The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-05-27
C~REENWOpD's ENTERTAIN. =.
MENT OF PRESS ASSOCIATION
Continued from oaee' II

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shall always carry the most delight
full memories Of it.
BE it further Resolved, that we
tender our thanks to the %prncely
gentleman, Eugene NJ. Clark. of the
Saegner Amusement Co., and his local
c~o-laborers for the excellent picture
given us on the first night of the
meeting.
Resolved further, that we thank
his Honor Mayor Houghston and Mr..
F. Herr. of the Chamber of Com
merce, for so many acts of thought
fulness. They helped not only to
make our cup full but ran it over.
May the Giver of every good gift
continue to bless Greenwood.
Resolved that We wish we were
able to properly speak what is in our
hearts of the Rotarians, the kiwanis
Club and the Elks for the most de-
lectable stew given US on the spacious
court house grounds and the Ellis
for the dance at their elegant quar-
ters on Wednesday night-thes. or
CARNATIONS a,a superb in all things
hat go to make for good cheer. good
fellowship and Prosperity.
TOO much can not be said for jim
AlIICCplO > III - ~ -oOh iltCi tNNI
want of his visiting press brethren
in which he was ably assisted by his
son. Sumter. and indeed everybody
else, it seemed, that was necessary in
Greenwood. The writer greatly en-
poyed being with his son and daugh-
ter. Elicit and wife. who have so re-
wood. His stay was made more than
dOnhlV HpliUbtfnl nv thpm'
The members Of the D ess paid
fitting tribute to the life and memory
of Gordon Gillespie. who was killed
on Flanders Fields October Is. 1918.
and whose remains were only a few
weeks z brought home and laid to
rest beneath the sod in his own ma
tive city. \ beautiful floral tribute
was purchased by the association and
deposited on his grave, and the
tongues of Col. r. II. Henry and Guy
Clark most feeling referred to the
life Of the dead nero and what his
memory means to his loved ones.
friends and his country.
Dr.. {. W. Grimes. Of Memphis.
ma Ie a splendid address to the asso-
cation but rarely has an address
been more appreciated by the press
than that of Gen. Monroe McClurgon
The Press and the Politician. Gen.
McCIurg made one of the best At
tOrneY-GeneralS the state ever had
and IS one of the noble characters and
grand souls who can always be re-
Iied upon for the highest and best.
Joe Richardson's speech on the
southern Negro was just what might
nave been expected o. Joe Richard
son. He knows the negro better than
he knows himself and while man
things he stated provoked laughter. !
yet running through it ell there was
d beautiful sentiment and some in
valuable lessons. Joe Richardson i
fuIl OF sentiment. He is both a poet
and a Philosopher and one Of the real
Jewels Of the Mississippi Press. He
mas glVen his paper. "The TOcsin".
Greenwood has many things to dis
tIn%ulsh her. It is claimed that De
soto and his intrepid band of explor-
erS went west through Greenwood ;
ana crossed the Yazoo river in the I
western part Of that city. The IN ;
dams had q trading post there in I
1874. The town was named for :
LeFioTe, a celebrated
CHIEF Of the ChoctaW tribe. and it is
that he at one time claimed :
IN his W right land equal to one |
thlrd the area of Mississippi. His old c
home, MalAlaison, still. stands as a S
monument to his memory, I miles $
east Of the town. The town was first i
called Williams lardin~ but the name I
was changed by legislative act in {
1874. i
The following is the report Of the l
on Resolutions Which puts Il
n a nut shell the mind of the press 5
II the State as to many business :
matters which concern newspapers ,
country printing Offices. Those \
Who are running counter to some L
Kings set forth, which is absolutely ,
quare with right and in several cases q
enacted statutes, would do u
veil to inform themselves unless s.
hey want to get up against some of 81
he swlftest buzz saws that ever s!
around: Q:
The action taken April 19,at a Joint 81
Meeting of the Delta Printers and {!
publishers Cooperative Association, al
the Mississippi Employing Print o.
rs, whereby a label, Printed in {