The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-03-07
crescent City News

Chas. II. KILLER, of Newark, Ohio
Is among the recent arrivals who i.
making headquarters at The Coutant
Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Hurlbut, Of
treetown, Mass, were among the
arrivals at Grove Hall last weak
They will be pleasantly remembered
az former visitors to the place.
The colored people of Crescent CITY
have certainly given evidence of their
appreciation of school advantages.
At meeting of the patrons of the
school Monday, the Sd inst, the fol.
lowing resolutions were adopted.
whereas, it is the paramount duty
OF republic to make the most liberal
and comprehensive provision for ed
ucatlon possible; and whereas, the pa
irons and friends of Public School No
40 did so literally and cheerfully cor
tribute one hundred and thirty dol
lars to extend the term of said school
two months, therefore, be it Resolved
that we hereby tender our sincere
thanks to all patrons and friends who
SO literally and cheerfully assisted in
this effort to improve our school. Be
1T further resolved, that the financial
aid given to said public school No. 40
through the decision and action of
Messrs. E. H. Williams, G. T. Graham
and Z. l.. Chamberlin shall ever re-
main a subject for the most pleasing
reflections, and that from the depth
of our grateful hearts we should tell
it to our children. Signed by the
commlttee-D. j: Daniels, W. S. Ryan
and Mrs. M. d. Holmes"
The annual election of officers of
the V. |. A. will be held next Mon.
day, the 10th inst. Miss Bessie A.
Williams who has held the office of
president for the past two years is
ineligible to reelection because of a
constitutional provision which limits
lncumbency to two years. This is
one time, however, when there is gen
eral regret at this provision of the
constitution. Miss Williams has been
real leader in the work of the So
clety and much has been accomplished |
under her wise and progressive ad-
Mrs. Torrey is also
ineligible t reelection to her office,
a position she has held for four years.
The general sentiment among the la
dies was to make Mrs. Torrey pres
ldent, but she has declared that she
could not accept the place. Other
possible candidates are Miss Clarissa
Williams and Miss Helen Tillinghast,
though neither of these ladies were
aware of the fact that their names
were being mentioned at the time
this was written. Nominations are
in the hands of a nominating COM
mittee who will report at the meet
ing on Monday.
The New England Society gave
very enjoyable musical at the Audi
forum last Friday night for the ben
etit OF the proposed new Baptist |
church house. The concert was in
charge of Mr.. H. C. Warren, and
while little time was available for
the arrangements, yet the program
moved smoothly and the whole affair
was a pronounced musical and finan-
cial success. The program opened
with some selections by the Cres-
cent City. band which brought forth
storms of applause. This was fol-
owed by a tenor solo by Mr.. Benton
accompanied by Miss Benton, a piano
solo by Mr.. Warren, singing of "Flor-
ida My Florida" by a quartet COM
posed of Mesdames Hurlbut and Ran
kin and Messrs. Pratt and Benton,
recitation by Miss johnson, vocal solo
by Mrs. Rankin, piano and mandolin
1uett by Misses Johnson and Fogel,
oand selections, piano solo by H. C.
Warren, vocal solo by Mr.. Benton
and brief address by DR.. Waugh,
pastor of the church. Each of the
numbers was warmly applauded and
The responses to the encores were
general. At the conclusion of the
concert ice cream was served in the
yard which was illuminated with Jap
anese lanterns. The church will rea-
lie something over $50 from the
concert.