The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-09-25
GENERAL E. O. WALTHALL AND
LADY OUR GUESTS.
An Excursion in Honor of the
Occasion.

'hibhoAi anu NiAS1 VIM h"A ~
spending a few days at Mississippi
City, came over to visit Moss Point
Scranton and Pascagoula, aud were
received with a warm and cordla
welcome By our citizens who holt
him, our warrior-statesman, III
highest esteem. They came IL
spend but two days with us. The
first was, therefore, spent in exhlb'
itiug to them the industrial attract
tive aud pleasurable features Of
our three twin-sister towns, each OF
which form Il component part OF
one harmonious aud prosperous
little seaport city, and which are
gradually, year by year, growing
into unity by reason of individual
expansion.
On Saturday, an excursion from
here to Mississippi City was plan.
ned and ordered by our enterpri-
sing citizens of Moss Point, Messrs.
S. S. Henry, q. II. Wood and 9th
ers, and by their invitation It was
our pleasure to participate as co,
entertainer of the distinguished
guests who were to be thus return.
ed to Smedes' Gulf View Hotel,
of Mississippi City, from whence
they came. According to appoint.
ment, therefore, at $50 am. Sat.
urday morning, we joined the
party here where they breakfast.
ed at Noy's Hotel and took on
board the invited guests of Scran.
ton, and started on the fast, nicely
equipped and well manned little
steamer Leo, with II. Cole, captain;
j. G. Delmas, mate, and Charles
Johnson, engineer. The following
made up the company of passen,
gers:
Gentlemen-Senator E. G. Wal.
thall, Col. VIM. Griffin, Hon. WI al
ter Denny, Dr.. E. T. Griffin, Messrs.
FL. G. Vaughan, r.. ID. Smith, G. II.
Wood, S. S. Henry, NJ. NJ. Evans,
@. s. Merrlwether, II. b. Everitt,
II. +. Krebs, w. Watkins, j. l..
DautzIer, l.. N. Ddntzler, Jr., CApts.
w. G. McQuiston and j. TarkelI,
aud last, but we hardly thought
least, ourseIf.
Ladies-MrS. Il. G. Walthall,
Mrs. L. N. Dantzler, Mrs. Z. K.
Mayors, Mrs. II. b. Everitt, and
Misses Ann d. Roger, Gertrude
Bragg and Georgia Vaughan.
With this patty OF Il represent,
ative citizens we started out with
tair weather with the purpose of
both entertaining and pleasing IA
worthy Senator and his most eSti.
mable aud amiable wife, and pre-.
Senting to their view the port faciIi.
lies aud marine industries along
the Southern borders of their own
beloved State. After proceeding
ont for several miles, however, aud
passing as in panoramic order
through the port of PaScagoula,
the islands lying in front as breast
WORKS 10 Il harbOr, aud the many
large SchOoners lying therein laden
and being loaded with thousands
of feet of lumber, nearly all of
which being consigned to our wide.
master of ceremonies, Mr..
S. S. Henry, the weather changed,
the clouds gathered and the rain
began to pour sc t~hreateningly that
were forced to turn back. But
the day was by no means lost, as
the warning elements without con
centrated the cOngenial elements
within, and there ras "mingled
with the friendly bowl the feast of
reason and the flow of soul" Din.
ner was served on board, which was
nice, plentiful and cheerily served
with a vatiety of excellent viands.
We returned in the afternoon,
at about 3 O'Clock, and Senator
Walthall and wife left soon after by
rail for Mississippi City.
They both made "a most favera-
BILE impression upon all. The Sen.
ator more firmly rooted that faith
aud esteem, 10 the hearts of all he
met, which has become common to
Mississippians, and his cultured,
pleasant and accomplished wife won
general love and admiration.
HoN. H. S. VAN EATON is a worker,