Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-06-22
The sullivan banquet

The bangget rendered last
Friday evening 90 the faculty
and students OF the University
Eby senator ". v. Sullivan
0f hissi~sippi. xa> one of the
most delighital entertainments
Of the SEASON The Public
School chapel. WHERE the sup.
per sa- served. had been arts
tically decorated IN rfags and
flowers By the ladies Of the VI.
h. Church. under whose rnstn.
agvm-Ht the banquet was gwen.
The tables were tastetaIiy
as.sFued With towers and load
Ell with every dslIciOus Wand
OF the season. The menH con
sisted Of tarkey. ham, chicken.
salads, Saratoga CHIPS. pickles.
beaten biscuit. fruits. cream.
sherbet. coffee. ic~d tea, aud q
dozen OF So varieties ot cakes,
all IN super abandance. Mes-rs.
VI. Z. Bishop and BiogHt J Jhn-
sou a. h"or managers. looked
increasingly AFTER the comfort
ID ali IN atteasttaee. \ bevy Of
ttiF young girls saw that every
guest was Rell served and cor
daily welcomed An AIR of
ease. good wili. and hearty en-
lslynsat seemed 10 pervade the
entfrv crowd After supper.
senator sullivan responded to
The cal a the student body for
a speech, - brirt bu' pointed
address, replete With wit, Gu
euuFa-smeut AMI wholesome
advice He was heartily sp
planted aud eheered The Tx
I0rl Brass Band furnished ma-
sic for the occasion which Was
a treat - all lovers Of the art
divine. The press OF Oxford
was also well represented and
several visitors from a distance
were IN Attendance. Covers
we're land tor Is5 guests, bat 1t
IL probable that $40 part0ok of
the Inequalities 50 layishly be
slowed.
senator Sullivan said:
Young sfeutlemsn-It Is with a
l feeling % the most profound pleas
ure that this evening have an OPP
partunity OF meeting and knowing
[ each and every Que OF you person
ally. e. IL my desire aud should be
the desire of every man who has
the interest Of his state at heart, To
lxroV5 the yogng men of the STATE,
To keep in touch with those who
are destined TO shape and control
| TIE welfare OF this grand old COM
nouwealth, which has given % the
Uaion some Uf the most brilliant
iutrIlaets and greatest men,
In the near future you viii each
, and all OF YOU, be called upon O.
take an active part in solving the
many important questions. soclA
Arl0 EEOA01AEss y AAAAA ~" N-9esA =
! and enbErass the nation Mississ-
ippi and Missi-sippians have nevei
-hirked their duty, whether IN ths
. peaceful walks ot CIVIC life or OF
he battle field and feel sure tina
you. the coming generation VII
veil and nohIy STRIVE To aphols
hos. principles and tenets which
nave come TO you from generation
Of noble =ires and that ~ each sue.
' es.sfinx question arises, you vii
solve ID with credit To yourselves
and honor TO the state
: IL Il the duty OF every public mar
to keep in touch with those whom
he represents; know their views
their wants, their necessities an'
, realizing them u strain their ever.
effort for their accom- piishmenr-
Il Where il Il possible to come Il
! contact with a more Intelligent.
. more representative assembly o
our people than Is in this place, tn
. athens OF the SOUTH where u
youth OF our state are educated
beneath the shadow of our grea
university I see before me tOnigh
young men whose fathers, who's
.xrandtathers have carved thei
names high upon the monument
of fame-whose very name stan
for all that u honorable and nobls
lehivzIaric and brave Young me
it h for you To perpetuate the
!, IcnAxaesers.
Imyself was once a student !
this Institution OF learning whie
: you COW attend, aud I still reca
with the foudezt emotion the hap
: DIV days spent by me within u
snAdow Of its w1lis-the frie1d
\ ships formed then which nav
: never been, and =e-=r can %
: foryotson, which, indeed are 4
imperishahle as the stars
In meeting with you tonight, d
: not feel n : stranger among yo'
= bat a. oGg OF ycu, one who snar'
your Joys and your su-rowrss yot
triumps and defeats while uni
i tonight have act had the pseslsul
Il Of meesisg many OF you- nor touch
Il ed your hands IN friendly grasp
the future wish To be eoants
. a. yorr friend; and EOS assul
= you that wherever may be. whei
n ever the call may be uade, a
now and always shall be, the frier
of the young men ~ tIiseIssipK
- and d=sirious Of serving thsE
any way that can
In concluding wish to EXPIRE
to each and every one "a you
<indess regards and my waruls
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