The Ocala evening star., 1914-11-09

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Anonymous.
BUSINESS Meeting at the Woman's
Club
The first business meeting of the
Womanis Club for the winter was
held at the club house Saturday, Nov
17th, at 8 O'Clock. with the president
Mrs. C. r.. Tydings in the chair, and
with Mrs. E. T. Helvenston secre-
tary pro tenn.
"A motion was made and carried to
postpone reading of the minutes un-
Til later in the afternoon as several
chairmen of standing committees
wished to make their reports and be
excused to keep another engage
ment. Reports of committees we're
as follows:
Mrs r. S. Hall of social center,
reported that she had invited Miss
Nellie Stevens principal of the pri-
mary school, to cooperate with the
committee and help to inaugurate a
mothers meeting to be held once a
month at the school house The work
OF distributing magazines, begun last
year, was to be continued and the
women throughout the country en-
Couraged and as sisted in every pos
sIble way in the. improvement of
home conditions Mr.. Fagg of Jack
sonville had consented to address
the club on the subject of the child
renis home of which he is the head
The treasurer, Mrs j. ID. Robert
son, made splendid report of mon
ey received since last May. The
&otaI receipts amounted to s4,9SS,71
500 OF which still remains in the
treasury, the rest having been paid
ont, principally on the club home,
Her report was adopted.
There were no reports from the
art, animal protection and social COM
N1ittees. The custodian, Mrs. w A.
Coin, stated that her committee was
responsible for everything in the
club house, especially everything in
.Gae Tea room, and requested that
moved from the building and that
sandwiches and other refreshments
be brought to the club house in COW
erings or vessels which need not be
returned
NO reports from the committees
on civics, forestry and home eco
Monies from the health committee
it was reported that each month the
EAFsicians were called up and re-
SFuested to keep we'll posted the sta
Iistics on births and deaths 1t was
reported from the Junior Civic
League that, though Comfort Lodge
had been abandoned there were still
many things for this band of girls
TO accomplish. The use of the club
rooms for meeting place was ten
'dered them by a vote of the club
From the canning club, Mrs. J. R
Moorhead reported that this yea
over 1000 cans of vegetables hat
been put up, an increase of 5000 owe
Hast year. A small donation from bh
cl1Fb was asked to buy prizes for tn,
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the coming county fair, and the re
quest being granted, the p~>ey wa
woEed to he placed at MrB- Moor
heads disposal for the purp0s.e. a
she stated that she had only SIS o
hand, whereas last year 500 ha
been given her.
An invitation was extended to a
club members to join the stud
class. which has decided to take u
parliamentary law and current event
In connection with a special cours
of study, to be decided on at til
flrst meeting to be held next F'rida
afternoon at o'clock at the clu
room. The corresponding secretal
reported that she had written fit
seven delinquent club members, thi
sEas was ready to receive the dues fl
The present year and that sever
notes of coincidence had been wri
zen.
Minutes of the last club meetir
IN Ray and executive board meetin!
sfnre that time, were read and a
uToved-
Mrs. GIocker reported from Il
buTding committee that $4,000 h:
been paid on the club house of whi'
$4,000 was cash. raised by contrib