The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-03-13
BANQUET GIVEN
THE PRESIDENT
t
Brunswick Pilots Royalty
Entertained Their Guest
Yesterday
SEVERAL SOCIAL AFFAIRS
President o'Rrlen, of PilOts' Assooia.
tion Visited Local Pilots Yester.
day-What he Says of Sur
City and port,

Captain J. Edward o. Brien, of Pen
sacola, president of the Pilots Nation.
al Association, was in the city yester
day. was the guest Of the local pilots
and was the guest Of honor at a ban
quet given at he Oglethorpe hotel last
night by the people of Brunswick gen.
orally.
AS was announced in these columns
lseveral days ago, President O'Brien
is making social pop call at all Of
the southern ports. While he comes
on no specific mission, at the same
time just at this time when important
Legislation is before congress, on the
pilot question. his presence in Bruins
wick, as well as in all of the ports
lis noticeable. He arrived in the CITY
yesterday morning from Savannah and
will leave this afternoon for Fernando
ma, and for the next ten days will bo
engaged in visits to the various ports
On tHe SOuJn AtlanIlc,
During his stay in Brunswick yester
day number of social affairs were
lgiyen complimentary to Capt. O'Brien
During the forenoon he was taken for
a drive over the city in charge of a
FOCAL committee from the Pilots Asso
citation. He was shown the terminal
facilities Of Brunswick's trausporta
tion | s1mpanies, was given a spin
,around our handsome boulevard and,
in fact, was made acquainted with the
many points of interest in the city.
At o'clock in the afternoon he was
Icomplimented with trip to the sea
buoy, in which a large number of
Brunswick's prominent citizens Joined
The tug Inca left the city dock, foot
of Monk street, at o'clock, made
the run to the outer bar and returned
to the. city about $50. During the
trip egseshsaents so necessary to
stag affairs were SEED and the occa
sion was thoroughly delightful one
At o'clock last night, as stated
above. Capt. OBrien was the guest OF
honor at handsomely appointed ban
Duet in The dining room OF the Oglc.
thorpe hotel. The menu was tempt
ling one and Manager Porter again
demonstrated his ability to satisfy the
inner man on this occasion. Eustace
G. Butts, the well known young attor-
lney, acted as toast master and did
so in thoroughly creditabIe manner
During the evening toasts we're re-
| lsponded to by Messrs. G. p, Goodyear
e. II. Mason and G. D. Ogg The ad,
ldress de resistance of the evening was
Imade by Capt O'Brien, who demon
strated the fact that he was as much
an orator as he was pilot. He enter
ed into an intelligent and thoroughly
Interesting discussion of the bill now
pending before congress aholishing
the &mpulsary pilotage law, and
showed by unanswerable argument
THAT the enactment Of such legislation
would be direct stab at the shipping
Interests of the country. @
During the course of his remarks, he
took occasion to throw few bouquets
lat Congressman Brantley, whom he
described as one of the brainiest, big.
gest and busiset men in congress z.
His speech was well received, and al
its conclusion Capt. O'Brien was round
| ly applauded by those at the festive
board
He was seen by a representative OF
The News after the banquet, and after
an expression Of appreciation OF the
many countesies shown him by the
people of Brunswick, he pronounced
this port the best one on the south
Atlantic coast. He believes that with
the assistance of Congressman Brant-
| ley we will soon have 80 feet Of water
on the bar, and predicts that in a rea
sonable time, Brunswick will be city
Of 100000 people. He is of the opin
ion that the building Of the great
, oceanic canal will benefit all south
Atlantic and Gulf ports, and on the
whole has a most cheerful view Of the
future so far as shipping interests are
concerned.
The Brunswick pilots deserve to be
commended for the very handsome
manner lin which they entertained
their president yesterday, and in this
Iconnection vote Of thanks is due tc
the efforts Of Captains Duncan Wright
lChas Arnold, W. w. Tabbott Walter
Brockington, VIVA, Loback and Alel