The Pensacola journal., 1913-02-14
MANY SOCIETIES
ARE REPRESENTED
Mrs. Bear is Vice President
and Mr.. Cunningham is
Secretary and Treasurer.
Will Take Interest i'll
Political Matters to Some
Extent = Executive Conn
nittee of Five.

Representatives of sixteen and Of
fetal delegates of ten social service or
ganizations in this city met yesterday
afternoon and completed the formation
of a Social Workers Council. The ses-
sion was held in the parlors of the Y.
NJ. c. A. and included the acceptance
of a constitution, the election of Of
ficers and the naming of an executive
council. Those elected officers are:
]. H. Sheriff., general secretary of
the Y. NJ. c. A, president: Mrs. Max
Bear, Of the Ladies' Benevolent So
ciety, vice-president; w. P. Cunning
ham; of the public affairs committee OF
the Pensacola Commercial Association
and educational director of the Y. NJ.
C. A, secretary and treasurer.
The executive committee comprises
Mr.. Sheriff., Mrs. Bear. Mr.. Cunning
ham and two others, those being Mrs.
T. L. Bowen and Miss Anna Orr. Mrs.
Bowen is the delegate in the Social
Workers Council. of the Daughters of
Isabella and Miss Orr Is the delegate
from the committee promoting the
proposed Y. w. C. A. Mrs. Bowen Is
elected for the term expiring in jan
cary, 1914, and Miss Orr is elected FOR
the term expiring in January. 1915.
Either will be eligible to reelection
and the term arrangement is SO made
that there will be one elected yearly
besides the officers.
The ANNUAL meeting will be held in
January of each year and regular
meetings will be held quarterly, in
January. April, July and October
Thof he -
questions within the political realm
became evident when It was decided
that a call meeting shaE be held some
time before the convening Of the Flor
ida legislature in April. There are
some reforms, or at least extensions,
within the Juvenile court which the or
ganization will interest itself in.
AS stated in the constitution, the OBJ
ject of the council will be to centrslize
activities when one or more Of the or
ganizations in its membership are in
teresting themselves along same lines
or different lines toward the attain
ment of anything which they consider
progressive and for the common good
Of the city. Various civic, social edu-
catfonal, and health questions will be
taken up from time to time IL Ii is
believed any reform may be instituted.
When the meeting was called TO or
der Mr.. Sheriff. was elected chairman
pro tenn. He called for a report from
Mrs. r. A. Hyer and Mr.. Cunningham,
the committee on organization ap-
pointed at the inaugural meeting two
weeks ago. Mr.. Cunningham. as Sec
retary Of the committee. read the re-
port. which was adopted with several
amendments.
The constitution then read and
adopted in It's essentials shows the
organization to be one of societies,
clubs and associations, rather than OF
individuals. Any society whose object
is the promotion of the public welfare
should be eligible to membership upon
filing with the secretary digest of
its object which includes the designa-
ton Of a delegate to the council
A central bureau will be maintained
and it will compile data upon any sub
ject of interest to the league and the
bureau will also serve as a medium OF
communication between the different