The Ocala evening star., 1915-02-08

Woman's Club Meeting

The Woman's Club held its regular
business meeting Saturday afternoon,
Feb. 6, with the president Mrs. c. R.
Tydings, presiding.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and. accepted. Two ex-
quisitely made centerpieces, presented
to the club by Mrs. c. r. Sapp, who is
in Toledo, Ohio, for the winter, were
shown by the president. 4
All club members were requested to
save empty catsup bottles, or bottles
of the same size or larger, jelly
glasses and such ike, and give them
to Mrs. j. r. Moorhead to be used by.
the girls in the canning club. The
masquerade ball for Feb. %, the pres
ident announced, had been postponed
indefinitely.
OF the standing committees, Mrs.
Perdue of animal protection, censur-
ed the putting out of poison; Mrs. w.
A. Coin, custodian, acknowledged the
receipt of several useful gifts; Mrs.
w. T. Gary, of household economics,
announced that Miss Anna Barrows
of Washington, d. c., would give a
demonstration and lecture at the club
house Feb. 20, morning and after
noon, and that nominal fee of fifty
cents would be charged for both. Miss
Barrows is secretary of the National
Home Economics Association, and
stands at the top of her profession.
She gives lectures and demonstrations
at Columbia University, N. Y, in the
winter and at Lake Chautauqua in the
summer. This is her first tour and
Ocala is fortunate in being one of the
very few places that she is to visit
while In Florida. Mrs. FL. c. Groves
reported a good attendance at the
meetings of the study class.
The report of the treasurer, Mrs. j
d. Robertson, was read and ordered
filed.
A motion was made and carried
that a club of camp fire girls be or.
ganizeda knder the auspices of the
Woman's Club at the direction of Mrs
Williah Checker.
The program for the afternoon wa!
on peace and in charge of Mrs. w. d
earn, who after the business meet
ing, took the chair.
The first number was q piano solo
by Miss. Sidney Harold, her selection
being McDowell's Butterfly" Mis-
Haroid@is one of the city's younges
musicians and her numbers on an!
program are always among the mos
delightful.
The speaker of the afternoon wa
Mr.. F. E. Harris, who was graciousl.
introduced by the president. MI
Harris has been an ardent advocat
of peace for number of years and
was quite fitting that he should b
assigned the principal place on tn
program. His address on "Universa
Peace" was very fine and greatly en-
joyed by all. 1t will be published i
full on the federation page of tn
.Times-U Union.
A beautiful reading was charming
ly given by Mrs. E. Van Hood, he
selection being, "a Prayer for TIC
day." by Cornelia Davis. Miss Mar
Hill was to have given a reading bu
on account of illness was unable t
attend.
The closing number was a plan
solo exquisitely played by Mrs. R.
Camp. This was a delightful endin
to program of more than usual e.
cellence.
After adjournment the social hall
hour was enjoyed, the hostesses, Mr.
Rex G.. Todd and Mrs. Frank Drak
serving tea and waters.
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The Methodist sewing circle hel
an enjoyable meeting this afternoo
at the home of Mrs. A. T. Thoma
The attendance was large and at tn
conclusion of the meeting the hostes
served light refreshments. The sew
ing circle has for sale a number {
guest towels and other articles {
fancy work, suitable for linen show
ers, prizes and gifts.
Miss Rebecca Smith has returne
from visit to Miss Sallie Spurlin !;
Lake Weir, and Wednesday will r.
turn to her work in Tampa.
The society page of yesterday
Times-Union was graced with pi
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