Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-03-22

ng OF March >. half hundred ioydl r
-oung Southerners, Sons Of Confed. G
rate Veterans" met around the ban r
luet table at the annual feast Of the t
Anselm ]. McLaurin Camp No. SO5, {
]. S. c. V. The Washington Post OF {
he Sunday following gives an inter I
sting and elaborate account of the |
elegant affair and expressed great re-
yret that Senator McLaurin was at
he last moment detained by the ex-
RENE illness Of his daughter, Misa
Irene. (We are glad to state that at
this writing, a week later, Miss Nc
Laurin Is conyalescent.) The Post
says:
"The camp is composed of many OF
the best-known Southern men in the
Capital C.sy, and their annual gather
lngs 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
choice one and splendidly served. The
toastmaster of the evening was Mr.. I.
X. Raines. who introduced each Of the
after-dinner speakers with clever re-
marks.
"In making the opening remarks Mr..
Raines spoke of the foul dation OF the |
organization, and it, phenomenal
growth 1t 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 1t 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.
Ralnes referred to the Southerners
who fought and won distinction during
the Spanish-American war.
"'There We're 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
board"
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 to them,
collectively or individually, for aid to
these dependent ones the response has
been quick and generous. 1t Is only
lust now that our people turn in and
help them in the noble work Of build
ing and endowing a Masonic Widows
and Orphans Home. The fraternity
has raised about 5000 for the sacred
cause, but must have very much more
to enable them to take proper care OF
their dependent ones. Among the
sDlendid 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
foundation stones are charity, truth
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 mite ii each one OF
rs would return but 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 ano
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 W.
commend their example to our people
and urge them to read what the DIXIE
Press (West PoinO has to say on th'
subject: This is the largest shipmen
of fed cattle ever made from the State
perhaps. The first section, consisting
of twenty-five cars contained 500 cat
tie in all, and was shipped to Chicago
= The second load consisted Of ten car
loaded with 200 cattle and bound TO
the same destination. These cattl
have been fed for the past 100 day
solely upon cotton seed hulls and mea
and we should say that the ayerag
weight would reach something abou
: |. 200 pounds. During the time of thei
/ feeding these cattle have been exam
f ined by a number OF cattle experts
, and they have been pronounced b
them not only the finest bunch OF ca
lie in the State. but possibly the fines
! ever shipped out Of the South. IT
D estimated that the owners of these ca
t tie will realize a profit of about 81
q a head, or near $4,000 on the Su
shipped this week, while about 81
3 head remain in their pens for furthf
l. feeding and will follow in a later shil
T. ment.
e Preparations are being made for II
o meeting in Jackson, on the Sth
4 April, of the Retail Lumbermen's A
e ISOLATION.
e Quite a heavy wind and rain stor'
a almost a cyclone, indeed-Visitt
e PARTS of Mississippi last week. IL
a damage done around Wesson and ii
l. 2lehurst and at the Illinois Centr
IS camps was considerable and sever
II lives were lost This section was
o most devastated by cyclone eightet
II years ago. At the same time Wick
-e burg packet was overturned by Il
wind and about twenty lives were los
., The Mississippi Historical Socie
q has elected Hon. Dunbar Rowland
a the office of keeper of the States
,r chives and history Mr.. Rowland al
% Mr.. Brough were the gentlemen me
s, prominently mentioned for the pla