The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-10-20


Jacksonville, Oct. 20.-One of the
most potent influences working for the
success of the coming Florida Confer
ence of Charities and Correction is the
State Federation of Women's Clubs.
State officers are preparing to send
notices to each of the 43 branches of
the Federation and to the Individual
members of these clubs urging the i'm
portance of the convention and solicit
ing their presence.
The conference is the elimination of
one of the strongest hopes of the Fed
Grafton, and is something for which
the ladies have been working for years.
Through it they expect to be able to
continue a vast program of social and
charitable work. The women's clubs
Of Florida have come to be recognized
factors for good. They have taken up
and pushed to success many movements
that have given Florida the right to
enjoy splendid benefits.
In Jacksonville. the Woman's Club
has recently to its credit the organiza-
ton of the Associated Charities and the
playground movement. The organiza-
ton was one of the strongest hackers
of the Juvenile court law passed at the
last session of the legislature. 1t sup
ported and urged the passage of the
child labor law, which failed of passa ge
through no fault Of theirs,
The work of preparation for the con-
ference is being pressed by the various
committees which have the different
features in charge. Additional experts
in charity and social work have been
invited to fill places on the program
and it is believed that they will accept
An invitation to talk on "Tuberculosis
and Poverty has been sent to Joseph
| c. Logan. secretary of the Associated
Charities in Atlanta, the first branch
organized in the South. Mr.. Logan is
| a member of the executive committee
| of the National Association for Socie-
| ties for Organizing Charities, of which
w F. Gunner of Jacksonville, is vice
| chairman. He will be in Jacksonville
| next week, coming down a member
| of the 1911 Glidden tour. While here
| he is expected to accept the Invitation
| and to give the central organiza tiOl
| the benefit of his vast experience in or
ganizing conference work.
Miss Helen 3. Pendleton. secretar.
of the Associated Charities at Savan
nah, has been invited to speak on 9Th
Homeless Man and the Passing On
| EVIL. MISS 1enQielOn mas 1fidue
| study of the problem of the homeless
man. and has come to be one of tn
| few recognized authorities on the sub
ject. The Associated Charities of Jack
| sonville have aneXchange system b.
| which they keep accurate tab on tn
wanderers who apply for and receiv
aid For instance. it is known in Jack
| sonville today what men applied a
Savannah yesterday for assistance
their names, personal descriptions an
the statements they made Is to tn
| cause for their restitution. In thi
| way many of the professional bum
and imposters are identified and turne'
over to the proper authorities. It i
expected that some sort of similar sys
| tenn for the entire state of Florida viii
| be the outcome of the conference her
| November 1918
Chairman Lloyd appeared before tn
Ministerial Alliance early this week
and laid the plans of the conference
| before the members. Each pledge
personal support and the cooperation
of all the churches in Jacksonville
The alliance will make a substantial
contribution to the expenses of tn
conference, and will send out an ap
peal for support to the pastors of al
Florida churches.
Interest in the conference is show,
by letters received daily by Secretar
V. r. Manning from all parts Of Flor
ida. The meeting will be one of tn
biggest of the kind ever projected Il
Florida according TO present indica
tons.