The Lakeland evening telegram., November 24, 1916, Image 3

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THE EVENING TELEGRAM, LAKELAND, FLA.. FRIDAY, NOV. 24. 1918 '
IN WOMAN'S REALM
Weafergoing to put on a
Fine Reports Given at Federation
Of Womens' Clubs at Miami
ui.mi. Nov
met adherence to business and to
! rules and regulations of parlia-
Bentary procedure, by an aamirawe
oreanization that ran as on wheels,
u 6 lima hrtnrfn out to
nd at tne
... most casual hearer the tremen
dous range and extent of the Interests
d activities of the Intelligent club
wmen of Florida, the second day or
the huge Federation Convention was
crammed to overflowering with a mul-
. i wnnnrta on1 nanaa.
tiplicity or vaiuauic icu.io
ssry business, an maae succinct ana
to the point by tne omcers presiding.
The morning session was Held in
tl,e Woman 3 CtuD auauonum auer
the meeting of the credentials committee.
ent to the schools, and closed with
an interesting account of the Winter
.Park savings bank for the schools.
Mrs. W. F. Blackman, for the liter
ature and library extension commit-
and i Wtta unusuauy convincing in her
report of the aims of that department.
The keynote of her talk was the need
24. Characterized by and the greater co-operation
team work between its several clubs
The reports were given by Mrs. T
V. Moore, vice-present at large, Mrs. jof literary work as a backing for what-
w. . Miner ror the first section, Mrs., r eise me clUDS wished to do, and
J. D. Randall for the second, Mrs8he 8aid that whether in civivs or
Charles A. Cay for the third, Miss home econncs the cultural side of
athryn Thorpe for the fourth and Mrs. the club work can not be neglected.
Edgar Lewis for the fifth. She save as the work of the depart-
Mrs. Wm. Hocker, secretary to the'"16"1 the planninS of study courses
General federation, gave her report &nd prErams for the ot the club,
which was followed by the chief r"e- Fr the Past year these ,ncluded cour
port of the morning, that of the pres.18 " the Study of South America
ident. Mrs. W. S. Jennin.,, American literature and travel, the
S. Jennings. i
State Department I
The reports of the state depart
ments were then called for. '
ivirs. Marie Frost, for the Art de
partment, outlined the work of the
past year. The purpose of the work,
she said, was the arousing of interest
in art and the increasing of knowledge
both of its history and its application.
ine art committee worked on the
jlrs. V. S. Jennings and Mrs. T. V.
mi cn i i
I Moore were tne presiuing oiucitus.
After the invocation by the Rev. R.
h Merrill Miss Uessie A. Williams
I i nf ttist ixAflnritlola ..
igave tne ri'i'mi u. w. i)es ot encouraging the arts and
committee, in general, this report crafts, co-operating with a 11 mPns-
showed the largest number of dele- ures for the increasin of civi ,,pniltv
I ....
gates present tnai nave ever anenueu j for the removal ot i)nlboards andi
a Florida federation, representing fially, preparing art material for the
over one hundred and thirty clubs of use 0f the clubs and schools.
Florida. The report of the civics committee
With the reading of the minutes of by Mrs. J. A. Hendley was most in-
Ithe Florida delegation at the bien- spiring. The keynote of that depart
nial bv Mrs. Edgar Lewis the morn- ment was, she said, service. And nev-
Iing session was well under way and er before has so much been done by
the delegates, that crowded the build-; the clubs for the state and for human
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Iing to tne uoors, men u una iub hibi uy. me worn ior uiDercuiosis reuer
serious business of the convention. 'and prevention, for playgrounds, bet-
The reports of the omcers of the ler streets, sanitation, for community
I convention were read in brief and ac-; Christmas trees, rest rooms, better
! -u ii j i . . .
iceptea. mewniKs ana rouus, me improving or
Mrs. John W. Dickins gave the re- the picture shows and many other ac
cording secretary's report, Mrs. H. B. j tivities of the clubs during the year
iMinium that for the corresponding that is past.
