The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-31
|ELKS TO HAVI: MANY
CANDIDATES TONIGHT

There will be some interesting do
ings this evening at the Elks' home
when between IL and Is candidates
Vim be initiated with proper and be-
coming ceremonies.
All preparations have been COM
pleted to receive them with open arms
and following the initiation all the
candidates whose appe .ites have been
NEGLECTED. by their trials and tribula-
ions will join the other members of
the lodge and visitors a repast serv-
ed in the banquet hall The refresh
ments will include a chicken pilleau
and other equally attractive prepare
lions of the culinary art, a special eff
fort having been made in this depart
menf for the occasion.
The candidates from Titusville have
telephoned that they will be here with
out fail. These candidates are four
prominent citizens of that place and
there will also be one candidate from
Wilbur. The other candidates of the
evening are residents of Daytona and
vicinity. With the addition of the
candidates this evening the member
ship will run between $40 and $50
The number of cand dates this eve
ming is due to the desire to close up
the business of the present term be-
fore the retirements from office of the
present officers and the occasion par
takes also of the nature of fare
well to these officers.
IS Fred Root was bus mess visitor in
Jacksonville from Thursday morning
J, until this afternoon.
Mrs. R. s. Sheldon, who came up
from New Smyrna Wednesday and re-
NAMED over night with Mr.. and Mrs.
George Walton at their home on Baker
street, returned to New Smyrna by
train Thursday evening.
Editor Harry L. Rood, of the New
smyrna News, came VI from that city
this morning with County Commits
sioner ]. d. Maley, WHO had been in
New Smyrna on business, making the
trip in his car. Mr.. Rood returned
to New Smyrna by train this after
noon.
Lieutenant w. B. Day, United States
navy. retired, who had been enjoying
several weeks sojouIn here, a guest
At the Hamilton hotel with rooms at
Mrs. NJ. A. Rodgers, departed this
morning for Washington, ID. G. Lieut.
Day is nephew of Mrs. John S. Bly,
myer and cousin of Mrs. ]. B. Prem
tis of this city
Mrs. Laura Mullen, of New York
who had been conducting boarding
house, the Balmoral Villa on Emmett
street, Palmetto Park, left early this
morning, supposedly fer Orlando. Hel
departure was rather unexpected an6
quite surprise to her many friends
and the guests of the house, every
room of which is occupied.
Miss Laura b. Shinn a professional
nurse and friend of Mrs. w. M Moore
who has been with Mrs. Moore at the
Mooreland for several weeks, had ex
pected to leave Wednesday for he
home in Baltimore, MI. but delayed
ner departure to take charge of case
Tor DIR. H. L. Merrydsy and may b'
here for some time Ion ger.
Mrs. Nellie G. Head cousin of Mrs
=. L. Merryday, who had been will
Ut. and Mrs. Merryday for about twt
months at their home on Ridgewool
and Volusia avenue, departed Thurs
DAY of this week for her home il
Gailatin, Tenn. Mrs Head great.
enloyed her visit and took such a fan
" to Daytona that she says she woul'
IKE to make her home here.
dickens Drew Frsm Life.
omlke, Charles Dickens characte
usNicholas Nickleby, seems to hav,
zen drawn from the life. Said tn,
'anr In a letter apropos of tina
ssei; The rascality of those York
Ire schoolmasters cannot be easil,
aseerated. have kept down strong
asn and thrown as much comicalit,
d. "a. It as could rather than DISCUS
- weary reader with its fouler as