The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-11-30
"THEI:OLDEST' HOUSE
IN ST. AUGUSTINE
Historical Committee Wasn't t
Positive, But Made
Guess.

A very large and interesting gath
ering of the St. Augustine Historical
Society and Institute Of Science was
held Tuesday night at the room of the
society in the old "King's Bakery" on
Hospital street, now better known as
the Library Building.
The society took action upon several
matters of Importance, not alone to
itself, but the city at large, notably,
the request of City Manager Miller
for committee to be appointed by
his as an advisory board in the exc
cution of the existing city ordinance
regulating the licensing and examina-
ton of guides, chauffeurs and hack
men. The society selected H. S. Why
lie. one of the guides at Fort Marion;
w. S. M. Pinkham, also guide at the
Fort, former mayor Of st. Augustine
and ex-superintendent of public in
struction for st. Johns county, and
Miss Monk, librarian of the st. Au-
gustine Public Library. If these
nominations are acceptable to the city
manag ger and he clothes them with the
necessary civic authority they will i'm
mediately meet, prepare lecture or
formulate "spiel" to be memorized
by all drivers and guides before they
are permitted to conduct tourists
about.
A committee consisting of w. j..
Alexander, Frank B. Matthews and
Miss NJ. E. Bently, was charged with
the investigation of the misrepresen-
tation of the society by certain local
interests whose charges of partially
regarding the sale of guide books
postcards, ETC.. at the Fort, have. al
ready been officially handled by the
Chamber of Commerce and the War
Department, the Chamber of Com
merce going on record that the socie-
ty was conducting it's affairs in strict
conformity to the license extended it
by the Federal government. 1t is
more than probable that upon the
findings of this committee the society
will proceed legally to take stems
that will forever nut ouietus unon
the malcontents who have every sea-
son endeavored to stir un trouble
The law is explicit and it is believed
that suit AGAINST those who are trv-
ing to iniure the society will establish
once and for all question that bobs
up every year or so.
Messrs. Matthews. Harris, ReddinT-
ton and Sink, with power to seek
like committee from the United Dau-
ehters of the Confederacv, form
committee appointed to handle the
matter of the General Loring collec-
ton. extended notice of which apnnar-
ed in The EVENING Record of Mondav.
Probably the matter that evoked the
most interest. and certainly aroused
the liveliest discussion. anpertained
to the lone-mootnd question Of "the
oldest house" 1t finallv resolved IT
self into whether the noint to be de-
termined by the committee was which
of the three old houses. now CONNER
cialized and offpred TO the nublic un-
der the title of The Oldest House. was
what the committee was to inouire in
to or whether it was their nrovinre to
try to establish the antinuitv of the
large number of well known ancient
dwellings. It was the concersus Of
opinion of the laroe number present
that what was wanted bv the Cham
her of Commerce. whose committne
had met with the committee of the
| Historical Society, hv the citv mana-
cnr and the other civic bodies ard hv
all interested in ST.. Aroustine's GOOD
name. was the removal of the exist
Ino ANOMALY of this town havin~
three oldest houses. The following
resolution was nresanted hv w J. AL
eHander, seconded and carried with
but two disSertino voices to-wit.
Resolved. That unon the written
renort of the romrittea to inves+i
cote which is the oldest horse in st
Auoustine the st. Auoustine His
torical Society and Institute of
Science. from the renort of i+s COM
r'ittee. inst rreser+nd cannot posi-
tlvn'v determine which is the old
est house in ST. Aroustinn. but It is
Of the on'nioN. based rnon the finaincs
Ct this commmitteo, that the house
known pc the Geronimo Alvarez
house on st, Francis street. is such"
After the adoption Of this rnsolu-
ton. and the election of several new
members the socin+v adjourned TO
meet on the third Tuesday in Decem-
her,-St Augustine Record.
Gainesville Sun. IF woman has
Good fioura her clo+bos oro lo.;o,1