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

Sweetest of all CONSIDERS!
Fairest of flowers that grow!
When hopes and flowers have faded
The beautiful Christ flowers blow.
Bright in the cottage windows,
Sweet in the darkened room,
Fair in the shortened sunlight,
Cheering the dusky gloom
Oh, when our hearts are lonely
And clouds of care hang low,
What blessed cheer for our dying
year,
The Christmas blossoms blow!
Selected.
Silver Tea and Christmas Sale
The silver tea and fancy work sale
given by the ladies of the Christian
church Thursday afternoon at the
home of Miss Mamie Taylor was
most enjoyable and successful one,
being well attended by many friends
of all the other congregations.
The visitors were welcomed by Rev.
and Mrs. G. E. Wyatt, Miss Taylor,
Mrs. E. H. Martin and Mrs.. J. E.
Chace. In the living room the two
fancy work tables were presided over
by Mrs. II. w. Tucker, Mrs Whitfield,
Mrs. Wetherbee and Miss Marcella
Mclean. Nearly all of the Christmas
articles were sold, the sale of them
and the silver offering amounting to
$35, which greatly pleased those in
charge, owing to the many demands
at this season.
The callers then went into the
pretty dining room, where the table
was laid with handsome cover and
conferred with silver basket of yell
low chrysanthemums Fruit parfait
with whipped cream and cakes, hot
tea and waters were served by Mrs.
Wilbur Smith, Misses Helen Jones,
Theo and Virginia Beckham, Louise
Spencer, Carolyn Borden and Annie
MacKay.
The Forgotten
The girl with good memory is not
nearly as lovable as the girl with a
good forgetter.-Unknown.
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Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Hilands and Mr..
and Mrs. w. S. Hilands have returned
from brief visit in Jacksonville
Mr.. and Mrs. R. C. Camp returned
home yesterday from two days visit
to Jacksonville relatives.
Mr. Lynn Sanders came from the
University of Florida yesterday aft
ernoon to spend the holidays with his
Ocala relatives.
Miss Josephine Steed, who is teach
ing in Miami this winter, leaves there
this afternoon for DeLand TO spend
the holidays with her mother.
Miss Katie May Eagleton of the
Woman's College at Tallahassee, is al
home to spend the holidays with hei
sister, uncle and aunts.
Miss Isabelle Mays left this after
noon for Columbia, S. c., to spend
her Christmas vacation with college
friends.
Miss Ava Lee Edwards returned
home this morning from the Wom
z ans College to spend the holiday:
with her parents.
Miss Mildred Essex was among the
Ocala contingent returning home this
morning from the Woman's College
at Tallahassee.
Miss Ella Lyle and little niece
Doris Robinson, returned to theil
home in Jacksonville this Afternoon
after a four days visit to Mrs. Fl. B
Clarkson and family.
Miss Louise Sanders is expected to
morrow from Lake Helen, where sh'
is teaching this year, to spend tn
holidays with her aunt, Mrs. G. W
Martin and family and Mr.. and Mrs
Usher Norwood and little son.
In mentioning Mrs. Hoods thre
nephews who have received commits
sions we should also have mentione'
the fourth, Mr.. Olaf Zewadski of tn
aviation corps, who is now suppose
to be in France.
Mr.. Leroy Bridges. who attend
the university in Gainesville, arrive
home yesterday to spend the holi
days wit hhis parents, Capt. and Mr.:
T. E. Bridges.
Mrs. H. H. Holcomb and Mis-
Katherine Livingston were in charg
of Red Cross affairs in Gerig's drug
store yesterday afternoon and wer
unusually successful.
The Ocala friends of Mr.. Joe Boz
den, who is in Uncle Sans service g
Norfolk, regret to hear he has bee
i'll and in the hospital there for neal
ly week.
Star readers will be interested
hear of the arrival in DeLand on No
26th Of very handsome little son
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Cliffor
Bolts. This little man has been nan
ed Trueman Arthur Bolts. and man