The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-02-06

well known Ocaia people, The young
bride elect was born in Ocala bat
moved away from this city when she
was quite little girl. For the past
Iseveral years she has made her home
at Leesburg with her aunt, Miss lou
Moody.
/ Miss Hyman will be attended by
her only sister, Miss Else LYMAN,
also of Leesburg.
The National Week of Song,
February 22-2e.
The above date has been chosen as
the national week of song, the object
being to focus attention and interest
upon the week which includes Wash.
ington's birthday, and to use every
means possible to impress upon our
nation the Importance of song in ma.
tional life. The movement was start
ed in the schools: however, every
church, club and home has been ask
ed to cooperate with the schools IN
making all America sing. 1t has
grown to be a movement in the in.
terest of community singing, move
ment to help make America a hap.
pier nation by making America a
singing nation, movement to awak
en- and develop a great national and
patriotic spirit which will amalgal
mate our people and inspire them
with high ideals.
The better element of America are
sick of rag" and ''jazz," and want to
inculcate in our children and young
people love for good songs and good
singing.
| AS a teacher of public school music
| in Marion county and state chairman
of public school music in the fedora
| tion of women's clubs, | wish to urge
every teacher in the schools of ouI
county to have roll of honor and to
place upon it the name of every boy
and girl who will memorize by the
time of the week of song Columbia
| the Gem of the Ocean" 'The Star
| Spangled Banner America Amer
lea the Beautiful and Dixie" Be
gin at once preparing for special pro.
grams, for if properly emphasized this
week of song can be made a mighty
force in the work of Americanization
| Sing only standard hymns and patri
otto and folk songs, such as quicken
the heart beat and inspire the soul
This national week of song, if OBJ
served in the proper spirit, can be
made a wonderful week in the lives of
our people and of our nation.
MARGUERITE PORTER.
/ If Any Jet Ornaments Are Laid
Away, Bring Them ous
| May Birkhead writing from Paris
/, to the New York Herald, anent the
latest fads and fancies, among other
things says:
| The Inauguration of the Ballet
Russo" at the opening OF the Champs
Elysees Theater, and the Ballet
Russo at the opera. and the numer
Gus tea and dinner dances that have
been given in connection with the
charity sales that are always held at,
this time of the year have brought
out some beautiful new models in ev
cry detail Of women's attire.
In looking over the heads of some
parts Of the audience one could have
easily imagined ones self sitting in the
peace conference with the group of
delegates from India with their won
derfully draped turbans. There We're
as many aigretted head dresses, but
never simple aigrettes They We're al
ways combined with jewels. Paris
, seems to have gone jewel mad
Cartier is holding most unusual
exposition composed of extraordinary
jewels and oriental ornaments, which
J! is being talked about everywhere.
The jewelry shows are not alone IN
being filled with magnificent things
Despite the difficulties in all branch
es of production, both the ''grands ma
gasin' and the exclusive little shops
are filed To Overlooking with beauti
/ full clothes for girls, the most wonder
full examples of decorative are in
cushions, pottery, house draperies and
thousand other objects of ornamen
tation.
One sees few beaded bags that have
always been the old standby for a
souvenir of Paris at Christmas OF
Nav Years time They seem to be