The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-11-21

OF gratitude. Burt went to Albany,
Ga, last. year and by his persistence
and winning ways persuaded the
Mississippi to Atlantic Inland Water
ways Association to hold its 1918
session in this city. Charley had the
assistance of Mr., Register, but really
/: was Charley Burt who turned the
rick in our favor. Well, we have
mad the convention, and wnan it
comes down to the advertising prop
osltlon, it was the best advertising
Palatka ever had.
1t never rains but what it pours,
and luck never comes in single har-
ness. The waterways convention was
great, but there are lot of men in
TINS town who have been easily per-
suaded that the modern slit skirt
worn by young woman on the
streets last Monday, and through the
aforesaid slit of which there was ex-
posed section of leglets encased in
low necked socks which left an ex-
panse OF bare skin to the knee cap,
was, the big cheese of convention
week. Anyway rubber necks got ex-
ercise.
H. H. Phaler, editor of the South
ern Field, published by the South
ern Railway Company, Washington,
~ T., spent Friday, Saturday and
sunday In Palatka and will give the
city, florahome and other sections
Oh lne county page write up in the
next issue of that magazine. He
TOOK a large number of photographs.
Quartermaster Way of the torpedo
boat Tingey was stuck on Palatka
Your little city," said he, "has real
~ more miles of paved streets than
the city of Charleston, where we have
spent lot of time. | certainly like
Paiatka and its progressive spirit,
ana l am going to do my share of
talking for your town."
George Gay says that the motion
pictures taken in Palatka during the
convention were on exhibition in a
Jacksonville motion picture theater
Wednesday night and that he eniov-
ed seeing them: CDR. Grill and Harry
cray and Hon. Tony Usina were seen
walking down the pike as big as life
, seemingly and many others of our
distinguished fellow citizens were
seen IN their natural poses. 1t was
great" These pictures will be shown
{ IN the great circuit of southern show
[ cities and will help to make Palatka
as famous abroad as we think we are
at home
A Senator L. W. Zim of St. Augustine,
t. editor and progressive democratic
g leader of the ancient CITY. was one of
me conspicuous members of the wa
( teF"ays convention. Senator Tim
mas only one fault, if it be a fault
ne is too modest. But he is a power
nevertheless.
Gov. Park Trammell spent all dav
Monday in the city and was natural.
ly much occupied in shaking hands
f and talking with the people who
crowded around him. Palatka feels
Z very proud of this Florida governor
and high-minded, distinguished look
ng Southern gentleman and counts
' t an honor that he could find the time
from his official duties to spend tbe
whole day with US.
D., -Four boxes of Palatka made cigars
We're sent by the board of trade to the
iackies on the torpedo boats. Also
Ihey We're provided with a bundle of
Falatka postal card views. The cards
were all sent out to friends in ali
parts of the country in quick order,
Inc cigars were smoked and pro-
nounced among the finest. Those
9oys left Palatka with the kindIiest
= feelings and all said they would here
after be among the city's most siren
l uous pluggers.
Col. George A. Mcclellan, editor of
the jacksonville Metropolis, the man
; who recently paid $4,000 for that
property and secured Frank L. HUFF
faker to steer him off and political
rocks that might loom in his course,
was certainly a distinguished looking
visitor to the convention. He is as
GENIAL as he is good looking and dig
nltied We were glad to welcome
him to our midst" as the Bingville
Bugle editor would say.
The big political bugs at the con-
yention sort of lowered about DR..
Grill, who, when he was in politics,
was In the big class, too. The doctor
didn't have much time to give to
banking details during the conven
ton; he was acting the genial host
TOO much OF his time to permit of bus
mess.
Social Palatka, or that part of it
which shows its appreciation in dane
ing, catered to the officers of the tor
nedo boats Tingey and Thornton last
Tuesday night with delightful party
at the Athletic club. Besides the hon
or guests, there were many of the
prominent delegates to the WATERWAYS
convention. Twas a most delightful
affair.
| There were some politicians in at
tendance upon the convention-iust
few. They mingled with the people
about the hotel lobbies and then gravi-
tated naturally up to the Fearnside
store to see Frank Fearnside and
learn if possible how they stand with
the powers that be. Fearnside, who
is Chairman of the State Democratic
Executive Committee, always has the
glad hand for politicians, but he is
also close-mouthed, as becomes the
astute politician that he is. But
there was some politics talked on the
side here Monday and Tuesday, you
may be sure of that
Elks Minstrels Next.