The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-01-08
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were guests of Mrs. j. o. Tyson at a
spend the day party last Tuesday.
Mr.. v. P. Smith left. Thursday for
Ocala, where he will spend several
days the guest of his daughter, Mrs.
W. J. Edwards.
Miss Mamie Gibbons of Archer
spent Thursday with Mrs. j. o. Ty-
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. C. Epperson and
son returned to their home In Will
liston Thursday afternoon after
spending the holidays with relatives
here
Mr.. M. R. Beck left Thursday for
Palatka after several days visit to
Mr.. and Mrs. C. N. Smith. Mrs. Beck
will remain a few days longer.
Miss Belle Chitty, one of Mica
nopy's sweetest young ladies, came
out Thursday and joined the house
party at Mrs. C. R. Curry's, staying
over till Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. r. Curry enter
tanned a few of the society set at
their home Thursday evening in hon
or of Misses Mcmillan, Sem and
| Chitty. The home was daintily dec
Grated with the Christmas colors. Red
and white crepe paper was looped In
long festoons over the windows,
beautiful green holly with bright red
berries formed garlands for the pic
lures, while graceful ferns and i'm
mense Christmas castus laden with
blossoms added the finishing touch to
an already lovely scene. Mr.. and
Mrs. Curry greeted their guests in a
cordial manner and made all feel at
home. Mrs. Curry assisted by her
daughter Thelma, passed pretty lit
tie booklets with spray Of holly,
hand-painted on each, with pencils
attached. On the first page was q
/ list of jumbled words to be compos-
ed into poetry and when completed
was:
For you may skies be bright and
clear,
That usher in the glad New Year."
| Next was list of letters of the al
to make New Year wish. Mrs. M
r. Beck received first prize on this
handsome box of stationery. The
young men were requested to write {
New Year proposal and the young
ladies reply, the reading of which
was very amusing. Mr.. Clarence
Smith won first prize, box of can
dy, and as the BOBBY was packag,
of gum and it was impossible to de
eide the winner, it was passed to tn,
crowd. The doors were thrown opel
and everybody invited into the din
ing room. The table was arranget
for twelve. Place cards were at
tached to souvenir bouquets of cas-
J tus Centering the table was a min
iature lake, with ferns and gras
around the edge, while floating in tn
lake were two tiny sailboats bear
ing fags-on one was -914 and Of
the other 1915. The menu consists
of sandwiches, chicken salad, Wal
dorf salad, pickles, waters, fruit cak
and hot coffee with whipped cream
After repairing to the sitting room
tables were arranged for rock an
dominoes, which the young folks en-
joyed until the old year had vanish
ed and the new was ushered in. Aft
er exchanging good wishes for tn
new year, all left wishing for man
more such pleasant evenings durin
5, the winter.
e A jolly party of young folks er
!; joyed picnic and fish fry on Johr
Z sons lake New Years day.
2 Mrs. Sara Shuler of Batesburg,
c., arrived New Years day and wi
spend the winter at Mrs. v.
it Smiths boarding house. Mrs. Shule
Q is charming young woman and po!
j sesses many personal charms.
$ DIR. and Mrs. C. G. Mixson an
al daughter Katherine and Mrs. Charlie
n Mixson of Gainesville visited Mrs.
We M. Smith Friday and Saturday.
e. After a weeks visit to her frien
as Mrs. C. R. Curry, Miss Beryl M
of MILAN left Saturday for Clearwate
where she will resume her duties /;
ID principal of the Bayview school.
s. Mr.. Cedrick Smith, Misses Rosal
o. o. Smith, Ethel Sem and Thelma Cur
ur and Mrs. M. r. Beck attended par
at. at the home of Mr.. J. NJ. Mathews
Pennington Saturday night, stayiI
over till Sunday afternoon wi
friendes. Thep report a grand tim
III We are indeed sorry to report M
y R. S. Bradley quite i'll with comp
catidon of diseases. He was carri
to the hospital in Gainesville Sund;
&c for treatment. Mr.. j. w. May al
Miss Claudia Bradley accompani
$. him over. Miss Bradley will stay wi
l. L