The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-03-25
THE IDLEwlLD RECEPTION.
The Flag Presentation and Exeur.
sion TO Commerce.

sion to Commerce.
Capt. Geo. Keith and his fellow
officers OF the steamer New Idlewil,
gave q grand excursion last Tuesda,
from this city to Commerce and re
turn to the citizens OF Cape Girardeau
Three hundred invitations had beef
previously issued to the business mel
ard their lady friehds and othel
citizens, and while the hour for the
departure of the boat was anxiously
awaited by a jealous throng o:
pleasure seekers the guests crowded
into the cabin TO see and hear Miss
Mamie Filbrun and Mr.. W. V. Leech
present to the captain AMI officers 81
the boat the beautiful flag which had
been secured by orr citizens for the
occasion. The doners OF the flag
could well feel proud of the happy
and pleasant manner in which Mise
F'brEn aud Nj. Leech presented the
flag. Mss Edith Lucas and s. NJ.
Green, Es1.. in behalf Of Capt Keith
and his officers accepted tie flag in
neat and graceful speeches, and Major
j. Il. Dennis IN his usual happy and
appropriate manner in behalf Of Col
b.
7. J. Moss 'hsE4e ed the citizens OF
Cape Girardcau Cor the flag presented
and for their past patronage OF his
boats. The flag was then raised to
the jaCkstaff by The graceful hands of
Miss Filbrun and Miss Lucas ard
then WAS revealed in graceful folds
fIcrtilg in the stiff breeze the maine
Of our city embla-cned on the i&g
anil thus viii the name eff Cape Cir
F%r'!eau be kept fresh in the channels
OF trade and III
Promptly at , p. III, the New Idle
wild started on her trip to Commerce
with about -hrce hundred guests
aboard. and with music and dance
the ran to Commerce was soon made.
aud while the freight was landed there
the guests viewed this antique town
and gathered momentoes oil the trip.
They raided the Commerce Pottery
AID dcspoi!cd it of vast numbers OF
church savings jugs and Zach lady IS
now starting a private saving bank
for the accumulation Of funds to attend
the Worlds Fair this summer. As
The boat passed the anhcivnt city of
Thebes many were interested in sec
ing thc old court house on the Hill
side where once Lincoln and Douglas
and The other Illinois giants pract:ccd
wheS Thebos was the county seat
of Alexander county and when the
site wna.c Cairo NOW is was only
mud. swamp and water.
On the return trip The Snes!S WcrH
glad 10 sec 'hc tables repaired for
supper. for the zcst of the trip and
the enjoyment OF the excursion and
he exercise at Commerce had whcttcd
the a:'peti;cs of al TO q keen edge.
Bat VIXEN supper VAS ready there
was enough 10 satisfy all, and such a
Oysters, celery. salads of sew
lIal kinds, beef, chicken, WINS;
oranges sliced i'll sherry. strawberries,
ice cream. in fact everything crayed
~ tie fi>tidious taste of all epicure,
ana all prepared and served il the
most cie"art manner. Some of our
citizens turned their wine
down but they ate the sliced
oranges with rare relish and declared
them the ~jucicyt oranges they had
ever seen.
On her return trip the boat arrived
at Gap" Giraracau at 9 p. m, and be-
fore discmbarking, the guests a.
,emhicd i'll the cabin aud adopted
unanimously the following resolu-