The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-04
FEDERATION MEMBER WRITES
BEAUTIFULLY OF CLUB SPIRIT.

FEDERATION MEMBER WRITES
BEAUTIFULLY OF CLUB SPIRIT.
A member of the Federation OF Wo-
mems Clubs, who does not wish her
name used, writes as follows, from
Fort Lauderdale:
There's a great deal of good that
can be done in the world If we are
not too careful as TO who gets the
credit Talcott Williams.
Glory, reward and credit that may
come to one from success, achieve
ment or earnest effort and endeavor
does not mean that that one from
henceforth will enjoy the honor and
praise from the world for this thot,
act or deed. The populace is very
tickle. You may be unknown today,
a hero or celebrity tomorrow in the
sight Of the world, and you may sink
into obscurity from the lime light and
the press before many days. Your
name will be placed in the libraries
of the big dailies, also your photo
graph, together with all items Of in
terest pertaining to your particular
case of notoriety or popularity and
they may rest there forever.
Perchance, some member of your
family invents, discovers or startles
the world In some way; perchance,
some friend Of yours marries for the
fifth time, or comes out boldly for
Woman's Suffrage, or does exciting
leaps or jumps for the movies; or
perchance, your home town comes
into prominence through another
Baby Bliss, or three sets of triplets
in the same neighborhood, or pro-
duces a new baseball star; then you
may be mentioned again as a "once
was" and now as an "also ran" When
you die there will be a fitting space
in the dailies and periodicals for a
time and then another takes your
place.
So It is in the great big world and
do not expect it to be different in
your own little world, as you and your
surroundings are just a part of the
whole, great big world.
Thus it is also in club work Some
cherished, long-thought-of plan, all
your own, may eliminate through
your thought and management which
will greatly benefit your club and the
community in which you live. While
this plant is in construction you may
have been lost sight of as the origi-
nator of this particular plan as it
may be handled to better advantage
by another department or committee
other than your own. You must not
WAIVER in your efforts to still further
this plan or cause trouble because the
glory and honor is not yours, or If
It is yours, that 1t is not lasting, when
the plan is at last accomplished. The
deed, the act, the thought or plan
which you started or you came into
prominence through viii live. What
counts then? Not the personal glory
or honor, which is never lasting, but
the influence of your intelligence di-
rected towards good.
One must have big heart to be a
good club woman and a successful
club worker. Little petty things which
are ever present, must not deter you
in your work of accomplishing the
great big jobs which are so much
needed. You must keep your mind on
the good to be done in your commu- /
nifty through the influence Of the
work of your club and not always
have your mind on who viii receive /
the credit or praise when at last the |
plan is completed and has been sue
cessful.
What vast field is opened for work |
without praise or credit in clubdom. |
What vast army Of women we have
who are schooling themselves under
this great instruction. 1t is the
thought, the deed or the act for the
good of mankind that counts and not |
the personal praise or credit which |
lasts for but day.