The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-06-22
OFFICIAL NOTES
OF POLK COUNTY
WOMAN'S CLUB
Sscretary's Report of Quarterly
Meeting At LOughman Shows
Busy and interesting Session

Barlow. June 15.-The Woman's
Club OF Loughman was hostess for
the regular meeting of the Polk Coun-
ty Federation of Woman's Club on
Wednesday, the 14th. over a hundred
club women and delegates from the
various sections of the county were
present, also a car full of visitors from
Kissimmee and three ladies from Dade
City.
As the day was Flag Day the Lough
man church in which the meeting was
held. was decorated with flags. as well
as with many beautiful flowers and
green foliage, and the meeting was
opened by singing the star Spangled
Banner" Mrs. Holden, of Haines
City, led in prayer. Mrs. Toler pres
ident of Loughman Woman's Club,
then introduced Mrs. Kahn, of Ohio
and Loughman, who welcomed the
company with a few pleasant words
saying that she felt that she was in
a group of women who were accus
toned "to do things" Mrs A. T. Mann
of Barlow, responded, expressing the
pleasure of the women in attending
the meeting.
newly elected president, then took
charge of the program, first speaking
of her own ideals of broader vision
and wider service among the women
of the county, unified by this organi-
cation. In the absence of Mrs Vet
Brown, Miss Moselle Preston. of Bar
tow, served as secretary. After read
ing the minutes of the last meeting
held in Auburndale in March, Mrs.
Howard Maxwell, of Lakeland, chair
man of the committee on legislation.
read the laws which she had copied
from the Florida statutes with regard
to teachers certificates, showing I'M
der what conditions certificate
from another state is recognized the
law regulating kindergartens, that
prescribing sanitary conditions about
school houses and that requiring fire
escapes. Also the requirements con
corning the teaching of scientific tenn
perance in schools and the observance
of Mothers Day. She said that Flor
ida was one of the states that had
accepted the provisions OF the Shep-
pard-Towner law She introduced two
resolutions; first that the Federation
endorse the Towner-Stirling bill in
congress for federal aid in state
schools, and that it endorse the state
10-mill tax for school purposes. These
were both passed.
There was no report from the COM
mittee on health and sanitation. Mrs.
Lula B. Childers, of Fort Meade, chair
man of committee on roads and beau
tification was unable to be present,
but sent a resolution which was adopt
ed with enthusiasm, requesting the
county commissioners to have re-
moved from along the roadways, I'M
slightly signs, dump heaps, rubbish
piles and growing weeds.
The publicity chairman, Mrs. s. f.
Poole, of Lake Alfred, sent her re-
port, saying that 116 year books, ut
25c each, had been subscribed for.
Mrs Geo. M. Wright, of Lakeland,
chairman of committee on education.
said that their committee would meet
with the school board and asked for
an attendance officer in the field, and
said they would work for physical
education and improved health stand
ards in the schools. and for a better
school exhibit at the Tampa Fair.
Three new clubs-the w. c. T. u.
of Mulberry, the Sorosis Club of Lake
land and the Woman's Club of Eagle
Lake-were welcomed into the Fede-
ration, by a hearty rising vote. This
makes q membership of more than
1000 women in the Federation.
Mrs. Griffin, of Medulla, chairman
of home demonstration work, urged
each community to work for domestic
science teaching in its school, and
that local leader among the women
in each community, be found who
would assist the home demonstration
agent in club work, since the county
is much too large for one worker to
cover. She announced that the COM
mittee had chosen Louise Clarke of
| Tiger Bay school, as winner of the
years scholarship in Monte Verde
school, offered by the Federation, as
a prize for the best club work Murray
Whidden, near Barlow. is second
choice, and Pauline Griffin of Me-
dulla is the third.
Miss Cooley, Home Demonstration
Agent, then spoke of the good work
done by Louise Clark, and asked for
the help of local leaders saying that
she had requests from six more clubs
for organization next year. by having
some one meet with club in her
absence, now and then, she could eX-
tend her work. By request, Miss Cod
hey stood on the platform that all
might see the neat bingham dress she
was wearing, the work of girl in one
of her sewing clubs. The dress was
admired and applauded.
Mrs. Maxwell, of Lakeland, made a
motion that as Miss Godbey's years
work was ending that the Federation
endorse her work both for the past
and future, and this was passed IMAM
imously. After hearing the report of
the treasurer. Mrs. Geo. NJ Wright,
the report of the committee to ar
range for county camp for girls and
women was made by Miss Moselle
Preston. This report aroused much
enthusiasm. She told of the generous
offer made by Mr.. VanHorn, and by
Mr.. J. T. Miller of Haines City, and
Of their choice of the beautiful site on
Lake Marian, which had every natural
beauty of Florida lake shore. The
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