The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-18
Mrs. Camps Reception

ed was the reception given this aft
ernoon between the hours of 3 and
$50 O'Clock by Mrs. Jack Camp at
her elegant home, introducing for
mally to the Ocala society contingent
her sister, Mrs. Edward Roland Hart
of Suffolk, Va, who by her charming
personality is winning many friends
during her first visit to our city.
Sharing the honors with Mrs. Hart
were two lovely visitors, Miss Fran
ces Anderson of Jacksonville, a for
mer Ocala girl, and Miss Elizabeth
Adams of Lynchburg, Va, who an
nually visits her college-mate, Mrs
r. c. Camp
The lower floor of the Camp home
arranged advantageously for such
pleasant occasions, was decorated
with exquisite taste, vases, bowls and
dark willow baskets being filled with
flowers of yariegated shades, whose
attractiyeness was enhanced by the
delicate yellow walls and mahogany
mantles which formed their back
ground. Roses, yellow, jessamines,
plum and peach blossoms and red
bud were used in profusion. The
rooms were darkened and the lights
cast a soft glow over the bower of
loneliness which was revealed to the
guests as they entered, and harmon
iZing with the alluring scene was the,
pianola music furnished by Jack
Camp, the hostess eldest son.
AS the callers arrived the front
double doors were opened by Master
Henry Camp and welcoming the
guests in the hall were Mrs. Clar-
ence Camp and Mrs. C.. H. Lloyd.
Mrs. Camp and the three honorees
received in the drawing room, Mrs
Camp wearing pale blue charmeuse
fashioned on most becoming drap-
ed model with trimmings of shadow
lace. Mrs. Hart wore black char
meuse trimmed with pearls and lace!
Miss Anderson wore a lovely creation
of white meteor, dark blue chiffon
and rhinestoaes, and Miss Adams an
imported gown of black satin elab-
orately trimmed, with was worn AM
erican beauty roses.
From the drawing room the guests
were invited by Mrs. E. L. Carney to
the reception hall where from large
cut glass bowl on a table adorned
with nasturtiums Mrs. R. S. Hail.,
Mrs. Guy Aver of Atlanta, Mrs J. B.
Horren and Miss Lula Robertson of
Kentucky, served East India punch,
nectar popular in the hostess ma
tive state, Virginia.
Mrs. William Hooker received in
the drawing room and Misses Alice
Bullock, Dorothy Schneider and Mrs
Frederick Hooker served the tempt
ing ice course consisting of orange
sherbet in tall glasses and fancy
cakes, and little Misses Elizabeth
Hart and Margaret Hooker passed
the sweet pea minis, sailed almonds
and stuffed dates, which were enjoy
ed with sherbet. The round ma
hogany table was conferred with a sill
yer basket filled with graceful ar
rangement of gorgeous Killarney
roses resting on centerpiece of
Florentine lace. Candlesticks with
crystal shades bore four lighted can
dies which with the bon-bon dishes
completed the table appointments
Mrs. Camp is one of Ocala's most
popular and cordial hostesses and
she always entertains with grace and
charm and her reception this after
noon was one of the most beautiful
of the season. Enjoying it were
about hundred ladies.
Mrs. H. C. Stevens and children
leave this afternoon for Ocala,
where they go to spend several days
with friends and relatives. They will
be joined the latter part of the week
by Mr.. Stevens who will be in OcaIa
for the Observation-Disclosures Tele-
gram.
L L.
Dodge there will be no prayer meet
ing tonight at the Presbyterian
church.
Friends of Mr.. F. L. Rutland of
Bushnell will be glad to know that
Mrs. Rutland is rapidly improving
from a recent operation for appen-I
dicitis which was performed in Jack
sonville last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. S. Woodrow will
entertain the Evening Auction Club
Friday instead of Thursday, the reg
ular evening.
Mr.. E. VI. Howard and father, DR..
H. c. Howard, have returned from
Auburndale where thew spent two