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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24
Instructive Letter From N. A. Rig
gins In Which a Number of Inn
portant points Are Raised and
Suggestions Offered Regarding
School Improvements.
Editor telegram:

Editor Telegram:
In the mass meeting on last Tues
day night it was stated by one of the
members of the county board that the
Lakeland school district might vote
the bonds for two hundred thousand
dollars and have them validated, but
only about seventy-three thousand
dollars-face value l presume-could
be sold at present. With the bond
market dull they will not bring over
ninety-five per cent of their face
value, which would be sixty-nine
thousand three hundred and fifty dol
lars. With this money we must COM
mence to relieve the congested condi =
ton of our schools, begin a program
that will make our public schools a
credit to this community and put us,
at least, on par with towns like
Saint Petersburg, Orlando and Has
kell. Have you seen the st. Peters,
burg high school building costing two
hundred thousand dollars or more,
and the bonds voted when the census
showed Lakeland to be the bigger
town of the two? Have you heard
that Haskell is to have a sixteen
thousand dollar school building sur
rounded by five acres of beautiful
grounds? By contrast do you realize
that it is planned to spend eighty
thousand dollars in tearing down a
portion of the Lake Wire building
and adding to what is left an attempt
at high school building in keeping
with Lakeland's record for doing
great things? Do you realize that this
high school will be no high school at
all; but a primary school, grammar
school and high school all in one con-
glomerate mass of kicking, squirming
young Americans, already fourteen
hundred of them, and when the same
hundreds more shall be added by this
contemplated new addition there will
be standing room on the grounds but
precious little more than standing
room. Our high school pupils are en-
titled to all the privileges in buildings
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24
Linen Shower For
Miss Annie Cargill Mayes

A very delightful social event is
occurring this afternoon at the home
of Mrs. j. w. Layton when her
daughter, Mrs. John Patterson Jr.,
entertains at a linen shower in honor
Of Miss Annie Cargill Mayes, whose
approaching wedding is an event
pleasurable interest by her many
friends.
The Layton home has been beauti-
fully decorated with yellow spring
flowers, the color scheme of gold and
white being prettily carried out
throughout the rooms.
AS the guests arrive they will be
welcomed on the front porch by Mrs
Layton, and will be ushered to the
punch bowl, attractively arranged on
the porch, by Miss Corinne Patterson,
where Miss Doris Mayes and Miss
Georgia Lanier will preside Miss
Mildred Mayes. who will be on the
porch, will give each guest a bag of
beans, to be used later as money in
an auctioneering contest
Meeting the guests at the front door
will be Mrs. Lewis Pelham, who will
line, which will be composed of Mrs.
John Patterson Jr., Miss Annie Car
gill Mayes and Mrs. R. L. Mayes Jr.
One hundred guests have been in
vited, and after all have arrived a
huge basket of dainty packages will
be auctioned off to the guests, Mrs
j. B. Hannah acting as auctioneer and
Miss Julia Eta Patterson as clerk
The guests will use beans as money
and after all the packages have been
purchased, the grand opening will
take place. The interesting and novel
feature of this contest will then come
to light-none of the packages con-
tain anything save one, and to that
fortunate guest who draws this prize
package will go pair of dainty guest
towels.
Following this entertaining feature
Louise Patterson, the lovely little
daughter of the hostess, will enter the
living room, bearing a spool attached
to which will be long string. The
honoree will be given the spool and
requested to follow the string, which
will lead her to the back porch and
into the large dining room, where she
will find beautiful array of linen,
hanging on clothes lines, ready to be
gathered. While she takes down the
lovely articles and passes them
around to be admired, the hostess,
assisted by members of the Friday
Bridge Club, will serve a delicious
salad course, consisting of fruit salad
in orange cups, cheese straws, potato
chips. bread and butter sandwiches
and iced tea. Orchestral music will
be enjoyed during the refreshment
hour.
This promises to be one of the most
delightful social events of the season,
and will give a charming opportunity
for the many friends of the attractive
bride-to-be to express their loving re.
gard in the shape of useful and hand
some remembrances.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24
IN SOCIET Y

