The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-04-16
Woman's Hospital Auxiliary or.


Woman's Hospital Auxiliary Or
oanized Saturday
J Saturday afternoon in the library
there was organized what will be
known as the Woman's Auxiliary of
the. Marion County Hospital. About
twenty-five members were enrolled At
this meeting, but it is expected to
make rapid growth before the next
meeting, which will be held on the
21st of the month. The following Of
ficers were elected:
President, Mrs. J. Fl. Taylor: first
vice president, Mrs. Merrill; second
vice president, Miss Mary Marshall;
secretary, Miss Mary Mcdowell, and
treasurer, Miss Mary Burford.
The chief object of this organiza-
tion is to create greater interest in
hospital work, such as girls entering
the nurses training course, and to Sc
cure more help for the needs of the
hospital. The first work that the aux
Hilary will undertake just now will be
the making of night shirts for the
hospital, the supply having run very
short
= Mrs. T. /. Arnold and Miss Marshall
gave interesting talks on the value of
this organization and it was decided
that regular meetings be held on the
second Saturday in each month.
Every girl and woman in Marion
county should be member of this
auxiliary and by calling on Miss Mary
Mcdowell and paying her one dollar,
you can become member.
Miss Burford Entertains for
Mrs. Gier
All Monday morning it was cloudy
and angry looking and by noon ic
was storming but just before the h our
set for iss Mary Burford's party tbs
sun peeped serenely out and smiled at
the guests in just the <friendliest kind
of way just, as though it hadn't hidden
its face at ALL And the lovely roses
and dainty larkspur around the rooms
seemed also to smile and agree with
the guests that Mrs. Walter Gier. of
Cincinnati was very charming in.
centive for party.
Four tables of players assembled
at Miss Burford's home and enjoyed
five rubbers of auction and when at
the close of the games scores were
counted, Miss Marie Hickman was
presented the prize, an unusually pref
ty comb. For Mrs. Gier Miss Burford
had a pretty embroidered bath towel
supper was served Oh the tables
following the games
Miss Burford's guests were Mrs.
Walter Gier, Mrs. Clarence camp,
Mrs. R. 6, Camp Mrs. Leta Bennett,
Mrs. Charles Lloyd, Mrs Fred efiok
Hooker Mrs. Allison Watrmann, Miss
les Eugenia Fuller. Caroline Harriss.
Marie Hickman, Mamie Taylor Onie
Chazal, Blair Woodrow. Ruth Harvey.
Eloise Henry and Alice Bullock.
Miss Marie Hickman viii leave
next Wednesday for a visit of several
weeks with friends at Montreal, va,
going from there to Baltimore for a
brief visit at the home of Mrs. Henry
Keidel She will then join her grand
mother in Philadelphia and they viii
go on to Lewes, Del. for the summer
Mrs. R. A. Alfred and daughter, Mrs
Laird w. Hendricks and her two little
sons, Robert and Laird.i Jr.. of New
Haven, Conn. have arrived lin Ocala
to join Mr. Alfred for stay of some
weeks
Miss Daisy Bell made business
trip. to ocala Wednesday. size will
leave soon for Jacksonville. where
she viii spend some time. visiting
relatives and friends Williston
Items in Times Union.
1913
Mr. and Mrs. R. v. Oft and baby Of
Gainesville, are new residents for
Ocala They will occupy the S. r.
Whalev residence on Ocklawaha ave,
formerly occupied by the Newman
family. Mr. OFT is with the Loncola
Phosphate company. Mrs. OFT before
her marriage was Miss Eloisa Robin.
son, OF Orlando and has visited in
Ocala number of times as the guest
of Miss Susie Lou Ellis. Her Ocala
friends are delighted to welcome her
and her husband and baby as resi-.
dents.