The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-03-13
/ friday evening. The usual good
time and good music is expected.

Monday evening at the home o. Mrs
Sam MiilicaH. A jolly good time was
reported with dainty refreshments
which Mrs: Bates knows so well how
to serve. An informal meeting of the
club was held with Frank Havilard
as q farewell to Mr.. and Mrs. CutbilI
which proved a very pleasantaffair.
The interior of two of Belleview's
public buildings, the Baptist church
and the Library have been greatly
improved in appearance recently
The plastered walls have been paint.
/ ed and the wood work vanished. The
chimney at the church was also re-
paired. Although the Baptist Society
is small as to members the few are
great workers and deserve much
credit as to the care of their building
and always having their pastors
salary ready each month without hav.
ing to solicit for the same,
An event which is looked forward
to with pleasure is the Poverty
dance to be given by the Civic League
ON Friday evening March 20. Rules
and Regerlations." All women wear
a colored cotton gown and apron or
be fined. sc. Other fines for women
as follows: Jewelry, eyeglasses or
spectacles or chewing gum sc each.
Any woman flirting with another
woman's husband 10c for each Of
fence. Fines for men: Wearing dress
suits, or billed shirts or chewing gum,
wearing mustache, creased trousers,
spectacles, or eyeglasses, watch on
chain, jewelry, or wearing two shoes
alike, each &c.; flirting with another
mans wife, 1Oc. for each offense. A
competent committee will have
charge of the fines, all payments to
be made to Deekin Snodgrass. Re-
freshments will be served. Sandwich,
&C.: doughnuts, &C.; coffee, &C.. and
ice cream cones, sc. A prize will be
given the most poverty stricken man
and woman. Admission, 15c.
Mr.. Jas. W. Hilton, who has been
a winter resident of Belleview for
twenty-five years, passed away at
1850 O'Clock on March 3rd, after a
painful illness of several weeks. The
end came peacefully. The remains
were taken to Ocala and prepared for
shipment to Jersey City, to be in
tered in the New York Bay GENE
tary. Before the body left Ocala an
impressive service was held in the
chapel of McIver and MacKay, con-
Quoted by Rev. j. l.. Jones of Belle
view. Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Hill
ton from Belleview and Ocala were
present at the services. The body
reached its destination on Sunday
morning at nine o'clock, Funeral
services were held at p. M, con-
Quoted by the grand master of the
state of New Jersey Masonic fraterni-
ty. Relatives of Mr.. Hilton were
present at the burial. On account OF
illness his wife was unable to accom-
pany the remains. All who knew Mr.
Hilton best loved him most. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hilton celebrated their golden
wedding last June, and 1t has never
been our privilege to chronicle the
fact OF a more happy and congenial
union of two lives.
The w. C. T. U. met at the home OF
, Mrs. Fielding Tuesday afternoon,
March 10th, with FIVE members pres
emit. In the absence of the president
the first vice president, Mrs. Fielding
presided. The meeting opened BY
reading the 66th Psalm, followed by
prayer by Mrs. Bryant. The state
president, Miss Minnie E. Neal, sent
individual cards to be signed by all
members who have paid the 81. and
nine ladies have responded. On mo-
ton II Was ucCIucu W SOAs SAAS "
lard memorial fund of 81 to the ma
tional superintendent. as there was
plenty of money in the local treasury
The Union Signal is taken in the So
ciety. The regular secretary, Mrs. o.
B. Sias, was not present, and sent III
her resignation. On account OF the
absence of the president, Mrs. Weine'
, it was decided not to act upon II un
til the next meeting. Several phases
of our work were discussed, and all
seemed deeply interested. Superin
tendents of departments for the en-
suing year were appointed as follows:
Christian citizenship, Mrs. Bryant;
l.. T. L. and Anti-Narcotics, Mrs. Con
nor: flower mission, Mrs. o. M. Gale;
medal contests, Mrs. j. c. Sullivan
] medical temperance, Mrs. Lonise