The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-08
OCALA SOCIAL AFFAIRS


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DIR. Van Hoods Work Complimented
At the institute held at High
Springs by the w. C. T. U. last
Thursday and Friday, the morning
session was taken up by talk from
Mrs. Varney. She spoke of the lines
of war work that the w. C. T. u. is
interested in and then on child well
fare and social service. A report of
the hospital at Ocala for crippled
children was read The secretary
was instructed to send letter of
thanks to DIR. E. Van Hood for his
wonderful work for the unfortunate
children of our state. Perhaps we who
are so near to this work do not ap-
preciate just how much our DIR. E.
Van Hood has really given in time
and service to this work, which is
given out of sheer love of humanity,
nor of the immense amount of hui
manitarian work that is carried on
at the Marion County Hospital. The
care given to the crippled children of
the state, the moral and social uplift
that they receive, the kindness of the
nurses to their afflicted charges, the
many little social pleasures given by
the townspeople, the free entrance to
the picture show are small matters
in the every day life of the great
working force of the world, but they
are matters of momentous impor-
lance and bring lasting results, for
anything done toward making the
children of this generation stronger
and better fitted for the battle of life,
is point scored for the good of the
future generations of our country.
Mrs. Edgar Mills-Price and chill
dren, Hope and John of Boston. who
have been spending the past two
weeks in Youngstown, Ohio, with
Mrs. Mills-Price's sister, Mrs. Don
aid Schneider, will leave Youngstown
Friday of this week for Ocala. to
spend the winter with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. G. K Robinson.
| Mrs. w. j. Frink, formerly Miss
Bette Ray McIver of this city, who
has been seriously i'll with malaria
fever at her home in Gardner, is
still very sick and unable to be WITH
her mother, Mrs. McIver during hel
serious illness.
| Mr.. and Mrs. j. ]. Blalock and little
daughter, who have been making
their home with Mrs. Blalock's moth
er, Mrs. Wallis. have moved to thu
residence of Mrs. j. w. Fouth OF
Watula street for the winter.
/ Mrs. II. M. Hampton is enjoying /,
visit from her sister, Mrs. III. B
Mason of Inglis, formerly of Gaines
vile, who will remain in the city fo1
a fortnight or longer.
Mrs. Laura N. Luckie has taken tn,
position of bookkeeper and stenogra
pher in the Ford garage.
The Temple attraction last nigh
was "No Mans Land" story yer,
cleverly made over from a novel o
about four years ago. In changin,
from the Atlantic to the Pacific an
substituting German spies and pirate
| for smugglers. the picture peopl
made clever success Owing t
there being seven-reel picture thi
, evening, the Pathe News was ais
shown. The picture tonight, seTo He
, with the KAISER" is a big one, wit
the atrocity of the Hun brought on
/ in glazing relief. 1t will hold every
body's interest, and everybody shoul
/ see it.
? BUY LIBERTY BONDS -
! WILL NOT CLOSE THE SCHOOL
J At meeting of the local trustee
} of the Ocala sub-school board, com
; prising Messrs. John L. Edwards, {
! S. Cullen and Mrs. William Hooker
together with Mayor Chace, Mr.. D.
: McIver, president of the city counc
t and DR.. E. G. Peek, city health off
E Icer, held at o'clock this morning
l. the matter of closing the city school
: during the prevalence of influenza
t the city was discussed and it was d.
e Icided not to close the schools unles
], the disease should spread among tn
q teachers and cripple the faculty. I'll
!. boards main reason for this actio
is that the children are being watcl
: ed carefully and sent home immet
t lately if it is thought they are takin
}. influenza. The board thought that I'll
d children were better off under til
e supervision of competent teacher
8 than running loose on the streets.
- BUY LIBERTY BONDS -
!. FOUR-MINUTE MEN
j. The following citizens of Ocal
a have been designated by the Libert
Loan committee to serve as fou
s minute men, during the campaign,
$ the Temple theater. one each nigh
). at eight o'clock on the date prece,