The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-06
Social Meas From West Florida Communities
DeFUNIAK.

DeFuniak, Feb. b. Beautiful in its
quiet simplicity and dignified SOL
emnity was the wedding in st. Au-
gusta's chapel on the afternoon of
January 26, when Miss Helen Clark
Fowler and Mr.. Arthur Earl Bentz
of New Orleans We're married.
Archdeacon ]. H. Brown performed
the ceremony. To the strains of the
wedding march from ohegrin the bri-
dial part yentered the church, Miss
Hilda Fowler proceeding the lovely
bride, who followed on the arm of her
father, Mr.. w. C. Fowler; the groom
and his best man, Mr.. Heber McRegal,
awaiting them at the altar steps. The
The bride wore travelling suit of
midnight blue gerbadine and spring
hat trimmed with flowers of the
same hue, carrying shower bouquet
of brides roses and lilies of the valley.
1t has seldom been our fortune to see
prettier, lower bride.
Miss Hilda Fowler was charming in
gown of turquoise crepe de chine,
picture hat and handsome bouquet of
American beauty roses.
After the ceremony friends re-
paired to the home of the brides par
, ents. A few minutes were happily
spent greeting the bride and groom,
extending good wishes and congratu-
lations. Then after admiring the
many handsome presents of cut glass,
silver and other articles of use and
beauty, delicious luncheon and
punch were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bentley left on the
evening train for New Orleans, where
they will reside.
Wallace Laird, pupil of the T. |.
Institute, was carried to Pensacola
Tuesday by his uncle, I. NJ. Laird, to
be treated for appendicitis.
Tuesday party of twenty good
citizens motored from Milton to De-
Funiak, dining at Hotel Walton.
Hope they will come often.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Fletcher, of
Lamar, Mo-, are relatives and guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. P W. Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. G. Gorrell, of
Fleet, Canada, with a son and two
daughters, arrived Tuesday to make
DeFuniak their home.
Mrs. M. G. Flournoy, one of our
oldest and most highly respected res
idents, died at her home on Eleventh
street Thursday afternoon. Burial
Friday in the Euchee Valley ceme-
terry. Mrs. Flournoy besides a large
circle of friends, leaves to mourn her
loss two daughters, Mrs. J. ]. McCas-
kill and Mrs. E. H. Chisholm; three
sons, Messrs. Tom and W. W. Flour
noy of Defuniak Springs, and John
Flournoy of WestviIle. In addition to
these are grand and great grand
children, to love and revere her name.
Randolph Rogers resigned his posi-
ton in the Henderson Mill company,
to accept a more lucrative one with
the Dupont Powder company in Vir-
ginia.
Despite the inclement weather
Tuesday afternoon an enthusiastic
meeting of the w. C. T. u. was held
at the home of Mrs. Buchanan. Be-
sides the members there were three
visitors present, all of whom contrib
uted to the entertainment and profit
of the session. Little Miss Chloe
Wylie of West Virginia, recited most
happily, columbus" Mrs. Wylie
gave a very instructive talk on the eff
feet of prohibition in her home town.
Mrs. Miller from Minnesota told of
the work being done in her state for
prohibition, and they hope soon to
have statewide prohibition as only
six counties were lost in the last
election. A committee was appointed
to arrange for the observance of Me-
mortal day, June II.
On Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock
the many friends of Miss Alma White
assembled in the parlors of Hotel Wal
ton to witness the ceremony That
united her in marriage with Mr..
Henry Lonise1Ie, Of Mississippi. The
service was conducted by Rev. Father
MuIlaIey. of Pensacola. Immediately
after the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Lon
iselle left for an extended trim through
Southern Florida and Cuba. Their
home will be in Mississippi, where we
hope they will find continued happi-
ness and prosperity.