The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-29
MERIDIAN, MISS.

Meridian, Miss, February 2S.-tSpe- cial) l)--Extensive preparations are pe- Ing made here for big rally in the 1 interest of good roads Tuesday when | the Meridian Board of Trade and Cot 1 ton Exchange and Laudcrdale county Highway Improvement Associdton will entertain a number of advocates ot better highways from this immediate section and from states north and east of Meridian from whence many of the highway projects In course of con- struetion and contemplated begin Ar rangement committees are busily en- gagged in preparing programme which will conclude with a banquet. The Federated Womens Clubs and the local Y. NJ. c. A. has announced community sing for tomorrow, which every man, woman and child in the city with a voice has been in vited to attend and take part. Besides the singing another feature of the programme is to be an address by pr. Ernest Thacker general evangelist of the Presbyterian Church. It is the in- tention of the promo ters of the com munity sing to make such a feature permanent thing in the citys life as soon as the necessary organiza- tion can be perfected.
 General Secretary J. s. Holland of 1 the local Y M. C. A. has made ar
 engagements with the army supply base at New Orleans whereby all those who
 desire to buy any of the goods the 1 government still has on hand may do | SO The list of articles supplied the l Y. NJ. c. A. contains considerable food
 stuff in cans. candy. towels, jersey
 knit gloves, leggins, underwear, etc. County Agent J. D. Howerton has l organized a number of bull clubs The
 best registered bulls obtainable have i been ordered in an effort to promote the raising of pure bred cattle | throughout the county.
 i After nearly a week spent in Me
 ridian in the interest of army recruit
 ing work the Eighth Regiment Coast l Artillery Band will leave tomorrow night for Pensacola. While here the band gave numerous concerts, each of which was attended by large num- | Der of citizens. s Teachers from every county school attended meeting here today called 1 by Superintendent J. A. Riddell. when l arrangements were begun for the county beat field meets These meets
 
 meet of the schools at the end of the term. The general meet will be held in Meridian and will be attend ed by practically every school stu dent of the county and city. The study courses conducted in Me- ridian since last Sunday by the Bap- tist Young Peoples Unions came to an end last night with d banquet. The courses have been successfully con
 ducted
 The night school for ex-service men without cost to them being organized and operated by the local Y. M. C. A. Is being taken advantage of by a con siderable number of Lauderdale coun- ty soldiers who participated in the World war and is proving to be a success beyond expectations of the promoters.
 The negroes of Meridian will hold memorial service tomorrow In honor
 of all the soldiers of the race who died
 while in the service of the government during the war Diplomas will be pre-
 sented to sixteen persons.
 The first annual poultry show of the Lauderdale County Poultry As. sociation, which came to an end today was a success in every particular, ac- cording to the promoters. The atten- dance was even greater than expected and the number of entries showed the vast interest that has been aroused in this county for more and better poul- try It is now stated as a positivt fact that the organization will be permanent feature in this county with
 shows at stated times each year. It is also stated that members of the or. ganzation will enter into competition for the statewide awards offered each year by the Mississippi Alabama Tai,
 Association in connection with it's poultry department