The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-25

mer Ocala resident, and beautiful
Oklahoma girl which occurred there
about two weeks ago.
Many people are inclined to think
that Mr.. Ferguson's friend is playing
a joke on him, but we do not hesitate
to publish the report as both Mr.. Fer
guson and his mother, Mrs. j. E. Fer
guson have written Ocala friends of
Mr.. Ferguson's approaching mar
rage.
At the Baptist church last night
one of Ocala's prettiest service flags
was unveiled. The flag is very large
red satin one, and thirty beautiful
stars are on the white background.
and another one is still to be added.
The flag was draped across the larg-
er arch back of the altar, and during
the first part of the services was COW
cred with a white cloth. Before the
covering was dropped, the church
was put in darkness and the service
flag was revealed in front of electric
bulbs. On the fourth row, the third
star was a gold one for Lieutenant
Wiley Burford, who was member
of the Baptist church. Rev. Steph-
ems read the roll of honor, the thirty
one names, and lastly, that of Wiley
Burford. Two of this number have
returned from the camps owing to i'll
health. This service flag was the gift
of one of the choir members, Mrs. w.
T. Whitley. Mr.. Stephens prayed es-
pecially last night for the morale of
our army, and for the safe return of
our boys. Miss Marguerite Porter
sang "Keep the Home Fires Burning"
the unusually large congregation go
ming in the chorus. The congrega-
ton, standing, of course, also sang
the Star-Spangled Banner.
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Mr.. e. E. Robinson, Mr.. w. M. Pal
mer and Miss Rosebud Robinson mo-
tored to Orange Park Saturday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lacken, Mrs. Dexter,
Mrs. Deane Turner and Rev. A. s..
Peck of Sanford were Ocala visitors
last Friday and Saturday.
a9s
Mrs. o. W. Weaver is here from
Gainesville and presiding over most
interesting cooking and conserving
demonstration in the old Teapot
Grocery stand this afternoon.
Mrs. Mulady of Toledo, who has
been visiting in Miami and other
points on the east coast, arrived in
Ocala Saturday to spend about a
fortnight in the interest of her bust
ness here.
Miss Ruth Lee, formerly of Ocala,
now of Orlando, who has been visit
ing her sister in Tampa, was the hon.
Gree last week at an informal bowl
ing party given by her sister, Mrs.
I. F. Alexander at the Palma Celia
Golf Club.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. d. Marlin, for some years residents
of Ocala, now making their home in
Charlotte, N. c., will much regret to
learn of the death of their infant
daughter, who was born early in this
month.
Mrs. HI. C. Dozier, who has been
visiting Capt. Dozier at Fort Ogle-
thorpe for the past two weeks, is ex-
pected home this afternoon or Teus-
day. Capt. Dozier expects to leave
his present camp on the 26th, but
does not know where he will be sta
toned.
Mrs. c. R. Tydings and nephew,
Mr.. Joe Sells and Mrs. Sells left this
morning down the Oklawaha river for
Palatka. Mrs. Tydings will return
by rail Tuesday and Mr.. and Mrs.
Sells will go to st. Augustine for a
few days, before returning to Ocala
for another visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Hall are home
from Macon and Camp Wheeler,
where they visited their son Earl,
with the Hath Machine Gun Battal-
ion. Mrs. Hall says that the camp has
immensely improved over its condi-
ton of former visit a few months
ago, and seems now to be in as good
shape as camp possibly can be.
Miss Florence Conibear left Friday
night for Lakeland to visit her moth
er, and also to see her sisters, Misses
Lucy and Helen of Tampa and ITALIA
hassee, who spent, the weekend in
Lakeland. Miss Conibear was accom-
panied home last night by her mother
who will be her guest at the home of
Mrs. 7. M. Moore's for a week or ten
days.
Mr.. Bob Roberts, who has been in
Honolulu and lately at Fort Sill, Ok
lahoma, since he left Ocala, arrived
in the city Sunday to visit Mr.. and
Mrs. J. T. Nelson and family until
the 9th of March. This is Mr.. Roberts
first visit home in four years and he
surprised his mother and also his
friends who are giving him a cordial
welcome Mrs. Nelson is one of the