The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-04-25
LOVELY TRIBUTE
OF EASTER LILIES

Among the many beautiful things
of the recent Woman's Missionary
conference held in this city, there was
none more pleasing to Ocala people
than an incident of the last evening
service. Souls had been lifted by the
presence and addresses of the foreign
missionaries; presentations of work in
the homeland had been made by bril-
liant, cultured, consecrated women,
great things were planned to be done
for the master and there was great re-
joicing over what had been accom-
plished, but the sweetest note of the
meeting was when Mrs. w. T. Gary,
the beloved president of the w. c. T.
q. of Ocala, presented to the presiding
officer of the conference, Mrs Hanson,
an exquisite bunch of Easter lilies
tied with white ribbon, the symbol of
the order. Mrs. Hanson accepted the
beautiful flowers with most gracious
and tender little speech. Every heart
responded Mrs. Gary pleaded,
earnestly and eloquently, for "a close
federation of all Christian women in
doing the Masters work"
The w. c. T. L. members, who are
exceedingly fond of their gifted pres
ident requested her speech for pub
LEGATION. Mrs. Gary said
Madam President and Sisters In
Christian Work: I want to thank you
first of all for coming to our city and
bringing to us such feasts of soul
which it has been our privilege to par
take of during the past few days.
speak as a member of the Womans
Christian Temperance Union, the Wom-
ans Club of Ocala, the Baptist church
and its various societies, and on be-
half of these organizations and of the
entire citizenship of Ocala, I want to
say that we have enjoyed to the full
est extent your presence among us
and have CLEANED from your meetings
rich blessings. II has occurred to me
again and again as l have listened to
the reports from your leaders why
there should be this multiplicity of
sOcieties-the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union, the Federation of Wom-
ans Clubs, the Kings Daughters, and
all the various societies of the differ
ent denominations. 1ne end and aim
of all is the same. During your meet
ings we have heard every possible line
of work discussed. A stranger COM
ing into one of these meetings with
out any previous knowledge of the
name of the organization would
scarcely be bile to identify it. Still
in Gods great plan there must be
some good reason for this division of
minds, and although We work under
different names we work for the same
end. This end is beautifully express
ed in the words of a little poem which
impressed itself indelnbly upon my
mind when q little child and has re-
Cured so frequently Of late:
If l were sunbeam
l know where I'd go:
Into lonely novels.
Dark with want and woe.
Till sad hearts looked upward
l would shine and shine
Then they'd think of heaven.
Their sweet homeland and mine
To make sad hearts look upward is
the object of all woman's public work.
My special mission tonight is from
the w. c. T, L. Although an unknown
president of a local union I wish to
speak on behalf of the state organi-
cation. We wish to acknowIedg e
your cooperation in this great work of
temperance You all know what we
are and for what we stand Many of
your members also belong TO us BY
the special study OF the work which
you have planned for the coming year
our work will be made many fold
more effective.
In grateful acknowledgements of
the service TO this course which your
organization has rendered in the past
and the even greater service which ii
is TO render in the future, We present
TO you these lilies. fit emblem Of the
motive which impels the heart of wom-
an to the sacrifices she makes for the
cause Of temperance"