The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-18
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NIGHT IN THE CITY
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tCOtlluEeu lTom wage O0e.)
left them in the hands of a committee
from Lamar county, at the Forrest
Lamar line this morning. The com.
mittee knew how fbest to treat the
visitors, and they did it. That a most
favorable impression was created, on
the pathfinders is not doubted.
There was some question as to the
time the pathfinders were due in Hat
tiesburg yesterday, and numerous tel
ephone calls to Laurel and Ellisville
were made. A meeting of the two
committees was held in the store of
s. L. Heidelberg at o'clock in the
afternoon, when final plans for receiv-
ing and meeting the visitors was
made Soon after this meeting a score
or more automobiles, each loaded, left
from Estabuchie.
There they had a long wait. When
the pathfinders reached Laurel, the
residents of that town determined to
make them stop off there few hours,
to inspect the place. The visitors
agreed to do this. When they reached
Ellisville, the same demand was made
of them. The result was it was near
'ly 7 o'clock before the scouts, escorted
by Jones county cars, drew up at the
Forrest line.
Awaiting their coming was Victor
Scanlan, DR.. C. c. Hightower, H. A.
Camp, J. X. Denham, A. A. Montague,
H. C. Camp, F. D. Lander, w. E. Bobo,
Dr. w. w. Crawford, Mayor T. e.
Batson, NJ. D. King. S. J.. Heidelberg,
Judge N. c. Hill, c. c. Annette. H.
Cosby, Wyatt Draughan, Coke Collins,
H. C. Yawn, DR.. H. L. ,McKinnon, DR..
J. A. Donald, Harvey Turner and
Richard Turner.
Escorted to City.
The pathfinders were brought i'm
mediately to Hattiesburg, and were
taken to the Hotel Hattiesburg where
they were given an opportunity to re-
move the stains Of travel from their
faces. They then were taken to the
Acme, where a dinner was served
them.
The dinner was an address-less af-
fair, informal but conversational.
Present were Victor Scanlan, George
Hauenstein. DR.. Crawford, Mr.. Heidel.'
berg, DR.. j. d. Donald, Mr.. Montague
Mr.. Lander, Mr.. Yawn, H. e. Camp, OF
Lumberton, Judge Hill and DR.. High
tower.
The pathfinders were r. q. Toms.
senior engineer of the federal good
roads department; w. H. Grim, oil
Salem. Ind; E. G. Dent, of Scottsville,
Ky.; w. l.. Brown, of Frankfort, Ind;
R. Wood, of Jackson, Miss, who is
secretary of the committee, and the
driver.
The scouts frankly told the Hat
tiesburg hosts that they had been
agreeabIy surprised at conditions In
Mississippi as they had found them.
The roads were in much better condi-
ton: the towns and cities were pret.
tier and healthier, and the rural COM
munities were more wide awake than
thew had been led to believe was the
case in this state.
This morning, after breakfasting,
the scouts were taken to the Lamar
county line, out the Hardy street route.
They were then taken to the Meridian
Fertilizer Plant, to the Woman's Col
lege. and to the Newman mills. Short
ly after 10 o'clock, accompanied BY
a large delegation OF Hattiesburg
motorists, and Mr.. Yawn and Mr..
Camp of Lumberton, the scouts lett
Hattiesburg for Lamar county, by
the lower route. There they were met
by a committee which escorted them
through that county.
Purvis Meets Them.
Puryis. Miss, Oct. 1S.--The follow
ing special committee representing
Lamar county, met the pathfinders at
the Forrest. county line today: Pilot
inc committee-G. w. Hollemen. R. L.
McNair. DR.. s. e. Rees, DR.. L. L. Polk,
Claw md