The Grenada sentinel., 1907-01-12

| ZIG N1ltildud Dduk gave d DdliHiC
at the Grenada Hotel on Tuesday
night which eclipsed in Splendor anC
| elegance all similar events given by
that institution. These occasions
have become so much part Of the life
of the Grenada Bank, an institution
which enjoys most enviable reputa-
| tiOn even beyond the confines of Miss
| SSippi. that the annual meeting Of
the directors is regarded as the pre-
cursor Of an occasion when the turn
pike to the heart" is to be fully uti-
liEeG and when wit, the god of mo-
ments" is to be heightened by the
pleaSurable association Of old friends
and new acquaintanceS. At about
O'Clock the guests began to assemble in
the handsome apartments OF the Gre
NADIA Club rooms where an hour was
spent in enjoying good cigars and in
discussing current events. At 8
o'clock Col b. c. Duncan appeared at
the club room door. and announced in
MS own inimitable manner, that it
was time to move on to the banquet
hall Acting upon this suggestion all
repaired to the Grenada Hotel. In
Rcdiately after reaching there the
doors Of the spacious dining room were
thrown open and all were bidaen to
eater. The eye at once beheld a
charming scene. The decorations were
arranged with becoming taste, and the
tables, which extended entirely around
the room almost spoke in audible ac-
cents Of the delectable culinary work
which was soon to appeaSe the various
appetiteS. When the guests were all
assigned to their respective places
around the table. Gods blessings
were invoked by Rev. j. w. Lee, after
which the elegant repast began to
disappear to that place which has been
called a master of arts and a be-
slower Of genius" Some poet has
said,
The present momeat, like wife, we
Shun,
And ne'er enjoy, because it is our
own"
But it was not so with the banquet
ers. Each was appropriating all he
could and the smiles that played upon
the various faces OF the Seventy-tive
present, indicated unusual enjoyment.
A sparkling fluid, which would have
charmed the gods in the, historic past,
was in evidence to quicken the wits
anG make some SpeakerleSs speakers to
speak. When much of this exuberant
liquid had been quaffcd and the many
deiicacies spread upon the tables an
initiated, Major Max GinSberger, the
toast master, arose and asked for
transition from the appetite to the
mental faculties. AS d toast master,
MajoE' GinSberger is past master in
the art. He knows not only what to
say, but when to say il. He is good
at rcpartee and his quick wit enabled
him To direct the speakers and add
much to the mirth and entertainment
Of the occasion. The first speaker
was the Hon. !. L. Seawright Of
who was assigned Il Crack
at Creation" While Mr. Seawright
had a broad subject: he was broad
enough to encompass it. His speech
was full of humor and was heartily
cheered. The next speaker was Hon.
r. G. Jones of Louisville who was
witty, ornate and classic. He closed
amid cheers, with beautiful tribute
to motherhood and womanhood. Prof.
w. L. Clifton Of Grenada College made
a very excellent talk on What the
Bank Had Done for Grenada" as
signing many reasons for its stability
and prosperity.
Mr.. w. M. Dubard paid beautiful
tribute to the character of the late
president of the bank, j. w. GritfiS.
DR.. Lucas, of MOorehead, showed
himself to be a speaker of 40 little
ability, and he ably expatiated upon
the delta and it's great future. Mr..
w. B. Burke, Of Charleston, elabO- |
rated Charleston and Her Future"
to the delight of all and while his ad-
dress did not travel altogether in a !
line that a sunbeam would travel, still !
he got there all the same. (
Hon. j. II. Caldwell, one of Talla-
hatchie County's leading attorneys
md a splendid gentleman, outstripped
III of his past efforts and it was agreed
by all that he was the, orator Of the
occasion. His subject was the Con
fusion of Natter" taking Charleston
Is a center from which he radiated.
He painted in glowing colors Charles
ton S greatness. He talked about the
fertile delta lands and how the craW-
fish plowed the cotton beneath the
waters and the dusky Ethiopian
picked it from dug-out on top of the
waters. He talked about the steam
boats that would soon float upon the
silvery waters of the great Tillatoba