The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-12-15


car on Monday, the former with the |
intention of spending the winter, the
latter being limited in his visit to
only a few days by the demands of
his business.
Mesdames ]. H. Hancock and T. S.
Sistrunk went to Tampa today to at
tend the. Florida Annual Conference .
of the Methodist church. Their pas !
tor. Rev. Howard Dutill, accompani- !
ed by his wife, went there Tuesday
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They hid his clothes and got him
drunk, but they couldn't keep the
judge from his appointment. He
made a strange spectacle running
down the road in his unique garment
of bed clothes. See him Monday at
the Plaza. 49-1t |
The ladies of the Civic Improve
ment Association are fast perfecting
arrangements to present some eve i
ming during Christmas week, that
roaring farce, "A Womanless We'd !
ding," which, for the past year, has
delighted audiences in many places
of the state.
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THE Prodigal Judge" to be shown
at the Plaza Monday, is story of
heart interest that appeals to every
human being because the characters
are flesh and blood creatures and
their actions are those of human ac-
Itivitv. Don't miss it. 49-1t
Born, in Ingleside suburb, Jack
sonville, Friday, December Sth inst,
to Mr. and Mrs. George w. Kennedy,
a daughter. The happy mothers
maiden name was Miss Willye Stet-
son. by which she is known and loved
by many people of Punta Gorda,
amongst whom she spent her girl
hood.
At the regular meeting of the Ma
sonic lodge held last night, the fol-
lowing were elected officers for 1928:
Albert P. Hatch, worshipful master;
William Riley DeLOacl, senior war
den; Coe II. Allen, junior warden;
William w. Knight, treasurer; Will
lam f. Guthrie, secretary.
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Captain r. S. Conn, regular and
very popular winter resident from
Louisville, Kentucky, accompanied
by C. p Crosby of Shelbyville, same
state, arrived Friday night, and is
located, as heretofore, in Mrs. Ella
Addison's cottage on Virginia avenue
) and Goldstein street. His cousin,
Mrs. Curry, and his daughter, Miss
Louise Conn, will aHive in the course
) of a fortnight.
; At the regular meeting of the Lady
Maccabees held Tuesday night, the
following officers were elected to
serve for the ensuing year; Mrs. d.
. III. Meadows, lady commander; Mrs.
A. j. Kinsel past commander; Mrs.
Emmett Adams, treasurer and collec-
tor; Mrs. Mary ]. Sandlin, adjuster;
: Mrs. C. w. Hewitt secretary; Mrs.
Ella Addison, sergeant; Mrs. Ruth
Lewis, lady at arms; Mrs. Jennie
: Huffman, chaplain.
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! Dr. w. Y. Quisenberry, an able
. Baptist minister from Richmond, va"
!. who has travelled extensively in China
: and Japan, and also in Brazil, Arseh-
!. tina and Ecuador, lectured on his
|: travels to the high school pupils
!. Wednesday morning, and that eve
!: Ining to large congregation in the
!; BAPTIST church. His lectures are
!. highly interesting. From here ne
!: went to Barlow, where he is to preach
!: in the Baptist church on Sunday
!. Amongst the tourists arriving last
!: Friday night were the following: MI
!. and Mrs. J. M. Cresswell and daugh-
!: fer. Mary; Mr.. and Mrs. William
!: Long; Mrs. Catherine Seinoehl and
!. DR.. T. n. Rafferty,, all among the best
!. people of Robinson, Illinois, and
!. friends of Judge George n. Parker
!. of the same city, who arrived two
; weeks previously. They were accom-
!. panied by DR.. Phillip C. Holland, an
|. eminent physician of Bloomington,
!: Indiana.
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!. Joe Gatewood and Joe Washington
I. who left here in an automobile last
I: spring and spent the time since then
: in travelling over Louisiana, Texas
!. and Colorado. came home in the
/: same car last Saturday and were
: warmly greeted by their m y
: friends. The young men relate num-
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