The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-24
LEAVES FOR FRISCO.

JdCkSOu, MISS, aug 81 L uC loi ~
young ladies and young matrons who
were chosen as sponsors for Missis-
sippi from many of the counties and
cities in the state to the Panama
Pacific international Exposition, will
leave next Thursday afternoon on the
Grown in Mississippi special train
for the Pacific coast, and just now all
of them are on the qui vie, making
preparations for departure. They will
be absent from the state about three
weeks, and go to San Francisco with
all expenses paid.
The sponsor contests to select young
ladies to represent Mississippi coun-
ties and cities proved exceedingly pop
ular, many contestants and their
friends showing great interest in the
races for the coveted trips.
The contests were conducted under
the auspices of the Mississippi COM
mission that arranged for funds with
which to erect a Mississippi building
en- the exposition grounds in San Fran
cisco. 1t was agreed that the winners
were to receive free trips to and from
San Francisco, and 500 in cash. The
successful contestants have all been
provided with tickets and cash for
Pullman tickets and meals en- route,
and Manager John L. Smith, of the
commission today forwarded to San
Francisco the sum of $4,000, which will
be distributed in 500 checks to the
sponsors upon their arrival in San
Francisco. 1t wa sthought that $500
would provide ample spending money
for the sponsors.
The special train will leave here at
Il o'clock Thursday afternoon, and a
large number of sponsors from the
southern part of the state will board
it here Others will join the party at
Durant, and other places to the north
of Jackson. The train will be in direct
charge of Commissioner of Agricul-
ture, II. E. Blakeslee, who will take
along many tons of literature eXtolling
the virtues Of Mississippi and calling
attention to the opportunities here for
people who would like to seek real
ly congenial climate.
The official chaperone of the young
ladies who are going on the trip this
week is Mrs. H. NJ. Sydenstricker, of
West Point, and she will be assisted
by Mrs. j. E. Dorrah, of Macon, and
Mrs. S. NJ Mcintosh, of Collins, who
were themselves elected sponsors.
The city and county sponsors who
will so represent Mississippi at the
exposition, and who will go OH the
Grown in Mississippi special when
| westward, no" will be called by the
| conductor, are as follows:
Kinds county, Miss Annie Pace Of
Jackson; City of Jackson, Miss Ruth
Nunnery; Lauderdale county, Miss
Matte Self, of Meridian; Warren
county, Miss Katie McDuva1, of Vicks-
! burg; Jones county, Miss Ruth Tur-
ner, of Laurel; Lincoln county, Miss
Elsie McCalips Forrest county, Miss
Eula Moore, of Hattiesburg; Harrison
county, Miss May Quarles, of Long
Beach, Lenore county, Miss Rachel
Gale, of Greenwood; Pike county,
Miss Carrie Afford, of McComb;
Holmes county, Miss Annie B. Chill
dress, of lexington Monroe county
Miss Sallie Clifton, of Aberdeen;
Washington county, Miss Lola Sewer
OF Belzoni; Clay county, Miss Annie
McSachene, of West FONT; Copiah
county, Miss Lee Haley, of HaZelhurst;
Yazoo county, Mrs. Bessie Durham
tof Yazoo City; Coahoma county, Mis-:
Minnie Harmon, of Clarksdale; Madi
son county, Miss Ruth Miller, of Can
ton; Chickasaw county, Miss Arvall;