The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-03-03
l'E N. E. A. IN GRENADA.
Oity Entertains This Great
'ody in True Southern Style.
PRAISES FOR GRENADA.
nc N"'.ors Loud in Their Praises Of N.
hospitality of our Citizens,

Natlonal Editorial Association wer re
the welcome guests Of Grenada on Sat.
uraay morning, Feb. "a This grea,
poay OF news gatherers and news dis.
semiua'ors were ''coraled" in St, Lou
soy secretary J. M. Page, and after
spending a season of sightseeing in
that city they were 'slocatedn on Pull
man cars provided especially for the m
ana marked, Memphis without stop. ;;
arriving in this commercial metrop.
olls OF the Middle South,n thew were
wlned and dined to their hearts satis-
Aachon by the enterprising business
men OF the Bluff City. There they got
Aloreiaste OF that traditional and O
verbal Southern hospitality found no.
where on the face of the earth like it
is in the section circumscrlbed by the
boundary OF Mason and Dixon's line:
out in Grenada they found it in its orig
maj form as dispensed by true South
ern manhood and w%omanhood.
The train bearing the editors, their
wives, daughters and sweet hearts four
hundred and fifty in number, arrived
early Saturday morning, and the
editors remained in their berths until
., when they were awakened and es-
corted to the conrt house, where a
ptuous breakfast was served by
itizens of Grenada. Such tempting
wholesome viands as bar5ecued
of different kinds. chicken, hot
., rolls, loaf bread, fruits, ETC., net
gaze of-the hungry quill drivers"
? as they entered the county's seat OF
Justice.
Breakfast over with, tie crowd was
marched to the First Baptist church.
Here an hour nas spent very pleas
eutly in speech baking. Rev. W. NJ.
Mcintosh, presi |ut of Grenada Col
lege' was introde I'D, and 10 the fpl~1
lowing eloquent address welcomed the
editors TO ii city, our homes, our
hearts:
<-.While pdeerly fee}my incompetency to do
ha occasion like this, nevertheless
pleasant duty to welcome you
:, to the land of the magnolia and
tHtbird, the land Of poetry and OF
I'd of the negro, and the mule. of
I'd hominyA You have at last,
Boetlen@sh of tie Natis6al Edi-
lNEiation, reached The place of
utave heard SO o~ften-where the
are never locked, and where the latch
ing always hangs outside. We welcome
q not simply as citizens Of Grenada,
1alone as Mississippians, but we give you
1,n,,a - tha mn, pf tho aptira Sn,,th |
wonderful country which is just begin
ag to know her own strength and to put
Hh her own energies. We take it for grant
that you are already familiar with the
ry Of { past. You cannot have read
story Alright, without knowing that you
2 in a latitude, and on a soil most favor
lie to the production Of the purest form of
nerican citizenship. Originally. people
IN the best and strongest stock of the Old
rid, and maintaining largely their origi-
lily and freshness of blood. 1t Is not with
past however, that we are dealing, but
ii the living and glorious but untried fu-
e." With that future, gentlemen and Ia
sof the National Press Association, we
that you are very largely concerned. If
ne is a body that, today, is more nearly
mopolitan, more closely connected with
re ideas, and large events, more in touch
b the great beating heart Of Humanity
any other, 1t is the one we have the
or OF entertaining this morning, the ex-
ants OF free speech, and equal rights for
The Press Is the power that makes and
YES Presidents, sets up and pulls down
nd Governments. fights the nations
- out the clash of steefof thunder
OOaud girdles the world with an
non that unites all men In one
motherhood. Her messengers are
.'Jtis to the Philippines, Butler to
vaaL, and Andree to the North pole,
Of danger in any guise, and intent
the advancement of the interest of
can race. Her influence is felt alike
Kings palace, and In the Peasants
!e. Christian civilization. with all its
dant advantages, follows hard upon the
sol the printing press. The words of
kerry are as true today as when first
ed by tbAt master OF English tongues.
kattGi mighty engine, the printing
III never sleeps, she has her am
n every quarter OF the world, her
-, n every road, her officers march
Lhrmies, and her ENJOYS walk into
poinbinets. They are ubiquitous.
no rrnal has an agent at this mo-
q ''ribes at Madrid, another in
tlfe rice OF potatoes In the London
look, here com IS the foreign ex-
Looping in; they will be able to give
Wall Street and tomorrow funds
and fall, ~fortunes be made or lost
.icians holding the newspapers in
inds. will deliver speeches drawn
sir editorials" Mighty is the power
ress, and today we %voke it I'm be-
ur great SOUTHLAND. which stands
ended hands TO grAep the spirits OF
nifty as they pass ". She recog-
your wonderful vocation, the great
rs, great teachers, ann great mould
le public opinion. andshe bows low
ence to a power that is mightler than
ID. stronger than the will Of NOM
I'd more invincible than the tread of
The opinion of the military critic
ndon Times is todayfmore respected
Judgment of Butler and Roberts
and both OF those great men are
i'd OF their own war correspondents