The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-05-24
Thought for the Day

Though we travel the world over to
find the beautiful, we must carry it
with us or we find it not.-Emerson.
Annual Musical at the WOman's Club
Saturday afternoon the Woman's
Club enjoyed its annual musical. The
program was in charge of the chair
man of music, Mrs. d. z. McIver,
who has made her committee 4 SPLEEN
did head, and her club an able and eff
ficient chairman, the latter attested
by her re-appointment to the chair
manship, one of two chairmen to be
honored thusly.
An executive board meeting and a
short business meeting preceded the
Koonce, Mrs Edward Holder and
Miss Mary Connor were elected mem
bers of the club.
Mrs. McIver presided during the
musical and the excellent program
opened with a piano solo, LISTS
"Labestraume," exquisitely played by
Miss Marguerite Porter. This talent
ed musician appeared twice again on
the program, singing first "Una yoca
POGO Fa" from the opera Barbara
Sevill and secondly "Ave Maria" In
the first vocal number, Miss Porter's
voice was never richer or sweeter.
Her Accomplishments were played by
Mrs. McIver.
''The Rain" and eau Den Fruhling''
with violin accompaniment by Mrs.
B. F. Condor, were violin numbers
beautifully rendered by Miss Mary
Common. LISTS study in ID fiat, Civ
en- by Miss Jean Austin, was one of
the most charming piano solos of the
afternoon.
Miss Byrd Wartmann read a SPLEEN
did paper, her subject being ais Am
erica Musical" No one in the city is
better authority on music than Miss
Wartmann and in reading her paper,
she was given the closest attention
of her hearers. Every paper read be-
fore the club by Miss Wartmann has
been one of worth and the members
have learned to anticipate her APP
pearance on any program. Her paper
Saturday was enjoyed by all and par
tieularly the musicians.
Mrs. HI. M. Hampton sang exquis-
itely "Merrily I ROAM" accompanied
by Miss Gertie Peyser.
The concluding number on the pro-
gram was a peace song sung by the
audience, Mrs. McIver playing the
piano accompaniment.
Following the interesting program
the retiring president, Mrs. C. R.
Tydings presented most graciously
the gavel to Mrs. R. A Burford. the
new president. In doing so Mrs. Ty-
dings expressed her deep apprecia-
ton of the cooperation she received
from each member during her admin
istration, thanked each and all for
their assistance, especially her off
GERS and chairmen of standing com
mittees. During Mrs. Tydings' etrm
of office, fifty-nine new members were
received in the club, the number ex-
ceeding the list of charter members
and monumetn to the administers
ton was the building of the club
house.
/ Mrs. Burford most graciously ac.
copied the gavel. She paid high tri.
butte to her predecessor and in clos
ing her short address asked her co
workers to study more carefully the
club creed. In turn the other newly
elected officers were introduced anC
seated, namely: Mrs. w. K. Zewadski
first vice president; Mrs. r, L. An
derson, second vice president; Miss
Annie Atkinson, recording secretary
Mrs. E. T. Helvenston, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. E. H. Martin, treas
urer; Mrs. Lester Warner, press re
! porter. The auditor, Mrs. Jak,
Brown, was absent.
A welcome feature of the after
noon was short talk by Miss Agne,
Ellen Harris of the State College a
Tallahassee, on canning club work il
the state and especially in Marion
county, where the agent Mrs. J. r
Moorhead, has labored untiringly il
the work, producing results not ex
celled in the state and south. Mis-
/ Harris has always been grateful 70
the enthusiasm shown in her work b,
the Ocala Women's Club, receiving
much inspiration thereby and her sue
cess she attributes to the personal en-
thusiasm of Mrs. L. w. Duval show
at the beginning of the work. Tn
name Girls Canning Club has bee
changed to Home Demonstrate
Work, as the women, especially in tn
country, are being interested as we
as the girls. This year a Florida
Davis exhibit is to be made; 800
boxes furnished by Mr.. George Mas
on are to be packed, each with eigh
different varieties of fruits; eac
glass to bear the name and address
of the maker and each box a story G
the canning club pasted in the liz
These boxes are to be sold next wiz
ter to the tourists at the various he
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