The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-11-06
WOMAN'S CLUB WORK
Assembiage of the Federation i'm
Nineteenth Annual Session at
Orlando

Orlando Sentinel, 5th: The nine
Federation OF Women's Clubs con-
vened last evening in the Rosalind
Club, and never before in the history
Of Orlando has so large and impor-
tant an assemblage been entertained
in the city.
The program was begun by a cho-
raj, Crossing the Bar" which was
sung by sixty of the members of the
Mendelssohn Club.
The invocation was given by Rev.
Alfred A. Ricket, this being followed
by several brief addresses.
Mrs. VIM. Hooker, state president
of the Federation, spoke of the ad-
mission Of the Civic League of Or
lando to the F. F. ". c. year ago,
and Of the establishment of the dele
gates gathered at Palm Beach where
that convention was held, when the
club so recently federated invited
the Federation to be its guests for
the next annual session. After COM
plimenting the infant prodigy"
Mrs. Hooker, in behalf of the FEEDER
alton, greeted the hostess clubs-So-
rosis and the Civic League.
Mrs. J. T. Fuller introduced the
speakers, Mayor Reynolds, who well
coined the visitors to the City
Paautifu1-r I1,d1a T NJ rho,.,-
''the light of Orlando" representing
the board OF trade; the president of
the Rosalind, Mrs. ]. NJ Thayer;
the president of the Sorosis, Mrs. A.
B. Whitman; the president of the
Junior Civic league, Miss Helen Hos
kins
Mrs. Thayer gave a most happy
little talk, greeting the delegates
and voicing the pleasure of the
Rosalind Club in Offering the use of
its home to the Federation.
In introducing the dainty little
president of the Junior league, Mrs
Fuller said that she felt that per-
haps she was Introducing a possible
president of the General Federation
and all who heard Miss Helen Hos
kins as she outlined the work of the
j. {. L. and gave prettily worded
greeting to the older organizations.
were impressed with the prophecy
made by the senior president.
Mrs. Whitman told most interest
ingly Of the literary work done by
the mebers of the Sorosis, and of the
need which this club supplied.
Mrs. J. D. Rush, the first vice pres
ident Of the Civic League, who 50
carefully steered it thru its most
difficult period, was to have made an
address, but owing to illness was I'M
able to be present. Mrs. Fuller, who
read Mrs. Rush's affectionate greet
ing, prefaced it with few words ex-
pressing the deep regret OF the
League that Mrs. Rush could not be
in attendance.
Mrs Charles Cay, of Tallahassee,
responded most graciously TO the adj
dress OF welcome, expressing the
heartfelt appreciation of the visitors
of the cordiality of the citizens of
Orlando.
The principal address of the even
ing was that of Mrs. Kirk Munroe,
from Cocoanut Grove, who handled
we'll her subject, prominent Wo-
men of Florida and Their Work.
Giving first an interesting account
of the founding of the Federation of
Women's Clubs in Florida, she then
paid high tribute to the women who
bravely labored and suffered during
the civil war.
The many names of women who
had gained deserved distinction thru
their ability in various lines of work
included authors, educators, bust
ness women, church workers. and
members OF the Daughters of the
Revolution.
When among church workers she
read the name so we'll known and
reyered here, Deaconess Harriet