The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-18

schools; provided the approval to 50
expend, such money shall have been
obtained from this board prior to
April 1, 1918.
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
BY STATE BAPTISTS
Tallahassee, Fla, Jan. 17.-Officers
for the ensuing year were elected
at this afternoons session of the
Woman's Missionary Union which is
meeting conformity here this week
with the State Baptist convention.
Those chosen are: president, Mrs.
N. C.. Wambolt, Of Jacksonville. re-
elected; vice-president of the state at
large, Mrs. ]. A. Mellon, of Tampa;
district vice-presidents. Mrs. S. r.
Skinner, Alachua; Mrs. w. A..
Burns, Quincy; Mrs. E. VanHood.
ocala; Mrs. o. K. Reeves, Braden-
Mrs. Porter E. Webb. DeFuniak
treasurer Mrs. H. C. Peelman, Jack
sonville, reelected; recording secre-
tary, Mrs. A.. P. Montague, Lake
City; superintendent of Y. w. A. and
G. A., Mrs. p. p. Arnold. Jackson
vile; superintendent of r. A. and
Sunbeams, Mrs. o. E. Tebow, Apa-
lachicola; chairman of press COM
mittee, Mrs. J. S. Roberts, Jackson
vile.
IMPOSTER WIRED THE
GOVERNOR FOR FUNDS
Tallahassee, Fla. Jan. IA wire
from Captain Sidney ]. Cats, Jr., to
his mother says: II have not been
hurt and did not wire for money with
which to come home" Captain Cats
has been at Camp Wheeler all the
time and was not injured in the re-
cent storm, but some irnposter wired
Mrs. Cats from Georgiana Monday,
Il have been hurt. send twenty-five
dollars here for ticket" This wire
was delayed by the storm and it is
believed whoever was trying to OBJ
tain money on false pretenses gave
up the job and left. He has not
been apprehended. The governor
gives this story to the press, not only
to let the friends of his son know
that he was not hurt as reported, but
to warn other parents in Florida
who may be duped by fake kilograms.
NEXT MEETING THE
STATE PARDON BOARD
Tallahassee, Fla, Jan. 17.-Pardon
board has decided on Tuesday, April
second, as the date for the next reg
uldI IuGGllIl2 VI Lflak DOuy SOIi-
slider applications of clemency and
will not meet again before that. The
governor attended the passions Of the
Florida Baptist convention here yes
terday and today, and this afternoon
he and Mrs. Cats are giving a re-
ception at the executive mansion to
the delegates.
WILL WHITE RESIGNS.
Will w White, chief clerk in the
office of Hotel Commissioner Jerry
w. Carter since that official was APP
pointed, has resigned. No successor
has as yet been named by Mr.. Carter.
Chief Justice Jefferson B. Browne
has received word from Circuit Judge
James T. Wills, who has been i'll at
his Gainesville home, that he is inn
proving and will before the end Of
this month resume his duties on the
supreme court bench here, where he
is acting in place of Justice West,
who is disqualified in certain cases
because of his connection with them
when he was attorney general. One
of these Is the case of Joe Hilliard of
Pensacola VS.. J. c. Van Pelf, the Es-
Gambia sheriff. This case Is of state
wide interest because IL will test the
validity of the 1917 Davis law which
prohibits them en serving or in
toxicants.
BAPTIsTs FINISH SESSION.
Tallahassee, Fla, Jan. 17.-Speed-
ing up its business, the Florida Bap-
fist convention closed its 63r6 annual
session tonight instead of tomorrow
noon as contemplated by the printed
Sunday during the exposition, and