The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-04
AFTERNOON
THE WOMAN'S CLUB

the Woman's Club Saturday after
noon was not as large as usual. but
the meeting was very informal and
satisfactory one. 1t was federation
afternoon, and the reports were most
enjoyable ones, and brought the re-
cent convention home in very glowing
accounts to those who could not be
present.
The president called first on Mrs.
R. A. Burford, the clubs delegate,
who had very splendidly written re-
port of the convention, touching on
all of the sessions after her arrival in
the city. Lakeland gave them a royal
welcome and the federation was
very successful one. The most impor-
tant business, she said, of the con-
vention was the dividing of the state
into five different sections, with
vice president for each, and, as Mrs.
Hooker reported afterwards, these
vice presidents constitute the club ex-
tension committee of the federation
and will work in their districts for
the extension of club work Mrs. Bur-
ford also reported the changing of the
election of officers from the even to
the odd years, thus making short
term CT one year, and Mrs. Hooker
was urged to accept the office for an
other year. but declined, so all of the
officers went out with her. This
change was made in order that the
officers could attend the biennial,
which meets in the even years, and
to enable the legislative committee
to have more time TO get their bills
in shape to present to the legislature.
Mrs. Burford, among other things told
of the Tampa literary club, which is
making speciality of the art of story
Tampa report, said that one of the
young ladies who has taken up this
work is Miss Frances Chambers, and
that she has a wonderful talent along
this line. Miss Chambers is a for
mer Ocala girl. Mrs. Burford's re-
port was concluded in a very attract
i've manner, and was greatly enjoyed,
being among the best federation re-
ports ever made to the Ocala club.
Mrs. Jack Camp, as state cores
ponding secretary, also gave a report
of the convention. She said that one
Of the vice presidents at the fedora
ton, in her speech, said that Lake
land is the biggest city for its size"
she had ever visited, so she thought
the goth annual convention was the
biggest Of its size she had ever at
tended. She was particularly i'm
pressed with the order, regularity and
smoothness with which every meeting
was conducted, and was likewise
greatly impressed with the reports of
the various clubs throughout the
state showing the fine work being ac-
| complished along 81 many lines. 1t
was an inspiration to hear these re-
pets.
Mrs. Perdue, who also attended the
convention, was called on to give her
impression of the convention. She
said that the convention was an edu-
cation and that the convention was
great working body. She was delight
/ ed to note in the various audiences
only one woman wearing a real al
grette on her hat, and she was not
club woman.
Mrs. Seymour, who was present at
the convention, said that she had en-
joyed the meetings very much and
hoped to be able always to attend
them.
Mrs. Hooker made the last report,
stressing many points not mentioned
in the other reports. She particular
ly emphasized the point of so many
prominent men being not only willing
but anxious to attend the federation
and speak to this body of women,
showing that they regarded them as
a great power. One of the states
most popular specialists, DR.. Bize, of
Tampa, asked for place on the pro-
gram, and made a fine talk on the
subject of prevention of diseases. She
gave several other instances of the es-
TEEN in which the F. F. w. C. is held
She also spoke of the very great
effort that the F. F. w. C. had made
to try to get the necessary reforms
for the industrial school at Marian
ma. That the recent big fire there,
with its terrible and useless loss of
life has preached great sermon, but
at great sacrifice and has shown the
state how necessary are the reforms
they had asked for.
Oneof the reports said that the
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