The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-04-07
IMPORTANT MEETING
OF THE woMAN's CLUB


One of the most important and in
teresting meetings of the Woman.s
Club for this year was held Saturday
Afternoon. The program for this meet
ing was IN charge Of the club health
committee. Mrs. E. Van Hood chairman.
and II made a splendid ending for
health week in Ocala"
The business Of the afternoon was
made as brief as possible, though some
matters Of importance We're brought
before the club. Mrs. Hooker introduce
ed a resolution for certain changes in
the bylaws. which will be voted on at
the next meeting. Mrs. Davis asked for
the clubs endorsement of the bill for
compulsory registration of trained
nurses. which is to be introduced at
the next state legislature.
It was decided that a committee
should be appointed to confer with the
merchants relative TO half-holidays
during the summer months.
The committee for nominating club
officers for the coming year was ap-
pointed. There was unanimous vote
of thanks extended TO Levi Alexander,
for furnishing all labor on carpenter
work done for the demonstration fair.
free of charge.
Mrs. Camp then introduced the first
| speaker of the afternoon. DR.. e. Van
Hood. DR. Hoods paper on Proven
tion of Disease in Public Schools and
| his report of the medical examination
made in our own schools this year in
! terested every one present, and showed
1 the results of the efforts being made
/ to have our schools. as DR. Hood ex-
pressed it, "the wholesomest and
healthfulest places in the world"
| Miss Nellie Stevens then made some
excellent suggestions for carrying on
this work TO greater success, and on
/ behalf of the schools thanked the
health committee for its work in this
direction.
/ Miss Marshall. our hospital superin-
tendent, was then introduced. and in a
very pleasing way told of the nurses
ideals, and that the great good she
! can do in this world of suffering.
! makes her work one of love in which
she recognizes no drudgery.
| Mrs. Hood then, in a few words,
thanked all who had so ably assisted
her in making health week" such an
iassured success. Among these were
the daily papers, Mr.. c. Green Of the
Temple theater the dentists, through
whose generosity we were able to see
the instructive dental film at the Tenn
| pie, and also the club members for
their support.
Mrs. Hood then introduced DR.. Ellen
Lowell Stevens of Jacksonville, to the
club, in most gracious manner. She
said: DIR. Stevens is a woman who
thinks and who has seen a vision of
| wohanhood as it should be-
/ Dr. Stevens paper, The Volunteer
Crop" which treated of eugenies. was
intensely interesting and instructive
and through it this thinking woman
made every woman present begin to
think this important subject for
therself.
At the conclusion of DR.. Stevens pa
per, the meeting was adjourned and
an informal reception was held. Dur
ing this time, our representative in
the next legislature joined US and DR.
Stevens and some of the members
made an appeal to him for his help in
improving conditions in the reform
school at Mariana.
Mrs. Richey and Mrs. VIII Knight
were hostesses for the afternoon and
served delicious punch and sand
witches.