The Ocala evening star., 1915-02-01
OCALA SOCIAL AFFAIRS


club and to absorb club spirit on a
large scale such meetings were essen
tial.
Mrs. E. Fl. Mote of Leesburg, state
chairman of music, spoke next. She
has arranged for full year and her
principal plan is to have music taught
in all of the public schools. Mrs. j.
NJ. Taylor, president of the School
Improvement Association of Gaines
vile, gave brief outline of the work
accomplished in her club.
Mrs. Jennings and Mrs. Randall oc-
cupied seats on the rostrum and the
audience eagerly awaited the intro
duction of the federation president
who Mrs. Tydings presented in a
most happy manner, at the conclus-
ion of Mrs. Taylor's talk.
Mrs. Jennings is not only woman
of great mental ability but she pos
sesses the characteristics of splen-
did speaker, namely: clear enuncia-
ton, poise and keen sense of humor,
and that with her personal magnetism
made friends Immediately of her
hearers. Of course. she dwelt on the
advantages of being a member of the
federation, which now has a member
ship of nearly 5000, 900, but she also
mentioned that the federation got
much of its strength from the clubs,
thus receiving in proportion to the
benefits it gives. She named the var
ious departments of the federation,
their chairmen and duties. Florida
leads all of the states in club work
and in saying that the canning clubs
in Marion county has aided greatly in
obtaining that distinction, Mrs. Jen-
nings paid deserved compliment to
Mrs. j. r. Moorhead, the agent. The.
federation will work for compulsory
education laws. the establishment pf
boys industrial school, like one
for girls and number of other I'M
provements this year.
Mrs. Jennings, Mrs. Randall, Mrs.
Taylor and others paid beautiful
compliments to Mrs. Hooker on the
success of her administration and all
of the visitors were loud in their
praise of the club house and the club
spirit that prevails.
The next speaker was Mrs. Hooker,
who is state secretary of the general
federation. She spoke briefly. Short
ly camp fire girls club will be or
ganized here under her supervision.<
The concluding number on the pre-
gram was by Mrs. Mote who sang an
early English song, "Should He Up
braid by Bishop. Mrs. Mote is recA
ognized as one of the states best
singers and her Ocala friends avail
themselves of every opportunity to-
hear her. As an encore she gave
will O. the Wisp,' and that, tooS
charmed her hearers. She was ac-
companied on the piano by Miss Byrd
Wartmann.
The hostesses for the social half
hour were the chairmen of the COM
mittees and they served fruit salad
course with sandwiches and coffee.
Punch was served by Mrs. w. A. Coin
and Mrs. II. G. Dozier as the ladies
arrived
Those attending from the visiting
clubs were Miss Brewer, Mrs. L. C.
Hester, Mrs. D. b. Barton, Mrs. Fl. G.
Nelson, Mrs. Chapman, Mrs. S. Phil
lips, Mrs. J. B. Epperson, Miss Com
stance jacob, of Williston; Mrs. Han
son, Mrs. Fanny ]. Pickering, Mrs. j.
Y. Clark, Mrs. L. N. Johnson, Mrs. B.
G. Lanier and Mrs. Mote of Leesburg;
Mrs. D. T. Williamson, Mrs. j. M.
Taylor, Mrs. j. M. Dell, Jr., and Mrs.
McCollum, Gainesville; Mrs. Perry,
Mrs. Frank Haviland and Mrs. E.
Lagrande Hopkins of Belleview.
Mrs. J. B. HERS and son William,
who have been visiting relatives for
ten days, left today for Jacksonville
for brief visit to Mrs. Mallory Lid
don, before returning to their home
in Miami.
Mrs. H. A. Waterman left today for
Jacksonville to visit her mother, Mrs
B. J. Potter and sister, Mrs. Mallory
Liddon.
The reading club will meet with
Mrs. R. A. Burford tomorrow after
noon.