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Lower coast gazette., 1909-04-17
GEN. BOOTH ON ElGHTIETH
BIRTHDAY STARTS NEW PLAN
Veteran Founder Of Salvation Army Launche.
Scheme for university Of Humanity" in the
United States---AI the World Celebrates
Anniversary Of His Birth.

New York.-Gen. William Booth.
founder and commander-in.chief Of the
Salvation Army, celebrated his eight
ieth birthday on Saturday, April 10,
and the event was made the occasion
of rejoicing all over the civilized
world. The Army itself held big meet
ings in every city and town where 1t
is established, and these were partici'
pated in by hundreds Of thousands OF
other citizens who were glad to do
honor to the distinguished philan-
thropist.
Gen. Booth himself presided over
several monster mass meetings In
London. His advanced age and the
fact that he vas operated on recently
for cataract did not deter him from
taking part in the celebrations held by
his devoted soldiers.
University Of Humanity Launched.
In America the day was marked
especially by the launching of another
Of Gen. Booths original schemes for
social reform in the United States.
At every post of the army was an
nounced the beginning of work to
found a University Of Humanity, a
great institution for the training of
workers in social service. The uni
versity will be divided between New
| York and Chicago, and it is expected
to begin with a fund of 5 1000, 900. The
gathering of. this fund Is the work
that the army now enters upon in
commemoration of its famous leaders
completion of his eightieth year.
AS a much-needed stone in the great
o~rganizational structure that William
Booth has been building during the
past AZ years, this idea Of a school
for the systematic training Of his
workers has been in his mind for sew
eral years. On his last visit to the
United States the general made his
first tentative announcement Of thu
plan. Since then he has worked out
many Of the details and he has JUS
consented to the beginning of pre-
liminary work in this country where
the need for trained workers has beer
especially great.
Growth Of Great System.
It is perhaps not generally realized
that the whole intricate modern ma
chinery Of civilization for the uplift
ing of the submerged tenth, the vas
system Of charities 10 SO e~ssentia
a part of modern life, is to a yer!
large extent an outgrowth Of tn
Booth idea, He was the first to SCI
that the unfortunate could best b.
reached by those who had suffered a
they had, and that they must b.
reached by practical worldly help be
fore they could be prepared to begi1
the cleaner life. 1t was the Salvation
Army which first made a practica
working success Of this now familia
principle Of so-called "missionar,
work"
This whole plan Of campaign 70
raising the fallen began on a yer
simple scale in the poverty-striske
and crime-infested East end of Lor
don and under the impetls Of Williar
Booths singular force Of mind an
personality and the momentum that
has gathered with almost miraculou
; rapidity 1t has developed into a trul
astonishing organization.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-04-17
Italian Probably Slain.

Port Allen.-During the christen'
ing of an Italian child at Cinclair a
difficulty arose between two Italians
resulting in Joe Chafnatta being shot
several times, probably fatally, by
Sam REQ. REQ was arrested by Con-
stable Dupuy and lodged in the par
ish jail.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-04-17
ALLEGED Damage to Property.

Alleged Damage 10 properly.
Lake Charles.-Suit vas begun by
H. Kyle Ramsey, an owner OF lake
front property, against the st. Louis,
Watkins and Gulf Railway for $3,25O
damages he alleges his property sus-
tanned by the building and operation
of a track along Front street. The
franchise for the use Of the street
was granted by the city council and
has since been declared illegal by
the supreme court, which has order
ed its removal by July 1. 1t is prob
able that similar suits aggregating
many thousands of dollars will be
brought by other property owners.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-04-17
PARRISH FOUND GUILTY.
Gets Five Years for Receiving Deposits
at Insolvent Bank.

Hawesville, Ky.-The jury in the case
of Joseph H. Parrish, charged with re-
ceiving a deposit in the Owensboro Saw
irgs Bank and Trust Company when
the bank was insolvent, last April, re-
turned a verdict of guilty and gave pun
i%shauent Of five years. Three brothers,
his aged mother and the wives Of the
men were in the court room when the
verdict was read and there was 9 gen,
sral breaking down.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-04-17
Asieeo on Railroad Track.

Shreveport.-WhiIe asleep on the
track, a man was struck by a Kan
sas City Southern southbound freight
train near Blanchard, ten miles north
of Shreveport, and fatally injured,
his death occurring at a hospital,
where he was taken for attention.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-04-17
TONS OF POWDER EXPLODE.
One Man Killed and Many Others In
jured.

