The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-11-01

glad to have them do so. And why
not, since in the end such organiza-
tions as our home demonstration
work creates is simply ways and
means committee" for the proper in
struction for caring for the home.
1t is not always lack of interest
but of thought on the part of man;
his mind being thoroughly absorbed
in his own work, has caused him to
overlook the need of many little de-
vices that would tighten the burdens
of daily work of the wife and mother
with little children clinging to her
skirts, and who is living life of
drudgery, when it could be remedied,
and who is rapidly losing her vim and
energy and fading before his very
eyes. Finally she is forced to give
up; the doctor is called in and SO goes
the story. Not necessarily a case of
hard work, but inconvenience causes
discomfort which has a poisonous eff
feet. Fruly the majority of the ills
of womankind can be traced to the
mind. It is the everyday grind of
the same line of drudgery that is
making old women of young girls
and sick women Of those who should
be at their best. Not SO much the
work done, but the inconvenient way
in which it is done, the lack of an OPP
portunity of social intercourse with
others, and for the expression of her
own thoughts and ideas.
Am I off my subject? No, just
coming to it. How are we to bring
our men and women to. see the great
importance of combined effort to help
each other? We cannot do this by
simply talking at few small meet
ings. We must also interest the men
and hold regular organized commun-
ity meetings and say to our men the
things that for some reason the
average woman won't say to her hus-
band, fearing she might worry him
or hurt his feelings and that it might
De useless anyway.
Woman as rule is not outspoken
enough for her own good or else she
is too much so, and usually the man
beans the blame for what she herself
might remedy, by simply claiming
what is justly due her. A club of
women organized with correct prin-
ciples for a foundation, regardless of
whether it be city affair or of the
rural district, is or should be a
tower of strength. a source of valu-
able information, and where heart to
heart talks bring women closer to-
gether and the spirit of neighborly
love is a part of the program.
often look back and compare con-
ditions of the past with those that
exist today in Marion county. When
the Ocala Woman's Club emerged
from a civic league with a few mem
bers to a real woman's club with
many more in number, and naturally
with broader scope of work, the
name itself almost brought rebel
lion. Great fear and anxiety were
entertained by some of the new mem
bers as to just what would be the re-
suit of such lot Of woman in an or
ganized body.
Closely but surely the seeds Of
good work have been scattered thru
the efforts of this body of women,
some Of the seed have fallen on bar
ren ground, and have apparently
persisted; some have fourished and
are branching out IN all directions
extending the good work.
But when the thought of reaching
out helping hand to our sisters o1
the rural communities, inviting them
to join US IN the study of bettering
IIessening, Tightening and even chang
ing what has heretofore been drud
gerry into a work of art, it is rea
pleasure and means the planting o.
| good seed IN fertile soil. Then comes
the awakening of true spirit O