The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-03-13
OPEN DAY AT
THE wOMAN'S CLUB

As usual the open day at the Wom-
ans Club proved pleasure 70 all who
attended, both out of town visitors
and members of the club. During the
afternoon games were indulged in,
while the music furnished by Mrs.
Lester Lucas and Mrs. II. NJ Hamp-
ton was thoroughly enjoyed by ALL 1t
will be remembered that in the first
part of December the Woman's Ma
tional Congress conveend in Jackson
vile and subsequently a trip was
made through the state. The MEM
bers Of the Farmers National Con-
gless and the woman's congress stop
ped at places along the route, among
them being Ocala and Silver Springs.
Ia this party who made the tour of
Florida was Mrs. Fannie W. Kiuck of
Clarksville, Ia, president Of the Wom-
ans. National Congress. After her
trip south, Mrs Kiuck wrote a most
interesting paper of her trip. which
was sent to Kansas City at a conven-
tion there. She knew how much these
good ladies' of the hospitality commit
tee cared about the good repute Of
Florida, so TO them she sent a copy
of her paper. Yesterday afternoon at
the club portions of this paper were
read by Miss Mabel Meffert, the parts
that were of most interest to Ocalans.
Among other interesting things told,
Mrs. Kiuck says: 'sAt the Florida
State Fair in Jacksonville the poultry
show was the finest l had ever seen,
which in saying great deal, for / at
tend the Iowa, Illinois. Minnesota,
Kansas and Wisconsin fairs. The
fruit exhibit was simply great, the
strange hybrids and improved varie-
ties being source of wonder and ad-
miration to everybody" The delight
full impression that this trip through
Florida made upon these people from
all over the country is delightfully."-
summed up in the closing paragraph
of the paper: Nearly all of the mem-
bers Of the party have plans for re-
turning TO make a home in Florida.
Some plan only a winter sojourn,
while others dream Of various things:
citrus fruit groves, sugar plantations
in the 'glades, pecan groves, ranches
stocked with thoroughbred stock, a
hotel at Silver Springs and on down
to just place to sit and fish, My
own dream is TO have an experimental
farm where / can raise little of eve
rything and find enjoyment in cross
ing and hybridizing TO develop new
varieties, to get acquainted with the
tropical plants and make my home
home many samples of soil, shells,
nuts, fruit. grains, grasses and other
curios from Florida. 1t is a pleasure
to show them to my friends and tell
them al labout my trip. Per haps I
talk too much abount it for some say
she's dippy on Florida. Sometime
when the blizzards are raging / sing
a song have arranged as a tribute to
the Land of Flowers
"a Song of Florida
"(Tune: Maryland, Ny MarylandD
fYou ask what land / think the best,
Florida; tbs Floridal
The fairest state In east or west,
Florida, o, Floridal
From yonder gulf-washed wester shore
To where Atlanta's waters CLEAN, -
Florida, D Floridal
Where wondrous lake and springs
abound,
Florida, o FloridaI
With golden apples all around,
Florida, o FloridaI
Some day, some blessed day / know
I'll leave this land of ice and snow
And go where lines and guavas grow,
Florida, o FloridaI
o wondrous land whose summer skies
Florida, o Floridal
Are nothing less than paradise,
Florida, o Florida!
No happier fate could e'er be mine,
Than live beneath thy palm and vine,
Ny cup I'll quaf to thee and thine,
Florida, o Floridal"
Mrs. Kuick says her home people
call her a traitor to her state to sing a
song like this and she hopes that
Florida people will adopt her that she
may have refuge in case they drive
her from Iowa She is pleasantly re-
membered and the people could do no
better than to welcome her whpnever