The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-11-27
MISS BELL DISCUSSES
TALLAHASSEE TOPICS

don, Congressman William B. Lamar
and Mrs. Lamar, Adjutant General
and Mrs. Foster, Judge George P. Ra.
ney, Mrs. w. w. GUNNER, of Jack
sonville, Mrs. S. J. Hilburn of Palat-
ka, Mrs. Jefferson b. Browne, Mrs. j.
s. Frederick, of Miami, and many
Others.
The convention has been in session
since Tuesday and will convene Fri
day morning.
Mrs. Adams, president of the State
Federation is a very attractive woman
and presided with much grace over
the convention.
Child Labor.
The State Federation is deeply in
terested in the matter of securing the
passage of some law by the coming
legislature, to regulate child labor in
the state. Last night Mrs. A. o..
Granger, of Albany, Ga, who took a
very active part in the recent child
labor bill in that state, made an inter
esting address upon the subject before
the convention and earnestly urged
the Florida clubwomen to work faith
fully to secure the passage of SINH
lar child labor law.
Florida, perhaps less than most
states. does not suffer to any great
extent from the evils of child labor.
At the last session of the legislature
an effort to pass such law was de-
feated. The movement came from the
southern part of the state where chill
dren work in the cigar factories.
The club women have undertaken
the matter now and there is no doubt
that there will be n strong influence
behind the child labor bill that will
be introduced at the next session of
the Florida legislature.
The election of officers for the state
federation for the ensuing two years
held Thursday afternoon resulted as
follows: President. Mrs. c. w. Ray
nor; first vice-president, Mrs. Thomas
Mitchell Shackleford. Tallahassee;
second vice-president, Mrs. c. J. HUI
Der. Tampa: recording secretary, Mrs.
J. s. Frederick, Miami: corresponding
secretary, Mrs. NJ McNeal. Ormond;
auditor, Mrs. J. l.. Wells: delegate to
general federation, Mrs Kirk Monroe,
Miami
Mrs. Quackenboss There.
Perhaps the most interesting of the
many interesting people who have
been at the capital recently was Mrs.
Grace QuackenbOss, of New York, who
enjoys the rare distinction of being
the only woman who holds the posi-
ton of assistant United States district
attorney. Because of her familiarity
with labor conditions among the immi-
grant laborers, and her recognized
fitness and ability as a lawyer she
has been given charge of all the
peonage cases in the south. She is
a young woman, scarcely thirty, with
a strong attractive face, a slight girl
ish figure, charming voice and man.
ner. absolutely without the slightest
trace of mannishness.
Her mission here was to obtain
from the records in the governors of
fee some information upon the peon-
age cases in this state. She is now
attending the federal court in Pensa-
cola and later will be in Jacksonville
at court
A young lawyer from Jacksonville,
discussing her, said that he certain
, ly intended to be present when she
assisted in the trial of the peonage
cases in Jacksonville. for he wanted
to see some Chesterfieldan treatment
of opposing counsel"
Prominent Tampaites.
! Two interesting men from Tampa
seen at the capital recently were Hon
e. X. Gunby and Hon. Peter o. Knight
! | do not believe | would be contra.
dicted if were to call Mr.. Gunby the
most popular republican in the state
! 1t was he who was named a member
of Governor Broward's personal staff
although he declined the honor Mr.
! Gunby's business here was entirely
professional arguing a case in the SUI
preme court.
Mr.. Knight is always an interesting
figure wherever he goes and some
thing generally happens when he is
! around, but he assured me that his
visit to Tallahassee had no political
significance. He was here in consul
tation with Attorney General Ellis
who had been called upon by the city
+; of Tampa to institute quo warantC
proceedings against the Tampa Elec
trio Company, one of the corporations
/; represented by Mr.. Knight Mr.. Ellis
takes the position that the matter is
entirely local one and does not war
rant the Intervention OF the state. AL
though Mr.. knight has for years beer
one of the dominant factors in Flor
ida politics he speaks rather DISCUS
ltedly of the situation? "There is ali