The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-13

vile. A series of silver teas was also
conducted by club members, thereby
raising nearly another hundred dol
lars for this home.
The home economics department OF
our club completely furnished the new
club house kitchen with monogramed
dishes in the club colors, and alumni
mum cooking utensils, as one of its
latest achievements. Through its in
fiuence the girls canning club work
was started in our county in 1918,
and one of our club members elected
as agent. This work has broadened
into the present county demonstra-
tion work, with it's wonderful benefits
to the country people. A number of
years ago the chairman of home eco
Monies invited the junior girls of the
high school to meet with her each
Saturday morning to study cooking.
Much enthusiasm was manifested by
the students and also by the superin-
tendent and school board. This had a
direct influence in establishing do
nestle science as a part of the school
curriculum.
The health department has conduct
ed three very successful better babies
contests, and requires the screening
of fruits in our markets. The selling
of Red Cross seals is an annual feat
ure of their work. Our forestry COM
mittee has planted trees on both sides
of the drive from Ocala to Silver
Springs that will in time make it a
beautiful thoroughfare six miles in
length.
Our club was the first in the state
to furnish a school trustee. 1t also
maintains a bed and room in the char
ity ward of the Marion County Hos
pital.
One of the latest activities of our
club is an organization of Camp Fire
Girls, with one of our prominent club
women as director. The Ocala Wom-
ans Club has also had its share of
influence in the legislative work of
the state. 1t worked faithfully for the
bond issue that made possible our new
school building, and it worked for al.
appropriation for girls industrial
school for Florida, which is now locat-
ed near Ocala, and also for the inn
provement of conditions of the boys
school at Mariana.
We conduct a Woman's Club de-
partment in our local papers, the
Ocala Banner and Evening Star. We
have two and often three club meet
;rr.c aaob sv,oo1,4b NTH N er1ov,Iil mo
gram in addition to the regular bust
ness of the club, each department fur
nishing one program year.
Our musical committee has given
US many rare treat by always pro-
viding the best of music for our pro-
groms, and at an early date organized
club known as the Wednesday
Morning Musicale, which did some
very splendid an dartistic work fol
several years.
To the list of noted people who
have visited Ocala as guests of the
Woman's Club must be added Maud
Powell, Americas most famous lady
violinist, who has delighted US on
two separate occasions.
The last department to be added TO
our club is that of parks and drive
ways, established for the purpose of
securing the use of a 14-acre tract of
land owned by the city, and developed
it into a park.
The browning event of all of our
club efforts has been the building OF
our new club house, at a cost of more
than six thousand dollars. The lot on
which it stands was the gift of one of
our members. The money for the
building was raised by private sub
scription, and various enterprises,
the largest of which were publishing
an Easter, edition, Woman's Club
Magazine, demonstration fair and
garden party.
Our club house committee was I'M
firing in its efforts, and now, at the
close of our second year of occupan-
cy, it is largely freed from debt.