The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-03-04

l. nave TAKEN YOU OUT VI 1IC PAoS
ground,
From a merry mate,
To send you, STRIPPING soldier,
Out to the field of fate.
But when the good work is over,
And your share in the strife is done,
/ shall be proud of the lad l lent,
| shall be proud to say I sent
My son, my son.
Did I fail in fathers duty,
Did / keep him with mine and
me-"
How would he face the question
In the darkened days to be?
Could he walk In the public places?
Could he do what all good men do?
When the patriot women Stunned him
When it came his time to WOO?
If he took not today his bayonet,
His khaki brave, and his gun,
| would see his brothers in shame
abide,
| would see them pass on the other
side,
My son, my son.
God of our destined duty,
!. Of our country, flag and king,
Keep him in courage lofty
swing;
And If he must prove an Abel,
Killed by another Cain,
Give him, o Lord, at parting
No portion of Calvary's pain.
Let US write over his slumbers
The glorious words "Well DONE"
For, whether our flag shall wilt or
wave,
Let US remember God also gave
His son, His son.
Exchange.
Messrs. Maloney Futch and Park
Anderson of the University of Flor
ida, were weekend visitors, returning
to Gainesville this morning.
The Marion county friends of Mrs.
H. P. Chambers, formerly Miss Sallie
Sigmon of Lake Weir, will regret to
learn that she had to undergo an OPP
Grafton at st. Luke's Hospital in
Jacksonville today.
DR.. and Mrs. E. Van Hood, Mrs. L.
G.. Ketchum and little Miss Louise
Collier motored to Orlando Saturday
morning and attended the spring mu-
sic festival, both in the afternoon and
evening and returned home that
night.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. FAINT
of Fantville are glad to hear that
their baby son, Leon who has been
critically i'll, was somewhat improved
last night, tho he is still very weak.
Mr.. and Mrs. FAINT will call their
twins Leon and Leone.
A congenial party motored to Ocala
Sunday and spent the day with Mr..
and Mrs. F. w. Cook and family.
They were Mr.. Cooks uncle and
aunts, Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Lafollett
and Mrs. Mary Goodson of DeLand,
and his cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. Players
of Stetson.
Private Gary Gallant arrived in
Ocala Sunday for five days visit to
his brother, Mr. Gus Gallant and Mrs.
Gallant. Private Gallant has recently
been transferred from Co. A at Camp
Wheeler and is now in Co. 1910 M M.
regiment, stationed at Camp Han
cock, Augusta.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. G.. Rivers friends
are delighted to hear that they ex-
pect to return from Micanopy to
Ocala next week to reside. They
plant to come next Friday, and will
do light housekeeping at the residence
of Mrs William Sinclair.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Lyons of Des-
Moines, Iowa, who have been visiting
on the east coast for some time, will
arrive in Ocala the last of this week
for a short visit to DIR. and Mrs. Van
Hood before returning to Iowa. Mr..
and Mrs. Lyons are the parents of
Mr.. Lew Lyons of DesMoines.
Misses Marguerite Porter and Irma
Blake, who went to Orlando Friday
afternoon to attend the spring music
festival, motored home last night
with Mr.. and Mrs. Benson of Dun
Mellon, who also attended the festival.
They were accompanied by Mrs. r. G.
Blake, who went to Orlando Saturday
afternoon.
Mr., and Mrs. E. M. Howard re-
turned home last night from a de-
lightful motor trip on the east coast,
as far as Miami and Buena Vista,
where they visited Mr.. Towards rel
atives who are there for the winter.
They spent a day at Royal Palm Park
and also made short visit to DR.. and
Mrs. A. j. Beck in Fort Lauderdale.
Mrs. J. R. Moorhead, chairman of
the Marion county woman's liberty
loan committee, returned home last
night from an official visit to Mrs.
VIM. S. Jennings in Jacksonville, the
Florida state chairman, and will in
troduce at once new and interesting
features of fha Tvorly Mro Maar