Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-03-14
On the Coast.

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DEAR BEACON
Whenever we have taken pleasan
trip it has always been our intention t
write it mp for the faithful old Beacon
but upon arriving at home after
week S absence or longer, there is al
ways so great an accumulation of duue
which demand imperatively our i'm
mediate attention that before we know
IL our news is stale. But here we art
now to tell you of our recent trip &
Biloxi on the occasion Of the meeting OF
the grand lodge Of Mas0ns Yen set
we honor their collective name with q
capital NJ in open violation Of the rule,
of English; first, because they think
they are cit; second, because if they
continue to make the rapid strides in
members that they are now making
they will soon be "ALL Of it. -
Did You ever see a Shriners' para lei
Here they go-dozens of grown mp men
through the streets, ringing bells,
blowing horns &c. They were seem
ingly as free from care as a lot of school
boys. The thought came to US, surely
men, at last, are but children older
grown. Their faces beamed with hap
piness. There is only one unfavorable
report we have to make and that is a
most grievous one: They did not in.
vite any ladies TO their splendid ban
quet, There were a number of visiting
ladies who expected to be present
Now, about Biloxi; As we all know
it is the oldest city in the State, but we
may not all know what a beautiful and
clean place it is. We can hardly imaE.
inc resident Of the place having Sc
rious sickness. 1t is beyond do1bt the
cleanest place in the south we have
ever ever visited. 1t rivals in this re
spect Buffalo, N. Y, and that is indeed,
saying great deal, The water is ex-
cellent. The old, gnarled water oak
and magnolia trees, festooned with
moss, the splendid shell roads, the
beautifully kept yards that surround
numberless palatial residences, the
attractive water front, and other things
that might be mentioned, combine to
make Biloxi most desirable place, not
only to visit but for a permanent resi-
dence.
Of course, we visited Beauvoir. ItI
is a splendid old estate The house is
covered with slate and all material used
in its construction is most substantial.
1t will make an ideal old soldiers home.
1t commands a fine view of the bay.
On returning from Beauvoir it was
our privilege, in company with Adit. |
Gen, Henry, of Jackson, to call on
Mrs, Dayis, who is spending a month
at her cottage home in Biloxi. She re
ceiyed Us in true Southern style. She |
Is now IN her seventy-elghth year and is,
seemingly, in full possession of all OF |
her faculties, She is beautiful Old |
lady and takes as much interest in the
common affairs of life and more in pub.
lie affairs than most women thirty |
years her junior. Her conversational |
powers are far above the average wo-
man. She walks a queen and her
wealth Of snowy hair is as a crown of .
glory upon her finely shaped heal. As
we looked upon her calm, beautiful
ACE and listened to her bright CONVEX.
'ation it was hard to realize that this
lplendidly preserved and cheerful wo-
nan had stood the hardships of the war
between the states. and is to-day fine
specimen of womanhood instead of being
3roken-spirited and a wreck. Her
ortitude should be an object lesson to
III who come under her influence.
We cannot close this long letter with.
,ut word Of concentration of the pub.
&c schools of Biloxi, Our friend, Miss
Mary Brooks, teaches in the primary
chool and is an excellent teacher. We
pent morning in her room. Her dis.
'lpIlne is perfect. She has sixty pu-
'lls. The different nationalities repre-
ented in her room are French, Spanish,
Italian and American. She has taught
n that room eight years, She loves
ler adopted home.
We spent day "doing" Gulfport.
Ne saw the $500, 900 hotel and walked
mt on the wonderful pier that when
Inshed, will be, they say, second only
o Narragansett pier. The citizens
re filled with enthusiasm as to the
uture of their city
This letter will keep and it might
'oine in very well sometime when there
g a dearth of reading matter to fill your
The Shriners INDUCED in much speech
making on the train from Mobile to 81.
oxi Among other things Judge Har-
ison, candidate for governor said, in
efning his position on the negro ques.
ion, 81 would make it misdemeanor
kill a negro before the crop is laid by.
ust as he was concluding his speech
ONE one passed down the aisle with a
ably whose face was none too clean.
he judges hearers yelled, kiss the
ably, judge. " Nothing undaunted the
1dge did kiss the baby, thereby show
lg that he is a full-fedged candidate
Or Governor of Mississippi.
AN OLD FRIEND.