The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-15
GIVEN WARM WELCOME
TO CITY BY REPRESENTATIVE
SPEAKERS.
SESSIONS BEGAN AT TEN
O'CLOCK, h. KATE PRESIDING
Geo. D. stockman Welcomes the Lodge
in Behalf Of the City, Rev. r. |.
Campbell For the Local Lodge and
Prof. Cook Delivers the Response.

The opening public exercises of the
Grand Lodge l. o. o. F., were held at
Odd Fellows Hall on Front street this
morning. Noble Grand w. s. Pierce, Of
Hattiesburg Lodge No. 127 called the
gathering to order promptly at nine
O'Clock. He presided during this pub
lie session and introduced the several
speakers in a very pleasant manner.
Geo. D. Stockman Welcomes Visitors.
Mr.. Geo. D. Stockman, Secretary OF
the Commercial Club, welcomed the
visitors in behalf of the city. succeed
ing in most convincing manner in
impressing the visitors with the
thought that they are genuinely well
come. In speaking to his subject he
used as his text the name
'Hattiesburg." What Hata0sburg
is. being determined by wnat
Hattiesburg does. Two drum
mers in talking about Hattiesburg.one
asked the other why is Hattiesburk
such great place? Is it the richest
city in the state? No. was the answer.
Is it the biggest city? No. what then
makes it great?" "why just Hatties-
burg. Everybody believing in, and ev-
erybody talking Hattiesburg."
At conclusion Of Mr.. Stockman's ad-
dress Miss Shannon sang very beanti-
fully. the song entitled, Jenny"
Mr.. Campbell Welcomes Visitors On
Behalf Of Lodge.
Rev. R. L. Campbell, Pastor OF Bay
Street Presbyterian church, spoke the
welcome for Lodge No. 1877. Mr.. Camp
bell made a decided hit with the visi-
tors, telling in very humorous vein
several stories, one about a snake hav-
ling the effect of convulsing the audi
ence with laughter.
In his Introductory remarks he well
coined the men because of that for
which Odd-fellowship stands. Two ~
lations existing; one between God an.
man. the other between man and man.
II is the latter, the order seeks to ad-
just. 1t teaches man to be worth rnorS
than money; that character is mos
than show. Gods greatest creation IA
man (woman excepted) and the princi-
pies of odd-fellowship seek to fns m
this truth in its members. NJ
Mrs. Leo H. Martin then delighte6
the audience with most pleasing rem
dering Of the ballad, "Just a Wearying
for You"
Prof. Cook Responds For Visitors.
In behalf Of the Grand Lodge Prof
Joe Cook. President Of Mississippi
State Normal, and member Of Colum-
bus Lodge No. s5, responded to the ad-
dresses of welcome.
President Cook said. generally In
bidding welcome to city it was the
common thing to tender the KEYS Of
the city AMI it often happened that one
of these admitted to a hotel room at
fourteen dollars per day. since the
putting Of seyen men in one room and
charging them two dollars each per
day would about make that modest
rate. That the privileges Of the city
which permits us to pay ten cents for
a shine whs2 five is the regular price
is one way those privileges are enjoy.
ed. But this is not the Hattiesburr
way. Here true hospitality Is dispens
ed in the fun sens OF that word. =
In speaking of Hattiesburg he said
that safe in saying they are
the 'pluckiest people in the world. =
that the trials through which she has
: come, prove that there is none like he,
since Thermopolea.
II we come to Hattiesburg we mus
come with purpose. The graatas1
\ force on earth is notion. We
day reaping the fruits of MOTTO
planted in the mind Of youth. on
dred years ago.
Speaking to the Rebekahs. Prof
Cook welcomed them to participation
{ in the annual GATHERINGS Of the order
He paid high tribute to womanly "a
man and manly man. said. the nd.
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