The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-11-09

absence of some weeks in Iowa will in
all probability be able to spend the
Thanksgiving season at home.
| Friday Afternoon Party
| Miss Lyndal Mathews entertained a
large number of her school friends at
her home near this city yesterday
afternoon. The girls went out in
cars, chaperoned by Miss Wynona
Wetherbee.
| On their arrival at this pleasant
home the young ladies were cordially
received by Mr.. and Mrs. Mathews,
who invited them to enjoy the de-
lights Of syrup boiling and cane juice
drinking. Boiled and parched peanuts
were in abundance and great dishes
of syrup and peanut candy, pulled and
ready to serve, were partaken of with
great eagerness. Many lively games
in the cool. refreshing country air
were enjoyed. the guests returning to
town in the early evening.
Those attending this delightful lit
tie party were Misses Elizabeth Hook
er, Elizabeth Bennett, Elizabeth
Wetherbee, Olive Whaley, Mary Lane,
Edith Edwards, Annie Rooney, Irene
earn, Rhoda Thomas, Marion Meffert,
Elizabeth Murray, Marie Mathews,
Catherine Henry and Charlotte Cha
zal.
i Mrs. B. H. Seymour, chairman of
the home economics committee of the
Woman's Club, and her committee are
Arranging some very interesting
plans for the season. Among other
interesting things will be "Housekeep-
ers' Week." The date is not definitely
decided. Miss Agnes Harriss hopes
to be here at the time, otherwise she
will send representative. Interest
ing and instructive demonstrations in
home making and housekeeping will
be given, lessons in canning and dry
ing included. The members of this
committee are Mrs. Moorhead, Mrs.
Blackburn, Mrs. Cecil Bryant, Mrs.
Brinkley, Mrs. Carmichael, Mrs. w.
D. earn, Mrs. T. C. Carter, Mrs. A.
C. Cobb, Mrs. j. w. Davis, Mrs. Ell
mer DeCamp, Mrs. L. w. Duval, Mrs.
j. P. Galloway, Mrs. w. T. Gary,
Mrs. Walter Marsh, Mrs. j. NJ. Mef-
fert, Mrs. w. p. Preer, Mrs. S. R.
lPyles, Mrs. Charles Simmons, Mrs. M.
A. TenEyck, Miss Conibear and Mrs.
George Close.
The Temple was crowded last night
and those present. saw fine pictures.
The feature, 'Tother Dear Charmer"
was mighty clever Red Cross So
ciety story, Louise Huff presenting
her part in her usual charming man.
ner. Many present declared that
the Toto comedy, was
the best presentation of "Antony and
Cleopatra" they ever saw. This eve
ming the Temple will have the Ofic-
ial War Review. and live feature,
"The Models Confession" in which
Kenneth Harlan and Mary McLaren
are the leading performers.
Floridians who are basking in the
lovely sunshine and beautiful days of
our early fall and winter, are scarce
ly able to realize that snow is falling
elsewhere. Mrs. Lew Lyons, so low
ingly remembered here as Miss Bessie
Porter, writes from her far away
home in Iowa, that they are sitting
by roaring fires and enjoying de-
cided taste of real winter weather,
which is upon them in earnest.
Red Cross workers yesterday and
last night were Mrs. w. w. Gyatt,
Mrs. D. S. Woodrow. Mrs. R. L.
Bridges, Mrs. R. S. Rogers, Mrs. J..
w. Sewer, Mrs. Lula Colby, Mrs. ].
A. Bowler, Mrs. Sinclair and Mrs. A.
L. Izlar.
Miss Florence Conibear and her
mother, Mrs. w. H. Conibear, are i'm
proving from their recent illness,
both having been flu victims Mrs.
Conibear is up, but Miss Conibear,
whose attack was more severe, is still
confined to her bed, though consid-
erably mproved.-Lakeland News.
Mrs. c. L. Haynes and two children
of Dunnellon, who have been the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs: c. E. Will