Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-04-19


getting ready for the annual flood OF
conventions, associations, etc., that
come at this season to brighten up the
town and the people. These conven-
tions usually begin In April and run
straight on through June, sometimes
even later, and take in most of the pro.
fessions and all sorts of politics. The
season opens this week with that splen.
did body of men composing our State
Medical Association, and. if we may
judge by so auspicious beginning the
entire State will be bettered and
strengthened by the series that will
run through the spring Of 1902. The
first days of May will be given over to
the Teachers Association and it is es.
timated that nearly three hundred
teachers will be present. A pro
gramme of great interest has been ar
ranged and will be carried out. And
just here it is but just to state that
the teachers take more pride in exc
cutting their printed programs than
do the members of any Of these bodies.
1t is too often the case that at least
half Of the topics set aside for discus
sion are never reached, either from
indifference or the absence of one
sometimes both) party to whom a
subject is assigned, or from the great
length of some of the papers, which
crowd others out. The teachers come
nearer confining themselves to the
time limit (and most of them are wo-
men, let us note), and are more
prompt and have given their subjects
more thought than the members of
many other organizations.
After the teachers will come a mum
ber of visiting bodies, chief Of which is
that grand body Of men composing the
General Assembly of the Southern
Presbyterian Church. Some Of the
strongest men, the most brilliant intel
lects, the deepest thinkers and the
most eloquent speakers in the entire
South will be members Of this body,
and Mississippi, as well as her capital
city, should feel very proud of the fact
that they should have chosen to hold
this assembly in Jackson. Never be.
fore has SO small city been honored
with the high privilege of playing
hostess to the assembly, and Jackson
should, and doubtless will, prove her
calf Nuorfhvy tho OF
Jackson is not the only town in
which conventions meet this spring
not by any means. For example, the
newspaper folks are to go to
Greenwood, there to renew the pleas
ant associations of former years and
to again partake of the generous hos
pitality of the splendid river town.
Far down at the other end of the
State, in the historic old town of Bi-
loxi, preparations are going on already
for the proper reception and entertain
ment of the Kings Daughters of the
State. Biloxi never does the part of
hostess save in a charming way, but
We have an idea of our own that she
means to eclipse herself in the pleas
ant duty of entertaining these noble
women who labor in His name" so
bravely and to such good purpose.
To one who sat through the delibera-
tions of the State convention-last year
in Jackson, and noted the earnestness
of purpose of Biloxis representatives
and heard the report of splendid work
done by these "Circles by the Sea" it
will be easy to understand that all the
people of the town will gladly come
to the aid of this little band of daugh-
ters of the King, who have proven
themselves, like their royal sisters of
the Psalmists' time" all glorious with
in" God-speed the work of circles so
true to their little badge as are the
Kings Daughters of Biloxi! One of
the leading spirits in this work is Mrs.
Mayhem, who is better known (and be-
loved by all Mississippians who knew
her as cashier in the State Treasury
as Miss Mary Evans. A few such wo-
men are blessing to any town.
1t is always genuine pleasure to
the writer to learn, and to tell, of the
honors that our Mississippi boys and
girls bring home from distant schools,
or other fields in which they labor.
And now that commencement time
draws near, we expect to be kept busy
with this pleasant work. The first
notice to reach us this season comes
from the University of Virginia, and
brings the pleasing news that Mr.
Wynn Holloman of Yazoo City has
been chosen over numerous brilliant
competitors to represent the Univer-
sity Of Virginia (where he is a law
student) in contest with the Colum-
bian University, which will take place
in Washington City. This is the third
honor Mr.. Holloman has won in COM
petitive tests. we are proud of him!
Mr.. Dunbar Rowland, who is day by
day proving himself exactly the right
man for the Department of History
and Archives, states that 1t will take
two years of hard work to classify the
papers and records now in his posses
sion. To one familiar with the con-
tents of the story of the capitol, twice
two years seems not too long a time
to give him for the completion of this
Herculean task.
1t is generally conceded by the news
paper correspondents at the national
capital that Mississippi can boast of
more eloquence to the delegation than
any other State. In a recent letter to