The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-10
Advertiser Bureau.

Mobile, June y.
 The river steamers Nettie Quill and Mary S. Blees last night carried out of the city and up the Mobile River immense crowds of excursionists. The Qill was under charter of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. and they unquestionably had the largest crowd that has gone out of the city on river boat in many years.
 Captain John Quill, who was on the hurricane deck. estimated the crowd at 425. A band was on board and, while the music was not of the best, 1t was made to serve the purpose. and many young peo- pie tripped he light fantastic, despite the inconvenience of too much crowding. The weather was threatening when the steamboat pulled out shortly after & o'clock, but this did not keep back any one. When the Quill was passing through the Louisville and Nashville bridge, rain began falling. At first it was light, but soon 1t came down fin a perfect downpour and everyone sought shelter in the cabins and other dry spuots. After going something over a mile beyond the bridge the boat turned barck. arriving at the landing a few min utes after Il o'clock.
 The Mary s. Blees was under charter of the Knights and Ladies" Protective <hSSoSidtiou ,diu tIlS DOdt dlSO ndd HI unusually large crowd of pleasure-seek- CTS. A string band accompanied this party and dancing was indulged on the up and return trip. The Blees left about ten minutes after the Mary and also went beyond the bridge. though not as far up the river. On the homeward trip much interest was manifested by the ex- cursionists on the Quill as to whether that steamboat would overtake the Blees. The Quill gained on her. but the distance was not great enough or there would have been a very pretty race.
 Not a single accident was reported on either boat, and the best of order pre- vailed, the excursions, despite the rain. being social and financial successes.
 An interesting event took place at noon today on the river front. foot of Cont Street. on board the fruit steamship Es- pana, heretofore sailing under the Swed- ish flag. The Espana, today having changed owners. changed her flag and | crew as we'll Captain E. Erickssen, erst- while commander, in the presence of his | crew of Swedes and the new Captain, l Seeberg. at the noon hour, hauled down | the Swedish standard and immediately l Captain Seeberg hoisted to the flag staff the colors of Norway. Following this | ceremony, the captains, crews owners and others repaired to the cabin where | wine and wit flowed for time. Captain | Erickssen then bade farewell to his crew and went to the depot and left on the l northbound train for New York, thence | to Norway, there he will assume com mand of the largest passenger steamship l in the Swedish coast trade.
 l The Espana is now the property of the l Espana Steamship Company of Mobile | Rolf Seeberg President. She will sail | tomorrow for Port Limon for a fruit car go for John $. Cefalu and Brother.
 Mrs. W. A Murdoch of Chicago. Grand President; Mrs. M. E. Cassells of Co- | w. J. Anderson of oHuston, Tex. Assist ant Grand Vice-President. and Mrs Harry St. Clalr of Logansport, Ind
 Grand Secretary of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi. neers. with Mrs9 J. Cassels. of Colum- bus, O., after a pleasant social and off, | cial visit here. left this afternoon foI Water Valley. Miss, by way of New Or. leans on a similar mission. They gc from Water Valley to SeIyaa. Ala. on thC same mission.
 While here they inspected the local oi Alabama. Division No. 1s6. Mrs w. D Radford, President, and last night were Il rendered 8 reception at the residence oi | Mrs. Guy 3l4 South conception Street.
 At the home of Rev D. A. Planck al noon today Robert C. Bryan of Honey | Grove, Tex, and Miss Bess Coulter of the Boston Ideal Opera Company were joined In marrige by the minister named. There | Is a bit of romance connected with the | wedding. Both are from the same place the bride having come here two weeks since with her mother and another sister also member of the company. MT Bryan came here this morning and sought