The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-21

hon, Louise and Loureen Spencer,
Ethel and Elizabeth Horne. Annie
Benton Fuller, Sidney Perry and Theo
and Virginia Beckham.
my Little Boy"
The Blue Bird film story under the
above title is the Temple attraction
today. The story combines the idea
advanced in Dickens christmas
Carol" and the main point of Eugene
Fields Little Boy Blue" 1t is a
most affecting and effective Christmas
story. With it is the Hearst-Pathe
News, every number of which is TAX
en- direct from the tremendous history
that every day is making.
Mr.. John Tarver arrived home to-
day from Camp Wheeler to spend his
five days furlough with his parents
and sister.
Mrs. Elmer DeCamp will leave this
afternoon for Stamford, Conn.,, to
spend the Christmas holidays with
her mother and sisters.
Mrs. C. C. Bailey left the other day
for Memphis, where she will spend a
few days with an aunt before going on
to join her husband in Texas.
Mr. Henry Floyed of Albany. Ga,
is here to spend the holidays with his
mother, Mrs. r. H. Purdom, and his
brother, Foster will arrive Monday.
Mr.. M. v. Liddell is expected Sun,
day from Chicago to spend a week
with his wife and little son at the
home of Mr.. Liddell's aunt, Miss
Fanny Clark.
Masters Bob and James Chace re-
turned home yesterday afternoon
from college in Pennsylvania to spend
the holidays with their parents, Mayor
and Mrs J. e. Chace and family.
Mrs. George Ford is expected this
afternoon from Jacksonville to spend
the holidays with Mr.. and Mrs. B. A
Weathers and family. Mr.. Ford will
arrive Monday for visit of several
ldays. -
Mr.. Herman Stapleton, who attends
the University of Florida, left Ocals
today after brief visit to Alfred
Green. Mr.. Stapleton is on his way
home to Arcadia, where he will spenc
the holidays.
The thirty pupils in one of the sixth
grades brought money donations thi:
morning amounting to $500, which
will go towards making the orphan:
lat the children's home in Jacksonville
have a happy Christmas.
| Prof. Wilbur Carlton of Oxford
Ga, who visits his sister, Mrs. H. M
Hampton here, arrived yesterday il
Arcadia to spend the holidays will
his father, Mr.. H. E. Carlton ant
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Anderson ex
| pect to leave tomorrow or Sunday
for Atlanta. They hope to have a
their guests in that city Christina
their two sons, Robert and Pat, tw,
young lieutenants of Camp Gordon.
Many Ocala friends who were ex
pecting to welcome Mr.. Norton Davi
home tonight are disappointed to hea
that Mr.. Davis received a,letter from
him today saying he was in quaran
tine and will be unable to spend tn,
holidays at home
| Many friends of Mrs. Richard Nc
Conathy are sorry to hear she ha
been quite sick with grip since las
Saturday. There was a bad railroad
wreck near Shelbyville, KY, las
might and it is reported that Mrs
McConathy's niece and nephew wer,
Instantly killed. We have not beer
able to get any particulars, nor tt
Iascertain their names, but understand
these two young people visited Mrs
McConathy here several years ago
The entire city grieves with Judg,
land Mrs. McConathy as the yount
lives taken so suddenly at this other
wise joyful season were very dear t