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fftllUY, DECEMBER 29, 1921 MRS. HARVEY CLARK. Ed. Residence Phone No. 475 Office Rhone No.l CHRISTMAS SEASON IN OCALA A CAY ANO HAPPY ONE Isn't It a wonderful thing that grown up* real y are but children at heart ' And is there anything that draws out th-ir childish spirit more thsß Christmas? Christmas day this year In Ocala was absolutely perfect ns to ‘the weather, and a* far as we have been able t.. m Nlsia it wan a beautiful aad bb**‘*d day In almost every home throughout the city and the county. There were many guests, college! bi)r* sad girls at home, family | tn- -tn .s tf i, public rtces nad j Christina* parties, a I combining to I mak the Christmas season a raeru* j orable and happy one. Mr and Mrs- R. T. Blrdsey and j •hildten are th > guess of Mrs. Bird sey’s mother and aunt. Mrs. Ford and Miss Htotesbury. Mrs. Carmack and daughter of At lanta are the guests of Mrs. Car mnrk's sister. Mrs. Harry Borland. Hi aad Mm. R. L Scott and two little daughters. Kathleen and Alice. f Birmingham, are the guests of Dr firott's parents, and will remain dur ing January • Mrs. Fred Newbern and her three touagest sons are down from Jack ■ogvllle spending the holidays with bur parent*. Hr and .Mrs. C. Y. Mil lar Mr and Mrs. Walker of Barnwell, ** C, ate the guests of their daugh ter. Mrs L P. Wilson. Mr aad Mrs- Frink and baby aad Mi* Frances Mclver are the guests o f Mr. U. Iv Mclver. Mr and Mrs. John Freer have as their gitfx** their brother end sister, Mr bed Mrs Minter, and their daugh ter. Martha, of Cossack. Ga. Mr Asher Frank of Tampa wa3 the gue*t of his sister. Mrs. Max Is rseteon dr nod Mrs Ale* Woods and baby of Tetrpa and Mr. and .Mrs- Charles j Woods of Oriando were the gues*s of j their parents for Christmas. ,! Mtws Chita Kendrick of Anthony was the guest of her aunt. Mrs. Fj| A. How*#, for Christmas day Mr W V Ifewsom of Jacksonville and Mr George Newsom of Orlando • neat Christmas at home with their ! mother Myer and another teacher at j the Cathedral School # at Orlando spent < irUtntas day in Ocala, guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Adams Mr aad Mrs Dudley Spain and lit tle son of Columbus, Ga.. are the guests of Mrs. Hnstn's parents. Mr. *nd Mrs. *. R Whaley. They will eave for their home on New Year’s after niton Mr and Mrs. Phillip G. Murphy >tnm up from j4*tupu and were the g <**•*4 of friends for Christmas day. Viihs Olivia Stap es of Roanoke, Vi. aad Miss Catherine Bivins of Clearwater are the guests of Miss Ktobe Henry Mr Bam Hit kle was down from j,* ksoavllie to spend Christmas with bia parents, and Mr. John Batts, another former Ocalu boy. came up from Miami for Christmas. Mr and Mra. O. F. Armstrong and daughter of Havannah. and Mr. and Mrs K F Fitch and children of Jack gonvllle, have spent the Christmas week with their Ocala relatives. In their honor Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Camp enteratined at a family Christ mas dinner Monday, their guests in ■•>' members of the fami’y. twenty four la number, all of the members of the raml y being at this reunion with the exception of Mr r C t amp's wife and two children, who are (till In Europe. Mr and Mrs. J. K. Walker have as their guests Mr. Walker's mother and two sisters freni Virginia. Mr and Mrs. Jtmes Pooser aad three children of Charleston. S. C.. were Christmas guests of Mr Poos •Fs mother and brothers In Ocala. Mr and Mrs. H. Chirk came up from la* He Weir and spent Christmas dar with Ihelr daughter. Mrs. E. C. Vr. and Mrs. E U Rivers and baby of Tal ahassee are the guests of Mrs. Rivers' parents, Mr- and Mrs. "lIT and Mr.. F. Drake hare a. their .*-... Mr., Drake'. .1,.