Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-10-15

Baptist Convention. with special din
ner.
DR.. Williams placed his fine double
horse rig at the disposal OF their
guests and made &c very pleasant for
them. Here the young ladies and
gentlemen took special pains In MAX
ing 20 an enjoyable visit for Miss Eva
while the little girls made IL happy
for little Miss Ottie. Dr. Graham
preached for DR.. r. C. Morris on sun
day morning the 18th of September
20 a large. intelligent audience.
From Helena. the Graham family
went with a special delegation TO the
National Baptist Convention at New
Orleans. Or. Morris had arranged
for q fine chair car for the comfort
of his party. The car carried about
sixty parsons. This trip was enjoy
ed. and on the way they passed
through Grcenvilie. Miss. the home
of the late Bishop hampton; Mound
Bayou. the great Miss. Negro town;
Nicksburg. Miss. Baton Rouge. La,
and many other places of Importance
They enjoyed very much as they
passed through Mississippi and Lou
isiana. seeing what they had never
seen before. cotton fields. rice fields
and great plains of Ia. Sugarcanc.
The party arrived iu New Orleans
q day before the Convention began.
DR.. Graham's family was domiciled
at o212 LIST Street. and while there
they were the recipients OF tho best
social attention OF the city. New or
leans young ladies and gentlemen
did not allow a day Co pass I'm pay
ing attention 60 the social enjoyment
OF Miss Eva Graham. She was the
centre of attraction In musical So
ciety. bemE called upon everywhere
20 give skiliful demonstration OF her
musical talent.
Mrs. Asa George. 1924 Jackson
Avenue gave a grand reception TO
Dr. Graham's family 60 which many
OF the leading society stars were
welcomed. IT, was here that Mr..
Theodore ID. Gcddes. the most popu-I
lar liveryman and undertaken OF New
Orleans placed at the disposal OF DR..
Graham's family one OF the finest
hacks and two OF the most beautiful
horses ever driven 10y mortal man,
FOR a whole afternoon sight seeing.
This was immensely enjoyed. for
the beauties OF Canal street and 81.
Charles Avenue are almost indescrib-
able. The plants OF every descrip-
tion being almost purely tropical, so.
arranged around and about the cost.
~ spacious home or the rich as tol
give them almost the appearance or
n pprfect paradise. The young folks
lost no time in seeing that Miss Eva
enjoyed the beautiful sights Of New
Orleans.
After the great Convention was oil
yer. DR. Graham's family returned to|
Helena and spent one night. then
came tho time that was the supreme
moment of their great trip, for they
boarded the train for Mariana, Ark
and this was just eleven miles from
the country home OF Mrs. Frances
Graham. Dr. Graham's mother. But
they stopped In Mariana three or
four hours and visited the homes OF
Mrs. C.. b. Brown, the widow OF the
late DR. Crockett Brown. and MIS-.
Mile Brown. the wife or q rlch re-
tired merchant OF that town Be
fore getting 20 Mariana, Rev. Dr.
Mckenzie. Pastor of the Second Bap-
list Church had seen one OF the lead
ing white liverymen and arranged
for a double seat surrey drawn by
fine span Of horses 70 be put az DE-
Crobau's disposal for the whole SIX
DAYS that he and family spent eleven
miles in the country with ms moIueI
and other kinfolks.
Arriving at his mothers there was
a Great and enjoyable season. The
old lady shouted and cried for JOY
because this was the first time she
had ever seen Mrs Graham and her
daughters. The time was most
pleasantly spent while in the country
AZ family reunions. big dinners,
church services and story telling or
olden times. DR.. Graham's mother
declared that she was not old, but
that she was only eighty She
drives to town at any time, eleven
miles away alone. Everybody re
spects and honors her. She lives on
her own beautiful farm well worth
$4,000 90, the rent of which takes
care Of her, and then, she is surround
ed by daughters who themselves I'VE
in their own homes.
But the farewell time came, and
having sent the double seat rlg hoIh7
four beautiful buggies were gotten
together 10 carry the Graham family
nine miles TO Palestine, a railroad
station. One member of the family
occuuying each one OF the buggies
with the parties who drove them. A
WAGON was secured for carrying the
trunk and the satchels. There were
tears Of sadness and al wept when
they saw the dear old mother bow
her head in her apron at the sight
OF seeing her children bid her good
bye.
Boarding the train at Palestine
the Graham family went direct 20
Brinkley, Ark. Here they stopped
with Mrs. Victoria Harris, another
sister of DR.. Graham. 4 most en-
iovable time was had and all the
leading young folks of the little town
made haste TO arrange a formal so
cial entertainment for Miss Eva and
little Miss Ottie. Miss Eva, as usual
being the star by reason of her mus
zeal gift.
Leaving Brinkley. the party hur-
ried on 10 the capital of the State
Little Rock, Ark. and were the guests
of DR.. Joseph A. Booker. President
OF the Arkansas Baptist College.
This meeting was also like a family
raupfon IN "a much as DR. Booker