The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-11-18

Mrs. Frank Jennings. Woman's
Club, Jacksonville; music, Mrs. Nc
liver, Ocala; information bureau.
Mrs. Kirk Munroe, Folio Club, Co
coanut Grove, and our most impor-
tant publicity committee, Mrs.
Shackleford, Tallahassee. represent.
ing the Federation Magazine; Mrs.
Graves, the Times nion-filling
out the unexpired term of Mrs. Nc
Cuen-and Mrs. Worthington of the
Tampa Times.
Tomorrow. when YOU hear the re"
ports of these departments, aud
through them the things actually
accomplished, you will understand
why DR.. Porter of the State Health
Board, or, We might say, the State
Health Board, values our co-opera-
ton sufficiently to accept place on
our program, and tell us what he
wants of us.
You will understand why State
Superintendent Seats came last year
and is again coming this year to
talk to us about the public schools.
Mr.. Sheats doesn't hesitate to say he
wants the cooperation of the Wom-
ems Clubs in all educational work,
and, Furthermore, he has honored
our federation the last two years
with a place on the program of the
annual conference of school officials.
You will understand why Judge
Baker, one of the States most prom
inent lawyers, considers what the
federation has done and may be able
to do for the Boys Industrial School
at Mariana of enough Importance
to justify him in coming to tell us
existing conditions. and bespeaking
our continued interest in the boards
perplexities, problems and plans.
You will understand why Miss
Harris of the Woman's College, and
state agent in charge of canning
clubs, is so anxious for our support
that she gladly arranged for Miss
Cresswell to come from Washington,
solely to stimulate and broaden our
conception of our duty and response
; bility to the farm women and girls
You will understand also that
while we are dealing with living is
sues, with the prosaic and practical
problems Of everyday life, we are
not neglecting the cultural part. and
with our music, art and literature,
are endeavoring to become the we'll
rounded, well-balanced, thoroughly
sane woman Of today.
1.-THE strength Of the pack is the
wolf" The strength of the fedora
tion is the individual club.
I quote from an old record! I'm
1S4S. in Boston, Prof. Bronson gave
a series of lectures on the Laws of
/ Life and HEALTH and a society was
, formed among the women to pro-
mote the knowledge of the human
! system, care of the sick, etc., but 1t
, encountered much opposition, as II
. was considered immodest and almost
! disreputable for women to be inter.
ested and informed in anatomy and
I hygiene.
} A few days ago I received a de.
3 scriptive booklet of one of our pro-
: gressive cities, and the Woman'l
l Club occupied most prominent
J. place among its advantages and at
e fractions. This particular club ha
= just celebrated it's first birthday.
a Even the town councils, or "cit,
J. fathers" are beginning to realiz
i that. as the principal occupation o
It women for the last thousand or s.
&c years, has been housekeeping. he
counsel might be of some value il
Il municipal housekeeping, and it ha
+" come to pass in some places that tn
+ women's clubs are known as tn
It "city mothers. So much for tn
N relative position of the club of the
J.. and now.
y Today our local club encounters lii
l. tie opposition, and usually thoroug
p. support in its work for better health
" better schools, better roads, bette
:; music, better food, better picture,
l. better laws. better books and bette
c. babies.
ID Yes, better babies! You hav
le probably heard the story of the Ii,
st tie girl who visited her uncle's chat
factory and asked what in the worl
}. he would do with the hundreds an
a. hundreds Of chairs? To which he
o. uncle replied: maria, don't 20
e, know settin' down amt ever goil
!. out of fashion," And the love {
]. home and babies will never go OF
:. of fashion-even among club won