LIBRARY OF CONGRESS IIIIMIirllllin|i'l!IMIl|' ! l|l!|l I" MIIMillllll {linHlllililllllll III nil 111 111 II 014 5426133 HoUinger Corp. pH8.5 P 349 •V6 V5 Copy 1 1 lllllll!illlllillllllllllWlllllllllilillililliliil!iiiiiiHiii:n Iiiilliillllliiiiillllllllllllilill llll!li:illlllllll!!llllllllillllllll|!|||l!llllllliy^ VICKSBURG BEAUTIFUL HISTORICAL I m --'^<^}'-^'- ON ANOTHER PAGE WILL BE FOUND THE HISTORY OF THE ONLY CASTLE EV£R BUILT IN AMERICA Issued hy Circle No. I, Preshylenan Auxiliary. Miss Mary Brooke. Chairman rrjMII!llllllllllli!illllllilllliillllllllllllll!lllll!llli!lllliliy^^ T^CTinmiiiiHiiimiiiiiimoiiiniimnrnM ROBERT ERNST 1506 Wiuilimgton Street You are oortlially invited to In- spect our stock of Watclii>s. Jcw-clry, SUvei-war^ and Cut Glass PACKARD ASK TIIK ill AN WHO OWNS OXK CHRISTIAN & BROUGH CO. HOGGLY WOGGLY MARKET Handling Only Choice Sleats Phone 1899 Jones Smoke House MEN'S HEADQUARTERS Vicksburg Tailoring Company Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx ALI.-WOOIi CLOTHES ST. PAUL'S CATHOLIC CHURCH In 184S ground was broken for the erection of St. Paul's Catholic Church. The organization was effected early In 1825, Vicksburg being then a vil- lage. In the year 1860 Rt. Rev. \Vm. H. Elder, Bishop of Natchez, Miss., ap- plied to the Sisters of Mercy of Bal- timore, Md., for a foundation of their order to conduct a school in the city of Vicksburg. On the 9th of October of the same year four professed Sis- ters and two young ladies, under the charge of Rev. Mother M. de Sales Browne, who had been appointed Mother Superior of the new commu- nity, left Baltimore, accompanied by Ver.v Rev. F. X. Leray, pastor of Vicksburg. On October 11th, 1860, the Sisters obtained a charter of incorporation under the title of Sisters of Mercy of Vicksburg, with power to maipt.tin an Academy and free school. The Civil War having broken out this year, the Federals came in May, 1862, to beseige the city. The school was closed and the rooms turned in- to hospital wards for the sick and wounded soldiers whom the Sisters nursed. A government hospital hav- ing been established at Mississippi Springs, the Sisters were requested to take charge of it. They left Vicksburg on June 17th and the Con- vent was closed until the Federals captured the city, when it was taken and used by them for military pur- poses. On their return to Vicksburg the Sisters found their Convent practically in ruins and had it not been for the help of the good people of the city they would not have been able to restore the property in time to begin school September 12th of that year. Peace having been declared, the four Sisters who had remained at the hospital at Shelby Springs, returned to help with the regular work. The school having increased, it was found necessary to erect a new Con- vent, the old one being used for school rooms. The cornerstone was laid on August 2, 1868, and the build- ing finished February 1, 1870. Al- though the old Convent had been called St. Catherine's, the new one was placed under the patronage of St. Francis Xavier. The present Academy was erected in 1SS5 on the lot at the corner of Cherry and Crawford streets. THE BAPTIST CHURCH This church is closely woven into Vlcksburg's history. For many years there were two buildings of worship for that denomination. Now the commodious edifice on the corner of Crawford and Walnut streets num- bers its faithful workers in hundreds. Libr«fl(*M'i utfiir For Men's Furnishiiig Goods Go To Joe Fox Toggery Shop Scmple's Pharmacy Service and Sanitation H. R. Austin & Son COTTON BUYERS 605 Crawford St. EAT-5M0KE— DRINK — at— Jones & Ambom J. E. TELLER COFFEE CO. Exclusive Coffee, Tea and Spke Store FLOWERS BROS. IXSl RAXCK AGENTS Offli-e Mi-rchiiiits Bunk Biilltlliie IMioiK- 1170 Vk'kHburR MImh. V. RUSSO Groceries. Fruits & Produce Si, It Uriiiks iiiiil To'iiu-c i IMlolif :!Hi Vli-kH^iur;:. Miss. National Park Hotel Kl HOPE.*N HI-.\N J. l4ivp(vlilu. Mgr. Vii-k8burK. MIhs. Koestler's Bakery Where Quality and Purity Count ViekaburK, MI.ks. WEAR OUR SHOES COMtX)RT AND STYLE IN EVERY STEI« L. L. HERMAN SHOE CO. THE KXCHAXUE ClAU OE VIC-KSKl'U(; The Exrhungf Club is in\e of the many biiiiithi-s of the National Bx- (hange Club. whose headquarter* are at Tuledo, Ohio. The orKaniza- lion l8 exai'tly similar to the varlouj other noon da.v luncheon clubs. It has a Slute nn well as a National ilub and functions from the local ilub to to the Stte and thence to the National orKanization. The Kxchange Club of Vic-ksburg was organized on December 14, 11120, wi;h a nucleus of ten men who Kradually Increased tlielr number to Iwen'y-llve, the requisite (or a (^tul^• ter. The memberMhii) at .|>resent riumber.s 41, represenllnji; 41 differ- ent Melds of endeav.ir. The club mc.l.s every VVedmsday at one o'c'oek. *• ' I ' The key of Bxchangelsm U ex- liroaotd In Its motto. •Tnlty for Ser- vice." Its purposes are: r. To exemplify the real meaning • ■f "KxchanKe" In everyday buslnesx .ind profemlonul life by the maxi- mum nd fel'iou'shlp and acquaintance- hip be'.wien members and their .'amlllea, and to provide means for :hi8 purpose. 4. To take an active Interest In humanitarian, civic, state and na- tion! affairs, thereby lending our lid to movements tending to make our tity, slate and nation a better place In which to live, 5. To co-operate with Kxchange- ite.s wherever they may be, and to promote and encourage n relatlon- .''hlp of Service with other Kxchang** Clubs. The offlcor-i consist of a Preslden*., First and Second Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer and a Board ■>f Control of six additional members. All officers are elective. THE TWE.Vnimi CKNTIRY ClilB. In the spring of 1895 a literary so- ciety. Or study clasH. was formed by the ladie.«. Through the vista of year.s since the organization ' has stood for high ideals. H<)I« begun early in the seventies. IHi: HE!) CKO.SS. K lull IMstUnlve I'riilt Drink— ORANGE SQUEEZE Bottled by Fried and Gotthelf »)l It l>HI.\K.s .\RK BEST During the Spanish-.Xmerican war Vicksburg had it« first organization. The embers blazed afresh the earlv part of the World War. No commu- nity could have been more loyal. i-X>H t/l AMTY - OREA.MS AXfe il'.ES B E R D N ' S \V II I T.M A X '8 I'anMiii.s (luulk-s (ilflN for Ev<'ry UttiiHlon at J. M. FRIED'S Elsctric Wiring ox E.\.SY P.VY.MEXT PI,AX ('»ll-n-I.lve Wlr.