The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-11-08
Woman's Club Meeting

The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved. The presi-
dent announced the appointment Of
Mrs. w. D. earn chairman of forestry
and Mrs. Jake Brown custodian.
The report of the corresponding
secretary was read and accepted. The
report of the treasurer, showing a
balance of s83.17, was placed on file.
Miss Annie M. Atkinson was elect
ed delegate to represent the club at
the state federation convention in De-
Land, Nov. 1920.
The president asked all members to
pay their dues if possible before
Christmas, thereby enabling the club
to meet outstanding debts without
delay.
Mrs. Burford deviated from the
usual procedure of an incoming pres
ident in that she dispensed with an
inaugural speech and instead asked
Mrs. Hooker, Mrs. Clifton Camp and
Mrs. E. Van Hood to give at the con-
clusion of the business meeting
four minute talk on progress along
woman club lines noticed by them
during their summer travels. Briefly
Mrs. Burford enumerated plans to be
executed as soon as possible by sew
eral of her chairmen, speaking espe-
|cially of the thorough and systematic
method used by Mrs. E. G. Peek,
chairman, in conducting the Better
Babies Contest, to be held Nov. 18th
to goth, and of the work being ac-
complished by Mrs. C. w. Hunter,
chairman of civics. Mrs. Hunter has
adopted as her. slogan, "Plant rose,"
hoping to eventually make Ocala the
"rose city" of the state. Through the
efforts of this committee Comfort
Lodge is to be reopened, entirely done
over and with new furnishings, on
Wednesday, Nov. 10, and an invita-
ton is extended the general public to
visit and inspect the room that aft
ernoon. The Junior Civic League of
which Mrs. J. C. Caldwell is at the
head, will beautify two vacant lots,
the one in front of the post office and
the other east of the Harrington Hall
hotel.
The president asked that all money
spent by the committees to go first
through the treasury.
Mrs. Hooker, in giving her four
minute talk, told of visiting Eliza
BEETHOVEN, KY, in the wake of Mrs.
Cora Wilson Stuart, superintendent of
public instruction of Roman county.
Mrs. Stuart is the originator of the
moonlight schools, institutions of
learning for the working class of peo-
pie who cannot take the time during
the day for self-culture. The enroll
ment of the moonlight schools for the
first year was 1900 pupils and the
second year 1900. Adding largely to
the success of her scheme, are the
text books written by Mrs. Stuart for
adults who are just beginning to
learn the first rudiments essential to
an education. Mrs. Stuart by her
work has raised the educational
standard of Kentucky from third
from the lowest to among the highest.
Mrs. Hooker at the request of Mrs.
w. S. Jennings, president, is to speak
before the federation on Mrs. Stuart's
work
Mrs. Camp, instead of relating
something learned during the sum-
mer, confined her talk to the division
of the culture department of which
she is the leader, namely: Study of
history and development of music.
Any club member is invited to af-
filiate with her class. The origin, de-
velopment and growth of musical in
struments, early composers and their
works are to be studied, also several
operas. Mrs. Hood was absent.
Monthly portion of the Woman's
Club column in the local papers is to
be devoted to table etiquette, and the
press manager asked that it be read
carefully.
There being no further business,
the club adjourned.
At board meeting held at
o'clock Mrs. Kate Brinkley was elect
ed member of the club and Mrs.
Elmer DeCamp was reinstated.
During the social half hour follow
ing adjournment, Mrs. w. A. Coin
and Mrs. ]. E. Johnson, hostesses,
served elaborate refreshments con-
sisting of fruit salad, chicken sand
witches, pickles, waters, tea and cof-
fee. Miss Edith Williams and Mrs.
Sidney Halle assisted in serving.
Mrs. Burford assumed the duties
of the Office of president last May,
but Saturdays meeting was the first
formal gathering of the club mem
bers since then. A woman of ex-
ecutive ability, dignifed bearing and
charming manner, Mrs. Burford will
without a doubt made an excellent
presiding officer and will direct wise
lily the affairs of the club.
The reading club will meet tomor.
row afternoon with Miss Tommie Alb.
ernathy at the home of Mrs. F. T
lSchreiber.