The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-08-30

Apalachicola, Aug. %. - At tbs
monthly meeting Of the Civic Club.
held IN The first Wednesday Of the
month DIR. Taylor of the state board
of health addressed the ladies on the
ever present menace to public health.
He dealt very thoroughly with The
Fly" emphasized the dire threat of
THE Rat and touched upon the nee
essity of pure water supply. There
were +uerty nine omen present Ino
that they took his talk 10 heart vas
eyinced by the results. Our city has
offered Il premium for rats, the street
cleaners are al at work, and the fly
has "to hustle for his life.
On Wednesday, Aug. 18TH the ladies'
Of the Civic Club gave an al fresco
supper III Battery Park for the ben
eft of Browns Pier the finishing
of which was retarded for lack Of
funds to pay the workmen. The Dixie
bard played IN their stand ana about
three hundred people were there, eat
ing supper and enjoying the music
The net proceeds were fifty-foLi' dol
lars.
On tie same evening Mrs. Ewing
Rice gave a concert at the theItre for
the benefit IF the Chestnut street Cenl-
etery. On the program were the names
of the best talent il town Among
them were Misses CLAD Comforter
tloyde Rice. lingerie Nause, Picket,
Brown and Mrs Ewing Rice Also
Mr. George Marshall and lis son Mas
ter J. F. Marshall. The music was
charming and the evening most en-
Joyable
On Monday. Aug 18th. Mrs. Sullt-
van and Mrs Fem of Port ST. Joe
Nf a.
young 2. ople On q days oiCntc {" -.
Georges Island The gentlerlen char
tered the launch Empress" The club
house vas made the scene Of mueh
dancins. until in the cool OF the eve
mig cane the surf bathing. Among
those present were Misses sullivan
Comforter, Long, Johnson. Wakefield.
smith Buck. StoNall. Theobold. Cos
and Baster and Messrs Kennedy. Long,
Mohr Murphey. Marshall, WING, VIII
helm and kivett.
The IaTayette Park Association
gave an ice cream supper on the eve
ming of Friday. Aug. 21st, in the park
pavilion, the proceeds of which We're
to go to the beautifylns OF the sait |
,lik. The Dixie band i,ia,c and the |
young people d9nCHi until midnight |
About thirty dollars were made fer |
the cause. The work is mana sed BY |
Mrs +. G. Porter and Mrs. K. Il. Rice. |
Tuesday evening. Aug. 18th, Mrs |
r 4. Rice save card party in honor |
of two visiting ladies, Il Miss Elez- |
hart of Florence, :. c. and Miss CroN !
ton Of Spartansburg. s. c. Miss Buzz
hart is Mrs. Rice's sister and both !
Young ladies are her guests. Punch |
was served ~ Miss Josephin Porter.
Miss Theobold won the first prize and |
Mr. Harry F'anrin won the prize for
lie gentlemen. An Innovation that the
hostess introduced was in having her
husband call for all the ladies in
motor car SO that me gentlemen and
aides met first on the veranda of their
hostess home. Much fun was made
over the so-caiIed selfishness of the
host.
Among the young people returning
rom summer school are Miss Miriam
Marks. Miss Florence Perdue, Miss
Sosaile Wakefield anG Miss GLADYS
Comforter.
Mr. Lacy Virgins has just return
ID, after receiving his honorable dis
charge from the L. S. navy. Mr..
Virgins has been in active service for
he past three years. He was under
ire at Vera Cruz; and was one of
he squadron taken off to do land duty
here. He says il was all wonderful
NpericllcC. but the navy does not CT
er enough OF an opening for MS am
,itio1 lie had reached the highest
,etty Office that could be given; so he
las returned and purchased a fine
plantation here, where he intends to
~ his hand at intensive farming. Mr..
Viggins is the adopted son Of Col. {
nd Mrs. Hickey.
Miss Mary Raj ely OF ITALIA is !
he guest of Mrs. NJ. 7. Alexander and
Hiss Kim ball.
Miss Euzhart OF Florence. 5. C., is !
listing her sister, AIrs. II. K. Rice.
Hon. w. j. Oven and family passed ,
through the city Aug. 18th enroute for
'ort st. Joc, where Lney will spend a ,