- Mionc J. M. FRIED (Electragist) Prescription Druggists People's Drug Store KKITE & <.KKACHE National Tark lloti-I Building .AgiMilH for Sliuinls an- thorized by congress and established under direction of the Secretary of War, recalls a time of utmost trial and commemorate the spirit in which our people. North and South, faced the demands then made on their courage and constancy; the.v are indeed memorials to American manhood. Devotion to duty and courageous enshrined in enduring records and ^nchrined in enduring records and monuments on each of "these parks. The example of the soldiers. Union and Confederate, commemorated by them is a call to duty. cl"ar and compellipj as bugles that blow for 'battle. This call was heard^ Ii France at Belleau Woods, in the Argone Forest, and in front of th^ Hindenburif line. Th^- appeal of this example knows no North, no South, only a generous rivaltry to be worthy of honored forefathers; it will be ag enduring .L3 the bronze and granite memorials in the Vicksburg Park, which offers your State an opportunity to honor th? memory of her soldiers engaged in the operations that it commemo- rates. Sincerely yours, WM. T. RIGBY, Chairman of Commission. MY SOLDIER BOY On snowy field a sleadfast star Proclaims a soldier gone afair, To battle in the world's great war. Though sore beset by trap of hell. Though bathed in blood from shot and shell. My son through all — (I know it well) Is worthy. God. of me. And I, bereft, who kneel in prayer. Beseeching Heaven's tender care. To guard my laddie "over there," Th> while mine eyes are dim; Oh. Father, may I also pray. That I in highest living may When he comes home (Oh blessed day) Be worthy, God, of him. Mrs. Juliet Howe Harmon, Vicks- burg, Miss. CITY HALL. OXK OF TIIK CinF-\TKST OHATOHS Tin: \v<)KM> i;vi:i{ k\k\\ i,ivi:u iii:ki-: Thf Anii'ilcan hiTCwith |iri'Si'ii:.< thi" first iifwspapcr llliislratlun evi-r made of Sergeant S. Prentiss, thr world's ninst famous orator, who honored Vicksburg with his home. Mr. Prenti.>4< wa^ born In Maine. 1808, eanie to Viek.sburK 1827, an,l died In IS.'iO. Hla remains are In- terred at Natchez. Years ago the writer heiird an old gentleman teM of attending a ban- (|utt in N'.w- Orleans at which Sar- geant S. I'rentiss delivered an ex- temporaneous address on the defeat of Henry Clay for the Presidency. | As nearly as the old gentleman'.-* i words can be recalled they are qu"' ed: "I was sitting in the banquoi chamber talking with a fri nd when waves of applause shook the room, and looking toward the place whenc • i the shouting and hand-ciapping pro- ceeded. I saw two men of disting- | ulshi'd bearing approa^-h some one : who sat at the farther end of the long line of taibles. They addressed this man and he arcv^e with some difficulty to his feet. grasping the back of his chair with his left hand and supporting himself with a cane. which he held in his right, he turn- ed toward that crowd of noisy ban- queters a face on whleh delicacy and strength were t)lended and swept the assemblage wilh two blue eyes ■which radiated the mefimerlsm of genius and the magic of human mastery. There was «tlllness as of death for a moment, and then the slender figure at the upi>er end of :he hall began to speak. "Uescrlbe It? Why. lui man ever born could describe the power and witchery of the eloquence 1 listened to from the man's lips on that au- tumn night. Five hundred men. ranging from twenty to seventy years and of nearly every riieial extrac- tion and lemperament sat spell- bound, enihralled, for two Jiours, hypnotized by an InflU'Uce which vermii! nut of this worlM Wis Old Law Office, Siill Sianding on North Cfierry Street "His slender form seemed to grow taller and expand as the grand and beautiful thoughts, clothed in words of wondrous cadence, rolled from his throat. He unloosed his clasp from the chair and discarded his eane before he had proceeded through half a dozen nentenceA. and swept the air with such gestures of strength and grace as I had never before beheld. His vnice wm« of re- markable range and pliancy. At timet) It would take nn the tones of the tempest In the rest. It would iT.ish like the runilile of thunder, Ir.Mitn like the breakers or roar like tile cataract. Again it would ring out like the alarm hell at mldnigh'., clamorous with threat and warning. Anon It would sob like the south- wind through the magnolias; thrill like the strain of martial music or sink to the sweet cadence of a mo- ther's lullaby sune above the cradle of her weeping child. "As the spell of the enchanter grew upon me, my will, my Intelli- gence, my memory, every faculty of mind and soul, .-eemed to be tha plaything of his |>'>wer. During the first burst of applause I descended from the heights "t enthusiasm and ecstacy, to which the eagle of ora- tory had transporied me, long I'nough to grasp ont In my Iriend's ear: '•That's Prentiss, isn't It?" "Yes." he gasped back, "that's Prentiss." "By heaven, I thought SO," I said. "I was told he wa.s the greatest ora- tor on earth and now I know it. " Cheerfulne.'w is an excellent wear- ing quality. It has been called tl.' bright weather of the heart. The Civic I..eague gives untirinr: aid to the City Fathers in every av ■ nue for advancement. SOI Till. I'.X WOMAX WANTS A .MOMMKNT TO SLAVF-S J II the hearts of the mighty fallen cIllp ruoti-J the feeiins of inex- iiguishable gratilude to the loyal •slaves to whoso care the women and chi.dren were entrusted during the .entire period of the war between the states. It is a sentiment that still remains smouldering in the souls of those who owned them. To tho.3e slaves who watched the fireside, til!- ■ d the soil, helped spin, weave and make raiment for the master and hi-s .son on the battlefield — to those slaves who protected and provided I'cir the families at home — is due a .uonunieiit that will tell the story to coming generations that canot be taught the lesson of self-sacrifice and devotion of the slave in any other way. If a time is ever ripe tor a noble d;ed. now is that time, for the grand, courteous southern slave- owner is fast pa.ssing a.way. and to erect the monument would be to hand down to posterity an open book in which our southern children can read of their devotion. Eroding this monument would In- r uence for good the present and coming generations and prove that ths people oC the south who owned , slaves valued and respected their good qualities a.s no one else ever did or will do. It would bespeak the I'eal conception of the affection of the owner toward the slave and I'e- fute the slander and falsehoods pub- 'ish.ed in "Uncle Tom's Cabin." There did exist in the days of trial lid hardship not only a perfect un- derstanding, but the kindest sympa- thy, and to thousand.3 of plantations and homes where every white male on the place able to bear armsw'ould go to the battlefield. the heipiess families of women and ehi'dren were left entirely to the care and protec- tion of the trusted slaves. No one who was rocked to sleep I'V the sweet lullaljy of the faithful i)lack "mammy." listened to her weird ghost storie.'?, nursed at her breast or p;a.\ed around her cabin door, would ever be willing to have 'liese tender memories die out. There the side of sentiment, the side of gratitude, that those who have felt the touch can never give up nor can they forget the debt due the faithful "10 .per cent of slaves that remained with their masters after freedom." Brect tlie monume^^ It will result I much fJTOod, aa it will tell future generations that the white men of the ■south were the negro's best friends then and that the men of the Fouth are the negro's best friend to- day. Instances portraying the fidelity of the slaves might be told to fill end- 1 ss volumes and would recite the sweetest stories of heartfelt devotion, the most unselfish acts, prompted by '"ire love; self-fnrgetting. th^y would irifice comfort — -yea. even go hun- y — and wilb n smile serve thnse to whom they felt undying fealty. They could not express all they felt, 'nit for mammy's "girl" or "boy" the;, could work and suffer and teach i blessed lesson of endurance and glo- rifiej fortitude, for, as Miss Drom- goole so sweetly expresses it Her face is as black as ebon Wrinkled and seamed and old. But her heart, I know, is ibs white a^ .snow And true as the rarest gold. Her brown hands, old and feeble With the touch of passing year.