The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-12-22
THE woMAN's CLUB RECEPTION
One Of the Most Brilliant Affair. W.
Given BY This Popular
Organization Of Women

culture and pleasure prevailed was
the reception on Thursday evening
December the fourteenth, by the mem.
bers of the Ocala Woman's Club This
) was the annual club reception given
in honor of the gentlemen, and it was
"a great pleasure for the club woman
to entertain so many distinguished
gentlemen in their club house.
The club house was very beautiful.
ly decorated in the club color red
with background of green vines. and
the club flower, the poinsettia. was
also largely used in the decorations
being the only flower used. Red
Christmas bells and Christfas stars
were likewise a pretty note in the
decorations, the brilliant red against
the green, most artistically arranged
being extremely, pretty and attract
i've.
Mrs. u. I. Maughs, chairman of the
reception committee, and Mrs. C. H.
zsLloyd, chairman of the invitation
committee, received the guests at the
door as they arrived, and at one end
OF the club room Mrs. William Hook
er, president of the club, handsomely
gowned in yellow satin with an over
dress OF imported black lace embroid-
cred in gold threads, received and
babe hearty welcome to all, corrob-
.orating most pleasingly the quotation
on the programs, "Sirs, you are very
welcome to our house" Receiving
with Mrs. Hooker was Mrs. T. T. Mum
roe, first vice president, who wore
brown chiffon over white satin; Mrs.
L. w. Duval, second vice president,
!. whose gown was rose colored silk;
Mrs. Mamie Howse Stovall, secretary,
who wore a handsome black satin;
Mrs. D. w. Davis, corresponding Sec
rotary, whose pretty gown was white
chiffon over white satin, with crystal
trimmings; Mrs. d. M Smith, treas
urer, who wore a white cloth dress,
and Mrs. John d. Robertson, auditor,
who was prettily attired in green silk.
In the rear of the hall Mrs. w. X.
Zewadski, Mrs. Frank Harris, Mrs. R.
A. Burford and Mrs. Walter Hood
served most excellent punch. The
punch table was decorated in trailing
vines and poinsettia blossoms, and
behind the table a Christmas tree
with Christmas decorations of red
bells, balls, stars, holly, etc., lent a
very festive air to the pretty club
house, which was so aglow with life,
Mrs. E. Van Hood, Mrs. o. T. Green,
Mrs. D. E. McIver, Mrs. c. r. Tydings,
Mrs. B. T. Perdue, Mrs. S. T. Sistrunk
and several others assisted in the re-
ception and entertainment of the
guests.
n A most attractive program had been
arranged for the entertainment of the
) club members and their guests, and
each number on it was splendid. The
dainty little programs were printed
in red letters. They were distributed
by little Miss Agnes Burford.
The first number was song, "Wel-
come" from the Trumpeter, by Rev.
Campbell Gray, who possesses one Of
the richest and most magnificent bass
voices ever heard in Ocala. He sang
his song faultlessly, and responded to
an encore whit very lovely little
song.
Mrs. E. H. Mote of Leesburg, an
honorary life members of the Ocala
Woman's Club, came up especially for
this reception, and her singing added
much pleasure to the occasion. Her
first number, "Carmena," by Wilson,
was so lovely that she was obliged t.
respond to an encore, which she did
most graciously.
The one-act farce, "a Lunch in the
Suburbs" was great, and was i'm
mensely enjoyed. The scene was lad
aIM Burbank several years hence
/ when Ocala shall have become
-sgreat city, and Burbank one OF her
principal suburbs). Mrs. l.. w. DuvaI,
as hostess, showed unusual histrionlc
ability, and met number OIL hlosC
surprising situations most cleverly.
: Just before the time for the lunch
con the dining room ceiling had fallen
and crushed her daughters kitty, so
the luncheon table had to be moved
into the parlor, which was, OF course
unite embarrassing In telephonlng
xher husband of the accident he mis-
construed her words, and thought
their only daughter, whose name was
likewise kitty" had been crushed
to death. Mrs. jenkins went calmly
on with her luncheon, her guests pc
ing Mrs. Brown cher next door nelgh-
bor). Mrs. Sistrunk; Mrs. Martin,
Mrs. Wetherbee), who had 10 use
an ear trumpet, and never near"