Henrietta of Honolulu

The cat that traveled to London to see the queen was a piker compared to Henrietta, who has come all the way from Hawaii to reside in Hattiesburg.

Henrietta is a red 9-tenths Persian belonging to captain and Mrs. R. B. Ensminger, 119 Mabel Street. She is a year old and was given to them by a friend in Honolulu. When the Ensmingers left the islands for Camp Shelby they decided that Henrietta should come along too; so she was sent on a later boat to San Francisco and then to Hattiesburg by railway express.

When Henrietta left home she was amply provided with food for the three weeks trip, but she was either seasick or the food was lost on the way, because she arrived in Hattiesburg in an emancipated condition. It has been rumoured that a sailor consumed Henrietta's food on the voyage.

Since arriving about 10 days ago she has done nothing but eat, and although the Ensminger's want her to put on weight, Henrietta's food presents a problem. Her favorite dishes are salmon, sardines and meat, all rationed as she became accustomed to these foods, which are unrationed in Hawaii, she refuses to change. At the present Mrs. Ensminger is training Henrietta to eat vegetables as her chances of obtaining a ration book for the cat are somewhat slim.

Staff Photo by Sarah Gillespie

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