Alphabet File page 238

  An oration was delivered by H. Monet, Exq., the orator of the day.  He commenced with the history of Masonry, its rise and progress, its adoption for the promotion of good among men, etc., and spoke for nearly two hours to a delighted audience.  The speech will be published in pamphlet form by the "Delta" so keep a copy and make a note on it.

 

  A Ball was given (in) the evening, which was made doubly brilliant by the splendid regalia of the Masons.  Bright-eyed Creole ladies were present in large numbers, and kept up the feast until the gray morning's dawn.  I won't tell you about the supper, the champagne, the toasts, sentiments, and head-aches this morning, not if your nerves are too weak.

 

  There is a goodly number at the hotel, and from the present appearances and engagement, will be full all summer, and well Lewis (Lovis?) deserves it, for he is a prince of good fellows.

 

  By the by, what is the matter with your paper?  The "Delta" seems to be the favorite here, not a planter from Louisiana or Mississippi, not a Quitman or Foote man but wants the "Delta." I saw an admirable illustration of this the other day on the gallery of the Hotel.  A planter from Pointe Coupee was here, who would bet his plantation and negroes on the "Delta" as the best paper south of Mason and Dixon's line, and afterwards "liquors all round,"  showed the right spirit.

 

  This place is looking up, many of your merchant princes are here, and in the sweetest cottages imaginable.  What a difference at the Bay and in the city, when lemonades predominate in the latter, "Cocktails" prevail here to a most alarming extent.  I shall say no more on this subject, for fear my discounts will be cut short.

 

  I shall drop you a line occasionally and keep you posted up in case any deeds of dreadful note are committed.

 

My dozen raw are ready, so "adios."  yours, R. B.

 

(Daily Delta Fri June 17, 1851 p 1 c 7 - VF MJS III (00372)

 

Masonic Temple - The former lodge building was erected in 1850  on land owned by Madeline J. Saucier (later Mrs. J. A. Breath) who deeded it to the Lodge 23 Feb 1883.  In 1925 the first building was razed and the current building built.  It was designed by E. S. Drake.  In 1942 the ground floor was occupied by Peoples Federal Building and Loan Assoc, the George Real Insurance Agency and Mississippi Power Company offices.  Second floor offices were H. Weston Lumber Co.  Third floor by the Masonic Temple.  (SCE Jubilee 1942 pg 23).

 

  129 Main Street, Masonic Temple building photo 1942 (SCEJUB42p23) (Stokoe Memorial)  This handsome brick structure was built in the 1920's and is an excellent example of restrained New-Classic Revival.  It was designed by Stone Brothers of New Orleans and has very good proportions and carefully molded plaster details.  The most remarkable attribute of this building is that it is almost completely unchanged and has never suffered from insensitive "Modernization".  (VF Wagner)

 

Maspero, Etta D. Mrs. r 612 S. Bch. (Ph 55)

 

Massachusetts, Fort - Noted Mississippi historian M.  James Stevens of Gulfport assumed duties Tuesday as chairman of the Gulf Islands National Seashore (GINS) Advisory Commission.

 

Active in a campaign approved by federal park officials to preserve Civil War - vintage Fort Massachusetts on Ship Island, Stevens replaces Pensacola News Journal editor J. Earle Bowden as commission director.

 

Taking office at a Biloxi gathering to familiarize the commission with plans for the development of two park sites, Stevens told the group that he intended to preserve the outdoors, "to make sure that it (unspoiled islands) remains a part of America."

 

The 66 year-old motel and restaurant owner became head of the advisory panel after a controversy arose last spring over the location of the GINS park headquarters.

 

Local authorities had believed Ocean Springs was the national park headquarters, while the U.S. Department of the Interior recognized Pensacola, Fla., as the main office for the two state park.  (Photograph of Stevens VF MJS X00088) (Sun Herald 10-6-76)

 

Laurel Wreath - Harold R. Barber, left, presents the annual Laurel Wreath Award to M. James Stevens, Gulfport Area Chamber of Commerce outgoing president, for his contributions to the Coast area. The award is sponsored by Coast Federal Savings & Loan Association of which Mr. Barber is president.  (Photograph of Stevens and Barber VF MJS IX00414) (Daily Herald 10-10-67)

 

Gulfport motel and restaurant owner and manager James Stevens was named Monday to the president of the Mississippi Innkeepers Association at the organization's convention at Edgewater Gulf Hotel.

 

The proprietor of the Confederate Inn succeeds Alvin L.

 

Grubbs, manager of the Jackson Sun 'n Sand, in that capacity.  President Stevens served the group last year as southern area vice president.

 

Reelected to the central area vice presidency was James Vickers, Jackson, manager of the Sheraton Motor Inn in that city.  Karl Ewald Jr.,, Natchez, succeeds Stevens as the southern vice president; Ewald is manager of the Belmont Motor Inn.

 

Stanley Childs, Cleveland, owner and manager of the Colonial Motor Inn there, will serve as northern area vice president.

 

Reelected to the board of directors was Charles Wynn, manager of the Gulf Hills Dude Ranch, Ocean Springs.

 

Stevens is the immediate past president of the Gulfport Chamber of Commerce and is a past president of the Coast Council of Chambers of Commerce.

 

The new president is also a board member of the Mississippi Restaurant Association and of the Harrison County United Fund.  He is board chairman of the American National Red Cross.

 

He is chairman of the Gulf Coast Family Counseling Agency and is a past president of the Community Chest of Long Beach, Gulfport, Mississippi City and Handsboro, Inc.

 

He and his wife, Ethel Galaida Stevens, are the parents of two sons, James Chirgwin, San Angelo, Tex., and Robert Henry, Ft. Worth, Texas. (Photograph of Stevens VF MJS IX00415) (Unidentified Newspaper article)

 

Massey, Rev. Dr. J. L. - Tidwell, Miss Agnes, Married at Galveston, Texas, October 15, 1893, to Mr. W. R. Blair, by Rev. Dr. J. L. Massey.  Miss Tidwell, formerly of Holly Springs, Miss., but now of this city, is a charming and estimable young lady, and we are pleased to learn that she has secured such a life companion as Mr. Blair.  May success and happiness always attend them.  (10/28/1893)

 

Master, Wm. J. - The Old Reliable Carriage Driver, Stand Front and Washington Streets. (SCE 5/16/1896)

 

Matherne, Curtis F. r 117 Union (Ph 55)

 

Mathers, J. Jr. - See Bay Waveland Yacht Club (from pamphlet in vault)

 

Mathes, A. A., Waveland Hts., Waveland (Ph 48 thru 50, 55)

 

Mathes, Ted F. r Favre, Waveland (Ph 48 thru 50, 55)

 

Mathias, Rev. J.J., of Handsboro, was an agreeable caller at this office Monday evening. (SCE, 6-17-1893)

 

Mathis, Bish r 336 De Montluzin (Ph 55)

 

Mathis, Rev. J. W., pastor of the Handsboro Baptist church, requests us to note in The Echo that he will preach in the Main Street Methodist Church on the evenings of the 20th and 23rd, instant, at 7:30 o'clock. (SCE 03/18/1893)

 

Mathis, Rev. J.W., the Baptist minister, preached at the Methodist church on Thursday night.  (SCE 3/25/1893)

 

Mathis & Cooper Inc., Ulman Av. (Ph 48-49)

 

Matranga-  Sanger, Chas., contractor, has received the contract for the erection of a magnificent summer home for Mr. Matranga, corner Front and Citizen Streets in Waveland.  (SCE 11-11-1893)