The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-01-19
ANNUAL REPORT OF JUNIOR
CIVIC LEAGUE-1911


Woman's Club:
So long has it been since a report
has been given from the Junior Civic
League that / fear you will expect
greater things than is theirs to give
you. Yet it is a pleasure to report
for them that they are wide awake
20 the full meaning of their organiza-
ton.
They have recently held meeting
end elected their officers for the year
1912 as follows: Mable Meffert, pres
ident; Gladys Martin, first vice presi-
cent; Rexie Todd, second vice presi-
dent: Hannay Ellis, secretary; Alice
Sexton, treasurer.
They enter the new year full of
civic pride and worthy enthusiasm.
II is we'll to say that the fact of their
growing in civic pride is largely due
10 the success they feel has been
theirs during their first years work.
Comfort Lodge, which is the work
of the League, has been constantly
cared for throughout the year; open
daily with maid in attendance, with
the exception of two weeks at one
time and about ten days at another,
when it was impossible to find a suit
able person for the place. During
those periods, however, the rooms
we're open daily and kept as clean as
possible under the circumstances.
Those of you who have had trouble
in finding good servants can readily
understand the situation. The con-
stant coming and going of many peo-
lie, a number of them being children,
make it necessary that the cleaning
process be kept up continually. A
number of notes and messages have
heen received from out of town par
ties expressing their gratitude and
appreciation for such a place as Com
Tort Lodge. The maintenance of this
lodge has not been altogether an easy
matter, yet by carefully collecting
md counting our monthly pledges,
which requires much walking and
talking, the bills for running expens-
es have been paid. 1t will be remem-
bered that the work of establishing
this Comfort Lodge was taken up
only after fully discussing the matter
with the city council, asking their ia
eor and cooperation in the work, and
I was only on the strength of their
hearty approval and their pledge of
10 monthly that the work was under
taken. About three months later we
earned that our city laws were such
hat the council found it impossible TO
meet their obligation. In the mean
time, the county commissioners gen
erously responded to a petition from
The league with one hundred dollars,
which with sixty-eight dollars donated
y citizens. was spent in plastering,
paperlng, plumbing, few pieces of
.urniture and such other expenses as
were necessary to make the rooms
comfortable. In August the board of
trade voted to give Comfort Lodge
one hundred dollars yearly. This was
rDbhshed in the proceedings OF their
meeting and Immediately thru Com
iGrt Lodge subscribers reduced their
pledges to half, thinking possibly we
xoald be over-burdened with finances.
l make these statements because it
seems to be the impression with a
great many that Comfort Lodge is en-
lowed with an hundred dollars yearly
each from the city council and board
OF trade, which has not been the case.
With the exception of ten dollars adj
yanced by Mr.. Roess for the board of
trade, so far we have received moth
ing except the monthly pledges of the
business men, which amounts to
twenty-three dollars and fifty cents,
yet we are assured of the support of
the board of trade in the near future.
We are confident of the highest ap-
prevail of this work by the city coun-
ell and the board OF trade, but just
what channel to assist the work
through seems to be a hard problem
for them to solve. If some good fairy
would enlighten us as to what name
We should sail under, in order to re-
ceive an appropriation as we'll as the
good viii lof our city fathers, it might
be well to try the experiment.
1t is due the subscribers of the
lodge that we note with appreciation
their cheerfulness in paying their
pledges, and also the pleasant man.
ner in which they have encouraged
the work. The collections have large
ly been made by myself, first ON ac-
count of the girls school work calm
ing a greater portion of their time,
and again because in some cases it
We're necessary to make several trips