The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1954-06-19

comotiatiors in the hons of Miss
Willie Lee Harris, taking our meals
in the WALTER McBRYOES' charm
ing home on O'Hea Street - head
quarters, for our convention boss
whenever he is in the Queen City
of the Delta - And here we take
time out to say a BIG THANK YOU
to both big Nick and little Mack
Mrs. McBryde) for all the delicious
meals, the many many other cour-
tesies that made our stay in Green
vile SO delightful. We don't believe
there's key to any of the McBryde
doors - we've never seen them even
closed and we do believe "lit-
tie Mack dined and wined way
over half of the entire delegation.
AGAIN 1T WAS OUR PLEA
SURE to be in the company of an
other very lovely person we re-
fer to smart and we mean (smart
in every sense of the world. -
DOROTHY EDWARD the
charmer who very nearly became
the first lady of Mississippi Elk
dom and from the many nice
things we heard about her she'd
made an excellent first lady - work.
ing on the same registration COM
ittee we were together constantly
during the four days and after
seeing how intensely interested she
was in all phases of the Association
and how hard she was working at
doing her best to see that it was a
success, we could readily under
stand why the EDWARDS & EVANS
FUNERAL HOME, is enjoying the
success that is So evident. - Like
us DOROTHY hasn't been in ELK
DOM Tny TOO long, but we are GER
tain there were few Daughters at
the Association who had more gen.
uine love for the organization or a
greater desire to see it continue to
grow to hold its rightful place among
fraternal organizations in our state.
Lunch with Mrs Edwards in her
well appointed home Tuesday and
sharing table with her party at
the Elk's Ball, further indebted us
70 her for pleasant experiences we
will long remember. Others at
The Edwari Table helping us to
Rave good tie were: the ROBERT
MARTINS of Greenville and the
FLETCHER mcdonald Funeral
Home) JONES of Greenwood -
Didn't March in the parade this
year but was able to follow it in
such way as to note that every
where we looked there were signs
OF progress and evidence of efforts
being made by Granville citizens of
color - to make for themselves a
better life" Wherever we looked
there were lovely, well construct
ed homes, beautifully kept lawns
flower and vegetable gardens-all
the things that go to show that here
were citizens determined to leave
for posterity heritage of better
Living" and everywhere there
was evidence that the colored citi-
zenry was receiving wholehearted
cooperation from the white citizen
ry in making Greenville a better
place for all citizens-and this AS
ISOLATION, one to long be remem-
bered by all who attended.
THE PARADE LED US to New
Hope M. B. Church, pastored by the
Rev. n. II. Humes, where the Mem
or1al Service was delivered by the
State Chaplain S w. FOSTER and
tribute paid the Bills and Daugh-
tiers who had departed this life. dur
ing the past year. - Called back to
our job of registering we were un-
able to get the number or the names
OF the deceased Bills and Daugh-
tiers
WITHOUT A DOUBT, the most
interesting feature of the conven-
ton was the ORATORICAL Con-
test - we thought all the seven
young ladies who spoke on the sub
ject The Constitution and the Ne.
gro" or the Negro and Citizenship
were good and our congratulations
go to winners. - We thought how
ever that had we been judges the
decision would have been different
: very proud of our Jackson repre-
sentative, CHARLIE RUTH JAR
RETT and our favorite of young
misses, SYLVIA MACKEY.
PERSONALITIES AT THE ELKS