Wayne, n. j., April.-More than $4,000
pounds of government powder exploded
Friday at the Dupont black powder mills
here, instantly killing one workman, Sc
riously injurjng two other men and
slightly injuring about seventy-five other
employees. The eight buildings of the
plant were annihilated and houses were
wrecked in the surrounding country. The
shock was felt in villages thirty miles
awav.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-04-17
Prize for Aerial Cruiser.

Paris Gen. Picquart, minister of
war, has offered a prize of $1,000 for the
best design of an aerial cruiser" The
conditions provide for a steerable ship,
which must be able to maintain a speed
of at least thirty-one miles an hour for
fifteen hours with six passengers. Its to-
tai volume is not to exceed $500 cubic
metres; its whole length 90 metres;
height 20 metres, and diameter through
the center 30 metres.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-04-17

Some Of the departments Of its
work are: Prison-gate and Rescue,
In%ebriates' homes, Boys and Girls
homes, Farm colonies. Emigration,
Naval and Military homes, Maternity
homes, nursing, Samaritan brigades,
hospital and benevolent visitation, po.
lice court work and Indian school
training.
No other religious organization in
the worlds history has branched out
into so many departments Of philan-
thropic effort and absorbed them as
part of its religious duties.
Need of Trained Workers.
The scheme for a University Of HUI.
mainly grew naturally out of the de.
velopment of the 20 other depart
ments. With a field as wide as the
world itself the work of the Salvation
Army is only limited by the number
of workers that can be secured and
its effectiveness by the understanding
and earnestness of these workers. As
uplift work has grown from local ef-
forts to help a few into a great in.
elusive movement which must miss
none, the problems Of organization
have grown greater. Charity has be.
come a science and its application an
art requiring the highest development
of personal qualities Of insight and
altruism. There is thus pressing need
for workers of quite exceptional quail
ifcation. These qualifications must
first Of all be inherent and must then
be developed by experience and spe
cial training.
This is the new work planned by
Gen. Booth. Those women, for in
stance, who are to go among the
slums of the big cities must not onl,
have the desire to help but must know
how real h%elpfulness can best be se
cured. They must understand by
study Of practical sociology some
thing of the social forces that Great,
this poverty and crime and wretched
ness. They must understand the dan
ger of the unwise charity that merel,
increases dependence and understan,
the value Of better living condition,
in raising the moral courage of thos
to whom fate has been unkind. The,
must be able not only to correct HON
conditions themselves but to Impair
their knowledge and to inspire wit
a desire for betterment.
Value Of the Organization.
This will be but a small part Of tn
university's training in social seryic
as planned by the patriarchal evange
list, but 1t serves to show of wha
value such an organization will be. I
OF the generals plan for the I'm
versity he himself said recently: "
want to train men and women to dec
with misfortune. q want them il
structed to combat with the veal
nesses and sins Of the drunkard. tn
criminal, the pauper and the would.b
suicide"
At 80 years Of age the head of tn
Salvation Army, after more than half
century Of almost unceasing activit,
is as vigorous and euntiring as at an
time in his career. The inexhaustibl
vitality and intellectual and physic:
/ activity Of this social reforemr, philal
, throtist, preacher, author and travele
are marvellous. At fourscore he
| travelling many thousands of mile
Lower coast gazette., 1909-04-17
Medical Society Eormed.

Denham Springs.-The physicians
OF Livingston parish met here and
organized a parish medical associa-
tim
Lower coast gazette., 1909-04-17
Manufacturing Plant Burned.

Clinton.-The plant of the Clinton
Brick and Mercantile Company has
been destroyed by fire. The loss is
$40, 900, with no insurance.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-04-17

@
OF his creed the general has written
very beautifully. He says:
1.-THE simplicity Of our creed has
been, as l believe it will remain, n
Of the principal helps to our unity.
We stand for the old truths. The
faith which can be interpreted in
terms of duty, Of unselfishness, Of
purity, Of love to God and man, is the
only faith We really care about. What.
ever may be the case with the select
minority, the consciousness of sin,
the force of evil habit and the con.
seriousness of sin and the influence Of
passion, are all vivid realities with
the great masses of the population.
To them we bring the promise Of de.
! liverance by Jesus Christ"
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1909-06-26

