The Ocala evening star., 1915-04-21
Beautiful Reception Given by Mrs.
TYdinQs

Beautiful Reception Given by Mrs.
Tydings
Seldom has a more beautiful recep-
ton been attended in Ocala than that
of this afternoon when Mrs. Charles
Robert Tydings received nearly four
hundred friends at the Woman's Club
in compliment to Mrs. John Hans
brough of Tampa and Mrs. Frank E.
Jennings Of Jacksonville. The only in
cident detracting from the afternoon
was the absence of Mrs. Jennings,
who had to return home Monday.
The club house has never appeared
SO lovely The masses of flowers, in
cluding hundreds of each variety, at
tractively arranged, served to en-
hance the beauty of the artisticaly ap-
pointed club. There were low bowls
of nasturtiums, pansies and violets,
tall baskets and vases of roses, car
nations and sweet peas. They were
all gifts to the hostess from many
of her admiring friends.
Welcoming the callers in the log
gia were Mrs. E. T. Helvenston,
Mrs. j. D. Robertson and Mrs. w. K.
| Zewadski. On either side of the en-
terance was a punch table and pre-
siding at them, serving ice cold fruit
ade were Misses Marguerite Porter,
Ethel Haycraft, Ruby Gissandaner,
Jean Austin, Mary Burford and Min
ME Stovall.
Mrs. R. A. Burford, Mrs. G. T.
Maughs and Mrs. D. E. McIver receiv-
ed at the front doors and introduced
the guests to their hostess and Mrs
Hansbrough, both of whom wore
charming reception gowns of white
Mrs Hansbrough has large circle
of friends in the city made during this
and previous visits to her sister-in.
law, Mrs. William Hooker, and the op-
portunity to be with her again and tc
spend a half hour with the hostess
who can easily lay claim to one OF
the largest circles of friends of any
matron in the city, has not only beer
an anticipated pleasure by friends OF
Mrs. Hansbrough but of all who were
invited.
Mrs. William Hooker, Mrs. j. X
Austin and Mrs. Jack Camp received
with Mrs. Tydings and Mrs. Hans.
brough. Mrs. H. A. Waterman, Mrs
E. L. Carney and Mrs. Charles
Rheinauer introduced the guests tc
Miss Bessie MacKay, a lovely May
bride-elect, and a coterie of lovely
visitors, Miss Halle Mcclure Of
Shelbyville, KY, Miss Sarah Jane
Green of Indiana, Miss Beatrice
Weinecke of Jacksonville, Misse:
Rena and Sallie Camp of Franklin
Va, all of whom composed the SECOND
receiving line.
Assisting the hostess in entertain
/ ing were Mrs. r. B. Bullock, Mrs. B
T. Perdue, Mrs. S. T. Sistrunk, Mrs
Jake Brown, Mrs. J. R. Dewey anc
Mrs. HI. C. Groves.
Mrs. w. A. Coin, Mrs Bunyar
Stephens and Mrs. G. J. Bitch asked
the ladies to the tea room where Mrs
G. S. Scott and Mrs. II. B. Clarkson
for the first hour and a half, anC
Mrs. Frederick Hooker and Mrs. r
S. Hall, for the second, poured tea anC
coffee which was passed by Mrs. J. Fl
Walters, Misses Virginia Sistrunk
Hester Dewey, Rosebud Robinson
and Kathleen Jackson with after din
ner biscuits. The table was centereC
with a silver basket filled with ex
| quisite pink roses.
II An ice course was served by Misse
Music Bullock, Elizabeth Davis
Mabel Meffert, Sue Moore, Alice Bul
lock, Margaret jackson, Bette Nc
Iver and Annie Atkinson. A yellow
and white color note was develope,
and the ice, orange and vanilla, wa
moulded into triangles and the cak
was yellow and white
From to o'clock the club wa
thronged with handsomely gowne
: ladies.