The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-05-08
THIS N THAT
BY Your Rowing Reporter.

ANANNS1AANAS VI 4AOWG1S lIldI IlldkG
Summer bright;
Thousands of dewdrops the morn
ing greet
Thousands of birds with voices
sweet.
Thousand of bees in the purple
clover
But only ONE MOTHER, the
whole world over.
THIS WEEK, we join in with
Jacksonians and people the world
over in paying tribute to Gods
Greatest Gift, MOTHER. We
wish for all mothers, everything
good that life holds.
SUNDAY, it was our pleasure to
be among those who listened to
Prince Nyabongo, native of East
Africa who spoke to a group of SOL
diers and civilians assembled at
the local USO. The Prince, who has
Travelled extensively in all parts of
the world, had message that was
at once international, interesting
and inspiring. Very enjoyable
on the same program was quar-
tet made UP of soldiers from the
Jackson Air Base
SUNDAY afternoon, along with
other young women of Jackson we
visited the Ordnance Plant at Flora
and joined in with the soldiers sta
toned there in playing games and
other recreation appropriate for
Sunday afternoon. We think
the soldiers especially enjoyed the
community singing led by Miss Es-
sic Haley, Junior Hostess and Miss
Matilda Henderson. If people in
Jackson, could see the great need
of these hundreds of boys and
young men-boys and young men,
who are hundreds of miles from
their homes and their loved ones;
If they could see their great need
for friendship, for companionship,
for proper supervised recreation-a
need for something to take the
place of that awful feeling that
comes to one, when he is deprived
of all the things that are familiar
and dear, a need that can be salts
fled only if EVERY CITIZEN in the
city will contribute to it, then, per-
haps there would not be time for
that spirit of selfishness, of deter
mining to run or ruin" of IF I
can't be the boss, I won't have any
thing to do with it, of, 'he can't
do this or that because he hasn't
had the advantages I have had,
educationally and socially"
Perhaps, if more people in jack
son could know the Importance and
the responsibility that rests on the
city of Jackson to provide whole
some recreation and entertainment
for these soldiers, especially at the
Jackson Air Base and at Flora, then
they would determine that this re-
sponsibility was personal and indi-
vidualS would cooperate to make
JackSon'S service to the soldiers
the best to be found anywhere.
Some of us who have been running
things for so long, would decide
that it really isn't important that
we were not named at the head of
certain committees, but the thing
that is really important is that some
one was named-if she or he, isn't
exactly as competent as we are, why
not exhibit the true characteristics
of Christian leader, 60 to these
persons, find out their DEFICIENCIES
and then lend them helping hand
remembering always, that the
program of providing recreation and
service for the soldiers, is far more
important than having our own
way. Sometimes, we who con-
slider ourselves, very insignificant
part of the great mass that makes
up the world, feel that if one must
exhibit the mean, nasty and un-
christian characteristics that are so
often exhibited in our leaders-we
will be satisfied to remain just the
insignificant person we are.
This week, our bouquet goes to
the three fine young ladies who re-
ceived their diplomas from the Mis-
sissippi Baptist Hospital School of
Nursing, Tuesday evening at Cen
trail Methodist Church. The follow
ing program was enjoyed by the
large crowd that came out to pay
tribute to these young ladies, Mis-
ses Maxine Smith, Leonia Moore
and Martha MITCHELL
Professional, Graduates Student
Nurses and Supervisors. Invocation,
Rev. c. A. Holland Trio, Misses E.
Smith, Simmons and Singleton. An
them, Central Methodist Chroir.