whr.ra holy lasss will be offered at
a. M, Rev. Father w. ]. Finly, cele-
brant A Jesuit Father from New
Orleans will preach the sermon on
this occasion. After the church serv-
ices the Ene of march viii be taken
to the City Hall, where the initiation
will Immediately begin.
Visiting knights have been request
ell to secure for their lady friends
admit cards" to the open house re-
ception and the banquet at 7:30 am,
which will be held at the hall of Vol
unteer Fire Company No. /, Lameuse
street, near Howard avenue. A COM
mittee of local knights will meet all
trains from Mobile and New Orleans
to welcome the visitors.
The Louisville & Nashville Rail-
road has made round trip rate from
Mobile of s1.S1.
F. A. Barthes is chairman, and
the committee on arrangements con-
sists of: ]. A. D'Aquin, William J.
Collins, Theo Desporte, Charles F.
Rose, Gus st. Amant, Charles ST.
Auant, NJ L. Michel, Leo Kelly, ais.
Cmel, Walter H. Hunt, P. H. Ro-
drigue, Thomas E. Collins, E. Des-
porte, Sr., John Pearson.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1909-06-26

There will be three candidates
from Bay ST. Louis tomorrow for the
fifth class to be initiated into the
Gulf Coast Council, Knights of Colum-
bus, at Biloxi. These are A. Sea-
fide, the well-known merchant; Albert
Jones, deputy sheriff Hancock county
Salvador Benigno, business man. The
class will be composed of abo1t fifty.
members in all, coming from all
parts of the Coast. Mr. G. Y. Blaize,
well-known knight of this city, has
been busy in the cause all week, So
liciting contributions from the local
knights, as was done in the other
coast towns, to defray the heavy ex-
pense of entertainment, ETC., at BIZ
loxi tomorrow. Mr.. Blaize was en-
inently successful and made a splend-
Id report to the council. A better man
could not have been chosen,
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1909-06-26
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
WILL INITIATE FIFTH CLASS
Of Candidates at Biloxi Tomorrow, the 27th-
Banquet Will Be Held at Night For visi-
to1s-Knights Will Attend Church Services
During Morning Initiation Will Be Held
at the Spacious City Hall

1t is expected that every knight
of Columbus, about thirty in number
of Bay ST. Louis, their families and
friends, will be held in Biloxi tomor-
row.
The oecas. on will be the celebration
of the second anniversary of Gulf
Coast Council and there will also
take place on the same day the
eami-annual initiation of a class of
candidates for membership.
It is expct ted thatoyer one thous-
and Knights will be in Biloxi tomor-
row. The Biloxi Herald has this
to say of the forthcoming event:
The celebrations of the knights of
Columbus will take place Sunday,
June 27. The committee in charge of
the initiation of the fifth class of
candidates in this council and also
the celebration of the second anniyer-
sary have announced their plans for
the day. Knights of Columbus of Al
bama, Florida, Mississippi and Louis
lana will participate.
All knights, local and visiting will
assemble at $50 a. M, at the Coun-
Gil Chambers, No. 126 East Howard
avenue At 9:15 the body will pro-
coed to the Church of the Nativity,
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1909-06-26
elimination of Romance.

The c lmination of a pretty ro-
nance to L place in Bay st. Louis
on Wednesday when Rev. Urquhart,
the Main Street Methodist Church,
was called upon to unite two affini-
ties that had rtaveled thousands of
milestone from the Pacific and the
ether from across the Atlantic ocean.
The personaes of this romantic
drama were Miss Mabel o. Wroe and
Mr.. Laramie C. L. Brine, a gentleman
of distinguished birth and education.
He reached New Orleans Tuesday
from California and had planned his
five-day journey over the southern
part of the continent so as to meet
an incoming steamer from England,
aboard of which was the bonnie bride
elect. 1t appears the couple were
destined for one another since the
time they made the discovery some
wears back. but there were many OBJ
stacles of fate, and these were over
come in time even with the ordeal of
such long trips as both parties were
Obliged to take. Why they did not
marry at New Orleans was not as
certained They have no frineds OF
kin here, but having heard of Bay
st. Louis the place appealed to them
and it was this spot they chose for
the fulfillment of Loves day dream
The license was issued by Clerk OF
the Courts E. H. Hoffman,, of this,
Hancock county.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1909-06-26
Observation-Disclosures GRADUATION ESSAY.

