The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-09-14
PRESIDENT OF F. F. W. C.
IN MIAMI PLANNING FOR
NOVEMBER FEDERATION

women in America who belong to the
women representing Florida take the
lead in conservation of natural re-
sources, Mrs. w. S. Jennings
president of the Florida Federation
of Womans Clubs, told a Metropolis
reporter. Its because we're going
to preserve the natural beauties OF
Royal Palm State Park which is the
most unique tropical jungle in the
| United States"
Mrs Jennings is here from Jack
sonville meeting with committees,
builders and contractors on business
connected with the development of
this park, and an immediate erection
of the lodge, which Mrs. jennings
likes to term the State club house.
All day yesterday conferences were
held and plans were pushed for the
immediate erection of the building,
that it might be used for the fedora
ton to be held here in November.
The lodge will have several
screened porches, some to be used for
receiving and entertaining, and
some for serving refreshments.
There will be four bed rooms, and all
the modern conveniences. Plans are
also made for erecting electric light
and water plants, garage, a pavil-
ion for the public, and for the lay
ing out of parking ground for auto
mobiles.
Mrs j. e. Junkin and Mrs. j. j.
Hinson, of Larkin, are on a commit
tee with r. E. Evans to take the
whole convention to the park on
Nov. % for formal dedication of the
lodge This committee will arrange
the program for the dedication, and
speakers of national prominence will
probably take part in the ceremony.
A part of this day will be taken UP
with showing the visitors the won
derful growth of Miami as we'll as
other towns along the way.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. jennings
was in conference with the State
park committee, of which Mrs. John
Clifford is chairman; with a building
committee, of which Mrs. E. c. Love-
land is chairman; with Mrs. George
M. Taylor, president of the Prince
ton Woma's club; and with Mrs. T.
V. Moore, vice president of the State
at-large. This afternoon at $3.50
o'clock she met with all the presi-
dents of Dade County Woman's clubs
for further arrangements for the
Mrs. Jennings will
leave tonight for Lawtey where she
will make dedication speech for the
new club building there.
After the meeting of the commit
tees on arrangements which started
at 10 O'Clock this morning, Mrs
A. l.. Monroe entertained at lunch
Mrs. w. S. jennings and Mrs. Ed
gar Lewis, vice president of this Sec
ton, and other club members to the
number of twenty or more Joined
these officers for the luncheon hour.
An important conference which
Mrs. Jennings held yesterday was
one with B. M. Duncan, engineer
for the county highway concerning
the possibility of delivering material
within ten days for the construction
Of the new lodge. When the road is
in shape, Mrs. Jennings will be mott
fed by telegram, and will return to
Miami, go to the park, and locate |
the site for the lodge.
IT'S an enormous undertaking"
Mrs. Jennings explained "And II
will appreciate any cooperation |
from the public. My principal OBJ |
iect in coming to Miami now was to |
confer with Mrs. A. l.. Monroe,
president of the Miami Womans !!
club, and with her committees, on
for the November con-
Miami Metropolis.