Secretary, Mrs. Kate V. Jackson for ( Mrs. S. G. Capen spoke interesting-
lthe treasurer, Miss Bessie A. Williams ly for the civil service reform coni-
Bhe auditor's. v niittee, speaking particularly of the
The reports of the vice-presidents, women employees of the government
oth at large and for the five sections in the state.
of Florida Federation, were heard
rith great interest. While in statis-
Mrs. Wright's Report
For the education committee,
Mrs.
study of the literature of various sec
tions of America, the geography of
American literature, the Bible as lit
erature, and the history of matters of
interest in house hold decoration such
as textiles, rugs, silver, china and so
one. Mexican history and pageantry
were also asked for.
The press chairman, Mrs. H. S. Jen-
lson, gave a strone nlna fnr tho amid.
ing in of material for the fedaration
pages in the five sections, and spoke
, of the work of the section of press
chairman and the papers which they
represented.
I Mrs. Kirke Munroe gave a strong
plea for the use of the bureau of In
formation, which, she said, had fur
nished material for almost every
known subject during the past year.
As historian also she made an urgent
demand for the club papers of espe
cial value to be sent to her for aid in
making up both the bureau of infor
mation and the state history, which
she said, she would be glad to do this
year.
Dr. Grace Whitford for the health
department, spoke particularly of the
selling of Red Cross stamps for the
anti-Tuberculosis fight. The funds ob
tained this year she said would be ap
plied to Florida relief. She sketched
a vivid picture of the many necessi
ties for such relief here. She will
sell stamps to delegates and chair
men of health committees during the
convention.
kical form the miles traveled and the George M. Wright dwelt on the mul-
clubs visited, the total effect of the tiplicity of interests brought together
teports was an overwhelming testi- by the department and the many new
nony to the energy, the Initiative and ideas found in the different clubs. She i
pe untiring activities of the vice-pres- spoke of the teacherages which are
Bdents, to whose work is greatly due springing up all over Florida, of the .
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berahip of the Florida Federation 'of the books and traveling libraries with unanimous vote into the Florida
THIRTEEN NEW CLUBS
ADMITTED BY UNANIMOUS
VOTE TO FLORIDA FEDERA
TION OF WOMEN'S CLUBS
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SjpeciaiChristmas Sale
Beginning-Tuesday, Nov. 226
and ending 'Saturday, Dec. 16th.
t f r-.:,
WiTwitt give a special
1 0 fafil; Cent Discount
on aWmeraiandise except Big
BenjGl&iMsXWaterbur Watch
eslUtiit -optical goods.
n1
We offetthis special induce
mentjor the reason that we
believe that we can handle the
Christmas trade much more
satisfacibry by offering induce
ments io get people to do their
shopping early.
We have three Stores, thereby enabling
us to buy in targe enough quantities so
that xve cibiiy direct from the factory,
thereby cutting' out the middle man's
profit, ijcfe amounts to 22 to 25 per
cent., ihafa with the extra 10 that we
offer, iJiifiygh this sale will make a
Saviiig of 30 "to 35 per cent, to you.
We wifle le1il'sed-,fol!how you our Stock, and if there is any
article thatc'you","W&ui8'lfl53 laid aside for you to get later you can
make small f1ep6sll?'anil'',we"will hold the article for you.
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112 KENTUCKY AVENUE
The invitation1
Saxu Practical I
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noma uress smmg
oCgrsons
Prepared Specially for This Newspaper
By Pictorial Review
A Tadleur in Black Broadcloth
'Federation of Women's clubs at a at Bartow next time.
meeting of the executive committee iwrs extended and accepted at yester
. . ... . . I ...- i U,M . .t n n
at tne ciud auuuorium yesteraay ai-mitruuuu n uieeuug. y
ternoon. The new clubs are as fol
lows: Eau Gallie, Woman's club;
Goulds, Woman's club; Miami, High
land Park Farent and Teacher asBO-
A North Dakota Jeweler has built ,
a minute electric motor just such as m
a flea circus would find useful for op
eration; Key West, Mother's club; Es-jerating its trolley cars. Its total
!,tero, Womens club; Milton, Civic length is about five-sixteenths of an
inch and its total weight ia less than i
the jacket which is slightly fitted. It
fastens in single-breasted effect. The
square collar may bo rolled high or
low. In medium size the suit requires
m yards 54-inch broadcloth.
