The Canton times., 1902-04-25
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS.
By KATE MARKHAM POWER.
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Inasmuch as there has been much
said and published relative TO the es-
tablishment of the great Presbyterian
School for Girls, we herewith give the
resolutions adopted by the synodical
committee at its meeting in the First
Cnurch, Jackson. last week;
"Inasmuch as there have been pre-
sented to the synod's committee on
nomination of a place for the location
of the synodical college of young Wom-
en- number of propositions from
cues, accompanied with earnest IN
yitations to visit these cities to see
the various sites offered, and this to pc
done at the expense of the places max
ing the invitation, and inasmuch as the
committee can get better knoWieage
of the sites offered by being on the
ground; be it
Resolved. That the committee vlslt
these places. as invited, during the
second week in June. -,
Further, That the committee VIII
expect all offers of sites to De mace
in legal form, at the time OF thelr
visit. and at the same time any bonus
that may be offered is to be in form
that will be received by banks.
Further, That all offers are to be
open to acceptance by the synod untli
after its meeting in November next.
Further. That these offers are con-
ditioned on location of said schooi at
the place making the offer.
Further, That all notes that may
be included in said offers are to fall
due when contract is let and work
begun on said college"
The towns applying for the school
are Winona, Brandon, Holly Springs,
Pontotoc, Jackson, Meridian and OK
ford. Delegates from. these places
went before the committee and set
forth their advantages.
1t is greatly to lie credit OF our
State that the people in all sections
are so actively interested in the Beau
voir plan. The camps of veterans, the
Sons and Daughters everywhere seem
imbued with desire to aid in the
early consummation of this noble
work, and the larger towns are hav-
ing enthusiastic public meetings, at
which much good is being done. The
purchase of Beauvoir is not the only
good that will result from this move
ment. 1t Is bringing the young peo-
pie together in that best of all ways
united labor for noble cause. At
the present rate Beauvoir will at an
early date be the beloved possession Of
the veterans. May the homeless ones
find there a resting place through
many years of peace and happiness.
Ten oil mills in course of erection
at one time in old Mississippi is
pretty good record. And the best
thing about it is that there will be
quite as many more going up in few
This is great thing for the
State; but it will be greater when
every oil Smlll can claim kin with a
cotton mill nearby. Then, indeed,
Will COLLOH plOfC hlo eitiO " AAAh6,
and his realm will be a royal one.
Her friends and her admirers
the State-and wherever
else her gifted pen is known-will re-
gret the retirement from journalistic
fields of Mrs. Hala Hammond Butt of
the Clarksdale Challenge. This gifted
young Mississippian has won an en-
viable reputation in her chosen work
and her retirement is loss to the
press.
The State Medical Association held
It's thirty-fifth annual meeting in
Jackson last week, with a large
number of the States leading ply
sicians in attendance. A fine pro-
sramme was carried out at each ses-
ZION and some splendid papers were
.ead and discussed Mississippi is
blessed far above many of the States
If the Union in her superb physicians.