- Mra. ,r,.h Of N* erray. *“ dher, ’;° util. .ph.w. Thorn., .nd Eret ""Jr"!,. Mr. Harry and little aon Jaekaonrllle are the guests 1 Mr*. Ilarry e eleter. Mra. C. C. Be* "Sr a.d Mra. F. O. ft We.Ue^ad ■ their (Utdt their son. “‘" ..' family of Deeeburc and .later. Pfeiffer, of Jacksonville. Mr and Mre J. O. Perkins had ERSO NA L WEDDINGS B • R T H S ARRI VA L S LPC AL S CHURCH their guests tor Christmas their brotaer and sister. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Riggs, of Jacksonville. Dr. James E. Chace ot Jackson ' e spent Christmas with his two sons. Dr. J. E. Chace and Dr. Henry Chace. Miss Hovermale of Tallahassee is t e guest of Miss Marguerite Ed wards. Col. and Mrs. Raiford Simmons were down from their Georgia home to spend Christmas with their son ami daughter. Mr. Paul Simmons and Mrs. L- E. Futch and their families. 1 Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Brown, of Ohio, are the guests of their daugh ter. Mrs}, C. L. Collins and will prob ably remain in the city all winter. Mr. Pat Oi'len was home from Gainesville for Christmas day at the home of his mother. Mrs. Mary Gil len. Dr. Thomas C. Thompson, of Jack sonville spent Christmas with his mother, this being his first Christmas ! at his boyhood home in a number of years- Mr. and Mrs. Meyer, of Sayannah, Ga., were the Christmas guests of Mrs. Meyer’s sister, Mrs. J. Malever and family. - Mrs. Clarence Phillips and pretty | little daughter, of Jacksonville are ! the guests of Mrs. Phillips' sister. Mrs. George L. Taylor- Dr. and Mrs. Sylvan McE'roy and son, of Orlando were the guests Christmas of Mr- John Dozier and Dr. and Mrs. H. C. Dozier. Miss Catherine Livingston is home j from Sarasota for the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Marsh and ; baby of Atlanta are the guests of the ] former's mother for the holidays. Mrs- T. E. Bridges has as her ! guests for a portion of the holidays the following attractive bevy of young I iadies: Misses Harriett and Sara Lucius and Lottie May Melnnis, of South Carolina and Misses Evelyn Hill aad Margaret McLin of Orlando, j Mr. Charles McLin of Orlando is also a member of this jolly party. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Walters and their small son spent Christmas Eve and Christmas day with Mr. J. A. Whiten* and Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Armour and family. Joining them for dinner on Christmas day were Dr. and Mra, Harry Walters, completing this family party- Mr. and Mr3. L. W- Duval have as their guests, Mrs. Duval’s father and his sister, Mr. Stiles McDougal and Mrs. Margaret Williams, of Elizabeth town, Ky. They will be in Ocala and Leesburg all winter. Dr. and Mrs. H. C. Nichols have as their guests Dr. Nichol’s parents, who arrived in Ocala Christmas Ere from their Ohio home m m Mrs- Koonce Entertains At Auction The first of the holiday parties was the beautiful auction bridge party that Mrs. J. B. Koonce gave last Fri day afternoon/ Her party was a special compliment to Miss Nina dfonp and Miss Agnes Burford, both dLnhom were graduated from eol legt last summer, and to Miss Eliz abeth Hooker, who is home from the Rando ph-Macon Woman’s College for the Christmas holidays. Mrs. Koonce’s invitation list includ ed principally her younger friends and several of her older friends. In vited to play auction with these three attractive young girls were the following: Mrs. Clarence Camp, Mrs. Mamie Hall, Mrs. N. P- Davis, Mrs. Christian Ax, Mrs. R L. Anderson, Mrs. Georgs 'Armstrong, Mrs. T. P. Drake. Mrs. R. L. Anderson, Jr., Mrs. Edmund Martin, Mrs- W. M. Palmer, Mrs. Albert Harriss, Mrs. Charles Lloyd, Mrs. Jack Camp, Misses Mar garet Eagleton, Stella Camp, Nettie and Carßa Camp, Eloise Henry, Oliv ia Staples, Adele Bittinger, Margue | rite Edwards, Pearl Ray and Ethel and Elizabeth Horne. An invitation to one of Mrs. Koonce’s parties