The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-11-26
VISITORS ROYALTY ENTERTAINED
Party OF Prominent Tourists from tn
North and West Capture Grenada
Tue day Evening.

Ereal estate men and hOme-Seekers
Ewho have been making a tour OF th
ESouth along the lines of the Illinoi
kCentral, under the direction of Capt
~. f. Merry, the genial and energetic
EasSiStant general passenger agent 0
XthiS great railroad system, arrived il
RGrenada about half-paSt six O'CLOCK
&Tuesday evening, in a special train o
pullman tourist cars. They were
kmet at the depot by a committee o.
'kcitizens, and marched in a body to the
Ecourt house, where a sumptuous anC
7whOleSome repaSt had been prepared
kunder the direction of the ladies OF
Ethe Presbyterian church. The pres.
Fence of the ladies lent an added at.
&traction t. the feast, which was en-
kjoyed to the fullest extent by the
RviSitorS.
Z After the guests, some 125 in num-
& Der, had satisfied the cravings of the
Z timer man, then came a feast of
SreaSon and a flow of SOUL" northern
Eand southern orators vying with each
Eother in expressions of brotherly friend
SShip and goodwill. On behalf of the
as~citizenS Of Grenada, Hon. w. NJ. Du-
6bard welcomed the visitors to the city,
Gin an address which was literally APP
9plauded and received with enthusiasm.
FMr. Dubard, in graceful language and
6well chosen sentences, spoke at length
Tof the steadily growing bonds of broth
Serly love which binds together the
scitizenS of this great republic, ire
gspective Of section, and extended to
1.-THE visitors the hand of fellowship
Eand a cordial invitation to remain
awith us.
i When the applause which followed
gMr. Dubard'S address had died away,
gCapt. Merry, the tOaSt-maSter of the
kparty, arose, and in a 1owery language
! thanked the ladies and the citizens in
general for the cOurteSieS which had
sbeen extended the party. In the
scourSe of his remarks the speaker paid
ga glowing tribute to the editor of The
sSentinel, Mr.. j. w. Buchanan, who
snOw lies critically i'll at his home in
gthiS city, saying that Mississippi had
sno more loyal citizen and supporter,
sthat he had ever been a strong sup
spOrter of justice and truth, and had
never failed in the columns of his pa,
Eper to advocate all things which would
promote the advancement OF his state,
sand people. He expressed the sincere
Bregret of himself and party that Mrs.
buchanan was unable to be present.,
land rendered the sympathy of the en-s
tire gathering to the stricken editor
Iand his family. The speaker also
made mention of the one man whom
the south loved as well as the north, /
William Mckinley, and the entire !
audience united in singing the favor-s
lite hymn of the martyred president, 1
Nearer my God to Thee" 1t was"
Ia solemn, inspiring scene, the ladies'
las we'll as the guests all joining in the
chorus. Capt. Merry closed with al
charming tribute to the ladies, which,
enthusiastic applause. {
Following Capt. Merry, came Dr.
y. W. Young, who delivered an inter-s
and instructive address con-s
the health of our community, .
presenting some valuable statistics ina
support of his statements. A r~eference5
by the speaker to this land of liberty, B
brought the entire party to their feets
and all Joined in singing that soul /
stirring and inspiring song, my Coun- B
try IT'S of Thee, etc. E
The oratorical exercises were con-
cluded with an address by Rev. Mr.. Z
Price, of Iowa, which was well receive
ed. With three rOuSing cheers forE
the ladies, followed by the song, &.
Goodnight Ladies, Good night, "E
the entertainment was brought to az
close; the guests returned to their9
train, and were soon speeding on theirs
way E
Pamphlets descriptive of the Splen-N
lid educational and industrial advan- M
ages Of Grenada, and particularly ofs
is u~neXcelled mineral waters, WereEl
distributed among the gu 3sts, and iny
'ther ways were they imp "eSsed with
he future outlook. of our growingE
ity. The guests were a striking body k'
II men, alert and intelligent, typical ~
representatives. of the huStling n0rth-E
vest, and beyond doubt their visit ton.
Mississippi will be productive Of muchE 81
GOD to the state. The Illinois Cen-AS
raj, and Capt. Merry in particular, &I
eserves the thanks of the people forEs
he interest they ever take in ali mat
pertaining to the upbuilding of
ne communities along the lines of
heir great system. 4 M
Grenada acquitted herself with
redit and honor, and The Sentinel
axes pleasure in commenting the la
les who so ably conducted the affair. sz