The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-20
Dnrtal attn 31rrsnnal y

Rev. H. M. Sydenstricker, of Corinth
will be in Tupelo. Saturday and Sunday,
the 18th and 10Th and will preach at the
Presbyterian church both days at IL a
m and 7:45 p m. The public is cordially
invited.
There is to be a rally of young peo-
pie at the Methodist church on Sunday
night, April 10Th. The Tupelo quar-
tette will render two selections, Hon.
]. B. Mansfield will deliver an address
and the pastor, Rev. T. w. Lewis will
speak a few lines. Everybody invited.
We acknowledge receipt of an invita-
ton from Mr. and Mrs Jesse w Prude
to be present at the marriage of their
| daughter, Jessie Wilburn to DR. Rome
Grafton Dabbs, Wednesday evening the
| 18th, inst, at Shannon, Miss. We ex-
tend best wishes in advance of the hap
| ply event. .
"Miss Annie Lowe Jonas, the gifted
elocutionist, is perhaps the best in her
line who has ever appeared on our stage
in pathetic, dramatic and comic She
| DISPLAYS a remarkable talent. and n
| which will soon place her on the top
most round Of the ladder of fame
Woodville Miss Republican.
Governor Frantz, of Oklahoma, con-
; tributes an article entitled "The New
tate" to the May issue of SOUTHWEST
published by the Passenger Traffic De-
partment of the Rock Island-Frisco
Lines. The price of the magazine is
five cents a copy, or fifty cents a year.
Address all communications to l02l
Frisco Building, st. Louis, Mo
The Washington D. C. Post, in speak
ing of the Maine Memorial B enefit CIV
en- at the Columbia Theatre in that city
March, 1899, sayes: "The performers
were all stars. Mr.. Homer Davenport
the caricaturist, Clara Morris, the
greatest emotional actress, and Annie
Lowe Jonas, the Southern %elocutionist
were the best efforts of the programme
The following Snannontes were in
town Tuesday: ] E Bright, Jim R edus.
j H Abernethy, Frank Temple, T G
Lauderdale, and ] S Abernethy. These
gentlemen were much surprised to learn
that Coles circus was in town that day,
but were persuaded to remain regard
less of their objection to any kind of a
show.
The Feast of the Passover, one of
most sacred of the Hebrew festivals,
was observed by our Jewish citizens
the past week The Festival came to
an end Monday night The feast of the
! Passover Commentaries the escape
of the Isrelites, when God, in his pun
ishment of the Egyptians, destroyed
the first born in every household, un-
less the door was marked with the
"blood Of the pasychal lamb
The children were given a delightful
afternoon at the suburban home of Mrs
S Harkev Saturday when an Easter
egg hunt was provided for their enter
tainment The occasion was greatly
enjoyed by the little ones who entered
into the hunt with that zest and pleas
ure which is characteristic of the child,
and each one left with a most pleasant
recollection of Mrs Harkey who saw
that every M present had a good time
miss Annie Lowe Jonas is a lovely
woman of wonderful evolutionary pow
ers. and daughter of Major S. A. Jonas
auther Of the beautiful and renowned
poem. Lines on the Back of a Confrd-
crate Note, Miss Jonas recites many
Of her fathers poems. and has been en-
Enthusiastically received wherever she
has given readings, aud has made rep
utation as a skilled polished reader
from New York to Louisiana. Macon
Miss Beacon.
L R Gates, special trustee appointed
bv the Federal Court of the Eastern Di-
vision Of tee Northern Distrist Of Y is
sissippi, went to Abney. Itawamba Co,
Monday for the purpose Of disposing OF