The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-12-21
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PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Wiley of Lam
sing, Mich, were recent guests at the
Coutant.
The Methodist Sunday School is to
have Christmas tree and good time |.
for the little people.
Rev. Alfred Taylor will hold special
Christmas day services at the Episco
pal church at 10 a. m.
Mrs. Audley Eaton has been elected
worthy matron of the Crescent City
lodge, Order of the Eastern Star.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Springer left
on Tuesday for Orlando, where they
will spend the winter with their son.
Mr.. H. P. Leavett of Boston, ar
rived last Sunday to spend some time
with Mrs. Leavett. who has rooms
at the Darby residence.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. Borson with Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. H. Herrick as guests,
motored to Palatka on Monday for a
days outing and shopping.
Sergeant Thos. B. Russell, machine
gun company, 324th U. S. Infantry,
writes that he will be home on a short
furlough the latter part of next week.
The Baptist Sunday school will
hold it's Christmas tree festivities on
Wednesday night. 1t was the only
night they could secure Saint Nicho-
las.
4. Mr.. and Mrs. Paul c. Smith will
spend Christmas with their daughter
and grand children at Archer. And
they are a takin' something to the
kiddies.
F. W. burlington and family of
Colrain. Massachusetts. are expected
here this week to occupy their home
on North Summit street for the Win
ter season.
Don't call him Santa Claus" not
this of all years; 'tisn't his name any
wav: his name is Saint Nicholas
"santa Claus" is the sourkraut Ger
man for it.
s. N, Wessberg, Miss Dorothy Xii,
len and Miss Hilda Wessberg of East
Palatka were motor visitors IN the
citv last week, coming over IN the
| Wessberg car.
: Cant. and Mrs. E. C. Anthony
write that they expect to be in Cres
} cent CITY the first week in January tt
remain some four months. They vii
stop at the Hotel Coutant.
y It was reported that Corporal Phi!
!. Inns Cash had "gone across" TINS Il
mistake; our little corporal is a
Augusta, Ga. Too bad he canno
come home for Christmas.
CONGRATULATIONS to Mr.. and Mrs. +
y. Lounds. The stork stopped ions
E enough at their home on Sunda,
morning to leave little daughter
whose name is to be called Ellzabetf
IF YOU haven't lined up with tn
Red Cross by this time, why-the
Won are bomb proof, frost-proof, lazy
q proof mosquito-proof and somethln
: other than gentle means must be az
: piled.
/ Local Masons will attend the Epl
| copal church in body on Sunda
morning. the 3Oth inst, when Rev. A
| fred Tavlor, who is one of them, WI
| preach a special sermon Inc Sc
vice is to be at lO:4o.
George H. Hafner of Currle,, MI
nesota has purchased through M
Durling, the old Hogarth place OF
acres near Fruitland. Mr. Hat"r
GOING to remodel the house and "
nrove the place for home.
Flbert Braddock has tried to emil
three times-twice in the army, d d
once in the naval reserves-and n
!! bpen rejected because of defective y, v
ion But all the same he IS entiti
to place among the best patriots
Col G. T. Graham has purchas
. the Bradt place near Lake Marga1
e and @ which adjoins his own farm. l
newly acquired piece adds to ms Ia.
16O acres. Col. Graham arrived mo-
latter part of last week 1or d S"'
stay.
Waterman Jurnigan came up fr
At Kissimmee last Sunday to spend
day and attend to some business
saws thev are busy shipping II
f,ono the fiatwoods city ana
brouobt along some samples tnat
- hard to beat in looks even IN the D
years.
Mr. n F. Gates of Lake Como,
takes a special interest in Ked VI
@ort v as we'll as in all work for
he Welfare of the nation in TINS "
NE moro the local branch $50 last we
NJ NJ Gates comes over and assists
iadies in their regular Tuesday S
ing work.
r.. Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Brown, who n
AZ srent several winters in Crescent :; =
was ope now at Phoenix, Arizona. 1
ach nrobablv wanted to try dryer :,
to mate, where there was more a. az
ills. We shall miss them and hope theS
to eniov their stay in Arizona .
,r,d enough to make them want u :
'u- hack to Crescent City.
re Here's an exemplifcation OF ,
de. TRUE Christmas spirit: me ne 7
Of 7 anthropic Department OF a une cirls y; :