Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-03-20

MISSISSIPPI MATTERS
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS.
BY KATE MARKHAM POWER


In our national capital. on the even
ing OF March 5. half a hundred loyal
young Southerners. sons OF COnfed-
crate Veterans. met around the ban
quet table at the annual feast OF the
Anseim ]. McLaurin Camp No. Jos.
L. 5. c. V. The Washington Post Of
the Sunday following gives an inter-
esting and elaborate account OF the
elegant affair and expressed great re-
gret that Senator McIaurin was at
the last moment detained by the ex-
treme illness of his daughter. Mlss
Irene. Eve are glad 10 state that at
this writing. week later. Mss Nc
. Laurin Is convaiescent.) The Post
s.ys-
The camp is composed OF many OF
the st-known Southern men In the
Capital City. and their annual gather
ings are decidedly jolly events. The
camp was named in honor Of Senator
McLaurin OF Mississippi
The table was spread in the main
banquet hall and was gorgeously deco
rated with great bowls OF double va
riegated tulips and long vines Of
Southern smilax. The menu was a
choice one and splendidly served. The
toastmaster Of the evening was Mr.. T.
K Raines. who introduced each OF the
after-dinner speakers with clever re-
marks
In making the opening remarks Mr..
Raines spoke OF the foundation OF the
organization. and its phenomenal
growth. II was organized in Rich
mond. Va. seven years ago. and since
that time the membership has steadily
increased. Each year an annual re-
union Of the members is held in some
Southern city. This year IL will be
held in Dallas. Tex, on the Goth Of
April The objects OF the society are
TO promote the feeling Of Southern
love and honor for her gallant heroes:
to erect a memorial to the mothers Of
the South. and to discover and mark
the graves OF Confederate dead. Mr..
RaInes referred to the Southerners
who fought and won distinction during
the Spanish-American war.
There were nine heroes after the
war. said the speaker. and OF that
number seven came from Dixie. his
/ remarks were Interrupted often by
hearty applause. There were twelve
/ Southern States represented about the
/ 5oard."
The splendid work that has been
done by the Masonic fraternity OF this
State for the orphans and widows is
beyond reckoning Wherever and
/ whenever the call has come ~ them,
collectively or individually. for aid to
these dependent ones. the response has
been quick and generous. IL Is only
Just now that our people turn in and
help them in the noble work Of build
ing and endowiag a Masonic Widows
ard Orphans Home. The fraternity
has raised about s35 600 for the sacred
cause. but must have very much more
10 enable them to take proper care of
| their dependent ones. Among the
| splendid Masons who are leading this
work is District Attorney Roane. a
host within himself. and the fact that
he has working with him other
brethren OF his high stamp means
that the homeless ones of this great
brotherhood will soon be safely en-
shrined in a spacious home whose
{ hn rff ~ frfNr
and loyalty. and whose walls are ce
mented with love If every man and
woman in Mississippi who has felt in
a personal sense the beauty and the
blessing that lies in Masonry. would
/ contribute but a mite; II each one OF
Us would return but a small percent
age OF the great good We have received
from Masons. this home would speed
ily reach such proportions as would
be ample for every homeless child and
woman in the State
The citizens of West Point are max
ing so great a success Of an experiment
in feeding and shipping cattle that We
commend their example to our people
and urge them ID read what the Dixie
Press West Pointl has to say en- the
subject: This IS the largest shipment
OF fed cattle ever made from the State
perhaps. The irst section. consisting
OF twenty-five ears. contained 500 cat
lie IN all, and was shipped TO Chicago
The second load consisted Of ten car.
loaded with 200 cattle and bound fol
the same destination These cattle
have been fed for the past 100 days
solely upon cotton seed huIls and meal
and We should say that the averags
+ weight would reach something about
!. 200 pounds. During the time OF theii
feeding these cattle have been exam
/ med by a number OF cattle experts
and they have been pronounced by
them not only the finest bunch Of eat
tie in the State. but possibly the fines
ever shipped out of the South II i:
estimated that the owners of these cat
tie will realize a profit OF about 81,
a head. or near $4,000 on the 500
/ shipped this week. while about 500
head remain in their pens for furthel
feeding and will follow in later ship
ment-
Preparations are being made Tor the
meeting in Jackson, on the sth oi
April. OF the Retail Lumbermen's AS
sociation
Quite heavy wind and rain storm
almost a cyclone, indeed-visitet
parts Of Mississippi last week The
damage done around Wesson and Ha
zlehurst and at the Illinois Centra
camps was considerable and seyera
lives were lost. This section was al
most devastated by cyclone eighteen
years ago. At the same time Vicks
burg packet was overturned by the
wind and about twenty lives were lost
The Mississippi Historical Society
has elected Hon. Dunbar Rowland t.
the Office of keeper Of the States ar
chives and history. Mr.. Rowland anl