The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-11-05

| is not only for the benefit of ITALIA
hassee but for any town in the state.
The next venture of this club viii be
its club house to be erected within
the next twelve months.
Marion Baptist Association Meeting
at Inverness
Wednesday and Thursday the Mar
ion Baptist Association convened at
Inverness for its annual meeting.
Present from Ocala were Rev. and
Mrs. Bunyan Stephens and son, Mayor
and Mrs. ]. D. Robertson, Mrs. R. S.
Hall, Mrs. w. A. Knight, Mrs. ]. c.
Caldwell, Mrs. Lanier Robertson,
Miss Josie Williams, Mrs. Calvin
West, Mrs. w. A. Coin, Mrs. A. J.
Briganee, Mrs. A. R. Sandlin, Mrs. T.
J. Killebrew, DIR. and Mrs. E. Van
Hood and Dr. and Mrs. Walter Hood.
A number Of the above mentioned
were present only for the meeting of
the last day. The crowd returned
last night, and every one is loud in
theirpraise of the hospitality Inver-
ness extended the association and en-
Ithusiastic over the work accomplish
ed in the various branches. The as
ISOLATION held its meetings in the
Baptist church and yesterday the
Woman's Missionary Union of the
church of which Mrs. E. Van Hood is
associational president met in annual
session in the Presbyterian church,
the members of that denomination not
only gladly extending the use of their
property to the ladies but attractive
lily and appropriately decorated the
church for the occasion. Mrs. Hood,
whose executive ability is not sur
passed, presided in her usual charm
ling and efficient manner. The differ
ent reports given were all splendid
land each one showed an increase over
last year, both in finances and in en-
lthusiasm, as well as in the amount
of work accomplished.
j An interesting feature was the in
spection Of scrap book compiled by
the Junior Young Woman's Associa-
ton of the Ocala Baptist church.
Mrs. Calvin West has charge of this
particular branch and the book re-
| Elected much credit on her and the
members of the Junior 7. w. A. Mrs.
Williams of Eustis gave splendid
missionary talk, telling how to use
the A. B. C. blocks in teaching mis-
sionary lessons to young people. Mrs.
Peelman of Jacksonville, state secre-
tary, gave an instructive and bene-
fetal address.
Miss Ada Willis of Crystal River, a
graduate of Columbia College, Bap-
fist school, sang for both the morning
and evening sessions, her numbers
pleasing greatly her hearers.
At II o'clock the w. M. u. went to
the Baptist church where the Marion
Association was in session. At Il
o'clock the citizens of Inverness gave
picnic dinner for their visitors. The
tables, placed beneath beautiful oaks
groaned with the fat of the land.
During the afternoon session Mrs
/ w. A. Coin, associational president OF
the Young Woman's Auxiliary, made
her report. A number of new socie-
ties have been organized during the
| year, the newest being at Inverness
Mrs. Peelman addressed the union or
young women's work. Mrs. Pauline
Pugh Arnold of Jacksonville, was un.
avoidably prevented from attending
the meeting, but she sent paper or
her department, the Sunbeam Work
ers, which was read by Mrs. Bunyar
Stephens. Mrs. Arnold is an active
: worker and her paper was greatly en-
| joyed. The pretty little daughter o.
Mrs. William gave recitation and il
doing so she captivated her audience
( Before adjourning resolutions o.
thanks for hospitality and all cour
tesies extended the union by the citi
zens of Inverness were passed and {
short memorial service to the mem
DRY of Miss Fanny Heck, president o.
the Southern Baptist Woman's Mis-
sionary Union who passed away las
summer, was held.
II Mrs. Hood and the other officers o
H the union were reelected for the en-
suing year. The place of the mex
| meeting will be announced later. TIL
! Oklawaha Bridge church was again
; named the banner church in the dis
trict.
I Mr.. Walter Schmidtman of the Ok
. lawaha river farms was in the cit.
8 yesterday, coming to meet Mrs
; lSchmidtman and infant daughter
J. who arrived on the afternoon TRAN
!; from New York.
Mr.. E. J. Mills-Price, an expert &C
countant of Boston, has gone to Dial
/; las, Texas, on business which will de
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