The Tupelo journal., 1905-06-30
RUSSELL HONORED BY
FORMER TOMNSMEN
lie Accepts A Cordial Invitation To
Visit Verona, Miss.
HAS SELECTED JULY ~ AS THE
DAY HE WILL MEET HIS
OLD FRIENDS AT HIS
HONE TOWN.
(Tupelo Journal.

We endorse the Subjolned COM
munication which appeared ir
the Mobile Register Of June 22d,
and request it's publication in
your paper this week.
We also request the publica-
tion of this card. The idea of
this entertainment in honor OF
Mr.. Russell originated with the
remaining few Of his friends
who yet reside in the village of
Verona, who are anxious to en-
phasize their regard for him by
having him in their midst for a
day, once again.
| Written invitations have been
issued to each of the older cit
liens who were identified with
the community while he lived
there and whom we desired to
join with us, and participate on
this occasion, which is intended
to be a reunion of old friends
and is limited to them.
The Committee.
"A Prophet Is Not Without
Honor Save in His Own Country, !"
is an old saying which loses it's
significance in the case Of Colonel
E. L. Russell, vice presidence of
the Mobile and Ohio railroad,
and he has had much evidence
to the contrary on the part of
his fellow citizens here, as we'll
as elsewhere, but there has come
to him no more appreciated evil
dence of the esteem in
which he is generally held than
the following invitation which
came to him a few days ago from
citizens of his old home in Verona
and which speaks for their love
and esteem in language that needs
no interpreter:
Verona, Miss, June 10, 1905.
Hon. E. L. Russell, Mobile, Ala.
Our Dear Friend At a citi-
zen's meeting of our village on
yesterday your old friends deter
mined to have your self and daugh
ter with US some day between
June Is and July Is, as may best
| suit your convenience, and ap-
pointed the undersigned ladies
and gentlemen, original Vero-
mans, as 4 committee to inform
you of our purpose, and beg your
acceptance of this cordial invita-
ton to attend. We want to call
it Ed Russell's Day, with his old
| friends Of Verona.
And as meagre testimonial
of our love and esteem, we will
assure you in advance that all
I'VE have will be yours on that oc-
casion to enjoy with us and every
| body have jolly good time to.
Igether; and you are hereby auth
orized to invite and bring with
you your friends officially connec.
ted with you, of the grand old
Mobile and Ohio Railroad, as we
4 will be delighted to have as many
of them as will come.
Some of this committee, yor
j will observe, are growing very
old and have loved you fondly
since your boyhood days and are
|anxious to be with you once more
and enjoy your presence as they
| did in days long ago. So kindly
Indicate to us what day and date
will suit your convenience bes1
and greatly oblige.
with every expression Of
esteem and kind regards we re
main your true old friends.
Mrs. L. E. Raymond, Mrs
IL. Fuller, Mrs. Tennie Harkeadel
Mrs. James Kincannon, Mrs. E
TX. Walker, Mrs. N. M. Hay
james Kincannon, w. S. johnson
Leroy T. Taylor, D. H. Clark,
John S. Cobb, r. A. Green, 7. NJ
Clark, chairman; committee. =
Colonel Russell has sent a re
lply to his friends, naming july
liz as the day on which he viii
accept their invitation and b.
with them.