The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-16
COItT.BUS, MISS.


 Columbus, Miss, June 15-(Speciap The local Boy Scout drive was vigor- ousIy prosecuted and goal has been reached, the $lO0o allotted to the city hav- ing been oversubscribed. The subscrip- tions have not yet been tabulated, and it is not known what the surplus will be, but it will amount to a goodly sum- Hon. H. l.. Whitfield. president Of the Mississippi Industrial Institute and Col ilege, who was named as local director, was called to Jackson, Miss, early in the week and the drive was ably direct ed by " B. Ines, business manager Of the Columbus Dispatch, who, as chair man of the citizens committee, assumed the duties originally delegated to MT, Whitfield.
 Columbus already has two Boy Scout troops, and as result Of the recently completed drive a third troop will be organized. Rev E. Lucien Malone. rec tor of St. Paul's Episcopal church. will serve as scoutmaster of the new troop and has asked all boys who desire to | join the organization to meet him in conference T. l. Gum has suceeeded Prof. Leland Hume as scoutmaster or l Troop No. ? and T. w Lewls' 'r' is scoutmaster of Troop No l.
 1 Hon. H l.. Whitfield, president of the Mississippi Industrial Institute and Col ilege who went to Jackson, MISS, the | early part of the week to confer witn members of the board of trustees of that institution on several important matters returned to Columbus Friday put Ter. ! the same day for Clinton, Miss, without ba,,;nr given out any information con carnine +he conference. It is understood I that several members of the collew fac u;tv have rendered their resignationsS put vbile President Whitfield is clothed with authority to appoint their successors ms appointments are subject to approval os | the board of trustees It is propapie' therefore, that no official information " garding the matter Will De i'iaue | until the existing vacancies nave peen f,Iled and the appointments approved by | the trustees.
 1 The Right Rev William Mercer Green, who was recently consecrated as plsnop coadiutor of the Episcopal church TOT l the diocese of Mississippi, Will make ms | first official visit to Columbus ounoas . when he will deliver a sermon at oe pa,,rs cburch and afterwards administer tba rite of confirmation to class or loca1 adolescents Bishop Green, who IS weil known throughout the state, IS espe- a;o1Ix- non,,lar in Columbus, as his grand I fa ather whose name he bears, was the frs, bishop of the Mississippi diocese an" anu | fo, several years made his nome III p,ie city. While in Columbus Bishop 1reen will be the guest of MT ana Mrs, H Simrall at their home on Main seee' rhe second game to be played Tn the
 rowly orpanized city baseball league LOOK place between teams representlns ono
 r.anhen ID Lee high school and the he-
 tail Merchants Friday afteri1on, 'tu hu was won by the former organizatlon ps score of 16 to 3. C. B. Hines s.ar.ea s !, | in to pitch for the Retailers, pu. d,s M~'
 l mo ,ras on the mound during the re7
 ,ai,dsr of the game, while Tom De-
 nonia served as backstop. Battle Ben, Jr did the twirling for the high schooi tsor, while George Broome formed the receivine end of the battery. George MIG Rne called balls and strikes wniie l. w. Lewis, Jr.. umpired in the iieio'