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Oleander City Visit Describes Galveston Recovery and Sea Wall
Mrs. Geo Givens recounts a Galveston post flood visit noting a seventeen foot high sea wall under construction around the beach, civic improvements, and the kindness of residents. She mentions meetings with J W Wing of the Texas Society of Physical Research and Memorial services with flowers on the bay, plus sights like the Old Ladies' Home and Y M C A building.
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Sentinel
Galveston
J. W. Wing
Carthage
Texas Society of Physical Research
Wing
Prof Wing
Custom House
Old Ladies’ Home
St. Mary’s Infirmary
Helen Gould
Rosencrane
Florence Pettit
Dickinson
Tex
Pettit
Missouri
Texas
Geo. Givens