Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-04-21
READY FOR TEAcHERI
Meridian Completes Plan for Meeting
Of Association.

fled the department of education here
that all is ready for the State Teach
ers' Association, which meets here
soon, so far as the hospitality end OF
the occasion is concerned.
Hotel reservations have been taken
up to the limit, but accommodation in
private homes are arranged for that
will take care of every teacher who
notifies F. E. Rawls, principal of the
city schools before arrival in the city.
Indications are for the best attended
and most enthusiastic convention in
the history of the association.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Lodge No.
1854, B, P. o. Elks, installed the new
officers for the coming year. They
are as follows: r. c. McBee, exalted
ruler; Abe Silver, esteemed leading
knight; Eli Abbott, Jr, esteemed
loyal knight; w. G. Barner, Jr, es'
teemed loyal knight; w. G.. Barner,
Jr., esteemed lecturing knight; Fred
Fountain, inner guard; Sam Silver,
tyler; John Ashcraft, treasurer; G. A.
Wilson, Jr., trustee; c. J. Jones, dele.
gate to grand lodge, and ]. H. Pettey,
alternate. John Dantone was named
custodian to succeed T. P. Phillips,
who declined to serve another term.
Winona.-The Rev. T. M. Bradley,
superintendent of education; w. R.
Applewhite and Hon. Walker Dodd
have been selected as delegates from
the Methodist church here to attend a
"set-up" meeting Of the Grenada dis
trict of the Methodist Episcopal
church, South, to be held in Water
Valley. The object of the meeting is
to go over and discuss the plans for
the $33OOO,OO educational drive that
will be put on from May 20 to June 2.
Meridian.-Rev. ]. Layd Dessell, of
Fresno Cal, is to be the successor
of the late Rev. H. B. Watkins as pas
tor of the Central Methodist church
here, according to announcement by
Presiding Elder Paul ]. Harding. The
of DR.. Dessell was made
by Bishop McMurray Of Louisville,
KY, head of the Methodist conference
in this state, the appointee being
formerly Of this conference.
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Observation-Disclosures circles of this
city have made several changes. Mr..
Solomon has opened a general mer-
chandise store in the building next to
DR.. ]. T. Longino, where Greensphann
& Weinman formerly operated. The
City Drug Store, which has had tenn.
porary quarters in the front Of the
Cotton Exchange, is now established
in the brick building on the south
corner of the square.
West Point.-For the first time in
The history Of this city women have
exercised their suffrage and voted.
There were three contestants for the
office of justice of the peace in Dis
trict No. 2. This office had been made
vacant by the death of Judge Martin.
The candidates running were ]. A.
Coleson, ]. v. Calvert and J. E. Nc
Eachin. Calvert won by 40 votes.
Many ladies voted.
Senatobia.-Rev. M. X. Thornton,
of the Baptist hospital
1t Jackson, Miss, has been called by
he local Baptist congregation. Rev.
Mr.. Thornton is native Mississippian
md was pastor of the First Baptist
church Of Starkville for 10 years; also
It Hattiesburg for two years, and for
several years was pastor of the First |
Baptist church at Helena, Ark.
HaZlehurst.-The Copiah county bar |
association is making every prepare
ion to entertain the state bar associa. |
ion, to meet here, and the committees
re working overtime to get things in
badness for the first arrival Of law.
'ers. The meeting will be held at |
Browns Wells, 10 miles west of town,
md accommodations have been ar.
anged for at least 400 guests.
Utica.-The truck crop, which is the |
argest in the way of tomatoes that
las ever been planted in this section,
8 far in advance of any previous crop
t this time of the year. The crop |
ids fair to be heavy and local deal
RS are preparing to handle same, as
hey are putting in an unusually large
upply Of baskets and crates.
Canton.-More than 500 business,
professional men and delegates from
arious civic, industrial, commercial
EDUCATIONAL and agricultural organiza-
ions throughout the state are expect
d to convene in Jackson for the or
Of the Mississippi state
hamber Of commerce.
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Natchez.-A revival meeting under
he direction of Rev. w. w. Kayser
7ill open here shortly a. the First
BAPTIST church. Ground has been
roken for the new Baptist church
and actual construction will
tart soon. The edifice will cost about
II, 900.
Wesson.-The tri-county medical as.
ociation, composed of the nhvsicians