The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-11-16

said II was supreme honor to well
come than. He said the assemblage
was in safe keeping and II there were
thousands where there were only hum
dreds, the records of the police court
would show blank page.
He said when he was . young man
in New York he took occasion to lis
ten to the educators OF the day. had
heard all the distinguished speakers
Of those times and it had much to do
with his position on the woman's
question and made him feel the CEN
turtles Of the past had been unkind
and unjust to them
He humorously told of a man who
had received terrific fall and had
gone OF into a comatose state. Forty
years later he had another jar and it
restored him to sight and reason and
noted the blank amazement OF the
man when he observed the progress Of
the world in all mechanical devices.
until he saw spread before him the
advancement Of a century. When he
went to sleep there were no women In
the public eye. 1t shocked him to see
her striving for place and equal op-
portunity with man, but has their ef-
forts and their doing sullied. sOiled.
wrinkled or in the faintest way eff
fected her modesty and retiring diff
dence and her noble womanhood. 1t
has exalted, refined and strengthened.
He spoke Of the vision Of the angel.
the loveliest things on earth to human
eye and human sense. the bouquet OF
flowers, the smile of a babe and the
love of a mother. The flower faded
when 1t came to paradise, the smile
Of the baby more enticing. while the
love OF the mother became the essence
Of divinity. He paid woman glow
ing eulogy by referring to famous
painters conception OF woman. He
said that il woman had access to the
ballot the result of the late election in
Florida would have been different.
These are not Editor Harris exact
| words. but give the sense OF his ad-
| mirable address, which he read from
manuscript
Mrs. J. Stanley Frederick. first vice
| president Of the federation, made a
very happy response. Then came the
| introduction of distinguished visitors.
Mrs. Shackleford could not resist the
welcome Ocala gave them and had a
few words to say ere introducing the
other guests. She said she thought
Tallahassee did herself proud four
years ago in entertaining the fedora
ton. Live Oak came next and out
! did them. Then came Palatka, who
shaded Live Oak and now comes Oca1a
and the beauty and glory Of her well
come has just cast halo over 1t all.
She said 20 years ago she knew Ocala
| well, but how it has improved and
much Of it through woman's effort and
influence
| Mrs Moore Of ST. Louis was intro
duced. who said she brought greet
ings from Is states. where the ex-
ecutive committee met and all had q
loving word for Florida. Mrs. Shackle-
ford then introduced Mrs. Hit OF
/ North Carolina, who spoke delight
fully. She was pleased, she said. with
| the Ocala club. not the cultured club
/ which was all right in its place. but
the world is moved and bettered by
workers. 1t is how to get more inter.
ested in domestic science. etc. 1t was
i workers that was needed.
/ Mrs. d. E. MvIver then played 8
4 solo and the routine work Of the con
vention occupied the morning.
i Bird protection. social purity, H.
brary extension, legislation. civil ser.
vice REFORM, RECIPROCITY, ART, cluO eX'
tension and child labor took up the
afternoon. Remember tonight's ses'
sion. Let everybody come. 1t will b.
i a feast of reason sure.
Ocala's Distinxuished Guests and thei,
1 HOstesses
Mrs. Shackleford. president Of tht
state federation, Jacksonville; Mrs
Phillip N Moore, president Of the ma
ton federation, St. Louis. Mo-, will
Mrs. Jack Camp.
l Mrs. j. Stanley Frederick, vice pres
ident state federation, Miami, will
Mrs. E. Van Hood.
Mrs. Mclaughlin. Mrs. Pickering
Leesburg, with Mrs. ]. D. Robertson.
Mrs. w. H. Bowling, Starke; Mrs. ]
Radford. Live Oak, with Mrs. r. L
Bowling.
Mrs. o. o. Williams, Live Oak; Mis-
Rosa1ie Lerven, Mrs. Eugene Carter
Live Oak, with Mrs. j. H. Spencer.
Mrs. Dawkins, Tallahassee; Mrs A
Leight Munroe, Miami, with Mrs. d. w
; Davis.
Mrs. Morris. Sanford; Mrs. Dickens