always carries, with it an assurance of a very dainty af fair and one that always gives a great deal of pleasure to her guests. Assisting her last Friday in making this party a thorough success were Mrs. R. A. Burford and Mrs. Clarence Camp, and serving punch in the early afternoon were Misses Stella and Ca rita Camp. After the games of auction were over Mrs. Koonce’s guests enjoyed a delicious supper served on the card tables, and the prize for high score Was presented to Mrs. AX, and to each of the honor guests Mrs. Koonce gave an attractive souvenir of their own special party • * * Mrs- Albert Harriss has gone to ja^kfcOß^l l6 t 0 spend two' weeks with' her parents, who are visiting relatives in that city. The Eight O’clock Dancing Club Gives Christmas Ball The Christmas ba’l given yearly by j the Eight O’clock Dancing Club is • always one of the leading social . events of the holiday season in Ocala- 1 and their ball this year on Christmas i night was a wonderfully enjoyable j affair and was attended by a large number of the dancing set. Besides ; the club members there were a large j number of college boys and girls and > out of town visitors present to en- '■ joy the delights of ‘the evening. The dance was begun with a march j at 8:15 .o’c’ock led by Mr. and Mrs. j R. L. Anderson, Jr., assisted by Mr. and Mrs. Patker Painter, introducing j some very pretty figures. Following the march a program dance of fourteen numbers and sev eral extras were danced. The music was furnished by the ! University of Florida orchestra and ! it was the most heel tickling, rollick- j ing music and when now and again ! the musicians broke into impromptu i song, it lent to the dancing a de i- j cious lilt that quickened the swing of the lithe dancers. The ball ended j promptly at one o’clock. Some very charming costumes were | worn by both maids and matrons at this ball- Miss Lucy Armstrong, of Savannah, was girlishly attractive in lavender chiffon and silver ’ace. The Misses Grumbles, of Dunnel lou, wore pretty dancing frocks of pink and blue and Miss Clara Kibler j was handsomely gowned in majenta velvet. 8 Miss Staples, of Roanoke, Va., wore black lace over gold cloth and her hostess, Miss Henry wore a draped model of cerise satin with silver trim- j raings. I Miss Mary Burford wore a beautiful dancing frock of gold iace and Miss j Agnes Burford wore a lovely gown of rose satin and tulle embroidered in silver. Mrs. Jack Camp was lovely in a gown of pink and silver and her guest, Mrs. G. F. Armstrong, of Sa vannah. was handsomely gowned in majenta satin and silver lace. | Mrs. E. F. Fitch, of Jacksonville wore a black net and lace gown and ! Mrs. Charles Lloyd, of Jacksonville, | wore white tulle embroidered in sil ! ver- Mrs- A. O. Harriss’ pretty gown was jof yellow chiffon embroidered in j | silver. Mrs. Allison Wartmann was j ! unusually attractive ia a stunning j ! gown of pale green and silver and j ! Mrs. M. vV. Lloyd wore silver lace j i over silver cloth. * * * The Municipal Christmas Tree A Big Success Christmas trees held a very large | | part iu the hifppiness of the holiday | ! season, the biggest tree of course be | ing the annual municipal tree on the I civic center lot last Saturday night, I given under the auspices of the Wo- j ■ man's Club- • J ] The tree was a magnificent- pine, ! j brought in from the nearby forest, j It was beautifully decorated with ! many kinds of Christmas ornaments, ‘ and red, white and blue lights, and at the utmost top was the “Star of Beth lehem” surrounded by colored lights. On the stroke of seven the lights were all turned on and shortly after wards the program began. The J. A. Coburn band gave a few splendid pieces. This company had a date in our city for this night, and it gave them great pleasure to