The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-12-26
At the Womans, Cub Saturday

saturday we copy the following ac.
count OF the Womans' club meeting
from the OcaIa Star. womans club
reporter.
Saturday afternoon an extremely IN
teresting meeting of the Womans'
Club was held, the programe being in
charge Of the committee on. social and
industrial conditions, of which Mrs. E.
A. Osborne is the chairman. and the
opening number being piano solo
beautifully rendered by Miss Mildred
Bullock. This was followed by two
vocal numbers by Mrs. Manly, a tai
ented singer, who has recently moved
to Florida from California, where she
conducted a studio for vocal culture
In her rendition Of Wake Up.r and
the Irish lullaby, "Mavoureen." she
proved to a delighted audience that
she is an artist of rare ability and
charm.
Mrs. Osborne then introduced DIR
Cox of the university, who gave a
much appreciated and practical dis
course, beginning his talk with a
tribute to the beauties and possibilf-
ties Of Silver Springs. which he had
visited IN the morning, and expressed
his conviction that in ten years, if
Ocala really wanted it, she would be
the capital of Florida. His message
was particularly meant fer women
and he admonished them to be ready
for the duties of equal suffrage, which
he says is coming in the very near
future. Women, he said, IS mans
equal, and the two should work to-
gether to make America wrat it
should be. further stating that the
greatness of an individual or of a ma
ton can be measured. I.
DR.. Cox complimented Ocala uponl
having a rest room, which he said ne
was sure some woman or set OF WON
en- had established, and stressed the
Importance to the youth OF the com.
munity of civic. center and commu
nifty hall, affirming that the latter
should be dedicated to the young men
who had been willing TO make, and
those who had made the supreme sac
rifice in order that the world might
be made safe for democracy. and add
ing that this community ought easily
to raise S75, 0U0 for such structure
This lecture was eagerly listened 70
by the large audience present. Among
those present were the girls of the
industrial school, who attended the
meeting in a body, and several mem
bers of the older boys conference.
Students OF the high school then
gave several vocal numbers accom-
panied by stringed instruments. These
students included Misses Mary Lane,
UIlaine Barnett and Ruth Simmons
and Messrs. Robert Blake and James
Melton and their selections were met
with great applause.
The president of the state fedora
ton, Mrs. McCollum, of Gainesville.
made a splendid address, the theme
of which was Americanization, giving
the definition of the term by Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Gait: "Americaniza-
ton means the making of one hun
dred per cent. Americans of all per
sons living in America" Mrs. Nc
ColIum spoke of our duty as Ameri-
cans and Floridians to the Seminole
Indians. as we'll as the many foreign
born citizens in the state.
Mrs. George p Morris, president or
the Twentieth Century Club of Gaines
vile, Mrs. ]. NJ Dell. who as Miss
Johnnie Liddon was reared in Oeala,
and Mrs. Pepper. accompanied Mrs
McColIum from Gainesville, the lat
ter being state press chairman and
gave an interesting talk concerning
the Importance of having club activi-
ties published, since so many peop4e
are of the impression that club WON
en- accomplish nothing whatsoever.
The art chairman OF the club, Mrs
G. w. Martin, introduced to the as
sembIy. Mrss. Bauman of st. Louis.
who had a most interesting and vaiu-
able collection of water color pant
ings on exhibit in the committee room.
Mrs. Bauman with her young daugn-
ter is spending a part of the winter
at Gambler.
A social half hour followed N
which hot tea and waters were served
nv the hostesses of the afternoon. who
were Mrs. j. w. Crosby, Mrs. J. z.
Galloway, Mrs. D. w .Tompkins and
Mrs. G. P. Howell.