The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1919-10-18
BOARD OF TRADE
HOLDS MEETING
Resolutions of Sympathy to the
President, DR.. /. w. Cooper
Other Business.

A regular meeting of the Board Of
Directors of the Brookhaven Board of
Trade was held in the office at the
City Hall, Wednesday, October 18th.
w. M. Turnbough reported that
the committee which he had appoint
ed would hold meeting at the City
Hall, Monday, October Goth, at IL
a. m. to formulate plans for putting
working basis at once.
ArepoTt on the Corpus Christi Re-
lief Drive was read, and 1t was NOV
ed and carried that Mrs. T. Brady,
with such committee as she may Sc
lect, solicit those who have been ov-
erlooked, and that when the Drive
is completed Mrs. Brady be authoriz-
ed to forward a check for the entire
amount collected to the proper au-
thorities.
On a motion that resolutions ex-
pressing the sympathy Of the Board
to DR.. !. w. Cooper, President, and
family, on the death of Mrs. /. w.
| Cooper be drawn up and published
the following resolutions were adopt
ed:-
Whereas, Our honored President,
DR.. /. w. Cooper, has been called up
on to mourn the death of his beloved
wife, Mrs. Bette Wadsworth Cooper,
| by the decree of an overruling and
All-Wise Providence, be it therefore,
Resolved, That the sincere and
heartfelt sympathy of the members
of the Board of Trade of Brookhaven
be extended DR.. Cooper and his fam
lily whose loss with them is deeply
mourned by his associates of the
Board and that each member of the
Board of Trade tender him their as
sistance in prosecuting his duties on
the Board during his time of deep
sorrow. AS citizens of the commun-
ity all deplore the deprivation that
has come to Brookhayen and to Whit
worth College in the passing Of one
of their noblest and truest women
whose memory will be cherished be-
cause of her loyalty to the interests
represented by her bereaved husband
President, I.W. Cooper, in our city.
Mrs. B. T. Hobbs,
L. H. Bowen, Com.
The following self-explanatory
resolution was adopted thanking all
who helped to make the 0ne-Day
Fair the success it was:-
Whereas, The one-Day Fair held
on October 10th, proved success
beyond our expectations, in the num-
Der and variety of exhibits, in the
splendid parade, and in the attend
ance, being an index Of what can hf
accomplished in Lincoln county with
a united effort for the improvemen
of agricultural and live stock In
terests through an up-to-date fair
| therefOEe be it !,
Resolved, That this Board of Di-
rectors of the Brookhaven Board Of
Trade express its appreciation OF the
efforts of all who. ini'alyJYay con-
tributed to the success or the fair
Thanks are especially due, and are
hereby rendered to Charles Heuck
Chairman, and the members Of his
| Arrangement Committee; to the
Chairmen Of the various departments
and the committee members; all OF
whom worked indefatigably and in
cessantly in behalf of the Fair. We
also appreciate and commend the
publicity given this enterprise by the
active, progressive and loyal newspa-
| pers Of the city, The Semi-Weekly
Leader and The Lincoln County
Times. we are grateful TO the mar.
shall and his aides who formed and
directed the parade: to the business
men who furnished trade day fioats
and cars, especially those who ex
pended time, money and effort II
decorations, which regaled mos
pleasantly the multitudes along thu
line OF march; to those citizens WHIT
| turned out in their cars and othel
vehicles and helped to swell the pa
rade to the longest ever presented
here; to the teachers and pupils o