--. Would banish each trace of oar. from my face And brush from my heart Lh. tears. Mammy and friend, 1 loved .13.-, Humble and all unfamed, But I love to trace in her love th. face That robber years have clai'.njl Her face is as black as ebon. Her soul as fair as the day. And her prayers, I know, wl'.crevr- I go Will follow. me all the WJV. — From the Confed 'rate Vet°rai, VK'KSr.lRt; NATIOX.VIj mili- 'r.VliV I'.VKK THE ELKS CLUR Th • Elk.s Club is one of our m-K-t 'ir;iminent and succ:>ssful organiza- tions. Their building and grounds are among the most attra::tive in tho city, The memlbership, about 275, Is composed of manv of the city's most prominent cltiz?n.s. The memberTi, at all times, are ready to respond liiberally,^ tp any worthy cause. X.i appeal for charity, if worthy, is ever denied, but meets with a liberal con- tribution. Vicksburg is to be con- gratulated in having such an organ- ization as the Elks Club. The sik- ce.ss of the club is largely due to the efforts of the lat? A. M. Paxton, ■who '■as it's secretary for many years. They have recently purchased the adioinin? lot, which beautifies an 1 enlarg-s their property. For a period extending mor> than nineteen years members of the Ell:s Club have giv-^n g.^nerous sums to- wards wonderfully planned Christ- mas trees for little ones, their oMor .■lifters and brothers, not having such bles^inrrs und°r par-»ntal roofs. Th ^ Mary Thompson Howe Circle of King's Daughters are the guardian^ and workers in this bemtiful benev- olence. Not only th'^ eitv's unfortu- nates financially, but children from the county as well, are welcome. 1 mam I GHO.STS. Through the efforts and direction of Capt. Jno. H. Mtrry, of Manches- ter, Iowa, a meeting was held in this cit.v October, 1895, for the purposvi ■ of taking the initiative in the maL- ! ter of reviewing legi.slation by con- j gres.s authorizing the establishment of the Military Park. The bill for establishment of the park was pr - j sented to congress in 1S96 by Ge:-.- I eral T. C. Catchings, representing thi.s district in the house of repr-'- ■tntatives. Through his forceful wovk and the united action of th.' a.sociation and veterans of both .iimies in all parts of the country the bill was passed by cangrsss in Peb- I ruary, 1899. In accordance with its provisions, on March 1st. the Secr^- I tary of War appointed Lieut. Gen. ; Sti'iJhen D. Lee, of Mississippi; Capr. W T. Rigby, of Iowa; and Capt. Jame,3 G. Everest, of Illinois, com- missioners. As chairman General Lee resigned April. 1902. Capt. Rigib.v was then elected, and it 's gratifying to know that on Marcli, 1922, the War Department designat- ed him rej,ident commissioner. At a meeting held March 15th. 1899, th-» Park outlines were definitely determ- ined upon; the land carefully sir- veyed and purchased by the govern- ment at a cost of $52.4(15.98. Con- Ifderate Avenue, 8.19 miles in length 'follows the line of Confederate earth- I works. Union Avenue, -7.43 miles. follows the main trench of the Union Army. From the main gate of th? National Cemetery avenues bearin-^ the names of famous generals an'i I war notaibles intersect the 31. S^) miles of driveway. including n 'bridges, area 1.322.63 acres. This is the .-statement for 1922. At the un- veiling of the imposing heroic Mas- n^ichusetts monument. the opening address was made by General Lee, one of the men. indomitable and ibrave, who had suffered rather than vi'-ld in the defense of A'ieksburL-, That was in November, 1903. There are now 681 memorials and monu- ments. 128 mounted gun.s. 898 tab- lets, one arch by the United States, 14 by states, medallions, marker.s and guide boards seem almost countless. The Illinois Temple, clas- ■■ic in design, 58 feet high and 48 feet in diameter, recalls the struc- ture nf the Panthenn at Rome. It isn't the thing you do. dear; it's the thing you leave undone. Which gives a bit of heartache, at the setting of the sun. The tender word forgotten; the letter you did not write. The flower you might have sent. dear, are your haunting ghosts tonight. Lesi? than eighteen years ago. Mag- nolia Hall, a .otately old mansion fi.ur miles out on Hall's Ferry Road was burned. From there on. ante-belluri homes stood, many only a mile i r tv o apart, for great distances. Thi'ik of the energy expended in getting irtc this city to church, the opera with other duties and pl.-asures. No\i- with the good roads over our coun- tie.-. and marvelous dcvici-s in mo 'ir l-f-wfl-, time £.nd place speak for the ei.c'ion of suburban bone s. liOVS IH-V IN MISSISSI1>1'I ciiuisT chuuii. A.<» curly as 182S ocroslonal aervi- fs \v< ri' held by Rev. James A. Kox anil other visiting clergynnii. but It was not until the year 183ri that there was any permanent or- Kanizution. In that year the Rev. Dr. Page, of Natchez, visited VIck. • burg and organized a parish by tli name of Christ church. The Rev. Richard Cox, of New York, was th first rector. He remained only a few months and was succeeded by Rev. Dr. I'inchlng, who also resigned aft-r a tew months' service. In 1839 th • Rev. George Weiler, D. D., was elect - ■1 rector and remained in that otflj mtll November, 1841, when he fcil :i victim to the terrible scourag- fif yellow fever, which he contracted while ministering to his suffirin'z people. During hl« rectorship th.- cnrnirstone of Christ church w.i ; laid by Kishop Polk, of Loulsian:'. It IS 42 the Rev. \V. F. Boyd w.n ' lected rtctor and held the positioii i:ntil .lune, 1845. During his admin- istration the church edifice was com Pleted at a cost of $35,000. In Sep- tember, 1845. the Rev. Stephen Pa'- lorson became rector and continue-'.; in that office until he fell at his post a martyr to the fearful epidemic in 1S53, In 1854 the Rev. W. \V Lor.l ,v,fn c.illid to be rector and cuiiti.-.- I ued his service until the fall of th city in July. 1863, when he left with the Confederate Army, and resignel I In 1865. On the first Sunday In Ad- I vent, 1865, the Rev. IT nry Sansom I took charge uf the paiLsh and con- tinued in that office until May 19th. 1903, when he psged to his reward ' after thirty-eight years of service. Rev. Charles W. HInlon succeeded Dr. Sansom, taking charge of the parifih June 3rd. 1903. After ten years of most impressive and highly appreciated _ service he resigned to the great regret of his congregation. Rev. Chas. E. Woodson, the present rector, wna elected in 1914, and helil his first service on Whitsunday of that year. Under his efficent can and guidance the increased fourfold, pertaining to the church are in a 2ondltion. Stati.:tics have proven that 1921 was the healthiest in the hi.-tnry of this locality. Add to that fact tho wonderful beauty that surrounds us in verdure and growth bordering on the tropical bh.ssoma of the four seasons mingling in colors, dazzling in brilliance and exquisite refinement In softer shades. membership has and all matter, welfare of the most satisfactory Of the many organizations for '>oy8' welfare, such as the De Mo!ay. Hoy Scout-', special Sunday School cia-sses for lioyn, Y. M. C. A. and the Hi-Y the Hi-Y rca^hja more boys. ;jrobably. than (hr- other four put together. Missi- ipiii has 242 lli-Y Clubs, with a Muniiivrshlp of 7.1i'.l-.'