The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-06-14
FLORALA SOON
TO CELEBRATE
MASONS ARE PREPARING TO OBJ
SERVE ST. JOHNS DAY WITH A
CELEBRATION.
SPECIAL TO THE JOURNAL.


F1orala, June 13.-Masons are pre-
pairing to celebrate the 24th of June at
F1orala est. Johns Day) with all OF
their old time fervor and enthusiasm
At a meeting of the Blue Lodge held
last Friday night the matter was taken
up and a committee appointed to con-
fer with the chapter and make some
arrangements in regard to the cele-
bration to be held on the oath.
sum of money was set aside to de-
| fray the expenses of holding the cele-
| bration. This amount, however, is not
| considered enough to pay all expenses
and money will be raised from other
sources.
| Grand Secretary Of the Grand Lodge
of Alabama Masons George A. Beau
champ, of Montgomery will be invited
| TO come to Florala and install officers
| of the Florida lodges and of other
lodges from nearby towns.
Agent T. A. Goodwin, of the Louis
vile & Nashville railroad is making
efforts to obtain special low rates for
the occasion which is always a big one
in FTorala.
Capt. Eric Won Axelson, of Laurel
Hill, was in the city Tuesday. AL
though the Laurel Hill section had
good rain since seasOnable moisture
fell here, Capt Won AXelsOn said the
drought IS having a disastrous effect
on all growing crops. Around Baker,
Fla, he Informed us, farmers are
blowing up their cotton and planting
peas and other forage crops. This
action on the part of the farmers IS
partly due to the presence of the boil
weeviI in the Baker district. The boil
weevil situation in the vicinity of Lau-
rel IS also becoming alarming and far
mers are preparing to make a fight
on the pest.
L.
Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
o. r. Smith on North Fifth street with
twelve members present. The meeting
was opened with a song, Rescue the
Perishins,' after which Mrs. Haskew
led in prayer. Mrs. HiX read from
members seng, Like a Shepherd Lead
Us Readings were given by Mrs.
J. r. Mathews. Mrs. Morris. Mrs. Has
kew Mrs. Bell, Mrs. Taylor and Mrs.
Flournoy. 1t was noted with pleas
ure that Mrs. Goodwin, who has not
been able TO attend meetings Of the So
ciety lately, was present at this meet
ing. Mrs. John Barnes was a visitor
on this occasion. Light, seasonable re
lfreshemnts were served by the hostess
assisted by Mrs. Haskew.
The first cotton report from Coving
ton county for this year is a good one.
It is sent out from Andalusia and says
among other interesting things: The
plant is we'll grown for the time of
year and is in a healthy condition"
The report says also the stand of cot
ton is about Of an average with other
years and the crop is being kept clean.
Thee boil weevil," says the report,
has begun TO put in its appearance
in this county. Corn has begun 10
suffer for want of rain, yet no serious
damage IS reported"
Eugene Carpenter left FloraIa last
Sunday morning for points in Georgia
He has joined a ball team and will be
pitching in several games. Gene" is
a good pitcher. having won many hard
victories. he has had considerable ex-
perience.
Mrs. J. NJ. Deese left last Thursday
for her home in Columbia, after hav-
ing spent a week in this city visiting
relatives. She was accompanied home
by her niece, Mamie Smith.
Rev D. c. Allen brought the first
cotton bloom Of this season to the
News Democrat office last Friday
morning. Mr.. Allen had many cotton
blooms in his cotton patch at that time
He has one of the finest stands of cot
ton and the finest plants to be seen
in this community,