The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-05
The visit

This weeks issue of the Orphan
Home published at the d Fellows Or
phanage in Goldsboro. contains an in
teresting aceount Of b children's visit
here. and it will be very interesting TO
our people to note the following portion
OF the article:
The white sail, the leaping silver
foam, the eternal monotone Of the ocean
the elegant homes, the soft pillows and
the manifold tokens of love are the day
dreams of our little ones on their return
from a sumptuous entertainment at the
elegant hotels ard club houses alorg
the New hanover seawall and the mag
nificent homes in Wilmington. Our
smallest boy, Edwin Belts, was enter
tanned at the home Of Bro. Benz. Bell,
OF the Messenger, and who knows u
What the impressions made on his
young mind, while thus associating with
a member of the Associated Press, will
eliminate in him being an eminent
journalist. The beauty. the grace and
the dignity OF Miss Alice, the cultured
daughter OF Millionaire Rheinstein, who
entertained one of our little ones at her
cottage, on Wrightsville Beach. and
who, it would seem, courted HEAVIER
she parted with her deft fingers the
hair on the little ones brow and sweet
lE smilcd in her face, is a veritable liv-
ing picture.
"An the children were supplied with
elegant homes during our stay Of i've
days in Wilmington. 1t would seen
that the demand for children was great
er than the supply, but, however, that
does not signify that the supply is obi
gatory. Properly speaking, the Order
in Wilmington, if possible, is generous
to a fault.
w arrived at Wrightsville Beach at
noon on Tuesday, and the children are
loud in their praise of Mrs. Mayo and
the Ocean View Hotel. BRO. w. HI.
Howell extended the courtesies OF the
Atlantic Club. In a word, we were
lords of all We surveyed.
ON Thursday evening the hall Of
Hanover Lodge, in Wilmington, was
becomirgly decorated in honor of the
reception given to the orphans by Le-
titia Lodge, Daughters of Rebekah. The
hall was thrOnged with people. Two
hundred chairs had been provided and
there were as many people standing as
there were seated. Deputy Grand Mas
ter Marcus w. jacob, chairman of the
commlttee on entertainment, was mas
ter of ceremonies and called out the
numbers on the programme which in
Guided two excellent selections by the
Atlantic Mandolin Club. Following
these Bro. George T. Hewlett appeared
in his highly successful impersonation
OF the old time darkey. He sang Hold
Me Down, Use Gwine to Fly" WILDLY.
Wildly Vice." n contributed further
to the amusement Of the audience by
n of his numerous dialect anecdotes.
The orphans then followed with various
sweet songs, after which they presented
a session of open Hand Lodge, No.
49," conducted by the following Off
GERS: Letitia Evans, n. c.; Jennie
Phillips,V. c.; Maud Evans, secretary:
Ida Hart, Conductor; Kate Rochelle.
Guardian. Walker Freeman was the
candidate.
THE initiation of the candidate and
the secretary's report caused much
amusement, after which refreshments
were literally served to all, and Brother
NJ. w. jacob spoke briefly about Odd
Fellowship, presenting each orphan, ON
behalf Of Letitia Lodge, with a beauti-
full plate, cup and saucer.
"One of the happy events of the our
Ing was a sail down the river on the
steamer Wilmington, and the courte-
sizes of Hanover Club, at Carolina
Beach.
In many respects the trip has a re-
ming influence. 1t serves to teach the
children that whatever is done in the
of humanity is done WELL"