The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-15
WOMAN'S CLUB
IS ORGANIZED
Pensacola Women Plan to AT.
filiate With State Federation
as Soon as Eligible.

woman's club for Pensacola which
will become member of the State
Federation of Women's Clubs as soon
as eligible for membership, was or
ganized at a meeting of Pensacola
women in the auditorium of the San
Carlos yesterday afternoon. Members
of the executive committe, State Fed
GRAFTON of Women's Clubs, Mrs w. S.
Jennings, general director of the fed
GRAFTON of Jacksonville, Mrs. J. M.
McCollum of Gainesville. state presi-
dent of the federation, Miss Elizabeth
Skinner of Dunedin, state vice -presi-
dent, and Mrs. William Sessions, vice
president of the musical department OF
Bombay, were present.
Mrs. John G. Avery, president of the
Pensacola Federation of Women's
Clubs acted as chairman protein. Miss
Nell Burrow was elected temporary
chairman and Mrs. r. Pope Reese, sec
retary. The constitution and laws
as used by the Springfield and num-
Der of other women's clubs was adopt
ed with changes to be made to suit
local conditions.
A membership committee COMPOSED
OF Miss Martha Whiting, chairman,
Mrs. M. E. Bats, Mrs. Frank L. Mayes,
Breen and Mrs. Francis Wilson was
appointed and will meet at the Com
munity Service Club Monday morning
at IL o'clock.
About twenty charter members were
enrolled. The first regular meeting
of the club will be held at the Com
munity Service Club rooms next
Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock. A
vote of thanks was extended members
Of the executive committee of the
state federation for their assistance
in organizing.
1t is expected that before long Pen
sacola will have one of the largest and
strongest women's club in the state.
A feature of the afternoons meet
ing was the singing conducted by Mrs. !
Sessions, THE Sewanee River. the
federations Official song and special
vocal selections by Mrs. Sessions.
Miss Skinner, who addressed the |
women first, told of the purposes of
the federation and the advantages |
smaller clubs derived from member
ship in it, giving concrete examples
of the work accomplished by women |
working through the federation in |
their home cities.
Mrs. McCollum, in a clear, logical
and forceful address, explained the
aims and purposes of the federation.
1.-THE federation" Mrs. McCollum said,
endorsed woman suffrage, after care
full and due deliberation, the years
having shown that the rights of citi-
zenship were necessary to women in
order that they might do their part in
the home and for the nation. The fed
GRAFTON most emphatically stands for
the single standard for men and
women. asa health measure and for
the future of American citizenship,
said Mrs. McCollum. Women have
learned that there is vast difference
in ignorance and innocence and have
realized that only through clean par
entage can we hope to have clean
and strong nation. Does it serve and
will it survive Are the two questions
answered by the work done by the FED
ara ton. Mrs. McCollum said.
Miss Whiting, in short talk strong
Iy urged affilation with the fedora
tion. Mrs. Jennings, in short, but
address spoke of the POSSIBLE
ties of women's work urging the prop
sr and intelligent use of the ballot
he need of certain laws and the proper
.esnect and enforcement for the law.
eft us. Mrs. Jennings said, make
Americanization a habit and daily
mission with each of US, for from the !
,oms comes the future American ciu-
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