The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-01-14

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

week IN JacKSOnVllle.
Commissioner Alvers is here this
week with the big county road scraper
putting the roads of this section in
order.
K. M. White returned on Saturday
from his trip to Moline, ILL.,, whittier
he went with the body of his father
whose death occurred some three
weeks ago.
Mrs. C. Lyon and her daughter,
Miss Eva Lyon of Detroit, Mich,
were expected to arrive this week for
their usual winter stay in the Lyon
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Shattuck Of
Litchfeld, Michigan, arrived last week
and as usual will spend the winter
with Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Cary. All
are pleased over the return of this
popular couple.
Complaint is made that The News
does not publish all the news of the
place, but this was made because the
paper declined to publish something
that was putrid. We will have to be
excused.
Mrs. M. ]. Gillian of Bamburg, S. c.,
who has been visiting at the home OF
her brother, Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Kirk
Iland for some weeks, left yester-
day for Miami, where she will visit
other relatives for time.
Hon. H. A. B. Mckenzie, editor OF
the Palatka Times-Herald, and his
cousin, Mr.. George Bowman of Virgin
ia, came up on Friday Of last week
and remained over for day with Mr..
and Mrs. w. A. Kirkland, at their
home northwest of town.
At a dinner given at their home,
2238 Washington avenue, New York
city, recently, Mr.. and Mrs. H. w.
Brusie, formerly of Crescent City,
announced the engagement OF their
daughter, Beatrice, to Mr.. William w.
Crane of Newark, N. J.
The Chancel Guild of the Episcopal
church is to give "Silver Tea" at
the home of Miss Bessie A. Williams
next Tuesday evening, the 18th inst,
at 7:3O o'clock. Besides the refresh
ments there will be a specially fine
musical program. Every one is cor
daily invited.
Mrs. J. J. Horton arrived last week
and will make her home for the win
ter at Grove Hall. Mrs. Horton has
been coming to Crescent City for up
wards of thirty years and for num-
ber of years has owned the home at
the corner of Central avenue and
Summit street.
M. H. Read has been very ill for
some days-for more than a week
and for a time his condition was criti-
cal-but at last reports he was i'm
proving, we are glad to announce
Mr.. Reed is one of the old land marks
of Crescent City and when he be-
comes ill the whole town is deeply
moved.
The moving picture displays for the
past week are said to have been most
excellent, especially that of Saturday
night. The committee in charge Of
the pictures has an arrangement
whereby they secure new pictures and
only the best. Tie attendance each
night has been sufficient to fill the
theater.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mccormick Of
New York are expected to arrive in
the city tomorrow, and as usual will
be at Grove Hall. Mr.. Mccormick is
one of Crescent City's great grove
owners, having under cultivation mo
acres than any other man or firm. He
also maintains a large community
packing house here.
The u. S. Fish Commissioners rep
resentative passed through here last
Tuesday and was met at the junction
by Capt. LaBree and others who re-
ceived from him consignment of fish
fry for Lake Stella. The fry is of
the big mouth black bass variety, and
was secured from the government
through efforts of President Tilling-
hast of the board of trade. We can
hear Ernest Mathis voice in the future
as he says: "Come along, boys, the
fishin's fine"
Rev. DR.. T. F. Herndon, efficiency
secretary of the Baptist State Board
of Missions, is here this week con-
ducting a series of evangelistic meet
ings in the Baptist church. DR.. Hern-
don will terminate the series on Sun
day night. He will preach at both
the morning and evening service on
Sunday. The reverend gentleman is
an old and successful pastor and his
coming to hold these meetings is ex-
pected to advance the interest in the
local church and add numbers to its
membership.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Pres
byterian church has announced that it
will give "Chicken Supper" in the
church chapel on Friday night, Jan.
2Sth. The ladies will prepare a
bountiful supper with chicken as a
basis and which will include Waldorf
salad, hot rolls, maccaroni and cheese,
June peas, fresh beets, pickles, cake,
ambrosia, coffee and tea. The ladies
are really going to give an ecellent
supper, worth more than the so cents
it is going to cost, and to which they
want all the people of the place TO
attend. The supper will be served
from $50 to o'clock.
The evangelistic meetings during
Il