. This mean.s that .Mississippi has more han twice as many club.^ as any other Southern state and about one- fth of all the Hi-Y clubs dn th.' iiil.d Stnti'S. Th • Hi-Y is a branch of the 1 .\I. G. A. on the HiKh School level. It is conducted and operated by HIith School boys under the supervlsiun of an Advisory Roard and a Fielil Secretary. Its purpc.ie Is to eMr.i.l 1 hluh Ktmdard of Chrljstlan ■ hu - actir. Th • HI-Y Is a religion- .i - 7anizatijn, but it is n in-sect.. m Catholic, Jews and Proleatant.-. .ill iiay beconrte members of the Hi-Y. Kach <;luh stands for ,slx well d - lined prlnclpKs and taken prldi- in enforcing th -tn. First: The cliili a loyal to the Church and Suml i\' ."School. Second: Bible study is Msldered fundamental In the suc- ' H of the club, and the develnp- nient of its member.''. Loyalty toih> Word of Ood Is th->ir slogan. Third. The Sacrificial f rvlre, to arou."- and develop the noble qualities or manhood of the members of the club. Fourth: Th ■ Hi-Y emphasi- z.'s and teaches the importance of clean speech, rlcin habits and clea i iililetics. Fifth: Kach club Is seir- nt rolled and Koverned. Sixth. i aches reliance u|inn the advice of '"hristian adult gentlemen and leads he club to select Christian men for the Advisory Board. The most Inteiesting and probably the most imp'>rtant, part of the Hi- Y arc the s rvlce activities. Thi-se service activities are d'.-eds of si'rvice to someone who needs help, .ind to those not able to c ire for th ,'mselve.i. An Illustration of a service task: Jn Copiah county a truck farm^'r wtis sick at thii time his tomato olants had to be transplanted Imm'.ll.itelv. He was unable in hire heir The local Hi-Y club learned of his iir.-d. vecured perm iJ-imi to be absan: f.-')m school and set out the entire crop of thousands of tomato plants. Be- ■idcs these .he Hi-Y does numerous )ther things to h- Ip the boys, such IS the Social HvKlene campaign. Keeping Fit lectur' m. i''ather and Son campaign, Stick-t '-ihe-School cam- paign. Find Yoursilf campaign and the Friendship 'impalgn. All of these are summed up by the moil>i of the HI-Y, which is the one word. "Service." ROBERT L. DENT, JR We may build mure splendid h ' itations, fill our rooms with painlin;:. and sculptures, but we cannot but with gold old associations. XJethndisni was introduced into -Mi-sissippi by Kev. Tobias Gibson in 179'9. The cliurch was organized in Adams county during- the saint: year. The organizations tliat were ti'Iected ai that time are .«till in ex- istence, Washington, Kingston and Jefferson Sireet, Natchez. According to the best information oblainalble, the church was begun with the beginning of the town of Virlviiburg in 1820. The original lot for a chuich building. corn->r of Cherry and Grove .streets, was do- nated by Rev. John Lane, son-in- law of Rev. Newit Vick, the founder MtTTHODISM I.\ VICKSBl'RG Of \'icksburg. This lot fronted th- Court Houre and the building erect- ed on it was larg.ly provided for by Mr. Lone who made gi'"*-s of lumber and other material, in addition to collecting money for the same. The first preaching was done in a blacksmith shop btfore there was a church building or court houe?. Rev. John Lane was the first pastor. Prior to 1850, John W. VIck. so i of Rev. Xewit Vick, "th? proprietor of the town," gave the lot at the cornel' of Cherry and Crawfor.i streets, for a new church. Thi'? buihlin,? immediately preceded th ^ lirosent structure and was occupied 1 y the congregation from about 1847 to IDOO, slightly more than fifty years. The cost of thii historic oui.ding was about $2j,000.00, and was used by the U. S. Army during 1863-'64-'G5. There arc two churches in this lity, the other, Gibson Memorial, sit- uated on Washington street. Th-: i^astor is Rev. T. B. Cottrell, in his j-cond year, and the church is grow- ing steadily. Nearly eleven hundred jieople belong to the two Methodii^t ■.hurches, and it is comforting to be- :ieve that the labor of our hands is •iroEpering under the guidance of God. MTSSIS.SII'PI-IiOl'ISI.\X.\ VSSOn.\TION FAIR This as.=ociation is the result of a campaign by a Board of Trade com- mittee to establish for the people of ^■ickdburg and sarrounding country, fair and play grounds. The afisocia- tion was oiganized and funds o-il- lected and work begun in 1920. A 7.) acre tract, admirabl.v adapted for the purpcs;' was secured by purch;iso and the as.i^ociation had develop.-d fine athletic fields which are inclos- ed; has erected a handsome and splendidly equipped grand stand; and, with the aid of the Civic L-'ague, which contributed about $3,700 towards the cost of $12,500. constructed a concrete swimming pool with bath houses. The associa- tion's plans for the ultimate devel- opment of the fair and play groumls are broadly comprehensive. They include a Boy Scout Hut, a dancing liavilif-n, which will also be used for :• public auditorium, antl hall for ex- hibits; a public so!f course; a land- ing fiela for airpU^nes, and a variety :-r. In other literary channelis Mr. Dick- son ha.s won fame, having for years been a regular contributor to The Saturday Evening Post and other pe- riodicals. In his attractive homj in Park Addition he has his study. M." Richardson has been in the dipl,)- matic service many years, sending at intervals highly interesting boo.cs and .«-horter articles from forel.'jn courts. He is now in Tokio. Japan. The Knight.s of Columbus was or- ganized in Vicksburg in May, 190 I. Us membership is 4 3 0. Twenty-five per cent of its members carry incur- ance. The object of the Knights if Coiumbu.? is educational, charitable and to promote good citizenship, iambling in any form is prohibited in it's rooms and any sale of liquor i.s not tolerated at any time. Th; national organization, from its very incipiency, excludes from its mem- 'lership those who were engaged in the manufacture or sale of liquor, either directly or indirectly. I W W ■ Organized Daughtn-s of the Con- federacy. Southern History, 1896. The wise man will feel towards his friend as he does towards himself, whatever labor he would encount'^r with a view to his own pleasure he will encounter for the sake of his friend. — Yonge. Vlt'KSBl RG HAD IIKK l.KGKSl). Th ri' is a romantic, though lllo,;- leal. In(Ii;\!i Ftory of twn hrothii.-^. Chooia iiiiil Chlsoa, who came from the far .-•(luthwest and booamo rulers of ai: Indian tribes aloni; the south- ern Mississippi River. The Chn •- taws and Chlekaraws held sway ovir the sylvan region Fourroundini Vlok.'ibnri; Bluff*. The bold Di-Soi . led his Kroup of chlvalrlc plund<'! !■■ ■• very ni ar our present city, and It s probabli. that not far from the slit- ter of th" electric llsrhts. this Knishl Rrraiit of Gold passed Into th > depilis i.f the mtfthly river which h-»! cuardeil "ci well Us secr.'t. Accord - Ins to the host Information It was only a few mlleg below Vlckaburij thai LaSalle met his death at th-? hands of his own followers. T\\\n vast territory belonised first to the French. who clHlm'.