The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-05-09
Crescent CITY News
q Personal and Social. . ;


Mrs. Traile left last week for her
home in Chatauqua, N. Y.
Byron Herlong was a visitor in
town last week.
M. H. Read and wife were visitors
to Jacksonville recently.
Mrs. Wymer and daughter are
among those to leave this week.
Miss Betty Sails entertained at
cards on Wednesday evening of last
week.
Mr.. Crutchfeld, of Crutchfield and
Voolfolk, was visitor in town last
week.
Mr.. Lundberg spent some time re-
Gently in the south looking at grove
property.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. S. Gowen were
visitors to Jacksonville the past week
end.
c. T. Bowling left on Wednesday
of last week to join his family in
Davenport. Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Williams and
daughter, Miss Cardelle, have gone TO
st. Augustine for a few days.
DR.. johnson and daughter, Miss
Florence johnson, are leaving this
week for their home in Fairbury, ILL.,
Henry Driggers left last Sunday
for Orlando, where he will be en-
gagged in his trade until September.
Col. G. T. Graham and wife have
returned from Summer Haven beach
and report their cottage almost ready
for the summer.
Ed. Lorick returned on Friday last
from Summer Haven with his mind
fully made up to return at some TIME
during the summer.
R. |. Boardman, who for the past
month has been visiting relatives in
Jacksonville and Alabama, has re-
turned.
The regular monthly meeting Of
the V. l. A. will be held on Monday,
May 18th. A full attendance is re-
quested.
Rev. Patterson, of Jacksonville,
presiding elder Of Jacksonville dis
trict, conducted services in the Meth |
odist church last Sunday evening.
Mrs. L. A. Hurlbut was visitor
to Palatka on Tuesday of last week.
Tom Russell spent several days Of |
last week in town with his mother,
Mrs. w. A. Russell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bills, Mr.. and Mrs.
Tillinghast and lila Babers were
among the Crescent City people to
attend the State Horticultural So
ciey in DeLand last week.
Miss June Brown, of Hastings, and
Miss Grace Cash of this place are
planning to leave early in June for
North Carolina where they expect to
spend the summer in school taking
special work
On Friday evening Of last week the
young people enjoyed probably the
last dance of the season as most of
the dancers are leaving soon and
then, too, summer is really almost
here.
Jean and Carl Illig left on Monday |
for Jacksonville, where they expect
to find work These young men have |
taken great part in the social as
we'll as business life Of Crescent City |
during the past winter and will be
greatly missed.
On Wednesday evening, April 30th,
the band boys gave social on the |
school grounds, which were lighted
for the occasion with Japanese Ian
terms. From the platform in front of
the auditorium the bard furnished !
music all during the evening while |
out under the trees ice cream and |
cake were sold. The band boys have |
requested that their thanks De eX-
tended to the ladies VINO so kindly |
assisted in serving the refreshments.
The many friends here of the Hon.
w. A. Russell, editor of the Palatka |
News, regret to learn that his mother,
Mrs. John Russell, died last Satur-
day afternoon at her home in Detroit,
Mich. Rev. and Mrs. John Russell |
spent several months here with their
son two winters ago, and made many
friends, but since that time they
have both passed away. Editor Rus
sell has the sympathy of the entire
community.
Miss Abbijean Miller entertained
few friends at Lake View last Tues
day from 3 to $50. An exciting
game of "Old Maid" put the young
ladies in good spirits for the contests
which followed in which Misses Hack
and Bethel were the fortunate ones.
About 5 o'clock the guests were sum-
moned to the dining room where ice
cream, cake, sailed almonds and mthts
were served While the girls Ell
loved the refreshments the hosteS5
very kindly satisfied their curiosity
about the cuckoo clock" and let them
hear the "birdie sing to their hearts
content.
On the afternoon of May list the
young ladies of the town were charm
inglv entertained at a May party by
Miss Mary Hack on the broad We
randa of the Hurlbut bungalow. One
could easily have guessed that twas
MAY Day not only from the beautiful
spring afternoon but from the pro-
fusion of flowers and baskets among
which the guests were greeted. A
huge May basket was the center piece
of the piazza. The five tables at
which the guests found their places
by means of clever place cards were
decorated in crepe paper, color
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