The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-11-08
Mrs. Bowersox's Ad-
dress to Club Women
at Cottage Hill.


Hill on Saturday, at which 1876 womel
representing clubs were present, tn
following officers were elected:
Mrs Earl Bowersox of Cottage Hill, re
elected president; Mrs. Charles Sough
/ well of Figland Park, first vice-presi
dent; Mrs. Parazine, Ferry Pass, secont
IVice-president; Mrs. Jack Roberts, Brent
recording secretary; Mrs. DeLoney, Con
zalez, corresponding secretary; Mrs
| hudson, Gonzalez, treasurer.
| During intermission the newly electet
officers appointed the following chair
men: Public health, Mrs. Joseph Gala
CHER, Gonzalez; good roads, Mrs. T. L
| Barrineau, Gonzalez; legislation, Mis-.
/ Minnie kehoe, Pensacola; education, Mrs
Peter Miller, Pensacola.
! Mrs. Bowersox's gave a report of the
years work which is as follows:
| Madam Vice President and Members Of
the Federation:
little over one year ago, a group OF
interested women. from seven clubs OF
Escambia County, met at Figland Park
! to lay the foundation on which the Es-
Gambia County Federation of women's
Clubs was to be built. We were ably
assisted in this work by our present
State President, Miss Elizabeth Skinner
our Sectional vice president Mrs. w, B.
HarbeSon, and Mrs. D. r. Reed, our
friend and near neighbor.
Mrs. Harbeson, as temporary chair
man, selected a committee of four to
nominate officers for the ensuing year.
and the following were nominated: Mrs.
Bowersox, president; Miss Nell Burrow,
First vice-president; Mrs. DeLoney, rec
ording secretary; Mrs. Southwell, Second
vice-president; Mrs. Portz, corresponding
secretary; and Mrs. Breen, treasurer,
these nominations to be ratified at the
next meeting which was held in Pensa-
cola November, the twelfth.
Miss Skinner gave us a synopsis of the
work done by the Pinellas County Fed
Grafton, telling of the different depart
ments, and it was decided to have de-
partments of Public Health, Legislation,
Good Roads, Music, Education, and For
estry in our Federation, and by Coop
Grafton to derive mutual benefit for ALL
Your president selected a committee to
draw up charter. and bylaws, and to
submit the same at the Pensacola meet
ing. This was ably done by Mrs. Britt
of the ent-Goulding Club, being unan-
imously accepted.
The good seed had been sown, and be-
gun to grow-three other clubs asked to
be admitted to the Federation, so that
ten clubs were ready to help further any
movement for the benefit of Escambia
County.
Now all work and no play is not good
for anyone, so the ways and means of
entertaining the ladies, at the regular
meetings which were to be held in No
vember, February, and May, with some
club acting as our hostess-must be de-
cided upon. Some one proposed that
each lady bring her own lunch, the hos
tess club serving hot or cold drinks, and
here is where good fellowship has
sprung up, helping the women of Escam-
bia to grow nearer to one another.
Mrs. Britt in behalf of the Brent
Club invited the Federation to
be their guests in February.
On February, the fourth, nearly one
hundred interested women sojourned to
Brent, and spent a day. filled with in
spiration.
Mrs. Harbeson, vice-president of Sec
ton /; Mrs. Seasons. state chairman of
music; Mrs. Reed, state chairman of edu-
cation; Miss Duffie, U. S. Health nurse,
and Miss Lonnie Landrum, from the
State College for Women, were our
guests, and each gave fine address.
Mrs. Harbeson spoke on the need of
Better Health in our state, and Miss Duff
fie gave many interesting, and convinc-
ing statistics, showing where we should
hold Health Clinics as a fitting close to
the health program. Miss Landrum gave
4 demonstration with her white rats on
The value of balanced ration, and proper
nutrition. Seeing is believing, and we
Ill agreed to try and be like the fat rat. |
Mrs. Reed then told us of Florida's low |
,ating in Public School work, and tried |
% impress each of US with the good wo- |
men could do for their country, and |
state by using their vote for better tax |
md school laws. Following this talk, |
Mrs. Seasons, spoke on the value of
music as a community builder, also tell
ng us of the value of music in the
chooI, and urging us as club women to
assume the responsibility of placing
music as an accredited subject in Flor
da schools. AS a close to this happy
lay, we sang in unison, the State FEEDER
ton Song, "Suwanee River" under
Irs. Sessom'A leadership. NJ
For many months, a suitable Club |
louise, and Rest Room for Women has
cen an evident need, and as Pensacola
Club are making an effort to
btain such q home, the County Fedora
ion felt it was no more than right that
hey rally to her, and help maintain the