Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1901-04-12

port the class will investigate the
geological origin of the coast and
bays of Biloxi and Bay St. Louis.
incidentally, the class will engage in
the collection of museum specimens
IL along the route. The trip will
consume about ten days. The country
along the Gulf and Ship Island, says
Dr. Muckenfuss, is comparatively
new Held, and he thinks the results
OF the exploration ought to be of
some permanent value.
Ihe Robert A. Smith Camp, u. @.
w., met and elected the following
officers; John Mcdonald, command
er Il. j. Harding, first lieutenant
commander; W. Calvin Wells, second
lieutenant commander; Thomas d.
Pace, third lieutenant commander.
The remainder of the old officers
were reelected, the secretary casting
the ballot. The following delegates
were appointed to attend the state
camp at Meridian on May 8: r. J.
Harding, chairman; John A. Webb,
II. CLAY Sharkey, Robert Lowry and
A. G. Moore.
The following resolution was adopt
ed in regard to the corner stone lay.
ing:
Whereas the U. d. @. of Meri.
dian, and other chapters throughout
the state, petitioned the Capitol Com.
mission for June as the date for
laying the corner stone of the new
capitol; and whereas, in fixing the
date their object was to pay tribute
to Mississippi's greatest man, and by
this tribute to his memory to honor
all the heroic dead Of Mississippi
who lost their lives in answering the
call of duty.
Resolved, That we tender our
sympathy to those true women Of
Mississippi in the disappointment ex-
perienced in not having their wishes
carried out by the capitol commits
sion, especially as no other date was
proposed in opposition, and as we un-
derstand that the work on the build
ing is sufficiently advanced to guar
antee its readiness for such ceremony
on the date suggested. June s."
Miss Nina Webb was elected spon-
sor to the Grand Camp at vioksburg
by unanimous vote.
In obedience to a call Of the presi-
dent of the National Society Of
Charities and Corr ection, Governor
Longino has named delegation OF
prominent Mississippians to attend
the annual conference Of that body,
which will take place in Washington
from May 8 to 10 Following 10 the
list Of the delegates named: DR.. j.
M. Buchonan, superintendent Of the
East Mississippi Insane Hospital, Me.
ridian; DR.. 7. ]. Mitchell, superin-
tendent of the Mississippi Insane
Hospital, jackson; Prof. J. r.
Dobyns, superintendent Of the insti-
tuition for the deaf and dumb, Jack
son DR.. w. S. Sims, superintendent
of the institution for the blind, Jack
son DR.. S. D. Robbins, superintend-
ent of the State Charity Hospital,
Vicksburg; DR.. Il. F. Brown. super
intendent of the Natchez City Hos
pital; DIR. L. s. Foster, superintend-
ent of the Baptist Orphanage; Rev.
w. s. Harrison, superintendent Of
the Water Valley sOrphanage; w. I.
Colwell, superintendent of the Palmer
Orphanage, Columbus; Brother Ger
main, superintendent Of the Catholic
Orphanage, Natchez; Sister NJ. Thar
villaI, superintendent of the, Catholic
Oprhanage, Natchez, Miss. Miss
Anna P. Fleming, superintendent Of
tho Protestant Orphanage, Natohez.
A movement is on foot for the or
ganization of a Mississippi baseball
league for the coming season. j. A.
Ryan of Summit is engineering the
organization. Teams will be formed
in Summit, jackson, Brookhaven,
Meridian, Natchez, Vicksburg, Green
Vile, Yazoo City and Clarksdale. As
soon as the local teams are formed
the state organization will be per-
fected and arrangements will be made
for series of games. Mr.. Abbey is
getting up team at this place. A
park will be located at the west end
of the street car line.
The ladies of jackson have organ
lied local chapter of the Daughters
Of the Confederacy and elected the
following officers: Miss Eta Mitch
ell, president; Miss Louise Sharksy,
first vice president; Miss Lynn Hem
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