The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-04-23
Lawn Fets Very Successful

Lawn Fete Very Successful
The Lawn Fete given on Tuesday
night by the members of the Episcopal
church, on the grounds back Of the
Ocala House, were in every way a
huge success. The crowd began to
arrive early in the afternoon, and.
were so well pleased that they stayed
until late in the evening. The grounds
!. looked like miniature Coney Island,
. with the many small etnts and the
different spielers. There were all
sorts of attractions, for both yonug
4 pretty paper dresses of bright colors,
were kept quite busy selling flowers,
others were selling pop corn balls,
! and they looked so sweet and dainty
that you just had to purchase. The
candy. ice cream and apron booths
were all kept busy and early in the
evening had to close up on account
of selling out.
The trained pig seemed to be one
of the~ most interesting and amusing
of the various attractions and he was
: kept busy performing for the crowds
until he got too tired and his owner
: had to take him home and pet and
soothe him.
Mrs. S. II. Sistrunk ana Miss Annie
Davis. both dressed as foutune tellers
were kept busy reading the future
A most denclous supper consisting
of chicken and potato salad, ham,
onions, baked beans, sandwiches.
donoughts and strawberry short cake,
was served cafeteria style.
In the vaudeville show, which took
place in the Ocala. House parlor, Mrs
4 S. J. Manley, who directed it, again
scored for herself much praise. It
was splendid program and eahc per-
former is due special mention for the
splendid manner in which they acted
The crowds were so large that they
were forced to give four instead Of
three performances as they had adver-
tised
Mrs. T. B.. Barnes, dressed as a
little boy took the house by storm.
with her character songs and Dances
and was called back numbers of times.
Especial mention must also be given
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danced, and also to Misses CalIie
n Gissendaner and Louise Spencer. who
gave very pretty fancy dances. The
program consisted of songs by Mr..
Lester Lucus, Mrs. Jean Connley, Miss
Pearl Faucett. A duet by Mrs. H. M.
Hampton and Mrs. McCarI, and quar-
tet by Messrs. Frank Gates, Robert
Blake, Mrs. Connley and Mrs. McCarl.
Ocala has some very splendid talent
and they are ever ready to perform
for the public
From everyone we could hear
J "wasn'tit just splendid or sit was 4
first class show" Too much praise
cannot be given to Mrs. Marley for
the manner in which she "puts in her
entertainments"
The Lawn Fete in evey way was
la most Qualifying success and the
money realized viii be used as nest
egg for the parish house fund
| $50
Miss Frances TarYer who went 20
Jacksonville last week to undergo All
operation at Or. Rogers sanita1ium,
has returned home. Miss Tarver
spent week with Mrs. Fl. T. Lattner.
while in Jacksonville.
Mrs. j. E. Chace went up to jack
sonville Saturday afternoon, and on
. Monday afternoon had her tonsils ta-
ken out. She is. getting along nicely,
but expects to remain at the hospital
for few days. Mrs. Chace was ac-
companied by her cousin, Dr. Betty
Dyer, Of Chicago, who will return to
her home from Jacksonville.
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Mrs Frank T. Wilson and children
are visiting Mrs. Wilson's p.fents, Mr..
and Ms. E. o. Brown. in Tallahassee.
Mr.. Wilson accompanied his family
to Tallahassee, but has now returned
to Ocala.
]. Welsh Dewey. former clerk OF
: the Hotel Aragon, and one of the most
popular hotel men in the state. is a
guest at the Aragon. Mr.. Dewey is
now with big wholesale house in
Chicago, and covers this territory He
is receiving cordial welcome from
hosts of friends in Jacksonville
Jacksonville Metropolis.