The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-20
MERIDIAN, MISS.

] Meridian Miss, April 19.-(Special.)-- | The Mississippi grand chapter or the l Eastern Star opened it's sessions here to- | night at Central Methodist Church, With
 about 300 delegates from throughout the | stafe present and with o. l.. Mckay of | Meridian, grand secretary of the Mis- | sissippi Grand Lodge master of cere- monies. The invocation was by the Rev. | Fl. B, Watkins, pastor of Central Meth | odist Church. The welcome address on I the part of the city was delivered by ! Victor w. Gilbert and that on behalf of l the local Masons by the Rev. R. J, Bate man, pastor of the First Baptist Church. | The welcome from the hostess chapter, Meridian No. H. was by Mrs. Eugena l shannon w. M. The response to the | welcome address was by Mrs. Annie May 1 Pleasants, associate grand matron Fol l lowing the opening exercises. an infor-
 mai reception was held at the Scottish | Rite cathedral
 i The formal opening of business sessions l at the Grand opera house will take place tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock by Mrs. l Edna c. Alexander of Bonneville, grand matron. A programme of addresses will precede the regular order of business. The address of the grand matron will l open the afternoon session, while the eve
 ming session will be devoted to a memo rial service and the exemplification of ritualistic work by Meridian chapter l No. II.
 R. L. Brown and w T. Carlysle, mem bers of the board of supervisors; A. H l George, secretary of the Mississippi-Ala- Lbama Fair Association: County Agent ]. D. Howerton and l. A. Riddell, county superintendent of education. are arrang- ing the list of prizes to be offered by the county for live stock and agricultural exhibits at the fair this fall Twenty | five hundred dollars appropriated by the county for the purpose is to be the sum
 offered in the various contests.
 verdict for si0,0oo was returned by the jury in the circuit court in the case of lJ, J. Smith against Walker D. Hines ana the New Orleans and Northeastern rail-
 road in $s5,ooo suit for damages all legged for the death of the plaintiff s father. who was killed while on dutt
 as locomotive Inspector about one
 year ago.
 M. l.. Pankey has been appointed special f agent for the Southern railway, with
 headquarters in Birmingham. He will
 be succeeded in this district by J. P. Lis.
 ter of Birmingham.
 At a meeting of the Friends of Irish
 Freedom, recently organized here. ar
 engagements were made tonight for the visit to Meridian Wednesday of "Presl. l ient'' de Valera of the Irish republic, " The party will arrive in the city from
 vcksburg shortly after noon Wednes-
 day and remain here for about two hours, leaving for Birmingham. A pub lie reception and luncheon will consti- tute-the entertainment, with Marion w
 Reilly of Meridian. former candidate
 for governor of Mississippi as master of ceremonies
 1 James F. Wilson, for five years district 1 superintendent of the, Western Union telegraph Company. with headquarters here. and who, since March 1, has been
 district manager for Mississippi. Louisi. , ana and Kentucky for the same com.
 pany, has been appointed district conn lmercial superintendent of Louisiana and ! Texas. with headquarters at Dallas. Tex
 He will leave for Texas in the next few ! days his family following in about si1
 weeks.
 Fl The Meridian district conference of tn,
 Methodist Church will open in Meridial 1l lat Central Church tomorrow night
 Business sessions will be held Wednes l day and Thursday Rev George W ! Thompson, presiding elder. win preside
 ,yer the conference. which will be at ! | ended by more than 100 delegates ant a number of distinguished visitors Dele gates will be elected to the annual con. ference which meets at Brookhaven tn,
 last of November. ~ ~ |. i s. 4