add to the pleasure of the occasion by playing. I A number of selections were also | given by the Ocala School Band. This [band is composed of a number of the ; school children, led by Mrs. B. G. Cole. A few Christmas carols were sung by the „ audience, and after the pro gram was over an auto horn was heard in the distance, and upon in vestigation it was soon discovered that good old “Saint Nick” had ar j rived with his pack full and running j j over. Each child present was given j a Christmas box filled with caady, nuts, etc-, and they were given ap ples and oranges- So bountifully j had everyone contributed that no one was overlooked. Other Christmas trees included the 1 ! one at the Industrial Home for the girls there; the Methodist primary Sunday school tree last Saturday aft ernoon, at which a pretty program was rendered; the Presbyterian tree Friday night at the Presbyterian church; the Christian Sunday school tree on Christmas eve and the Bap tist tree and annual Christmas pro gram last Sunday morning. Each class in this school, as has been their habit for many years, gave gifts, frnit9, candies, etc., to some of our worthy char ities, thereby being made THE OCALA BANNER Victory Notes And 1918 War Saving Stamps. Victory Notes Series A to F inclusive are called for redemption December 15, 1922, after which date interest ceases. 1918 War Savings Stamps are payable January 2nd. 1923. To avoid congestion and delay-the above should be surrendered as early as possible. T his bank will receipt for and make collections for above without charge. Ocala National Bank happy by the beautiful feeing that' “it is more blessed to give than to J receive.” Last night at the rectory the [ members of Grace Episcopal Sunday j school held their annual Christmas; tree and frolic, and had a very happy j and merry evening. • mm Miss Henry Gives Holiday Tea The H- W.* Henry heme on Ok’a- i waha avenue was a love'y island of light and color Wednesday afternoon from four to six o’clock when the older daughter of the home, Miss El oise Henry, gave a small tea for her two attractive guests. Miss Olivia Staples of Roanoke. Va-, and Miss * 1 Elizabeth Bivins of Clearwater. A welcome change from the cus tomary card parties was this delight ful little tea, and the presence of a number of the young men added to the piquancy of the affair. The house was most attractive in its holiday attire of holly, poincet tias and other Christmas flowers, and the hostess and honor guests receiv ed their callers most informally and there was no formality nor stiffness to mar a most pleasant two hours. In the dining room tea, cakes, fruit, nuts, etc., were served. Miss Agnes Burford pouring the tea and others of the guests assisting in passing the refreshments. * * • Mrs. Tompkins Entertains Her Sunday School Class La3t Friday night Mrs.* D. W. Tompkins entertained the members of her Sunday school class, her daughter, Miss Irene Tompkins, and a few of the latter’s friends at a nov el and delightful party. They met at the Tompkins home and then in cars did hie themselves to the woods fer* a picnic. The air was most crisp and delicious ia the woods and a big fire was built and weinies roasted and coffee boiled, which with rol’s, 4 sandwiches and other accompani ments proved thoroughly delightful. • * • Script Dance at the Woman’s Club At the Woman’s Club Tuesday night there v.