The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1911-11-05
COMMANDER ROOT
DELIVERS ADDRESS
TALKS TO LOCAL Wo0DMEn
Distinguished Head Of Flourish.
ing FraternaI Order Spoke
Before Large Audience
Friday Night

Hon. ]. C. Root of Omahs
Neb.. sovereign commander o
the Woodmen of the World. de
livered an address at the cour
house Friday night. and wa
greeted by a large audience
which embraced not only loca
Woodmen but many non mem
bers of the order, who wer'
glad to avail themselves of tn
privilege of hearing a man 81
prominent in the fraternaI cir
cles of the country.
Gen. Root, together with othel
high officials of the order. visited
Jackson. Miss, last Wednesday
for the purpose Of witnessing
the initiation Of more than one
thousand Mississippians who
went to the capital to pledge
their faith in Woodcraft, and
Hon. H. F. Simrall. State mana.
ger for the order. who is a resi-.
dent of this city, induced the
commander and Sovereign Geo.
Wooley. a member of the
finance committee. to come to
Columbus for a brief visit. They
arrived over the Mobile and Ohio
at $3.50 o'clock Friday afternoon,
and Gen, Root went to the home
of Mr.. Simrall. while Sovereign
Wooley was driven to the home
of Mr.. s. l.. Caine. the two dis
tinguished visitors having been
the house guests of these gen.
tlemen while in the city.
The address Friday night was
preceded by a parade. which
was headed by Raymond's band,
and in which there marched
more than two hundred men,
bers of the local camp. all of
whom were provided with Roman
candles, which they fired as they
passed through the streets. The
parade formed in front of tine
Woodmen building on North
Second avenue, marched thence
east to Sixth street. thence on
Sixth to Main, east on Main to
south on Ninth to College,
west on College to Market and
thence to the court house. I
DIR. ]. w. Lipscomb presided
rs master of ceremonies at the
court house, and the first speaker
introduced was Mayor Donnell,
who welcomed the visitors on
behalf the city. Mayor Donnell
spoke in his usual happy manner,
and was followed by Hon. c. L.
Iarnett, who extended the well
.ome on behalf of the local
lamp. Mr.. Garnett possesses
both mental and forensic gifts of
unusually high, order. and his
address of welcome was a con-
.rete symposium Of beautiful
word painting and brilliant ora
orical fights.
Mr.. Garnett was followed by
Sovereign Simrall, who in turn
PRESENTED Gen. Root. Sovereign
,imrall. who has been acquainted
With the chief executive of the
rider which he has so efficiently
epresented in this State for a
lumber of years. complimented
i'm in the highest terms, declar-
NJ him to be not only an able
nancier but a man who felt
indy toward his fellow men
nd who guards the personal in
erests of Woodmen as faithfully
S he guards the financial inter-
sts of the order.
Gen. Root delivered q forceful. !
,gical and extremely interesting
ddress in which he eulogized
and paid high tribute
D the men composing the order.
zen. Root s. d that the painters
{ beautiful pictures. the COM
'osers Of brilliant music. the
1riters of In -tructive books must
n be men Tho are inspired. but
eclared that no man could have
more laudable inspiration than
hat which impels him to show
is devotion to his family By
iroviding for them after he has
cen removed from life's aetivi-
les. He said that the order over !
shieh he presides sought 70 I'M s