The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1922-03-03

and brides roses. In the dining room
the soft pretty shades of pink and
green were used and to carry out this
color scheme there were any number
of pink sweet peas and maiden hair
ferns. The table was covered with a
pretty hand made cloth and in the
center was large vase of pink sweet
peas which were arranged with the
green fern leaves making a won
derfully pretty effect.
The two honor guests have visited
in our city before and the friends that
they had already made were glad of
this pleasant way of seeing them
again, and are delighted to know that
they will be here for some time yet.
In Honor of Mrs. Briggs
Mrs. Briggs of Washington, who is
the guest of her brother, Mr.. T. S.
Trantham, and family, has been the
recipient of a number of lovely par
ties since coming to Ocala, but none
have been more enjoyable than was
the one given On Thursday by Mrs E.
L. Carney, who is always a cordial
hostess. Mrs. Carney entertained six
tables of card players and few ad-
ditional friends who do not play cards.
For this party Mrs. Carney had her
home quite prettily decorated the
hall and dining room were in white
and yellow, profusion of the wild
olive, orange blossoms and yellow jas
mine being used In the dining room
refreshing punch was served by Mrs.
Carl Ray and Mrs. Joseph Rowntree,
the punch table being very pretty with
it's appointments of orange blossoms,
which besides being pretty loaned an
exquisite fragrance.
The living room and parlor were
lovely with sweet peas of all shades,
combined with ferns.
Mrs. T. S. Trantham met the guests
at the front door and invited them in;
Mrs. Carney and the honor guest re-
ceived in the alcove in the front hall.
In here Mrs. Holder and Mrs. Koonce
introduced the guests to the hostess
and guest of honor. Others who as
sisted Mrs Carney in making this
party the success it was were Mrs. C.
Rheinauer, Mrs. L. A. Shepherd, and
Mrs. Maude Horne, who helped in va
rious ways. 9t
A couple of rounds of auction were
enjoyed when Mrs. Carney served a
fruit salad, waters and cream and two
kinds of delicious cake.
The honor guest was presented a
huge corsage bouquet of orange bios
SONS which are greatly priced, as she
had never before seen the sweet fow-
ers.
The guests left late in the afternoon
afte- having spent a most enjoyable
time together.
Mrs. Ida Mathews, after couple
weeks spent very pleasantly in Ocala
with her daughter, Mrs. N. t. Mitchell
has returned to her home in Albany,
Ga.
Mr.. J. c. Jackson, of Miami, spent
few days in Ocala during the week
as the guest of his daughters, Mrs.
Dick Stroud, and Miss Margaret Jack
son, and while here he was kept busy
seeing his former friends as he for
merly lived here.
Mrs. Saba Davidson, of Atlanta is
in Ocala the guest of her relatives,
Mrs. M. D. Julian, and Mrs. Allie Van
Davis, at their apartment on Ockla-
waha avenue.
Mr.. Harvey Clark was business
visitor to Jacksonville on Tuesday of
this week
Ocala was visited on Sunday by a
train load of Mennonites, who are
travelling in their private car seeing
Florida. They all took the bus to the
Springs on Monday morning, and like
every one else who sees these wonder
full waters, were carried away with
their beauties.
Mr.. Dempsey Mayo, who has for a
couple of months been connected with
Mr. Ards WATERWAYS large store, is
now with Mr. Carl Rose.
Miss Lydia Dozier is now making
her home with her brother, Mr.. John
Dozier. at his home on Ocklawaha
avenue.
Mr.. Howard Clark, who has been
quite sick for the past week, left on
Sunday for short visit in Jackson
vile with his brother, Mr.. Arthur
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