The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-11-24

yesterday.
d. J. Coughlin has returned from ;
short business trip to Charleston
South Carolina.
Mrs. James johnson and children
left Wednesday for few weeks visi
with friends in Ocala and Georgia.
Miss Hattie Bulky has as her guests
Mrs. George Kuhl and daughter, Mis-!
Henrietta and Mrs. J. A. Taylor o1
Oak Hill, Fla.
R. E. L. Mann returned Saturday
from Tampa where he attended the
convention of the National Electric
Association.
Allen Price, prominent farmer in
the western part Of the county, has
been in the city this week on visit
to his son, Mr.. c. H. Price.
Mrs. Ewing who has been the guest
of Mrs. Walter Tilghman for a few
days returned Monday to her home in
lnterlachen.
Miss Annie Stevens and Miss Mar
garet Stafford of the faculty of Stet-
son University, were weekend guests
of Miss Stevens parents.
Miss Ida Leib left Monday for Mi
ami as delegate from the Woman's
Club of Palatka to the Federation
which convenes there this week.
J. W. Ledbetter of Rome, Ga, has
been in the city this week attending
the Farmers convention. Mr.. Let
better was for some time interested
in the Putnam House.
Guy L. Blalock representing the
Runtz Company millinery firm Of At
lanta, is in the city, the guest Of his
sister-in-law, Mrs. Garrison Of N Bird
street.
Mrs. S. H. Bass returned Monday
from Mexico City where she has
been the guest of her daughter Mrs.
J. E. Campbell for several months
Mrs. Campbell accompanied her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. j. Mckenzie, Mr..
and Mrs. R. L. Coyan and Miss Tay-
lor of Jacksonville are the guests of
Mrs. J. A. Helms of East Palatka.
They are members Of a hunting party.
P. L. Sutherland of Jacksonville,
gentleman who is giving much time
and attention to organized effort to
the eradication of the cattle tick in
Florida, has been in the city this week.
The Parel Post plan which was the
idea of the Associated Charities to
take place Saturday, November 25th
has been postponed till later date.
The time will be announced later.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Galloway
Upton of Jacksonville have announced |
the engagement of their daughter,
Lallie Siler, to Mr.. John Franklin
Rogers of Palatka, the wedding to
take place December 21st.
Mrs. |. E. Brown has returned from
a short stay at her former home in
Statesvile, North Carolina, where she
was called two weeks ago by the sud
den death of her father, Rev. DR..
Love.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley Glass of At
anita have been guests for the week
at the Putnam House. Mr.. Glass
with the Hearst newspapers
and was in Palatka on an assignment
or the national farmers convention.
The Woman's Club served meals
Wednesday and Thursday in the room
'ormerly occupied by James Cafe.
Judging from the manner in which
he good, home baked goodies dis
appeared, our visiting friends enjoyed
he menu and added a neat sum to
he club treasury.
All ladies having articles of wear
ng apparel, made up or unmade, jel-
les, fruits of all kinds, canned goods,
nything useful about the house will
indy send to Mrs. J. D. Lane on ;
North Second street, as soon as pos
ible, to be packed in the Thanksgiv- ;
ng box which is to be sent to the
hornwell Orphanage.
Lieut.. Moragne Husson, who has
een here some time on a visit to his '
UNITS, the Misses Moragne, was mott t
led last week that his commission as
lieutenant in the regular army had
cen issued by the secretary of war. !
lieut.. Husson will remain in Palatka ;
ntil assigned to duty.
H. J. Goldsmith, proprietor of the ,
Hotel, received a telegram I
n Monday night announcing the
cath of his mother at o'clock that {
vening at her home in Cleveland, '
)hio. Owing to the fact of the big
here and the care Of many s
,uests, Mr. Goldsmith found it impos-
ible to go to Cleveland to attend the
uneral obsequies.
The entertainment which was given {
" the children, Saturday afternoon !
It the home of Mrs. w. A. Walton, /
or the benefit of the public library
vas a very successful affair, both
rom an artistic and financial stand
'oint. The songs, rceitations, drills
nd tableaux were we'll done and the '
hildren seemed to derive as much I
njoyment out of their performances
IS the audience. The ladies and chill I
.ren of Palatka responded generous
Y so that the room was crowded with
pectators. After the entertainment, .
ream and home baked cake was Serv-
d the guests. The sum of $3.50