The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-06-11
MRS. JOHNSON AND MISS JOHN.
SON ENTERTAIN FOR
BRIDE-ELECT

BRiDE-EEEC
Beautiful among the social af airs
was the shower" which Mrs. T. H.
Johnson and her lovely young daugh-
ter, Miss Clara Johnson, gave on Fri
day afternoon in compliment to Miss
Jessielu Martin, Ocala's pretty June
bride-elect This shower was planned
as surprise for Miss Martin, and Fri
day morning Mrs. Johnson telephoned
her to come down and see her about
fOur-thirty in the afternoon, as she
wished particularly to see her, and
when she arrived at Mrs Perdue's
boarding house, where Mrs. Johnson
resides, she was greeted by the host
esses and a large number of the
young people who had gathered there
to honor Miss Martin.
Mrs. Johnson, always a graceful wo-
man, was very charming as she greet
ed the young people Friday afternoon.
A large number of the young ladies
were present, and in their beautiful
tractive one
Mrs. Perdue received with Mrs.
Johnson at the door, and Mrs Car
stems showed them to the rear of the
hall, where Mrs. Blalock and NJ AL
len Bridges were serving champagne
punch. The table was prettily decor
ated with red and white hearts. and
red bell-shaped flowers.
Miss Clara Johnson received in the
parlor and wore a lovely white Prin-
cess dress. This room was very elab-
Orately decorated with hearts and
lovely flowers, and was a pretty set
ting for the merry young people as-
sembled there.
The shower of lovely linen and
kerchiefs and other dainty articles
was suspended between two large
hearts, and soon after Miss Martin ar
rived she pulled the strings which
loosened the shower of pretty things
her friends had given her. With each
gift was a short rhyme, which were ali
read aloud. One of them was as fol-
laws:
Here is g handkerchief, Jessielu,
Made especially for you,
OF linen fine and filmy lace,
- ,,1nocn
With il comes many wishes sinc9c
Foe happy life and bright career;
For you may the sun be always shin
ing,
And every cloud have a silver lining"
Another read as follows:
Dear Jessielu,
Here's to you;
A long life, happiness and bliss,
With plenty of new shoes to wear
with this"
As the honor guest was arriving,
Miss Johnson rendered very sw ae.iy.
Hearts and Flowers" which is So Gp-
prOpriate as a nuptial solo During
the afternoon also Miss Martin and
Ter cousin, Miss Mary Kate Sanford
sang several songs, which We're very
lovely.
Those invited by Mrs. Johnson and
Miss Clara Johnson to this beautiful
party were the following:
Mrs. B. T. Perdue, Mrs. J. c. Car
stems. Mrs G. w. Martin. Mrs A w
Bridges. Mrs. L. F. Blalock, Mrs. c. n.
kirkland, Mrs. G. L. Taylor, Mrs.
Dormany. Misses Martin, Edna Do
zier. Grace Hatchen, Claudia Temp.
Ethel Crosby, Eleanor CrOm. Olive
Weston. Lillian Thagard, Fannie Rob
inson, Sara Davis. Jean Austin, Nary
Burford, Valeta Potter, Alice Bullock.
Sue Anderson, Margaret Anderson,
Lucille Moore. Anne Nixon, Edith Nc
CURE. Minnie Lee and Catherine Car
Isle. Rhoda Liddon, Irma Blake, Car
RE Pelot, Louise Nixon, Mary Kate
Sanford. Bessie MacKay, Nellie Gott-
heb. Adele Bittinger, Ellen Clarkson,
Helen Brown. Edith Williams, Eliza
beth Newsom. Eta Hood. Eloise Mil
Ter. Mary IRVINE. Annie Davis, Lucy
NIoorhead. Caro- Li4don and Mary Bur
ford and Eugenia Burleson.
Miss Martin was very attractive in
a pongee suit with a long lace coat
and a beautiful tan straw hat rim
med with flowers.
At six o'clock Mrs. Johnson and
Miss Johnson took their guests 10 the
Court Pharmacy. where ice cream and
cake were served them at specially
prepared tables. A real, sure enough /
shower" caught them before they
reached home, but the rain was not /.
enough to mar in any way the effects /
of the linen shower that preceded it. /!
Miss Matte Williams returned