Solemn Rountree Funeral In Bryan Honors Beloved Leader
Amid banks of flowers and sorrowing crowds, the funeral train from Austin bore Leonidas Johnson Rountree to First Methodist Church in Bryan. Military bands, Masons, Knights Templar, and a large civic turnout led a mile long procession to the cemetery, where Rev. Willis and other leaders paid tribute to a man beloved for his work with schools and youth.
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A. D. Jackson
Austin
Leonidas Johnson Rountree
God
A. and M. College
Infantry
M. Cadet Corps
Allen Military Academy
Ivanhoe Commandery
Knights Templar
Brazos Union Lodge No. 129
Free and Accepted
First Methodist Church
H. C. Willis
Bryan
City of
Mankina
Methodist Church
Jesus
Wiis
Ira Key
Rountree
State Fireman's Association
A. and M
Masonic Order
Knights of the
Ku Klux Klan
J. O. Bradfield
President Bizzell Hails Rountree as Texas Public Leader
President W B Bizzell returns from Austin to praise the late Hon Lee J Rountree as a constructive force in Texas politics and education. He notes Rountree’s work for economic and social betterment and his role in shaping college budgets and state policy at A M College and beyond.
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Lee J. Rountree
Texas
W. B. Bizzell
Austin
John Quaid
Lee Satterwhite
A and M College Plays Key Role in Rountree Funeral
The Lee J. Rountree funeral in Bryan featured a procession led by A and M College and Allen Academy students. The A and M band and cadets active in the ceremony included Masons and Knights Templar rites with a firing squad and taps. Legislators Lewis, Doyle, Bowers, Quaid, Lackey, Satterwhite, Teer, Baker, and Pate attended, dining with President Bizzell afterward.
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John K. Parker
S. E. Eberstadt
M. M. Erskine
M. R. Bentley
Mesdames
J. M. Goodwin
J. B. Priddy
E. W. Crenshaw
E. H. Astin
E. J. Fountain
Waldine Sanders
Rountree
Austin
W. M. Kelly
Waco
Kelly
Emmett G. Rountree
Houston
W. B. Bizzell
A. and
M. Bulletin
Lee J. Rountree
Bryan
M. College
Allen Academy
Bryan High School
Brazos Union Lodge No. 129
Knights Templar
First Methodist Church
Masons
Ku Klux Klan
A. and M
Legislative Party
Lewis
Doyle
Bowers
Quaid
Lackey
Satterwhite
Teer
Baker
Pate
College
1923 Masonic Picnic Called Off at A. & M. College
The 1923 Masonic picnic at A. & M. College has been cancelled due to numerous conflicts and controllability problems among participants. Organizers regret the decision but state it was necessary.
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A. & M. College
Convention Opens With Texas Municipalities Gathered In Bryan
Delegates from at least thirty cities attend the eleventh annual League of Texas Municipalities session in Bryan with openings by Mayor Tyler Haswell and Dean F C Bolton of A and M College. Talks cover city planning, zoning, health, transportation, and municipal finances ahead of afternoon tours and a college visit.
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Tyler Haswell
Bryan
Dean Bolton
College
Convention League OF Texas
League of Texas
Frank M. Stewart
University of Texas
League
Haswell
Texas
Procidant Riz
Cockrell
McVea
E. A. Wood
Dallas
Wood
Spain
City Planning Commission of
Rountree
Tom Finty, Jr
Dallas Evening Journal
Finty
Lee J. Rountree
the Eagle
Bryan Rotary Club
Green Parrot
John G. Stutz
League of Kansas Municipalities
J. B. Adone
Calvert
James P. Gibson
University of Texas, Austin
F. W. Oberholz
W. E. Lea
Orange
G. W. Middleton
Texarkana
Geo. E. McNeeley
R. E. Shepherd
Wichita Falls
C. D. Jessup
Bond
Houston
G. W. Black
Thornton
H .C. Burt
Municipal Bonds
F. M. Stewart
League of Texas Municipalities
Austin
A. V. Hyde
Taylor
C. M. Gossett
W. E. LaNoue
San Antonio
C. R. Walters
Tula
J. M. Waller
Plainview
City Managers’ Association
Kansas League of Municipalities
Lawrence
Kansas
J. C. McVeady
Wm. Calvert
Electra
W. W. McAllister
Will Rees
Tehuacana
F. G. Blumberg
New Braunfels
F W. Hayden
Pilot Point
B. B. Hoskins, Sr
Gonzales
Fred
Carl Cottle
H. J. Graeser
Temple
S. W. Adams
Texas Commercial News
Sugar Land
E. Eberstadt
Chamber of Commerce
L. L. MelInnis
H. A. Burger
Isaac N. Adicks
Huntsville
J. D. Martin
J. M. Gordon
M. E. Wallace
S. M. Bird
Dean F. C. Bolton
A. & M. College
College Station
George T. Graves
Cameron
C. R. Phillips
Willie L. Rogers
Methodist Revival Closes With Twenty New Members Added
The two week revival at the First Methodist Church ended Sunday night with Rev. Ira Key from Cameron delivering farewell sermons. Attendance rose daily and about twenty new members were added. Rev. H. C. Willis led morning and evening services as large crowds gathered, seven joining on Sunday. W. B. Stallings of Alexander visited Bryan today.
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First Methodist
Ira Key
Cameron
H. C. Willis
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Bizzell
Education
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Rountree Funeral
M. E. Tracy
The
Houston Chronicle
Tracy
J. C. McVea
College Auditorium
W. B. Stallings
Alexander
Texas Aggies
Kyle Field
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