The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1894-11-30
THAT NATIONAL EDITORIAL MEETING
The People Can Not See How 0oala
Gould Entertain Them.

Gould Entertain Them.
Tuesday night the brass band in-
duced very respectable audience to
come into the court house to discuss
the advisability Of bidding for the
favor of having the National Edito-
rial association hold their next annual
meeting in Ocala,
Mayor McC'onothy presided and Ed
itor i. j. Brumby served as secretary.
Mayor MeConathy and G. L. Bittin-
ger explained the objects and purposes
of this gathering and its desirability
of the editors holding their session in
Ocala, but the general sentiment was
that neither our hall or hotel accom-
modations, though good, were such as
would not enable us to entertain 900 to
500 guests to our credit and their salts
faction, so reluctantly the invitation
was not extended, for what Oeala does
she always tries to do well.
TURNED INTO SCHOOL MEETING.
The subject of inviting the National
Editorial association having been dis
posed of Mr.. r.. L. Anderson detailed
the condition of our public school
buildings and their incapacity to ac-
commodate our school children. We
had barerly room for 400. Our school
population is almost equally divided
between the two races, and as the col
ored school building was burned over
year ago and they had 10 teach in
their churches last year and had no
school this year SO that salaries of the
teachers might go toward furnishing
building for next year, the situation
demanded the best and wisest efforts
of our people to correct.
What was needed Immediately the
demond vas imperative was an an
mex to accommodate the over-crowded
condition of the white schools and
seat those children who now were de-
MED school privileges. This will cost
81 900
Messrs. r. L. Anderson and w. A.
Weathers went over the ground fully,
and showed how this demand for
money to build the annex could not
be secured under our present city
charter, as no bonds could be issued
until our present city charter was
amended, which would take several
years, before money from that source
could be obtained.
1t was deemed best to make the eff
fort now to raise 81 900 for the annex,
and with that object in view G. H.
Campbell moved an annex building
club be formed which was done, and
the following were made officers: G..
L. BittingeI, president; F. r. Harris,
and ]. G. Porter, vice. presidents; i. J..
Brumby secretary, and Major E. w.
Peabody treasurer.
L. J. Brumby polled those present
and secured $3.50 subscription.
| The president was requested to APP
point a committee of three to make
solicitations for friends to build the
annex, also to call a public school mass
meeting for next Tuesday at the court
house, to give to the people the plain
unvarnished facts in the case and the
urgent demand for this money to meet
the crying demand for more school
room.
Besides the statement of school
trustees, r. L. Anderson and Louis
Fox, short and pertinent speeches will
be made to aid the cause of popular
education
We trust every man, woman and
child in Ocala will be present. II
should be memorable meeting, one
large III numbers and full of enthusi-
asm, one that should demonstrate be-
yond doubt that the great cause OF
popular education is nearest and dear
est to our hearts, and this is the only
way to demonstrate it.