The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-02-20
Mrs. kirby-smith Entertained Five
Tables Of Players at Bridge

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Luncheon Friday
=. Even the mornings are taken uI
in parties these last few days be
fore Lent starts, and the bridge lunch
cons are proving thoroughly delight
ful. Friday at IL O. clock, Mrs. ]. Lee
Kirby.smith entertained five tables OF
nlayers al her home on Powell place
the party being characteristic OF Val
entine's day. dainty tokens marking
the places and decorating the attrac.
sre home.
Various articles, marmalade jars,
straw trays and the like were given
- nrizes. top scores being held by
Mrs. Byron r. Bennett, Mrs. Washing
ton Smith. Mrs. John C.. Cooper, Jr.,
Mrs. b. +. Phillips and Miss Gertrude
LEngle.
Mrs. Kirby-Smith was assisted In
serving a luncheon course at l O'Clock
By her mother, Mrs. H. l.. Anderson
and Mrs. Raymond d. Knight, Jr.
Joining the players for luncheon were
Mrs. Harry Buchanan, Mrs. Nc. n.
Wright and Miss Della Meigs.
Invited for brige were: Mrs. Ray
mond c. Turck. Mrs. Seton Flemming,
Mrs. Heber Weller, Mrs. Camille
L'Engle, Mrs. Plant Osborne, Mrs. Fl.
s. Griggs. Mrs. Byron E. Bennett, Mrs.
John Cooper, Jr.. Mrs. B. F. Philips,
Mrs. Harry Hasson, Mrs. Addison Pal.
mer, Mrs. Charles Lloyd, Mrs. Francis
L'Engle, Mrs. B. A. Weathers, Mrs.
Halsey, Mrs. M. J. Roess, Mrs. Wash.
ington Smith, Mrs. Mccullough, Miss
Margaret Weed and Miss Gertrude
L'Engle.- Metropolis.
Theda Bara is to become regular
Broadway actress on March 1. On
that date A. H. Woods will present her
to.the metropolitan public in her new
spoken play, "The Blue Flame" at a
theatre as yet unannounced. The play
is a melodrama by George v. Hobart
and John Willard, founded on one by
Let Vance Nicholson. Besides the
star the cast will consist of Allan
Dinehart, Donald Gallagher, Kenneth
Hill, That's Lawton. Dewitt G. Jen.
nings, Helen Curry, Earl House and
Teftie Lawrence.
Mrs. Newton A. Butch, who has
been quite sick for several weeks at
her home in Tallahassee has about
recovered, much to the qualification
OF her friends.
Pretty little ten-year-old Rheta Mel
son. one OF CDR most promising ex-
malls, and her little Billie brother
are back in town. Most unfortunately
it was nothing less than the prema-
ture death of their previously youth
full aud very handsome mother, Mrs. ].
Horatio Nelson, that brought the chill
dren from the fatefnl Yonkers, TO
where the family removed quite re-
Gently again to Jacksonville, their ma
tive home, where they are now being
cared for by loving relatives. Little
Rheta herself. after bad case of in
fluenza. has been left quite an invalid.
Her many friends at our studio wish
her speedy and complete recovery.
Extract from Musical Musings"
Compiled for the Jacksonville Me-
trouoliA by "a Meyer Piano Studio
pupil. The little Nelson children will
make their permanent home with
their uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. C. Hamrick, who will move the
first of March into the Horatio Nelson
home in Springfield Mrs. Hamrick
is a sister of Mr.. Horatio Nelson and
having no children of her own she
has undertaken the rearing of her
charming little niece and nephew.
Mr.. r. NJ. Martin. late of Ocala,
recently accepting position in Fer
nandina. has purchased the beautiful
new bungalow, erected by Harry i,
fahlman, at the corner of Fifth and
CallNpn streets Fernandina items in
Tires Union.
Mr.. Martin is now chief engineer
for the big new terminals. being
erected at Fernandina by c. & J.
Camp, of Ocala. and Sayanrah.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. S. Wathers, of Jack
sonville, ard their friend, Mrs. Halsey
Of OI2Rge, N. j., accompanied by Mrs
Ne ZEN, Of Jacksonville. left that city
early Wednesday morning in their cal
for a weeks trip over the East Coast
They will visit Daytona, Palm Beach