-d every fo. ,ind Its college certlfl'- ite car- rl(«g with It a teacher's cerlilirate in the Stall- of MUslyslppl. St Francis Xavier Academ;. . -.jlrls^ school, and St. Aloyslus fur boys, are large and well equipped Institutions for the education of Ro- i man Cathollc»«. I Hjindnome church bulldlngg. the loudest of which are the .Mithodlst. I BplKcopallan. Calliollc. rri-sbyt- ' i-i I Baptist and Synagoi^ne. The n- • also have many buildings of woi.-,... 8<>veral well designed of stone and brick. There are many, many clulis. Th • onert having regular homes for meet- ' Irgr are the Masons, n. R. Literary ' Association, American L-glon. Elks. Knlghls of Columbus, and the Coun- try Club. Vlck«!burg sits serenely upon h«r hillfi hundnds nf feet above the wa- tf r level. Men have given their : power to building a city — nature has d^lne more. Af> a health location !t ranks third with all other places In 'he L'nion. abundant water. MIssIs- 'Itri'l being the Bayou S'ate. and !n I>lcture8qi>eness we have few rivals. The wonder Is that winter resorts have not been placed In attractive southern architectural bulldlnci on the river side or towering hills, or *mld.sl the trees of Magnolia Grove, three mil s towards the favorable 'planting di.strici. naturally restricted .i I The objects of tli- ■ rdlngly. Rotary Club To encourage and foster high eth- ical standards In business and |>ro- fes.-^ions. The Ideal of Servic. as the basis of all worthily enterpi isee. Th-' active interest ..f every Ro- tiirian In the civic. • ■inmercial, so- cial and moral welfar-- of his com- munity. The developmeoi ..f a broad .i •- ■lunintanceshlp as a;, oiiportuniiv for service aa well as .m aid to suc- cess. The Interchange of Ideas an.l ..f •business methods as a mennjt ot in- crlnB the i-fflelency and us- ful- ness of 1": Th,- ' .,r the worili ' all li-Ki: iniai,- occupations ami n • rilfying of Ihe occupation of • i h ..••larian as affordlni; him an o; tunity to serve .-■.-. i ty. Rotary Is an iniernatlortal i - zition. It li. i:,in in t'hliago In ruary, igo.l. and has Krown uir.. day there are 1,100 clubn scatt ! -.I i>ve!- 24 dlff.rent cuntrles of globe. ■lie Tin: iN>'i,ri-:Nti-: of books ' ' ks h^Ve .1' ^.•-Te: .lifli;- - im the no , 'ng; we can- iiut at pleasure o: ;.iate Ideas; he tjiat reads hooks of f- nienl, will grow m--r. knowing: he th.it entertains hims- 1' with nooil 'T- religious treati>'s uill Imper- .•■ i - advance In goodii-,~.s; the id.- 1,-( 'h are offered to the mind, wlJI ;asl tlnd a lucky moment when It i- I lolt WIVES THK IW>T.VIIV (Mil The Rotary Club of VIcksburg was organized in D-cember. 1917. with a : charter member.'hip of .ll and ha.-? 6!t menxhers at tl-e present time. As t i» meniihtrshlr is limited to ono r 'prcsentatlve from each line tt I bu.«inoss or profession. Upgrowth is A wise old minister, before pi-t- Ing with a young couple he had Join- ed in matrimony, used to slip a cird Into the bride's hand on which w.ts printed this advice: "When .vou marry him Jo\ -• hlin. After you marry him study liim. If li« Is hon- est humor him. If he Is gjrierius appreciate him. \\ iien he is sad ■^heer him. Wheii lo- Is quarrelsome ignore him. If lo- is slothful spur him. If he is noM.- praise him. If he is confidential < iicourage him. If he Is jealous cure liirn. If he favcra ociety accompany him. 'WTie.i i.e doe« you a favor thank him. When he deserves It kiss him. Let him think how well you understand hi--i, but never let him know that yen manage him." — iBoston Transcript. Women have many faults; Men hav - only two, There's nothing right they pay. n;: 1 nothing right they do. If awful men do nothing right, never say what's true, j What precious fools we women an ' to love them as we do. ■IMi: SKCICSSION COXVIiXTlOX. The sketch of the secession con- vention contributed Iby Judge T.E. Woods — its youngest member — 'to .;ie state Historical Society paper.s conveys an idea of the character of us deliberations quite at odds witli tile natural impression. In a perio 1 of convulsive popular excitement, the fateful wrench of the state from its national moorings was done with- out violence or turmoil of proceed- ings — not only sobriety and order but SdUmnity prevailed. When the tropical tornado approaches its dread climax, there is a subsidence of the wave crests, is a hushed pause in the roar and rush of the unchain- ed elements. Thus it seemed to be with the fateful act of seces.3ion — the passion which rode the gale was toned down by the awful consequen- tiality of the plunge — the convention insensibly touched by the shadow of the oncoming cloud, rising som'bre and lurid behind the distant horizon. "Over the entire convention," reads the sketch, "brooded a spirit of grav- ity and seriousnesii. There were no brilliant orations, and there was an absence of all rhetorical display and elocutionary flourish. The tremen- dou,3 resi)onsibility pressing upon the convention was seen on every coun- tenance. From Judge Wiley P. Har- ris, solitary, silent, introspective, and Mr. Lamar. . brooding, mjlancholy, and abstracted, downward through' all classes and ranks, was an air of fixed solemnity." The picture is om to be trea.3ured, tor its memorial re- flection. The foKowing point in the recol- lections of the writer is full of his- toric significaiice: "While the slavery agitation was the occasion of the war, it was not the cause. Nine-tenths of the men ' who fought the invaders of our soil were not slave-holders, and had no intereet in perpetuating that institu- tion. They fought, as th^ir slave- holding comrades fought, to repel an insolent and ruthless invader ot our homes and rights, with scarcely a thought of slavery in their mind.s. and with none whatever as an im- pelling cause." Judge Woods has. we are sure, over-stated his proportion of non- Elave-holders in army ranks. But he had a m.ue forceful illustration of his point :it hand. Th.» overwhelm- ing balance of political power in Mis- Ki:Sippi in 1860 was in the white counties — the basi/3 ot legislative ap- ixntionmeiu was white voters. The Conservatism of the state lay in the 'black counties — ^mostly the oppon- ents of seces>:ion were from the river section. It was the majorities in th;" white counties that hurried the state "across the Ruibicon"- — dragging in their train Adams and Warren, AVashington and Coahoma. These facts signally refuted the future oft repeated taunt — that "it was a rich man's war and a poor man's fight." Tiic following summary of cou- .ention leaders will be read with in- .erest by the children of the genera- tion they inspired and guided: "It can be truthfully affirmed by ihi- youngest and most inconspicu- ou.s memfber of our secession con- vention that in learning, in ability, in patriotism and in nobility of in dividual character no such body had ever before, or has «ver i:ince, been assembled within our borders. In its membership the delegates to th ;'nn\'ention may be said to have been truly representative ot the highest and best in the old Whig and Dem- ocratic parties. From the old Whis ranks, J. L. A'.corn, J. Shall Yerger. Walker Brooke, T. A. Marshall, George R. Clayton, Francis M. Rog ■ers, J. Winchester, H. W. Walter an.l Chas. D. Fontaine, with many other.