The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-09-24
Red Cross Work

-Longfellow.
Red Cross Work
Following were the workers at the
Red Cross rooms yesterday and this
morning:
Monday morning: Mrs. w. w. ely
att, Mrs T. S. Jones, Mrs. M. H
Stovall, Miss NJ. H. Gamsby. Mrs. F
G. B. Weihe, Mrs. K. j. Weihe, Mrs
R. L. Bridges. Mrs. Emily Green.
Monday afternoon: Mrs. E. w
Merrell, Mrs. w. A. Penland. Mrs. J
A. Bowler, Miss Lula A. Colby, Miss
Lenore Colby, Mrs. F. G. B. Weihe
Mrs. K. J. Weihe, Mrs. J. G. Ker-
shaw, Mrs. D. S. WEIGH, Miss Susie
Lou Ellis. Mrs. George Taylor, Mrs
S. Hickel.
Tuesday morning: Mrs. w. w
Clyatt, Mrs. NJ. H. Stovall, Mrs. T. S
Jones, Mrs. w. r. Bryce. Miss Annie
Davis, Mrs. o. T. Green.
The allotment has been finished
and the Red Cross rooms will be
closed until the next allotment ar
rives. Mrs. Clyatt wishes to thanl
the ladies who aided her in complet
ing the work just finished and urges
the ladies of Ocala to respond
promptly when the next shipment ar
rives.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. w. Tompkins re
| turned last night from delightful
trip made in their car, first going tx
Switzerland. where they placed theil
daughter in school, Leaving South
erland Saturday morning, they mo
tored to Tampa, then to Plant City
whore they were guests of Mrs
Tompkins' brother, Mr.. A. M. Doke
| Visits were made yesterday to Or
lando, ST. Petersburg, Clearwater
Winter Haven and Lakeland. Mr.
and Mrs. Tompkins were much i'm
pressed with the prosperity of all O.
these places, every one of which is il
thriving condition, with well KEEP
streets, beautiful residences and busy
happy citizens. The war has not lief
them at standstill. but instead ha
given them a stronger determination
to overcome all obstacles.
In letter of announcement sen
by DR.. Grace Whitford of Ozona, con
corning newly established bureau
of education and child welfare whicl
is stressed as being one of the great
est needs of the times, the suggestion
for the establishment of a Florid
child bureau was voiced in resolution
adopted by the board of directors il
the meeting held at Palatka in June
1918 1t is therefore gratifcatio
to the women of the federated club
to learn that the thought for such
bureau was already in the minds o
) the state board of health and tn
plan for its establishment probabl
} formulated. DIR. Whitford has bee
chosen to head the new work whic
puts Florida in the front rank Q
child welfare advancement This lei
ter of announcement will be rea
with both pleasure and pride by he
hundreds of friends all over the stat,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Bowler recei1
. ed one of the happiest surprises 9
their lives yesterday when their sol
4 Marshall walked in on them une2
pectedly Marshall had written hi
parents that he would probably b
leaving Columbia University soon t
go across and would not likely receiy
a furlough. However, ten day
furlough was granted. Marshall no
weighs 140 pounds. He has been az
vanced from second class machinist
first class machinist, and on his e,
aminations received the highest mar
in a class of &C. After ten day
stay at home he will return to Ne
York.
The government is asking that tt
official song, "Your Boy and M
Boy" be sung at all the theaters eae
evening during the fourth Liber1
Loan campaign. The Temple theat,