The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-05-15
More Than Twenty Clubs
of the City Represented
at the Gathering.
STRONG ADDRESS
HEARD Ely MANY
Mrs. ]. d. Randall Urges
Clubs to Further Work
and Cooperation.

The san Carlos auditorium was
thronged yesterday afternoon when
Mrs. j. ID Randall. vlce-president of
the Florida Federation If Women's
Clubs, spoke 90 the woruen " Pensa-
cola. On the work II the state fedora
ton. More than twenty clubs uf the
city Federation were represented. and
each club had It's fun delegation, with
q number Of other club women inter-
ested swelling the uumtsr
Mrs. .. q. Avery presided. and made
short weleoming address. Introduce
ing Mrs. Randall who aalu in Part
When Mrs. ~. s JENNINGS presi-
dent Of the Florida Federation of Woe
mems Clubs. asked mo 90 come Gu
Pensacola 20 represent the federation,
and is president. ! felt much IKE
knight OF old-ns IL a beautiful ualiga-
ton had been laid upon me. and / Waa
eery slad. AID pruue All the ~
over here I dreamed dreams AID sa
visions o. what | hoped e. do lu peu-
sacola for tbs club women - Florida
And this morning. when ] met tire
president OF the Civic LeaEue, Mrs
/ Avery. and was driven over your beau.
/ tiful city b. another one Of your meme
hers Mrs. Bear. and met the others
/ u the committee from your Civic
/ League, / felt that my dreams were
/ coming true. and that through my visit
/ 20 Pensacola. ! was going 20 accom-
plish great things for the federation
/ % F1orida--and for Pensacola
Il don't know just where 70 begin.
and I don't know Just where this t61k
viii end. But / do know thia You
have the most wonderful club spirit
In Pensacola Your fame has already
/ gone through the state. And do not
wonder when ! see the large number
OF clubs represented here this after
noon. DO you women 81 Pensacola
know what you are dolnEg Why your
parks and streets are wonderful And
| this did not grow. overnight. like a
/ fairy tale. did it2 No. You did this
at least, . very great part % II. ! am
/ told. And you worked for a. Now.
/ do you know. YOU can set almost any,
/ thing you want Just the same ways
/ All you have 70 do Is 70 pay the prtca.
which Il work and cooperation.
| WORK or FEDERATION.
But have come 20 Pensacola 20
/ talk 20 you particularly aboI the
| work 81 the Federation. and one II
/ the main points I wish % bring out.
because I am SO often asked about II.
Is the eligibility 20 clun membership.
/ Any club or organization In the
state whose active members OF officers
are women only Is eligible 20 member
ship In the Federation % Women's
/ clubs % Florida You rec, the men
shut us out % - many things, we just
have 70 turn the tables On them. and
shut them out of a few things our
selves.
What does the Federation stand
for9 To help. and 20 be helped. That
| Is really what we are for. and we can
all do 80 much more and 80 much bet
| ter work. Il We al work together why.
DO y0u know that this "a an 0rRnuiza-
ton OF more than 2.ega coo WomenT
Here in the list / have Co my hand
/ there are sixteen clubs named Now
we viii an acknowledge that two
clubs arc better than one club. That
/ sixteen are better than two. And cer-
/ taiuiy nlnety-one are better and can
accomplish more than sixteen There
are ninety-ons clubs On our Fedora
ton. Back % IL are more than 5000
Oe0 women.
/ THE MOVING PICTURES.
Vow ! want % taik 20 sou about
a few things that we are interesting
ourselves In particularly. right now.
One of these - the moving pictures
Don't leave the ceusorlng ~ the dlms
% the National Association You club
women must do some 81 this work
yourselves. II q too Important - the
morals ~ the children 81 the country.
10 allow the Aims q be shown. iudls-
crlmlnatelg Unless A moving picture
mana cement shows the proper kind 81
pictures bls house should not receive
your patronage 90 nor believe in
boycots. and I think every other effort
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