The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-22

The Ladies Aid Society at the Presby
terrain church will have an ice cream
candy and bake sale at the chapel to
morrow Saturday. afternoon. The
proceeds are TO be used to buy lamp.
for the new chapel.
Miss Adelaide Esten of Providence
X. l., who has been spending the win
Ter here and making her home with
Mrs. ]. ]. Horton, left on Monday fol
st. Augustine. Miss Esten recent,
spent ten days al Miami and Palm Beach
and after stay of a week or more Al
st. Augustine will go to her home in
Providence.
The Lounds drug store has fitted VI
room in the store for the dispensing Of
soda water and other ice cold drinks
and ice cream. The place is very neal
and inviting in appearance and the
quality OF the goods is OF the best. Visi
tors to this department can enter from
the Prospect street door or through the
store.
Miss Addie Grace Waterman of De.
Land spent the week end here the guest
OF her aunt, Mrs. A. r. Torrey. On
Sunday morning Miss Waterman sang a
solo at the Episcopal church. She has
a fine soprano voice and her singing
was feature in the service that delight
ed many of the old friends of this ac-
complished young lady.
Mrs. Atkinson of Montreal, Canada,
is among the later arrivals at the Turner
House. Mrs. Atkinson is recovering
from recent attack of pneumonia and
comes to Crescent City to enjoy the
balmy air OF the early spring as help
10 her complete return TO health, and
expresses herself as delighted with the
change. Her son, Earl, it will be re-
membered was here for short time last
year and made host of warm friends
something his mother is also doing.
The Crescent City postoffice has
been made Postal Savings bank by or
der of the department This means
that the postmaster will issue for even
dollar deposits from 81 up-a certificate
of deposit which will draw per cent
per annum. These certificates, of
course, have the guarantee of the United
States government. The Crescent City
postoffice is going TO the front rapidly
1t will be remembered that some two
months ago the office was lifted to the
presidential class.
Mrs. A. ii. Damitis of Providence who
has been spending the winter at the
Haskell House, was given a grand sur
prise by the guests of that house on
Saturday the 10th inst. the occasion be-
ing her birthday. An elaborate supper
was served by the hostess and the deco
rations and favors were in green, the
flowers roses and oranges blossoms.
Among the guests were Mrs. S. G. Wood
and Mr.. and Mrs Charles E. Ravens of
Providence, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Davis of
t omsSet, Mass, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles C.
Slade, Mr.. E. M. Ballard and Mrs. Ken
dali of Crescent City.
DIR. Hughes Calhoun whose serious
illness with pneumonia was noted in
these columns three weeks ago, is now
and able to get out some.
This will be glad news 10 the hundreds
Of friends of the good doctor in all this
section. DR.. Calhoun in his short prac-
lice here has gotten pretty close to the
popular heart, and his recent serious ill
ness was the cause of much serious ap-
prehenSion on the part of these friends,
IS any one could see who heard the
many and frequent anxious enquiries
his condition from hour to
hour.