The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-08-20

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formerly the home of Mr.. Thomas E.
Watson and is a most alluring rem
devious for gathering of groups of
friends, particularly on Sundays. It's
front yard is the Atlantic, its back
the bay. and surrounding it close is a
grove of towering cocoanut trees and
Australian pines.
MIR. Evans expects to leave on the
18th with the draft for Camp jack
son. Mrs. Evans will pay a visit to
her mother, Mrs. S. A. STANDBY, and
will later go TO Columbia, S. c., TO re-
main near her husband until he is
sent overseas.
Editorially, the Star recently re-
ferred to Judge Mann Mrs. DUPONT, a
daughter of Judge Mann, resides in.
Fort Lauderdale and her husband, Mr..
B. F. DUPONT. is a son of the Mr. Ben
Dupont, who years ago owned many
acres OF land in Marion, included in
which was the tract he sold to the
late General Bullock.
Friday Miss Jefferson Bell and sis,
ter, Mrs. G. ]. Bitch were visitors,
motoring up from Miami. They were
accompanied by Mrs. S. Manlove and
Mrs. Philip Garrison, the latter F. F..
w. C. chairman of industrial and So
cial service, the Office formerly held
by Mrs. j. w. McCollum of Gaines
Iville.
| Capt. N. R Fitzhugh, who used to
lply the Oklawaha and st. Johns riv,
ers aboard the steamer William How
ard, makes his home here. He and
his son, Mr.. Arthur Fitzhugh run the
IL. S. mail boat between Fort Lauder
Idale and Lake Okeechobee.
Mrs. Harry Lapham and son, David
are at home at Fulford from visit
to relatives in Jacksonville Miss
carrie Lapham and Harry Lapham
Jr. have returned from a trip to Chi
lcago.
| Mrs. Charles c. Driggers of OK
ford is the guest for few days of
her brothers, Messrs. E. L. and Roy
Stapp. Mrs. Driggers will be MEM
Der of the school faculty at Davie TO,
the ensuing term.
Of social courtesies extended Mrs.
Bitch the Miami press makes the
following mention:
Tribute was paid yesterday at Ys
/ Wayside Inn to Mrs. George James
Bitch of Williston and Ocala and her
young son. Hardy Church Groom Ill.
visitors in Miami and Mrs. Marjorie
Stoneman Douglas, who is waiting
orders for overseas service with the
Y. M. C. A. Miss jefferson Bell, Mrs.
Blitch's sister, was hostess and enter
tanned fourteen guests. At center
for the table she chose the blossoms
/ of the dwarf, red and yellow poin-
ciana. Crystal baskets at either end
of the table held yellow blossoms.
There was birthday cake to honor
Hardy, who celebrated his thirteenth
anniversary, then and there. The
birthday candles were placed in two
old candelabra and each guest was
allowed to blow out one while max
ling wish for Hardy. Miss Bells
Iguest list held the following names:
Mrs. Stoneman Douglas, Mrs. George
James Bitch, Hardy Church Groom
Ill, Mrs. Kirk Munroe, Mrs. Frank B.
Stoneman, Mrs. Samuel Manlove,
Mrs. F. M. Hudson, Mrs. A. E. Fred
erick, Mrs. James NJ. Jackson. Mrs.
IT. v. Moore, Mrs. Edward Taylor,
Mrs. Philip Clarkson, Mrs. Sarah
Ament Dodson, Mrs Jerome 7. Ora
tigny"
Newcomers to Miami find the air.
| planes never-ending source of en-
ltertainment and interest. Because she
has come from a peaceful interior
town, where never a seaplane comes,
and to give her an opportunity to
watch their fights. Mrs. Edward Tay-
/ 1or arranged an informal little porch
party for Mrs. George James Bitch,
who is visiting her sister, Miss Jeffer-
son Bell. Mrs. Taylor's charming
home is on the inner circle in Point
View and gives a delightful view of
Biscayne bay, where the planes come
and go through the bright afternoons.
i Here, on the comfortable porch, the
afternoon was spent. and as the hon.
! ing planes went over Mrs. Taylor
iserved iced drinks with conservation
cookies, little biscuits with MARINA
lade and triangles of pineapple. There
were cherries and mint and plenty of
/ ice in the tall glasses of lemonade,
Imarigolds and white oleanders in a
howl on the table. and all around were
the vivid red of the tiled roofs and
/ the enhancing color effects that make
Point View so wonderful on a sum-
mer afternoon The guests included
friends and neighbors who came in
formally for the afternoon"
/ pECICTR ALTON NOTICE