The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1917-02-09
PERSONAL MENTION

to be the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Don
aid Barstow for some time.
Mrs. c. C. Curtis returned last
evening from Titusville, and will re-
main here some time with Mr.. Curtis.
Mrs. C. R. D. Crittcnton and sor
had as motor guests to Jacksonville
yesterday, Mrs. j. L. Dunsford and
Mrs. L. L. Boyle.
The West End Club was entertained
by Mrs. Albert Martin-with two ia
bles. A delicious original fruit salad
with coffee was served.
Miss Bryte Stuttz is the guest of
friends in Daytona Beach and on
Tuesday night attended the bal mas
que, given under the auspices of the
B. P. O. E. of Daytona.
The Woman's Club will hold rum
mage sale in the near future on Lem
on street. Any one having rummage
of any description please notify Mrs.
J. L.. Dunsford or Mrs. A. L. Squires.
The Palatka basket ball team de-
feated the Catholic Club team from
st. Augustine in score of 33 to 20
this week. This is the second game
the Athletics have taken from the st.
Augustine club.
Mr.. and Mrs Herbert X. Wolfenden
returned Tuesday, from a brief we'd
ding tour and are at home with Mr..
and Mrs. j. M. Wolfenden on Kirk
land street. Mrs. Wolfenden was
formerly Miss Irma Baker of Keuka.
"The Birth of a Nation" which is to
be seen at the Howell Theater next
Wednesday and Thursday was founded
on Rev. Thos. Dixon's novel, "The
Clansman" You have all read it
at least all of you who are up on mod
ern novels.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Kalbfield have
both been laid up this week with Sc
we're colds. These people are missed
greatly by the people of Palatka when
they fail to make their regular ap-
pearance on the streets and at the
Kalbfeld Grand.
Miss Kate Lucas has just returned
from a purchasing trip to New York
and where she secured some choice
spring millinery which she had for
warded by express and much of which
Ishe is now showing. Miss Richards,
head trimmer, who has been on
visit to Tampa, will arrive next week
and work will be rushed to prepare
for the annual spring opening, the
date of which will be announced soon.
Mrs. Anna Phillipona Shelley of
East Palatka and Mr.. Christian Will
helm Linkenbach, were united in mar
riage on Wednesday, the 7th inst.
The bride and groom went to Jackson
vile after the ceremony and after
few days there will return and make
their home in East Palatka. Mr. Lin
kenbach is a native of Cincinnati,
Ohio, and the bride is well-renember-
ed as the widow of the late James H.
Shelley, former sheriff of Putnam
county.
Among the distinguished arrivals at
the Putnam House this week are Col.
James G. MACPHERSON, Hon. Peter Cor
coran and Mr.. A. M. Rust of Saginaw,
Mich, and Col. Geo. N. Chandler and
John F. Rust of Cleveland, Ohio.
These gentlemen are on their annual
visit to Palatka, where as directors
in the Wilson Cypress Company, they
are this week to attend the annual
meeting of that company. Col. Mac
Pherson is the president of the COM
pany.
Hon. F.. J. Fearnside has been in
Jacksonville this week attending the
annual meeting of the State Board of
Health, of which board he has been
president for four years. The pres
ent board. with DR.. j. Y. Porter as
State Health Officer, has made Won
derful strides in the direction of low
ering the death rate in Florida. until
it is now regarded as one of the
healthiest states in the Union. The
danger from those epidemic diseases
which formerly devastated Florida has
been entirely removed.
Jos. F. Reid of Hollistcr, with his
young son was visitor in the city |
on Thursday who made a much ap-
preciated call at this office. Mr.. !
Reid, who is upwards of so years of
age, is a native of Palatka, being 4
son of one of the city's early and
most highly honored pioneer citizens
Capt. R. R. Reid. He was also a
hrother-in-law of the late Joseph
Price. for IS years the efficient coun-
ty clerk of the county. Mr.. Reid liv
ed in Palatka till he was young man,
and has resided in the county all but
five years of his life.
Mrs. Park Trammell, wife of Flori-
da's popular ex-governor and junior
United States Senator-elect, arrived
in the city on Monday and has been
the guest for the week of Col. and
Mrs. S. j. Hilburn. Mrs. Trammell
like her distinguished husband is lust
now enjoying a season of complete
rest from strenuous social duties and
a rest needed after eight years of Of
fetal life in Tallahassee, four of which
we're as mistress of the mansion.
Gov. and Mrs. Trammell will leave
FOR Washington in couple weeks,
where the governor on March 4th will
,egin his six year term in the United
States Senate Mrs. Trammell will
leave for Crescent City to-
lay. where she expects to spend a few
lays IT the hcr1c Of her father, Col.
r. c. Darby.