The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-06-01

arranged with the view of forcibly
impressing the necessity of a knowl-
edge of Latin for a higher education.
Especially gratifying was the work
of the home economics department, a
new branch which has made marvel
Gus strides under Miss Groman- In
the domestic art room the display al
most rivaled the woman's depart
ment at the fair. Dozens of articles
of wearing apparel, well made, in
which economy was an important
item in purchasing materials, were
exhibited. There were aprons, shirt
waists, skirts, dresses. lingerie, spe-
cimens of darning, buttonholes. en-
.broidery, crocheting, tatting and such
like. The pretty white dress worn
by Miss Dorothy Schneider, one of
the graduates last night and made by
her was. shown. In the basement a
variety of edibles, roast, cream puffs,
bread, salad, etc, whetted the ape
tites OF all visitors.
Today Ocala is convinced more
than ever before that her schools are
not excelled in the state For years
the Ocala schools have maintained n
high standard, but now it is even
higher, due to the efficient faculty.
Mrs. W. t. McIlwaine is in a hos
pital in Tampa, where she was OPP
Grated on several days ago. She is
doing well and viii be able to return
to her home in Lakeland in a very
short time The McIlwaine family
have many friends in Ocala, where
they resided for almost ten years.
Miss Bessie McKissock, who has so
efficiently taught the seventh grade
during the past school year, left this
afternoon for her home at Fl Gaines,
Ga. While in Ocala Miss McKissock
made her home with Mrs. S. T. Sis
trunk.
Miss Mildred Groman of Muncie,
Ind, domestic science teacher, Miss
Tommy Alternately of Pulaski, Tenn,
and Miss Catherine Scott of Column
bia, Tenn, members of the high
school faculty; Miss Ellie Mendenhall
of Eustis, principal of the North
ocala school; Miss Lula Griffin of
Sneads and Miss Marcella McClain of
Panasoffkee, of the primary school
faculty, and Mrs. W. T. Evans of the
same faculty, all left today for their
respective homes.
Mrs. Kate Clements of Lake Weir
is the guest of Mrs. ID. f. McIver for
a few days, arriving today. Mrs.
Clements will leave on the 10th for
California to attend the Panama
American exposition.
Mrs. James II. Hill and son James,
will go to Lake Weir Saturday to
visit Mrs. Hills brother, Mr.. John
Carney.
Mr.. John Chazal left today for La
fayette, Ind, TO visit his alma mater,
Perdue University. during commence
ment.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. ii. Martin, who
have been residing at the home of
Mrs. r. G. Todd since last fall, will
move the last of this week into the
house on Daugherty street recently
vacated by Mr.. Whitworth and fam
lily.
Miss Carrie Deem of the high
school faculty, left today for Talla-
hassee to visit before returning to
her home in Gainesville.
Unable to attend the reunion in
Richmond, Sister Esther Carlotta,
president of the Florida Division. u.
d. c., has appointed Mrs. F. p. Flem-
ing of Jacksonville to serve as mat
ron of honor for the division and also
to be the official representative of
the state president for the time of
the reunion.
Mrs. Albert Birdsey of Forsythe,
Ga, who was called to Ocala a week
ago on account of the illness of her
brother, Mr.. Waldo Martin, left Mon
day for Tybee Beach, Ca, where she
will be for the summer. Mr.. Martin
has sufficiently recovered to attend
to business at Martin.
Miss Frances Bangs, a grand
daughter of Col. and Mrs. J. NJ. Mar
tin CT this city, who is now in Rich
mond attending the reunion, repre-
senting the Second Florida Brigade
U. C. v. as sponsor, win go from Vir-
ginia to New York City for a visit of