The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-10-20
A Wide-AWake Occasion

a Nde-AWake occasion
The members of the Young Men.
Wideawake Class of the Methodist
church had a pleasant two hours al
the Ocala House dining rooms last
might, sharing in an excellent oyster
supper, with which went useful in.
struction and sociability of the most
genial kind.
Guests arriving at the dining rooms
about s p. m. were cordially greeted
/ by Mr.. L. w. Ponder, teacher of the
class, and Messrs. Bernard Blair and
Sam Fraser, the reception committee
Rev. J. M. Gross was the honor guest
and took the Star reporter under his
wing.
The handsome dining room was ele-
gantly arranged, and a few minutes
after s the following sat down to the
table: Messrs. Sam Fraser, Bernard
Blair, L. w. Ponder, Sam Hickel, Har-
vey Blakely, Floyd Coleman, Harry
Stein, /. u. Forbes, j. NJ. Gross, Carol
Fraser, Ernest Adams, Theron Hall,
Robert Peachin, Roy Samson, j. FL
Benjamin, U. S. G.. Morgan, w. w.
Miller, w. E. Pound, Glendon Hall,
Thomas A. Copenhaver, NJ. NE. Carter,
Foy Carroll, Oscar Curry, j., G. Weth-
erbee, Joe Rabern, Marshall Bowler,
2. G. Smith Jr., Sibald Wilson, Carol
Blalock, Richard Stroud, Sam L.
Mathews, Carlton Erwin, C. L. Puter-
baugh, Wayne A. TenEyck, Tracy
Pedrick, f. D. Pedrick, D. E. Swindell
J. v. Sayton, Joe Blalock and Edward
Common.
Oysters most temptingly prepared
in all styles were served, and between
the courses instructive talks were
given. Mr.. Thomas Copenhaver spoke
on Christian Association for Young
Men,; Mr.. Carol Fraser on "Why !
Should Attend Sunday School,; Mr..
Ponder on MY Brother and u The
last talk was by Rev. Gross, on the
subject of young men generally. All
the talks were brief and to the point.
The courses were closes with excel
lent coffee, after imbibing which, the
guests wended their way homeWard.
The supper was first class. Eff
Gent Mark Temple planned it before
leaving for Gainesville in the after
noon, and dropped in after returning
on No. 9, to see how it was going, and
w. Austin Bennett beamed in on the
gathering occasionally to see that
nobody was being neglected.
The Young Mems Wideawake Glass
is a fine combination of young men,
and Pastor Gross as well as Teacher
Ponder is very proud of them.
A memorial service for the late
Mrs. w. K. Zewadski viii be held at
the Woman's Club Saturday at $3.50
p. m. All the different organizations
to which she belonged have been ask
ed to be present. The missionary So
ciety of the Methodist church will be
represented by Mrs. G. w. Martin, the
q. D. G. by Mrs. e. I. Carney, the
Woman's Club by Mrs. R. A. Burford
and the auxiliary board of the Mar
ion County Hospital by Mrs. j. R.
Dewey for the president. The music
will be in charge of Miss Byrd Wart-
mann, and the ministers of the city
have been asked to be present.
Mr.. Wiley Burford, student al
the university, will come over from
Gainesville today. Tomorrow he viii
take Mr. and Mrs. r. A. Burford Jr
and Misses Mary and Agnes Burfore
| in their ear to witness the Alabama
Florida game. They will return Sun
day.
1 The most pleasant place to while
away few moments is at the public
library, where the accommodating Ii
brarian will assist you to find wha-
you want. Miss Gamsby says every
body should read aJest David tn,
sundial book, by Eleanor Porter.
Miss Gertie Peyser will leave thi
Iafternoon for a months visit to New
York, Baltimore and Chicago. Sh,
Twill be accompanied as far as Jack
sonville by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pey
ser and children, Carolina and Ba
bette.
/ When Mr.. E. NJ. Finch arrives to
day he will find to welcome him
dainty little daughter, who arrives
this morning at Z o'clock. The rail