The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-01-31
LOVELY EVENTS OF TUESDAY

tuesday in Ocala, from a social
viewpoint, as well as according to
the weather mans report, was GER
tainly most delightful day, and the
several lovely affairs of the day gave
a great deal of pleasure to quite a.
number of ladies.
From ten to one o'clock Mrs. L. F.
Blalock entertained at neighbor-
hood party, honoring Mrs. Buena
Mimms and her daughter-in-law. Mrs.
Carney Mimms, of Trenton, KY, and
Mrs. W. H. Jackson of Tampa, who
are being so beautifully entertained
during their visit here, the first two
as the guests of Mrs. E. L. Carney and
the latter as the guest of Mrs. William
Hooker. Mrs. Blalock's guests in
cluded twenty-seven ladies, all Of
them neighbors. They brought their
fancy work and spent very enjoya-
bic morning sewing, chatting, with ar
occasional stitch now and then in
terspersed with several very beautiful
songs by Mrs. Jackson, who has a
very lovely voice. and who was heard
for the first time by most OF the
guests. Mrs Leon Fishel, one Of
Ocala's most gifted singers, likewise
sang several numbers. which gave a
great deal of pleasure to Mrs. Bla-
lock and her friends
Shortly after twelve o'clock o deli
cious buffet luncheon was served. The
plates were very attractive, and the
contents appetizing. as we'll as good
10 look at. On each plate was chick
en- salad, potato chips, rissoles, sand
wiches, olives. almonds. etc, and in
he center of each frozen grape sher-
bet in tall crystal cups. Following
hose good things coffee and cheese
straws were served.
Mrs Blalock. the pretty young
hostess, was assisted with her charm
ing party by her mother Mrs. G. W
Richardson.
Mrs. NJ. J. Roess was the hostess
Tuesday morning at a lovely four-ta-
BE bridge, her guests being twelve
members of the Tuesday morning
bridge club and four additional guests,
Mrs. c. E.. Welsh of German Valley, N.
j.. who is visiting her, and Mrs. r. L..
Anderson, Mrs. Clifford Anderson and
Mrs. Donald Fraser The players
were all seated in the large living
room. which is an immensely attract
i've one. Inside the rooms were sew
eral bowls and hanging vases of ros-
es and violets, and outside each of the
windows could be seen exquisite ge-
raniums of variegated hues.. So bright
and lovely were they that they elicit
ed admiration from every guest.
After the pleasant morning at
bridge Mrs. Roess served an elegant
chicken salad course with hot beaten
biscuit, coffee, sailed almonds and
nuts.
Mrs. Harry Dozier won the club
prize. very pretty growing maiden
hair fern in an exceedingly attractive
fern basket. Mrs. Welsh, as honor
guest, was presented a very attractive
jabot.
For her daughter, Mrs. George H.
Ford, of Jacksonville, Mrs. B. A.
Weathers invited a few of her special
friends for dinner and the afternoon
on Tuesday, and in every way it was
just the very loveliest day magma
BILE 1t was the first time that several
of them had had an opportunity of
seeing Mrs. Ford since her return
from her wedding trip, and it was a
very great pleasure to them. Dinner
was served at one o'clock in the large
room. the table being extremely at
tractive. The center piece was large
basket filled with graceful bignonia
blossoms. Extending from the chan
delier to the basket and mingling
with the orange colored bignonias
were clusters of kumquats most
gracefully arranged. Several tall
compotes filled with this same decora-
tive fruit, with the beautiful dinner
service and the twelve guests seated
around it completed a most attractive
table A very lovely dinner was serv-
ed, and with each course pleasant con-
versation added piquancy and enjoy
ment to the meal. Seated at the ia
BILE were Mrs. Weathers at one end,
Mrs. Ford at the other, and Mrs.
Richard McConathy, Mrs. D. S. Wood
row, Mrs. Charles Lloyd, Miss Annie
Atkinson, Miss Mabel Taylor of Glen
dale, Ohio. Mrs VERNE Stevens of
akaIand Miss Rattv MpTver Mrs j