The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-12-26


was greatly enjoyed.
On Wednesday afternoon of last
week Mrs. B. F. Tillinghast gave a
reception at her home with Mrs. W.
]. Pierpont as honoree. The ladies'
of Crescent City generally attended
and counted it pleasure to again
meet Mrs. Pierpont, long a popular
matron of this place. Delicious re-
freshments were served, 1.
Mrs. Seaton has arrived for the
season and is stopping at Grove Hall,
Miss Lottie Gutteridge who has
been studying millinery in Pennsyl-
vania for something over a year has
returned home and expects soon to
open millinery store here. and will
have as an associate her aunt, Miss
Jennie Kellar of Deloraine, Manito-
ba.
The V. /. A. has determined to in
augurate series of socials anc
dancing parties for the winter sea
son, one for each month, and will
give it's initial party on New Years
night. The ladies of the association
will furnish the music for the dane
ing and will also serve refreshments.
The socials are public and the la
dies want all friends Of the V. |. A.
to attend and enjoy them.
Mr.. anG Mrs. Geo. H. Herrick of
Attleboro, Mass, among the most
popular of all our regular winter
visitors, arrived on Saturday even
ing and as usual are to make then
headquarters for the season at Grove
Hail. Mr.. and Mrs Herrick have
been coming to Crescent City many
seasons and their coming is always
looked forward to as pleasure by
our people.
Mrs. l.. A. Hurlbut entertained {
large gathering of ladies at her de
| lightful home on Thursday of last
week, the ladies gathering to make
the socks needed by Santa Clause fol
the union Christmas tree, and il
which his gifts to the children are tt
be placed. During the afteMoon Mrs
Hurlbut served delicious >yunch anC
cakes-and did enough other mic,
things to make the occasion memora
Die for happiness to her guests.
f. W. burlington of Colraine
Mass, has a part Of the lumber OF
the ground for a new residence. Mr.
Purrington's lot is on North Sum
nit street just across the stree
from the Turner House. The new
residence is to be a neat two-stor.
house. Mr.. burlington and famil.
were here last season, and were g.
pleased with the place that the.
oought the lot of Mr.. Cary. The.
nave not yet arrived, but hav
made all arrangements for building
The marriage of Miss Virgia K
Smith to Mr.. Roy P. Perkins OF Ar
cher, Fla, was solemnized at tn
home of the brides parents, Mr.. an
Mrs. Paul c.. Smith last Saturday
at noon, the officiating clergymal
being Rev. J. H. Hunsbcrger Of tn
Presbyterian church. 1t was just
J simple but beautiful home wedding
and in the presence of members
the family and near relatives, the on
ly exceptions being in the case OF
neighbor and lifelong friend Of tn
bride, Miss Addie Neal, AID Mr.. an
: Mrs. NJ. H. Read, the former busl
ness associate of the brides father
When all was ready the bride an
groom entered the parlor and stoo
under an arch of palmetto and &c
dar leaves from which was suspende
i pretty wedding bella bell tina
had been used on two former occa
sions when Louisville cousins of tn
, bride were married. Here they wer
met by the officiating clergyman VIII
impressively performed the servic
with ring. The bride carried a be
; ouet of brides roses, and was charm
ing in her going away gown. In
Smith residence was handsomely Get
grated for the occasion. Among tn
) out-of-town relatives present wa
Mrs. Pearson and little son an
grandson, Clyde Pearson, of Louis
Vile, KY, the former an aunt OF tn
r bride. The happy couple left on til
one o'clock train for Jacksonville, an
: will be at home after January Is
in Archer, Fla, where Mr.. Perkll
2 is cashier of the Bank of Archer, al
= one of the promising young busine
S men of the state. The bride is t.
only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs; IA
C. Smith and is most charmingly a
5 tractive young lady with many a
d complishments. There were mai
5 pretty presents, perhaps the me
T. valuable of which were two chez
= of 81 900 each, one from Judge Jam
..e Perkins of DeLand, uncle of t
l., groom, and the other from the faith
of the bride.