The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-05-27

pi and stated so long as he was at
the helm in the Times -Picayune of
flee, every Mississippi town and coun-
ty could expect to get liberal space
for every story that had "go" or con-
structiOn in it. He stated that of
five southern states which the Times
Picayune covered, he was getting
more go" news, news that showed
a more determined forward spirit
from Mississippi than from any of the
other four states.
After the picture show, the editors
were driven to Wright's Ice and Coca
Cola Bottllng plant, one of the big
geSt enterprises Of the kind in the
south. Next they went to Fountains S
StOre-and IT is a sure enough, big
city store. The most courteous and
ObH2lng management, while the hour
was late, took great pride and pleas
uie IN showing the visitors around
and with one voice, they exclaimed,
after leaving, zone of the finest stores
| ever saw"
Almost all of Wednesday was
given over to really business matters
matters which greatly concern the
business prosperity Of the neWspa-
pers. From every newspaper repre-
sented it was evident that the men
at the helm were convinced that they
had not been demanding in many in
stances, adequate compensation for
space and that the press must let the
public know that it had decided that
the day of "give a way" or free
space or unrewarded effort, must
cease. Sanity and conservatism,
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showed that they realized their obli-
cations to the community and that it
was the aim and purpose of every
editor present to serve his town and
county properly, wisely and we'll
Every phase, almost, of business
which confronts a country newspaper
and job office was discussed and. as
viii be shown by the report of the
committee oa Resolutions was
unanimous = favseptaasthe- -ns.cee is ..
termined to demand a square deal on
printing, and that those who send
copy for free ads and then forget
or overlook the newspaper with
a job office when there is any job
printing TO be done are going to wake
up disappointed.
On Wednesday night from 7 to
1890 O'Clock, banquet of six
courses was served in Confederate
Memorial Hall. 1t was an elegant af-
fair. Hon. Joe George acted toast
master. This banquet was given by
the Kings Daughters, an organiZa-
ton of 300 ladies, and the Woman's
Club of Greenwood. During the
progress Of the banquet. delightful
music was rendered by exceptionally
1 highly skilled musical talent. After
the banquet, dance was given by
the Elks in their hansome building
where the light fantastic toe was
tripped for several hours.
Following, which was written by
the Editor of this paper, from the
report of the committee on Resolu-
ticns, is at least an attempt to show
what the Press thought of Green
woods entertainment. and of the fine
women and extraordinary men in
that live and going delta town:
THE Mississippi Press Association
is always well entertained and we
Oftentimes think that the last enter
tainment was the best, but we do
know that no town or city in Missis-
slppi ever exceeded the generousness
shown us by the Great City of Green
wood this year. Beautiful, growing.
optimistic, exuberant, radiant, wide
awake, whOlehearted Greenwood. A
town with great past, city of a
great present and one destined for a
greater future. Greenwood-a city
built at The gateway between the
hills Of the delta, her feet upon the
alluvial soil along the historic Yazoo
and her finger tips upon the crests of
the hills on the east; she feels the
pulse of the mighty citizenship TO-
ward the rising Sun while she lives
and moves among a people born to
conquer, people who know not fail
ure, defeat, or cessation. Green
wood, city of beautiful and lovely
women, women who are queens in
their home and who are living the
lessons taught by glorious mothers
and grandmOthers; a city of brave
Intelligent and real men, it is no
wonder that she has written her name
high in the affairs of her country.
While doing what we term the big
things of life, her people have not
failed to cultivate those sweet and
gracious attributes which show that
their hearts beat true to the SUBJ
4AhlSoc VII IuSS. 1HcIt1OTc,
"Be 1t Resolved that we express our
most sincere appreciation to this |
lovely city for it's splendid entertain
ment, to j. L. Gillespie and his son,
Sumter, editors and managers of the |
Daily Commonwealth, for all their
plans and for leaving nothing un-
done or anything overlooked.
Resolved further, that we wish it
were possible for us to say to the
Kings Daughters and the Woman's
Club Of Greenwood, how we shall
ever prize the splendid banquet
given US at the Confederate Memori-
ial Building, it was a supreme sue
cess and an act of delicate and ex-
treme thoughtfulness upon the part
Of these good women. We shall never
forget the delightful music so gen.
erously provided and desire those
who furnished it to know that we !
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