The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-11-13
ECHOES FROM THE STATE
w. C. t. U. MEETING


The delegates to the state conven-
ton of the w. C. T. u. held last week
in Daytona must have had tremen-
dously good time, for since their re-
turn they can neither talk or think of
anything else; and when hubby very
meekly inquiries about lunch he hears
the word Daytona, and if he suggests
that one of his garments would feel
more comfortable, and possibly be a
little more presentable if a missing
button was replaced, he again hears
Daytona; in fact, that word has be-
come their Shibboleth, and the only
word left in their dictionary, conse-
quently some of US are beginning to
wonder what sort of place this Day
tona can be and what kind of people
live there for if all the nice things
said of them by the returned dele
gates are gospel truth, Daytona must
be little short of Paradise and the
people angels, for the treatment they
hand out to the stranger within their
gates leads these strangers to lose
their identity as such.
But there is generally bug some
where in the ointment and in this case
it was the wretched railroad connec-
tions between Ocala and Daytona,
which of course cannot be charged
against that lovely city or its people.
A few minutes difference in schedule
would have saved a delay of four
hours at Palatka and two at Rochelle;
as it was the return trip consumed II
hours for distance of 100 miles, and
on an air line between terminal points
it is only about half that distance.
The social feature of the convention
was the splendid banquet rendered the
delegates and friends on Tuesday eve
ming by the citizens of Daytona. This
event called out the full roll of dele
gates and numbered about IT'S. Of
course there was the welcome by
Mayor Bingham and he certainly did
himself proud. Mr.. David ShoItz also
bid them welcome and told them what
he would do for them if he was sent
to Tallahassee The school welcome
came from Prof. H. Clay Marks. In
telling the delegates how the schools
We're backing them US he said that
scientific education was helping to
win the fight against intemperance.
In response to the welcome from
church and school, Mrs. w. T. Gary
touched the hearts of all present, by
drawing picture of home coming,
and a parallel between that home
coming and their visit to Daytona.
Another feature of the banquet, also
of each night session were the mag
tnificent vocal solos sung by Mrs. E.
A. Burnett. This lady has a splendidly
cultivated voice of remarkable sweet
ness and aroused tremendous APP
plause among the congregations pres
ent, and in this lady Oca1a has a
friendly interest as her first singing
was done where as child and young
woman she was known as Miss Eloise
Smoak.
Mrs. George Martin of Ocala, led
the devotional exercises at the morn
ing sessions, and Mrs. E. e. Packham,
state superintendent of purity in lit
erature and art, delivered an address
along the line of her department,
suggesting closer censorship of the
movies and billboards, and told of the
mammoth signboards along the rail-
roads of Maryland urging people to
vote against prohibition, one sign
stating that vote thus cast would
help to save the schools of Baltimore.
The presidents address showed that
the membership had increased 20 per
cent during the past year and that
the finances were in healthy condi-
ton.
All the state officers were re-elect-
ed, and an earnest invitation was re-
ceived from Lakeland, Miami and
Tampa to held the next annual con-
vention with one of them.
Quite large delegation went from
Ocala and vicinity. Lake Weir sent
Mrs. Read, Mrs. Sigmon, Miss Shook
and Miss Simpson; Kendrick was rep
resented by Mrs. Bradford Webb, Miss
Julia Webb, Mrs. G. H. Shaw and
Mrs. Guthrie. From Ocala, Mrs. w.
T. Gary, Mrs. B. Fl. Seymour, Mrs. G.
w Martin, Mrs. G. D.. Washburn,
Miss Emma Washburn and Mrs. E.