The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-03-03
GENUINE HOSPITALITY"
For the Real Article BrOokhayen Stands
at the Head Of the Column,
Says Bro. De Lap.

says bro. De Lap.
Editor Natchez Democrat:
Having spent week in the
good little city of BrookhaYen, in
attendance on the Masonic Grand
Bodies, which met in that place
on the Goth to the 23rd, / came
back prepared to say, truthfully,
which is my custom, that for
genuine hospitality, not the kind
that works for revenue only =.
but the real, genuine article,
Brookhaven stands at the head of
the column, and it will be really
delightful when the Mississippi
Central is built and we become a
close neighbor to this delightful
little city, the inhabitants of
which are blessed with souls. ]
have attended these annual gather
ings for a great many years, and
this is the first year that | have
struck a town where the local
committees, who are expected to
look after the guests and see that
they were made comfortable, were
worth killing. At Brookhaven,
however, the committees perform
ed their duties to the entire salts
faction of all the visitors. Espec4
tally is this true of Mr.. Max
Lewinthal and Major Geo. G.
Hoskins, each of whom were un-
firing in their attentions and in
the full performance of their du-
ties, as hosts. To my good friend
and brother, Max Lewinthal, my
self and the entire Natchez dele
cation are under many, very
many obligations. Having found
on our arrival, that the rooms in
the principal hotel which we fond
ly supposed we had secured a
month in advance, had not been
reserved, and that the hotel. was
full, except one room which had
eighteen cots in it, Brother Lew
initial took the writer, DIR. French
and Major Benoist to his own
home, the palatial residence of
Mrs. Max Priebatsch, where we
we're treated like Princes of the
Blood Royal, by the entire family,
and when we asked for our bill,
on leaving, it was handed to each
in an envelope, on opening which
we found the amount stated in
this unique and very rare legend:
MANY more welcome returns, "
and the other members of the
delegation, who were the guests
of Mr.. Bowsky, were treated in
the same hospitable way. Ii is
needless for me to say that this
unexpected, but very kind treat
ment, excited the warmest feel
ings of gratitude in each of our
hearts, not for the simple fact of
the money part of it, (none of us
were broke), but for the spirit Of
kindness and friendship that made
everything SO exceedingly pleas
ant. God bless the dear, good
people of Brookhayen the time
when we can call on them and
they on us, without having to go
around by Memphis and New Or
leans to get to each other. To
the Messrs. McGrath and others,
we are indebted for many courte-
sizes and the most polite attentions,
for all of which we are more than
grateful. Yours truly,
E. &. DE LAP, Alias Rex.
For the entire Delegation.
The Leader has heard some
where land what he says about the
local committees of other towns,
gives color to the charge) that
Bro. De Lap is the hardest man to
please who ever attended a Grand
Lodge meeting in Mississippi. If
this be true, what he says above
of Brookhayen and her people is
high praise indeed. When the
Mississippi Central is completed
and gives us direct connection
with Natchez, come and see us
often, Bro. De Lap.