The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-02


Cheerfulness wins friends wherever
1t goes. A smile Will move the stern
est nature. Do not give up on ac-
count of adversities and misfortune
soar with hope above them all. Be
just as persistent in being cheerful
as you are in having your own way.
l. NJ. Child
Complimenting Mrs. Frederick NJ.
Hudson of Miami, Mrs. T. S. Tran
than of Tallahassee, was the hostess
at an elegantly appointed high noon
buffet luncheon today at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. 3. Bull
lock. Mrs. Trantham assisted by Mrs.
Hudson and Mrs. Bullock received the
guests with cordial informality, Mrs.
Bullock inviting them to the punch
bowl which was placed in the recep-
tion hall, where refreshing mint
punch was served by the hostesses'
sister, Miss Music Bullock and cousin,
Miss Virginia Sistrunk. The guests
were invited for IL o'clock and as
they assembled they were placed at
prettily decorated tables, four per-
sons being seated at each table, made
dainty and most attractive with pref
ty linen, silver and cut glass. These
tables were placed in the dining room,
parlor and library, the rooms being
resplendent with a soft morning glow
from many shaded lights and banks
of trailing pink vine and asparagus
fern ela5orately draped over the
snow curtains and in vases placed
about and on the mantles. At the
piano Miss Gertie Peyser presided,
rendering her most pleasing melodies.
pared luncheon were Misses Mary
Warren Hudson, Catherine Strunk,
Mildred Bullock and Music Bullock,
gowned in pretty white summer
dresses with pink ribbons and flow
ers. The menu consisted of fruit cock
tail, chicken salad, waters, pickles,
Saratoga chips, French peas in rame-
kins and sandwiches, pineapple sher-
bet, mints and cherries. The serving
plates were garnished with pink bud
and asparagus ferns. Following this
was several beautiful musical num-
bers rendered by Mrs. Hudson and
Miss Music Bullock. Mrs. Hudson
possesses a wonderfully rich con-
tralto voice and has added greatly to
the success of the many delightful
social affairs given in her honor dur
ing her short visit to our city. Her
selections this morning were very
beautiful, as were also those of Miss
Bullock, whose voice gave great
pleasure to her sisters guests upon
this delightful occasion. Seated at
the five tables were Mrs. Hudson,
Mrs. E. l.. Carney, Mrs. Mamie Howse
Stovall, Mrs. j. R. Dewey, Mrs.
George Nash, Mrs. J. HI. Strunk, Mrs.
S. E. Waterman, Mrs. Charles Pey-
ser, Mrs. p. J. Theus, Mrs. Geo. j.
Bitch, Mrs. l.. A. Sheppard, Mrs. G.
w. Hunter, Mrs. B. T. Perdue, Mrs.
S. t. Sistrunk, Miss Josie Williams,
Miss Gertie Peyser, Miss Virginia
Sistrunk, Miss Annie Davis, Miss
Kathleen Jackson and Miss Marshall.
Mr.. Jack Mcintosh will leave next
week for Colorado Springs to join his
brother, Mr.. George Mcintosh, who
has been making his home in that
city. Mr. Mcintosh will be away for
some time and may be joined in the
early spring by his mother and sis
ters for an indefinite visit.
Mr.. Wiley Burford left this morn
ing for Jacksonville to meet his sis
ter-in-law, Mrs. Robert Allen Bur-
ford and little daughter Virginia,
who will arrive tomorrow from Bos-
ton.
Mrs. T. S. Trantham, after a visit
of several months here and with
friends at Lake Weir, left this after
noon for her home in Tallahassee.
Mrs. Howard Clark and little
daughter will leave tomorrow for
Chicago for visit to Mr.. and Mrs.
L. A. Sheppard. She will be accom-
panied by Misses Nina and Nettie
Camp, who will spend some time as
the guests of their aunt, Mrs. F. E.
Futch and family.
Mrs J. A. Bouvier is spending a
few days at Evinston the guest of her
niece, Miss Helen McRae She will
also visit another niece, Mrs C. L.
Richardson at Webster and her son,
Mr.. John Bouvier en- route home.
Mrs. B. B. Barco arrived yesterday
from Clearwater for a short visit to
her sister, Mrs. L. J. Knight, en-
route to Gainesville, where she will
witness the marriage of her son, Mr.
Ernest T. Barco to Miss Lucille Glass
on the 14th.
Mrs. ]. H. Livingston Sr. returned