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SOCIETY
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Garden Party for Mr.. and Mrs. Mason

the warm weathers call to the open
when Mrs. M. H. Stovall asked quite
number of her friends over for We'd
nesday afternoon she did it in the
most informal manner and entertain.
ed her guests out of doors. 1t was
a perfect afternoon for a garden par
ty, and the large number who accept
ed Mrs. Stovalls invitation sat on the
lawn in comfortable chairs and bench
es and strolled about in groups,
friends mingling with each other and
thoroughly enjoying this very pleas
ant party.
Mrs. Stovall's only daughter, Mrs.
j. H. Mason of Tampa, formerly
Miss Minnie Stovall of this city, ac-
companied by her husband, is spend
ing few days in Ocala, and it was
for them that this affair was planned
and it was great pleasure to Mrs.
Mason's girlhood friends to be with
her again, and to become acquainted
with her husband. Mrs. Mason was
most attractive on Wednesday wear
ing a party frock of pale pink geor.
gette, and a leghorn hat covered with
pretty garden flowers.
Baskets of crepe myrtle hanging
from the limbs of the trees and big
vases of garden flowers on tables
nh ho o6dnd Ivy RI he
attractiveness of the pretty scene pre-
scented at this Oklawaha home We'd
nesday afternoon. A strolling min
strel band of Gypsies (Rhoda Thomas,
Ullanie Barnett and Ruth Simmons)
playing stringed instruments and
singing pretty songs, were pictur. !
esque feature of this party. Anoth-
er musical number was violin solo |
by Miss Dorothy Lancaster.
Under one of the big trees on the |
front lawn punch was served by Miss |
Mary Burford, Mrs. Alfred Beck and !
Miss Marian Dewey.
Mrs. e. L. Carney, Mrs. J. C. B. |
Koonce and Mrs e. G. Peek were also !
valuable assistants to Mrs Stovall in
making the afternoon a most pleas
ant one for the guests.
A dozen or more little girls and a
few small boys, who had been asked |
in for the afternoon especially to
play with little Susan Stovall, later
in the afternoon served the older
guests with ice cream and cake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mason and little Miss
Susan expect to return to Tampa on
Sunday.
Mr.. Sam Burford is home from At
lanta for visit at the home of his
Miss Margaret Walters will leave
next Thursday for Blowing Rock, N.
c., to spend fortnight.
Mr. and Mrs. Bryson of Philadel-
phia will arrive in Ocala the first of
next week for visit of several weeks
with Mrs. Bryson's mother, Mrs. ].
w Pearson. Mrs. Bryson was for
merly Miss Pearl Pearson of this city,
and her Ocala friends will learn with
pleasure of her contemplated visit.
Mrs NJ. j. Roess and children ex-
pect to return to their home in Jack
sonville the first of next week, after
a visit of several weeks in Ocala with
Mrs. Roess parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. L. Anderson, and her sister, Mrs.
r. c. Camp.
Mrs ID. S. Woodrow will leave on
Monday for Charleston, S. c., to
spend few days with her daughter,
Miss Blair Woodrow, who is swim
ming instructor at the Charleston =.
w. c. A. this summer. From Charles
ton Mrs. Woodrow expects to go to
one of the mountain resorts in North
Carolina for few weeks.
Messrs. w. T. Gary and E. c. Ben
nett returned home Wednesday from
Miami
Misses Alice Bullock and Elizabeth |
Davis are expecting to leave in about |
a fortnight for Michigan to spend |
some time with Mrs. Fred Robinson