Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-27
Making Extensive Preparation for
the Coming Semi-annuaI Meet
ing 70 Be Held in September.
MEETING OF DIRECTORS TO
Be HELD HERE TOMORROW
TO FIN Two Vacancies on the Board.
The Program for the Nesting WIN
Also BE Arranged, and the Banquet
WIN Be the SWEETEST Ever.

The Mississippi Pine Association, 0
which Ewing A. Walker is the eff
Gent secretary. is getting busy on tn,
preparations for The coming semi-an
nual meeting which occurs early ii
September.
Prior to this meeting there will b,
an election of one or two director,
to fill existing vacancies and for thi.
purpose the present board Of direc
tors will be in session tomorrow
meeting at 2 p. m. at the Office Of
Secretary Ewing, in the fairfield
building.
At present the officers and directors
are as follows:
President, J. F. Wilder, Epps, Miss, /.
first vice president, T. L. O'Donnell
Sanford, Miss; second vice president
F. q. Park, Gandsi. Miss; treasurer,
w. G., Rodgers, Hattiesburg, Miss. !;
secretary, Ewing A. Walker, Hatties-
burg. Miss.
Board of Directors: ]. r. Pratt, H..
3. Allen, milford Parker, R. G. King,
Jr, w. S. Glenn, A.. G.. Little w. T.
Haney, ]. H. Stevens, P. M. Ikeler.
Besides the election of directors to
I'LL the vacancies now existing on the
board other matters of Importance
VIII receive attention and among these
VIII be the program for the coming
semi-annual meeting. This program
has been arranged by Mr.. Walker and
It's points will be gone into thoroughly
md all OF It or such parts of it as are
approved will be decided on and car
led into effect:
Unless the present plans are much
Uttered and the probabilities are that
hey will not be changed, the semi.
annual meeting Of the association will
% held In Gulfport and the usual ban
luet VIII be given at the Great South
I'm Hotel.
+ heretofore 1t has been the custom
o hold the meetings of the associa-
ion in Hattiesburg, but it has been
lecided that it would be a pleasing
'recedent to hold one meeting dur,
ng the year at some other point in
ne state to the end that more lum-
ermen would be able to attend the
essions of the. association at least
nee a year. For this reason Gulfport
as been decided on for the coming
gathering at this time
nd other points will be considered in
he future.
The sessions of the semi-annual
leeting will extend through one day
nth short night session after which
ne banquet will come but as to that
art Of the meeting any one who
nows anything about the great and |
My order Of Hoo-Hoo is allowed to |
st his own time limit.
During the forenoon, as well as in
le afternoon of the day Of the meet
lg, some special feature speeches
I'D discussions will occupy the atten-
on OF the association and the pro
am as arranged promises to be an
as well as an interesting
le Many subjects of interest to lum-
'rmen will be introduced and dis
used thoroughly at this semi-annual
lthering, which is expected to be one
the largest and best attended in the
3tory Of the association.
Nc this end Mr.. Walker is using
Az endeavor to SO arrange the pro.
as to accomplish the most good
Ae least time and the directors
20 doubt find, when the board n
to review his plans that they
Ft aptly arranged and prepared. {
g next week Secretary Walker
I'd day at Gulfport in making
pms for the entertainment OF
Rers of the association and I
bermen who attend the
pr there are always num- =
p<nembers present at the 2
m the association. However .
TODD that only members .
Nation will be invited to .
hquet which, by the way. q