The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-05-23
FIFTY CITIZENS ATTEND MEET.
ING WHICH LAUNCHES "eRowN
IN MISSISSIPPI"
FRANK WIsNER, OF LAUREL.
IS Elected PRESIDENT
Corn Club Smith, New Superintendent
OF Education, Says He Will Give
Weeks Special Course In all Public
Schools to Advance Movement.

Jackson, Miss, May 23-The Grown
in Mississippi Association" was form
ally launched in Jackson yesterday
afternoon, when prominent men from |
all over the state gathered in the as
sembly rooms of the Jackson Board Of |
Trade at the request of Commissioner
of Agriculture H. E. Blakeslee to in.
augurate permanent campaign to i'm
prove conditions and advertise Missis-
sippi products.
From the great enthusiasm exhibit
ed at the meeting, which was attend
ed by between forty and fifty progress
sive citizens, it is evident that the slo-
gan Grown in Mississippi" will be-
come fixture in the economy of af.
fairs in this state awakening broader
feeling among the people and develop
ing a keener sense of state pride.
1t was also decided to adopt the
slogan Educate in Mississippi and
those words will appear on the litera-
ture to be circulated, as well as
Grown in Mississippi"
The officers selected at the initial
meeting are as follows:
, President, Frank Wisner, of Laurel;
vice president, F. e. Enochs, of Fern
wood; secretary-treasurer, H. E
Blakeslee, of Jackson.
These officers were provided by the
constitution, which was adopted q
the session, after being submitted b!
the members of the committee on or
ganization, composed of J. F. Mckay
chairman, J. L. Enochs, E. X. Middle
ton, r. S. Wilson, of Columbus, ant
F. B. Harper, of Grenada.
The executive committee was select
ed, after the officers were elected, a
follows: commissioner of agriculture
superintendent of education, state d.
rector of United States demonstration
work, representative of the extension
department of the A. and M. College
president and secretary of the associa
ton, and the following: ]. T. Thomas
of Grenada, J. N. Carpenter O
Natchez, J. L. Enochs, of Jackson, R
c. Hauenstein, of Hattiesburg; Jane
Evans, of Muldon, and ]. H. Wright, O
Meridian.
Many Stirring Speeches.
During the meeting stirring speeche
were delivered by Commissioner of Ae
riculture H. E. Blakeslee, of Jackson
Prof. w. H. Smith, recently appointe
superintendent of education, Of Jacl
son; R. s. Wilson. government farr
, demonstration agent; R. H. Pate, g
the Farmers Institute Of the A. & N
College; J. s. Sexton, of Hazlehurst
J. H. Price. of Magnolia; ]. L. Enoch!
Of Jackson; S. Joe Owen, Of Ne'
Albany; G. B. Harper, of the Illinoi
Central Railroad, and J. e. Waggonel
of Chicago, formerly with the A. & N
College.
r Stamps bearing the words Grown 1
, Mississippi" stickers, banners, pei
, nants, ETC., were on exhibition and cr'
ated enthusiasm.
Commissioner Blakeslee explaine
the object was to form a parent organ
zation, to father similar auxiliary O
ganizations in every county and di
trict in the state. Shippers of Mi
sissippi products will be asked
, stamp everything "Grown in Mississil
pi." The farmers will be asked
/, grow more and better products, an
. the lesson Of Mississippians consur
i, ing at home what is produced will b
taught.
Prof, Smith was applauded when I
said he would plan to have q week
course on the subject "Grown in MI
sissippi" for the schools Of the sta
. next fall. to wind up with about 7,0t
: picnics, each institution to allow I
pupils to spend one day In the WOO,
on a frolic. The dinners will be col
posed strictly Of Mississippi product
n Mr. Harper promised that he woI'
j. try to induce the Pullman company
a serve mississippi products" dinn
+ one day each week on their cars, al
Il he believed the diners of the Illino
n Central and other roads would agr'
to do so, too.