The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-02-19

! Methodist Church which is now Ioca-
ted on its present site. A few years
later needs of larger Accommodations
for the church school resulted in the
erection of the Lexington Methodist
Educational Building.
Lexington is the birthplace of the
All Club movement. 1t was founded
in 1907 by w. B. Lundy, County
| Commissioner, and Corn Club
Smith. This has proved to be a move
ment for the agricultural better
ment. Since that time this movement
has spread to every agricultural CO.
untry in the world.
Many people have saluted the be-
loved monument which stands in the
court house yard. This monument
was erected to those men who were
. enlisted from this ~citizenry for the
Civil War. On December 2, 1908, this
monument was unveiled and dedi-
Gated to their memory with elaborate
ceremonies.
The three story Lodge Building
was also destroyed by fire. This
brought about the erection of the
present Masonic Temple. This Tenn
pie vas dedicated on June %, 1910,
by r. A. Carson of Columbus.
A census was taken in 1905. This
showed Lexington to be a thriving
town of 2,134 inhabitants. 1t was now
qualified to be called a city.
One of the most needed and wor-
thy establishments was erected in
1916. This vas the Community Hos
pital, and Morris Lewis, ST., was the
first chairman of the Board of Trust
eeS.
Several civic organizations follow
ed this. The first one was the Daniel
w. Beall Legion Post. The Rotary
Club was next. Following this was
the Junior Chamber of Commerce
and the Ohio c. Byrd V. F. w. Post.
These organizations have rendered
much to the public and they are all
organizations of which Lexington is
very proud.
The Lexington Country Club was
founded in the spring of 1880. 1t pro-
vides a swimming pool, a tennis
court and a golf course for means
of recreation.
Improvements were made to bene-
fit the town as well as the people.
The court square was inlaid with
bricks. 1t was four acres square and
the sidewalks were added later. The
new post office was dedicated on
Friday afternoon, November 8, 1887
This building was erected at the cost
of seventy five thousand dollars.
One weekly paper is published in
Lexington. This is the Lexington
Advertiser which celebrated its Tooth
birthday in 1887. This paper has CIV
en- over a hundred years of faithful
service to this community and sur
rounding territory.
In 1941 another public building,
the City Hall, was erected.
Lexington was active in having a
National Guard organization here.
The National Guard, known as BAT
terry B" was among the first to be
called into Federal service in 1940-
Many of our citizens were enlisted
in the armed forces and served dur
ing World War II. A Holmes county
service roll of honor was erected be-
side the monument in the court
house yard.
Lexington, founded in l833-coun-
ty seat of Holmes county, home OF
the Lexington Advertiser-located In
the center of a rich agricultural area
has churches, schools, a public ibr-
airy containing 1000 volumes, movie
theatres, business and social clubs, a
children's playground, country club.
and nearby lakes, for fishing and
boating, affords means for social,
religious, educational diversion and
development.