The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-12
BANQUET TO bishop


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where once the unbroken pine forests
extended from Jackson to the Gulf.
today the lowing of the herds of cat
tie and the whistle of the locomotive
had harmonized" This beautiful
thought was not lost on Prof. Joe
Cook. who later in the evening bob
bed it up serenely and perpctratcd
something on the toastmaster. Mr..
R. X, Smith, the genial yicc-prcsident
and general manager of the Alissis-
sippi Central railroad company. who.
though himself a comparatively new
conner, makes up in intensified boost
ing the resources of South Mississip-
pi for the time he was delayed i'm
reaching the state, was assigned the
duty of welcoming the guest of honor
to the city on behalf of all the citi-
zens. His remarks were brief but
directly to the point and right well
did he do his duty.
Judge n. C. Hill was next intro
duced as a pioneer in the develop
ment of this section. Judge Hills
remarks like those that preceded
and were to follow breathed the spir-
it of hearty welcome to the distin
guished visitor
Rev. Simpson-Atmore. rector of the
Episcopal church, was next intro
duced and his speech bore out his rep
utation as a man of scholarly attain
ments and ability to say the right
thing in the right place. His talk
abounded in wit and quaint humor,
and was a treat indeed to his hearers.
DR.. J. d. Donald next on the pro
CRANE, was enthusiastic in his wei
come, as he is in all things in which
he takes part, He too pictured Hat.
tiesburg's future along industrial
lines and educational development
and greatness. 1t was his hope that
Bishop Gum would come often. aud
that Hattiesburg might be made the
center of the Diocese; a sentiment
heartily applauded
One of the shortest, yet one of the
most delightful talks was that OF
President Joe Cook, of the MISSISSIPPI
pi Normal College. Prof. Cook is
splendid after-dinner speaker, over
flowing with good cheer. and his very
countenance radiates the sunshine Of
brotherly love. He is courageous
man, too as was evidenced by his
audacity in Analysing that particular
part of the toastmaster's speech per
tanning to lowing herds and locomo-
tive whistles, and his treatment of
those innocent sounding words fur
nished an amusing incident of the
evenings entertainment. Mr.. Cook
stated that he had listened to some
eloquent statements during the eve
ming, and to that "wondrous state
ment that "the lowing of the herds
of cattle and whistle of the locomo-
tive had harmonized' then he paus-
ed and looked at the coiner of the
phrase, in seeming innocent appeal
for more light on the subject, and
then came applause and hearty laugh
ter. Perhaps if Mr.. Cook had been a
resident of Hattiesburg long enough
to know that the toastmaster's bust
ness had been, in great many in
stances, to harmonic differences
between his railroad. who's whistling
locomotives had plowed through low
ing and believing herds of stamped
ing cattle, and the owner of those
herds, he would have grasped the
significance of the remark.
Next on the program and one Of
the best on behalf of the citizens of
Hattiesburg, was the response of Rev.
Geo. H. Thompson, pastor of the
Court Street Methodist church. Mr.
Thompson's speech was a gem Of i'm
promptu oratory, and in a few min
utes marked him as a great, big. broad
minded man, and preacher of Gods
word. His talk was humorous, elo-
uuent and tactful, and there was not