The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-11-08

MEETING OF THE WOMAN'S CLUB
SATURDAY

saturday afternoon the first busi-
ness meeting OF the Woman's CLUB
for the year 1912-1913 was held at
the club rooms with an extremely
good attendance
Mrs. Hooker the president, made
a few general Introductory remarks
about the years work, etc, after
which the reports of the standing
committees and special committees
were called for.
Some of the committees have not
yet gotten their plans formulated for
the year, so had not special reports
to make
Mrs Jack Camp of the educational
committee, had one special request to
make, and that was that the club
women make a very special effort to
Influence public sentiment and the
votes of the men of their families AM
acquaintances to be cast for the
school amendment to be voted on to-
day
Mrs. Louis Duval of the household
economics committee, reported thai
through the combined efforts of the
Woman's Club and Mr. c. W. Hunter
OF the gas company, that we will again
have the pleasure of a course of lee
lures by Miss Agnes Ellen Harris OF
the Woman's College at Tallahassee
Miss Harris, it will be remembered
was in Ocala several years ago and
gave very fine course of lectures OIL
scientific cooking. Since that tina
she has spent another year at Colum
bia College in New York, and is even
better prepared in her line of work
and it vii be rare privilege to have
Ter with us. Miss Harris lectures
this yea: will be public,
Mrs Moorhead made a 1plendid re
port for the Junior Civic League
about their Fairgrounds and for Com
fort Lodge, which they have kept uD
during the summer months,
a request was made by Mr. d. s.
Williams. secretary of the Marion
County Fair Association, that the Wo-
mans Club use their influence to
have every store in Ocala closed on
Thanks giving Day, which will be one
Of the principal days of the fair Mrs.
r II. Johnson and Mrs. T. E. Bridges
were appointed from the club to in
terview the merchants on this sub
ject, and it is hoped that the request
viii be granted
Mrs. William Hooker. president OF
the Ocala club, and vice president Of
the state federation, and Mrs. d, Z
NcIver, president Of the Wednesda
Morning Musicale, signified their in
tcntion Of attending the convention
at West Palm Beach Mrs r. 5 Halt
Mrs b. H. Seymour and several 9TH
ers also may go.
4 letter was read from Mr. j. ].
Gerig. president of the Library Asso-
citation. thanking the WOman's Club
for the use of its hall during the past
year. and but for this courtesy the
library would have had to disband
last year. He stated that he realized
that the club had to take into consid-
Grafton dollars and cents, and that as
they had so excellent a chance to
rent their rooms it was only to be
expected that they would do so. and
that the Library Association was
very grateful to the club for their
years hospitality
A half hours study of parliament
airy law was then taken up, Mrs. r. A.
Burford leading Her exposition of
various points of parliamentary law
was very fine. and was of great ben
eft TO the club.
After the business session Mrs. j.
T. Johnson and Mrs. ]. H. Spencer
acted as hostesses and served ex-
ceedingly delicious refreshments.