The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-05-22
FLORIDA YOUNG WoMAN's CON-
FERENCE

Plans are fast being completed for
the Florida Young Woman's Confer
ence to be held at Epworth Inn on
Lake Monroe opposite Sanford, June
"a to July s, under the auspices of the
Young Woman's Christian Associa-
tion.
The purpose of this conference is to
bring together all the girls and young
women in the state who may not have
the opportunity of attending other
conferences or summer camps, for
their social, physical, Intellectual, and
spiritual development in these two
weeks of fellowship together. All the
Joys of the out-of-doors and the free
dom of camp life are to be combined
with special conference features, Bible
and Mission study classes out under
the trees; technical councils for the
college girls and Sunday school work
ers; inspirationaly talks on the
various forms of service which is be-
ing given to the world today, and, in
general, to give these young women
who attend a vision of the more
abundant life" and of their place in
the world.
The Camp Fire Girls from all over
the state are especially invited to
make this their summer camping ex-
perience, and they will have opportu-
nifty to win many honors under COM
petent leadership.
The many beautiful walks around
Enterprise offer strong inducements
70 win the honor for "tramping forty
miles in ten days." and in the DeBarry
swimming pool which has been placed
at the disposal of the guests during
the conference, they may learn to
swim their -four standard Styles" or
do the two standard dives" Besides
the honors in health craft, the Camp
Fire Girls can put their knwledge of
camp craft to practical use, and as
for nature lores, the Smithsonian In
stitute is said to be richer in botani-
cal specimens from Enterprise than
from any other part of Florida.
Not only will the Camp Fire Girls
be together, but the high school girls
who are not members of the Camp
Fire will be there, and there will be
many exciting tennis tournaments and
water sports between the different
high schools of the state.
The young women in our Florida
colleges are manifesting great in
ferest in the conference, and large
delegations of them are expected to
come from all the colleges. These
girls win have their separate techni-
cal councils under the leadership of
Miss Mary Dudley Powell, student
secretary of the South Atlantic Com
mittee of the Y. w. C. A.
Representatives from the various
young peoples organizations will be
present, Epworth Leagues, Christian
Endeavors, B. Y. P. us, Missionary
Societies, etc., and several teachers
OF organized Sunday school classes
have signified their intentions of COM
ing and bringing their entire classes
with them. Young women from the
Phiiathea classes and leaders of all
kinds of work among girls and young
women are invited to be present.
While the morning hours will be
devoted to the different classes and
councils on an inspirational character,
the afternoons will be left entirely
free for recreation. This important
Feature of the conference will be in
charge of a competent young college
woman.
Tennis, croquet, driving, fishing,
rowing, and swimming will be among
the attractions, and swimming lessons
will be given. Among the many de-
1ightful walks which can be. taken to
nearby points of interest, are Benson
springs, celebrated for its healing
waters, and Green Springs, only a
short distance away Across the road
from Green Springs is the home of
Bueno Retro, the first white settler
in Florida to branch out from the
original settlement at st. Augustine
Near there, is an old Indian mound
In which arrow heads, and Indian pot
terry may be found even today.
Stone Island on which lives we'll
known Florida artist, Lemon Bluff,
Woodland Park, and Blue Springs will
be among the objective points for
picnic trips, and automobiles will be
prepared to take special parties over
to DeLand, which is only twelve miles
away.