- not then so widely known, had bee chosen by the people without regard to former party affiliations. From -he old Democratic host, Wm. S. Barry, L. Q. C. Lamar, Wiley V. Harris. Henry T. EUett, A. M. Cla.v- ton, D. C. Glenn, Sam'l. J. Gholsor, J. Z. George, J. W. Clapp and J. .\ Orr, with a large number of other ifterwarde widely known, were like- wise chosen by Whig and Demo- cratic voters alike. The following further quotation from Judge Woods' sketch will not be found uninteresting by those who treasure the memories of a heroic, if calamitous, gathering in Missii^- sippi's council halls: "The two dramatic and thrillin'; incidents of the memorable occasion were introduced by Mr. Alcorn, of Coahoma, and by Mr. Walker Brooke of Warren — a man gr^at in appear- nce, bearing, in intellect and in speech. These gentlemen had bo-n ardently attached to that old Whia party of w'hich Henry Clay was su long a leader, and they were botli ■strongly and passiounately attached to the Union. They had been sin- cerely desirous to avert any attempt to dissolve the Union by the separate and independent secession of Missis- ■sipjii. Strongly and fervently they endeavored to enforce *heir views up- on the convention, but without avail. sinc,> the cause of Mississippi hai been practically determined at the polls. After their views, shared and upheld by other able and true men had been overwhelmingly rejected, and after the ordinance of seces.sion had been put upon its passage, both Mr. Alcorn and Mr. BrooKe made pa- triotic and touching reference to their course theretofore and to th> course which they should thence- forward pursue. Wh-n the name of Mr. Alcorn was called h? aros-:< amidst a filence that was almost painful in its intensity and with deep fmotion said: " 'Mr. President: I have thought that a different course in regard to the settlement of this great contro- ver<^y should have been adopted, and to that end I have labored and spoken. But the die is cast — the Rubicon is crossed — and I enlist m.e- self with the army that marches on Rome. I vote for the ordinance.' When Mr. Brooke's name was called he arose in hU place and said: "Mr. President: I was elected by a large majority cf what is known as co-operationists. which mi ans, as I understand it, one who was in favor of united Southern action for the purpose of demanding furth r guar- antees from the North, or, failing in that, the formation of a Southern Confederacy. I have, to the best oC my ability, endeavorded to carry oat the views of my constituents in thece respects. I have acted in good faith and with no desire to make a fac- tious opposition. I have faileEJ*. These last words were spoifen in a tone of infinite sadness and with bowed head. Then, recovering him- ■self, he continued: " 'Influenced by considerations cf this character, which I now can.not more fully express, I feel it my du-.y. painful as it may be, to part from those with whom I have hitherto acted, to assume the responsi'oiut.v of casting at least one of the votes of Warren county for the passage cf the ordinance as reported. I vote aye.' 'No one at fits dist.ir.ct: of .n /re than firty years from this ihril'm.g scene can imaijine the w-ave jf :iiief and joy that swept over the conven- tion and broke into invol'intary ap- plause upon that mo'rentotis occas- ion. This was the solitary .Iramatij burst ot eloquence and aplause, rio far as can now be recalled." A.'MERIC.VN L/KGION Allein Post. No. 3. located at Vicksburg. in Warren county, Alis- .•:issippi, was chartered on the lOtn day ot August, 1920, and has since its incorporation, been actively an i successfully engaged in endeavoring to bring together the ex-servicemen who fought during the recent World War. In its attempt to foster and perpetuate true Americanism, it ha«! met with a steady response and hearty co-operation from the com- munity in which it operates, beinj recognized as a valuable community asset; and it has enjoyed a consist- ent increase in membership, th ; number of "members being now over two hundred. For the transaction of its affairr:, and the social development and con- tact of Its memiber,,. the Allein Post has splendidly furnished club rooms-, located in the heart of the busine.s-5 district on Washington street, and current literature and mu.sical facil- ities are supplied for the entertain- ment and comfort of its members. Lost: Yesterday between sunrise and sunset, two golden hours, set with sixty diamond minutes. No re- ward offered for they are gone fo.-- ver. — Horace Mann. Till « AsTLK After til' .'-■iirrrjiili I- of Vicksburs, -Mr. Thus. .M;i ■, Im was refu- gei-liig with li iifar Newtoi, Miss., leanifil i.ii; i lU' Castle hal iieeii torn iJiiwn. juiM the Union for- ! ..-s were biilltlinK u furt on thr site-. I'u cli'ur the livi r view from th-- fnii It WHS lilann.d tn d -tory the .\l;i' - I hall and Uowjiin;^ hjiTies, whi'ii . '-ii- "II :ln Ik!! .. . s \Vas!iin -;i- ' i All Sainis' C - 11 mil i and Cuiil.il authi.rit . . lit to \'i ■'•;■ ur„'. Ml' wa ■ Iriint thill i\f il.l n \lcksburg lij Iliu Ciini' . nd theie wn-s n> Pity, I feel a Just i)ride In the tlon of Dr. Sydney Johnston n^ Ident of the Medlr.il A'nts and (trandpar nis In the ■ Ii'nB a»rn," and them .iinciiiK ni^- friends. I' atid W'hiii'head. former pr.;-i'i' m ■ the Stall- .Medleal Assorlalioii, 1 kip liersonally. and they nu-rlted all th- Kood thliitn said of them In a late edition of the HeraKl. They were skilled iih.Vcilfians. pentlamen in ev- ery sense of the word, and euud cit- Izen.i. I fain would place a flower on th? graves of all thos? physlcia:i-<. wh'i once lived amoni; us In Vii'U.-rtli Carolina. They were Drs. Benjam: I. Hioks, and brother, Joe H.. Mr. J<' Litll'Julin and Dr. Goodwin, a iihar- maci-'l. They were nil s;i-ntl?ir>en o." the old school, soon insjratiated them- selves wlih our cltizins. and setllea here. I^ater the Drs. Hieks married rlfters. They were the Misses Martha and Mary Cowan of Warren county. Mr. L,ittleJohn, first a clerk, later a commission merchant, married the slrtcr of the writer, Mi.ss Olivia Bland. Or. Goodwin rcmainded single. As far back a'S memory goes Ur. I?. L Hicks, was our belnved physician, and so continued until his d/ath by yellow fever In 1847. Other physi- cians w>re: Urs. Harper, Brodn.ix. Bickel.s, Crump. Billings. Hansford, Henry. Jos. Hicks, and later his son liracticed In Warren county. In that far-off lime, calomel (that nauseous drug) w.as t1ie most popu- lar medicine, which brings to mind fine of the old songs of that day. dedicated to calnmel. one verse whi?h ran thus: ••When Mister .V or B is sick, Ml aw.i Bal: bane. K. C. II. 1 . r will; ver forgets his Calomel." h ive ehangid. a-< also medi- -^.ilne.ss comes over me a< I s of other M. IJ.' sunnily, who have Ur.s. Blrchett and son, Tii ur and son; Buoth, Banks. B.. Barot'tt, Caiiers, Hunt and son. liint; John Hlek.s. Hardv-n- ■ ' ■ ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ■■ Klnu, L.