The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1909-12-04
BUSINESS MEETING
OF THE WoMANS CLUB

Promptly at o'clock Friday after
noon the Womans Club was called 10
order by the president for its regular
monthly business meeting After the
.secTetary's minutes Of the previous
meeting had been read and approved.
the annual election Of officers took
place. with the following result:
President-Mrs. William Hooker
Vice President-Mrs. Z. II. Mote
End Vice President-Mrs. T. T. Nun
roe.
Recording Secretary-Mrs. c. H.
Lloyd.
Corresponding secretary-Mrs. D.
W. Davis.
TreasuTer-Mrs. D. NJ. Smith.
Auditor-Miss Mary Piatt.
Press RepOrters-Mrs. Lloyd and
Miss Annie Atkinson.
Mrs. Hooker in a few beautifully
chosen sentences thanked the mem
bers for the honor they bestowed upon
her and promised that with the loyal
support Of each club member she
would do her utmost for the advance
ment OF the Ocala club. Several OF
the other officers showed their appre-
citation by making short talks after
which the chairmen or vice chairmen
Of the following committees made their
annual report: Finance, club house,
civics, educational. animal. protection.
forestry and social Each report was
full and comprehensive. The members
realize that many Improvements had
been made along all lines during the
past year. The report Of the treasurer
was read and the club felt very happy
over the fact that twenty dollars was
on hand after all bills. etc. had been
met
Mrs. c. L. Bittinger. who was del
egate to the state convention at Pa
latka. gave a terse description Of ev-
erything which took place there and
her paper which contained humor was
listened To attentively. Mrs. Bittinger
laid emphasis on the cordial hospital
ty rendered the delegation and as the
Ocala club was to be the next hostess
enthusiasm and loyalty must be shown.
She suggested that each club woman's
home be decorated in the federation's
cOlors, green and yellow, during the
convention.
Mrs Mote, who was the presidents
alternate at the convention. laid stress
in her report upon the delay the mem
bers made in answering the questions
asked by the various chairmen over
the state and how much it meant to
them to have the reply made quickly
and accurately. Mrs. Bittinger etend-
ed the invitation to the federation to
meet in Ocala net year and out of the
fourteen votes cast Ocala received
thirteen, only one voting for Lake
City.
Mrs. Duval has interviewed Miss
Agnes Harris dean of the domestic
science department of the Florida Fe-
| male College at Tallahassee, about de-
| livering and illustrating a series of
! lectures on chemistry and the science
of cooking Miss Harris has accepted
and will probably begin her lectures
on the oath of January.
Mrs. Sistrunk, chairman of the state
waterways committee. made her re-
port but as she was unable to attend
the late convention in Jacksonville
Mrs. Moorhead reported upon that
Mrs. r. R. Carroll and Mrs. T. H.
Johnson were the hostesses for the
afternoon. Miss Eugenia Fuller, who
| is a skilled musician, delighted all by
rendering a beautiful piano solo and
Misses Bessie MacKay and Janet
Weathers accompanied by Mrs. D. E.
McIver on the piano. sang sweetly two
solos. which were heartily applauded.
AS there was no further business to
come before the meeting the club adj
| journed to meet again on the fourth
Friday in January.
Annie Atkinson, Reporter.