The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-15
AN APPEAL FOR THE
FEDERATION ENDOWMENT FUND

Looked at from any standpoint,
the Federation of Woman's Clubs.
now, and in the future, must regard
the acquisition of Royal Palm Park,
and the establishment of the State
Federation Endowment fund, as the
greatest achievements of this admin
lstration as monuments to our pres
ident, Mrs. w. S. Jennings. They
viii always remind US OF. her indef-
atigable efforts and indomitable cour-l
age IN behalf of tie federation.
Of the Royal Palm Park and the
work being done there, others have
spoken. but /, having been a chair
man of the General Federation En-
down1ent fund for Florida, and some
what experienced in that line of work,
have been asked to speak to the club
women about the State Federation
fund, and I want to reach yos, one
and all, before your interests any
money have been enlisted in some
| other department of work. I feel
that now is the suspicious time-the
psychological moment for me to
approach you on the subject.
We are on the eve of new club
year, and want to plan wisely for the
federation; make the best possible
use of our time, labor and money and
in planning, I want you to give the
Endowment fund generously of all
three, by that, do not.mean that all
| women must give equally of either
one but each according to her means
and circumstances.
Now, please don't let any woman
get off that old gag about charity
begins at home," or say that she does
not believe in state endowment fund
and that the clubs need the money to
carry on their home work, etc The
clubs do need money, always will, but
there can be a wise adjustment or APP
portionment, and that is why I am
| appealing to you early in the club
year, that you may see the fedora
tons needs and divide with her as
generously as you can.
The federation spirit should SO
possess every loyal member that she
need be ashamed not to have her club
do its part toward this effort to raise
permanent fund for the federation
| work. Club work moves in a circle, II
| the federation is built up and ex-
| erts power and influence for good
| in our state the clubs are strengthen
ed and encouraged to do better work
inaour communities and the individ-
ual members become better citizens
and home-makers-the three are one,
bound by an indissoluble chain. There
fore, when we work for the Endow-
ment fund we promote the best in
terest of all.
Those of us who have served as
your presidents, know that it is inn
possible to carry on the work, as it
should be, without the necessary
money Too long already we have
imposed on the purses of our officers
and chairmen; it is an unspeakable
handicap, is unfair and unbusiness
like. Often splendid work is left
undone, rather than make further de-
mands on them. With an interest
bearing fund these officers and chair
men would be enabled to meet all
! reasonable demands, and to carry on
the work of the departments much
! better. The president says, THE
/ greatest need I. find, is the fact that
we have no funds to print sufficient
/ literature for distribution, nor have
we sufficient to pay the expenses OF
many other things
The general federation had the
same difficulty and put forth every
effort to raise a fund sufficiently
large, that the annual interest might
pay the running expenses, and nov
a number of state declarations have
followed that example, and it is an
doubtedly a wise thing to do. Th'
. work of increasing every year, and OF
!; course the need of money increases
correspondingly. So the Florida
federation, to keep pace with tn
times and the demands of the time
must likewise have money and, real
ling this more and more at each an
nual meeting, it was finally agrees
at the 1915 convention held at De
land, to establish s25,000,000 state
federation endowment fund and tn
foundation was laid, then and there
by generous gift from the presi
dent, Mrs. w. S. Jennings. From tina