The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-09-12
OCALA SOCIAL AFFAIRS
If You Have Amy News for this De-
partment, Call Five Double-One
or Two-Seven
Charity Begins at Home


Deny not help to those across the
foam
By saying, Charity begins at home -
Those very words are proof that aid
should go.
To lands laid waste by warfare's
awful woe;
For where is home? For all the hu-
man race
The Architect hath made one dwell
ing place,
The roof Of his blue sky is over head,
And one foundation under all IS
In brotherhood we share this home of
earth;
All are Gods children, all of equal
worth.
But if perchance you wish to make a
/ Which brother or which sister to re-
joice,
The one who sits within the banquet
hall,
If not at table yet in reach of all,
Or else the one whose joy and hope
are fled,
Who in the dark death chamber
weeps her dead,
Be sure of this-wherever you may
give,
Wherever you may help another live,
There is no place beneath the heav-
ems dome
Where charity begins that is not
home-McLandburg Wilson.
Mr.. L. W. Duval left this after
noon to join his family in Long
Grove, KY. He expects to be away
a month. His family will accompany
him home. Mr.. Duval has been ac-
tive in patriotic work for the past
year. The Red Cross, Liberty Bond
and war stamps campaigns have
found in him most efficient and as
siduous helper. He has done all the
work without a cent of pay, often
Ineglecting his own business to attend
to it. We have in Marion county no
more patriotic and unselfish citizen
than Louis Duval
Rev. W. H. Wrighton will preach
for the citizens of the Martel COM
munity Sunday Afternoon at o'clock.
Sunday evening Rev. Wrighton will
conduct patriotic service at the
Baptist church in this city, the text
for his sermon being "Why Pray for
Victory?" The choir will have a
patriotic song service, to be concluded
by singing the "Star Spangled Ban
ner"
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Condor are en-
joying a visit from Mrs. Condon's
mother, Mrs. c. E. Conner and sister,
Miss Miriam Conner. Mrs. Conner
will remain for an indefinite visit,
while Miss Miriam will return to the
lake this afternoon and will leave
next week for New Smyrna, where she
| will be with her sister, Miss Mary
Conner and attend school this win
| ter.
1t is a long time to the Christmas
shopping season, but it is not too
early to take note of the good advice
that the Council of National Defense
gives to manufacturers and merch-
ants, that they plan for 1918 Christ
mas trade that shall deal chiefly in
gifts of the simple, practical sort.
| The prayer service was conducted
at the Presbyterian church this
morning, with good attendance. Rev.
j. R. Herndon was the leader. There
were over fifty present at this early
service, which is becoming more in
teresting and helpful each. week.
Lieut.. julius Brown is receiving a
warm welcome today from his hosts
of friends, having arrived last night
He has been assigned to another reg
iment and will leave for Washington
Sunday. The length of his STAY in
America is not definitely known.
Mrs. E. T. Helvenston and children
reached home today from a delight.
full summer spent at Caesars Heac
and Greenville, S. c. The children
are the picture of health and love the
mountains, but still declare there is
no place like home
Mr.. Driver and daughter, Miss Dor
othy Driver of Anthony were visitor:
in the city yesterday. Miss Driver i:
anticipating pleasant session at thu
Woman's College this winter, fol
which place she will leave next week
| Miss Burch, a charming youns
lady of New Smyrna and daughter O.
Editor Burch of the New Smyrna
| Breeze, who is the guest of Mr.. ant
Mrs. John BURY of Orange Lake, &C
companied them to Ocala yesterday.
Mrs. r. L. Martin, who for tn,
past month has been visiting rela
tlves and friends at Nashville ant
Murfreesboro, Tenn, is now visitin.
her sister, Mrs. G. c. Terry, at Louis
willie, KY.