Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-10
The Glorious Fourth Celebrated
Northern Born Citizens Of Noxubse Hold Their Seventh Annual
Picnic IN Celebration Of County's Natal Day.

effect OF that black cloud OF peril which
hovers over the devoted head Of every
white girl and woman in the South to-
day"
Before leaving that statement al
conditions the truth Of which The
Beacon has heretofore taken occasion
to challenge and to deny, we want to
say that among all the people with
whom it was the privilege Of the writ
er to mingle and converse at the glad
gathering Of the clans. July 4th, he
could not find one who did not deny
the truth of Senator Vardaman's as
sertion.
More than that. They all Aouted
at the lack of wisdom and statesman
ship Of representative of proud and
spirited and self-respecting people
who could and would in such pres
ence and at such time, make SO in
accurate and damning a statement as
to the conditions in which the wives
and daughters of his constituents
lived, moved and had their being.
AS matter of fact, they pooh,
poohed the Vardaman suggestion as
to "the state of siege" for our South
ern women and went so far as to say,
we feel perfectly safe-we have no
fears in the direction indicated by
Senator Vardaman for our wives and
daughters, but fel they are as secure
and safe here as in our former homes
north of the Ohio river
The residence of Mr.. George B.
Richmond, at whose home the re-
union was held this year, is situated
near the proposed Speedway" be-
tween Macon and Columbus, in
beautiful grove on the summit of a hill
in the prairie just high enough to give
lovely slopes and landscape to de-
light the soul of a Landseer, and to
catch the pleasant breezes that, un
obstructed, come sweeping for miles
and miles across wide areas of cotton
and corn and waving grain, of alfal-
ia and melilotus; of Johnston grass.
Bermuda, japan clover, and broad
acres of green pastures on which
Craze herds headed by lovely Here
fords, Poled Angus, and meek-eyed
Jerseys; or mares and colts and focks
Of sheep and goats, and registered
hogs; and it must be remembered,
since the advent of these energetic,
intelligent, progressive Westerners,
Kentucldans and Tenneseeans Nox-
ubee has taken on . new life and now
-sortlaily aspncs To become tfie fore-
most live stock county of Mississippi.
as she is already a leader in the East
ern portion of the state and bids fair
to excel every other portion of it.
The tables were spread under. the
shade of wide spreading oaks, while |
the business and social meetings were
held beneath suitable awning spread
for the purpose.
In the absence of menu card, no
man on earth, or woman either for |
that matter, could off hand call off or |
write down the names of all the vari-
ous refreshments served.
There were meats and salads, cakes |
md pies, ices and cream and cold soft |
thinks in great variety and profusion.
Games and sports amused the outer
person while edibles erich and rare
md in greatest abundance supplied
every want of the inner man, and
made every guest and attendant know
here is life in the old land yet and
-ealize that the JOY of living has not
oy any means petered out, nor ever
will in this Heaven blest cline and
ertile region.
The names of some of those the
writer met at Richfork's plantation,
IN the occasion of which he is writing.
md who like hospitable gentlemen of
he old school of the South when its
Black Belt was the planters paradise,
eft nothing undone to make the COM
ng guest feel at home, are:
First and foremost, because of the
,ears of his pilgrimage and his va1u-
bile patriotic services to his country
n war and in peace, comes Hon. H.
B. Gurler; then Messrs. Richmonds,
ather and son, M. c. Weyburn, Geo
shaver, l. D. Todd, and others of
whom we find space will not permit
IS, now and here to make mention.