The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-01-16

Countiss of Grenada College He re-
ferred very gracefully to the fact that
he was born in Mississippi, and that his
father fell while leading the 33rd Mis-
sissippi regiment at Perryville, KY. He
expressed his impatience with the type
of minister who takes no interest in the
social and economic as well as the NOR
al welfare of the people. He is himself
a shining example of such varied and
practical interest and activity. He
spoke in most appreciative terms of our
history and our government, urging a
broad patriotism and sound demOcra-
cy, but cautioned his hearers against
the dangers of an absolute democracy
while in some states from Ia to 20 per
cent of all the men of voting age can
neither read nor write. He plead for
an aristocracy, not of birth or wealth,
but of intelligence and morals; an aris-
tocracy under which life, liberty and
property would be secure. He depre-
Gated the unrestricted inflow of immi-
grafton as being dangerous 20 our civil
ization and prosperity, stating thai
while all the people of our countr {
could be colonized in Texas and yet not
be so crowded as the people OF Bel
gium, Great Britain or Switzerland;
yet that our workingmen are not will
ing to dine, as are the Swiss peasants,
on bowl of soup and piece of black
bread when, as he said, 1--WE are
crowded as these we must live as they
are forced to live.
He sharply criticised the pleasure
seeking, ease-loving spirit that has
produced so many childless homes; he
urged the people not to be led away by
demagogic orators whose only message
is flattery, but to listen to thoughtful
leaders who point out errors and seek
to correct our mistakes. He told what
. the commercial men had done for the
country and closed his address by fer
r vent appeal for fairness, honesty, in
! tegrity and devotion to the spirit of the
, Master.
, The singing of Miss Moore, accom-
q panied by Miss Vedder on the piano,
i and the reading of Miss Dorothy Will
q Jams, all of Grenada College, added
!, much to the pleasure of the audience.
q At 2:30 the directors met and re-
q ceived the reports of committees, the
a stockholders having had their meeting
at 10 o'clock in the morning. The banl
n was found to be in highly satisfacto
n nv condition. A dividend of 6 per cent
;, was declared and handsome sum wa
passed to the surplus account. A semi
,s annual dividend was paid last July.
- Mr.. G. w. Armstrong of Coffeevill'
# resigned as vice president and was sue
o. ceeded by J. C. Perry of this place
q The statement of the bank issued Dec
i 81 and published on another page o
~ this issue, showed deposits of over tw
ID million dollars, which is a very fin
10 showing for any bank in the South.
q At $50 O'Clock reception was ter
n. dered the bank and its guests by ID
]. X. Countiss and faculty of Grenad
20 College. The college parlors, halls an
"a dining rooms were never so beautlfI
NJ as they were made by tasteful decor;
ve tions and lights arranged by the de-
a. hands of the faculty for the banqu'
y. given the Grenada Bank. The COLI
n scheme of red and green was observe
nd thruout, graceful smiax and fragrai
It's carnations making bower OF beaut
~. The guests assembled in the chape
from whence they marched to the pa
nj lors. and were introduced to the ia
h. ultv. passed down the halls and we
nd served with punch. When all had e
ne tered they repaired to the dining rool
'ad where covers had been laid for one hu
M. }dred and forty. An elegant five-cour
ne dinner was served by bevy of love
lor Young students. Many toasts were {
IN fered and the hours sped swiftly e
vas the banquet was over. The enterta
r ment closed with q concert by the re
Artists, one of the choice numbers
= the College Lyceum course for this s
. sion.
Undoubtedly Grenada was plea:
with her visitors and it is believed Il
they went away carrying some exc
lent opinions of not only the FIN
banking institutions in the state, but
the College and mary other things
Grenada.
The bringing together of so mi
il business men from the various wa
of life, and from different points,
furnishing them such entertainment
Il the Bank does, can but make them
onlv more interested in the Bank,
make of them better citizens and
ate within them nobler aims and
poses. Every home reader of the :
t,nel knows personally the officer
the parent bank. The managers of
branch banks are: 0. c. Leigh, FL
ra; L. B. Bays, Woodland; Z.
Enochs, Vardaman; J. N. Berry,
houn County Bank; J. M. Harris, y
apater; J. l.. McCracken, Louisville
A. Torbert, Ackerman; J. P. John.
McCool; w. F. Lambert, Charles
J w. McClintock, Belzoni; R. A.
yer, Moorehead; A. P. Heron, {
land-all elegant gentlemen and e
oct faithful men