The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-26
MRS. GAYS ADDRESS
AT FEDERATION MEETING
Palatka Lady Makes Inter
esting Report on Club
Extension.

Mrs. George E. Gay of this city,
long prominent in club work among
women, as vice president of the
Fourth section of the Florida Fed
GRAFTON of Woman's Clubs-the part
having supervision of Club Extension
work in the State, made the follow
ing interesting report at the meet
ing of the State Federation in De-
Land last week, report which has
excited keen interest in all parts of
the State:
Madame president and Members
of the Federation:
In taking up this work of club ex-
tension it was my aim and ambi-
tion to double the clubs in the fourth
section, which numbered twenty.
Each club was written a letter urg-
ing the appointment of a club extern
sion chairman and that each club en-
deavor to bring in at least one club.
There have been four clubs brought
in, and while this number seems small
they bring in COL members, two clubs
being large ones. Our president re-
ported that she had brought in three
clubs, the Ladies' Friday Musicale of
Jacksonville, with 1870 members, with
Mrs. Richard P. Marks president; the
Pan-Hellenic Association, with thirty
members, Miss Helen Hunt president;
the Federation of Mothers Clubs,
with 361 members, Mrs. G. V. Salzer,
president.
Miss Katherine Thorpe of Daytona
brought in the San Souci club of Sea-
breeze, with thirty members, and
Mrs. Henry Mitchell, president.
By this small number of clubs it
would appear that the fourth section
has not been working, but this is not
the case, almost every club appointed
extension chairmen, and report effort;
made. Some clubs obtained no re-
suits and others report plans that will
eliminate later.
The DeLand club wrote that they
were looking forward to the inspira-
ton and enthusiasm of the federation
to bring in clubs at Lake Helen, De-
Leon Springs and Glenwood. A let
ter was written to Mrs. Gillette of
Lake Helen. at the suggestion of the
president of the DeLand club, to fur
Their the cause. A number of clubs
invited me to visit them. The first
visit was made to our presidents club,
the Springfield Improvement Associa-
ton of Jacksonville, and it being my
pleasure to be entertained by her.
This club is one that is working af-
ter the plans advocated by the gener-
al federation civics department. They
meet in the schoolhouse and believe
in calling the school the peoples club
house
The San Mateo Village Improve
ment Association was visited. This Is
small club, but one of the oldest in
the federation. This little club is re-
sponsible for the cleanliness and at
Effectiveness of their village. A visit
was made to meeting of the Inter
lachen Village Improvement Associa-
ton, which withdrew from the fedora
ton several years ago. Subsequent
visits were made to the president and
some of the members to endeavor to
again interest them, but they consid-
err themselves sufficient unto them
selves.
Pomona Village Improvement Asso-
citation and Florahome Village I'M
provement Association were cores.
ponded with and with more urging
think they could be interested enough
to join us.
A visit was arranged with the Has
tings club to endeavor to bring their
back into the federation, but through
misunderstanding in their club it was
given up.
An invitation was received from the
Orange City Village Improvement AS
sociation to visit them and speak or
: Civics; this was an opportunity tt
push club extension. The Orange City
club was originally included in the
printed list of clubs assigned to tn
fourth section, but l was informed
later it was intended to give it to the
fifth section, at any rate | am going
to claim it for the fourth section
having been called there. 1t was the
most delightful club visit l ever made
from the time arrived to my depar
ture. | was met at the train by tn,
president with her automobile, goinl
directly to the club hall, a large au
dience of most delightful and inter
esting people greeted US, number o
men being included. One man came
up to shake hands who said he came
from my city, Palatka, and informed
me he was the lamp lighter of the vii
lage lights. The club having pur
chased the first thirteen of the light
: nine years before, to light their darl
village, paying 81 each and $3.50 ;
week for year for the care of them
This is a great work for club to dc
: This clunb is one of the oldest club
| of the federation and the one to whicl
: dear Mrs. E. A. Hill belongs. I
r letter from her informs me that thei
a club has not been able to secure
= new club, but has been instrumental
in forming a suffrage association.
r l was invited to visit both the Day
t tona and Jacksonville clubs, but wa
:. unable at the time to accept. Gu
4 books were received from the Wo
i mans Civic League of Orlando. Tn
r Woman's club of Jacksonville, tn
), Springfield Improvement Association
n of Jacksonville and the Woman
e club of Winter Park.
d The difficulty of interesting the We
men in the smaller towns and village
makes us cast about for some othe