The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-05-14
In Honor of Miss Tompkins and the
Class of Nineteen Twenty

Class of Nineteen Twenty
A fairyland Of palms and asparagus
plumosa and hundreds of Easter lii
les formed the setting for the several
! hundred ladies and girls who enjoyed
| the hospitality of Mrs. d. w. Tomp-
kins Thursday. afternoon at her home
on Oklawaha avenue. Mrs. TOmp-
kins entertained in compliment to
! her daughter, Miss Irene TOmpkins,
and to the other members of the
class of 1920, o. H. S. Miss T0mp-
kins was charmingly attractive at
this reception wearing very dainty
! frock of white georgette, with pearl
! trimmings.
| Receiving in the reception hall
with Mrs. Tompkins and her daugh-
ter were Mrs. James Melton, Mrs.
Buhrman, Mrs. Turner and Mrs.
White and after meeting them the
guests were asked into the music
room. where the other girls of the
class. all wearing pretty and airy
summer frOcks. received.
On the front veranda Mrs. o. =
Cox and Mrs. Oscar Berger of Tam
pa served punch. the punch table
being exceedingly attractive in its
ladornments of asparagus plumosa
and Easter lilies
The entire Tompkins home was
simply transformed into an Easter
| lily garden, and throughout the rooms
lighted waXen tapers glowed softly
in between the lilies and the green
cry. the effect produced being en-
trancing.
Assisting Mrs. Tompkins were Mrs.
E. G. Peek, Mrs. G. W. Martin, Mrs.
w. A. knight. Mrs w. w Clyatt, Mrs.
L. w. Ponder and Mrs. 7. e. Bridges.
In the dining room an ice cours
with cake and minis in green ami
white was served by Misses ODelL,
Bauman, Ellen STRIPPING, Callie Gis-
sendaner and Lois Livingston.
On leaving each guest was present
ed beautiful Easter lily as a sou
venir of one of the prettiest recep-
tions given in Ocala this year.
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Miss Lula Griffin To BE June Bride
/ While for some weeks the special
| friends of Miss Lula Griffin have
known that she would not return to
Ocala another year to teach but
would instead become a bride, her
engagement was not formally an
nounced until this week. Miss Griffin
has now returned to her home at
Sneads, Fla. to make ready for her
wedding, which is to take place quiet
| ly on the eighth of June. The groom
of this wedding is Mr.. Joseph Francis
Davis of Mariana, prominent
young west Florida man, being with
one of the banks of Mariana.
The engagement of Miss Griffin
and Mr. Davis was announced at
lovely little party given on Tuesday
! by Mrs. l.. N. Green at her pretty
home on Eighth street. She enter
tanned the members of the Wesley BIZ
BILE class of the Methodist Sunday
school which she teaches, and of
which Miss Griffin is one Of the most
valued members, and from which
class she will be greatly missed. Mrs.
Green's party was an unusually en-
! joyable little affair, and the engage
ment of the honor guest was very
| prettily announced.
Miss Griffin also announced her en-
gagement to her school children on
the closing day of school and the
children that she has taught for the
past several years at the primary
school, and who have learned to love
her so dearly. while hoping for her
greatest happiness. are going to miss
her very greatly at the school Miss
Griffin has been one of our best pri-
mary teachers and her place here n
going to be very difficult to fill
| #***
Mr.. Charles Cullen to Graduate
! After a three years course at the
| University of the South, (whOse
school was moved temporarily to Pa
latka this year on account of the
burning of the dormitories at Sc
vance, Tenn Mr.. Charles Cullen will
gradual this month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cullen expect to go
up to Palatka to be present when
their son graduates the latter part
Of this month. Mr. and Mrs. Cullen
have the distinction of having three
graduates in their family this school
term. Miss Alice Cullen graduated
! from the grammar school last Mon
day. Ralph Cullen will graduate
from the high school on June seventh
and Charles Cullen fom the Univer-
! sity of the South.
Graduating Exercises of Nurses To
Be Held Monday
! Three nurses who have completed
their training in the Marion county
hospital in this city. will receive their
diplomas next Monday night, at which
time the graduating exercises of the
class will be held