The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-05-02
OCALA SOCIAL AFFAIRS


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of the evening were taken by Miss
Alta Evans. Miss Edna Washburn.
DR.. y. III. Hunter and T. &. Brough.
In serving Miss Powell was assisted
by Miss Flossie Hill and Miss Evans.
Fort Myer Press.
A Delightful Occasion
The reception held by the W. C.
T. Z. at the home of Mrs. E. p.
Rentz yesterday afternoon, was most
delightful
The guest Of honor was Miss Min
ME Neal, president of the W. C. T.
T., who made an instructive talk.
The Rentz home was most attract
i've with decorations of roses and
Easter lilies.
Miss Martha Kate, the winsome
young daughter. served grapefruit
nectar. Pineapple ice and white cake
were served by little Misses Louise
Rentz, Agnes Burford and Nellie
Camp. The cake was iced in white
and embossed with a large white
bow, the emblem of the w. C. T. u.
This artistic work was done by Mrs.
G. d. Washburn. Music was fur
nished by Miss Bertha Smith at. the
piano and her brother Charlie, on
the violin
A pleasing feature of the occasion
was the presentation of an exquisite
bunch of sweet peas tied with a
fluffy white tulle bow to Miss Neal
with the love of the flower commit
tee, of which Mrs. D. w. Tompkins
is the chairman.
The w. G. T. U. of Ocala is large
and influential body, made up of
women who are consecrated and
earnest for the right. Mrs. T. E.
Bridges, the president, is popular
and progressive. At the last state
convention the Ocala union won the
banner for having the largest mem
bership in the state
Misses Wideman and Patterson
Honor Guests
Miss Clara Johnson is entertain
ing this afternoon and evening from
5 to o'clock at a beautiful tango
tea at the attractive Oklawaha ave-
nue. home home of her parents, Capt.
and Mrs. T. H. Johnson, in compli-
ment to her house guests, Misses
Christine Wideman of DeLand and
isabelle Patterson of Allendale, S. C.
iWoman's suffrage day is being
observed throughout the country to-
day. In many of the principal cities
public demonstrations on an elabor-
ate scale are being held. In Wash
ington. no doubt, enthusiasm will
reach its zenith and among the club
woman taking an active part was
Mrs. P. A. Bealer, formerly Miss
Ernestine Brumby of this city.
Mr.. Edwin Nelson, formerly of
this city, will be graduated from the
Hillsborough high school, Tampa, on
May 81 and he has the distinction of
being a member of the largest class
ever graduated from a high school
in the state. The class numbers six
ty-seven, and Edwin was voted the
most polite boy in the class, which
includes thirty-seven others.
Mrs. H. w. Henry and lovely
young daughters, Eloise and Cath
crime, were out of town shoppers to-
day, arriving on the 6 O'Clock train
and returning on the afternoon train
to their home at Lake Weir.
Mr.. Theodore TURNKEY, who came
"Wednesday to attend the funeral of
his grandmother. Mrs. Fanny R.
Gary, returned to Fort Meade. today,
leaving Lis mother, Mrs. w. D. Turn
ley at the home of her brother, Mr..
w. T. Gary. Mrs. TURNKEY will
leave Monday for her South Florida
home.
Mr.. and Mrs L. W. Hendricks
are at the Conner home on South
Third street for few days stay.
Before returning to Port Ing1is, Mr..
Hendricks will visit his father and