The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-06-06
The Annual Confederate
Veterans Dinner

veterans DtnneF-
For a great many years the Dicki.
son chapter, U. d. c., have given a
dinner to the Confederate Veterans
on the third day of June-the birth
day anniversary of Jefferson Davis,
the only president of the Confeder-
:acy. This delightful custom was
abandoned during the world war, but
now that the war is over the Daugh-
tiers decided to have the dinner as
usual this year, so on Monday at the
'Ocala House the Confederate veter,
ans dinner was served. And such a
dinner! 1ha Daughters seemed to
have taken more pains even than in
former years in the preparation of
this feast and it was truly a dinner
at for the most fastidious
A large number of the Veterans
were in attendance and quite a num-
Der of them were accompanied by
their wives or other members of their
families.
the Rev Smith Hardin asked the
blessing. after which the large as
:semblage "felI to-" with zest that
was a pleasure to behold and every
body greatly enjoyed the bounteous
dinner.
The tables were prettily adorned
with spring blossoms and among the
good things served chicken pillau and
chicken in several other styles, pota-
toes, salads. macaroni, beef, lamb.
vegetables, pickles, coffee, cakes. pies
and other good things-even includ-
ing cigars for the gentlemen.
Gen. Alfred Aver, adjutant of the
Marion Camp No Sc, in most elo-
-quent speech, thanked the Daughters
for not only this magnificent dinner
but for all of the many courtesies
that they have been always pleased
on confer upon the Veterans
1t is impossible to mention person.
ally all those who made this affair
such a success, but Mrs. W. W. Har
riss. president of Dickson chapter,
and all the other officers and many of
the members were on hand to see
that no one was overloOged.
Next Weeks Attractions at the
Temple Theatre
The weeks program of special fea-
lures at the Temple Theatre are par
ticularly good ones; a number of
Ocala's favorites to be shown.
On Tuesday, Constance Talmadge.
who is probably more popular than
any other movie actress with the
Temples patrons. will be in an unusu-
ally attractive photoplay, can Expe-
rimental Marriage"
On Wednesday, delightful Peggy
Hyland in 1.-The Rebellious Bride|
will be the attraction.
On Thursday adorable little Mary
Pickford. who has been repeatedly
voted the most popular of all the NOV
ie stars, will play in "Rebecca of
Sunnybrook Farm" in which play as
the charming little Rebecca, she is
said TO have the loveliest of all her
screen roles.
On Friday there will be another
very popular favorite when Madge
Kennedy in THE Perfect Lady" will
be the attraction.
Mondays and Saturdays programs
will be announced later.
Sergeant Clarence C. Meffert, at
ter an absence from home OF year
and nine months. arrived home Satur
day afternoon in splendid health. He
has the distinction OF being the first
man drafted from Marion county.
For some time he was stationed at
Camp Jackson but for almost the
past year has been in France. He
reached New York about ten days
before and was sent to Camp Mills,
where he received his final discharge
from the army. coming directly home
from that camp. His many friends
here are delighted TO have him back
again With most of our soldier
boys returning home Ocala begins to
looks natural again, the popular
Court Pharmacy corner again look
ing like it did in the days before
the war
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The friends of Mrs. w. M. Rich
ardson will he sorry tn learn of the