The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-10

Telfair Stockton, president Colonial
Danes; Mrs W B. Young. state
chairman National League for Wom
ems Service: Mrs. Bion Barnett. rep
resenting Y. W. c. A. and Red Cross,
and several other prominent women
were present at this meeting
Mrs. William Hooker of Ocala was
elected permanent chairman Mrs. Fl.
H McCreary Gainesville, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Telfair Stockton. Jackson
vile, secretary-treasurer These Off
GERS, together with the other state
representatives of women's organiza-
tions, constitute the executive COM
mittee.
1t is the desire of this committee
to organize, as soon as possible, the
cities and towns. and hereby appoint
you temporary chairman, and ask
that you call together at the earliest
possible date the presidents or prox-
les of all wOmen's organizations in
your town, and elect a permanent
chairman She may have a commit
tee, representative from each or
ganiZation, and these local commit
tees shall be called name of town.
unit, of the womans committee of the
Florida division. council OF national
defense.
LAS there is no provision made for
financing the state organization, we
are asking the local committees TO
contribute one dollar from each organ
ization cooperating This is an i'm
mediate necessity. for postage. sta
tionery, etc. Please send this contri-
button together with the name of your
permanent chairman, as soon as or
ganized, to the state secretary treas
urer. Mrs. Telfair Stockton, Market
street. Jacksonville.
You will at once realize the value
OF this organization. 1t is in direct
connection with the government dur
ing the war period. II does not inter
fere with any existing organization
but aims to so coordinate activities
as to. eliminate duplication and over
tapping. Each locality will find prob
lens peculiar to itself but the good
judgment of all women in charge OF
organized work will realize the impor-
tance of unifcation, and we must
keep constantly in mind the one big
idea, service, and TO engage and co
ordinate the patriotic service of as
many women as possible.
THE national committee has ad-
vised certain departments, to system
atiZe the work. and we have tried, as
nearly as possible, to arrange these
departments along the line Of work Of
the organization. The following ap-
p0intments have been made:
Mrs Jennings. food conservation
and home economies Mrs Jennings
while acting chairman. conducted the
distribution of the Hoover food ad
ministration cards, and viii finish
that work.
Mrs. Agnes Harris. Tallahassee.
food production.
Mrs. W. B. Young, Jacksonville.
registration.
Miss Minnie Neal, Jacksonville.
moral and spiritual forces.
Mrs. Frank Stranahan. Fort Lau-
derdale, protection women worker.
Mrs. Bion Barnett, Jacksonville.
home and allied relief
Mrs. Arthur Bikes. Jacksonville.
educational
Mrs. H. H. McCreary. Gainesville.
publicity
Florida is somewhat late organiz-
ing and though we realize u is dini-
cult TO do any sort of organizing in
the summer, We beg YOU. proceed AZ
once with the material you can get TO
gether, and report 10 the secretary.
1T is most urgent that We perfect
our organization without delay. as the
big work Of registration is before US.
| Sincerely,
MRS. WILLIAM HOOKER.
| State Chairman"