The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-12-31
INSTRUCTORS ARRIVING
Outlook for Most Successful Meeting
of the Teachers is Excellent

The state teachers are arriving by
every train. Up to noon only about
twenty teachers had registered with
| Secretary Turner and received their
badge and certificate of memberships
among the prominent people who
had arrived up to noon were State
Superintendent W. NJ. Holloway, who
will deliver his annual address tonight
at the Temple Theater, at the opening
session of the association.
State Secretary Robert L. Turner OF
Inverness, superintendent of schools
of Citrus county.
L. B. Edwards, president of the asso-
citation, from Live Oak.
Miss Glenn Hampton of Tallahassee
chief clerk in the office of the state
superintendent.
Mr.. Spain of Atlanta, representing q
big book house
Mr.. c. C. Gum, treasurer of the as
ISOLATION, and superintendent of schools
of Jackson county
The badges are very pretty, printed
on a white enameled button. about
two inches in diameter. to which is at
taehed pretty ribbon bow, and the
whole is pinned on with a neat pearl
headed pin The teachers and officers
wish to thank the Ocala Board OF
Trade for the handsome design and for
the donation of the buttons to the as
sociation. -------
The printing. on the buttons is THE
Florida State Educational Association
December 81, 1912-January 2nd, 1913
Ocala. Florida"
Any person can become member of
the association by buying certificate
of membership which costs a dollar,
and they are then given a badge.
Mr. Turner. the secretary, enjoys
the distinction of being the only Of
fetal in his county who has been elect
ed sixteen years without opposition
sixteen years of continuous service.
And he is the only superintendent of
schools in the state who has been re-
elected for so long a period, consec-
IutiveIy.
Mr. Edwards, the president of the
association up to short time ago
when he resigned and went into BUSH
ness was principal of the Live Oak
High School for thirteen years.
The vestibule of the Harrington was
a portal to the city at noon. Our own
County superintendent ]. H Crimson
was busy welcoming everybody and
giving advice to the visitors. Mrs.
Emanuel Martin was keeping a bureau
of information in the writing ROOM on
the other side of which r. L Turner,
county superintendent of Citrus. and
secretary of the association, had his
desk, at which he stayed only as much
as was necessary. State Superintend-
ent Holloway was much in evidence,
greeting those who have been his CO.
workers for the last eight years. Mr.
r. S. Hall was on hand with pleasant
smiles for the guests of his fine new
hotel and the following ladies made a
charming informal reception commit
tee. Miss Nellie stevens, Mrs. s. T. Sis
trunk, Mrs H. c. Dozfer, Mrs. D. W
Davis. Mrs Walter Hood and Mrs. B
II. Seymour.
At the Harrington We're State super
intendent W. NJ. Holloway, Of Ta1la-
hassee: Secretary r. I. Turner Of In
verness; C. B. Parkhin, Tampa; Miss
Glenn Hampton. Tallahassee; L. j. Ed
wards, Live Oak; " r. Letcher. Jack
sonvilIe; C D. Kagey. White Springs.
Nearly a hundred more came in on the
early afternoon trains.
At the Oeala House were F. J. Fret
of Archer J. J. Dardan Of HoIbrook,
G. c. Green and A. Il Riley of Marian
ma. Miss AdeIia Pender. OF Greenwood.