The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-01-12

various places. Their coming has come
to be regarded by Grenadians some
what like the Orientals looked upor
their stated feasts. 1t is a time which
with Grenada Bank officers, has beer
made to stand not only for a review
of business and future plans, but
for pleasure and the cultivation of the
aesthetic.
All day Monday was consumed in the
directors rooms over the bank, where
a couple Of dozen burdened brains and
astute minds went over the affairs of
an institution that has made a financial
history which has caused sages in IL
nance to marvel and has brought forth
encomiums of the most successful bust
ness men of the land. There was never
a more gratifying report submitted by
President Thomas, who was most flat
terlngly complimented by the directors.
AS a substantial evidence of their ap-
probation, not only of his direction
of the affairs of the bank, but of his
c~omradeship and the touch of friend by
friend, Mr.. Thomas was presented with
a very handsome hunting case Howard
watch. On one side of the watch are
engraved Mr.. Thomas initials and
on the reverse side is an engrav-
ing of the bank building. Mr..
Thomas was deeply moved by this evil
dence of appreciation of his fellow
workers in a field to which he is as sa-
Greedy devoted as any soldier was ever
known to be to his post of duty. 1t is
not assuming anything to say that
there is an affection deep and abiding
in the life and mind of President
Thomas for the Grenada Bank that
knows nc hating. That he has been
the moving spirit, the vital force, the
virility and the fiag-bearer in the pro-
gress of an institution that has twenty
one years of enviable history, every
body knows. 1t is perhaps not out of
place to say here that his guardianship
of the affairs of the Grenada Bank,
which, at times, would have appalled,
one less consecrated to duty and to
has been Sp~artan-like;
vet this adamantine devotion has
not made him sordid or callous or
unmindful of the Affections and the
distresses of his fellow-man. No ap-
peal for beneficence is ever made to
him in vain. The sorrows of the widow
and the cry of the orphan not only get
a sympathetic tear from him, but out
of his own he aids them on their I'M
even journey. The writer feels sure
that were Mr.. Thomas consulted moth
ing of this sort would go into print;
but it is the duty of a newspaper to
speak of good deeds and to let the
world know that the spirit of the Sa-
marian is still doing Cuty. The knowl-
edge of such things creates noble pur.
poses and begets benignant endeavors
in others. OF course perfection is ex-
pected in no one.
The reception at the elegant home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas, on Main street,
that night from Z to 9 o'clock, was
given in honor of the directors anC
the managers of the Grenada Bank,
and was the most largely attended So
cial function ever given in Grenada.
Five hundred invitations were issued.
Notwithstanding the Intensity of the
cold and the threatening elements with
out, beautifully gowned maidens and
gorgeously attired matrons were or
hand to welcome those equally elabo-
rately dressed. Three dozen large cleo
trio lights We're placed about the YARD
of this palatial home, not only to dis
pei the darkness, but to bid welcome
snd good cheer to all guests. The large
and spacious gallery had been walled
in with a heavy canvas to shut out the
cold and to provide additional room fol-
the several hundred guests. To the
right, on entering, the gentlemen found
refuge and a place to leave their over
coats and walking canes. The ladies
were taken in charge by delicate hands
on the left and their wraps properly de-
posted pending their return. On en-
tering the richly bedecked hall, q
lavish devotion to nature in the dis.
play of flowers, wreaths and ribbons,
greeted the vision. In the parlor or
the right was the receiving party,
headed by Mr.. Thomas and his lovely
and devoted wife; and besides
them, the following: Mrs. j. w.
w. G%rifis, Mrs. V. K. Patterson, Miss
Estelle Rollins. Mrs. Willie E. Smith.
j. A. Roane, ?. L. Mitchell, R. Daley,
b. F. Thomas, j. L. Taylor, H. T,
Gaines, K. A. Creekmore, T. K. Stan,
ley, E. r. Smith, T. F. Fitzpatrick, J,
f. Coleman, w. E. Stevenson, M. c,
Smith, C. c. Foncher, j. N. Countiss
r. M. Owen, j. H. Caldwell, H. A.
Dame, A. S. Harris, w. H. Allen Jr
and f. ID. Dinkins.
After leaving the parlor, the guest.
We're led into the dining room, wher.
ice cream, cake and candy wers served
The cakes were iced in white and were
decorated with flowers to conform t.
the decorations of the room. The lovely
bouquet, consisting of a pink carna
ton and ferns, all appropriately tiec
with ribbon, was on the plate of eacl
guest; this he was expected t,
carry away as a memento of the occa
sion.
The dining hall was artistically
draped in Southern smilax, pink ant
white wisteria. A picture table con
tanned the refreshments and on it wa
a large basket of pink roses and Easte:
lilies. Handsome cut glass bowls, vel
filled with sailed almonds, bon bon
and mints, added to the loneliness o
what one might well say was a china,
in taste and arrangement.
After leaving the dining room, tn,
guests were carried across the hall
where they were greeted by a sister o.
the hostess, Mrs. Weet Barksdale, anc
her sanity mother, Mrs. L. H. Jones
and Mrs. R. L. Jones, of Memphis,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sci Jones of Glendora.
In the library, punch vas served by