The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-10-22
WOMAN'S CLUB MEETING

A very delightful meeting was held
at the Woman's Club Saturday after
noon, Oct. 10Th. 1t was opened by
the singing of the "Star Spangled
Banner" by the club members, ably
directed by Miss Marguerite Porter,
after which the Liberty Bond issue, Of
which Messrs. John Edwards, D. E.
McIver and T. T. Munroe are the
representatives, was taken up. Mr..
Edwards in a most satisfactory and
comprehensive manner explained the
Liberty Loan to the club. Questions
were asked in regard to the payment
of the bonds and Mr.. Edwards ex-
planned that it was not necessary to
! pay the entire bond at once. 1t is
possible for any one to purchase one
Of these four percent bonds by max
ing a small payment down nd so
much a month.
The Ocala banks have orders for
about $4,000 worth of Liberty Bonds.
The second Liberty Loan Bond is now
on sale and every club women is ex-
pected to do everything possible to
assist in the sale, and the Ocala Wom-
ans Club will not be behind the
others.
The next part of the program and
one of the most enjoyable features of
the whole meeting was the song by
Miss Irma Blake, "Joan of Arc, They
Are Calling You" Miss Blake sang
most feelingly and in her sweetest
| voice and she aroused so much en-
| thusiasm that she repeated this song
in French. She was accompanied on
the piano by Miss Elizabeth Rhodes.
Mrs. William Hooker, who is the
state chairman of the woman's COM
mittee of the defense league, made a
fine talk, taking for her subject,
"The Woman's Committee of the Ma
tional Council of Defense" and also
the subject of food conservation. She
spoke of the special duties and re-
quirements of club women during the
present critical time and especially
stressed the necessity of conservation.
Mrs. Hooker appealed to the patriot
ism of the club women whose united
strength and ability have been recog-
nized by the government and the ma
ton as a great force in this world
wide conflict She said that the pres
ident of the United States and his
cabinet considered the work of the
women so necessary that they have
formed a woman's branch. DR.. Anna
Howard Shaw has been appointed its
national head. This branch is in direct
touch with the council of defense and
comes straight from the government.
1t is as it were an official clearing
house for woman's organizations.
Every woman is working advisory to
the national council; 80 per cent Of
it's members are active members of
the Red Cross, which is organized by
the government for a definite work
| Caring for the sick and wounded)
while the defense league holds itself
in readiness for any emergency, when
the government requires concerted
action for it deals with definite pur-
pose. She said it is just as necessary
In Florida we have eighteen different
organizations for defense. If they
were more thoroughly understood
there would be a greater interest
taken in the work. For once a
woman signs a registration card she
is very willing to do the government
work. She spoke of the splendid
work Mrs. Gary and Mrs. Bennett
have done in canning clubs. and that
the slogan. "Home Products for Home
People" should be ours and we should
save for very thankfulness that the
real necessity was not yet ours.
With bowed heads the club asked a
silent prayer for the men who had
just lost their lives in the sinking OF
the American transport, the Antilles
And Mrs. Hood requested a silent
prayer every day at II o'clock fol-
our soldier boys.
A pleasant social hour followed
with the civic committee as hostesses
Mrs. F. E. Wetherbee, Reporter