The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-11
WILSON'S NEW HOTEL
The Opening OF the New Briggs.
banquet and Delight
full Dance.

Correspondence of The eh1ssenger.)
Wilson. April ).
The new Briggs hotel was formally
opend last night under the most pleas
ing conditions. During the past two
months the old landmarks which have
been seen in and around this hotel for
many years have been removed and in
their places have come all the latest
Improvements IN hotel accOmmoda-
tions. The dining-room has been thor
oughly remodelled and will now CON-
pare f~avorably with the larger hotels
many attractive improvements in the
office and lobby. which add mucn to
the appearance of the place.
The management headed sv Mr.
Geo. w. Stanton. the accommodating
teller of the Branch Banking Com
pany. being Gesirous of expressing
their gratitude for past patronage
decided to give at their formal OPEN
ing a dance and banquet to their man
friends and patrons in Wilson and the
adjoining towns. The Hollowbush or
chestra from Raleigh had been secured
ltI lIlt OCCdSlOAl. buII H. lIIN Cally pau
of the evening the young people gath
cred in the Banner warehouse where
several hours were spent in dancing.
At ] o'clock the Wilson German Club
and their invited guests went into the
new Briggs dining-room where a de-
lightful banquet consisting of all kinds
of choice eatables was served. The
success of the evening speaks well for
the new Briggs.
Among those dancing were: Mr.. T.
NJ. Anderson with Mill Pauline Wood
ard: Mr.. T. D. Martin. with Miss Eliza
Lamm. of Williamson. G. T. S~tronach.
with Miss Bessie Harriss; Mr.. J.. c.
Eagles. with Mrs Helen Gray. of Kin
ston: Mr.. w. NJ. Graves. with Miss
Rosa Battle, of Raleigh; Mr.. John Ar
rington, of Rocky Mount. with Miss
Helene Battle. of Rocky Mount: Mr.
J. A. Clark, with Miss Leila Phillips, of
Tarboro; Mr.. J. r. Cooper. of Rocky
Mount, with Mss Pearl Taylor, of
Rocky Mount: Mr.. ]. N. Miner. with
Miss Beers. of Richmond: Mr.. Hugh
Murray. with Miss Florence Chalk. OF
Rocky Mount: DR.. c. A. Thompson.
with Miss Julia Herring; Mr.. T. 4
Fulghum. with Miss Matte Farmer:
Mr.. Robert Davis. with Miss Hattie
Phillips, of Tarboro; Mr.. Will HarrisS
With Miss Sallie Graves: MIR. Bowl"
Gray, with Miss Emmie Green; Mr.
John A. Moore. with Miss Mary Far
mer: Mr.. Frank Taylor, with Miss
Ollie Clark; Mr.. S. B. Reison. with
Miss Sue Selby; Mr.. Hadley Moore.
with Miss HELEN Jollife, Of Baltimore
Mr.. Moses Bendall, with Miss Eliza
Hodges; Mr.. George Stanton, with
Miss Mary Jollife, of Baltimore; Mr
J. E. Johnson, with Miss Margaret
Applewhite; Me-. w. 3. Whitehead.
with Alice Hammond, Of Baltimore
Mr.. Robert Barnes, with Miss Daisy
Weaver: Mr.. Henry Wainwright, with
Mrs. Christie, OF South Carolina; Mr..
Will Clark, with Miss Margaret Had
ley: Mr.. S. Burwell, with Miss Fannie
| Brodie; Mr.. E. T. Peoples, with Miss
Annie Simpson; Mr.. T. s. Pace, with
Miss Paige Morton, of Virginia
Chaperons-Mr. and Mrs. E. =.
Nadal; DR.. and Mrs. w. J. Jones, Jr.;
Mr.. and Mrs H. G. Connor; Mr.. and
Mrs. Campbell Dance.
Stags-Messrs. Jackson and Munds.
OF Wilmington, Crawford, Yelverton
and Switzerland, of Goldsboro:
Mitchell and Webb, of KinstOn,
Thorpe. Abram, Howell, Miller, Of
Rocky Mount; Narriss, Gorham, Cobb.
Williams and Moore, Of Wilson.