The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-03
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written after the death of Lieut..
Col. McCrae, author of "In Flanders
Fields" and printed in the New York
Evening Mail).
Rest We in peace, We Flanders dead.
The fight that we so bravely led
We've taken up. And we will keep
True faith with you who lie asleep
With each cross to mark his bed,
And peoples blowing overhead,
Where once his own life ran red.
So let your rest be sweet and deep
In Flanders fields.
Fear not that We have died for naught.
The torch we threw to US we caught.
Ten million hands will hold it high,
And freedoms light shall never die!
We've learned the lesson that We
taught
In Flanders fields.
Unprecedented Generous Response to
Appeal for the Belgians
The response of the people of Ocala
and Marion county to the appeal for
clothing for the Belgians is a won
derful one. The committee in charge
of the collection of these clothes,
Mrs. J. J. Gerig chairman, has been
receiving the goods for the past two
days in the former Gerig drugstore
location, which is filled almost to
overlooking with splendid things,
many perfectly new, and many more
almost like new. This response has
been spontaneous, all over the county,
and all have given willingly and
gladly.
Eastern Star
There will be a special meeting Of
Ocala Chapter No. 20. @. 3. S.,
Thursday, Oct. 3rd, at p. m. in the
Masonic hall, for the purpose of con-
ferring degrees.
Mrs. Alice Yonce, w. M.
Mrs. II. S. Wesson and daughter,
Miss Anna Belle and son, Leonard,
feel that they have enjoyed one of
the most pleasant summers of their
lives, in the one just passed, part of
which time they spent in Boston and
other cities in Massachusetts. The
time was enlivened with many de-
lightful automobile rides in the
beautiful country surrounding Bos-
ton. They also spent portion of
their summer in Nashville with rela-
tives and are thoroughly refreshed
and begin their work with renewed
energy and vim.
Rev. J. R. Herndon has just re-
ceived letter giving him the infor-
nation that his nephew, Clyde Rion
of Murfreesboro, Tenn, who is fight
ing in France, has been "over the top"
five times without injury. The last
time the lieutenant by his side was
killed. Corporal Rion then, took
charge of the platoon and carried
on" and brought it back safely.
. Mrs. Clarence Camp and daughters,
Misses Stella and Nettie Camp, after
a weeks visit in New York city. have
gone to Buffalo. N. Y. where they
will spend a week as the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Fitch and children.
On account of the Spanish influenza
epidemic the colleges which the
Misses Camp are to attend this year
have postponed their opening for a
week.
Miss Theo Beckham is expected
home tomorrow noon from q delight
full summer vacation spent with her
fathers relatives in Virginia, going
first to the old homestead at Fred
ericks Hall, where her father lived
when boy. She afterwards visited
in Newport News, Norfolk and
Franklyn, Va, and had an altogether
delightful summer.
Despite the unfavorable weather,
Their was an attendance of seventeen
at the union Bible study class yester-
day at the home of Mrs. ]. A. Wal
tiers. The subject, "The Priesthood"
proved so interesting and helpful it is
to be continued next week, the meet
ing to be held with Mrs Bats.
Mr.. Jack Embry has returned to
Chattanooga after spending a week
with his wife and her family. Mrs.
Embry will remain in Florida several
weeks longer, and expects to spend
two weeks at Daytona Beach before
returning to her home in Chatta-
nooga.
Friends of Mrs. George Taylor and
Mrs. R. L. Harper are delighted to
see them out again after siege of
illness, which confined them to their
beds for several days.
Mrs. w. I. Evans, formerly Miss
Tommie STANDBY, has just learned
that her husband has been quite sick
with Spanish influenza at Camp
Sewer.
Deuteronomy viii. was the beautiful
chapter read at the union prayer
meeting at the Presbyterian church
this morning and commented on by
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