The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-12-08
CRESCENT CITY NEWS

9Th. Tea and sandwiches will be
served.
Mrs. Henry G. Hubbard, who has
been spending the summer at her
home, Woods Hole, Mass, was due to
arrive here this week to open up her
home in Hubbard Park.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the First
Presbyterian church will hold a ba-
zaar, parcel post and food sale in the
Horton building on Thursday, Dec.
18th. Hot chicken pies, salads and
other good things will be served dur
ing the day, beginning at 12 noon.
Miss Mary Grham has accepted a
position in the post office to remain
at least until after the holiday rush.
Miss Graham was formerly a popu-
lar clerk in the postoffice and old
patrons will be pleased to see her
there again.
In Miami one of Cats leading
supporters was Redmond B. Gautier.
1t was Dade county that gave Noel
Mitchell two votes for governor, and
now Miamians say: mitchell is peev-
ed because he didn't get Cats goat
here" (Gautier.) r.)-Orlando Reporter
Star.
The V. I. A. announces that Red
Cross stamps are on sale at Lounds
drug store, the Little Gift Shop, at
the Hall on picture nights and at the
Woman's Exchange on Saturday af-
ternoons. The revenue derived from
the sale of these stamps is to be de-
voted to fighting tuberculosis in Flor
ida.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Bullock of On
set, Mass, were due to arrive this
week for their annual stay through
the winter months. Now if some one
will persuade them not to sell their
fine grove property here( which we
have been informed they contemplate
they will be doing them and the town
service.
Mrs. E. McMarlin and daughter,
Miss McMarlin, of Butler, Pa, ar
rived last week and have secured
rooms at the home of Miss Lucy
Gautier. These ladies will be we'll
and pleasantly remembered as visitors
here on some two or three former win
ter seasons, when they made many
warm friends.
Col. and Mrs. Samuel B. Wright of
Louisville, KY, arrived last week for
an indefinite stay at the Turner
House. Col. and Mrs. Wright will be
remembered by a large circle of
friends made on the occasion of for
mer visits, and all of whom will be
rejoiced to see them again. Col.
Wright is connected with the street
railway system of Louisville.
Rev. G. W. Stubs left on Monday
afternoon for Ocala where he will be
in attendance upon the sessions of the
Florida Annual Conference of his
church during the next week. The
church here has asked urgently for
Mr.. Stubs return, and that gentle
man has made it known that he is
willing to come. We all certainly
hope for his re-appointment to this
charge.
Our Methodist friends gave very
SuCCSSSl III SOCldl ollfSl Yea az "
|. A. Hall on Friday evening of last
week, the same being for the purpose
of raising funds for church purposes.
The social was well attended, but the
art of grating from their patrons
is not we'll enough developed among
local Methodists to make events of
this kind pay as they should Less
than $50 was secured, when with the
crowd present $50 should have been
obtained without a murmur from any
one.
The regular monthly meeting of
the V. |. A. will be held at 3 o'clock
on Monday afternoon, Dec. 18th. AS
usual the executive board will meet
half hour earlier At the conclu-
sion of the business session at 4:3O,
the reports of the delegates to the
State Federation in Miami will be
heard, after which social hour and
cup of tea will be enjoyed. All men,
bers are urged to attend and all the
women of the place, including our
visiting friends, are cordially invited
to join in the social hour.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hinchliffe of
Huntsville, Ala, have been here for
week or more, the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. Hinchliffe in the west end.
Mr.. VIM. Hinchliffe expects to leave
for his Alabama home today, but
Mrs. Hinchliffe may remain for a
time. In Huntsville Mr.. Hinchliffe is
the manager of one of the largest
cotton mills in the state, and his bus
mess is such that he finds it impossi-
bic to remain away long at a time.
He usually comes to Crescent City at
least once a year for a visit at his
brothers home.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Post and Mr.
and Mrs. c. NJ. Austin, the former
couple from St. Adams and the lat
ter from Georgia, Vermont, arrived
last week for an indefinite stay as
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Cove. Like
all good people from the far north
they have expressed themselves as
pleased with the climate and natural
beauty of Crescent City, though they
have not pronounced it perfect as to
modern equipment in those things like
street lighting, ETC., which every
town needs in order to compete sue
cessfully for unsettled humans. But
we are going to get these things, and
soon.