Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-04-20
For tho Forrest Monument.

las secured the CnlcagO OFchesVTd VI
evenly instruments, of which Theo' o
lore Thomag is leader for a series OF
hree concerts, to be given at the Audi c
orium on April rs, 26 and 27, the pro i
leeds to go to the Forrest Monument i
und. An additional feature OF the q
concerts will be a quartette OF solo :
lrtists and the Mozart Society OF l5O
1oices, with full orchestral accompanl- .
nent A complete change of program
,-i be given each evening. Season
tickets, emitting purchaser to the best
seat in the house, will be sold for S3.JO.
The same class seat for each concert
will be sold for Sl.50. Good seats can
be had for Is cents and Sl.00. Orders
for seats must be addressed to b. Nj.
Stain back, Auditorium, with a certi-
fed check, express or postotfice order
The building committee will, in
few days, let the contract for the new
at the Baptist 0rphanage,
Jackson, which is to be built according
to the plans of A. j. Bryan & Co., archl-
tects. The building is to cost $4,000
and accommodate, when finished, one
hundred children. The orphanage is
beautifully located northwest OF Jack
son, and the devoted Christian people
who are in charge of the blessed work
have accomplished marvellous things |
considering the limited means at their
command. 1t is only few years since |
this work was started by DR.. Foster
and his wife lin deed and truth help
mate) in little rented cottage in West
Jackson with three or four orphan chill
dren. Now he and his splendid corps
of assistants are caring for half hun
dred at the beautiful place they own,
and when this new building is ready
there will be fifty more awaiting its
kindly shelter.
There has been much unnecessary and
unjust criticism of the capitol commits
sioners because of their declining to fix
June the Sd as the date for laying the
cornerstone. This writer has been an
ardent and persistent advocate of tins
date, but we have been convinced for
some time that the foundation work
would not be sufficiently advanced for
LAYING the stone June Sd in such way
| as to make the occasion enjoyable TO
visitors. The foundation walls should
he sufficiently advanced to indicate
the ground plan, and the ground should
be cleaned of the great piles of rubbish
that cannot well be moved before the
fayorite date When the commissioners
get ready, let them name the date, and
let everybody fall into line and make 1t
an occasion of which every Mississipian
wiil be proud.
If we may Judge by the exchanges,
and by the happy smiles on anticipa-
ton now Frightening the faces of the
dear old veterans every man in Missis-
sippt who "once proudly wore the gray
will be in Memphis at the reunion. 1t
is an assured fact, we believe, that this
gathering of the clans in Tennessee's S
great city will be THE reunion of Con-
federate soldiers, and we hope that
; every day and hour of the time thus
spent together may dwell in memory
for each and all, as days and hours
l brim full-aye, overlooking with hap
. piness, content and sweet friendships
strengthened and renewed. Memphis
e will "do herself proud" of course, o1
t this occasion And she ought, for never
apain will she entertain so grand al
army as our Veterans will make.
+, The senior class of Millsaps College
e under direction of DR.. Muckenfuss, vii
: spend this week in a geological tou
d along the G. & S. |. R. R. The student
+ will have camping outfit, the RAILROAD
: gives transportation, and no line
G leader than DR.. Muckenfuss-a ma
l. trulv in love with his work and rarel
( fitted for it-could be had by an
e nspuior class" in the State. The part
g will study the various soils, the under
a ground formation, the origin of grave
i. beds. etc. while their work along tn
Is gplf coast will be of inestimable valu
le to them. Practical study is worth te
re times as much, in this progressive ag
= as theoretical instruction, however fin
le could ever hope to be.
lg
is Quite number of Mississippi citl
err have been invited to participate in Il
grand spring pageant by which Ne
orleans hopes to eclipse all form
ke efforts in the line of entertainment
of These cities are invited to participa
IS. in the Floral Parade by sending
re New Orleans, ready decorated wi
ed flowers, vehicle of some sort, and t
ed most beautiful girls in the city to ri
as threin, and to serve as maids of hon
ng to the Queen of the Festival.
nut The prize in this unique contest is
on be trip to the Pan-American Expo
hd tion at Buffalo, in company with t
en- Queen and her chaperone'
lily
mt. Ripley, which has always been
he model Mississippi town, has recen
en- adopted curfew ordinance, which
plies to old and young alike.
The Manufacturers Record tBa
or more) takes occasion to note Il
for ''Missssippi has within the past
are years been changed in more ways tn
ion one. 1t is coming to the front as
he manufacturer, its lumber interests
int being developed and its railroads
is. extending"
25, Miss Sallie McGhee lsom, who has
,oll. so long and so ably filled the char
lat elocution at the State University,
AN lust been elected member OF
,en- American Academy of Political
<os. Social Science OF Philadelphia,
81. tinction worthily bestowed.
the Hattiesburg is determined to h
inni free delivery of her mails, and to t
,ops end is preparing to name her sire
a Of and number her houses. This
an little city should number her m
"a streets, too, instead of naming tseu
onal Newspaper men all over the 8
also will be pleased to learn that Mr. Y
rare Wright, of Vicksburg, has now In p
oted a book whieh-so say those wh" n
-. f....o1 l,,;th f,limDsps of Its