The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-12-19
OCALA SOCIAL AFFAIRS
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event opening the Christmas season
in Ocala is the lovely party to be Civ
en- this evening by Miss Marie Rob-
ertson at her attractive home on East
Washington street. This happy event
is given especially in honor of the
sixteenth birthday of Miss Robert
sons friend and schoolmate, Miss
Annie Rooney, whose natal day falls
on December 18th.
The Robertson home is prettily
decorated for the occasion with pot
plants and blooming flowers. The
dining room is especially pretty in its
handsome decorations. The dining
table is altogether lovely with its
appointments of cut glass, silver ano
dainty china with handsome lace COW
er, and adorned with blooming poin-
settias. The central decoration is
magnificent birthday cake, surround
ed by sixteen candles, which will be
lighted at the proper moment.
Interesting games will be enjoyed
and dancing INDUCED in until a late
hour.
Those invited to this happy affair
are Misses Rhoda Thomas, Sara
Rentz, Annie Rooney, Olive Whaley,
Elizabeth Wetherbee, Ruth Warner,
Maud Little, Thelma Wright, Maudie
Marshall, Leon Brooks. Susie Counts,
Marie Robinson, John Cook, George
Akin, Sam Phillips, Frank Rentn,
Harry. Holcomb, Walter Troxler, Ju-
ME Counts, Van Liddon, Cecil Clark,
Willard Steel and Jack Robertson.
Miss Lou Moody of Leesburg was
shopping in the city today.
Miss Florence Conibear has gone to
her home in Lakeland for the holi-
days.
L Miss Ellen Stripping will be home
from Brenau tomorrow, for the holi-
days.
Miss A. C. Stone left yesterday to
spend the holidays at her home at
Winter Park
Miss Nettie Schein left yesterday
for a Christmas visit to her home at
Beaufort, S. C.
Mrs. R. T. Birdsey and children of
Macon, are here, guests of Mrs. Bro.
sey's mother, Mrs. Ford.
| Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Williamson of
the pretty and fertile Lake Kerr Sec
ton, were among the welcome visitors
to the Star this week.
| Miss Ellie Tremere, valued EN-.
ployee of the Western Union in Jack
sonville, is at her home in Belleview
for the holidays.
| Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Cassels and
children will leave tomorrow 70,
Plant City for fortnight's visit to
Prof. Cassel's father.
Mr.. H. C. Petteway, who has been
in Y. M. C. A. work, has returned,
and after brief visit here he and
Mrs. Petteway. nee Miss Dovie Gates,
expect to go on to their home in Lake.
land.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. A. Alfred of Jack
sonville and their daughter. Mrs.
Laird w. Hendricks, and Mrs. Hen
bricks two smart little boys, Robert
and Laird, are visiting their Ocala
| friends.
The many friends of James and
Bob Chace and Charles Cullen will be
delighted to know that they are ex-
pected home tomorrow, the former
from Mercersburg, Pa, and the latter
from Sewanee, Tenn.
Mrs. Charles Campbell and her
charming daughter, Miss Irene of
DeLand, are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. w. STRIPPING. They came
over in their car, driven by Mr.. Jack
Hyers, one of DeLand's clever young
men, who has returned home.
Mrs. J. G.. Swain is assisting in the
sales department of Titles Shoe
Parlor during the holiday season.
After January first Mrs. Swain will
be permanently with the firm, and
will have charge during Mr.. Titles
absence while engaged in other bust
ness matters. Mrs. Swain is most
pleasant and affable and doubtless
will be big asset to the Little Shoe
Parlor, already one of the city's most
popular business houses.
All Bible students are invited to
meet at Mrs. Bats residence on Fri
day next at o'clock. The subject
will be continuation of last weeks
study and will be conducted by Mrs.
Wrighton.