-iri. :> I'urn iff. If ai.. •I'd, charge It to my ■ :y. Ur. uln is ih only one left of the '•■ild My wish Is that he may snon his health, and many nmre years Ix nddid to his hitherto useful life. Peace to the ashes of the dei>arted and "Best WHies" to the llvlni,- .M. I>.'s of dear old Vlcksburg. MRS. R. W HOWE. (Mrs. Howe is in Ih.. sunlijht ol ninety-four yiM-rs and ladiates the i charm of youth. ) ] er, early In lli I on the heWht .. |a.i Castle Hill. I rea.hed l.i Washiiii-i N ....11.1 , ..:i,:;,,,n.|. d ill In front, ti" n »lrett, a mi-;' ■ ■' '.' fi-.'ii r.v. r. Sever.'i'. ill the ground- (iraiii;es form* 1 line, and in Nhr.' i.\ fountains aii.l .irtisli "I statuary, aibirmd the pr. n hi isn3 it was (Iiriin1|sh..d by I's, the elev.i II a fort. >: ' .\ I eaii mber 111 I. lid.,! l.y the .Mil luring til : the Ca-1 i ■ .- 1 . - I . ..ire of lili; made from w "'ase.s in cnlumns in thi- ' bat well known j .» the elc ck that |i I lironze medal) at lb" ..n liein:,' sburg.r.s . ."liltallty ex- 1 and Burwell respective oc- In Mr. Henry lesa can be si en d that was use.; i;renf phia. Kxposltiiin III I'enn.. in 1S7 Castle. Al.so !•> I by store stands ok first priz'j America's first Id In Phlladel- < -KM irr KH Y AS.SOCIATIO.\ M.VSOXK- ORDKH I ni' lirst MasJnlc Order < jiari ren In Vlcksburg was Warren Lodge No. 4, ehartered IXL'O. Adam Cloud, W. M. The second was Franklin Lodge No. 10. charteed 1826, Wm. Gillespie, W. M. The third was Vlcksburg Lod'^e No. 20, chartered 1836. J. .M. Hen- tlerson, VV. M. The fourth was Ancient York, No. 88. chartered 1839, S. W. Vanatta, W. JI. The fifth was Hill City, chartered lS,=iU, Wm. H. Steven«. W. M., now known as Wm. H. Stevens No. 121. W. O. I'axton I>odgc No. 559 Is a n»w lodse. I In this vernal season of the year v,-hen th? air is calm and pleasant it is an injur)' and suUenness agaln.st r.ature not to go out and see her riche.s and partake of her, rejolclns with Hea-.-en and Earth. — Milton. Ill 1866, at a large called meeting r the ladies of VickAburg at thi . Court House, The Vlcksburg Con- federate Cemetery Assoctatimi was I formed. Mrs. K. S. Kggleston. presl- jdent; Mrs. Wm. H. Steyens, Mrs. B. I 1). Wright, Mr.". T. .\. Marshall, Mrs. 1 Annie IJeMoss, viii- -presldwits; Mr*. ' Kllen Martin, Sirretary; Mrs. A. H. Arthur, treasurer. On April 26tli, j 1S93, a beautifully designed monu- I meat, the work ol .Mr. A. A. .Mene- i Res, of the local Hill CUy Marblj j works, was unviiled. A 'few lines [from a poem wniii-n for ithe occaii- I ion by H. M. B., \^ ■ re: "Trumpet sound mm. I cannon roar. As ye never did liifore. Shout aloud, Oh, jieuple all! See on yonder pidestal. Stands our herns' monument. Proude.ut on th ntlnen:." What .signitles wishing and hi for better times? We may i these times better if w. selves. illCCIPIOS FROM Vlt KSBURGERS, TRIKD AXO Till K Old Presbytenun Church In 1S26, the citizens of the small t' v.-n of Vicksburg, feeling the neeu of religious instruction, a petition wa.i sent out liy twelve Presbyterians to prominent clergymen, to send them a minister. In response to tt:is call Rev. Zebulon Butler started in a fow weeks on horsebaclt from Philadelphia. arriving late in tiie Fall. He, with other pastors, labor- (.1 faithfully until 1831. When Rev. « « Robeits took charge. It was during his ministry that the church proper was organize 1. December 2Sth. \V?>?,. Previous to this a church had been incorporated by the legislature I'iid a building erected in 1831. From that time the congregation wor- shipped in the building, which was lo- cated on the corner of Monroe and First-East streets, where the Bodley monument also stood. In 1854 a commodious edifice was erected and ■>3::'ip:ed for fifty years tn the sito now ownel by the Elks Club. Dur- ing the seige this church was usel •n the evening rs a rendezvous for i;hc young maidens with their chap- erones, many of the-n coming from han;'srmc homes on Fort Hill. Let- ters were often passed through the Iir.es from sweethearts far awav. Then tro. chances were taken of glimpses ?nl glances from the terri- b'e fold'ers in blue. Such snatche.s of conversati'-n could be heard ns groups cf girls and young widows sat upon the broad steps.: "How leautiful the bursting shells look after dark, and being st far oft to- night we can admire them." "Yes." inswerel a beau, "your little nephew thinks they are fireworks, a real show." "Not one," she said, "which I will take a seastn ticket." Oatnioiil Cookies. 3-4 cup of butttr; 1 cup sugar; 2 Well beaten eggs; 3-4 teaspoon sodi; 2 cups flour; 1-2 teaspoon salt; 1 heaping teaspoon of cinnamon: 2 'ups uncooked rolled oats; I cup hopped rasins; 1 cup choppoil nut:;. Cream sugar, butter and e^gs; sift 'Oda into flour; add sa'.t, -jmnumon, then add laisins and nuts anl ■:>i^\- meal, making a stiff batte", :.:id drop from teaspoon on tins and bak-j in moderate oven. Wliite Cake. Butter, light cup; sugar, 2 cups; .'lour, 3 1-2 cups; yeast powder 3 level teaspoontuls, eggs, 6 whites, milk, one cup; hot water, 2 table- spoonfuls; flavoring, 1 teaspoonful. Cream butter, sugar and water to- gether; sift flour with baking pow- der; beat whites to a stiff froth, mi.x, then add milk and stir thoroughly. Potato Salad. 4 cups of diced potatoes, 4 cups chopped celery, 1 medium sized shredded onion, 2 tablespoons chop- ped pimentos, 2 tablespoon chopped parsley, 2 well beaten eggs, 1 dessert spoonful mustard; 1 tablespoon su- j gar; 1 dei?sert spoonful salt; 1 tablt- I spoon butter, Cayenne pepper to taste, 1-2 cup of vinegar, 2 table- j spoonfuls hot water. Let all cream together over slow tire. When cool add either 1-2 cup iif cream or two tablespoons of olivo oil. Mix potatoes and all together and let stand several hours. Serve with mayonnaise. < VV'E lilFK IX .\ND AROUND THE CITY Our hills served as bulwarks strong again-wt the foe; cotton bales were used to great advantage as bul- lets did not penetrate them. All of the eaves in the city have been grad- ed away except one on Clay street that is for inspection. In the north-- western part of the town was the largset one, dug in the highest hill. The entrance was In the form of an arched hallway, coming to a common center, which was curtained off. In this place my relatives sought safety. They carried comforts, provisions, everything that could be conveyed. Before nightfall shelling commenced, continuing through the foUovi'ing day. A young cousin of mine was buried when the mouth of the cave fell in. From the effects ot a lam-.' foot our rector, Dr. Lord, was in the cave. He cried out: "Come quick and help dig out a child." She wa-s gotten out and restored to conscious- ness by the use of restoratives, but she suffered for years from the ef- fects. Another cave was sought and a tent put up in front. Within this cave three hundred had planks laid down for beds. V. R. I Baking Powder Rolls. Sift into one quart of sifted flour i 3 large teaspoonfuls baking powder. ' 1 teaspoonful each of salt and sugar, add one well beaten egg. Ruto all thoroughly into the flour, pour in one pint of milk (sweet), mix quickly into a smooth dough: roll out less than half an inch thick; cut with large biscuit cutter; spread the top of each with soft butter ani fold one half over the other; moisten tops with sweet milk; la.v in greased , ans a little apart and bake in ratner hot oven. To be thrown upon our own re- sources is to be cast into the very lap