DeLand news. [volume] (DeLand, Volusia County, Fla.) 190?-1921, 1909-03-05
LAKE HELEN.

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the home OF Mrs. Ellis Blake last
Thursday. Twcnty-threc were
present and a most enjoyable after
noon was spent. Graphophone
and piano music by Mrs, Quigley,
and songs by tiny Margaret Quis-
ley, who is only four years old,
added to the pleasure, Refresh
mcnts were served and the meeting
adjourned until March II, when
Mrs. and Miss Burke will entertain
the society.
We were mist aiken in stating that
Loring Mace had put his motor
boat into the st. Johns, but it is
there now, and Mr. Mace and DR..
Gillette started on Monday for a
trip up the river.
Mr. and Mrs. Rand Pclton, of
lion, n. y, are among the guests
at the Harlan. lion was the for
mcr home of Mrs. Curricr and Mrs.
Faulkner, Mr.. and Mrs. Eastman,
who spent last winter in Lake
Helen, and of Mrs. Davenport, and
a good many Del.andites. 1t is
generally understood in lion that
Lake Helen is the town to come to
for rest and a perfect climate and
beautiful scenery and last, but not
least, the very cream of society;
that is, good. substantial sensible,
cultured, warm hearted people, the
best kind in the world to live among
Mrs. Lorng Mace and baby leave
soon for a visit to her parents, who
live near Tampa.
Mrs. Andres and her guests, Mrs
Digger and Mrs. McCabc, spent
Tuesday at Winncmissett visiting
Mrs. Lyman and Mrs and Miss
kepler.
MIR. and Mrs. Brazcau, Miss
Mona and Miss Alice Davenport
will drive over to Coronado We'd
nesday and spend week there.
A fine turkey dinner was served
at the Harlan Sunday and num-
Der of townspeoplc were there to
|partakc,
Mr.. John jacques, proprietor OF
the Harlan, and Master Cecil Wood
left Thursday for the north Mr.
Jacques will inspect a hotel in the
Adirondacks, which he may rent
this summer.
Mr.. Eber Bond returned yester-
day from trip to Jacksonville
while there he was agrccably sur
prised by a call from DR.. and Mrs
Was (ncc Edith Bond, who has
so far recovered from her recent
illness as to be able to take the trip
Mrs. Chas. Abbott is recovering
and is now able to ride out Lake
Helen is the very place to come tc
when one is i'll or tired out or dis
couragcd. The breath of the pines
acts as quick stimulant as we'll as
a sedative for tired nerves
| Mrs. Wilson. who was very ii
when she came here from Kentucky
is now able to ride, and is slowly
gaining strength.
The last of Mr.. Mace'S fruit wa:
shipped last week. and the packing
season is over. The trees are be
ginning to blossom and put out new
branches of young leaves, and the
hooking bird has returned with hi
vocal organs in perfect condition
for a season of night and day con
certs. By the racket just now W.
Judge that the same may be said o
the blackbirds and jays, meadow
larks. cardinal birds, butcher birds
, cat birds and tiny brown bird
, which may be a thrush, have beef
seen in numbers this last week.
Mr.. Ellis Blake made a flynn!
, trip to Coronado last week.
, MIR. and Mrs. Claude Pclton en-
: tertailed party Of young peopl
last Tuesday evening. Cards wer
; the program, and beautiful prize
, were won by Mrs. John Day AM
. Mr.. McCrory, and the BOBBY prize
acre carried off by Miss Corinn
Pelton and Mr.. Arthur Wakefield
5 Delicious refreshments were serve'
and the party broke up at a lat
hour.
5 Mrs. John Day is entertaining
her sister, Mrs Geo. Marshall, frol
New York,
= Miss Bronson, who spent las
!, winter with Mrs. huffman, is her
for a ew weeks She was accom-