Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-06-13

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Secretary-J. S. Uoskins.
Assistant Secretary-Capt, Mead.
Trcasuror-W. r. WaIpoIe.
ChapIain-Rcv. S. W. Dale, Of
Jackson.
Maj. Z. Barksdalo, of Jackson,
Sas elected annual Orator. W. }. L.
Holland, Of Holly Springs, annual
Essayist; Emmett l.. Ross, OF Can
ton, Tuct. Miss Magee, of Enter
DIS, and Miss Sif2iair of Walden,
were in7ilcc ~ read poems 1T '1e
next meeting Of tho Association.
THE CONCERT.
The entertainment given at Whit
worth College Tuesday evening was
one Of the most pleasant and enjoy
able it has ever been our good toy-
tune to attend. The programme,
arranged by the faculty Of III
school, in connection with the Press
A Association, was quite lengthy, and
embraced a variety OF music, both
vocal and instrumental, with II lib
oral sprinkling of readings and rec
i'ations, dialogues, otc. The orator
of the occasion, K. NJ Brown, of the
Water Valley Central, failed to pat
in an appearance, and that interest
to '6a'dispShSed With. The exerci-
SEES Of the Press Association consis-
ted Of IN essay and poems. The
essay was read by Col. j. L. Nc
CuIlum Of the kosciusko Central
Star, and was pronounced by all
who heard it as Il document Of great
power and surprising beauty. The
ESSAY was read in an easy, CONVEX,
sational tone, but hardly loud
enough to be distinctly heard by
many ofthat largo audience. Those
who did hear it, however, were I'M
qualified in their expressions OF
praise, and though the essay might
have been read with better effect,
the friends Of Col. McCullum are
sufficiently well acquainted with his
unconquerabIc modesty, we had al
most SAID timidity, to make all
proper allowances. The essay was,
anyhow, one Of the best ever read
,sgiUrc thc Association, and we re,
rret Oh. inability to obtain a copy
for publications.
The poem read by III. VIM. Ward,
of the Macon Beacon, could hardly
be r." highly cXtolled for its many
exccllencics, Although the modcsty
Of the poet would not permit him,
as he said, to claim for his produc,
ton the dignity Of a poem, We
thought that every stanaa evidenced
the fire Of true poetic genius, and
certainly without some spark OF
the divine allatus our friend Ward
eouid i&vor have Whrown Off 50
much Of what might easily pass for
poetry among the most cultivated
readers 1t was droII, humorous
and sentimental, and though some.
times the poet descended into rath-
crprosy regions, he quickly spurred
his Pegasus and straightway scared
into the loiticst realms of pocsy.
Tho reading was not less commend
able than the poem itself, and
proved the writer to be quite a fin
ished elocutionist as well as writer.
The poem contributed by Mrs.
leila Davis, Of Wayne county, was
read by Col. KinIoch Falconer very
correctly and with fine effect. The
! subject of the poem, the "Realm OF
Thought was beautifully treated,
and lavish were the compliments
bestowed upon the fair authoress
after the roading Of thc poem, Mrs,
Davis has contributed numerous
poems to the press OF the State
under the nom de plume OF "Zalla
Wayne, and her pretrical compost
tons hive gained many admirers.
OF the performances of the young
ladies of Whitworth College, the
writer would delight to say a great
deal, too much perhaps, if he per-
mitted himself to be guided by his
feelings, but the subject is a delicate
one, and he touches upon it with
fear ard trembling. Visions OF
pouting lips that give expression to
such sentiments as 'itho naughty
fellow, the audacity, the impudcnce.
and Observation-Disclosures. We've
known such things before, we have
! indeed, and therefore do we hesitate,
hence this nervousness.
1t would perhaps not be out Of
place, however, TO specially com.
meud the Id Folks concert, in