The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-05-18
PATRICIA WRITES OF PENSACOLA AND
PEOPLE TO POLLY IN MANHATTAN

Mrs Gilmore, and I see from advance
notices that they are to use another story
of hers, Murder VIII Out. Young
Magazine has two stories OF Mrs Gilt
mores scheduled for early issues In
Transit. and It'll Death Do Us Part
The Parisienne 10 to use Her 0x-and
His lie Chasseur' and other short
sketches, so see IN the advance no.
tees sent out, and Ten Story Book VIII
soon use 1.-THE Best Laid Plans. have
also seen short stories recently by Mrs.
Gilmore in the Chicago News, the Herald
and McC1ure's Syndicate.
Mrs Ginmoer,s work has attracted q
good deal OF attention, and one OF her
stories was recently listed by O'Brien as
one of the best short stories by an
American writer.
But I need not tell you al this. for no
doubt you keep up with the current mag
azines, as you always did.
Another bright Pensacola girl you VIII
remember is VeIma Maura- she Is now
in Tallahassee, where she has clerical
position in the house of representatives,
during the legislature. Velma mad Deen
on the staff of The Journal. before going
over to Tallahassee. She was called
home in the early part of last winter by
the illness of her mother. At the time
she was on the Baltimore Sun. She Is
certainly one of the cleverest newspaper
women in the South.
Helen Maura and her two children
Helen and John, are mere, visiting Mrs
Joseph Maura, yelma's mother, and the
mother OF Heien's husband. Frank Maura.
Frank is quite Ill in the hospital at Fort
; Mcpherson. He was taken III while IN
France. first with flue. which later de-
veloped into pneumonia. He is much
better now, but he had hard sefge
You know he is major. 1t seems
strange when you think of it. He is still
quite young man, and is veteran in
the service. Three weeks after his
graduation he received his appointment
las assistant army surgeon. and was sent
to the Philippines. During this war he
served in France His army record has
been very distinguished.
Little Billy Richards is here visiting his
grandmother. His mother was Ethel
Maura, before her marriage to Captain
Frank F. Robards, who lost his life IN
the service of his country while at Hayti
during the last insurrection there. His
death came just three weeks before ne
would have been given the rank of ma
jor. Mrs. Robards holds a government
position in Washington. SfIer small sor
has been attending school in Baltimore
He will spend the summer with his
grandmother here He is a bright, fear
less little chap. ana revers the memory
of his brave father. whose memory the
government signally honored at the tins
OF his death.
MIS-. w Imam f1Snef, ST. Is IN W ASH
ington, where she Is visiting Mrs. Lula a
Pierce. Later she will go on to Phila-
delphia, to be the guest of her daughter
Mrs. W. C. Mason. Pensacola people arc
very proud OF the honors that have come
to Mrs. Fishers son, William Fisher,
who is now in Paris He is one of the
attorneys retained by the war department
for the liquidation commission, and has
joined that commission In Europe, TO
work in connection with the claims that
have arisen among the entente nations
during the war. The United States has
important claims to settle. on which the
Liquidation commission will meet the rep