The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-21
MILTON
Plans for Celebration of Open
ing of BIackwater Bridge
Labor Day


Much interest is being shown and
great plans made for the celebration
OF the Blackwater bridge opening to
be held on Labor Day, September 5
The day promises to be one of the
most important events in the history
of Milton. The various committees
are hard at work and the full and
complete program is to be announced
within the next few days. The first
car to cross the new bridge Is Mr.
w. c. Rhoades' Cole Eight with Mr.
Rhoades, Engineer Carrick and Mr.
Soule, vice president of the Pensacola
Shipbuilding Company, constructors OF
the bridge and several members OF
the Board of County Commissioners.
A committee composed of prominent
Milton citizens will leave Tuesday
morning in automobiles to go to Cas-
tIeberry, Atmore. Bay Minette and
Foley. Ala. to investigate the raising,
shipping and marketing of strawber-
ries, peaches, potatoes and vegetables.
Honoring Miss Caroline Boykin, of
River Junction, the attractive guest
of Miss Catherine Barry. Mrs. Hattie
Layne entertained fourteen of the
younger set Wednesday evening.
Games were enjoyed out on the porch,
and contest was also enjoyed in
which Miss Lucille Bates won the
girls prize and Lyman Lynn the boys.
At 10 o'clock an ice course was served.
Those present were Misses Corlene
Boyl1in, Lucille Bates, Margaret Will
liams, Catherine Barry, Vera Stewart,
Hilda Tidmore, Messrs. Lynn. Fisher,
Shepherd, Butler, Alday, Smith,
Thornton, Stewart.
Miss Nellie Margaret Ellis assisted
Mrs. Layne in entertaining.
Miss Tune Ates, who, with Mrs.
w. C. Rhoades, has been spending the
past few weeks in Colorado. arrived
home Wednesday. Mrs. Rhoades is
prolonging her vacation a little longer,
spending a short time visiting friends
in Alabama.
Ellis Williams, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. J. Williams, Jr., of this city has
returned home from Camp Jackson,
S. c., where he had been spending
a month attending the Citizens Mill
tary Training Camp.
ATTORNEY and Mrs. w. W. Clark and
son, billie" are spending this week
at Camp Walton enjoying the pleas
ures of that resort.
Mrs. l.. C. Rhoda and children start
ed Thursday morning for their home
in st. Louis. after having spent
couple of months here visiting at the
home Of Judge and Mrs. i. M. Rhoda,
Mr.. L. C. Rhoda had hoped to have
Joined his wife and children in their
visit here but the pressure of business
prevented him doing so.
M. N. Fisher took his wife to New
Orleans Wednesday night where she
enters the Touro Infirmary for treat
ment and possibly an operation. Mrs.
Fisher has been i'll for some time but
the necessity of taking her to the
hospital only developed recently.
Mr.. ]. C. McRae returned Tuesday
from Atlanta, where he was called
SATURDAY. on account of the death of
his brother, DIR. Floyd McRae. He
saws the report first given out that
DIR. McRae had committed suicide was
erroneous and that his death was en-
tirely accidental
Mrs. d. H Melvin, three youngest
children and mother, Mrs. W. p
Johnson, spent last week in Crestview,
as guests at the home of Mrs. john
sons daughter, Mrs. w. H. Mapoles.
Robert Hicks, who has been visit
ing his family here, for some little
time past, is now en- route for the
west. where he viii resume his voca-
tional training. A card recently re-
ceived from him states that he viii be
at Fort Collins, Colorado, for the
present.
Mrs. J. A. Jordan returned home
Tuesday night from Pensacola hospital
where she has been under going treat
ment for a caFbuncle. Her friends
will be glad to know she is greatly
improved but is still unable to get
around.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Faircloth and
little daughter. Margaret Elizabeth.
Mrs. L. v Trueman and Miss Oracle
Jernigan We're guests of friends in
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