The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-11-18

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CLUBS OF FLORIDA
last night to hear Mr.. Horace J. Nc
Farland Of Pittsburg, Pa. in his lee
ture, "a Crusade Against Ugliness."
The DISTINGUISHED civic reformer held
the closest attention Of his audience
for nearly an hour and a half and his
quiet humor and rapier thrusts at the
Of the human race, with
his beautiful and telling illustrations,
held his audience spellbound. broken
now and then with ripples OF laugh |
ter or applause. as he made some tell |
ing points.
Before the speaker was introduced
Mrs E. II. Mote sang beautifully.
The illustrations showed the strik-
ing contrasts in railroad approaches to
towns and cities and the unsightly and
almost hideous conditions prevailing
ali over the land and then where civic
pride had been aroused and improved
conditions had been made, that created
q veritable revelation in sense and
feeling.
He plainly showed that these i'm
provsmsnts from . purely business
standpoint were money makers to
those who made them. He showed the
wonderful transformations made by
the Pennsylvania Railroad In the
adornnsnt ana identifying Of many of
its stations. creating bowers Of beauty
and attractiveness where previously
existed deformity and raggedness and
q general tumble down and dilapidat-
ed building. with rubbish and filth and
unsightly surroundings.
These scenes and contrasts were IL
Illustrated all over the country. He
spoke Of river fronts In cities and their
unsightly conditions. and then took
Stockholm as contrast that was
truly wonderful. He spoke of Chicago
and It's odorous river; Of school houses
and churches, barren and grim and
then transformed into places of beauty
and attractiveness. Also the play
grounds attached to schools and how
children were made to feel the improv-
ed environments in yards and gardens
Of flowers and bathing pools that be-
came vsritable abodes Of happiness.
eleanliness and Joy to the thousands
who felt its reviving power.
He showed how environments had SO
much to do with creating in the minds
Of the young q civic pride. In this re-
gard. these improvements of home con-
ditions not only made better citizens
Of the young and old. but added to the
material value Of such property.
He had much to say about hideous
signs and dope advertisements or
buildings. fences. bridges. ETC.. and
how public buildings, such as fedora
buildings, libraries, ETC., were be-
smirched and belittled by having then
encompased on all sides by these dis
6gures He showed two illustrations
Of the government building and the
public library at Memphis. Tenn, ar
chitecturally fine. but with unkemp
grounds and bedraggled streets to thei1
approach and surroundings detractet
30 much from the splendid buildings i
belittlsd and almost made them lool
deformed. Then the reverse picture
that showed the improved and beauti
ful grounds that made these structur
% stand out In the light Of improved
environments that added a Thousand
fold to their imposing attractiveness
He spoke Of Paris. to which thousand
and tens Of thousands Of Americans g
yearly because millions have beel
spent in making 1t attractive and beau
tiful and in doing homage to the art
Of man. draws millions of dollars t
its trade people.
He showed streets in Washington
In Buffalo and several New Englan
cities that have been transforme
from unsightly and repulsive surround
ings to things Of beauty and so at
tractive that people visit them for tn
pleasure such lovely conditions Civ
them.
He spoke Of play grounds and rec
reation spots that had been made 8
beautiful and attractive that the
drew thousands to them and becaus
Of the pleasure and Inspiration, in
nocent sports on them, made men an
women. boys and girls better. pure
and nobler persons and established Il
their hearts and minds a cleaner. high
er type Of citizenship.
From every standpoint these i'm
provements paid in compound interes
SO great that their volume could no
be computed in dollars and cents.
He showed how this spirit wa
growing all over the land: that all tina
was necessary was to show men an
women Of means and enlightened com
munities the benefits accruing frol
them and money was at hand to max
better conditions for all to enjoy.
He had q pleasant and commenda
tory word to say about the attractive
ness Of Marion's court house and we
kept yard and the slightly governmer
building and hoped some day the bloc
between would be barred Of building
and add thousand fold to the city
attratciveness and beauty. His tai
and illustrations were truly a revels
ti0n and an inspiration and he in
pressed his audience greatly, and o,
OF Il. with the efforts Of the Woman
Club. great good will come to the tow
and Its people.
Hesaaae Of Yesterdays Work
The nominating committee presen
ed the following names for officers Il
the ensuing year:
For president, Mrs. w. W. Cumm
and Mrs. w. 8. Jennings Of jackson
willie.
For first vice president, Mrs. viii
lam Hooker Of Ocala, Mrs. NJ. E. Raj
dali Of Lawtey.
For second vice president, Mrs. CIR
ham Thompson Of Daytona, Mrs. A.
Brown Of Manatee.
For recording secretary. Mrs. Jno.
Dickens Of Sanford.
For corresponding secretary, MI
Stormont and Mrs. Walter Corbett