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Newspaper
Sarasota Times
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1918
Page
5
A roundup of residents and service members traveling, visiting relatives, or stationed nearby. Mrs. Owen Miller and son head to Chicago by auto. Mrs. Edmondson visits Tampa. Jake Miller in France greeting Sarasota friends. S. T. Humber to Canada. Judge Cary B. Fish and wife at Sarasota then Bradenton. Various locals linked to Camp Jackson, Arcadia, Camp Sevier. furloughs and transfers noted. Bell Cafe ad and community updates included.
Dr. Oscar Burton visits his aged mother in Sarasota as Miss Miriam Harris hosts friends at the Presbyterian Manse with candy making. Mrs. Emma McKee plans a White Cloud Michigan summer hoping the change aids her health. The Gatewoods relocate to Browning cottage on 7th street with C F Gatewood at W E Foreman Grocery Co. Marine Robert M. Caven, nephew of Wm Talbot Caven, serves in France thirteen months since May 1917. Bradenton’s Wm F Armstrong opens Singer agency in Sarasota after C J Ross succession. Thornton of Marietta Georgia joins trip and approves Sarasota’s prospects.
Mr and Mrs Otis Rich visited Sarasota on their way to Chicago and praised the district’s improvements. Dr P R Noble, a Sarasota pioneer, died in Bainbridge Georgia leaving three daughters and four sons in Florida and Tampa. Letters from Hugh Clark report French hospitality and Y M C A support for Sarasota servicemen, with updates from the Times and families.
Leon Hodges and Claud Ragan are in Portsmouth and Charleston training camps, with Calvin in Charleston and Mack Christie and Davis Boyleston joining, forming five youths preparing for nursing and medical professions in the armed forces. Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Thompson arrived in Wilmette after a two week and two day auto trip from Sarasota. The journey was slowed by a prior fall but they met friendly country hospitality and expect a fall return with family well.
Mrs Thos R Martin and her mother travel from Nokomis with Mr Chas Curry's family to learn their son Frank has safely arrived across the sea and will join the fighting forces in France. Jerome remains at the Charleston Navy Yard, Reed has shipped overseas before. A blue leather purse lost Saturday evening offers a reward.
J W Knox from Tampa attended to business, Mrs Knox and the children left for Illinois. Miss Thelma Whidden, a recent graduate nurse from St Lukes Hospital Jacksonville, has many friends in Sarasota. Shell Fish Commissioner and Mrs Williams visited from Tampa for dinner with Capt Duckwall, who then returned to command Sea Foam. Judge Cary B Fish and Mrs Fish spent time in Sarasota, noting their modern home and daily court duties.
Talbot H. Caven, son of Mr and Mrs Wm Talbot Caven, volunteers in the Engineer Corps since the war declaration. He trains at Fort Benjamin Harrison on leave from his former employer as 48th Engineers, Railway Construction and Maintenance Division expects to serve in France in a few weeks.
Little Margaret Ann Yohe celebrated her third birthday with a Saturday party at Mrs Yohe's home. Guests enjoyed games under the trees and ice cream and cake while relatives in the North sent gifts to the honored child. Attending were Marion Hall Lillian Burns Isabel and Julia Thompson Freddie Swain Deborah Levy Elizabeth Matheny Jack Burker Robert Franklin Owen and Leonard Burns Charles and George Matheny.
The Presbyterian church invites members to Sunday morning and evening worship with Christian Endeavor at 7 p m led by Mazie Welch on the topic Co operation with the Sunday School. Sunday school at 9 30 a m reports a good turnout. Pastor C W Latham notes he preaches in Bee Ridge at 3 30 p m Sunday.
An agency for Singer sewing machines and supplies opens in Sarasota at Mrs M M Knight's Main street millinery store. Machines sold on time with needles and all Singer supplies on hand. W F Armstrong, Agent, Bradenton. 6 13 If he.
The Church of the Redeemer on Orange avenue announces summer services On Sundays morning only the second and fourth Sundays are held The evening service continues every Sunday at 730 p m Senior Warden Mr Wallis has been licensed by Bishop Mann as Lay Reader to lead services during the Rev Dr Nash absence The notice invites all denominations.
Morning service at 11 a.m. features "Christian Patriotism" and evening service at 8 p.m. presents "The Most Common Way of Sinning" with an invitation extended by Pastor W. B. Tresca.
A WWII era government campaign urges citizens to support the war effort by saving money and purchasing War Savings Stamps. The program emphasizes disciplined thrift as a civic duty and frames stamp purchases as contributions to national defense.
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