The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-02-15
OUR LOCAL EDITOR IN ATLANTA
Atlanta Ca, Feb. S, 1918.

Soldiers here are very common sights
There are always more or less of
them on the streets and in the ho-
tells, and on Wednesday afternoons.
Saturday AFTERNOONS and Sundays they
are in the city by the hundreds. and
might also say by the thousands.
There are something like thirty
thousand soldiers at Camp Gordon,
and then there is Fort Mcpherson,
where there are a great many more.
Then at the Georgia Tech there are
over five hundred soldiers at the avi-
alton school. A great many of the
officers of the signal corps are living
in the same hotel where We are stop
ping. and it is very interesting TO be
with them
On Sunday We had "a most delight
ful drive with Captain Brantley a
.Weathers, Jr.. OF Ocala, VINO is in the
auartermasters' department lie is in
charge of the division exchanges, and
is handling this big proposition in
most splendid manner
In the course of the drive we visit
cd Fort Mcpherson, and had the ill.,
teresting experience OF seeing the
hundreds of German prisoners who
are interned at the Fort. They are,
OF course, heavily guarded. At the
time we were there they were exer-
cising, and seemed to be enjoying life.
1t viii be remembered by our read
ers that six of these prisoners made
their escape some months ago, but
were all finally captured. 1t is now
thought that it will not be possible
for any escapes to again be effected.
Living in the hotel where we are
stopping are Mr.. and Mrs. Sigmund
Eacharias and their son, Mr.. Edwin
Zacharias, who many years ago were
residents of Ocala, the latter having
been born in Ocala in the residence
aow occupied by Mr.. ard Mrs. L. 6.
Ketchum and Mr.. and Mrs. j. d. Nc
DOnld which was formerly the Zach
arias home. The two daughters who
are remembered in Ocala as Rosalie
and Ethel Zacharias, are both mar
ried and are living in New York, and
the other son. Mr.. Sidney Zacharias.
is married and lives Chattanooga.
Airs Jake Brown and Miss Helen
Brown OF Ocala are still in Atlanta.
guests at the Majestic. They viii
probably remain here for another
month Miss Brown. who was very
i'll during a part of the winter, is
very much improved, which will be
pleasant news to her Ocala friends.
There are quite a good many other
former OCala people making Atlanta
their home
Mr.. Eugene Cox former Ocala
boy, has made a spleRdiG success
here in the drug business, owning a
4rug store on Peachtree street. His
wife, the former Miss Mary Wart-
mann of Citra. is now at Citra TO
spend the remainder of the winter
with her parents, Hon. and Mrs E. l..
WaTtmaAn.
Mr. W. T. Finch is another former
Ocala boy living in Atlanta. He is in
bhe insurance business here, He is
married, has a charming wife and
very delightful home.
DR. Ben &. Todd OF Ocala is also To-
Gated in Atlanta, and is succeeding
aplendidly, and before many more
years he will be Atlantas leading den
list.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Benjamin,
Mrs. Sol Benjamin and family tall of
her daughters and her son are mar
yied), Mrs. Dora Fox. Mr.. and Mrs.
louis Fox and Mrs Morris Moss. who
was formerly Miss Rosalie Benjamin,
a daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Simon
Benjamin, formerly Of Ocala. are all
residents OF Atlanta.
Another former Ocala family who
live in Atlanta are Mr. and Mrs. Frank
j.. Gaffney and daughters, Misses
Grace and Ruby Gaffney.. Mr. Gaff,
Aey is in the printing business, and
he, toe. has been very successful
since moving to Atlanta. He has pat
ented several devices for the aid of
the printing profession.
Mrs. Jessie Barco Patterson and
young daughter of Miami, are spend
ing the winter in Atlanta, Mrs. Pat.
terson has as her guest her sfsterin-
iaw. Mrs. Sam BaEco, Of Miami. Her
husband. Judge Barco, has been quite
III for several weeks at the base hos
pita1 at Fort Mcpherson. He is now,
however, very much better. and has
returned to Camp Gordon, where he
is in the third officers training