The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-06-04
MISCELLANEOUS SHOWER FOR
MISS MARTIN

A beautiful party following the an
of the engagement of
Miss Jessielu Martin to Mr. William
Wilson was the miscellaneous shower
given her Tuesday afternoon by her
cousin, Miss Irma Blake, who is to be
her maid of honor at her marriage
next Wednesday.
The Blake home was beautifully
decorated throughout with quantities
of red and white hearts of every imag-
Unable size and roses of red and white
oleanders added to the pretty effect of
the color note.
Miss Josie Williams was chosen to
meet the guests at the front gate, and
on the lawn punch was served by Miss
Gladys Martin and Miss Mary San
ders. At the front door and on the
porch Mrs. A. E. Gerig and Mrs. E. T.
Helvenston greeted the callers, and in
the hall Mrs. Blake and Mrs. Martin
received. Mrs. John Taylor introduce
ed the guests to the receiving line,
which included Miss Blake, Miss Mar
tin, Miss Mary Kate Sanford of Ope-
lika, Alabama, Miss Eugenia BurlesJn
Inc nv n
Plant City. They received in the par
Tor, and while the guests were assem-
bling Miss Nellie Gottlieb and Miss
Annie Laurie Perry played a number
of piano solos. Mrs. E. L. Carney and
Mrs. H. H. Lapham also assisted the
young hostess in different ways. Be
fore the shower Mrs. Lapham sang
two very pretty song, which were
particularly suited to the approaching
nuptial event. They were Tell Me
again, Sweetheart" and Billy" the
nickname of Miss Martins fance.
Mrs. John Taylor also sang two
very beautiful songs.
There was quite a ''patter" of con-
versation for a short time, followed
by one of the most delightful and en-
joyable showers" imaginable The
shower lasted only for a brief time,
but was a tremendous "downpour"
while il did last. Miss Martin sat un-
der a huge wedding bell of red and
white, and when she pulled its clapper
the gifts fell in a perfect shower at
her feet. Some of the articles, such as
hand-painted plates, fans, silver, ALI
gator leather card cases, and two ex-
quisite hand-embroidered and hand
made linen waists were displayed on
the table. Linen pieces, handkerchiefs,
jabots, towels, lingerie, ETC., were all
represented in the miscellaneous col
lection of gifts. They were passed
among the guests and greatly admired
by all. A number of them were &C
companied by clever rhymes.
After the shower the weather Clear
ed and after having been given their
heart score cards by Master Robert
Blake the guests found their places at
the six tables where the entertaining
game of heart-dice was played. The
marking of the six tables spelled the
word. hearts" and the spelling of
this word with the heart dice proved
delightfully."- entertaining. No prizes
were given.
Refreshments were served at the
small tables after the game and con-
sisted Of iced cantaloupes for the first
course, and for the second apple and
nut salad with sliced tomatoes, cheese
straws and bread and butter sandwich
es. With this coures was served iced
tea with lemon and sprigs of mint, and
the straws through which it was sip
ped were tied with red ribbon.
The young hostess and the bride
elect and the other members of the re-
ceiving line wore very lovely thin
white summer dresses and looked ex-
ceedingly attractive.
This party in Miss Martins honor
was an unusually beautiful one. Her
guest list included Misses Jessielu
Martin, Mary Kate Sanford, Eugenia
Burleson, Adele Bittinger, Grace
Hatchell. Claudia .Zemp, Ieafy Sylves-
ter, Sarah McCreery, Margaret Wal
tiers, Annie Laurie Perry, Nellie Gott-
lieb. Clara Johnson, Edith Mcclure.
Anne Nixon. Rhoda Liddon. Gladys
Martin, Mary Sanders. Lucy Moor
head. Lucille Moore. Dorothy Lancas-
ter. Bessie MacKay, Mary Burford
Sara Davis, Minnie Lee Carlisle, Ev-
elyn Pelot. Mesdames W. d. Dormany.
C. w. Martin. A. E. Gerig, E. T. Hell
venston, John Taylor, E. L. Carney. H.
H. Lapham. w. T. Gary, NJ. NJ Little
and Miss Josie Williams.
At Six-thirty o'clock especially in
compliment to Mr.. Marion Pelot, a
graduate from the Ocala High School
this term, Miss Blake entertained the