The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-19

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And freedom still may live?
I'm only a ball of humble yarn,
But I'm trying To- do my share
For the soldier boy, our soldier boy,
Who is fighting "over there"
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Red Cross Shipments
Although a large box of surgical
dressings was sent two weeks ago to
the forwarding warehouse in Jack
sonville, two more boxes were packed
and sent yesterday by Mrs. D. C.
Stiles Jr., assisted by Misses Onie
Chazal and Dorothy and Marie Hick-
man. The boxes contained the fol-
lowing articles:
$50 abdominal bandages.
240 triangular muslin bandages.
SO gauze rolls, yds x Az.
$50 manipulated bandages.
$50 gauze wipes, 4 x inches.
125 T-bandages.
85 four-tailed bandages.
80 gauze congresses, 9 9.
The total number of dressings was
2048, wonderful showing for so
short time.
Mrs. R. C. Camp is spending few
days in Jacksonville with her sister,
Mrs. M. j. Roess and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Rivers, who
have been living in Gainesville for
several months, are now making their
home in Micanopy.
Mrs. G. F. Armstrong and daugh-
ter, Lucy, and governess, have re-
turned to their home in Savannah
after weeks visit to their Ocala
relatives.
Gen. C. P. Lowell of Jacksonville
spent several hours with Ocala rela-
tives on Sunday en- route home from
a short visit to his place near Lees
burg.
Mr.. C. P. Chazal motored to Or
lando this morning and will return
this evening. He was accompanied by
Misses Onie Chazal and Dorothy and
Marie Hickman.
Mr.. d. w. Davis went to Atlanta
Sunday to attend to business and will
also visit his son, Norton at Camp
Jackson, Columbia. S. G. Mr.. Davis
will return home Thursday.
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Mr.. J. A. Pooser of Charleston, S.
c., who has been the guest of his sis
ter, Mrs. Robert Conner for the past
three weeks, expects TO return to his
home Wednesday.
Mr.. Phil Robinson returned to his
home in Inverness yesterday. Mrs.
Robinson who came up with Mr.. Rob-
inson Saturday, will remain with Mr..
and Mrs. G. K. Robinson until Thurs
day.
Mrs. DeVane of North Carolina,
who has been visiting her son-in-law
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. P. ".
Leavegood, left for Tampa this aft
ernoon for a few days visit to rela-
tives and to see for the first time
her great-granddaughter, of Wash
ington, who is visiting there.
The members of the literary branch
of the Methodist Missionary Society
spent very pleasant and profitable
afternoon yesterday at the hospitable
home of Mrs. G. G. Barnett. Eighteen
members were present and thorough
" enjoyed the interesting work in
spite of the absence of refreshments,
which the literary branch has dis
continued during the war.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ Murray and
daughter, Elizabeth expect to move
tomorrow into Mrs. George Blitch's
cottage at the corner of Watula and
South Second street. Mrs. Murray's
mother, Mrs. Gregg and her niece,
little Louise Bachelor, who has made
her home with her grandmother, Mrs.
Gregg, since her mothers death two
years ago, will arrive in Ocala short
ly TO spend the remainder of the win
ter with Mrs. Murray.
Honoring Miss Pearl Dutch, whose
marriage to Cadet G. Fl. MacKay,
now in training at the government
aviation station at Ithaca, N. Y, viii
take place the first part of next week,
Mrs. A. FL. Harlatt delightfully."- en-
tertained host of the friends of Miss
Dutch Wednesday evening. At the
refreshment hour the guest of honor
was asked TO seat herself at the din
ing table. A chatting dish placed there
proved to be filed not with the usual
rarebit, but numerous presents from