The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-29

Whiteside-AIiss Dedie-as the children
call her, had given her namesake a fly
ing-jinny for Christmas. The small
guests OF Cordelia had almost as good
time riding the merry-go-round as
they would have had at a really and
truly street fair. At o'clock Miss
Whiteside served the children's tea.
The PolIys number on their list: Teresa
Warren, Merridy Wefng, Margaret
Cook, Mabel and Margaret league, Mary
Carol Rice, Mary Frances Whiteside and
Ada Clair Theobald.
Mr. and Mrs. Ewing Rice left Satur-
day for Jacksonville, where Mrs. Rice
will be the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Mordina Bragunier, while Mr.. Rice joins
the others members of that board, who
with the city commissioners, are chosen
to oversee the erection of a municipal
light plant. These gentlemen proceeded
to Lakeland and other South Florida cit
les, where they will investigate these
Fairbanks Morse Co. electric light
plants. This company has such conf,
dence in their machinery that they paid
the expenses of the committee on this
trip of investigation. The other mem
bers of this committee who were able
to make this trip are Mr.. w. II. Buzz
Zett, Mr.. II. D. Marks, Mr.. o. P. Rhodes
and Mr.. A. S. Mohr.
The body of the late Capt. Joe Mont
gomery, who was drowned off the oys-
ter bars in the last storm of 1920, was
washed ashore on st. Georges island
and found by some fishermen. This is
a most fortunate incident to the mem
hers of his desolate family, for it Sc
cures the payment of his life insurance.
This money is doubly needed when it is
recalled that in little over one year
three members of the Montgomery fam
lily have been drowned. Capt. Chas.
Montgomery and his son last year. and
now Capt. Joe Montgomery.
Mrs. Emory Spear went to Tallahas-
see for the week end, returning Tues
day.
Mrs. G. II. B. Floyd left the city Sun
day morning for Jacksonville where she
attended the meeting of the state and
county tax assessors called by the gov
ernor for Monday, January "a. While
in Jacksonville Mrs. Floyd was the
guest Of her late husbands aunt, Mrs.
w. Z. Montgomery.
on Tuesday Mrs. Geo. wefng enter
tanned the Gopher club. Mrs. Wehng
took this way of returning the count
less courtesfes which have been show
cred on her husbands mother, Madam
Hatch. Madam Hatch is one OF the
few really old Apalachicolians that still
tarry on this side" Among Mrs.
Wefng's guests on this afternoon were:
c. H. Barlin, G. II. Ruge, j. G. Ruge.
Madam Rice and Miss Elizabeth Grady.
Monday afternoon Mrs. J. P. Lovett
entertained the Kin club. Among those
present were Mesdames LeFevre, Floyd,
Hoffman, Messina, DAILY, Egbert, War
rem and Harrison. Miss Eta Hoffman
won the first prize. Mrs. Messina car
rying off the consolation.
Sunday afternoon Mr.. G. w. Hager-
man celebrated Mrs. Parker's recov-
cry by a picnic to the Lagoon. Among
those present We're: Mrs. C. w. Hager-
man, Mrs. Parker, Mrs. L. G. Hager-
man, Miss Lulu Hagerman and Mr. L.
c.. Hagerman.
The president, Miss Florence Morris
and her assistant, Mrs. r. H. Porter
Jr., of the Trinity church organ fund
committee gave silver tea at the resi-
dence of Mrs. b. D. Morris on Wednes-
day afternoon. These young ladies were
assisted by Mrs. Geo. Ruge Mrs. Ida
Porter, Mrs. r. II. Porter and Miss
Grady; while the Misses Helen Hoppe
Maud Hoppe, Mamie Terry, Sadie Ned
ley, Bessie Schoelles and Muriel Wake
field waited throughout the afternoon.
Wednesday afternoon the Magnolia
Cemetery association held its regular
meeting OF all the business attended to.
that which is of most interest to the
public was Mrs. A. s. Mohr's statement
that the Gorrie monument. which is to
be located for future generations, the
grave of this inventor would be placed
inside one week.