The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-11-21

live.
And as you tend the fires both noon
and night,
This, honest toilers, would have
you learn:
Without your aid, in freedoms home,
the light
Our fathers kindled soon would
cease 60 burni
Alexander Fraser,
From the Vigilantes.
From a Soldier
The Palatka Post says: Miss Marie
Smith received an interesting letter
Friday from Sergeant Vernon Gala
CHER, who is in France with a party
Of officers. The letter follows:
paris, October 10.
Had good trip across and did
not get sick until crossed the Eng
lish channel. Well! You can take it
from me that was some rough water.
81 like London pretty well, but be-
lieve could take Paris as my choice.
The Germans sure must not like Lon
don, for they have air raids there ev-
cry night that is half way clear. AT
ter six in the evening everything is
dark; all the shades have to be drawn.
Not that way here-everything is
gay. Am having good time here and
hope to see you all some more.
With regards to everybody,
Vernon w. Gallagher"
Sergeant Gallagher is a Tampa boy
and brother of Mr.. w. B. Gallagher
of this city.
Mrs. L. A. Dey's friends are sorry
TO hear that she has been very i'll for
several days.
Mrs. Jake Brown went to Gambler
last Friday to spend ten days with
Mrs. G. Fl. Mathews.
Mrs. Anna Tweedy went to Gaines
vile on the o'clock train today to
attend the A1achua County Fair.
Miss Mae Stein has returned home
from a three days visit to her broth
er, Mr.. Harry Stein in Jacksonville.
Mrs. E. Van Hood expects to leave
with Mrs. r. A. Burford for Tampa
this, afternoon to attend the woman's
convention.
The friends. Of Mr.. B. F. Condor
regret to hear that he was quite i'll
all night but are glad he is somewhat
improved this morning.
Mrs. w. T. Guy, who has been vis-
iting her mother in Largo for several
weeks, will return to 0cala tomorrow
and join Mr.. Guy at the home Of Mrs.
j. W. Davis on Ockiawaha avenue.
Miss Mary Burford motored with
relatives from Troy, Ala, to Birming-
ham this morning to attend an i'm
porsant Red Cress affair there to-
night. They viii return to Troy to-
morrow.
Mrs. L. F. Blalock of Miami is in
the city the guest of her sister, Mrs.
T. J. Nixon. Mrs. Blalock is a dele
gate to the federated club convention
here. She has many friends in this
section OF the state, having formerly
resided in Ocala.-Tampa Times.
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The Ocala friends of Miss C. G..
Fraser of Detroit, Mich, who spent
several months at the home of Mrs.
S. S. Duval two winters ago, will be
n,Ia1 b. she s. &aI 4IasS off
ernoon and will spend the winter at
the home of Mrs. j. w. Davis.
Mrs. J. M. jackson of Miami, who
has been visiting relatives at Cotton
Plant since last Friday, left yester-
day afternoon for Tampa to attend
the woman's convention, and will re-
turn to Miami the last of this week.
DIR. Jackson returned home last Sat
urday night.
The host of friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Donald Schneider of Youngstown,
Ohio. will be delighted to hear they
will arrive in Ocala about the oath
of December to spend the Christmas
holidays with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. K. Robinson and Mr.. and Mrs.
F. T. Schneider.
Mrs. Rowland won the visitors
prize at the Tuesday auction club yes
terday afternoon, and Miss Ellen
Clarkson the club prize. There viii
be no meeting of the club next Tues
day owing to the Marion County Fair,
but the members viii be entertained
the following week by Miss Adele
Bittinger.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Hall are expect
ed home today or tomorrow from a