The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-05-04

decorated In drawing room IOTn- IN
the extreme rear in the center was
PORTER entrance. then an arch some
ten feet high, beautifully decorated
with flowers and ribbons with the
colors of the Confederacy. Under this
arch was suspended a Confederate flag,
draped over the portraits of Davis and
Lee. In the circle were the letters
u. ID. c., and under them 1910. In the
front Of the stage and either end
were pedesta1s. set with ferns, inter-
twined with white and red. The foot
lights were ornamented with a dozen
pots of lovely ferns and flowers: Sus-
pending from the footlights were
streamers of red and white. The bal
cony and boxes were also decorated
with red and white streamers and the
whole presented a very attractive and
inspiring picture.
AS the hour approached for the OPP
ening of the session the body of the
theater was filled with Hastily gowned
ladies, many Of them queens Of good
looks, who were meeting and greeting
each other in the happiest of manners
and INDUCING in conversation that
kept the atmosphere humming at a
rate that would make a hive of bees
blush.
1t was 1920 ere Mrs r. G. Blake,
acting president of the Dickson Chap
ter of the u. d. c., raped the house
to order. The body of the theater was
comfortably filed. The officers of the
association took seats on the stage,
also the following distinguished Con-
federates. General Long. General Da-
want and Col. Martin, with Rev. w. H
in al
ing and Rev. III. f. Gabby, who rep
resented Mayor J. d. Robertson in the
address of welcome for the city.
The Ocala Wednesday Morning Mus
ical Chorus sang a chorus between the
prayer and address of welcome. The
prayer was touching. The address of
welcome bristled over with keen pleas
antries He said the married ladies
liked to hear how dear they were to
their bubbles and while they knew it.
they never tired of hearing 1T. He said
he was veteran, if his father was
only fourteen when the war broke out
and had to corral him with a stake
and rider fence to keep him at home,
but then the speaker felt like one. You
are welcome for what you are. You
were created after man and have been
after him ever since. Wouldn't know
what you would do without man, but
there was no greater and sublimer
word than woman. except motherhood.
We admire you for Christian charac-
ter, your genial, sweet dispositions;
hope I don't lie (Smiles).
We accept you in the language of
the lawyer ON prima facia evidence;
for what you ares for what you stand
for, to perpetuate the memories of the
heroes who have gone before. No such
a thing as a lost cause, when men
have fought for truth and right. Not
here to arouse animosity i'll feel
ing. The past few years have been
years of fraternal feeling all over the
country. We battIed for truth as we
understood it. You are welcome in
our hearts and homes.
Mrs. Andrew Winer, secretary OF
Dickson Chapter, read Mrs. William
Rockers address on behalf of the
Woman's Club. 1t was short, sweet
and to the point.
Gen. II. w. Long, for the Sons of
the u. c. ", in the place of Mr.. f. L.
Carney. whose political appointment
took him to Mcintosh General Long
needs no Introduction. His soul is in
the cause and when he speaks of it he
is indeed the old man eloquent. He
appealed to the young men to come
into the organization to aid and up
hold the hands in the cause SO dear
to their hearts, that the pages of his
tory may truthfully tell the thrilling
story of valiant deeds. He spoke OF
his labors on the committee to raise
money to erect monument for the no.
BILE Confederate women of Florida. He
the same
Col. John NJ Martin spoke for the
Confederate Veterans and as COM
mander of the Ocala camp. He paid
the women a grand compliment. He
said when other hearts quailed and
misty doubts f1oated over visions
your hearts never faltered. You were
inspirational in the field and in the
hospital ministering angels. We bow
down n honor and love to your use
full and unselfsh labors and true pa
triotism. The principles for which
Washington fought, you fought We
press your claim to recognition in the
noble work you are doing. May the
blessings of him who doeth all things
well abide with you. The colonel
spoke most impressively and left a
deep impression.
Then came the Suwannee River BY
the musical chorus and the audience
which was given with a vim. Mrs D
Z. McIver presided at the piano and
her touch and time were fine.
The welcome for hostesses chapter
was prepared by the beloved president
of the Ocala chapter, Mrs. Fannie r
Gary, who, owing to physical infirm-
tiles. had her daughter, Mrs. E. T
Helvenston, read it. but she was de-
tanned and Mrs Blake, the acting
president, read it. She referred to the
contest for constitutional rights The
organization of the United Daughters
of the Confederacy in Jacksonville il
1896, when only two chapters were
present, namely: Jacksonville and
Ocala. That Ocala demanded the mex
meeting. Only a few present then, bu
the order has grown to so chapters il
the state and to thousands of mem
bers The principal purpose of the or
ganization was to write true history
erect monuments and confer honors or
the feeble veterans, a cause worthy o
our best labors and love. Dickson
Chapter threw wide open its doors anc
in beautiful diction spoke of the sprins
time greeting it rendered the Daugh
tiers. Mrs. Gary has been the presi
dent of the Ocala chapter since it's or.
ganization and will remain so unit
she is removed from earth to heaven
so greatly is she beloved.
To this Sister Esther Carlotta of St