Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-12-20
AN 0 Their EFFORT
TO Be MADE FOR
FUND FOR SCHOOL
Elks Urge Committee to
Continue Plan to Ex-
tend Term
WOMEN WANT TO WORK
Mrs. Stallings Tells Com
mittee Should Be
Ashamed

Inspired by a determination to
continue Palatka schools for full
term in the high ranks in which they
have always stood the School Fund
Committee, which recently issued
majority report thatit was their
opinion the schools would have to
close, has again gone to work in T.
sponse to letter received from the
local Elks Lodge and on being
chided by the Woman's CLUB with
ont haveng allowed the ladies of
Palatka an opportunity to show that
where men failed women succeed
Palatka Lodge of Elks apparently
have had discussion of the situa-
ton facing the local schools as is
evidenced by the following letter ad-
dressed to the School Fund Com
mittee:
School Fund Committee:
The Order of Elks is a. purely
American institution that bends its
every effort, as an organization, to
the perpetuation of American ideals
and to the continuation and prosper
ity of our form of Government.
We feel it no breach of our laws
to inform you that our membership
is restricted to white American cit
izens of 21 years of age and that
with the Flag of our country always
first on our Altar the membership
swears allegiance to that banner
and all that it represents at each
session of our Lodges.
In the emergency for which yor
gentlemen are gathered we feel deer
interest because of the fact that
American institutions, reverence o1
family, love of home and country
are basically dependent on oul
schools.
AS an organization, sworn to re-
spect and defend these foundations
of liberty, we feel we would be re.
miss in our duty should we not say
to you that the only incipient men
ace to our government is bred in ig-
norance and for any loyal citizen TIC
encourage curtailment of our edu'
cational advantages by apathy, OF
otherwise, is to breed in our midst
force that always strikes first al
home, family and Government. TIC
this the Order of Elks is unalter.
ably opposed.
We urge you to continue your eff.
forts tao maintain our schools for 8
full term to inspire our teachers tc
greater effort through the payment
of the salaries they were led to be-
lieve they would receive.
We ask that you give us the name
of any Elk whom you thinf has not
measured up to his duty as an Am
irican citizen.
Benevolent and Protective Order OF
Elks.
Palatka Lodge, No. 1882,
H. F. LEWIS, Secretary.
T. J. FEARNSIDE, Jr,
Exalted Ruler.
Mrs. B. w. Stallings, president OF
the Womans Club asked for meet
ing with the Committee, it is said
and Monday affenon at the ses-
sion impressed upon the men that
the mothers of Palatka knew the
inexcusable wrong that would be
done our coming generation if the
school term was shortened. She
gave the Committee to understand
it is reported that some means haG
TO be provided to pay the teachers
their salaries on the basis promised
and for the full term and as final
mark of her determination it is
claimed Mrs. Stallingsa stated thai
she was confident the Board of the
Womans Club would approve of the
subject being discussed at the Fri
day afternoon meeting at which
time the membership would undoubt
edly engage to put the campaign
across.
Hereafter" said Mrs. Stalling:
according to one of the Committee
members, when you men are hand
ling any matter in which the wo
men of Palatka are concerned, ant
that's the home and schools, dom