The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-02-05
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President Of the Florida
Federation Addresses
WOman,s Club Of Lakeland

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Yesterday, at the Elks' Club,
gathering Of representative Lakeland
women greeted Mrs. McCullom of
Gainesville president Of the Florida
Federation of Women's Clubs, and
Mrs Hawkins of Brooksville, vice
president for Section Eight.
The President of the Club, Mrs.
Krause introduced Mrs. McCullom,
who talked with such enthusiasm
about the work Of the Florida Fedora
ton, that no nearer could fail to catch
some Of her spirit,
There are 10000 club women in
Florida. There are nearly 200 clubs,
no one of which is devoted entirely
to purposes of pleasure. There are
rs departments of work, and this year
marks the silver anniversary Of the
state organization.
| Women's clubs, said Mrs. McCul-
lon. are naturally custodians for the
ideals of community, and because
they are bipartisan and non-sec-
tartan and can serve to connect aond
strengthen most of the bonds that
make for social sympathy and civic
hetterment.
The three great needs of the nation
Americanization, thrift and commun-
ity service, are this year, especially
urged upon women's clubs as subjects
for serious study Americanization il
a process not an act and must in
clude ourselves and our children al
, we'll as delinquents and aliens. thu
t deepest meaning of Thrift is shown il
2 so apportioning ones income that tn
g soul shall be we'll fed as truly as i
Q the body, and that one may both Civ
and save. Discussing Community Ser
vices, Mrs. McCullom mentioned
among others the building Of memor
!. ials or planting of trees as tribute
{ to our dead heroes; care Of delir
: quents and feeble-minded; duty an
: privilege of the exercise of suffrage a
{ soon as may be-; and the extensio
Z of the spirit of motherhood to affair
of the state and nation and the wor!
and she made plea for the cultiv'
ton Of the spirit of peace. that wi
o. sustain the power Of the League
- Nations.
:, In conclusion the speaker add
another class to those of optimis
and pessimists class called "peptin
lists" and she recited a soul-stirril
little poem describing pep ss
Mrs. Hawkins made but a short a
Id dress. She believes that cooperate
of all good social forces is the O
SIS great means of saving our nation
er these trying times. Her services S
O., offers freely to the clubs in her juri
to diction.
81 Mrs, Crumb, chairman of the pl
or gram committee announced the nu
'ur bers of the entertainment for the
ho ternoon 1t was delightful aft
les and the members of the club ten(
90 their thanks to the ladies who ado
ay so much to the enjoyment of the
'e' ternoon.
~ Piano Solo-Impromptu (Schubel
Miss Brockman.
Vocal Quartette-Love's Old Sw
- Song Miss higgins, Mrs. King, M
: Williams, Mrs Southland; Mrs v
nm son, accompanist.
lllIIl Reading-An Easter Story, M
HIN Bangs.
Hill Vocal Solo-Amalia (Millard), \
HUH Eaton, Miss Brockman, accompan
Hill AT the end of the program N
l||lll Krause announced that the Won;
l||ll Club of Lakeland are planning
lI|lll drives neither of which is to
lOlll tain money. One is drive to sec
llI| new members for the Club and
MINI other a drive for donations Of be
Hill TO the library.
llII|l A half hour of sociability du
lIlIIl which tea and waters were ser
lII|II cave a finishing touch to this en-
HIN able club meeting,
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