The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-11
INTERESTING SOCIAL NOTES
FROM THE CAPITAL

Monday was Red Cross day in Tall
lahassee, conducted under the aus
pieces of the Kings Daughters. the OBJ
jeet being to collect as large d sum
of money as possible for the benefit
o fthe cause.
While no regular organization has
been contemplated as yet. each Rel
Rross button which is sold for one
dollar entities the purchaser to a gem
eraf membership Of the National Red
Cross Society, the money to be sent
in to Washington.
All day long the work progressed
something after the manner of a tag
day, twerty stations being located
about the city, where we'll known
women identified with the work of
the Kings Daughters in Tallahassee.
solicited funds with the sale of these
buttons.
That a local chapter of the Red
Cross society will be the next thing
to be considered is the opinion CT
those who are in close touch with
events of yesterday, and it is known
that Tallahassee will stand solidly be-
i hind such a reorganization. Pensa-
cola activities along this line have
been watched with much interest CT
late, and many of the prominent club
women in the capital city are of the
opinion that Tallahassee should have
been at work long ago. A constant
effort, meantime, will be made IN or
der that all aid possibl emay be given
the national society until more def
! mite plans are made locally.
Easter music of exceptional beauty
characterized the day in Tallahassee
the chhurehes of the city having beer
crowded with worshippers, notwith.
standing the Continued April showers
+! of Sunday morning. At st. Johns
Episcopal Church. Miss Mastin, of the
| Florida State College for Women
was the soloist at the morning serv.
ices, the afternoon having been giver
over to the children, with specia
musical program, lasting from Asst
until $50 o'clock.
The splendid ehoirs of the Baptist
Methodist, and Presbyterian churche:
were hear in Easter anthems, and a
J the Catholic church, Mrs. Franz
| Winthrop and Mr.. Valley Randolph
carried the solo parts.
Tallahassee. always an immenst
flower garden at this time of year
! brought forth her fairest blossoms
for the Easter altars, all the churches
having been handsomely and artist
callv decorated.
/ One of the familiar figures of thi
legislature, and of great msnl
/ legislatures of the past, is Mr.. Pa
Murphy. who may always be reliet
upon to appear as the real fore
! runner of the session, and who keep
apace with the busiest people her
| during the sixty days of his stay i
Tallahassee.
Just now Mr. Murphy is showin
the proof sheets of his new bool
| which is soon to be out, and which. /
is said, will tell many interestin
stories of past legislative sessions i
Tallahassee, which viii be of interes
throughout the state.
Mr.. Herman B. Walker, of MAN
| who is in Tallahassee in the interest
of the Everglades. is showing serie
of orlt-of-door pictures, his slides be
ing scenes of the 'elades, of tn
party of legislators visiting that sec
ton in February, and of MANY typics
scenes of that part of Florida whic
is soon to compel so much attentio
| from the lawmakers.
The pictures are shown on shee
stretched for the purpose on the Leo
verandahs and these free open a
entertainments have become as popr
lar as thew are instructive.
Mr.. Walker not only shows til
Everglades. but also various sectior
in the west and great northwe.
durine stages Of their development
L An interesting feature, too, is a ha
car load of muck brought from II
Everglades which has been dumpe
1 in the park. in which many flowel
and vegetables are Industrious
growing, with rapidity which seen