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News From Ocean Springs . . .Pageant Qn Beach Sunday Opens 250th Anniversary Celebration1 A pipe of peace was smofced and gifts given the Indians, afterBy Jaan Handy• Ocean Springs opened the ■ 250th birthday celebration of “Old Biluxi” by the presentation of a pageant, “The Landing of d’lbtrville Sunday afternoon on .the Eastern shore of Biloxi which is now Front Beach of Ocean Springs. This site was originally Fort Maurepas, the first permanent settlement in the Mississippi Valley.Over 3500 visitors witnessed the pageant which was written and directed by Mrs. Orwin Scharr and depicted the landing of Pierre Charles le Moyne d'Iberville and his little band of followers who rowed ashore and discovered and visited a peaceful Indian village.Against a background of live oaks, squaws were at work in front of tepees and Indian children were scaling fish, making pine straw brooms or playing on the beach. A friendly Indian chief, his warriors and medicine roan greeted the strange white men who had landed on the beachwhich the Christian Cross was planted and the French flag raised claiming the territory in the name of the king of France.Leading parts were taken by A. P. Moran, d’Iberville; Paul do Frank, Bienville; J. Champ Gav. jflagbearer; Judlin Girot, ensign; Edward Brou, Jr., ensign; Lee Jordan, major; H. Flateau. priest; Ferdinand Kiernan, John Seymour. Jr., Bernard Beaugez, Duncan Moron, Bruce Edwards, crewmen; George Granitz, Indian chief; Ernest Schmidt, Karl Byrd and John Mitchel, warriors; Kenneth Ames, medicine man; Mes-dames Carrie Ames, Wilhelmina Bellman, John Catchot, Bruce Thomas, Clarence Redin, Arthur Webb, Jr., and Miss Louise Richard, squaws; Ann Webb, Ladora McEaney, Maude Miller, Cecilia Fink, Terry Turner, Joyce Nobel, Dot Fountain, Ann Mathieu, Joyce Harvey, Catherine Gregory, Bct-chael Anderson, Buddie McBryde, | Henry Terry, Milton Webb, Gra-, iham McBrvde. Ronald Benezue, | Wade Campbell, W. T. Broome. G. A. Hawks and Charles Voive- j dich.Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts and Cubs were the children of the vil-; lage and F. L. Westbrook, Jr., the announcer. Following the pageant there was a tea under the • Ruskin Oak, sponsored by the j Woman’s club of Ocean Springs! and the grounds and .home of Mr. j and Mrs. Lloyd Hardin, where the famous tree is located, were opened to the public. Assisting in receiving with Mrs. Hardin | were Mesdames C. D. Todtenbier. Francesca Spencer, Oscar Joachim ■ and George Arndt. Punch was | served on the porch from a lace covered table centered with an arrangement of lilies and presided over by Mesdames Louis Casper, Ralph Palfrey, Morgan Par-! ker and L. Byrd. Little tea girls, dressed in pastel dresses, were Maybelle Snyder, Francis Theriot, Patricia Endt and Nancy Beth Loper. A concert by the high school band was given during the afternoon and over 700 persons visited the oak.A picnic was held at the conclusion of the pageant for those participating and refreshments were provided by civic organizations. Before the ceremony An-1 thony Ragusin of Biloxi, Mayor* Albert Westbrook of Ocean Springs and E. A. Khayat of Pascagoula addressed and welcomed the crowd.in skiffs from the ship “Badine”.ty Thibodeaux, Beryl Fountain. June Noel, Francis Strutkos, Ronald Webb, Percy Miller, Mi
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The Chronicle Star
Pascagoula, Mississippi, US
Fri, Apr 08, 1949
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