The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-02-22

III Attla LNlltHEGtttil As@A Z ~ y tlA-
ter that came in this morning s
mail, which | venture to insert
at the risk Of being charged by
your readers with a little vanity.
Such commendation is a great
incentive to ''patient continuance
in we'll doing:"
Grand Lodge Of New York,
Masonic Hall, Feb. II, 1899.
r.; w; Bro. j. L. Power: /
beg you to accept my hearty con-
gratulatlons upon the completion
of the thirtieth year of your SER
vice as Grand Secretary of the
Grand Lodge of Mississippi.
The privilege and high distine-
ton of serving the Craft in one
station nearly the third Of a CEN
tury is permitted TO but few.
When therefore one does serve
consecutively so many years in
so important an Office, giving to
the discharge of the duties of
that office the same fervid zeal
in the evening of life as charac-
terized his administration of the
office during his young manhood,
the Grand Lodge is to be con-
graduated upon being permitted
to retain the services Of so faith
full an official.
May your life long be spared
and each year bring added lustre
to your fame.
Fraternally, EN-. l.. EHLERs,
Grand Secretary. I.
The beautiful snow" has come
with vengeance. Surgeon Cen
eral Wyman says the late below
zero weather is a"blessing to the
people OF the south as far as next
summer is concerned; but it is
one of the blessings that bright
ems as it takes its flight. And SO
we can find some compensation
in nearly every misfortune. II
we get through the coming sum-
mer without a quarantine ordi-
nance or a yellow fever bulletin,
we can afford to remember with
delight the scarcity of coal and
wood during "the late unpleas-
antness. - Thanks to our city
authorities, and to citizens who
distributed Of their surplus, there
was but little suffering here. The
l. c.. Railroad, and the oil mills
were CONSPICUOUS in their zeal anG
} liberalitY in relieving the situa-
ton.
While at Vicksburg, | happen
ed mon the Inter State Farmers
Convention, on the morning o.
the last day of its meeting. Oui
western friends had planned
some outings for the usually sun
} ny south. But they brought The
cold weather with them, and they
seemed to suffer quite as much
} as those 4 ito the manor born.
: Our friend ex- Governor HOARD
looked very much at home AZ
presiding officer, and Capt. j +
Merry looked, as he believed
3 that the convention was a grea
Z success. And so it was, wa
3 much pleased to see Mississippi
so well represented in the pro
gram Of papers read and in th'
discussions-Hon. John A. Red
3 head, Professors w. l.. Hutchin
son, b. W. Kilgore, W. G. Vel
2 born, and others.
Capt.Merry appeared supreme
/, ly happy when he announced tn
! receipt Of a telegram that tn
: Vicksburg Military Park bill ha'
8 passed the house, and as it i
. now law his cup Of JOY is ful
I to everfIowing. ] see that spe
q cial credit is being awarded thi
: one and that one for their effort
8 and influence in securing th
y passage Of that bill; but / hap
( pen to know that when | was tn
d guest Of Capt. Merry, for sever
4 al weeks IN September, 1895, q
his home in Manchester, Iowa
e it was the project that he de
4 lighted most to talk and writ
about. And he has kept tn
s subject up to a white heat eve
e since. Vicksburg will homo
herself in expressing to him, j
D some suitable way, her appre
t citation of his continuous servic
d in this behalf. The Park mean
e great things for Vicksburg. Hav
o ing been lone of the garrison
: during the seige, | have felt
8 special interest in the success {
S the measure; and now, if Gener
o al Stephen d. Lee shall be nam
IS ed as one Of the commissioners
e l would be almost willing to yoi
IT for the reelection of PresideI
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