The Ocala evening star., 1914-09-04
The Woman's Club Building

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The Woman's Club building is
located on the corner of Tuseawilla
and Adams streets, in the northeast
fern-central section of the city. on a
lot 40 to 103 feet which was donated
lfor the erection of the building by
one of the most loyal club members,
Mrs Jake Brown. Through her gen
erosfty and the inspiration of every
club woman in the city, along with
the hearty cooperation of some loyal
friends of the cause, the Woman s
Club building was made possible. In
few days the keys will be turned
over to the president by the contrac-
tors and the building will be in readi-
ness for any and all occasions.
The building, representing the
pent up energies of ambitious club
women, is magnificent structure
done in brown woods and cement, set
upon foundation of red brick, the
trim being of pure white. The walk
way or approach is done in cement
with the inlaid words "'Woman's S
Club, 1914 in blue tiling, and is
very artistic. Entering the building
you are impressed with the general
neatness and symmetry of both color
ings and finish. The main lobby is
most commodious and leads into the
auditorium which is 40 by 3 z feet.
Its floors are etched grain, quarter
sawn heart pine, highly waxed. A
stage occupies the rear and extends
the full width of the building. The
club library is a dream of a little
den, and the club kitchenette as near
perfect as the modern club woman
could we'll have it.
The entire building is we'll VEN
tilated by deep. broad windows and
lighted by electricity and heated
throughout with gas The walls are
of white plaster, tinted and shaded
to the dome in light tan tints, with
all inside finishings in mission. The
building is covered with creosoted
brown shingles Hot and cold water
connections are throughout the
house, also lockers, hinged tables
and laVatories, including all the little
conveniences known to the building
art.
The building was erected at a
cost of $1,000, very nearly all of
which has been paid into the build
ing fund of the club by the faithful
members and few true and tried
friends, the club borrowing enough
to bring the building to completion.
In October 1t is the purpose of the
ladies to have an old fashioned
house warming" when they will in
vite all who are in anyway interested
in their efforts for the upbuilding of
the club life to he their guests for
an evening The ladies of this or
ganization are to be congratulated
upon their wonderful achievement in
making possible this beautiful home
which stands for all that's pure and
beautiful in the uplifting of woman s
work in our city. 1T was divine in
spiraltion and will go a long way in
teaching us to live UP to the clubs
creed ITO he little kinder and a
little binder to the faults of those
about US; praise little more those
4 that are weary, and help us a little
harder to be all that we should be. =
Verify, the time has come. The wom-
en- all over the world are coming to-
gether purely and simply for the ben
! eft and uplift of humanity and it is
through the woman's clubs that the
power is given now such as the world
has never known before.
Out of an ambitious civic commit
I tee organized in this city many years
!; ago, developed the Womans Club oi
( Ocala. 1t was incorporated and state
I Federated in 1909. Today it stands
/ second in the state in strength of {
working organization with a paid III
membership of 153 of the city's mos
: representative, influential and cul
4 tured women, with a list of sever
3 honorary memberships. The accom-
4 plishments of our club members hav,
4 Ibeen heralded abroad in the land ant
4 their influence for good has been
3 mighty factor throughout our cit
3 since its organization and Ocall
8 should rejoice in their magnifcen
4 acquisition.
3 Miss Lydie McDougald, who ha
4 lbeen the attractive guest of Mis-
y Minnie Stovall, has gone to Sarasot
4 .eor yieit with friends bafore re