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Newspaper
Sarasota Times
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1920
Page
4
Schedule of dates and temperatures, then a list of locals visiting relatives and travelers. Includes Miss Edina Duckwall in Bradentown, Mrs. Carl McLeod in Sarasota, Dr. E A Kartack in Springfield, and many Sarasota area social visits and business trips. Also mentions Rev. W. A. Myers’ quarterly conference at the Methodist church.
Mrs. Claude Hebb and Miss Mamie Ross spent the weekend in Tampa returning with Claude and Charley Pickett who traveled home by auto Saturday night.
Mr and Mrs Alfred R Ashby and daughters Janet and May depart Friday for a summer trip returning to Sarasota in October.
Miss Edith Halton and Jack Halton Jr spent the weekend at Indianola Country Club hosted by Mrs Helen Brooks Smith. Helen Smith travels to Tampa to visit Mr and Mrs L P Dickie. Dr and Mrs Will Bradburn tour New Orleans after visiting relatives in New Pearce. M L Heisey visit Sarasota from Tampa for fishing, with an 18 pound royalta in the catch. J B Platt on a business trip to Tampa St Petersburg Orlando and South Florida. Edith Halton plans to return to Richmond Virginia for nurse training after recovering well from surgery. W W Glenn from Orlando visits Watrous, seeking fishing tips from Isaac Walton fans. Charles Allyn returns from Johns Hopkins Hospital. health improved but not cured. Be B Curry of Sarasota Sales Agency heads to Syracuse and New York for a month. rumors he will not return alone. Rube Allyn solicits Florida Fisherman subscriptions while collecting fish stories for September issue. plans Dayton Ohio vacation with parents Geo J Nicholas Sr. City Barber Shop to be run by L J Grantham during Mr Nicholas absence.
About three hundred people visit Crescent Beach for surf bathing on Thursday and Sunday afternoons. A number of cars were noted from Tampa during the weekend visit.
Mr. R. M. Cantey returned from Hendersonville North Carolina where he stayed several weeks with his wife and their son who arrived to gladden their home on the 17th of July. Mrs. Cantey and the baby will arrive later.
Mr and Mrs Geo B Prime and their daughters returned from a week in Miami. They describe wonderful progress in the city since their last visit with many improvements and numerous new buildings under construction.
Riley Campbell of Bee Ridge reported their neighborhood thriving after returning from an auto trip to Fort Green and Fort Meade with his brother. He announced the birth of a daughter at the home of Mr and Mrs Arthur Campbell in Bee Ridge on Sunday night.
Father Wageman from Tampa will preside at Mass at the Catholic church next Sunday at seven in the morning.
Two candidates were received into Sarasota Chapter No. 66, O E S at a regular meeting. Initiation ceremonies were conducted by Mrs. Mason B Want. Hostesses served cake and iced tea after the event.
Last Monday evening at 7 o'clock the B Y P A and friends met at the church and traveled to Cres Cent Beach by auto trucks. The water was cool and refreshing though the bathers swam after sunset. No refreshments were served due to the H C S. After beach games the crowd returned home for supper.
Presbyterian church holds 11 a.m. Sunday services with union services at 8 p.m. All are invited to worship. services are brief. New Pearce church hosts 4 p.m. Sunday afternoon services. C. W. Latham is the pastor.
A Sunday evening program at the B Y P U features Miss Ilamae Munson leading a talk on stewardship and tithing with Olive Platt serving as correlative secretary. The event begins at 6 45 PM.
All members of the society are requested to attend the Sunday evening meeting at seven o'clock. The topic is Receiving Praise and Giving it led by Ben Prime. Endeavorers should come prepared to share a benefit from the Pastor’s sermons in the past month. Annie Prime, Secy.
The Epworth League of the Methodist Church holds weekly Sunday evening devotions from seven to eight. The young group works to keep services engaging with snappy programs and polished music as they prepare for the coming Sunday topic.
The Sarasota City Council passes Ordinance amending Section One of Ordinance 128 establishing electricity charges. Rates cover illumination within and outside the city, power, and cooking heating uses with specified kilowatt charges and monthly minimums, effective September 1, 1920.
Norman A Reasoner, state president of the Christian Endeavor Union, led the gathering at the Presbyterian church. The topic Lessons from the Poets drew members to recite their chosen poems and share impressions. An open air plan gave way to the church event as shadows grew longer with Miss Chambers joining. Miss Katherine Prime announced two membership applications.
Funeral services for T Dunkin Paret were conducted at 1 p m Monday in Rosemary Cemetery. The Episcopal service was read by Col J Hamilton Gillespie with pallbearers Beresford Prior A B Edwards T W Yarbrough F H Guenther C O Teate R H Edwards. Nearer My God To Thee was sung led by Mrs Jack Halton and Mrs F A Swain. Mrs Paret sorrowfully not present.
Receiving and Giving Praise service led by Miss Edrie Higgins and Josephine Bridenbecker with Sec’y.
City of Sarasota adopts changes to water usage charges for the month by ordinance. The minimum charge for up to 1000 gallons is 1.25 per month. Over 4000 to 20000 gallons costs 15 cents per thousand, and over 20000 gallons costs 12 5 cents per thousand. The ordinance was recorded by the City Clerk on August 18.
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