The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1916-02-25
The Mississippi Centennial.


On December TO- 1917 the grand old state of Misss-
sppi will celebrate her hundredth anniversary at
Gulfport The county of Harrison and the city Of Gulf
port have given $l25OOO toward the centennial and sim
liar amount is expected from the legislature now in
sion Unless the legislative bodies appropriate this
ey the centennial will be up against hard propositions
but we hope the sOons will be patriotic enough
RIGHT. Mississippi NEEDS this centennial to show the
WORLD WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER HOMESEEKERS
AND ALSO SHOW TO THE WORLD THAT WE CAN
DELIVER'THE GOODS / Exhibits from every county
and from the government departments at Washington will
be displayed in regular exposition style An auditorium
will be built with a capacity of 5000 to induce big con-
ventOns to Mississippi The fails to get these big
conventions because of buildings suitable to hold the
crowds. 1t and other buildings will be permanent and
will always be there for the benefit of Mssssppans in the
display Of the states products The centennial is meri-
torous celebration for in 100 years our state has done
great things in the world Of work and hustle She has
the worlds praise for her manhood and WOmanhOOd her
monumental achievements along agricultural lines and
her great democracy that makes happiness and prosperity
link into nseparabe friendship Her unlimited resources
are the admiration of the nation and NOW Mississippi is
coming into her with the proper spirit of Grown and
Made in Mississippi and more LIVING AT HOME AND
BOARDING AT THE SAME PLACE. We need to cee-
brate the 100 years of PROGRESS and let the world know
that the half has never yet been told GulfpOrt is fitting
place for the centennial for visitors may the ocean for
the first time and take the baths the sandy beaches
They all the fruits of the tropics growing md feel
the gentle breezes of the gulf they float over the pro
or sslYe ethyl GufpOrS historic life makes it more so
fttn place for the great celebration Every man and
woman boy and girl compete for all kinds of prizes
along every line of activity in the state If you have
something to SHOW, then Gupor is the place next sum
mer Every kind of freak all kinds of agricultural pro
ducts and everything known the skill Of the brains and
hands OF MssisSppans will be exhibit Get busy now
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make a Grtune your idea. Try it for the centen-
NAL open to all Mssssippians for exhibition purposes
Our county should be we'll represented so let's get to-
gether NOW and devise plans for something DIFFERENT
for something EXTRAORDINARY to be shown at Gulf
port Let's fix something that will draw attention to our
county and cause money and hOmeseekers come he
Let's get together NOW. We can DO THINGS IF ALL
WILL COOPERATE. COME ON
Below we print a song written by John F. Mckay
and clipped from the A. NJ College Reflector It is good
and makes patriotic blood tinge to read it.
MISSISSIPPI CENTENNIAL SONG.
CTo the tune OF Tipperary)
There came into the Union just one hundred years ago
The State of Mssssippi-its land you all should know
The biggest river in the world gave to her its name
And now this state has risen into glory and to fame
Chorns:
There's a way to Mississippi
There's a near way to 90:
There's near way to Mississippi
The greatest land know
Goodbye influenza,
Farewell ice and snow
There's a near way to Mississippi
To the Gulf coast we'll 60
With Centennial Exposition are going to celebrate
The entrance to the Union of this great mighty state
Down the southern seashOre by the Gulf of Mexico
With palaces and gardens grand where everyone can 90
BY sea rail or highway you journey to this coast
Aud let the gallant Msssspuns be the happy genial host
And from every land and every cline they will come to