The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-05-05
WOMAN'S CLUB
ELECTS OFFICERS
ANNUAL NETTING
Excellent Report Heard yal New
Officers Elected-State Pres
ident To Visit Club

The Woman's Club held its annual
meeting Thursday afternoon at he
club house. the time being devoted
entirely to business.
The yearly reports of the officer;
and departments were read and
showed the club to have more mem
bers than ever before and to he in 2
better financial condition.
The commi tee on the revision Of
the bylaws reported and each sug-
gested revision was voted on sapar
ately.
Proceeding to the election Of Off
GERS. the slate submitted by the nom
mating committee was elected as fol
lows:
Presiden Mrs. S. f. Jones.
First Vice President-Mrs. b. II
Harnly.
Second Vice President-Mrs. Joe
Wilder.
Recording Secretary-Miss Florence
Conibear.
Corresponding Secretary-Mrs JOS
f. Johnson.
Treasurer-Mrs. ]. p. Getzen.
This gives the club a splendid line
up of officers for the ensuing year.
The next meeting will be the last o.
the present year, the club suspendine
for the summer. This meeting will
come May 18th when the organiZa ior
will be visited by Miss Elizabeth Skin
ner. president of the State Federation
of Women's Clubs.
Presidents Address
Mrs Anderson Allyn, who ha
1 H.,
lion OF Mrs. W. d. Edwards, gave the
pre- sident's address, embodying some
excellent ideas. Her paper was "a
follows:
As this is not a regular report OF
your president bu- just a message
that she would like to give 20 eacl
and every member of the Woman
Club of Lakeland, she will not vacate
The chair at this time.
1t is the custom, believe, that one
cf the vice presidents should ofticiatC
Il. one or more of the club meeting.
but, as my term of Office has been Sc
short, it has not seemed advisable.
have presided at every meeting of the
club since the time that the club elect
cd me 20 act at its head. ! have at |
tended the County Federation meetini |
at Auburndale and the board meetins |
1t Barlow | would like 20 say tina
10Th meetings were most interesting |
and beneficial and only regret ha |
our delegate was unable to attend |
hem in order to bring us back re
ports.
There are a few suggestions or rec
that would like tC |
make for the betterment of the club |
md the help of it's new officers. Buy |
, gayel for your president. 1t carries |
with it certain amount of dignity |
IS we'll as being quite essential.
In speaking of the departments OF |
he club l would suggest that eacf l
chairman thoroughly familiarize her.
self with the work of her department
Dur State Federation is made up OF
similar departments and by communi
eating with the chairman of these de
Dartments she may keep in touch wi b
The work they are doing and thereby
gain many valuable suggestions.
l would suggest, in order to avoid
any future misunderstanding regard
ing our bylaws, that the board of di-
rectOrs appoint revision committee
ut their first meeting. Said commit
tee to be on the alert throughout the
year for such changes in our bylaws
as seem advisable. In a growing or.
ganization there will always be addi-
tions and corrections necessary and
The records showed paid-up mem
bership of 160, and, according to the
report of Mrs. Geo. NJ. Wright, treas
urer the total receipts for the year,
including $525.SS, turned over from
last year, amount to $2,4S1.21 The
balance on hand is $1,27719, of which
81 ,05S.7S is in the building and lot
fund.
A vote of thanks was extended the
treasurer for the excellent condition
of her books and report.