The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-07-06
4 GATERIEG 1T
PASCAG0ULA
BY.THE-SEA.
Deep Water Its Object. Patriot
ism Its Purpose.
Fourth of July Celebration.
Fourth of July Celebration.
The poet says

Inc poet says
20 happy men born under good stars.
WhcIUwhat is honest You may freely think.
| Speak what you think, and write what 20
do speak,
Not bound to servile soothings,"
This freedom is what the bra We mer
OF l776 obtained for us when they bat
tied and spilled their blood in belal
ot the future citizens Of the United
States.
: Looking backwards we see a small
band Of impetuous, active, fierce
hungry and half clad, bearing banner
and bay0net in their hands, fighting
against great o~dds-against a terrible
array OF whites and Indians, but never
losing hope, and finally winning the
day on which they secured freedom fol
us. TITS OF this freedom that our nap
is the emblem: it is set with stars OF
glory dyed with the blue Of the sky,
crimS0ned with the hue of the morn.
ing Clouds: 1t is blessed by the deeds
OF our fathers and floats DER the land
OF the free. And on this day all our
hearts beat in unison, we were truly
the many Sin one" all there with the
one object OF doing honor to our glo-
riouS flag, which is the standard un.
furled by our ancestors and stands for
that independence without which our
Union could not exist.
AS our weather prophet prophesied
the world was rObcd like a beauteOus
queen, the very winds spoke a Ian
guage to the heart, the waters spark
led like wine and inyigorated the
mind, the bosom Of the bay of Pasca.
g0ula was dotted with white winged
craft and staunch steamers.
The people, old and young. flocked
in in crowds, bringing their baskets
filled with good things for the bodily
enjoyment Of the day, while their
minds were ready to receive the beau.
tiful and patriotic speeches prepared
for the occasion. Amidst the crowd
were innumerable strangers, who stood
open-eyed with establishment on view
ing not only the natural beauty OF
the grounds, where shady trees and
sweetest blossoms combined made the
spot an earthly Eden, but also at the
commercial value Of the bay as a port
OF entry.
The Mississippi Coast Timbermen's
Benevolent Association. as usual in all
public matters, were on hand in "A
body-a grand looking body OF men
they were too, and in parade headed
by Vahle's brass band, OF Ocean
Springs, made the air resonant with
joyous and patriotic melodies.
Hon. W. NJ. Denny, who was ap-
pointed to deliver the address of well
come, was by sickness prevented from
honOring the occasion with his pres
ence and eloQuence, hut his law part
ner, Mr.. VIM. S. Woods, filled his
place, and in a few appropriate and
well chosen words presented Hon. j..
II. Neville. Of Biloxi, who is a great
favorite with the people Of the coast,
and in his usual eloquent style deliv-
cred a splendid grafton, which elected
great applause from start to finish.
During the remarks made he utter
ed a sentence which went closely to
the hearts Of all those present. and
more particularly to the hearts of our
citizens; it was this-that there should
be from Bay st. Louis to Bayou Cas-
sotte no question Of jealousy or sec
tionallsm. We are all Mississippians
and we naturally desire our lovely
coast to be the gem Of the
gulf. Whether at Biloxi, Gulfport
or Pascagoula, as M people let us de-
rive that benefit which the deepening
Of our harbors will bring to the whole
State.
Mississippi's young orator, Prof. J..
G. Hardy. president OF the A. g. NJ.
College, Starkvillc. was then intro
duced by Mr.. Neville. He spoke elo.
quently on the subject Of education
and industries and what both would
bring about in placing the State in
line with States Of the North and
West, and drew Il very pretty picture
of Pascagoula as ii port OF entry. He
urged the people of the n%eighb0rhood
to join hands and build a frst.class
modern School-house. That the man
hood and w%0manhOOd OF the country
was brought out by education, with
out which the wheels of progress
would be clogged. Mr.. Hardy's speech
was logical and the questions he dis
cussed were doubtless new to many OF
his hearers, but his earnestness made
a deep. and we hope lasting impression
upon the audience, which ought to
bear good fruit in the future for this
Immediate section.
DR.. B. +. Duke, chairman Of the
OF arrangements. in his
usual happy way announced the order
Of program for the day.
The advertisements were various.
Such dancing! delicate feet twinkled
round 10 light steps that touched the
ground, n really wondered were the
young ladies sylphs OF the woods or or
binary breathing women.
Here and there we're squatted little
groups enjoying their basket feasts,
others played various games. while
some transformed themselves into
lsaak Waltons, and searched the wa
ters for the nipping crab; and lastly,