The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-02-11
TWO PARTIES FOR
VISITORS YESTERDAY


1t Is largely due TO the presence OF
several visitors to the city that many
parties have been given during the
past two weeks. sometimes two and
three day, and all have been care
fully planned and carried out TO the
pleasure of all A number of these
Entertainments have been given in
honor of Mrs. G. S. SCOTS and Mrs
J. III. Taylor's visitors, Mrs. Dewitt
Blew of New Jersey and Miss Mar
garet Mailman of Atlanta, but none
of them have been more enjoyable
than those of yesterday.
Mrs. E. L. Carney's home on Okla
waha avenue was the scene yesterday
afternoon of one of the parties, COM
lplimenting Mrs. Blew and Miss Hall
man. This home was decorated with
spring flowers, narcissus, roses and
Easturtiums greeting the eyes of each
visitor as they entered the front
porch.
Different colored crepe paper was
used to cover the lights in the rooms
adding much to the coZy atmosphere
of the Carney home. The dining room
was especially admired. Besides the
quantities of ferns and other greens
used as background, there was a
profusion of nasturtiums, banked in
different places about the room. The
dining table was covered with hand
made cloth and lastly sprinkled with
nasturtiums and asparagus fern. Ap-
pie cider punch was served here.
Mrs. ]. H. Taylor met the guests at
the front door and introduced them to
the receiving line. which formed in
the alcove of the hall, and those re-
ceiving were Mrs. Carney and the
two honorees, Mrs. Blew and Miss
Mailman. Then Mrs. w. P. Preer in
vited the guests into the dining room
to be refreshed with appetizing punch,
which was served by Mrs. Anna NJ
Holder and Mrs. Charles Rheinauer.
Mrs. Paul Simmons was present to
snow the guests into the drawing
room to meet Mrs. Nellie Liddon of
Jacksonville and receiving with her
was her sister, Mrs. H. A. Waterman.
who invited the guests to be seated in
the parlor until the arrival of all
when hand-painted tally cards were
passed for each guest to find he1
lplace at the six tables placed in the
drawing room and parlor. Auction
was the diversion of the afternoon. Al
the conclusion of the games Mrs. Car.
ney assisted by Misses Mildred Bull.
lock, Nettie Camp and Mrs. John Tay.
lor served refreshments of fruit salad
crackers, sandwiches, strawberry ice
cream and cake.
Mrs. Carney is one of Ocala's mos
bospitable hostesses, and her affairs
no matter how large are always of al
informal nature, and the one yester
day was most pleasant.
The following were the out of tow
guests present: Misses Bessie ant
Winifred Goedecke of New York, Mis-
Kitty Vaughn of Virginia, Mrs. Levi
Sheppard of Chicago, Mrs. Charlie
Lloyd of Jacksonville and Mrs. Nelli
Liddon of Jacksonville.
/ The second entertainment yesterda,
for Mrs. Blew and Miss Mailman too
place last evening at the home of Nh
and Mrs. G. S. Scott, when they, to
gether with their son and daughter-in
law, Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Taylor enter
tained over sixty of their young MAJ
ried and unmarried friends. When ir
vitations are issued from this hom,
the invited guests look forward to a
entertainment that will be origins
and unique and certainly they wen
D not disappointed in last evening
. function, for it proved a most intel
: esting affair.
. Informally the guests were greete
0 upon their arrival by Mr.. and Mr.
. Scott and Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, WI
made sure that every caller met Mr.
. Blew, Miss Mailman and Miss &c
. trude Meyers of Baltimore, a guest ;
y the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Christie
. AK. Receiving with the two your
. ladies were Messrs. w. D. Taylor al
Q J. M. Thomas. and after the CUES
o had received cordial greetings fro
o those in the receiving line, TIT
o strolled thru the rooms of the low
q floor, which were thrown open
. suite, and visited the punch table
Q the rear of the hall, which was pr
q sided over by Mrs. Richard Dodge a
- Mrs. Nellie Liddon.
Flowers of every description a
7 ferns were used to brighten the ROOF
9 and add to the attractiveness of
(: occasion. In the rear of the hs
:. where the punch table was place
s there was a regular garden spot. I
{: Punch table was entirely banked w
:! sweet peas, making a beautiful effe
q There were fifteen card tab
q placed in the different rooms and
q players found their places in the f
s lowing manner: To the ladies We
( handed tally cards from which tn
Z found tables, and the gentlemen We
3 passed different shaped packag
q which they were advised contain
q material for the making of cert;
= articles and each gentleman's ts
5 was designated on his tally card,
q: which he also found his partner. Ma