The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-07-01
At the Baptist Church

Akin, w. III. Cassels, William Hall,
Paul Crimson. Mrs. Standley, Mrs.
Duval and Mrs. R. S. Hall. Mr.. Frank
Gates sang fine solo, the words of
which were written by Mrs. William
Jennings Bryan. at Must be Rati-
fed" the entire school joining in the
chorus:
| "This is the message that we bring,
0, make the very welkin ring.
It. must be ratified,
| 1t can be ratified,
1t shall be ratified this year."
The ratification of the prohibition
amendment to the constitution of the
United States.
Practical work was done in the
promise of more than a half dozen
prominent business men to write or
wire the wish of the people TO our
senator's and congressman.
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Notice to Red Cross Workers
Absorbent cotton has arrived. We
began making the pads today. Red
Cross rooms will be open every day
except Saturday until the pads are
finished. We wish every one who can
to come and work until the pads are
finished.
Mrs. d. S. Stiles, Chairman.
1t will be interesting to the friends
of former Ocala gin Aand high school
pupil, Miss Nettie M9elma Paetka,
now living in Tampa, to know she
was member of the graduating class
of the Hillsborough high school
Thursday, June 20. This class had
the honor of being the largest grad
uating class of any high school in the
history of the state Miss Paetka
finished her grammar school course in
the Ocala school in 1915, and would
have been member of the Ocala
high school graduating class of this
term, but having made her home in
Tampa two years ago, continued her
school work there. Miss Paetka hav-
ing completed the required normal
training in the high school this term,
will begin her work anew as book
keeper for the F. w. Woolworth Co.,
and will also continue night study in
the Tampa Business College until this
fall, when she will take position in
the Tampa schools.
Mrs. C. H. Mathews arrived in
Ocala Saturday. She has just re-
turned from an eight weeks visit to
her son, Mr.. Frank Mathews in Jack
sonville and Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Beck
and Mr.. G. G. Mathews in Fort Lau-
derdale. She went on to Gambler
Saturday evening.
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/ Mrs. S. j. Burnett of Gainesville is
spending a few days in the city with
/ her friend and former schoolmate,
Miss Mary Gates. Mrs. Burnett will
be remembered in many as Miss
Grace Glover, who with her parents
and sister resided here some years
lago.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rawle, who have
been occupying the Gamsby cottage
on Winona street, now have rooms at
Mrs. T. M. Moore's for the remainder
of the summer. Mr.. and Mrs. Price,
who had rooms with Mrs. Belle Mer-
shon, have removed to the Gamsby
cottage.
/ Mrs. J. P. Galloway has received an
interesting letter from lobe Bracken
in London. lobe writes of baseball
game he played in Scotland, and says
the Scots had never witnessed an Am
erican ball game and were much de-
lighted. He is well and in love with
England.
/ Mrs. Newsom and daughters, Helen
and Mrs. Richard Dodge with Rev.
Dodge, left today for Montreal, N. C.
Mrs. Newsom and daughters will re-
main until October, but Rev. Dodge
will return to his charge in Clearwa-
ter in few weeks.
The second ward Bible study class
meets with Mrs. j. M. Meffert We'd
nesday afternoon at A o'clock. Mrs.
Mecca Marie Varney, the gifted tenn
perance speaker, is expected to be
present and make a few remarks.
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MRS. mecca Marie Varney, who lee
tured so splendidly in our city short
while ago, will be with us this week,
lecturing at the Methodist church
Thursday at p. m. Come and hear
her.
| Mrs. j. c. Caldwell and two sons,
Joe and Earl, leave today for Jack
sonville, where they will spend a
month with Mrs. Caldwell's mother,
Mrs. Mcintyre.
i John w. Moore of the battleship
Georgia, is in Ocala for a few days,
visiting an old friend, Mrs. Burk-
halter. He is stopping at the Har-
rington.
i Jack Galloway leaves today for
4 Camp Johnston after a 24-hours' f,1r-