The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-01-31
GMA SOCIAL AFFAIRS
Mrs. Hood Entertained sunday sehoel
Class nj n IareIY Party

Class AT Lovely Party
Between the hours of $40 and 5
o'clock Thursday afternoon. Mrs E.
Van Hood entertained her sunday
school class at a most beautiful party
which was perfectly carried out, even
to the most minute detail Mrs Hoods
class includes fifty-four girls whose
vocations embracee~Various walks of
life and so hafmonious1y are they
banded together. under the skilled d.
rection of their teacher, that they are
a boon spiritually, mentally and So
Icially to each other, as well as to
Others. and it is such qualities that
are of vital infiuence-the world over
The class is well organized. having its
election of officers yearly, and in ac-
eordance TO a custom, carried out for
many years, Mrs. Hood annually enter
tains it.
The Hood home on Fort King ave-
nue.. which is splendidly arranged for
entertaining, was decorated with Won
derfu1 effectiveness, the color scheme.
yellow. paney purple and green. being
carried out by the use of ported plants.
aspasagus fern and quantities and
quantities of yellow pansies, whose
IACh udih purple ctHleFS duneu duul-
tional color.
Opening the doors for the guests TO
enter were Masters James Collier, Mrs
Hoods grandson. and Wilbur Gary
Miss Marguerite Porter welcomed them
in the hall and invited them TO the
punch bowl, where Mrs Lew Lyons
and Miss Beulah Hall served refresh
ing grapefruit punch The table was
RI h
and behind the two young ladies was
a tall screen, from the top of which
hung clusters of yellow jasmine.
In the library Mrs Hood cordially
greeted each and assisting her in re-
ceiving were the officers of the class,
Mrs. r. s. Hail. assistant teacher; Mrs.
\. L. Izlar, president; Miss Matte VIII
liams, vice president; Mrs. Will knight.
secretary; Mrs. Walter Marsh. assist
ant secretary, and Mrs. A NJ Lans-
Bunyan stephens.
Mrs. Hood wore a handsome gown of
black, exquisitely fashioned and in her
girdle were two gorgeous white roses.
Each of the other ladies also wore
handsome costumes.
On leaving the receiving line the
guests passed into the studio of Miss
Porter, which had been transformed
into a miniature theater. complete in
every detail The stage was decorat-
ed artistica11y. Mrs Hood is always
original in her modes of entertaining
and the one planned for her class this
year included an excellent program.
which was carried out most thorough
| Iy by four entertainers.
Miss Porter sang sweetly two bird
songs, Coo and The Wren and Tosti's
ever beautiful Good bye. Mrs. Charles
Adcock's violin solo, Treumeri by
Shumann, was beautiful and Mrs.
Charles Goddard skillfully played the
yenitian Boat Song by Nevin.
The star of the afternoon was Mrs.
Richards of Memphis, Tenn, who inn
personated Aunt Ca'line,' character
made famous by Joel Chandler Harris,
| in his Uncle Remus stories. Mrs.
Richards excells and professional or
amateur ever in Ocala in speaking the
NEGRO dialect, and impersonating the
negro. Her costume yesterday was
| perfect and when introduced by Mrs.
Hood to the class as Aunt Ca'line. -
peals of laughter issued forth from
each member Mrs. Richards is a de-
scendant of one of the most aristocrat-
| fc families of Tennessee. her parents
being large slave owners and her in
stinct to initiate the negro is of a
Inatura1ness which comes only from
Southern families of the period. She is
in the fullest sense an artist and Mrs
/ Hood was very fortunate to secure hel
for her class. Mrs. Richards also gave
a cake-wa1k and several other selec-
tions.
When the delightful program was
concluded the guests were invited into
the dining room to enjoy delicious
salad course served by Mrs. Louis
Horn assisted by Misses Porter, Hal
and Rhoda Liddon. The round ming
table was covered with cluny lacs
cloth over yellow, and was eentereC
with a gilt basket filled with pansies
the handle of which being tied will
yellow and pansy shade maline. From
1.-THE chandelier were two streamers O.
the same soft maline, extending TO TIVE
iother gilt pansy baskets, which wer'
on opposite sides of the table. On thu
table were cut glass basket bon-bol
d shes filled with sailed almonds am
lsman dishes of ginger and white AM
! purple home made minis. The attract
} i've plates passed contained CHECKER
, salad. mint aspic, lettuce sandwiches
olives, waters and cup of coffee will
whipped ceram.
Mrs Hoods parties are annually an
ticipated by her class and the one yes
terday evinced her forethought ans
: ability in making a complete success
of the occasion. Present were only tn
} members of her class and the family o
| Mrs J. v. Tarver, whom Mrs. Richard
. lis visiting.
Theater Party for Mrs. Jackson
Last evening Mrs. W. n Jacksoi
9 was the guest of honor of a most en-
} ljoyab1e theater party given by Mis-
cl Marguerite Porter, who made a Lowell
n xo.+o~- Tho ~r,,sS4s 5yo1,t3ad only tn