The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-20
OCALA SOCIAL AFFAIRS
CONTINUED from Third Page,
Picnic for Company A at Silver
Springs


Springs
The picnic that was given at Silver
Springs Saturday afternoon for the
boys of Company A was delightful
one in every way. This picnic was
planned originally by Mrs. R. A Bur
ford, who made Mrs. E. L. Carney the
chairman of all the workers. Those
on Mrs. Carney's committee were
Mrs. Watterson Tucker. Mrs. Walter
Hood, Mrs. Fanny Anthony, Mrs. S.
R. Pyles, Mrs. J. J. Gerig, Mrs. Wal
ter Preer, Mrs. B. H. Seymour, Mrs.
r. E. Brigance, Mrs. Elmer DeCamp,
Mrs. Walter Marsh, Mrs. w. T. Whit
ley, Mrs. H. B. Clarkson, Mrs. R. B.
Bullock, Mrs. Harvey Clark, Mrs. J.
r. Dewey, Miss Alice Campbell and
Miss Josie Williams.
Mrs. D. S. WEIGH and Mrs. H. H.
Holcomb assisted Mrs. Harvey Clark
in soliciting for the picnic and in
many other ways.
Each soldier was allowed to ask (,
lady, and besides all the ministers of
Ocala were invited. Those having
cars went to the armory between 4
and o'clock and took the soldiers and
their guests to the springs, where a
large crowd had gathered to enter
tain the boys and make the afternoon
a pleasant one Most of the boys en-
joyed a splash and when the bugle
sounded at $50 the supper was serv-
ed on long tables placed under the
trees. Miss Alice Bullock had charge
of the tables and was assisted by
Misses Music Bullock, Ella Bogie, An.
ME Benton Fuller, Mae Stein, Louise
Spencer, Louise Weber, Mary and
Agnes Burford, Onie Chazal and
Hester Dewey. Mrs. Jake Gerig do
mated quantities of pink, white ant
lavendar asters and Miss Lucille Os,
borne pinned one on each soldier a:
he took his place at the supper tables
The supper consisted of chicken pill
lau, pickles, olives, homemade breaC
and butter, sliced Virginia ham, dew
lied eggs, hot coffee, homemade
mince, apple, lemon and potato pies
bananas, cigars and cigarettes.
After the supper dancing was en-
joyed for an hour or more and thu
evening was finished by one more
splash, bringing to an end a delight
full occasion.
One very public spirited lady CAV
beautiful drawn work damask clotl
to be used on the table, and the lad!
who was to be held responsible for tn
linen would have preferred one O
Iless value, but the donor insisted il
loaning it, saying nothing was to-
good for the Company A boys, tina
they could not hurt it, in fact the!
might eat it if they cared to.
All those who donated so generous
ly will be repaid to hear that one 0
the boys said to one of the walters
"This is not war; this is heaven" Hi
words passed from one to another
and repaid each one for the troubl
and time they had given to the picnic
Miss Donnie Proctor will teach a
Griner Farm this term.
Mr. N l. Gottlieb returned to Sout
Florida today after spending tn
weekend with his family.
Misses Doris hurry and Cecil
Downs have come home from the lax
for few days.
| Mrs. G. F. Monroe of Tampa, an
Mrs. A. j. Reynolds of Fort Myers
are in Ocala visiting Mr.. B. ]. Hun
ter, Mrs. Monroe's brother.
Mrs. M. J. Sherouse, Mrs. Laur
Wellhoner, Miss Willie Proctor an
Lester and JUNE Perkins were amoni
the visitors to the lake yesterday.
Announcements have reached tn
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. John Wake
Elliott in Ocala of the arrival o
John Walker junior at their home i
st. Petersburg Sunday, August 18th
Mrs. Elliott will be remembered i
Ocala as Miss Edna Smith, daughte
1of Mr.. and Mrs. D. S. Smith.
Always insist upon having Carter