The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-16

years from the time the work was
undertaken, and many others joined
in and helped the cause. The Women's
Club never abandoned the library I'M
til it was secured. When Mrs. Dick
resigned the presidency, she was
elected an honorary member of the
Tampa Women's Club.
Mrs. Minnie L. Douglass, who i'm
pressed her personality so strongly
on the club, served two terms as pres
ident and when she resigned her
membership on account of illness, she
was elected an honorary member. It
was Mrs. Douglass's ambition for the
club to own its own home and she
never relinquished this idea. 1t was
at this time that Mrs. Wetherell of
fered the club a lot and when it was
found impossible to build on that lot,
Mrs. Douglass appointed a commit
tee to investigate other lots and
though action on the report of this
committee was indefinitely postponed,
she planted the seed of desire for a
club house, which will yet bear fruit.
1t is fitting that this year, when the
club is pledged to obtain a club house,
the work which Mrs. Douglass be-
gan, should be in the hands of her
daughter, Mrs. w. L. Ligat.
If we consider music the highest
form of culture no one has done more
for the real advancement of the club
along cultural line, than Mrs. Kate c.
Ferriss. She was one of the first
members voted into the club and was
elected an honorary member during
| Mrs. Douglass administration. She
| has always given of her time and
| her talent and has in all conducted
about thirty musical programs. The
music in our club work has done much
to keep our study course balanced
and prevented a listing to literary
work. 1t is to Mrs. Ferris credit,
that, though an honorary member,
every year she does some club work.
This year she is representing the
club, as a member of the committee
Of the municipal department of the
State Federation.
! Mrs. Serena Wilson was elected an
honorary member during Mrs. Phil
| lips term of office. The Club Scrap
Book will always be a monument to
her diligence and energy. She gath
cred together all the printed records
of the club in book, which forms
almost a complete history, from its
beginning until now. Mrs. Wilson
was an active member and is now a
| loved honorary member.
While Mrs. Hansbrough was presi-
dent in 1908, she presented to the
club, in behalf of Mrs. Bateman Rog-
ers, the largest bequest the club has
ever had, library of three hundred
selected books, together with book
| cases. This was such an addition to
the small store of books and so much
appreciated, that, III acknowledge
ment of the gift, Mrs. Rogers was
elected an honorary member of the
club. The library has now increased
to ITO volumes, all carefully selected
with a view to their use as reference
books on the study course. The Ii
brary is open once week and though
only club members can take out
books, everyone is welcome to con-
suit the books in the room. To Mrs.
Marie Seclor is due the honor of or
ganizing the library department of
the club. She started it with 40 books
and was librarian four years.
The Tampa Women's Club values
consistency more than popularity and
being a study club, most of its funds
have gone for books and lectures. To
consult the books, every one in Tam
pa is welcome and to the lectures as
many are invited as the house will
hold. Some of the speakers who have
addressed the club are Mr.. Bryan
Mrs. Custer, Mrs. Trueblood, Mr.. De-
Hart, Mr.. Sprague, Mr.. Duke, Mrs
Simmons, Miss Harris, Mrs. Bing-
ham. %,ss Saffold, Mr.. Wyche and
: Prof. Baldwin. One year the club
, bought tickets for its members, to d
course of lectures by Mr.. DeHart on
. English Literature.
In the fourteen years Of its ex-
instance the club has given in actual
money to charity, near a thousand
dollars besides this, each year they
: hold a gift day for the Children's
! Home and for the Old Folks Home.
! In 1912, Mrs. W. w. Jones, presi.
, dent, invited the president of the
State Federation, Mrs. VIM. Hooker
, to address the club and as a result
, the club joined the Federation of Wo.
mems Clubs. The next year the first
delegates were sent to the conven-
ton at Orlando. Mrs. Palmer Smith
, president. and Mrs. John Hang.