ting for the bevy of lovely girls.
In the dining room the table was
arranged in garden effect, streamers
of green and gold crepe paper extend
ing from the chandelier to the corners
of the table, while a basket of lovely
roses graced the center of the table.
The guests found their places by clev-
er place cards-pen ana ink sketches
depicting the careers of each fair
graduate, which were the artistic
work of Mrs. ]. Mercer Holland. A
five course dinner, consisting of grape
fruit cocktail, fried chicken, deviled
eggs, peas in patties, tomato salad,
baked ham and irish potato salad pine
apple salad, saltines, olives, pickles,
ice cream and iced tea and mints,
was served
Following the dinner, the guests en-
ioyed social converse and music on
the Victrola.
Those present on this occasion were
Misses Thelma Pritchett, Opal Lee
Bulloch, Evangeline Sammon, and the
hostess classmates, Misses Evelyn
Yarnall, Marjorie Smith, Minnie Skip
per, Mildred Mayes, and Fay Fletcher
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24

it all becomes the property of McRae
and Bryant and when they die their
ghosts will hove over this site to the
end of time. Somebody has blunder-
eG-ask the county board what they
know about it. l am sure that very
few people who signed the petition for
the bond election knew all of these
conditions, but the county board is
rot wholly ignorant although they
have hummed to us a little lullaby of
bye my baby go to sleep, don't you
cry and don't you weep, the money
you vote will go to =, but all is well,
yes all is veil, the tempest in the
teapot will soon blow over and your
interest will be taken care of.
Mr.. Editor did you say the slate was
clean? Not yet, not yet. 1t seems to
me it is high time the Woman's Club
was calling a meeting of the taxpay-
ers, mothers, fathers, lawyers, doc
tors, trained nurses, ETC., to find a
way out of this muddle and get this
bond issue in better shape if possible
before the election.
We need high school with suffi-
cient grounds for baseball, football,
track sports, tennis courts, gymna-
stun, manual training, domestic
science, ETC., etc. If we miss at least
a start in this direction, in this bond
issue, it will he many a weary day
before our children will get what is
rightfully coming to them. The best
is barely good enough.
N. A. HIGGINS.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24
LAKELAND CITIZEN DISCUSSES SCHOOL
STEIN CONNECTION WITH BOND issue

and surroundings that the people of
other towns give to their children
and-if possible little more.
If Southern College is to have
seventy-five acres for about five hun
dred students, why in the name of all
that is fair have we got to crowd that
many and more of our own children
on one acre. Fifteen hundred to two
thousand children on less than three
acres of ground, large part of
which is covered by buildings and
that in land of sunshine and out of
doors living! Don't we know any
better than that, or is there a nigget
in the wood pile? l have repeatedly
heard it stated that we cannot move
the high school from the Lake Wire
site without losing that property and
as often as | have heard it | have de-
MED it, but the report seems to thrive
on being denied. say positively there
is not a word of truth in it and never
has been. Any system of publis
schools-except for negroes-on this
site holds the property to its present
owners, which. by the way, not the
Lakeland school district number one.
This property belongs to the munich
pality of Lakeland When it was de-
cided by the supreme court of this
state that the municipality could not
own and operate public schools, this
property was rented to the Lakeland
district number one, and so far as
the record goes, that is the present
status of this site and the buildings
on it. Any city taxpayer can prevent
the city from selling it unless full
value is received for it. Any taxpayer
of the district can prevent the spend
ing of the money of the district on
this site, except for rent. because the
site does not belong to the district.
The city can not spend money to OPP
crate schools but owns the property;
the district can operate schools but
does not own the property. Schools
must be operated on this site or the
whole thing goes to McRae and Bry-
ant-the district bond issue provides
for the spending of eighty thousand
dollars on this site and the
district does not own one foot
of the land, the district has al
ready spent thirty thousand dollars
on this site and has got not the
shadow Of title to it, the municipal
ity of Lakeland owns the whole thing
hut If by any slip school don't keep
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24
W. M. HARRINGTON
ANNOUNCES FOR
CITY COMMISSIONER

