The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-06-11
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Quincy, June 10.-The commence
ment exercises of the Quincy High
school ended Monday night, the CHIEF
feature of the closing night being an
address by Judge VIM. HI. Ellis of the
supreme court. Quincy is the birth
place of Judge Ellis and he referred
with great feeling to the memories and
associations of his boyhood days. H.
reminded the graduating class, num-
bering twenty-three of the social and
political legacies the present genera
ton was transmitting to. them, and
warned them to consider the refined
social customs of the old days and to
study. love and espouse the principles
laid down in the constitution and all
join in helping to keep America, the
land of the free and the home of the
brave" There were an unusually large
number of prizes given this year, one
by the Professional and Business Wom-
ems Club for greatest activity in the
campaign against flies. A prize in
spelling by E. B. Embry, one for i'm
provement in pennmanship by A. T.
Hearin, one for efficiency in mathc-
matics by d. A. Shaw and three for
Improvement in letter writing by the
Quincy Woman's Club and E. c. Beh-
rens. The commencement sermon was
preached Sunday night by Rev. w. A
Burns of the Baptist church and a
brilliant class day program was pre-
sented. Friday evening to a packed
house. The graduating class presented
an elegant silver pitcher to their be-
loved principal, Prof. r. NJ. Evans
who has been re- elected for another
year.
The negro murderer, Henry Thomas.
who escaped after killing a colored
woman at Havana a few weeks ago,
has been captured by Sheriff Gregory.
at Sylvester in Worth County, Geor-
gia. The negro confessed to Sheriff
Gregory that since escaping at Havana
he had killed one woman and brutally
assaulted two others. He must an
swer the charge of killing the woman
in Georgia before he can be brought to
Florida for trial.
Great social activity prevails at
Quincy. The returning college boys
and girls are being show numerous
social attentions, while the large grad
uating class of the Quincy high school
has come in for it's short of delight
full events. The three June brides,
Misses Evelyn Phillips, Celia McFar-
lin and Alice Morgan are being hon.
ored with parties and dances and din
ners by many hostesses. Mr.. and Mrs.
r. J. Love had the brides -elect and
their fiances to a three course dinner
presenting the brides with sets of blue
bird coasters and the gentlemen with
boxes of cigars.
Miss Helen May entertained the
young matron's bridge club in honor
Of her sister-in-law Mrs. Ed May, who
is here on a visit to her mother, Mrs.
Max Wedeles.
Mrs. Sterling Without and Miss Flor |
lie Graves entertained with fifteen
tables of bridge Tuesday afternoon,
with ten extra guests for luncheon. |
The prizes, handsome silk hose were |
awarded to Mrs. T. C. Vann and Mrs. !
Arthur Cory. The out-of-town guests |
we're Miss Mamie Ruth Tatum, of De-
Suniak, Mrs. Lee Munroe and Mrs.
edith Gunter of Havana, Mrs. Ellie
orentiss. of st. Louis, Mrs. T. C. Vann,
# Valdosta, Mrs. Hardee, of Madison,
md Mrs. Ed. Way of Key West.
Mrs. M. Falk entertained at the