Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-01
GULF COAST MILITARY AoAprMY

accommodate bnelf STUDENT OOuV,
some OF whom we see ~ their uni
forms stirring about the grounds as
we whir along This institution if we
correctly recall is under Catholic au-
spices at least TO ar extent Twas
here the reader viii recall that a
youth of the Madero family was
studying when his brother, Francis
Madero, president of Mexico was as
sassinated few years ago. This
is now like'all schools which have
incorporated military training in
their course, being more CLOSELY fed
Grated with the u. $. Government
SO far as that is concerned We see
their dril-major in Uncle Sam 6
officers uniform stridiug along with
the measured military tread as we
scoot past Our driver explains
that he lis off to the war in "a few
days more after the school closes.
! He is fine speciman of the erect TAI
soldiery type of manhood peculiar to
America, and of whom We are just
now so proud as army officers are at
high rating in war times.
Our party drew up at the
CE ITENNIAL GROUNDS
a ~ -,
over it in groups as they came IN
cars. Well its astonishing to see
how tar they have advanced with
the buildings towards making that d
real Exposition sight. We had read
they were up to schedule on al,
building contracts but did not ex-
pect to see the main buildings such
as the Cohsuem; the Mississippi Elk
hlblt building tor counties; the two
large commercial buildings; and some
Others in an almost finished stage.
That Coliseum is Ii peach OF a build
ing. 1t has an oblong oval dome
shaped roof; TERED seats, large
concrete floor for the amphitheatre
center large enough TO stage large
circus and lights galore. Reminds
US in color of its roof. "a lovely pink
of one Of the great San Francisco
Exposition buildings. Despite it
has been put off, Mississippi is go
ing ahead for an Exposition that go
ing TO be an eye-opener to the coun-
try. The boost and the puff nave
have PLAYED their part bur the con-
crete fact of Exposition grounds
rising out of the earth to shine TO
the heavens is there rapidly going
on, even to setting out fruit and or
nrmental trees in the Italian garden
which forms the center court of the
grounds and the space cleared for
the artificial lake and Natatorlun.
l3lakeslee and his associates are do
Ii ing great work there the scope of
which will be better recognized when
our citizens pour down there by the
thousands and visit the Expos tIon
once it gets to going, and the time
is now contingent upon war condi-
t0nS.
After bountiful sea food dinner
served US by the hospital Kings
Daughters our party repaired to the
trolley line in front of the grouf DIS
and filed up two waiting cars char
tered as specials for our pleasure.
We stopped next at the
GULF COAST LIFE INSURANCE BUILDING
which is an elegant structure of
S one of the conventional admins
tration type. Joe Owen was act
ing as steering host, while Secretary
Cottrel of the company acted as Of
fetal resident host. The refresh
ments we're under charge of that
venerable jurist, Judge Thad Wood
and a volunteer corps of hospita BILE
ladies', among whom was Mrs. b. Z.
Harrison whose beautiful home is
nearby ana who 0V the waV was Just
back from Washington, where she
ent the winter with her husband,
Congressman Harrison through the
long war session. She was very cor
dial to us, which was appreciated as
she is former Leakes william.
Next We were given few minutes
off at
BEAUVOIR
looking over the home OF Jefferson
Davis, which has for several years
been used as an Old Soldiers home
for INDECENT ADD confirm old confeds.
The main building of interest Of
course was the Davis home which is