In todays issue of the Telegram
appears the announcement of w. M.
Harrington of North street IS can
didate for commissioner from Ward
One, which is the northwest section
of the city. Mr.. Harrington is an
old citizen of Lakeland, having been
identified with its industrial life for
many years. He is particularly popu-
lar with the labor element, in which
he has long been prominent factor,
and it is probable that he will prove
a strong candidate, his friends feel
ing sure that if elected he will make
a capable and conscientious public
servant.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24
COMMENCEMENT AT
8O'CLOCK TONIGHT;
LIST OF GRADUATES

The commencement exercises of the
Lakeland High school will take place
this evening at the Auditorium at s
o'clock, at which time forty young
people will be presented diplomas by
Prof. Charles NJ. Jones-a ceremony
always fraught with unusual interest
both for students and the large audi
ence which always fills the building
on such occasions.
The following is the roll of the
Senior class-the grades of the first
five being given, the remainder of the
class following alphabetically:
/. Pauline Mohler, 81 2140.
2. Dora Cox, 80 1924.
3. Caroline Stacy, 80 27-40.
4. Tyler Jackson, 80 1740.
5. William Anderson, 80 1928.
Edward Anderson.
Eugenia Anderson.
Elsie Cox.
Joseph Dickey.
Gladys Fidler.
Fay Fletcher.
Roger Ford.
Sarah Funk.
Tussie Galloway.
Mary Glover.
Dorothy Hall.
William Hardin.
Holt Henderson.
Marjorie HetheringtOn.
Velma Joslin.
Marian Joslin.
Henrietta Kramer.
Bertelle Lineberry.
Robbie Lee Martin.
Mildred Mayes.
Helen Morse.
Edward Mccall.
Edward McCOrkle.
William McIlwain.
Frank McLain.
Howell Mcleod.
Miller Pope.
Lola Mae RhOads.
Elma Robson.
Marjorie Smith.
Minnie Lee Skipper.
Rhoda Sutton.
Ralph Epson.
Clifford Wilson.
Evelyn Yarnall.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24
Miss Marjorie Hetherington
Entertains at Dinner Party

One of the most enjoyable affairs
Of commencement week occurred last
night when Miss Marjorie Hethering-
ton gave dinner party at the home
of her parents to a number of her
most intimate girl friends, the ma
iority of whom are members of the
Senior class.
The lower floor was thrown ensuite
and the reception hall, living room
and dining room were attractively dec
Grated in the cass colors-green and
gold, bowls of marigolds being used
throughout the rooms, while ferns and
palms completed the attractive set
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24

Reports from the bedside of I. F.
Crisler, of 110S North Massachusetts
avenue, who was injured in an auto
mobile accident Saturday afternoon,
are to the effect that he is resting
well and no serious consequences are
anticipated. Carol Lynch, who was
in the car at the same time, escaped
with numerous bruises and an injured
shoulder, but is able to be up. Their
car overturned on the Plant City
road while attempting to pass a truck,
the accident occurring Saturday af-
ternoon.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24

T. V. Peters, of Lakeland, and Miss
Jamie McCloud, of Plant City. were
married at the home of the brides
mother, Mrs. E. l.. George, in South
Plant City, May 10Th. Justice of the
Jeace James D. Smith performed the
ceremony. Only a few close friends
were invited The couple left on It
honeymoon Immediately after the
ceremony. Their destination was not
learned.
Mr.. Peters is a railroad man, en-
ployed by the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad Company on a run between
Lakeland and High Springs. Mrs.
Peters is an attractive young woman
and has a large circle of friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peters will make their
home in Lakeland-Plant City Cou-
rier.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24

N. I. Gottleib, of this city, is wear
ing handsome Masonic charm, the
gift of the Mulberry Lodge, who sur
prised the recipient by it's presenta-
ton recently following session in
that city in which Mr.. Gottleib was
in charge Of the degree team. Mr.
Gottleib is very modest gentleman
and the Evening Telegram is stealing
a march on him by letting his friends
learn Of this fitting testimonial of the
esteem in which he is held by his
Masonic friends.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24
FUNERAL SERVICES TODAY
OVER REMAIN ALEX STROUD

