The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-12-28
FOLKS FROM MICHIGAN
HAVE CHRISTMAS DAY
RALLY in LAKELAND

An enjoyable picnic was participant
ed in by number of Michigan peo- !
pie in Lakeland Christmas afternoon.
Promptly at two o'clock, the hour
appointed. thirty-three people sur
rounded the table, which was laden
with tempting viands prepared by the
ladies of the party, the dinner being
served in cafeteria STYLE. and supple
mented with hot coffee and lemonade.
This pleasant gathering took place
in the little oak grove west of the W.
G. Hodges home at 206 West Patter-
son street. where three families of
"Michiganders" have taken refuge.
AS the guests arrived, they were
asked to register their name and
home address, no one guessing that
anything would come of it. After din
ner, however, the roll was produced
and as each name was called, the
owner was expected to respond with
speech. Many interesting remarks
were made although many of the la
dies declared they were too full for
utterance."
Two little boys, Harold and Bern
ard Delp, formerly of Lansing, Mich
igan, now of Tampa, Florida, gave
lovely Christmas recitations.
Mr.. Fidler, who came to Lakeland
| ten years ago in the hope of adding a
few years to his life, stated that now
he feels like a boy. He also said
that he was never ashamed to have
it said of him that he was a farmer,
olt ha &c in
i that occupation. One of the many in
| teresting statements made by Mr..
Fiddler, who has been in Lakeland long
enough to be thoroughly acquainted
with the facts, was that he knew
a man near Lakeland who had sold
| 81 100 worth of strawberries from an
acre of land at cost of less than
! 5000.
1t would be impossible to give all of
! interest that was said.
The program was closed by the
singing of the state song of Michigan,
Michigan, my Michigan" and accord
ing to the reporter for the occasion
although the Wolverine is a carni-
verous animal, all the Wolverines at
this gathering returned to their dens
without devouring a single Florida
| Cracker D."
The following persons were pres
emit: Mr.. and Mrs. ROLAND Delp
Lansing, Mich; Harold and Bernard
Delp, Lansing, Mich, present address
| Tampa, Fla, Station 2 Mr. and Mrs
Peter Shook, Romulus, Mich, present
address 1927 South Florida avenue,
Lakeland. Mr. and Mrs VIM Nornberg,
I Ithaca, Mich, present address 1913
| West Patterson street, Lakeland. Mr..
and Mrs: Charles Rogers, Ithaca,
Mich, present address 123 West Pat
terson street, Lakeland. Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Fodder, formerly of Michigan,
present address Hancock street, Lake
land. Mr. and Mrs c. NJ. Kline, Ban
/ gor, Mich, present address 401 North
Iowa avenue, Lakeland. Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Syders, Bangor, Mich, present
address 6I0 North Vermont avenue,
Lakeland. Mrs Sarah Z. Lake and NJ.
c. Lake, Ithaca, Mich, present adj
dress 1O2 East Bay street, Lakeland.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. ID. Harvey, Bangor,
| Mich, present address corner Park
and Georgia avenue, Lakeland. Mr.
and Mrs. C. A. Curtis, Jonesville,
/ Mich, present address West Park
street and Georgia avenue, Lakeland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Watson Reeder, Lans-
ing, Mich, present address 206 West
Patterson street, Lakeland. Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Shawman, Lansing Mich,
present address 206 West Patterson
street, Lakeland. Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Zion, Lansing, Mich, present address
206 West Patterson street, Lakeland.