The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-02-11

| ing centered with big silver basket
OF pink roses, plum blossoms and
ferns and all about the rooms were
vases of the same lovely roses and
terms.
During the first hour Mrs. A. E.
Gerig sat a THE table and. poured the
coffee. She was relieved by Mrs.
Creason the second hour and Mrs. r.
r. Hooker the third hour. Ice cream,
coffee, cake, sailed nuts and minis
were served by Misses Elizabeth Muir
ray, Mea Dozier and Emmie Miller
Halle, Annie MacKay and Helen New
som.
The Davis orchestra from the rear
hall played all during the afternoon.
their music blending prettily with the
chatter of the more than one hundred
ladies' who called during the after
noon.
1t is not only children who enjoy
birthday parties because even grown
ups viii have birthdays every year in
splits of all they can do, and OCCASION
ally they are given prominence and
a real festal day made of the occa-
sion as was the case in the last birth
day of Mr. j. r. Phillips, which was
on February 7th Mrs. Phillips plan
ned this party for her husband with
out telling him anything about it and
it proved very happy surprise for
him. She asked in his best friends
for supper and the balance Of the
evening was very greatly enjoyed By
Mr. Phillips and the other gentlemen
OF the party.
Mrs. Phillips was assisted in serv-
ing supper by her daughter-in-law,
Mrs Sam Phillips, and BY Mrs. C. w.
White and Miss Caroline White.
Another large afternoon party of
the week was the reception at which
Mrs. G. S. Scott and her daughter,
Mrs. John H Taylor. entertained their
friends Wednesday afternoon in COM
rliment to their guests, Mrs. Dewitt
G. Blew of New Jersey and Miss Mar
garet Hallman of Atlanta. Mrs. Scott
and Mrs. Taylor received their guests
wearing light spring gowns, and the
honor guests were attractively gown
ed, the former wearing white dotted
swiss with trimmings of black lace
and Miss HaIlman wore black lace
over blue georgette. Both wore cor
sage bouquets of pink sweet peas
Assisting in the hall were Mrs. W.
S. Bullock. Miss Mamie Taylor. Mrs.
]. G. Perkins. Miss Mary Mcdowell
and Mrs Leverette Futch
IN the dining room orange ice. lady
fingers and minis were served by
Mrs. H. L. Borland. Mrs. III. A. Water
man and Misses Annie Davis and Ann
Pope EagIeton. assisted by little Mar
tina Taylor The serving table was
exceptionally pretty and was most IA
vorably commented on by all the
guests present In the center of the
table was big basket of calendulae
and at each corner of the table was a
smaller basket of nasturtiums and
maiden hair ferns. and decorating the
chandelier were sprays of maiden
hair fern and a large bow of green
tulle.
In the punch room Mrs. e. L. Car
ney received and serving the punch
were Mrs. George MacKay, Mrs.
Charles Rheinauer and Mrs. L. NJ.
Murray. The punch table was deco
rated in pink SNOW balls, pink sweet
peas and pink camelias, and was most
attractive.
Misses Florence and Dorothy
Brooks Of Lake Weir and their sister.
Mrs. Male. of New York. were out of
town visitors at this pretty party. and
were receiving in one of the rooms
Last night Mrs Scott and Mrs. Tay-
Tor again entertained in compliment
to Mrs. Blew and Miss Mailman, their
guests on this occasion including the
members of the young married set
and the unmarried set.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs E. r. Car
ney entertained few tables at bridge
in compliment also to Mrs. Blew and
Miss Mailman. The visit Of these
two guests at the Scott home is being
made most enjoyable by the friends
Of their hostesses, and a round OF
pleasure has been planned in their
honor.
$3.50
Death of 1ernice Mark Hardy
Mrs. George H. Hardy died Monday
night at her home in Jacksonville att