Birmingham age-herald., 1895-10-03

confronted other trials in the irresponsi- bilities of the newly responsible negro. Her patience in dealing with the colored race as it exists in the south has been discipline that few women have been called upon to meet. The northern wo- man in the south soon recognizes the ab- soulte futility of regarding the excellence of domestic service from her native standpoint.- The northern woman re- sents the deficiency. The southern woman accepts the condition with philosophy and endures all things with serenity She is a philosopher, and she never fails to appreciate and encourage. The northern woman has never had pre- sented to her the problems that the southern woman has accepted and solved. HARYOT HOLT CAH0ON.
 The Clionian Literary circle win hold it's first meeting for this season Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the residence or pr. and Mrs. T. l.. Robertson, on Sixth avenue. All the members are urged to be present.
 Mrs. Thomas M. Owen of Washington city spent several days in Birmingham this week as the guest of MT. and Mrs, c. M. Cruikshank. on the North High lands. She left Tuesday for Atlanta, where she will spend a few days before returning to her home. in Washington city. Mrs. Owen is engaged upon most patriotic and laudable task, that of writ ing a history of notable Alabama women. Such a book has never been written and Mrs. Owen in preparing her work Is not only adding to the literature of the south, but also preserving the annals of Ala bama womanhood in way that VIII meet the needs of future generations. Mrs. Owen brings to her work brilliant intellectual force, a thoroughly culti- fvated mind and a genius for securing the hp charming of Alabama women, and no history of our women will be complete unless she occupies prominent place in it. -Si .-k
 Mrs. Ellen Graves Shober will visit Washington city this winter and will probably spend a month during the gay season as the guest of Mrs. Thomas owen.
 The ladies of the First Presbyterian church are arranging for a very novel and beautiful entertainment, which will he given in the near future and which they will prettily call "the festival of the holidays"
 MT Thomas Hamilton has accepted business position in Augusta, Ga., which necessitates his immediate removal to that city. His friends most reluctantly say "good-bye" to this popular and prom inent member of Birminghams younger society.
 TIe Cadmean Literary circle will hold it's initial meeting for this season tomor- row Friday) afternoon at 3 o'clock at the residence of MT. and Mrs. William Hardie. It is important that every mem- Der be present at this meeting.
 This evening at o'clock Prof. and Mrs xxyi1 yix iy,f al musicale to their patrons and a few friends at their home, 1902 Fifth avenue. These delightful recitals given by Pro- lessor and Mrs. Boyce tend greatly to- wards. the cultivation of the musical taste of our people.
 The young gentlemen of the Philhe- donian club have sent out the following very handsomely engraved cards: You are cordially invited to attend the enter tainments of the Philhedonan club for the season of 1S95-96 Opening german October II. Birmingham Ala"
 Rev. Owen P Fitzsimons returned Monday night from his summer vaca- ton, which was spent in various points of the east and north. He stopped for sev- eral7 days with relatives in Atlanta en route home and enjoyed the sights of the great exposition. MT. Fitzsimons re-
 
 and is receiving a very cordial welcome from his congregation and friends.
 
 Misses Kate and Sarah Rogan have returned from their visit to relatives in Tennessee.
 - The following circular has been issued by many distinguished Tennessee women, and it should create an immediate and general interest among southern women. I insert it with pleasure in my columns:
 To the Women of the South. The Directors of the Womans Educa-
 tional and Industrial Union of Knox
 vile, Tenn, Send Greeting to the Wom-
 en of the South:
 The desire to come into personal rela- tonship with you, to extend to you our sympathy in whatever work you may be doing for yourselves or humanity, and to obtain in return your cooperation in our undertakings has induced our chairman of the department of education to request the chairman of congresses of the Cotton States and International exposition, now being held in Atlanta, to permit the use of the assembly hall of the womans building for the organization of union of the women of the south. Mrs. Gordon, through her secretary Mrs cordially, giving us the date, October 29, afternoon, saying: We are charmed to have you organize it in our assembly hall. in the building built by southern women for women"
 It is hardly necessary in this, "the woman's century" and the day of organi- zation, to enumerate the benefits that will accrue to women and through them to humanity, by the uniting of kindred forces working for a common end.
 In no portion of the United States have women come so little in touch with each other as in those states south of Mason and Dixon's line. Many of the seed sown by our good women fail to bring forth an abundant harvest because of their not being nourished by numerous sympathiz- CTS.
 The south has many problems peculiar to herself, which those alone who live within her borders can solve. The longer we put off facing our difficulties the hard CT will they become. The happiness and purity of the home waits for the awaken ing of woman to her highest responsbil- ities. Long enough has she sat humbly and supinely within her gates and watched her children go forth to be de- Voured by the demons of avarice. sensu- ality and debauchery. Has not the time como when she shOul6 fu1fi1I tba oronb-