The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-03-14

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Where will thy mother be?
Child of my life and love,
This is my prayer for thee
May thy faith strongest prove
In worst extremity
And may thy smallest need
OF counsel, love, or praise
To me thy footsteps lead
Through life-and death always.
Child Of my life and love,
Thine to eternity.
Julia w. sawtelle.
Comforting Work of the Red Cross
A great comfort to Mr.. and Mrs. R.
A. Burford in their great sorrow has
ben the aid and sympathy of the Red
Cross. A few days after learning of
the death of his son, Wiley in France,
Mr.. Burfofd wrote to the National
Red Cross Headquarters in Washing
ton, asking the organization to obtain
as much information as possible of
the last hours and burial of the young
soldier. He has just received the fol-
lowing letter:
Paris, Feb. Fl.
Dear Mr.. Burford-I write to as
sure you of the deep sympathy of the
American Red Cross in France on the
death of your son Wiley.
hope it is of some comfort to you
in your great sorrow to realize that
he died IN the service of his country.
He was tenderly cared for by
American doctors and nurses and lies
in an American cemetery by the side
of other American soldiers.
With renewed sympathy for you in
you great loss and desire to help you
in any way that we can, / am,
Faithfully yours,
* E. G. Chadwick,
Chief of Information Service Ameri-
can Red Cross.
Aside from this comforting letter
from Paris, Mr.. and Mrs. Burford re-
ceiyed a welcome cable from Paris,
Tuesday, from their son, Lieut.. R. A.
Burford, stating that he had visited
his brother,f Lieut.. Wiley II. Burford' S
grave in France and had placed two
lWreathss thereon. Lieut.. R. A. Bur-
ford hoped to find and visit his broth
Ier's grave, but his parents dared not
hope that he would succeed.
Lieut.. sBurford had boarded his ship
and all had received orders not to go
on shore again before sailing Feb.
10th, when the telegram announcing
the death of his brother on the 18th
was received. The captain allowed
Lieut.. Burford to go on shore to send
a message to- his parents, so it is
most probable he greatly assisted him
in locating Lieut. Wiley Burford' s
resting place.
Mr.. Clifford Anderson returned to
his home in Lakeland yesterday after
noon after brief visit in the city.
"
Miss Virginia Reese of Whining
ton, Del, arrived in Ocala Tuesday to
visit Mr.. and Mrs. Christian AK and
Miss Adela AK.
A basket supper will be held at the
Lake Weir Club House Saturday, Mar.
18th, at 500 p. m. The Club will sup
ply hot coffee. It is hoped all MEM
bers will attend.
DR.. w. F.. Yocum will arrive in the
city Friday from Bradentown to
spend Sunday with Mrs. Yocum at the
home of their daughter, Mrs. w. T.
Gary and family. DR.. Yocum will
leave Monday for Lake City.
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Among the four hundred visitors to
the Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias,
in Jacksonville, the following repre-
sent Ocala, Messrs. w. Marsh, D. W.
Tompkins, F. E. Wetherbee, C. B.
Howell, G. A. Nash and W. M. Pal
mer.
Mrs. Dudley Spain, who has been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S.
R. Whaley and Miss Olive Whaley for
lthe past three weeks, left this after
noon for Columbus, Ca, where she
will be joined by Mr.. Spain, and they
twill return to their home in Talbot
ton, Ga.
ii People buying smileage books who
lhaveY no definite friends in camp to
whom they may send the books, may
send them for distribution addressed
to the Commanding General, Head
quarters, Camp $500. Insert the
name of any we'll known camp.
H. The faroo1lss ss14ffra0ist Dr Anna
tShaw, former president of the Ma
tional American Woman's Suffrage
| Associationrand chairman of the WON
lan's committee of the Council of Ma
tional Defense, will address the PEG.
pie of Jacksonville, Monday evening
/ March o. II, tho Dn1xra1 +hnntnr- Dur.