The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-07-23
Engagement of Miss Ruth Nelson
Announced

Engagement of Miss Ruth Nelson
Announced
Of cordial interest to the host of
friends in this section Of NIr. and Mrs.
F. K. Nelson and family Of Tampa.
former residents of this city, will be
the following account from the Tri-
bune Of the engagement and ap-
preaching marriage Of Miss Ruth Mel
son. The hostess and nearly all of
the ladies assisting are we'll known in
Ocala:
The announcement Of a very inter
esting social event 10 take place in
| September was made yesterday after
noon when Mrs. J. NJ Harvey gave a
tea from to 7 O'Clock at her pretty
Plant avenue residence compliment
ing Miss Ruth Nelson.
! As the guests entered the door
from the veranda little Miss Florence
Harvey presented each with a small
red tipped cartridge, on the inside of
which was the interesting secret, and
pulling off the red cap a tiny roll of
paper was found bearing the an
nouncement Of the engagement of
Miss Ruth Nelson to Capt. Curtis G.
Rorebeck. with the date Of their
wedding, September ,, 1918.
The party was characterized thru
out by military ideas, with a color
motif Of red, white and blue. which
was emphasized in "A number of at
tractive ways.
! Guests were received at the door
by Mrs. Sumpter L. Lowry, and their
cards were taken by the youngest sis
ter of the bride-elect, little Miss Vir-
ginia Nelson, and were passed on to
be greeted by Mrs. Harvey. Miss
Nelson, the honoree, Mrs. Claybourne
Devane, Mrs. Joe Cradle and Mrs
Walter Wynne Thomas. Forming q
background for these ladies was q
pretty arrangement of American
flags. The rooms were decorated en-
tirely with red, white and blue. the
reception room having numerous tai
vases filed with deep shaded cosmo.
of the same flowers with long waving
pieces of asparagus fern, artisticall!
woven in. Mrs. Arthur kirkland
showed the guests into the dining
room where the decorations were es
pecially attractive and appropriate
The large mahogany table was center
ed by a miniature fort, representing
the fort at Key West, where Captain
Rorebeck is stationed. There wer
disappearing guns in miniature ant
various cannon stationed here an,
there and the fort was set amid
bank of asparagus fern from which
peeped number of white pond lilies
In this room were vases of small
white and red wild flowers.
Tea and coffee were poured by tn
mother of the bride-elect. Mrs. f. K
. Nelson and Mrs. c. P. Fuller. Other
7 assisting in serving refreshment
Y were Miss Emma Nelson, Miss Edn
Nelson, Miss Jessie Lawrence, Mis-
? Fannie Lawrence and Miss Phylli
$ Carnes of Bradentown. The cake
! had tiny silk flags stuck jauntily i
their center. During the Afternoon
: punch was served by Mrs. Charles F
p Ball and Mrs. S. C. DeGarmo from
bowl placed on the veranda.
) Miss Ruth Nelson is the thir
: daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. f. X. Mel
f son, and in the younger set there ar
|, few more popular and attractive girls
Captain Rorebeck has been i
charge Of the coast artillery, u. s. A
at Fort Dade, but has been trans
ferred to the fort at Key West, an
a he departed yesterday to take charg
4 of his new station.
I The wedding will be a very inter
esting social event and will take plac
at high noon on September ?, but
will be very simple home wedding
on account of the groom-elect bein
in mourning. Immediately after thei
d marriage they will sail for Key West
2,
Miss Legie Bitch and her guest.
Mrs. Maisie Lyles and daughter, Dor
6 othy, came in from Bltichton thi
: morning to meet DR.. Bitch and tax
I him home. The doctor has been o
f visit to the East Coast.
Deputy Sheriff Calvin West, Mr.:
West and the baby have returne
from a weeks delightful visit t
Mrs. Vests sister, Mrs. A. J. Bri
y gance at Micanopy.
:, Miss Fannie Hall. Miss Will
e Coyle and Mrs. G. H. Coyle of Wi
t mington, n. c., spent the past wee
: with Mr.. and Mrs. w. Z. Fosnot, VIII
5 celebrated their fftieth wedding an
: niversary Sunday, July 18th. Mis-