 10000 acres extending {,
every direction, there are dozens of sub
stantial brick buildings housing pros
porous business firms, scores of pretty
and substantial homes, fine schools and
churches. New projects are announced
almost daily and there are at present
at least 20 homes under construction.
Weslacc. a young city, Is a city fer
young people. Here young men are in
charge CT a number of the business AMI
enterprises. there are young lawyers
and young doctors, and q spirit Of youth
%plccades the atm osphere with just
enough older brains to give the ncccs-
sary stability.
The city government is vested in a
mayor and two comissicncrs. r.. E..
Snodgrass is the chief executive. Miller
Armstrong, clerk and treasurer end com
,jcSiopa, a = " II Hara onJ II r
ley.
Is Brick Buildings
Sixteen brick buildings. with n COM
bined valuation of more than 100000.
have been completed in the town during.
the past year and others are under con-
struction at present. Plans for at least.
two large structures are ready new and
construction is expected to- be under
way by the first of the coming year.
One Of these will be the home of the
First National Bank. recently organiz-
ed and will be a two story, $4,000 struc-
turc. The other will be a business
building on Main street providing space
for two stores en- the ground floor with
a number of offices above. This sruc-
ture also will ccst approximately 100000
The Masonic lodge has just complct-
ed a new home and the charter will he
delivered as soon as the lodge room is
furnished. The ground floor of this
building also provides space fer a mod
crn store. The building cost $40. 900.
The Odd Fellows lodge, organized a
short time ago with one CT the largest
charter memberships in the history Of
this organization. has just completed
a $1,000 home. The lodge started with
an original membership Ct 125 and
many new members have been taken in
since that time. W. Vetlefs is noble
grand and J. B. Phillips. secretary.
Livrite Club Unusual
Other towns have their Rotary, Lions
and Kiwanis clubs but Weslaco has the
Livrite club, the only luncheon club of
it's kind in existence. In addition to the +
usual activities of the luncheon club the
Livrite requires that it's members take
a minimum of three hours athletic e1-
ercise each week. The club also is allow
ed to take the initiative in any civic
enterprise. 1t was organized by j. n.
McLeese, former editor of the Wcslaoo
News who is beloved by every citiz n
of the town.
The club maintains two fine tenns
courts. basketball and indoor baseball
fields and has teams which play all
these games. AT present the meTbcrs
are allowed to do the necessary excr-
cising in their homes but later a club
house will be built and group exercises
VIII be in the gymnasium in this bull
ing.
The Boy Scout work Ct the town is
sponsored by the Livrite club and menu
bers of the organization are the boys
leaders. The club also donates to tn.
Girls Reserve and has a hand in all
civic enterprises.
Many College Men
There are 30 members and the club
has the usual officers and Il board Of
directors; Present Officers are Dr.. Tom
Glass, president; John Arrant. secretary
and Leslie Neal. treasurer. Directors are
Dr.. Glass. Mr.. Arrant. Mr.. Neal, Shorty
Stewart and Monk Wilson.
Plans are being made by the Livrite
club to plant 1000 palms on the streets
and in the parks of the town.
Weslaco also has the distinction Of
bting the smallest town in the United
States with a University club. This club
recently organized BY 35 men, has the
same membership requirements as SIM
liar bodies in Houston. Dallas. Atlanta
and other places. The members recently
| gave their first dance when the follow
ing universities and colleges were re-
presented: University Of Texas, Texas
"A. & NJ. S. Nj. U. Baylor, Southwestern
T.. G. L.. San Marcos, Denton Teachers,
University Of Mississippi. Mississippi a