The home dressmaker has the ad
vantage of a construction guide to
save her from costly errors in at
tempting to make this jacket. First
tnrm Urt in frnnt at the upper elee
of the jacket, creasing on line of slot 'was formerly opened
League; Milton, Shakespeare club;
Parker, Woman's club; Colatchee,
Oman's club; Oak Hill, Communi-
club; Newberry, School Improve
ment and Civic club; Monticello,
Woman's club, and Waldo, Woman's i
club.
Although the federation gained (
thirteen new organizations, it lost,
three the South Jacksonville liooKj
club, the Dunellen Mothers' club and
the Tampa Woman's City club. The
first two were consolidated with
other clubs, so that their memberships
are not really lost. The Tampa Wom
an's City club was disbanded.
Mrs. A. L. Monroe gave a short ad
dress of welcome after the meeting
A satisfactory
a grain.
perforations. In stitching the seam finaciai rep0rt was made by Mrs. Kate ,
X.?thiBin.t jV -Jackson, state treasure, and she
foration. Join front to side front announced that only two clubs in
and back to side back. Adjust un- 'tne entire federation had failed to pay
derfaclng to position and line pocket i response to a request
tips so that they can be adjusted to ,u,c" UUCH- r
nosition on each side or tne irons,
. aMpnuawi
A Ur K.Ta TonVunn
ilia LI UJ 11 1 a. wwnuvu - - .
committee decided that every club
'chnnid spnd the state treasurer a list i
Close underarm and shoulder seay,
then face the collar and sew to tne
neck edge, notches and center-backs
even. Roll collar and front as illus
trated. t
Now, close sleeve seams as notched,
easing any fulness between notches
at elbow and leaving extensions free.
Turn hem at lower edge on small "o"
perforations. Turn under extension
on slot perforations, lap to small "o''
perforations and tack. Close seam of
cuff as notched to small "o" perfor
ation and line. Bring the small "o"
perforations near the pointed end
together and tack. Sew to sleeve
bringing single large "O" perforation
at lower edge of cuff, to eorrepond-
. m " 1 1 n& mm nil a"
. mg perroraiion m -
b.. en of 'Mhlon are wearing at-. perforation at Inside seam of lve.
ctive tailored suits of highly fta- Bew sleeve la armhole as ntcflf
mall ' o penorauoa m "
eeam easing in any fulness.
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A jaunty tailor made in black
rioth haTig plain skirt and
gst-gUed slagle-breasted jacket.
7. u broadcloth this season. They
rf merely made, as a rule, but ex
Z?""tf7 smart ia ent. The distia.
n-shing feature of this design is
mirier trimmln? could be se
lected than buttons of eelf-materiaL
Pictorial Review Jacket No. 6861. Sites, 34 to 44 inches bust. Price, 15
"ate. ekirt No. C71?. fiUes, 8S te 32 inches waist, IMce, 13 cent.
of paid-up members by October 1, be
fore the credentials are Bent out, and
that they be represented by that num
ber. Cards will be issued every year.
for extra members.
The question of the disposition of i
16,328.79 surplus money In the treas-j
ury of the national federation was
presented by Miss Louis Meigs, Flor
ida Director, F. F. W. C, and the Flor
ida women expressed themselves in
favor of putting the money aside for
an emergency fund to be used as
neded.
Mrs. Frank Jennings, ot Jackson
ville, Mrs. William Hocker, of Ocala,
Mrs. H. S. Jenison, of Jacksonville,
Mrs. W. S. Jennings, of Jacksonville,
and Mrs. Kate V. Jackson, of Tampa,
were appointed as a committee to con
sider some means of raying the ex
penses connected with the office ot
etate president "I want you to pro
vide for the next president" said
Mrs. Jennings.- "My expenses the last
year has been Just exactly J300.87
which I paid from my own income."
The state executive board will meet
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