The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-09-10
Mrs. c. {. Hawkins May Run for
Member of the Legislature


According to the Brooksville Star,
of Sept. /, Mrs. c. E. Hawkins. prom
inent official of the Florida Fedora
ton of Women's clubs, and president
of the Brooksville Woman's club, may
enter the race for representative for
fernando county. Mrs. Hawkins adj
mitted that a number of citizens had
requested that she enter the race and
that she was giving the matter Sc
rious consideration. She wants it
clearly understood that she would not
enter the contest as an independent"
Of any kind but as regular demo-
crat. She stated it had not been her
intention to attempt to serve in office
so soon after securing the ballot, and
that she was not in any sense seeking
the place and would only consent to
enter the race at the. behest OF her
friends, which she said was made in
view Of the emergency, as they term
ed it, in that county.
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Miss Winifred Tucker, who has
been spending the past few weeks
with friends in Bath, Me-, is now In
New Haven. Conn, for a brief visit
before going to Newark, N J.. where
she expects to remain until the late
fall.-Tampa Tribune.
Mr.. w. D. Mcdonald and sister
Miss Elizabeth Mcdonald. OF 1882
Liberty street. are expected home
this morning on the Clyde line steam
ship Apache from New York, after
spending delightful vacation in
Pittsburg, Pa, and New York city
Times Union.
Mr.. E. C. Bennett spent Tuesday in
Jacksonville on business.
Mrs. Rex Todd and daughter, Mrs.
A. M. Withers are spending some time
at Hendersonville and are at the
Wavery.
Miss Isabel Hays arrived in Ocala
last Monday from North Dakota and
Immediately assumed charge of the
Girls Industrial school. having recent.
~ accepted the position as head OF
that institution. Miss Hayes has had
a number of years experience in in
dustrial and educational work and
comes to Ocala very highly recon-
mended for this position.
The P. l.. Pembleton's home ON
Engman street is made merry by the
arrival last night of his sister, who
resides near Ocala.-Clearwater Sun.
Mrs. ]. s. Bedford has returned to
her home in Gainesville after a pleas
ant visit in Ocala with her daughter,
Mrs. w. D. Sheppard.
News has been received that Cap
tain and Mrs. William H. Crom have
arrived in San Francisco, and that
they expect to come to Gainesville
about the middle of this month. Cap
tain Crom has been in foreign SER
vice for the last six years. in the Phil
lipine Island and Siberia, with the
Thirty-first Infantry.-Gainesvil Sun
Mr.. and Mrs. p. E. Harry (the latter
formerly Miss Lillian Farris, of this
city, and their little son, have been
the guests of Mrs. Harry's sister, Mrs.
Cecil Bryant for the past week.
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Mr.. W. d. Taylor has gone to New
York and other places fl the east to
spend several weeks.
Mrs. Robert vanOsten returned
home last week from summer visit
in New Jersey.
Miss Ophelia SawtelIe, after a visit
of some weeks with her mother, Mrs.
S. R. Pyles, has gone to New York, to
take up her duties as nurse at the
Rockefeller Institute.
Messrs- Harry Holcomb, Jr., and
Frank Rentz, of Jacksonville, spent
several days in Ocala this week, the
guests of their friend, Walter Troxler.
A number of Ocala's recent grad
yates expect to teach school this term
at different places in the state. Miss
Myra Agnew. an o. H S. graduate of
last May is at Frostproof; Miss Katie
Mae Eagleton. graduate Of the Wo-