The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-04-26

cd untll SATURDAY.
naming few minutes were filled with
an enjoyable talk-fest.
A number of the visitors were Ro~
tarians, and they closed up and began
singing some of their songs, leading
among which was,
"Old Ocala amt what she used to be,
"Ain't what she used to be, amt what
she used to be;
"Old Ocala amt what she used to be,
Forty-five years ago.
"Old Ocala amt what she used to be;
"She's a darnsite better now"
Another song given with great eff
feet was the "All-Florida Special" to
the tune of "Till we meet again" Try
it on your piano. The words are:
"Florida, we are ever proud of you,
with your skies of fairest summer
blue,
where the ocean breezes blow,
"That's Gods country, that we know,
where the St. Johns river meets the
sea,
"That's the land of Home Sweet Home
to me.
"All her sons were ever true,
"Florida, our home"
That beauteous bunch of Ocala
girls made the center of attraction
and the only visitors who were not
talking to or looking at them were
those who couldn't get near them.
While not wishing to rebuke any
one of the visitors, we can't help
thinking Giles L. Wilson of the Flor
ida National Bank was just little bit
greedy. After having three posies
pinned on him by three fairies, he
asked an Ocala man to use his inf1u-
ence to obtain for him two or three
more. Then there was another Duval
county cracker, tall, homely person,
named John L. Wilkes of the Jack
sonville Terminal Company, full of
Information" and who had studied
nearly all the hair off his head acquir-
ing it, on whom the girls took lots of
pity, which he appreciated so much
that the Ocalans watched him close
to see that he didn't tuck a girl under
his arm when he climbed aboard the
train, which would have gone off and
left him if some of his fellow citizens
hadn't abducted him.
The train left for Leesburg about
$3.50. its passengers taking with them
the best wishes of Ocala. The party
consisted of the following:
Fl. P. Adair, president Jacksonville
Chamber of Commerce; DR.. E. II.
Armstrong, president Crankless En-
gine Co.; John S. Arnold, president of
Arnold Fruit Co.; Horace c. Avery
general manager Union Terminal
Warehouse Co.; w. E. Arnold, man.
ager Arnold Music Co.; John D. Ba-
ker, vice president Baker & Holmes
Co.; Geo. Fl. Baldwin, vice president
Commodore's Point Terminal Co.; r
L. Blagg, president u S. Trust Co.;
Howard Boss, president Jacksonville
Auto Dealers Association; r. L. Boyd
district manager Southern Bell Tele-
phone Co.; E. W. Browder, superin,
tendent the Texas Co.; Nathan n
Brown, president Bensel-Brown Co.
II. S. Buck, Buck & Buck, real estate
Walter Buckner, assistant genera
manager American Railway Express
IT, M. Burrell, secretary-treasurer Of
Aetna Iron & Steel Co.; Jos. E. Cha
pin, vice president Gonzales & San
chez Co.; J. E. Chace, president Chas.
& Co.; F. B. Childress, manager bone
department, Atlantic National Bank
D. G. Colt, manager Summer Lumbel
Co.; Marcus Conant, mortician; W
P. Corbett, president Rotary Club ant
president Walter P. Corbett & Sons
:. Ellis Crenshaw, president Jackson
/ vile Cracker Works; H L. Dargel
Chicago; William Dickson, manage
: Equitable Life Assurance Society o
: the u. S.; r. FL. Dunwoody, Richard
. son Co., Cincinnati: NJ. L. Fleische
: general manager Putnam Lumbe
E Co.; Florida Times Union; Mario
= Gaines, state editor the Florida Me
!, tropolis; Fl. B. Garrett, H. & W. T
: Drew Co.; J. Fl. Gay, president Dozie
;, & Gay Paint Co.; W. d. Griffint
president Interstate Nurseries; tn
: Grower Stewart Drug Co.; W.
: Hanley, Barnett National Bank; G.