The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-01-08
nc. HOWARD ENTERTAlNS DE-
LIcHTFULLY


Beautiful among the social affairs
Of the winter was the large card party
sven by Mrs. Edwin Munroe Howard
tuesday afternoon in honor Of her
cousin. Mrs. !. V. Stevens, Of Shawnee,
Oklahoma, q bride of the past spring,
and who before her marriage, as Miss
Hattie Dye, was one of our loveHest
young women. Her first visit home is
cccaeiOring many pretty affairs that
are thoroughly enjoyed by her and her
many friends On Tuesday Mrs. Ste
vens was as pretty as a picture in
soft white silk null with sprays of
tiny pink flowers and pale green foil
age. Her gown was trimmed with
lace. and sage green satin, and was eX-
>eedingly becoming. Mrs. Howard
wore gown Of white cloth and was
gcry charming to her guests. Re
ceiving with them was the honor
q ,
who was gowned il pink and white.
On the veranda, which has recently
been greatly enlarged, Miss Byrd
Wartmann and Miss Lillian Thag
ard received. and at one end of the pi-
azza punch was served by Misses Al
ice Bullock, Betty Wray McIver, Fran
ces Anderson and Annie Atkinson.
Mrs: Edward Badger met the guests
in the hall and the other ladies assist
ing Mrs. Howard in marking the
scores. seating the guests at the ia
bles and in serving refreshments
were Mrs S. T. Sistrunk, Misses Es-
ther Weathers, Annie Davis, Pauline
Sullivan and Josephine Turpin.
The three rooms in which cards and
dominoes were played were very at
tractively decorated, and clusters of
lovely kumQuats were tied to all the
chandeliers. The mantels in the
rooms were especially noticeable. be-
ing banked with exquisitely beautiful
roses, most Of them being grown here
and sent in by the friends of the host
ess. White carnations and sweet OIL
i've also formed a part of the decOTa-
tons.
There were nine tables Of whist
ard three of dominoes, tables for the
latter being placed in the pretty little
room to the left of the house, which
has just been built during the past
few weeks. and most attractive lit
tie room il IS.
Mrs. Towards guests besides the
honOTee Gnd these already mentioned
were the following: Mesdames John
Taylor, Charles Miller, Lee Miller, F.
E. Beckham, Frank Harris, Charles
Lloyd. W. H. Powers, Harvey Clark,
Edward Holder, L. R. Chazal, William
Anderson, o. T. Green, J. J. Gerig, D.
c. Edwards, c. H. Hubert, Charles
Rheinauer, Charles Mathews, Jake
Brown, F. A. league, l.. J. Knight, w.
4. Knight, G. r. Mexican, w. S. Bull
lock, ]. x. Austin, c. L. Bittinger, d.
NJ. Smith, C. c. Crom. 2. L. Carney,
E. l.. MalOney. J. D. Robertson, G. T.
Margins. z. T. Helvenston, J. L. En-
ers0n, E. II. Mote, William Hooker,
l.. w. Duval, s. P. Eagleton, D. z. Nc
Iver, W. D. Richey, Miss Nellie Ste
vens, Miss Emily Stotesbury and Miss
Margaret Taylor and Mrs. Julia S.
Haisley.
The first prize for whist, a hand
some calendar was won by Mrs. Hell
verstOn. and the first prize for dOmi-
noes. c dainty little Venetian glass
bon bon dish, was won by Mrs. Rich
ey The BOBBY prizes, a calendar and
a bon bon dish, fell to the lot of Mrs.
Powers and Mrs. Clark
After the games two courses were
served, chicken salad, etc, followed
by ices, cake and mints.
All during the afternoon Miss Ethel
Haycraft and Miss Pansy Souter, pi-
ano and violin, played beautifully and
Mrs. Towards party was a social tri-
umph.