The funeral services over the re-
mains of Alex Stroud were conducted
this morning at the cemetery at IL
o'clock, Rev w. ]. Bolin officiating.
arge number OF Borrowing friends
were in attendance and the many
lovely floral offerings attested to the
esteem and regard in which the de-
ceased was held. The pail bearers
were Messrs. j. B. Smith. R. Y. Jack
son, f. H. English. W. B. Arendell,
H. L. Swatts and L. E Amidon.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24

Mr.. w. d. McRae's many friends
will be interested to learn that he is
to undergo an operation at Gordon
Keller Hospital in Tampa this after
McRae, being in charge of the opera
tion, which is being made in an eff
fort to save Mr.. McRae's eyesight
For some months Mr.. McRae has been
practically unable to distinguish OBJ
jects of any kind, and it is the earn
est hope of his many friends that the
operation will be successful and that
he will be restored to perfect sight
once more
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24
His Sixth Birthday

Master Charles Pearson, the hand
some young son of Mr.. and Mrs. H..
Pearson, very delightfully."- celebrated
his sixth birthday this morning by
inviting a number of his friends to
his home on South Mississippi ave
nue. between the hours of ten and
twelve.
The home was beautifully decorated
in pink and white cosmos, and when
all had arrived interesting games
were enjoyed, following which delic-
ious refreshments of pink and white
angel food cake and ice cream were
served Those enjoying this pretty
party were Jane Catherine Grub,
Esther Smith, Eleanor Hutchinson,
Martha and Emily Dickinson. Nina
Bradley, Aline Calvin. Robert and
Claude Cason, James Dickinson, John
Cole Williams, and Joe Martin Mitch
ell.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24
SUIT BROUGHT AGAINST
BARLOW CLOTHlER

Involuntary bankruptcy proceedings
were filed yesterday in Federal dis
trict court against Walter M. Steele,
trading as STEELE, the Clothier, in Bar
tow, it was learned at the clerks Of
fee. The petition was filed by the
creditors, Milbury-Atlantic Manufac'
turing Company and the International
Duplex Coat Company, both of New
York, and ]. Schoeneman, of Balti-
more. The attorney is r. B. Huffaker,
of Bartow.-Bartow Record.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24
BUILDING CAMP HOME

A. J. Trueblood and A. r. Var
brough are erecting a cozy little camp
ing-out home on Crystal Lake. The
building will contain two comfortable
rooms and will be used by Mr.. and
Mrs. Trueblood and Mr.. and Mrs. Var
brough as a weekend home through
the summer, when they will enjoy the
excellent bathing and fishing of this
charming lake.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24

A Cleveland man reported his auto
stolen, bought new one and received
a duplicate set of license plates with
the same numbers as on his stolen
car. Since then he has been stopped
frequently on suspicion of stealing his
own car.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24
Miss Annie CargiIl Mayes
To Wed Mr.. Alfred Chiles
On Saturday, June q

Invitations have been issued to the
wedding of Miss Annie Cargill Mayes
and Mr. Alfred Chiles. the wedding to
morning. June 4th, at the First Bap.
fist church, Rev. w Bolin officiating
There is much cordial interest in this
wedding, which comes as the culmina-
tion of long and happy courtship.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Mcintyre and
two children returned to their home
in Miami this morning after spending
two weeks in the city the guests of
Mr.. McIntyre's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
C. v. Mcintyre.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24
TO OUR. SUBSCRIBERS

A special carrier boy remains
on duty at The Telegram office
every evening from $3.50 to z
O'Clock for the purpose of deliver
/ ing copies of the Evening Tele-
gram to any subscribers whom the
regular carrier boys may have
missed. II the Telegram is not at
iyour door by $3.50 o'clock please
telephone No. 81.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24
Social and Personal

Mrs. Blanche Starlin left today for
Sanford where she will spend the
greater part of the summer with her
daughter, returning to Lakeland in
the fall
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24

Mrs. T. l. Woods, of Shreveport,
La, arrived a few days ago, being
called here by the illness OF her ia
Their, Mr. W. D. McRae. With her
sister, Mrs Harry Halden, Mrs. Woods
is in Tampa today, going down to be
with their father, who is to be op-
Grated upon this afternoon.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24

