The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-04-12
GALA, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, APRIL - 1912
MEETING OF THE WOMAN's CLUB

| Saturday afternoon at the Woman's
! Club their regular meeting was held.
The attendance was excellent and
the meeting was one of the most in
teresting held by the club recently.
The acting secretary read the min
utes of the previous meeting, after
which the treasurer made her annual
report, and it showed good sized
balance in the bank, and that the
club is in good financial shape.
Mrs. Stovall made her report of the
Woman's Club Easter Edition, which
is pronounced by all a magnificent
success. When all outstanding ac-
counts are collected and debts paid
the club will clear $S26.90, as the re-
suit of the labOrs of Mrs. Stovall and
the others who have had this work
in charge. The money is for the club
house fund.
Mrs. Hooker made a very interest
ing report of the state board meeting
that she attended in Palatka, and
also of club meeting that she at
tended in Leesburg. Both were most
interesting
Mrs. Hooker thanked Mr. Emmett
Robinson for his voluntary offer to
give the proceeds of the first night
of his new picture show to the club,
for the club house fund, and she ask
ed for liberal patronage.
On the 10Th of April Mrs. M. e.
Randall of Lawtey, chairman of the
social service committee of the State
Federation, will be in Ocala, as the
guest of the club. In the morning,
under the auspices of the education
al committee, she will talk to the
girls of the high school on sex hy-
giene, and in the afternoon she will
address the WOmanS Club on the
same subject, and on Thursday after
noon before she will talk to the moth
ers' club at the Methodist parsonage.
Mrs. Randall (whom the reporter has
heard) is most charming woman
and q delightful speaker, and she
should be greeted by large crowds
when she is in Ocala. On Friday
night-Friday being the health day
DR.. Hiram Bird, another distinguish
ed speaker, will also be in Ocala, and
he will deliver an interesting lecture
at the Air Dome. He will treat of
number of subjects in his lecture,
and it will be well worth hearing.
Next Saturday afternoon at the
club rooms the Junior Civic League
will conduct the program, and
shower" will be held for Comfort
Lodge.
Mrs. Jack Camp reported that the
medical examination of the school
children had been conducted by the
Ocala physicians and the work con-
sumed four days-two hours a day.
She thanked the physicians of the
city very heartily for their co-opera-
ton in this important work.
Mrs. Tydings then took charge of
the program, the subject of which
was civics Mrs. l.. w. Warner read
a very fine article on How to Clean
Up City," and the splendid work
accomplished by Mrs. Albion Fallows
Bacon of Evansville, Indiana, along
these lines. 1t went to show what a
wonderful work can be accomplished
by one woman. Mrs. B. H. Seymour
read a clever poem by Nixon Water
man, entitled, What a Woman Can
do"
Mrs. Tydings recently distributed
sunfiower seed to the children of the
primary school for them to plant, and
Miss Stevens made them a civic talk
when she gave them the seed. Each
child has done his or her part, and
have all written Mrs. Tydings letters
thanking her for her interest. She
read a number OF these letters to the
club, and they were both clever and
amusing. Mrs. Tydings has also dis
tributed seed among the colored
school children, and expects to hear
| from them later
After the adjournment Mrs. T. y
Johnson and Mrs. ". d. Richey acted
as hostesses. and served iced punch
and cake.