The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1908-05-23
DELIGHTFUL RECEPTION AT HATTIESBURG.
Reception to the Ladies Of the Mississippi
Press Association by the Ladies of the
City of Hattiesburg.

OF the number of features for the en-.
tertainment and enjoymentof the visit
ing press members at Hattiesburg dur
ing the week, one OF the most prominent
and successful was the reception held at
the Hotel de Hattiesburg palm garden
on Wednesday afternoon by the resi-
| deut ladies of of Hattiesburg, a society
event noted for its brilliancy, beautiful
matrons and maids.
The Hattiesburg Daily Progress gives
the following account of the affair,
which we reproduce as follows:
The parlors and Palm Garden of Hotel
Hatties burg were the scene of brilliant
gathering on Wednesday afternoon from
to O'Clock, the occasion being q re-
ception to the visiting ladies of the
Press Association.
Among the guests of honor were
Mesdames P. K. Mayors, Of Scranton,
j. L. Gillespie, of Greenwood, M. L.
Turnage, of Belzoni, J. G. Mcclure, of
Yazoo City, B. T. Hobbs, of Brookhaven,
VIM. Ward, of Starkville, E. A. Fitz-
gerald, OF Vicksburg, L. T. Carlisle, of
West Point, Mrs. Harriette b. Kells, of
Jackson. Misses Alma Bolton, of Vicks-
burg, Kathleen Fitzgerald, OF Vicks-
burg, Virginia aenry of Jas ksol, Clara
Noble of Bart.e. Je, and Annie Caulfield,
of Gloster, Mrs. Moreau, of Bay ST.
Louis.
There were somevery handsome gowns
worn by the ladies and about ninety
guests called during the receiving hours,
so that the Palm Garden was a veritable
garden with the groups of ladies chatting
here and there beneath the shade of the
palms and eating ices and dainty cakes
at the little tables, each one of which
bore silver bowl of gorgeous Dastur-
tiums.
In the parlors the ladies in the re-
ceiving line were Mesdames A. F.
Thomasson, Joseph Wilson, Davidson,
Chas. w. Rich, Walter w. Crawford,
VIM. Moffet, Jr. Miss Anna Allen.
Mrs. j. c. Magruder and Mrs. Henry
Turner met the ladies at the door and
presented them to those in the in the
receivinh line, presenting each visitor of
the Press with tiny silk Jap fan on
which was printed Hotel Hattiesburg,
the date and Mississippi Press Associa-
ton. Three young ladies', Misses Grace
Morford, Laura Haney and Margaret
Hawkins, in a corner of The Palm Gar
den dispensed punch which proved very
refreshing.
The visiting ladies' made many friends
by their cordial, attractive ways, until
QUE almost forgot, in this meeting in a
social way, that some of these fair visi-
tors held the moulding of opinion of
numbers Of people, to certain extent,
in their hands. for many of them not
only assist their husbands in the news
paper rank, but in some cases are the
editors, too.
Among the Hattiesburg ladies who
called during the afternoon were Mes
DANES j. F. Anderson, II. T. Allen, J.
9. Ballard, Stephen Burr, E. j. Crssill,
w. FL. Cook, Grace Christian, May Cot
ten, G. Cleland, b. McClanahan, Fl. A.
Camp and Miss Allie Camp, w. NJ.
Conner, M. Dunn, S. G. Eaton, G.. w.
Ellis, 7. NJ. Fergerson, NJ. c. Field,
Geo. Gibbs, S. L. Heidelberg, FL. IS.
Hagerty, NJ. l.. Harper, L. P. Hoskins.
| M. A. Holloman, j. r. Haney, w. T.
Haney, George Hauenstein, J. r. Jones,
Albert Herred, w. E. Herren, NJ. L..
Bixler, Sampson, Welch, j. W. Bolton,
Echardt, Chas. Spears, F. H. Cline,
w. L. Oakley, Duncan Matheson, w. S.
F. Tatum, w. 0. Tatum, I. P. Troter,
| Thames, Victor Sanlan, r. B. Staple
ton, G. P. Smith, A. K. Parr, L. L.
Major, w. w. Massengale, w. H. Nor
ford, Jno. A. Mcleod, w. j. McMillin,
e. J. Mitchell, F. F. Philips, w. B. Per-
ry, Stokes Robertson, E. L. Robins, w.
| G. Rodgers, and Miss Genevieve Dansby.
Miss Dansby, exquisite violin music
added greatly to the pleasures of the
affair.