The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-15
Wedding Next Week

| MI. anu MIS-. marry D. CIarkSOn
announce the engagement and ap-
preaching marriage of their daugh-
ter, Ellen Twibil, to Mr.. Willard C.
Blood, the ceremony to take place on
Thursday next at Grace Episcopal
church at II o'clock a. m.
II Miss Clarkson is the eldest daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarkson and has
grown to womanhood in our city. She
was honor graduate of the Ocala
high school and spent two years at
Randolph Macon College. She is
most accomplished young lady and
has much charm of manner. She will
have the sincere good wishes of a
host of friends.
Mr.. Blood is newcomer here and
is the son of MIR. and Mrs. c. S.
Blood of Terra Celia. Mr.. Blood has
a large stock farm just out of Ocala.
Miss Winnie Flippen is a weekend
visitor in Gainesville this week.
H Mr.. and Mrs. R. S. Rogers are To-
Gated at the home of Mrs. Martha
Williams for the winter.
III
| Miss Josie Williams has returned
to Ocala after a visit of several weeks
to her brother, w. A. Pelot at Owens.
Mr.. John Rogers and. family of
Lynne are among the new families
becoming residents of our town. We
are glad to welcome them.
Mrs. G. S. Scott, who has been con-
fined to her room with a severe at
tack of grip for the past week, is not
yet able to be up, tho she is now much
better.
Mrs. A. w. Brenneison of Will
mington, Del, Mrs. G. Fl. Coyle and
daughter, Villa. Keo of Wilmington,
~. c., are visiting with Mr.. and Mrs.
w. e. Fosnot and family at Eastlake.
Friends have received word from
Mrs. w. L. Calhoun, formerly Miss
Margaret Anderson of Ocala,, stating
that Lieut.. Calhoun has been ordered
to foreign waters and she and their
two little boys will accompany him.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Norman Kirk are
rejoicing over the arrival of a fine
baby girl born at Long Beach, Calf,
Dec. End. Mrs. Kirk and her mother,
Mrs. William Anderson are located
at Long Beach for the winter. Mrs.
Kirk was Miss Sue Anderson, for
merly of Ocala.
Mrs. Lester Lucas leaves today to
join her husband at cambridge, Ca,
where Coburn's minstrels will show
tomorrow night. She will accompany
]; him until the minstrel reaches Ocala,
4 December 2sth, following the per.
N formance in St. Petersburg Christ
mas day.
The w. G. T. U. will have a special
meeting at the Presbyterian church
next Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
A report of the national convention
held at Washington, D. c., Dec. will
be given and interesting extracts
from the address of the national pres
ident, Miss Anna NJ. Gordon, to the
Alconvention, will be read. All friends
land members are promised an inter
esting afternoon if they will come.
~&a
Miss sRhoda Thomas entertained
the members of the Senior Epworth
4 League at the Methodist church very
delightfully."- last evening at her home
They made merry with games until
4 a late hour after which dainty re-
freshments were served. The guests
betook themselves to their homes re-
, gretting the end of pleasant even
ing.
III 1t has been decided to dispense with
the usual Christmas tree for the chill
dren on the square this year as the
prospects for making it a success are
very discouraging. However, there
will be some sort of entertainment
which the ladies are planning, as tht
cheer of a merry Christmas will prob
ably be needed by the children il
these days of self-denial more thar