The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-21
S. N. STEPHENS RECEIVES
Big RETURNS FOR
FRUIT SHIPPED
SINCE THE FREElt

=. ~ stephens To-Day recelk ed re
turns from some shipments OF citrus
fruit made by him since the cold
spell, showing TO what. extent the
stories of "Flcrida's total loss OF the
citrus crop" are true. and demon
strating the prices that frozen
fruit is bringing in the North
One car OF 500 boxes # common
.oranses and liz boxes Of King or
aLges We're sold for S916.49, while
another car of 2l6 boxes brought
S426.3S. The King oranges netted
81 per box. while the common or
anges brought the equivalent of So
per box en- the trees. Reports from
another car bring the information
that it has netted S2.25 per box,
IS long as citrus fruit brings
prices like these. Immediately on the
he Is cf the cldest weather in many
Years. there will be any number OF
people who will refuse to he dis
codraged with IN game. and who
/ VIII continue L. follow this most
fascinating of all horticultural pur-
suits
Mr. stephens is an old hand a the
same. and his knowledge of market
ana other ndti rs. gained h> Ion
c~p ricncc. enables him to take ad-
Nnta4e of These conditions but
those WHO viii rNerGs, equal intel
rs.nce and Moray can d as he has
done in making @ speadid success
OF citrus growing
FGTlIGs, Myrtle MCRac. Mary NCRa7
Georgia Lanier. Annie Cargill Mayes
Gencvicyc Morrow. Estcllc Rogers
Mary Jackson sue Cloud Nan Fletch
er. Mrs. T.. 5. lIansberger Mrs +
II Carswell. Mrs. G. NJ Trammcll
Mrs. W. II Bates. Mrs Winston Law
Ter. Mrs. Edna Core Mrs. c. Green
and Mrs w. b. Goodwill
The secahd part to a minstrel is
one of the most interesting parts
. and this was no exception. Miss
Mary Grower in mans suit, opened
up the program as negro jig dancer
and she fairly took the crowd of
their feet She was recalled severa
= times
The New Dance Craze by Adal
Jones and Maudc Dclmar. Mrs. T.
d Woods and Mrs. Bob White. was
fine feature. their Interpretation O
"Walkm the Dog being splendid
done and bringing forth rounds o
q applause
Mrs Nell Swindell was fine in
l. snffragist speech, which was full c
\ humor and splcndidly delivered an
caused the audience to burst int
g peals of laughter at frequent inteI
. walls. Give the Women a Chance"
il cverybody's slogan now.
MY Dreamy China Lady" wa
IL, beautifully sung by Miss Sue Clou,
in a Japanese robe of unusual lovel
ness. which was the closing nun
10 ber before the grand finale, in whic
II five couples participated in a cak
walk.
The Cake Walk was participated
by Miss Mary Grower and Mr.
Bob White. Mrs r. / Woods an
Miss Mary McRae; Miss Myrtle NJ
Rae and Miss Ailene McRae. Mis-
Daisy Brown and Miss Louie Layto
and Miss Reita Phillips and Mr.
" Winston I.awler. All five couples di
their parts well. and IL was difIicu
for the Judges to decide. as is a
ways the case but they decided tn;
. the most graceful couple was Co
= pie No /. and the beautifully dec
rated cake went TO Miss Mary Groo
:" or and Mrs Bob White, the present
tion being made by Mr. W. IL Smit
one Of the judges. The other tv
Judges were Mr. II. ] Shore,
II Dresden. Ohio and Mr. ] G. owen
g. of this city
. No entertainment can be a perfe
J" success unless a good accompanist
iu secured. and the splendid work
u Mrs. r. " Skipper. one of the city
y most talented musicians. contribute
fe much to the success of the sho'
u her work at the piano being faultles
- The show was a success ffhanciall
IS between 5000 and S4O0 being TAX,
: in. which. after the Npenses We
d. taken out. left satisfactory suri2 f
IS the producer. Miss Rogers. The VOL
n. ans Club and the Baraca Class
ia the First Methodist church.