The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-12-03

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Memories fragrant and gracious,
Fancies that blossom today.
Fair is the store-new and olden
Melodies plaintive and gay
Picture lands sunny and golden
Golden-voiced lyric and lay.
Closed lie the portals-but straight.
way
Open and wide will they stand
Welcoming you through the gateway
Just at the touch of your hand.
Unknown.
Rebekahs' Meeting
The members of Miriam Rebekah
lodge had an interesting meeting in
the Odd Fellows hall Monday eve
ming. There was good attendance
and all present enjoyed themselves.
AS it was an open meeting, there
was no lodge work and all present
gave themselves up to the pleasure OF
the occasion. The noble grand, Mrs
Claire Moremen presided There was
excellent music by an improptu or
chestra consisting of Messrs. M. A.
Ten Eyck and Harry Cole, Misses
Mabel Atkins and Mary Gates. Mr..
M. M. Little made the opening adj
dress and Mrs. Moremen read Mr..
Hoover's appeal for conservation.
The principal event of the evening
was the address of Mrs. Lane of Fort
Pierce, president of the Rebekah AS
sembly. She spoke eloquently in be-
half of the Odd Fellows home and her
talk made good impression
After the exercises, hot coffee and
sandwiches were served and all pres
ent had an enjoyable social half-hour.
The Rebekah social meetings are
always such pleasant occasions that
it is pity they are not held oftener.
Advent Prayer Week Changed to
Thanksgiving Week
The week of prayer, whose object
was to stimulate the spiI ituality of
the women of the church, and which
was inaugurated by the Woman's
Auxiliary of the Episcopal church and
sanctioned by the Church Mission
House, for the first week of December,
has been changed to week of
thanksgiving. The prayers offered in
thanksgiving for peace will be held in
Grace Episcopal church on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday afternoons at
four o'clock. All members of the
church as well as those of the Wom-
ans Auxiliary are invited, and any
non-church members interested will
be welcomes. st
Notice, o. E. S.
There will be a special meeting of
Ocala Chapter No. 49, o. E. S., Tues
day night, 8 p. M, for the purpose of
comforting degrees.
Mrs. Alice Yonce, w. M.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Anderson have
received letter from their son, Lieu
tenant Edward Anderson, dated Nov.
4th, saying he had been slightly
gassed, having swallowed a mouthful
of sneezing gas, and that he was in
base hospital % in Bordeaux. Altho'
Lieut.. Anderson also had slight case
of influenza, he wrote the letter him
self and said by the time his letter
reached Ocala, he was confident he
would be entirely well again.
The Temples feature last night,
"The Shooting of Dan McGrew," was
genuine drama-tense, drawn out
and holding attention to the last turn
of the reel, Seldom is a more thrill
ling picture thrown on the screen.
The picture tonight will be another
thriller, tho on different line-"Her
Fighting Chance" in which Jane Grey
leads. This is also the regular eve
ming for the Pathe News.
Friends of Mrs. A. M. Withers, for
merly Miss Rexie Todd of this city,
who is now doing government work
in Washington, will be quite interest.
ed to hear she is contemplating join
ing her husband, Lieut.. Withers, now
stationed in Paris in the very near
future.
Mrs. H. F. Watt and daughter,
Helen, who have been visiting Mrs.
D. S. Welch and family in Linwood
Park and Mrs. E. G. Peek and family
for the past week, moved yesterday
into their apartment at the residence
Of Mrs. Sidney Halle.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Woman's Auxiliary of Grace
Episcopal church will be held Tuesday
afternoon, Dec. Bird, at the home of
Mrs. c. L. Bittinger at 3 o'clock. All
members of the church as we'll as
those of the auxiliary are cordially
| invited, ct
Miss Ruth Erwin, o-e of Ocala's
popular young ladies, returned Satur-
day from a two weeks visit to her
sister in Washington. Miss Erwin
had a most pleasant trip, seeing many
of the historic places of interest. She
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