The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-11-12
GALA SOCIAL AFFAIRS
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Meeting of the Hospitality Committee |
of the Woman's Club
At the meeting of this committee
with Mrs. Bennett. chairman, this
morning at the Temple, plans for the
future benefit of Ocala were discuss
ed Mrs. Warner read the following
letter from the Retail Merchants
Credit Association, which aroused the
members of this committee to feel
ing of acute enthusiasm and as a
body they have determined to make
Ocala city worthy of the notice of
the travelling public. The letters is
as follows:
Ocala, Fla, November 8.
Mrs. E. c. Bennett, Ocala, Fla:
Dear Madam: Referring to the con-
versation that you have had with
some of the members of the Merch-
ants Retail Association, regarding
the effort that the Woman's Club is
making in the direction of influencing
tourists to come to and stop at Ocala,
we are pleased to advise that the mat
ter has been thoroughly discussed at
a regular meeting of the association
this afternoon and the members OF
this association are pleased to put
themselves on record as wishing to
heartily cooperate with the move
ment in any way or manner that they
can, and we take pleasure in advising
you accordingly.
Yours very respectfully,
Retail Merchants Credit Assn,
By III. A. Waterman, Sec'y.
Mr.. r. S. Hall has assured to Ocala
a. tourist hotel when the success of
these plans have been determined.
The board of trade has also assured
its cooperation. A rest room and
camping ground for tourists is the
first matter for consideration before
the hospitality committee.
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Union Bible STUDY class of second
ward meets by request with Mrs. R.
C. Loveridge in fourth ward Wednes-
day at p. m. The SPECIAL feature will
be Thanksgiving All Bible stud
ents cordially invited.
SO
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Camp are enjoy
ing visit from the latter's sister,
Mrs. L. w. Lloyd and two children,
George and William Lloyd, who arriv-
ed in Ocala Sunday from their home
in Richmond, Va, for an extended
visit.
Mrs. E. Van Hood, who is at all
times most gracious hostess, will
entertain informally this evening at a
delightful dinner party, honoring DR..
Grace Whitford, Miss Nellie Stevens,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hocker and DIR.
Dobson, the Y. M. C. A. worker.
In commenoration of their tenth
wedding anniversary, which fell on
1speace day." Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
Clark and their attractive little
daughter, Frances, had the unusual
pleasure yesterday of celebrating both
important events at the same time.
The happy and eventful day was spent
with Mrs. Clark's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Harriss and Mrs Clark's
sister, Mrs. Charles Lloyd. A family
dinner party at noon was greatly en-
joyed, the rest of the day being given
over to the peace celebrations in
which the entire city took so active a
part.
The literature department of the
Woman's Club with Mrs. Warner as
chairman met at the school building
this afternoon. This department has
organized two classes in French. The
beginners class will meet at three
o'clock; the advanced class at four.
No other literary work will be COM
menced until after the holidays,
when work which has been request
ed by the government for study will
be taken up. namely: Conditions in
Europe which led up to the war"
tients in this section, joined the party
in Dunnellon for supper. All arrived
in Ocala in the late evening.
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Among the interested observers of
the celebration on the public square
yesterday afternoon was Mrs. W. M.
Martin. This good old lady, "a years
old, and one of Americas staunchest
patriots, had not been up town on a
week day for months, but had to come
yesterday and share in the general re-
joicing.