The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-17
WOmenS'S Clubs
Offer Good
Suggestions
HAVE NUMEROUS BILLS THEY
DESIRE PASSED AT THIS SES-
SION OF THE LEGISLATURE

Clubs presented a memorial to the
members of the Florida Legislature
today, calling for the enactment Of
various bills, bany Of which had
already introduced In both houses.
The list OF needed legislation as
outlined in the memorial follows:
/. A compulsory school attend
ance law.
2. That women be made eligible
for voting and to serve as school Of
ficers in the various school districts
and cities of the state.
3. An act to establish an indus
trial school for girls, with an appro-
priation for grounds. buildings and
equipment of $4,000, with an an
nual appropriation for maintenance
OF $4,000.
4. An appropriation Of $4,000
for rebuilding the boys industrial
school at Mariana and $4,000 an
nually for maintenance.
5. A sufficient appropriation 10
establish a state hospital for Grip
pied children.
6. Create a commission to study
the need for a state hospital for
rem.
epileptic and feeble-minded child
7. A health provision in marriage
laws of the state.
s. An act regulating the collec-
ton and recording of vital statistics
under the direction of the State
Board of Health.
2. A commission to study tuber-
culosis and for the dissemination Of
information in regard to the disease
, in Florida.
10. An act creating commission
to study the need for widows PEN
sions." ~
II. An act to provide relief for
the Seminole Indians Of the state.
, ~. Substituting the electric chair
+ in capital punishment for hanging.
r 10. An act to prohibit liquor traf-
fic in Florida.
IA. An act creating state high
way commission.
Is. An act granting Royal Palm
| Hammock, tract of $50 acres to
the Federation OF Women's Clubs as
, state park.
/ 16. An act to authorize the
. boards of county commissioners to
provide prizes and employ agents for
girls canning clubs and boys corn
r clubs.
+, II. A sufficient appropriation to
r make available Florida's portion OF
n the appropriation granted by Con-
n providing for an equal distribution
o OF said funds between the agricul-
gressin the Smith-Lever bill, and
e tural and home economies demon.
d stration work in the state.
;. IS. To fix the term Of rural
: school as is provided for town and
& ,eity schools. Setting aside reve'
O nues received from hunters license
r to be expended for rural schools.
e 10. Free school books.
: This petition was signed by com.
mittees from the different sections
= OF the state. as follows:
y Mrs. J. W., Jessia McGriff
l. chairman legislative committee
Ia Jacksonville: Section Mrs. II. J
O Drane. Lakeland. chairman: Mrs
d Ida White Parker. Clearwater: Mrs
i X. n. Chelf. Brooksville; Mrs. {. II
r. Holderman. Manatee; Sec. Mrs
g r. A. Buford. chairman, Ocala
Mrs X. l.. Sweager, Live Oak; Mrs
n W. l.. Iill. Gainesville; Mrs. Thee
is dore Wass. Fernandina; Mrs. Ozi'
l. Fisher, Lake City. Sec. Mrs. 7
q NJ Shackleford, Tallahassee. chair
+ man; Mrs. Chas. A. Cay. ITALIA
hassee; Mrs. C. Talbot Whitfield
l. Tallahassee; Mrs. l.. II. Pierce, Pen
n sacola. Sec = Mrs. F. +. Jennings
l. jacksonville. chairman; Mrs. A. q
II GUNNER, jacksonville; Miss France
s. Anderson. Jacksonville; Mrs. Ior
II Farris. Jacksonville; Mrs w. b
Ie Young, ortega; Airs. Samuel p. Hill
burn, Palatka Sec. Mrs. A. +
P. Frederick. Miami. chairman; Mrs
10 A. T.. Clark. West Palm Beach
n. Mrs. +. II. Weber, Boynton; Mrs
Ie l.. II. Reed. New Smyrna; Mrs. {
10 +. w. Dobbs. Key West; Mrs. W. 5
At Jennings. President Florida Fedora
~ tion of Women's Clubs, Mrs. Harr
le d. Minimum. corresponding secretary
he Florida Federation of Women
clubs.
s. OF the bills advocated in the mem
NJ orial, these pertaining to prohibi
A. tion. compulsory education, mar
as riage law. collection of vital stats
a tics. state highway commission
r. prizes for canning and corn club
ID and free school books, have been in
I'd troduced. and all except the pre-
or hibition measure are progressing a
I'd rapidly as possible in both houses
e. The prohibition amendment was di.
as pensed of by being killed in the ser
te ate Wednesday.
IN other measures called for in tn
ed memorial have been discussed b
he prominent members of the legisla
ture since the opening session an
1t. may find Their way to the caleuda