The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-04-21
COTTON PICKERS
HAVE BIG DAY
Cornerstone of New Home is Laid by Exalted
Ruler j. H. helms in Presence of
1000 Citizens and Visitors
The Day Dawned with Threatening Weather bot Cleared
in time for the Parade of the Famous Cotton Pick
ers at II O'Clock-Fo1lowed by the Cere-
monies The New Home

Last Thursday afternoon, before
two thousand or more citizens and
visitors, Exalted Ruler J. II. Nefms,
OF the Cotton Pickers Lodge No I48,
+. p. o. E, of this city, laid the cor
nerstone of their new and elegant
home now III the course of erection.
The early morn presented threat
ening appearance and rain was looked
for. Every Elk had a heavy heart,
but by the hour Of ten break in the
thick clouds over head could be seen
and everybody cheerep up.
The first thing on the days pro-
gram was the Cotton Pickers parade
at eleven O'Clock, and on the minGte
the Elks, IN burnt cork faces and va
rlous colored costumes, were formed
into line of march, and, headed by
drum and fife corps, started up Wash
ington avenue Chief Duncan and
his fire. department, the horses and
wagons decorated in purple and white
ribbons, fell in behind the file and
drum corps The department was
followed by the carriages filled with
pretty ladies in Elks' colors. These
were followed by the Cotton Pickers,
who in their unique and gaudy cos
tunes created peal of laughter for
whole blocks
nat street TO the Y & NJ v depot,
and then back to the hall and dis
banded
The parade was a success and Gre
ated the iua for which it was in
tended
At ONE clock the Elks again as
sembled Is their hall, and line of
march ~a< formed, headed by the
officer. -~1ssn proceeded to their
new i-3r~- On arriving they took
their scat N the second floor. By
this ti1-~ a@ople could be seen COM
ing from cry direction, and soon
the stre-s= we're packed.
At ac8-c the hour OF one-thlrty.
Exalted Ruler J. H. Nelms stepped
t. the front of the platform, called
the meeting to order, and stated its
,obiect-tite laying of the cornerstone
of their new home He then called
upon the chaplain of the order. Rev.
Halsey Wer1ein, to invoke God
blesSi~- mon the work
So c-zz@- the song Glory to
CT - re-ss-ed by the choir.
Ser-z-g = Bergman came for
- = os1os5ted the following ar
-< - -l-1srztone:
Isl = re firing members of the
45zes-@ ..e Latgz 70 I48.
list = ~ ce1essed members OF
az C--=zszlje Lodge No. I48.
EoEesz:E2 81 al laws of the Be-
E.s- c; ;Ee Ez:.ea States of Amer
icz. es::tao1 q January, 1905. contain
ing ffe czzrte- Of the Greenville
IoExe NJ "a
RoSee- Art BYLAWS of Greenvilie,
M.ssiss IPps, Lodge No. I48, of the
Tez-xo:e.sa aad Protective Order of
E,ks, iaoPted October I, 1891.
Gem OF the following date, 1900
Copy OF Daily Democrat, date of
April 18Th, 1906.
Copy OF Greenville Times, date of
April 18th, 1906.
This was followed by song ana
another prayer by the chaplain. after
which Mr.. Neims laid the corner
stone. Of the new home.
Hon. Leroy Percy then. stepped
to the front of the platform, and in
few we'll chosen words introduced
the Rev. w. T. Boiling, the orator
OF the occasion.
After. thanking Mr.. Percy for his
kind words and the Elks for the
honor conferred on him by inviting
him to be present and deliver the
days citation. he began his speech
by saying that he was not citizen
of Mississippi, as he would like to
be; therefore he was not candidate
for governor