*as a host of young girls and a bunch of young fellows, who were not too tired from the Christmas dance the night who demonstrated that the lure of the dance is very strong. For sev- hours they danced with unabat ed enjoyment, splendid music being played by “The Strollers” orchestra m m m Mrs. Neil Allred, of Washington, is spending a few days at Summerfield, the guest of her girlhood friend, Mrs. Nathan Mayo. Mrs. Allred was for merly Miss Nelie Hubbard and Mrs. Mayo was Miss Nora Newson, of this city. This is Mrs. Allred’s first visit here in many years and she is renew ing many pleasant acquaintances here. * * * Mra. W. Hickman Chambers and daughter, Jane, spent Christmas with Jacksonville relatives. * • • Miss Mary Burford returned home on Christmas eve from Brimingham, \ Ala., where she spent several weeks ! with her sister-in- l aw, Mrs. R. A. Burford, Jr. m • m Mr. and Mrs. Guy Miller spent Christmas day at Fairfield with Mr. Miller’s parents. • * * Mr- aad Mrs. Whitfield M. Palmer spent Christmas at Clearwater, the guests of Mr. Palmer’s mother, Mrs. Julia Palmer. * • • Mr. Robert Riddle, popular resi dent of Ocala, was a cailer in Orlan do Friday, combining business with pleasure.—Orlando Reporter-Star. • ♦ • Mr- and Mrs. Albert Roberts have had as their guests this week at their home on Meridian Heights their cousins, Mrs. Nellie Hubbard Allred of Washington, D. C.. and Mrs. ! B?rtha Hayes Crenshaw of Sheffield, | Ala. Mrs- Crenshaw left Thursday j and Mrs. Allred Saturday, to visit ! ocher relatives and friends in south | Florida. Mrs. Crenshaw being a for : mer resident of Tampa, and Mrs. All ; red a former resident of Oca’.a.—Tal i lahassee Democrat. Mrs. Allred’s ■ many Ocala friends hope she will vis it in Ocala before returning to Wash -1 ington. m * • Mr. Bernard Koonce has returned co his home in Oca'a after spending several days in Ocala- —Tampa Trib une. Mr. Koonce spent Christmas with his grandmother and his moth- ier • m • Mr. W. K. Zewadski of Ocala, Mr and Mrs. Clarence Zewadski of De troit, Mich., and Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Zewadski of Miami are the Christ- 1 i mas guests of Mr. and Mrs. W .K. ! ! Zewadski, Jr., at their home on Sec j ond avenue.—Tampa Tribune. • • • ! Little John Frederick Lyon, four* j months-old son of Mr- and Mrs. Fred I C. Lyon, 303 West Park avenue, is 1 enjoying his first Christmas activities 1 and on Wednesday evening his pa* ! rents entertained a few of their I friends with a merry party. The : house was gaily decorated in the col | ors of red and green, and pretty bells were suspended about in the various rooms. The Christmas tree contain ed gifts and favors of paper hats which were distributed-—Tampa Tri i bune. Mrs. Lyon was formerly Miss Marguerite Moore of this city. Among ; the older guests at her party were Mr. and Mrs. Harry Leavengood, also former Ocala residents. • • • Mrs- William Hocker and daugh ters, Misses Elizabeth and Margaret •Hocker, left Wednesday afternoon for Leesburg to spend a couple of days with Mrs. E. H. Mote, aad from there they will go to Tampa today for a sho;t visit with Mrs. W. 11. j Jackson. * * • Mr. and Mrs. Phil Robinson and ( little son of Inverness spent Christ-, mas day in Ocala the guests of Mr. and Mrs. George K Robinson and family. • • * The many friends or Mrs. Ethel Mills-Price will regret to learn that she is suffering with a broken arrn. , sustained last Friday night by a fall from a step-ladder. . • • Dr. Carl Lytle of West Palm Beach and his friend, Mr. Horace Loomis, also of West Pa’m Beach, spent the Christmas holidays with relatives at East Lake Weir, and were among the out-of-town guests at the Christ mas dance in Ocala. • • • Mrs. Annie Martin and her daugh ter, Mrs. Jack Walker, have arrived from Greenville, S. C., to spend the | winter at Mrs. Martin’s cottage at /East Lu’te Weir. They were visitors |in Ocala during the week. • • • Miss Dorothy Driver of Citra, who attends business college in Tampa, spenc the Christmas holidays at home with her parents • • 9 Mrs- Jennie Moody, widow of the late Vincent Moody of this city, died in New York City on December 25. as the result of an attack of pueu monia. Her body