of fortune, for our faculties then undergo a development, and display an energy of which they ii^^re pre- viously unsusceptible. !Moclia lia.ACr Cake. 6 eggs, 1 cup sugar, 1 tdbio.s.i.ion Washington (pulverized) coffee; 1 r-up flour, 1 teaspoon baking \t'\\- der. Beat yolks until thick and lemon colored; add sugar gradually and continue beating. Add coffee es- sence and the whites beaten until "tiff and dr,v. When the whites are partially mixed with the yolks, care- fully cut and fold in flour mixed and sifted with baking powder. Bake in two layers in moderate oven, then whip a quart of sweet cream flavor- ed with vanilla and a little sugar and spread on top and between lay- ers. THE DETROIT "RED STAR" VAPOR STOVE HAS AGAIN DEM- ONSTRATED ITS SUPERIORITY Read what Mr. Oias. Crouch, of the Jackson-Crouch Coffee Co.. manufacturers of the celebratecJ "American Lady" Coffee, has to say. Detroit ^ ^ Vapor OHL ST(3l¥IS <'. I.. •Iiu-ttxxi » ii)is. C'niuiii JacJtson-Crouch Coffee Co. U ll(>I,KS\I.K l.i::o MiillMrry .S(. riiciiK' S45 Nlcksburg. .MIkh.. May 2S, 1922. Feld Kurnilurc Co., \'lcksburK, .Miss. Gentlemen: We are relurnlng you today the l>etrolt Kisl SUr Vai)or Oil Stove that you were bo kind to loan us to serve our American \-M.Ay Cottee to the workmen bulldinx the Bultrin tabernacle. I> rlnif the day up uaei the slnve we aervrd «: i^allonii of ooffee from «:30 a. nx. (o 6:J» p. m., thla requirlaK th* boJUng of 70 siilluna o/ water. We uiied the stove In open air nine h^iurs of ihis time using 1 S gallons of ciirner« fur the twelve houra. Our u|>lnlon is thai this is a very giK>d record as the writer has had conaJderable experience in dcmonslratlnK with many dif- ferent makeij of stoves and to date thi.s is the most satisfac- tory stove «e have uned. If w« can heli> yn\i in any way in advertl.sinK the Detroit Red Star Vapor oil Stove we will Kladly do so. Yoj may use us as reference any time you wish, aa we will re. omm«nd It to the limit. Jaclcson-Cmurii roiTee Co., r»er (-h.i.H. Croucli. Merchants National Bank, Peoples Savings Bank & Loan Co. EsUbllsbed 188a CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK aud HOME SAVINGS BANK Combineci Capital, Surplus and Profits — $235,000.00 Complete Commercial and Savings Bank Service OUR FACILITIES ARE AT YOUR DISPOSAL INTEREST PAID ON DEPOSITS FIRST NATIONAL BANK and City Savings & Trust Co. VICKSBURG. MISS. A MESSAGE FOR EVERY BOY SAVE AND BE PREPARED Open An Account With Us Today Combined Capital and Surplus. . $675,000.00 Combined Deposits $5,000,000.00 4% INTEREST ON SAVINGS STRENGTH! SAFETY! SERVICE! The American Bank & Trust Co. . :^. .-: ■ A Safe Place For Your Savings BEN WARREN LEIADIXG CnX)THIKK .VNI> FIRNISHI-NGS Our rrlcos Aro Klehl BEN WARREN When Sliopplne M<><-t Yonr I>lcnd.ii<>;;iMIili of tin- Siuul u( Clarke Book Store CiiBto III and Ilc-iir It Porter Bros. Garage W.illuK St. Op|>o«i(c I'oMtoffloc OPF.X DAV Axn Mtsirr store Your Cnr Willi I"s Wliilc AltciidliiK tlio R<'vl\-al TUK BIXGIN MEETING In Vicksburg Its — ROSE DRUG CO. A series of evangelistic services is now In progress In the mammoth tabernacle, which has been erected for that purpose. Dr. EUwood J. Bulgin, evangelist, who la conduct- ing the meeting, is a native of North Carolina, and a power In the pulpit, and others will greatly asslat In mak- ing every service most Interesting, Instructive and soul-stlrrlng. This meeting Is the outgrowth of the detrrinlnatlon I'f the church- going ami ri-llglous people of Vicks- burg ti) arouse that higher and nobler Siiirlt of our people which has been alK>wrd lo doze so long that the time has cime for an awakening to action, which will ca ae us to shake off our lethargy, realize our full duty to our fellow creatures. ti> our homes, to our liort and shoulder that responsi- bility that belongs to every citizen, creatlnir confidence and esteem be- tween neighbors; confidence In our liublli- men and w^imen; esteem and f.alr treatment between cnn>i>etltor8; love and confidence between husband and wife, parents and children; and a double portion of the grace of God In our hearts. And when we come to realize that no co ntry or city can rise higher than Its individual citizens, we .should seriously think of this thins of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It behooves all. therefore, to assist In every pos- sible way any move made looking to the betterment of community life. Seeing, therefore, that these brethren have come to help our city and our people let us help them In every pos- sible manner to make the meeting a success. THE VUIi.SlU lit; HOY .SfOlTS The Vicksburg Boy Scouts were first organized In 1910 by Messrs. E. H. ilagruder. C. M. Flanagan, Harry I'rlestly and Edgar Leyens. At this time there were nearly fifty boys In the Vlcksb rg Scout organization. In 1920 the Vicksburg Scouts were reorganized and a first class council was established. Mr. J. W. Garrett was president of the council. In 1921 there were five Scout troops in this city, organized by Mr. E. U. Brlen, Jr.. Vlcksburg's first Scout E.xecutlve. Vicksburg now has seven Scout troops, with a combined membership of nearly 180 Scouts. Mr. n. B. Rames Is now the Vicks- burg Sio t Executive and the Scout movement Is continuing to make big strides under his leadership. FRANK H. ANDREWS. JR., Troop 6, B. S. of A. thf: b. b. club A handsome edifice at the corner of Clay and Walnut streets. VIospl- tality Is often given to other cltUons besides those of Jewish faith. KING & CO. Largest Retail Druggists in Mississippi .■\)rcnts for lyowe Bros. Painte Auto Ser\1ce 1200 Wasliiiigtim Street W.^TCIIBS. DUMONDS JEWELRY AND NOVFjynES Kx|MTt Watch IU-|>aiiiiig Our S|>ecialty Gotthelf Jewell)' Co. 1318 WuMliinmon St., Phone 248 WRIGHT BROS. Hardware Co. Hardware, Agricultural Implements, Etc. Phone 400 Willard Service Station Servlu? Cars Rental Ballories Vicksburg Battery Co. 1001 Waaliliigtoa Street Phones 74.% — 358 BRYAN DRUG CO Tlic Store of Reliable Service EASTJIAX KODAU.S JACOBS CANDY We Speclnll/.c In Di'vploplngund Printing FiUns LIBRARY OF CONGRESS THE ELITE CAFE Ijadios and Gentlemen's Dining Parlor Everytliing In Season FRANK SAINES, Prop. 1317 Washington St., Phone 702 First to Show the New Modes Sonietlilng New Every Day BAER & BROS. 1510 Washington St. 57 Years Snecessful Underselling Crockery, Glassware, W'ater Coolers, Ice Cream Freezers, Screen Doors and Windows, Wall Paper, and Toys. The Racket Store Vlclisburg, Miss. Valley Dry Goods Co. ONE PRICE TO Alili Everything For Everybody Ford — FordsoR — Lincob SALES AND SERVICE Powell Motor Co. Vicksburg 54 Years in Business .Where Most Folks Trade '3- IVEXT TO POST-OFFICE FmNITlRE — VICTROLAS S. Marcus Furnliiire Co. COMPLETE HOrSE FURNISHERS Kasy Credit Terms Metzger Shoe Co. Shoes For the Whole Family HENRY YOSTE CO. Jewelers and Opticians REPAIRING Phone 667 The Oly.^I'U'^l "3 3 Ladies and Gentlemen's Dining Room 1305 Wnshinston Street Telephone 753 NICK ZIMBCILAS, Prop Boston Shoe SioiC Leaders SHOES AND HOSIERY Lee Richardson & Co. Vicksburg's Gift Shop 1001 Tilings for Presents Suitable for All Occasions Men's Mohair Suits, $12.50 Palm Beach Suits, $11.95 H. NAUEN CO. The Carroll Hotel EUROPEAN PLAN In Heart of Business District