The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1900-02-16
MOSS POINT DEPARTMENT.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
News Items Of Interest Gathered From
Various Sources.


CAPT. Fritz Lienhard has taken
command OF the tug Alberta h.
The steamer Rosalia is hauled out
on Robinson's ship yard for repairs To
her machinery.
The schooner Rita Cue loaded last
week at the OLearv mill with 100000
feet of lumber for Vera Cruz.
The schooner Olive is taking on
cargo of 10000 feet of lumber at
Denny & Co.'s mill for Vera Cruz.
Mr.. John d. Angelo, our enterpris-
ing ship builder, has received a
patented bevel edge saw machine for
sevice in his yard.
DR.. Geo. L. lizard. wife and children
and DR.. G. Bruner Dantzler, of Mobile,
spent from Friday evening until Tues
day with relatives here.
We all welcome the sun after the !
inccssant rain and gloom Of the past
week. The booms will be filed and
the logmen satisfied.
The first quarterly conference OF the
Methodist Church was held Monday
morning. Rev. W. w. Simmons, the
presiding elder, left for Hattiesburg
in the afternoon.
The schooner Henrietta j. Powell,
Capt, w. l.. Plnder arrived in Mobile
several days ago, where she will dis
charge cargo of scrap iron brought
from Cuba, after which she will load
at the Dantzler Lumber Co.'S mill
with cargo Of lumber.
The deepest sympathy of the people
of Moss Point is extended to Mr.. Mar
tin Turnbull. of the DEMoCRATSTAR
upon the sudden death Of his only
little son Brisbane, who was killed by
an electric car in New Orleans few
days ago Death seems doubly sad
when it comes in form like this, and
while the little one has passed straight
into the presence of Him who has
said, "of such is the Kingdom OF
Heaven" the shocking circumstances
of his death makes the loss douhly sad
for the bereaved ones left behind.
The most brilliant social function
during the present season IN Moss
: Point was the anniversary entertain
ment of the A. L. o. e. Club. given in
: honor of the husbands Of the members
last Tuesday evening. The beautiful
y new home Of Mrs. L.. N. Dantzler, Jr
r which had been rendered for the Oc
. casi0n was brilliant with the lights o
!, lamp and candelabra, while the side
t of the graceful staircase in the recep
e ton hall was banked with palms an(
tropical plants. The reception rooms
4 upon the left of the hall were throw
!. into one and filled with small tables
Y upon which were photographs, engrav
$ ings. etc, Of prominent folk in al
, lands and professions. These wert
placed with the faces downward. Up
on the sound OF little bell the guests
turned the pictures and then ensuet
a battle royal as to who would recog
nize the greatest number Of notabli
. ties. FIVE minutes were allowed al
each table, after which the contes
tants proceeded to the table nearest
them. Before entering upon the con
test the guests were handed tasteful
cards bearing the club initials and the
numbers OF the tables opposite to
which the score was to be kept. When
the tour of all the tables lad been
made the prize, three volumes OF John
Kendrick Bangs works tied with the
club colors, was awarded to Mrs
Horace X. Denny, for having identi
: fed the greatest number of celebrities
Perhaps the most unique feature oI
the entertainment consisted in th'
fact that phntos of the husbands
themselves-som taken many years
slnce-some amusing snap shots from
the kodak, were placed upon one o.
the tables and as they confronted The
startled originals Unexpectedly, they
sometimes failed to recognize them
selves Great was the merrimcnt oc'
casioned thereby, eQualled only by the
mirth at the table whereon women in
all national costumes reposed, and the
inscruitibe Sphinx lay side by side
with the Goddess of Liberty. While
Miss Columbia tdecked in stars ant
stripes reposed her head c0Quetishl.
upon the shoulder Of Uncle Sam. A
the close OF the contest beautiful
favors OF yellow ribbon, bearing tn
Club initials, the date of its urganiza
tion and the present year were pre-
sented to each Of the guests. who wer
! Que and all invited to be present at tn
proposed celebration in the year 2OOo
when grand hop will be given I
: such ghosts and mum mics as may b
h festively inclined. An elegant suppe
e of two courses was then served b
y dainty tea girls, Misses Green, Wake
y and Edmunds, after which each CUES
was requested to read aloud the quo
: tation written upon the oack o' s, nc