The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1917-01-05

CITY HAPPENINGS AND
PERSONAL MENTION.


MISS E4lZzCEEl russell left MoLQa!
for her home IN New York City afrel
q visit with Miss Mabel Wilson.
Mrs. Lem Jones and daughter vii
arrive zeZt Wednesday from hoIidz!
WIS.,. with relatives il Dublin, Ga.
! Ralph Wilson left Monday for hi!
home in Portland, Ne, after 4 holi
day visit with the family Of 4 Z
wilson
J. H. Randolph, Jr., Of Savannah
! Joined his wife at the home Of ne
mother, Mrs. Z. S. Grill, Sunday fol
q short stay.
Mrs. Eva CorthelI Of JacksonyilI.
was in the city on Wednesday Ell
route to her home from q visit with
relatives a. Interlachea.
Mrs. E. W. Warren had as hel
guest over Sunday, Mrs. Wymar
Dickinson Of Columbia, South Caro-.
lina, former schoolmate.
Mrs. Patton Anderson expects Il
nave as be. guests next week, her son
and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Patton An
derson Of Morgantown, Ky.
Miss Rena Brown VINO has been
spending the holiday season pleasant
" with old friends in Savannah, is
expected home about the 10th.
Mrs. Shaw CoogIer left Tuesday for
her home in Green Cove Springs after
spending the weekend as guest Of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. 7. Reed.
Miss Cecile Jones and her friend,
Miss Helen Smith Of College Park,
Ga, left yesterday for Jacksonville
where Miss Smith will be the CUES: Of
Miss Jones.
Miss Laura Whiteside entertained
at bridge last Friday afternoon in
honor Of Miss Kate Thompson Of
Brooklyn, who was the guest Of her
sister, Mrs. J. H. Haughton. Dainty
were served.
Dr.. A. N. Steen, one Of Palataa's
leading physicians, and Mrs. Eliza
beth Steen, were quietly married On
Wednesday evening, the ceremony be-
ing performed by Rev. DIR. c. VI. Al
ford, pastor Of the Presbyterian
church.
Col. o. W. Wilson, sales manager
and resident director Of the Bridge |
port Florida Land Co. Inc, was in |
he city on Monday and Tuesday.
Iol. Wilson's company owns some |
situated farming lands |
along the St. Johns River near Fair
new.
Julian J. Sutherland entertained |
With an informal luncheon at noon
Monday at Lake May in honor Of |
Miss Ellene Merryday's guests, Misses |
susan Fraleigh and Dorothy Beggs of |
Madison. The other guests were
Mss Merryday, Harold Merrytay,
Charles Burt and Tim Merrill.
The annual New Years Dance took
,lace Monday night in the Putnam
House, and was a most delightful and
rtistic affair. About thirty couples
we're present, which included many
,uests from out Of town and it was al
o the closing affair to many of the
'oung ladies and gentleman leaving
or various colleges this week.
Mrs. Edward L. Mann entertained
he following young people at three
curse dinner Monday evening: Jack
nd Dorothy Merriam and Miss Flor
nee Hodgson, Miss Kathleen Hilburn,
Viii Walton, Fred Lecks, Miss Mar
aret Mann and Bert Hodge. After
he dinner the guests attended the
lew Year Dance at the Putnam
Miss Nellie Lucas was hostess for
oat ride Friday afternoon, honoring
er cousins, Stewart and Joe Haw of
t. Louis. The trip was made on
re "Etowah;" the party left the ]
inkland street landing at two o'clock
nd returned at five. About twenty |
We guests enjoyed the ride and the
arty were chaperoned by Mrs. Lucas :
nd Mrs. Haw.
Mayor and Mrs. w. P. Merriam
ave a dancing party Friday night in !
le Wilson Boat House in honor of
,ck and Miss Dorothy Merriam and 9
ISIS Florence Hodgson. Christmas r
.corations were used effectively and i
e music was furnished by the Vic h
ola. Refreshments were served
lring the evening and all report 4 ]
ost enjoyable time. h
Mrs. McDonough of E. Palatka en- a
rtained crowd of young people in \
rmally Thursday evening. The guests
cluded MisEes Stella and Winn- :,
ed Browning, Helen Cochrane, Dor =
by Willard and Jonita O'Haver and !
essrs. Charles Anderson, Roy Smith, -
vile Ray of Gainesville, George :
cDonough and Mr.. Kirkman. A
lad course with punch was served. c
Mr.. and Mrs. George T. Oglesby, a
e Miss Mary Alice Eaton, were t
ests from Monday to Wednesday Z
yht at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. II
chard F. Adams. On Wednesday n
yht they left via. the Clyde Line e
,amer for Sanford, from whence t
ny will visit day or two in Or N
do and other points, then return to
escent City for a short visit with B
atives before going to their home pi
Ladonia, Texas, where Mr.. Oglesby II
in the cotton business. W
Mrs. c. H. Daniels of New York al
~ is the guest Of her sister, Mrs. II
orge w. Lansing. Mrs. Daniels is tu
re on business and pleasure COM G
ed; being president of the Woman's %
reign Missionary society, the Con- c.