The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-05-11
Tallahassee. Fla, May 6. 1917.


The May party, the holding of which
has been custom from time immemo-
rial, was celebrated here Friday after
noon in pretty Lewis Park, under the
splendid old oak that has always can
opted the setting of this mimic cere-
mony. the throne was placed, covered
with white and drape with trailing
green. First came the dancing girls
with frocks of filmy white and flowers
to strew the pathway of the queen.
Next the regal lady with her maids
and ladies-in-waiting, followed by the
little crown-bearer holding in his
hands the exquisite crown of jessa-
mine flowers. The girlish figure knelt
on pillow of white and gold at the
foot of the throne to receive the
crown, placed on her fair head by one
of the maids attending her.
Following the May-queen came thir-
ty-six sprightly fairies tripping DER
the green and following the little
fairy queen in chariot drawn by a
little page and attended by dozen
little brownie boys. Alighting, she
was escorted to the throne by her lit
tie page and crowned Soft music
and beautiful songs added to the fes-
tivity of the occasion and after the
browning ceremonies were over the
royal party came down to participate
in the dancing around the May-pole:
There were six of these, and much,
pleasure was had by the children in
dancing and winding, or plating the
gay-colored streamers around the pole
Whether because they had so lately
been deprived by men of the right of
franchise. or for what reason, don't
attempt to determine, but certain it
is that there was no king to grace the
occasion, and everything seemed to go
off very nicely without him.
The patriotic figure of Miss Column
bia, holding aloft the Stars and
Stripes, following her a band of Boy
Scouts, filed slowly across the lawn
and ascending the steps to the plat
form of the throne they stood at "at-
tention," saluting with their motto:
"Our heads. our hearts, our hands for
our country! one language, one flag,
one country"
Two distinguished figures that have
been seen about the capitol this week
are Colonel A H. Banding and Major
j. w. Banding Considerable surprise
was manifest in state military circles
when it was rumored that Col. A. H.
Banding was to be relieved of COM
mand of the Second Florida infantry
His many friends throughout the state
will learn with great deal of interest
that all rumors and insinuations have
been fully investigated with the re-
suit that nothing has been found on
which to base the charges, and the un-
pleasant incident has been closed by
generating the colonel, and leaving
him in command of his regiment
which through his untiring efforts has
become one of the very best that the
national guard of the United States
has produced.
The Bloxham county divisionists
and anti-divisionists have appeared
before the joint committee on county
organization and threshed out the
matter of the creation of the new
county before the committee. Al
though the senate had previously
passed a resolution authorizing the
committee to procure arms and am
munition with which to defend itself,
the hearing proceeded in such a lady
like manner that it was only neces-
sary to call for the police on one oc-
casion.
An entirely new method for calling
a gentleman liar was devised by Mr..
Brinson, who rose in very excited
manner on one occasion, with blood
in his eye, and seeming rather to halt
in his purpose modified his evident in
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error"
Mr.. Hutchins put it rather strongly
when he said he would rather go to
Germany than to have to be in
Blorham county"
Mr.. Light submitted that 1t would
mean the additional cost of new set
of county officials II the new county
was to be created. When Mr.. Jasper
Willis veracity seemed about to be
questioned, he hurried to rise to state
to the committee and gentlemen that
he would not tell a lie for all the
counties in Florida"