The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-17
Tea Honoring Mrs. Weathers

I Tea HOnOring Mrs. Weathers
Mrs p A. Weathers was hostess
this afternoon at A o'clock to an in
formal tea, the affair being a charm
ing courtesy to her daughter-in-law,
Mrs. Benjamin S. Weathers, of Jack
sonville
The hall, music and living rooms
were effectively adorned with wealth
of poincettias the floral motif sugges-
ting the yuletide season, and in the
dining room pink roses and fern were
used exclusively. The guests num-
bering a score of intimate friends,
were received graciously by the hos
tess who with much pleasure present
ed them to the honoree. Mrs.
Weathers possesses an interesting
personality and the opportunity of
meeting her, this being her first visit
since her marriage, was a welcome
pleasure to those present.
In the dining room Mrs. H. A. Ford
poured tea. The table was covered
with a handsome cloth and was very
pretty with its attractive appoint
ments, the pink roses being effective
IL clustered in the center. With the
tea was passed cake. Assisting the
hostess were her daughters, Miss
Janet Weathers, Mrs. G. Fl. Ford and
niece, Mrs. l. V. Stevens and dainty
little Miss Margaret Stevens.
$50
The city public schools closed to-
day for the Christmas-New Year va
cation, many of the grades rendering
interesting programs prior to the
closing hour A number of the fac
ulty especially residents will remain
in the city for the fortnight while
others left this afternoon for their
homes, some waiting until later to
depart. Among those leaving today
were Miss Elizabeth Mizelle for
Orange Lake, Miss Marcella Nc
Clane for Panasoffkee, Miss Bessie
McKissock for Fit. Gaines, Ga; Misses
Edith and Lula Griffin for Sneeds,
Mrs. NJ. P. Geiger and baby for
Gainesville, and Miss Ethel Robinson
for Bradentown to visit sister. Miss
Susan Tidball will divide her time
with her sister in st. Augustine and
her home in Waldo, leaving tomorrow
for one Of the places. Next Wednes-
day Miss Ella Mendenhall and her
mother will go to Eustis to visit rel
atives. Mr.. Robert Conner will be
with his parents at Lake Weir and
Mrs. W. T. Evans at Belleview. Of
the faculty Prof. w. Fl. Cassels and
Miss. Nellie Stevens and possibly the
Misses Griffin will attend the State
Educational Association in December.
Mrs. Howard Munroe is the guests
of her parents, COL and Mrs. John
NJ. Martin for the Christmastide, ar
irving Monday from Atlanta where
with her daughter, Miss Frances
Bangs, she visited relatives en- route
from her country home near Ashe-
vile. During the year Miss Bangs
accompanied by her mother enjoyed
an extended visit to her uncles
John Kendrick and F. II. Bangs, at
their homes in New York In Janu-
airy Miss Bangs will join her rela-
tives for trip down the East Coast
of Florida, spending the remainder OF
the winter at the popular resorts.
Little Miss Margaret Hooker is i'll
at the hospital She has been sick
! for a week and though her condition
| is not alarming, it is precarious and
her physician and parents deemed il
best to remove her to the hospital
yesterday afternoon. Miss Margaret
has the best wishes of her many play
mates and older friends for rapid
recovery.
After visit of two days to Miss
Frances Tarver, Mrs. Annie Stroud
returned to Williston today.
Mrs. E. l.. Scott of Birmingham
Ala, is the charming guest of hel
husbands parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. S
Scott. She is accompanied by hel
pretty little daughter Kathleen, anc
Twill be joined for Christmas by DIR
Scott.
j The lingo Club will entertain at {
dance tonight at the Woman's CluE
and the affair is being pleasantly an.
ticipated by those who are to attend
! Mrs. w. H. Cook and two children
of Fort Mccoy, will spend portion
of the holidays the guests of her par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. " Tarver, ar.
irving Christmas eve.
DR.. S. H. Bitch and daughter, Miss
Legie, were in the city from then
home at Blitchton today.