Miss Leila Galloway, who recently
sold her home on Massachusetts ave-
nue. adjoining the Auditorium to the
Chamber of Commerce, mas purchased
the Quaintance property on East Or
ange street and will remove to same
shortly after June /.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24

Mr.. and Mrs. George Peterkin spent
today in Lakeland, and their friends
will be interested to. learn that they
will move to Lakeland on June 1st,
at which time they will take a four
room apartment at the Mortonia in
Dixieland until October 1st, when they
will have an apartment in the Steph.
ems apartment house.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24

A party Of Montverde people spend
ing yesterday in Lakeland were Mr..
and Mrs. Isaacs and Mrs. Ida Trus-
kett. The former visited friends in
Griffin and the latter spent the day
with her friend Mrs. L. M. Kuhn, at
1OS West Patterson street.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24

Mrs. Lucy B. Conrad has returned
from delightful trip to Pensacola,
where she attended the U. D. c. CON
vention as delegate, and later enjoyed
a visit with relatives and friends in
Jacksonville.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24

The Lakeland Telegram pays high
compliment to the schools of. Polk
county. The Lakeland schools are
especially fine; they should be sep
arated from county contro, however.
Tampa Tribune.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace higgins went
over to Clearwater yesterday where
they went to attend the Alumni din
ner given at Southern College last
night They were accompanied by
Mrs. Stuart Thompson, nee Miss Dot
Bates, and all are no doubt enjoying
the renewing of old friendships. They
will return home this evening.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24

Mrs. Horace H. Self and three chill
dren, of Clearwater, are in the city
the guests of the formers father, Mr.
B. F. Wilson and family, coming over
to attend the graduation exercises.
They will be here for week or more.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24

Miss Estella Overpaugh, who has
been a guest of the fremont for the
past month, left yesterday for her
home in New York state, stopping en-
route at Philadelphia and Washing
ton.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24

Miss Dorothy Fielden left yesterday
to attend the commencement exercises
of Bessie Tiff College at Forsythe,
Ca, Of which institution she is for
mer student From Forsythe Miss
Fielden will go to Atlanta and Column
bia, Tenn, for a visit with friends
before returning to Lakeland.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24

Mrs. r. L. Chrissenberry and
mother came over today from Null
berry to attend the graduating exer-
cises at the Auditorium this evening
and are being most cordially well
coined by their many friends.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

rooms to rent, let West
Magnolia st. Upper and lower
rooms, either suitable for one or
two people, bath, phone and electric
lights. Phone 1903.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Battin left to-
day for their old home in Terra
Haute, Ind Mr.. Battin, who is an
A. c. L. employee, will be away only
three weeks, but Mrs. Battin expects
to spend the summer
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24

Mrs. Frank C. Grower, of Jackson
vile, and her son, Overton Grower,
of Tampa, spent Sunday afternoon in
Lakeland the guests of their relative.
Mrs. Lucy B. Conrad.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24

John Purvis has opened pressing
club in the rear of the Monks
Barber Shop, under the name
of the Main Street Pressing Club. He
has just installed new steam presser
and is in position to do first class
work. NJ C. Hendrix is acting man.
ager of the business.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24

Misses Beatrice and Florence Mac
Donald, of Rochester, New York,
reached the city last night to make
their home with their mother, Mrs. H.
T. Miller, in this city.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24
Mrs. TaImage Haynes
To Give Kitchen Shower
E0r kHtee MaUae

OT VIISS WIdyCo
A pretty social affair in honor of
Miss Annie Cargill Mayes will be a
kitchen shower to be given on Friday
afternoon by Mrs. Talmage Haynes
at her home on South Boulevard
Bridge will be the diversion of the
afternoon. followed by the shower.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24

Mrs. William Steitz is confined to
her home by illness today, Which at
tack her friends trust will be of short
duration.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24
NOTICE

The party who borrowed two ham
ners and a Ratchet from building at
Crystal Lake will please return them.
Thank you.