Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-02-05


6eers Of the Grand Lodge, and Big
Supper and Meeting Was HeId-Oth.
ar Notes Of Interest.
Melrose. Feb. 4.-February let. 1907,
xill always be rememb ered by the
xelrose Masonic brethren and their
friends. as a red.letter day. Not only
xss the oyster supper given by Them
Great social ss vel! a. = fnsr csl sue
cess, bot also the dedication o; their
new hall was an important event in
the history o. the Meirose lodge The
d,dicstion ceremony began ~ B p. m,
and was grsced by the presence Of the
Grand worshipiul Master OF Florida.
Hou. z. Z. Haskell OF Pslatks; Wor.
,bip'ul Master J. Wall and T. Rogers
OF Putnam Hall. The Oyster supper
came mex, in order. The large dining
room OF the Huffman House had been
beautifully decorated with flsHs. ever
greens and flowers by the following
committee OF ladies: Mrs J. A Rem.
me-, Mrs. Z. J. Whitehead, Mrs. o /.
c. Husband and Mrs. J. Paxton, Mrs. I
Won Noszky being prevented 10y illness
from serving. These ladies also had !
charge Of the supper arrangements. as
sis,ed by Mrs. A. ". Craig and the
Misses L. Jackson z. Priest, P Griner,
8. Mullin, y. Huffman, I. Yesrwood.
NJ. Barnett, G. McRse and P. McMil-
Ian. The supper was pronounced by
oil 90 one OF the finest ever served at
the Hoffman House, both in quality and
quantity, the oysters cent by II Blake
from Sarasota. being especially fine.
About $50 suppers were served during
the evening. About 7:3o 2. m. the
Masonic Hall was again filed with q
large and apprecistive audience who
listened with much interest 20 the 6ne
and eloquent speeches made be- Messrs.
Haskell, Wall, Rogers. SistrunK and
Whitehead. A most enjoyable dance
at the Hoffman House wound up this
most pleasant day, not sipgle On
pleasant occurrence msrrine the occa.
sion. The new lodge room 10 one Of
the finest equipped and up.to.date
in the State. The new regalis wac es-
peeially admired. Lodge 81, F. 4 A.
NJ, 10 DOW in frst.class condition all
round, the treasury being t55 richer ss
the result OF the supper, after deduct
ing all expenses. Mr.. c. P. Huffman,
~ chairman OF arrangements. wishes
TO express TO oil and sundry his appre-
eistion for the ready responses and do
nations for the supper, and 20 the Ia
dies for their ready help wherever
needed.
At the annual business meeting OF
the Ladies' Literary and Debating
Society, held last Friday, the following
officers we're elected: Mrs. NJ. s. Csld-
vell, president; Mrs. J. A. Remmel,
viee-president Mp c. : Brown.
secretary, and Mrs. E. J. Withheld,
treasurer. A free public lecture will
be given their hall on Friday evening,
Feb. sth, by Mrs. E. VI. King Sub
1eci; Scandal The Right aud Wrong
Side"
The martins pat in their fret appear.
snce on January 3lst. folly one week
earlier than any time since 1850.
L. Q. MeRae and family have re.
moved to the futile cottage. Nrs.
Johnston 10 now with them.
Col. F. VI. Tolles and Mrs. TOlles OF
Napgatuck. Conn, have arrived at
kontclair Cottage.
Z. Brown, engineer o. the Steamer
Alert, was taken suddenly very i'll on
Saturday night. The boat made a
special trip sunday morning 10 take
hin to Waldo, 90 he could be MAYED
TO HE home AZ Williston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chss. W. Sweet OF
mayo are new guests OF the Huffman
House. Mrs. Sweet, nee Mi. Daisy
"estessrd, wac born and raised here,
and her many friends are glad TO meet
her again. Mr.. sweet 10 cashier Of ;he
mayo bank, and 10 on q three.months'
vacation trying 10 recover from . seri.
oos carriage accident.