The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-11-16
OCALA LADY'S ADDRESS
Mrs. William Hooker WOrthily Repre-
scented Her City Before the Fed
Grafton of WOman's Clubs

In Jacksonville, Monday, Mrs. Will
lam Hooker of Ocala, in response to
the address of welcome by Mrs. Will
lam B. Younge of Jacksonville to the
State Federation of Women's Clubs,
said:
Were 1 representing an individual
club. we're 1 representing many clubs
standing alone, in perfect truth,
would be compelled to say we are not
worthy of such glowing tribute, you
flatter US, and though we like it, we
know it's flattery.
Representing the F. F. w. c., an
organization of much power and in
fiuence in our own state and branch
of the National F. w. c., with it's MEM
bership of 10000 of the thinking wo-
men of the country-it would ill be-
come me to say the homage and praise
you offer are not well bestowed, and it
remains now for those of us here as
sembled to prove so loyal to our alleg-
lance and the faith that is within us,
that we may in some measure Justify
your cordial reception Of US.
tWomans work has only begun. 1t
will go on and on until it's effect is felt
| in a new order of things. 1t is real
| issue. While man was parleying over
the problems of peace and war and
building machines to carry him under
| the water and over the clouds, woman
quietly entered almost every field Of
human endeavor. She plans to build
world as beautiful as she has the
| spiritual activity to make it. With
this in view she carefully considers the
| health and education of her children.
| She embellishes and makes comforta-
BILE whatever space she calls home. she
adorns the market place with he
| wares, she goes into the narrow habi-
| tations Of the poor to labor for their
we'll being-she enters the halls Of the
| lawmakers to plead for honor and
justice. Not all women are interest
| ed in general humanity-not all men
are statesmen. There will always be
| in every community women who go
abroad constantly to proclaim and
demonstrate their belief that woman's
"sphere is in the home" nor realizing
| the fact that in the modern economy
of things home making and home keep
| ing must necessarily extend beyond
| the four walls-that civic and social
| conditions so nearly effect the home
| of today that woman dare not refuse
| her share in them.
Through our women's clubs she
does her best work-and though often
the subject Of much criticism and sar-
casm and misunderstanding, our clubs
are increasing in number. in size, and
in influence. and united In our great
state and national federation are forces
| that must be reckoned with.
| Last year ii was my pleasure, as
president of the Womans Club OF
Ocala, to welcome the federation at its
annual convention. Perhaps for that
reason my response TO your eloquent
| and gracious greetings is with espe-
cia1 appreciation-and for my fellow
! delegates and the federation at large
| ITO our hostess club, with her mag
nifcent membership, and the envfabls
reputation for doing things, to the
board of trade, whose activity and
| progressiveness are second to none in
| the South. to the city Of Jacksonville
| our metropolis, the pride Of all Flor
! ida we extend our heartfelt thanks"