The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-05-06
MEETING
HISTORICAL ASSN.
THREE INTERESTING AND IN
STRUCTIvE PAPERS READ.
BEST IN POINT OF ATTENDANCE
Excellent Music Furnished BY GUAR
Will be Declamatory Contest Be
tween Two Old and Young Gentlemen
(By William A. Moffett.)

Ihe thlrd regular meeting OF the
Washington County Historical assoeia-
tion was held on Monday evening, May
2, in the auditorium of the Central
school building. When the meeting
was called to order by the president,
Mrs. Nellie Somerville, there were pres
ent probably more persons than have
attended any former meeting and they
continued to drop in until fully fifty
were in attendance.
The secretary, Miss Carrie Belle Ne
gus read the minutes of the previous
meeting which were approved. Regu-
lar business was then disposed of, and
the program committee proceeded to
furnish the entertainment.
First in order came the reading of
the second chapter of DIR. o. M. Blan-
ton IS historical biographies of the early
settlers of this county. This paper
was read by Mrs. Gracia Walton, and
her perfect enunciation added greatly
to the enjoyment of the interesting
matter contained therein. This article
will be found in another part of the
Times today.
Peculiarly appropriate to the sent1-
ment and the reminiscence, which at
that moment pervaded the entire as
semblage, a quartet composed of Mes
srs. Hanway, Hurt, Aaron and Win
gate sang the noted plantation melody,
seMassa IS in de Cold, Cold Ground -
What thoughts of the old plantation
days were vividly brought to some who
were present, cannot be depicted IN
cold type, but probably they closed
their ewes, and saw standing in the dim
vista the form of the young bride gar
landed with the fragrant magnolias and
the little pickaninnies gamboling over
the lawn in honor of the "young mis-
sus.''
Kentucky, true to all that has ever
lived to shed lustre to her fame, her
brave men, and her queens of beauty,
was not forgetful of the sweet song
writer, and today there stands within
her borders a monument to Stephen
Foster, that all bow down to in holy
reverence.
The next paper read was entitled,
GA Backward Glance at Washington
County, by Mr.. John N Dunn, one
of our most highly respected citizens
It was read by his daughter, Miss Al
= a, rf
ly satisfactory and that stamps her as
a pleasing public reader. The paper
fairly teemed with good matter, and
was highly appreciated by all preset.
lowed. Then came paper prepared by
Mr.. James Robertshaw who did not
make his advent into this territory un-
til 1870, and was of course not expect
ed to carry the audience any farther
back in history than that date, but his
article was replete with interesting
and explicit data coupled with his splen
did style of expression of those troub
lous days in the history of the city, and
he carried it on down the line into re
cent years. In the archives of the as
sociation for the benefit of future gen
erations, this paper will be valuable.
and years from now the progeny will
be proud TO listen to its reading. Mr
Robertshaw paper was read by hi
daughter, Mrs. Meade, and she, likc
those who preceded her, gave salts.
faction as a reader
Mr.. Henry T. Ireys, chairman Of
the program committee, then thanked
everyone for being present, and stated
that the program would be varied from
meeting TO meeting, as also that at the
next meeting he had something rich in
store. This, said he, viii be compet-
alive defamation between two oil
time-worn gentlemen and two young
bloods of graceful ease and oratorical
gifts. The quartet then rendered
1sGood Night. LADIES' and the meet
ing was al end.
In concluding this article we will
say, if every person in this city, who
has any pride whatevex in their an
cestry, and would exercise that attri-
butte by attending the meetings of the
assoeiation, the auditorium Of the high
echoal would not be la<ge sDoasA 70
hnl1 Cham. We q MT 1aiisve It ii
ncse1sau to Live in ths past an thsi