was sent to her girlhood home at Orlando, where the funeral was held. Mrs. Moody dur* i ing the life time of her husband fin . | iced in Ocala a number of times and j friends here of the Moody family re i j gret to learn of her death. • • • Mrs. Ailen W. Bridges aad son. i | George D., and mother, Mrs. James : j L. Ford, and guest. Miss Annie Ford ; jof Martinsville, Va., will go to Mica- I • nopy tomorrow to spend the , lead with Mr. and Mrs. E. A- Hickson NOTICI All Social Itsms Must Re In By Noon Thursdays They will motor to Ocala for a afcnrt visit with relatives and take in U • beauties of Silver Springs before r turning. Mr. Bridges will join tbe* for Sunday.—Gainesville Run ... s • s The Tag Girls Give Their Annual Ball T. A G- spe’ls a good time ands splendid success for everything aa lertuk-n by the girls composing this club and their dreams of th* yes “<ame true” last night when thev and their guests danced for several hours at the Womans Club. Never have they given a more beautiful dance, and it was quits the inrges' and most elaborate of the holiday f** tivitles. ‘The club house waa most charm ing in IU decora Pont* of purple and white, the T. A. G. colors, and hast growing ferns and flower*, shaded lights and the girls themselves in their lovely varl-colored party frocks looking like a beautiful aad fragrant bouquet of rosea, all com biued to make the scene n very fen leidoscopic and entrancing one Receiving the guests, several hue dred in number, were the TAG girls, and during the evening they were assisted by their mothers and a number of older friends la nerving a delicious refreshment course and in other ways. The dance began at nine o'ctnrli with g. inarch, led by Mies Jena He Hon dancing frith Mr. Ralph < uiteu after which a program dance was on joyed until one o'clock During tie evening several pretty feature danr es were introduced • Miss Sarah DeHon was etqnlelte in a gown of lilac tulle embroidered u crystal beads of the same taler, and her sister, Miss Jew DeHon. was extremely pretty in n pole roe* ehtf fon frock. Miss Cornelia Hosier and Mian Lest reen spencer were gowned In frocks alike, the former in pink and the Int ter in rose silk, aad the blonde prettl tiens of the one enhanced tbs bru nette prettiaeas of the otb**r. Miss Sidney Cullen in white thff f m was too sweet for oortla. and Misses Christine Close and CRlhan Saxton In black net. lace and chiffon party dresses, were a stftk*ne <*oo trast to her. Miss Elisabeth Horn# were a band some gown of sliver chub and bar sister. Miss Ethel Horne, was na da in * y amt sweet as eeoid he tn a frock of (old and row metal cloth ess Miss Frances Mclver spent n couple tif days durian the sreeh slit friends in Gainesville. s • s The O. H. H. basket ball girls were again th# winners In their game on last Friday afternoon, when they played the crack girls team Irons lOrenburg. The game was a sonppr one from start to flnish. each gu*t 1 p ay ing their part In a 'mar'* tnshtnn. The Anal score wee 91 to t. As seen as the girls gum* was ever the beys | played th# bo> s’ team frees 14 Ultatee They were beaten hut put up a spleo did tight. 1• • • Miss Noel*ah Btaak*a*htp spent j the Christmas holidays • ith trtends ! and relatives la Gainesville and Keo | berry. e e e Mr. and Mra Grover Mi Mullen and j their two children. Irene and Walton ! spent the Christmas holidays la Clear ! water the guests of re at Ives ess Mr. Harvey Clark #n(i to leave th* 1 first of next week for e has tease j trip to New York s s s Mrs. J. H. Tkerrell had the pleasure of entertaining during the hoiida>s her sister, Mias Annie Mtcbsai, at North Carolina- This In Ml*e Michael a second visit to Ocala and the fvteade she mads on her former visit ween > dvURMed to see her sssin I* . *r *i? PAGE SEVEN