The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-03-05
QUINCY

A group meeting of the Methodist
churches in Gadsden county was held
in the Quincy Methodist church, Fri
day. The program featured the fur
thering of the various phases Of
church and Sunday school work. Pre-
siding Elder A. E. Householder was
among those present. Dinner was
served at the church.
The Quincy lodge of Elks which
few years ago was one Of the most ac-
tive in the state, but has been steadily
declining in interest recently, held its
annual election of officers Thursday
night, and elected an entirely different
body of officers, making A. J. Stein
exalted ruler. He filled this office
most successfully six years ago, and
the loyal Elks of the city hope to again
see new life in this popular order.
An interested audience listened to
the lecture on Thursday evening of
Richmond p. Hobson on THE Red and
Black Flag" A liberal contribution
was made to the cause he represents.
C. w. Jones, a well-known merchant
of this city, died very suddenly Mon
day afternoon. He had been at the
store all morning, and after eating din
turn, but suffered sinking spell and
died shortly after being removed into
the house from acute dilation of the
heart His brothers, Wayne Jones. Of
Atlanta, and Clarence Jones, of Biz
mingham, Ala, came to attend the
funeral He is survived by his widow
and four children.
A movement is now on foot to or
FTNi..
membership committee made a drive
and secured SO members and a pros
pect of more Features of the club will
be a golf course, tennis courts, trap
shooting and other pastimes.
DR.. Brink, of the state Health de-
partment, Miss Gladly Smith, nutrition
specialist. and Miss Ruby McDavid,
county demonstration agent, are visit
ing Gadsden county schools this week
and weighing and measuring children
and organizing nutrition classes.
In the presence of the families of
both contracting parties, the marriage
of Miss Rosa Strickland and Mr..
Walker Pittman was beautifully SOL
emnized at the home of the brides
mother, Mrs. J. NJ. Bass, Wednesday.
The rooms were beautifully decorated
for the occasion, and Rev. J. A. Burns
performed the ceremony and Mrs.
Burns played the wedding march.
Mrs. C. r. Shaw entertained eleven
tables of bridge and eight tea guests
Saturday afternoon at her home, pot
ted begonias in full bloom being
awarded to the scorers at each table.
A salad course with an ice was dam
tily served.
Mrs. j. L. McFarlin, Sr., Mrs. Chas.
Curtis and Mrs. E. c. Love entertained
eleven tables of bridge Tuesday after
noon at the home of the latter. The
score winners received a pair of en-
broidered pillow cases mad low score
a dust broom. Salad course, with an
ice, was served.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. Grantham, of
Townsville, Ga, were guests this
week of DR.. Taylor Grantham and Mrs. !
Jay Hearin.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. w Humphrey, of
Tampa, are visiting the formers
mother, Mrs. w. P. Humphreys, of
Gretna.
A marriage of interest last week was
that of Miss Georgia Chapman, of |
Jacksonville and Leland Shepard, of
and reared at Mt. Pleasant, in this
county.
Mrs. D. A. Avant had as her guests
this week Miss Leila Summerlin, of
Fort Meyers, and Miss Mabel Helves-
ton, of Sarasota.
Miss Irma Bevis returned Friday
from Bombay, where she has been Wis !
iting for several weeks her sister, Mrs. |
J. T. Evans Jr.
Mesdames Jay Hearin and James |
Love gave a series of parties this
week, entertaining six tables Wednes- |
day and five tables Friday, at Mrs. |
Loves home, on Jackson street. Linen
cup towels were presented to the scor-
ers at each table, and a salad course
with an ice was served. The out-of- |
town guests on Wednesday were: |
Misses lone Carter, of st. Augustine, |
Mary Dupre, of Spartanburg, S. c.; |
Mrs. Robert Tucker, Of Moultrie, Ga, |
and Mrs. Geo. Massey, Of Dade City.
z. NJ. Collins left Saturday to attend |
the Mardi Gras in Pensacola.
Dr. William B. Tisdale, assistant
plant pathologist of the Florida Ex-
pertinent station, has removed his
headquarters from Gainesville to
Quincy, at the new tobacco experiment /
station near here.
The Masqueraders, members OF the |
Dramatic Club of the University Of
Florida, presented Spanish. Nights"
here Tuesday evening to an enthusi- |
astic audience.
A petition bearing eleven hundred I
of registered voters has |
been filed with the county clerk to be |
to the commissioners Mon |
day, asking that an election be called
for the compulsory dipping OF cattle.
Two colored men lost their lives here
Sunday and one Is recovering from a |
fight, ut Is charged with murder. |
Two of them, Paul Green and Freeman
Taswell, engaged in a desperate and
bloody fight in one OF the American |
Sumatra Tobacco plantations, and /
Taswe1l is dead and Green White. /
thought TO be recovering, 10 charged /
with murder. The other negro. Harry
Zeigler, a well known mechanic was /
found dead after being run over by an
but IL Ia not pnsftiyefy