burn his boats to signify that his
army could not return?
After another lapse of centuries,
our gaze fell upon Napoleon, 1.-The
Man of the World Throughout his
life. he met with many bars; he
crossed them all, with more or less
success until he arrived at Waterloo.
Here the bar proved to be stronger
than himself; he was forced to ac-
knowledge his defeat, and to make
his way to st. Helena, and there to
prepare to cross the bar between
time and eternity.
Today finds me standing with
reluctant feet where the brook and
river meet" for l too, must cross
the bar, cross the threshold of my
beloved Alma Mater.
Today the volume of the future
lies closed before me. It's cover is
Illuminated by the pictures of fancy,
and its edgG: are cleaning with the
golden tints that Hope has given
them. True, cannot expect to find
perfect happiness here below, for the
journey of life is laborious one, but
with the Christian education which
lave acquired, l chall go forth cheer
fully and bravely into the new sphere
of life that awaits me.
Devoted companions, ever shall
cherish the sweet remembrance of
the happy years we spent together
May we often, in life's journey, meet
again mid joys as gay" My part
ing wish is that the dawn of the next
scholastic year may find each of you
back in our dear Convent School,
striving to learn how to cross the
bar that lies between it and the
world
Reverend Fathers, beloved Mother,
and and dear Teachers: To you
who have guided my faltering steps
in the paths of learning, to you who
have helped me to cross the bar of
so many difficulties in the practice of
virtue, to you who have guided my
inexperienced youth, 1 shall not say
farewell The influence of your
teachings will be as strong in the
future as it has been in the past, in
stead 7 shall saw:
"Adieu, such is the world for US,
'Tis more than word tis prayer
They do not part, who do part thus,
For God is everywhere"
May we all meet again, when we
have crossed the last, the inevitable
bar, which marks the end of every
ones career, and may we say with
the poet:
Though from out our bourne of time
and place,
The flood may bear us far,
We hope to see our Pilot face to face
When we have crossed the BAR
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1909-06-26

Graduating essay delivered by Miss
Ruth CazeneuVe, of Bay ST. Louis,
Glass '09, st. Josephs Academy on
June %, 1909.
The sea of Life contains many a
bar over which we, mortals, are con-
tinually crossing-the bars of infancy,
| childhood, youth, maturity, and old
age. AS we cross from one bar to
| the other, we long to behold clear
er horizon, and Hope, in the far dis
tance, stretches forth her hand to
| hold u.s.
| Behold the young man who is just
| leaving the parental roof. He has
been shielded from every danger;
fond mother, a dear father, have TAX
en- every precaution to guard him
from temptation, but he is not salts
fled. He is eager to go out into the
world, to taste of it's sweetness, to
become rich in what the world calls
wisdom. Alas, He knows not that he
|
whose existence is merely an end
| less struggle for the unattainable.
| He crosses the bar-leaves home,
father, mother-all-t but to realize
that "All that glitters is not gold"
inexperienced youth he thought that
he had but to stretch out his hand,
and Dame Fortune would drop into
it all her choicest gifts; but he soon
| learns that her treasures are not so
easily obtained, and that experience
is a severe teacher, yet the best
He looks back to the happy days and
weeps at the thought that he has
crossed the bar of childhood, never
to return.
| Here is a youth for whom the sea
holds an indescribable charm. The
waves are music to his ears; music
that calls him, and he goes. Soon,
however his vessel strikes a rock and
sinks-sinks with the youthful sailor
to the bottom of the ocean, where he
sleeps. ''rocked in the cradle OF the
deep" He, too, has crossed the bar,
Now,let us turn to country where
war is declared, and where there Is
an urgent call to arms. Volunteers
press forward, among them, happy
husband and father. A struggle takes
place in his heart; he too, must take
up arms for his country; he must
! leave all that are dear to him, per-
haps never again to see them; but he
bravely crosses the bar.
In the days of yore, there was, IN
the Garden of Eden, bar between
| God and sin Our first parents
crossed the bar, and, thereby, merit
ed everlasting punishment for them
selves and their descendants. true,
grace of redemption came, but Adam
and Eve never again entered Eden
they had crossed the bar
Further on. in the course OF time,
we meet Hannibal. The Alps rise
before him, but he sees beyond the
Alps. Italy. Shall they oppose his
entry into this verdant country? Are
they the barriers before which even
he must pause? Only for moment,
for Hannibal defies them to Illustrate
his plans; he surmounts the difficulty
l-he crosses the bar-and receives
| his reward in victory.
Now we behold Caesar crossin
the Rubicon, and then burning his
boats. Was not the Rubicon a bar
to his ambition? And did he not
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1909-06-26
BOY ALARMS HIS
PARENTS PAINFULLY.

