The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-09-09
OCALA SOCIAL AFFAIRS
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Sunday morning was most ably filled
by Bishop Morrison of Leesburg.
While the attendance was not as
large as had been expected or hoped
for, owing to the inclement weather,
the building was comfortably filled
and all who attended were well pleas
ed with the bishops sermon, which
was strong, forceful and logical. His
text formed a theme around which
centered the many beautiful thoughts
which were strongly presented with
splendid delivery. 1t is hoped Ocala
audiences may often have the pleas
ure of listening to this eloquent
divine
Mr.. James Chace of Jacksonville,
after a visit to his son, Mayor j. E.
Chace and family. returned to Jack
sonville today DR.. Chace. as well as
his son, is a dentist. He goes to work
at 7 o'clock each morning and quite
at 2 O'Clock with 20 minutes for
lunch. DR.. Chace will be seventy
Monday and his nerves are as steady
as ever and his eyesight good, and
the right arm biceps are able to take
out the most stubborn molar with
ease A Star man asked the doctor
when he contemplated retiring and
he said not as long as he was able to
do mans work.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. G. O'Neal are re-
ceiyinp congratulations on the arriv-
al of a son, born Wednesday. Sep
TENDER 4th. The little lad has been
named Maston Green, the name hav-
ing been handed down for six gen.
erations.-T Times Union.
T The foregoing is good news to the
friends of Mr. and Mrs. O'Neal,
whose home was near the city until
they moved to Jacksonville, but who
will always retain the interest of
their Ocala friends.
The service at the Methodist church
Sunday evening under the direction
of Dr. Dobson, a Y M. C. A. worker
from Miami, who has been in Ocala
several days in the interest of his
work, was strong and forceful. The
whole service was one of a martial
note. the hymns sung being the grand
old battle hymns of the church. DR..
Dobson took his text from the same
line of thought, "Quit yourselves like
men," and preached splendid SER
mon to a large congregation.
Mr.. William Yocum of Washington,
a former student of Columbia College,
Lake City, who left the state ten
years ago, has been in the city on
visit to his mother, Mr.. Wilbur Yo-
cum. He expects to leave Thursday
for Barlow and Eagle Lake. where he
has a large orange grove. He will
also visit other points in the state be-
fore returning to his home in Wash
ington.
A card from Mr.. and Mrs. Usher
Norwood announces that they are
well pleased with their new home in
Franklin, Va, and that both Billy boy
and his daddy are getting fat. Miss
Louise Sanders has a good position
in Washington, which is nice for
Miss Louise, but causes Marion
county to lose another good teacher.
A handsome boy was born at Mi
ami last week to Mr.. and Mrs. j. b.
HERS, two young people who were
once Ocala favorites and yet hold the
sincere goodwill of all their friends
in this city. This boy is the third
son of Mr.. and Mrs. HERS. Their
friends here hope they will bring the
entire bunch over to Ocala some day.
The Star is informed that Mrs. j.
w. johnson and children will return
to their residence in the first ward
| in day or so. They have been at
Mrs. Johnson's former home in Nc
Intosh for the past few weeks and
are returning home in time to. pre-
pare for the children attending
school,.
Miss Rhoda Thomas sends the Star
a pretty postcard picture of the sum-
| NIT of Mount Mitchell, highest noun
| tain in Eastern America, and bids US
give her best wishes to her Ocala
friends. She is having a grand time
in Sanford, N. c.
Mr.. Dick Stroud is having a most
PLEASANT vacation, which he has spent
| in Jacksonville and at Pablo Beach,
going last Tuesday to the former
place and making frequent trips to
| the beach. He will return home in a
| few days.
Mrs. John M. Graham, who for
several years made her home in this
city, for the past two years residing
| in Jacksonville, is in Ocala, accom-
panied by her little daughter. They
are stopping with Mrs. ]. M. Thomp-
son.
Mrs J. M. Barco, who is making
| her home with Mrs. j. w. Davis for
the winter, is not at all well, which