Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-04-19

"a fine letter from Mrs. Mimms
Hunter telling me that her boy,
Everett, had gone to France, and
that while of course it distressed
her to give up 50 noble a son,
still she wrote that he was a
brick in the wall that keeps the
Germans back and protects Wom-
en- and children" and she was
glad he could go. Is not that the
spirit of the Spartan mother?
And he will make a good soldier,
for the Hunters and McLeods,
his forbears, were always in the
forefront of battle in the CO.'S.
Oh! these mothers who are giving
up their sons are the ones who
are making a sacrifice, which
makes all that the balance Of us
do seem small indeed. | heard
the other day that a lady said to
my cousin, Minnie Rogers, (nee
Kincannon), What have you
done for the war;" Minnie
proudly replied, Il have given
two noble sons" and whoever
has done this is above criticism.
Twas in Columbus on Saturday,
April 9th, and they were to have
had a big parade and work up
enthusiasm to get their people 10
buy their share of the Third Lib
erty Loan Bonds, but the rain
prevented The parade and all the
stores did not close. They had
speaking in the magnificent new
Lee school house by Rabbi Brill,
of Meridian, and another speaker
at the court house for the negroes,
and | believe Lowndes county
will 90 "over the top" The Co
)umbus banks are quite liberal; |
saw a notice in one of the papers
that if anyone would pay 10 per
cent of the loan they would carry
the balance without interest, TAX
ing only the interest allowed on
the bonds-4H per cent which
gives them 5 per cent interest,
Prof. Gaines has been made
the director for War Savings for
the county, and the faculty and
employees of the college have
bought nearly 100000 in War
Savings Stamps, and they have
been assessed $4,000 for the Lib
erty Loan. This is exclusive of
che students who are expected to
give on their own account. Prot,
Gaines tells me that Oktibbeha
county is assessed $4,000 per cap
ita for the War Savings Stamps,
and | suppose Noxubee has the
same assessment. and if so we
will have to get busy. The fac
ulty chose sides like we used to
do in the spelling matches when
we attended the old field schools,
and am glad to say that our
side won, and that DR.. Robert
led all the rest in selling the
Stamps.
While in Columbus, | visited
the family of my old comrade,
Capt. T. j, Stokes, who COM
the glorious old NoXubee
Rifles in such battles as Gettys-
burg. where he was wounded and
captured. He told me he visited
this famous battle field when the
reunion of the blue and the gray
was held on the fftieth anniver-
sary of the battle and could
identify the place where he
was captured. He has been able
to attend to all of his duties this
winter in spite of his eighty
years. If more of our old Con-
feds had his spirit and grit, there
would not be so many on the pen
sion roll.
Out of all that noble band Of
young men who composed that
gallant company only four are
living-M. j. Clarke, of Mobile,
Capt. Stokes, DR., H. A. Minor
and W. H. Smith. There was
only one married man in this
company, Lieut.. VIM. Longstreet.
| also did myself the honor of
calling on Judge John Orr, now
ninety years Of age and still in
possession Of all of his faculties
except his eyesight, and he can