doS SuI Itoo., 20
Somewhat of a sensation was created
this afternoon when it became known
that Grover Brandt, the 17-year-old
son of ex-Mayor George P. Brandt,
had disappeared some time last night
and that he had left a letter in
which he intimated self-destruction
by drowning. The letter was a mass
of disconnected sentences, giving it
the tone of a labored effort on the
part of the author to make it appear
serious. The father of young Brandt
seems to believe his son has carried
out his threat, but others who claim
to be familiar with the boy and his
disposition give the idea of self-de-
struction no credence.
Young Brandt has for several
weeks slept out on the wharf, where
he had a hammock, and enjoyed the
gulf breeZes all night and it was his
habiC to sleep late. His absence this
morning at breakfast caused no ap-
p"ehension. At IL o'clock the letter
which he left was handed to his
father by the little girl to whom he
confided his whereabouts late last
night, and whom he directed to go
to the bathhouse today where, in a
pertain place, she would find the
mssive The child went as directed
and discovered the letter. She gave
it to a young brother of the missing
boy, and by the latter it was deliver
ed to his father.
In it young Brandt stated that he
would weigh himself down with iron
sufficient to hold his body below the
water, and it would be useless for
anyone to seek to recover it. He
also said that on six previous occa-
sions he had planned self destruction
but had been foiled each time, so he
had perfected all arrangements this
time so as to permit no miscarriage.
Brandt was a very bright boy at
school, standing we'll up in his class
at the Mississippi A. and NJ. College,
which he attended last session. He
also stood the competitive eXamina-
ton for admission into the Anna
polls Military Academy a few months
ago, making the second best average
and getting the alternate place. If
he had any previous idea of destroy
ing himself he gave no evidence of
such to his most intimate friends,
and for this reason they believe he
has simply played a very painful
prank on his parents and friends.
The police departments at New Or
leans and all surrounding cities have
been notified and are making
search for the young man. The wat
ers about the place where esaid
he would take the fatal plunge were
!. dragged this afternoon by several
eparties, but no trace could be found.
=
Since the above was put in type,
Mr Brandt received letter from the
authorities at Mobile, saying his son
was alive.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1909-06-26

Among those to witness the Green
Fabre nuptials this week were: Mrs
Joseph Thiery, Miss Vicky Thiery,
Miss Louise Alt, Mr.. Joseph Borrel-
Io Mr.. John Fabre and wife, all of
New Orleans; Mr.. and Mrs. John I.
Mcdonald, Sr., and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. John T. Mcdonald. Jr., of Pass
Christian; Mr.. VIM. Marlborough, John
Lafontaine, Chales Green. Glover
Green. Thomas Cooney, Mrs. 0.
rGeen, Miss Ruth Green, Vie Carico,
Mr.. John Holiday, Mr.. Randolph
Iadner and wife, all of Lake Shore;
Mr.. and Mrs. John Craft.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1909-06-26

Mrs. Felix J. Ehrmann left We'd
nesday night for her home in New
Orleans after a visit to her aunt,
Miss Welch, and attending the an
nual commencement exercises of her
Alma Mater, st. Joseph's Acadmey
She was accompanied by Master JOS
Berthelot and Miss Ethel Berthelot
who have been attending school and
on their way home in Ascension par
ish, La.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1909-06-26

Miss Rosetta McGinn left during
the week for Hattiesburg to attend
the normal school. Miss McGinn was
recently reelected to her charge at
the Bay ST. Louis public schools and
will return refreshed mentally and
better equipped for her work for
the coming season.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1909-06-26

Though gentleman, coxcomb, clown
or churl,
Master or menial of PASSIONS whirl.
But it isn't that The world will run
Though you never bequeath it daugh
ter or son,
But what, o lover, viii come to you
If you be not chivalrous, honest and
true.
AS far ahead as a man may think.
You can see your little soul shrivel
and shrink.
It's not, Do you win.
It is, What have you been.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1909-06-26

Miss Gertrude Cazeneuve left dur
ing the week to attend the State
normal school at Whitworth College,
Brookhaven, and one of the largest
nomals in the state Prof. TIP. Scott,
who has been desperately i'll the past
few months, opened the school as
director. Miss Cazeneuve is princi-
pal of the Waveland school
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1909-06-26

C. o. Johnson, the jeweler, has an
interesting and important advertise
ment in another column of this
weeks Echo.