The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-01-07

ing the holidays with his mother.
"The War In Europe" is the subject
of the meeting this afternoon of the
Woman's Club in the Putnam House,
with Mrs. ]. L. Dunsford as leader.
The Misses Clark of Gainesville,
who have been the guests Of Mrs.
Walter w. Tilghman since Saturday,
returned to their home on Wednesday.
Russell Rains, formerly of the Mac
edonia community but now of Palat-
ka, arrived Friday and is spending
some time with his parents.-Madison
Recorder.
The Choral Society is interesting
singers outside the city, as evidenced
by the attendance last evening of
Mr.. Waltmyer, Mrs. Loveland and
Miss Grey of Satsuma Heights.
Mrs. Charles Kupperbusch, ST., and
daughters, Mrs. C. ]. Smith, Mrs.
C. M. Cradle and Miss Edith Kupper-
busch, were Tuesday shoppers in Jack
sonville, going over by motor.
Past Worthy Matron Lillian S.
Knight and Past Patron Nelson A.
Stumpe installed officers in the Eas-
tern Star, Tuesday night. After
installation of officers, cake and CO.
Goa were served.
Mrs. D. c. Vorus, who spent the
holiday week with her parents, DR..
and Mrs. W. H. Rosenberg and who
attended the wedding of her brother at
Fort Pierce, returned to her home in
Atlanta on Sunday.
The first piling for the foundations
of the new postoffice was driven We'd
nesday noon, and from now on the
work is going to progress. 1t took
long time to get the derrick and
engine ready-its heavy stuff.
Charlotte, the young daughter of
Professor and Mrs. R. W. Van Brunt,
has entirely recovered from a mild
attack of diptheria. The house has
been thoroughly fumigated and they
will now be pleased to receive their
friends.
Col. Thos. Murray, who has been
living in California for the past year
or more, arrived in Palatka last week
for an indefinite stay. His old
friends-and that is all Palatka-are
rejoicing in the sight of his smiling
face.
Mrs. J. R. Mellon and companion,
Miss Barber, arrived in. the city,
Saturday from Pittsburg and have
opened up the home on Emmett street
for the winters occupancy. Mr..
Mellon expects to come about the
twentieth.
DR.. E. W. Weis of Ottawa, Ill.,, spent
a couple days in the city this week.
a guest of DR.. E. w. Warren. Dr.
Weis is one of the most prominent
physicians in Illinois and for 16 years
has been secretary of the Illinois
State Medical Association.
The Misses Edge of Groveland, sis.
ters of Lacy Day Edge, whose mar.
riage to Miss Leila Duke will take
place Monday, January 10th, arrived
in Palatka yesterday and will be Miss
Dukes bridesmaids, next Monday
They are Miss Dukes guests.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. D. P. Gamble are
visiting San Mateo and occupling the
Jaeger cottage. This is their frs
visit to Florida and Mr.. Gamble is ST
well pleased with San Mateo that hi
has purchased a lot in the Flaglel
grove and will soon improve it.
| Tomorrow afternoon and evening
Miss Grizella Merrill will entertain
the Cochrane-H -Haughton wedding par.
ty and few extra friends at cards
The yound ladies are invited for the
afternoon and the young men will
come at six for dinner, and play in
the evening.
Mrs. Robert James will entertain
about thirty members of the younger
set with Good Luck" party this
evening, in honor of her sister, Mamie
Meyer, of Valley Stream, New York
All the decorations and appointments
will be carried out in the horseshoe
and wish-bone design, games and mu-
sic will be the diversions, with light
refreshments of cake and cream.
Hon. F. ]. Fearnside will address a
meeting of Florida bankers in Jack
sonville today on the subject Of
Banking and Politics." Mr.. Fearn-
side is past master in politics, and
is now serving his second term as g
master in finance as president of the
State Bank of Palatka, an institution
which, under his guidance, has beer
mkaing rapid strides in this section.
The Woman's Club held a most en-.
Joyable New Years social last FRIDAY
In the Putnam House. A guessing
contest had been arranged by the so.
clal committee, of which Mrs. War
ner Hamm is chairman, in which the
prizes were won by Mrs. Fletcher l.
Brown and Mrs. D. J. Coughlin. De.
licious refreshments were served al
the close of the afternoons enter.
tainment.