The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-09
The Earnest Company,
PaIatka Florida.
PaIatka, Florida.

E. p. Remit, president OF the Ocala
Northern Railroad was in the city this
week. Mr.. Rentz states that the road
will surely be completed and running in
10 Palatka by Sept. lSt
The Campbell players are filling an
all the week engagement al the Orpheum
theatcr, Monday and Tuesday night APP
pearing in PygmaIlian and Galatea and
Wednesday and Thursday night in
Cripple Creek" western mining
comedy. The pictures at the Orpheum
are especially good.
Robert Hutchinson, son of County
Clerk and Mrs. Henry Hutchinson, who
has been student in the law depart
ment of Washington and Lee University,
Lexington, Va, is expected home for
the summer vacation. This young man
was member of the class OF 1910, Pa
latka high school.
Eighteen of the colored pupils in the
Reid street high school have been Or
ganized as a band and have secured in
strumentS. The boys meet at the school
house each night for practice and in four
or six weeks expect TO give public con
certs. The band gives promise of pro-
fiCiency.
The local Woodmen of the World en-
joyed splendid banquet at Red Mems
hall last Tuesday evening at which were
present nearly 100 guests. Addresses
were made by Rev. Fl. Dutill of the
Methodist church, himself an enthuSi-
astic Woodmen, and also by Mr. Mills
of Jacksonville. The order in this city
has been making a steady advance in
membership.
The baseball game which was to have
been played yesterday between the new
ly organized Palatka team and the St.
Augustine club, was postponed until
Thursday OF next week, June 18th. The
new Palatka team is composed of some
of the old ball playing favoriteS and
some new blood, and the club is under
the management of J.. d. Doyle, who
has ability TO pick winning team.
Encourage the club all you can. Be a
FAN" and root for Palatka'S ball team.
AT meeting of the Ramona Club last
Friday evening at the home of Miss
Nadine Porter, a most enjoyable time
was spent, and the following Officers
elected for the ensuing term: d.
Bulky, presidents; Miss Meta Porter, vice
president; Miss Nadine Porter, treasurer;
Miss Edna Marshall, secretary. The
club will hold banquet on Friday night,
June 10th, al the home of Miss Nellie
Jackson, which promises 10 be an occaS-
After June 10th the club will meet fort
nightly on Tuesdays instead of Fridays
as heretofore.
The Book Club held its final meeting
for the season on Monday afternoon
from 3 to O'Clock at the home of Mrs.
Geo. E. Gay, all members being present.
This club, which is composed of Mes
danes Worden, Howe, Gay, Leonard
Burt, Bass, Willard, J. II. Haughton and
Miss Alice Moragnc, has met weekly
during the fall, winter and spring at the
homes of the members, and at the meet
ing of Monday, there was special effort
On the part of all TO make il memorable,
among the features being the luncheon
served, and the prizes, there being a
special, as well as the two regular prizes.
The special and one of the regular
prizes were won by Mrs. Elizabeth
Howe, the other special going 10 Mrs.
A. S. Willard
The young ladies from Jacksonville
and Palatka, who are spending the week
camping at Silver Springs, gave formal
shirt waist dance in the dining room of
The old Brown house Friday night |
About fifteen couples from Ocala were
invited to come out, and there were
lbout twenty couples on the floor. |
Misses Kennerly, Livingston, Mcmillan
md Mrs. Price met the guests very in
formally in the front hall Dancing
was enjoyed for two hours. The Ocala
crowd returned home about twelve
} 'cloCk, after having spent a very
pleasant evening" Banner.
Hon. w. S. Middleton was in from
POMONA Monday and Wednesday of this
week aud the News enjoyed a wei
,omed call. Mr.. Middleton only re-
urncd from the legislative session on
and is again deeply immersed
n his buiincSS affairs, which he was
obliged to tleglect during the session
Yes, | enjoyed the work very much"
aid he; 81 had hard and important com
nittee work and did my best TO serve
he county and state faithfully. Some of
ny votes may not look right TO some
eople, but every one of them was given
'ith 4 conscientious purpose to serve
he cause OF right and justice. Every
nan is liable TO make mistakes, and |
lay have made them in Tallahassee,
III up 10 the present | haven't diScov.
red them"