Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-16
TIE WOMAN'S AUXILIARY Of the Commercial Club Getting
 Down to Business. AM ADDRESS TO THE PUBLIC Which Means Much for the Home EnterpriSeS-NoW
 for Business Men.
AM ADDRESS TO THE PUBLIC

The woman's auxiliary of the Commercial club held a meeting yesterday morning, in which steps were taken that will no doubt prove great help to the manufacturers of this city, besides promoting the patronage of home industries.
 This step taken by the women is looked upon as being one of the bes. that can be taken in that it will increase the sentiment against using goods of any kind of foreign m Ike when the same made at home can be purchased.
 Mrs. John NJ. Martin presided over the meeting, while Mrs. Richard l.. Brooks oc cupied the chair Of the secretary.
 The meeting was called to order at 10:30 o'clock and the minutes of the previous meeting were read and adopted. Mrs. Martin then called for a report Of the joint committee of the auxiliary and Commercial club, which had been appointed to prepare an address to the public.
 Secretary Thompson read the following address:
 To the Citizens of Birmingham and Vicinity:
 The committee from the Commercial club and the woman $ auxiliary, appointed by these resp ac,ive orgauiz itions 10 pre- pare address to the public regarding the obligation and importance of patronzing home industries, would submit the follow ing as the fultiilment of the commission entrusted to them: The Commercial club has been organiZsd to advance the commercial welfare of Blr- mingham. The sphere of its work neces- sarily embraces all lines and classes of bus mess enterprises and institutions, and calls for the exercise of any and all iegi innate means which may tend to the accomplish ment of the desired purpose. It therefore merits the co-operation and hearty good will of every business and professional man in the city.
 The woman's auxiliary to the Commer- cial club was formed, at the request of the club, the better to obtain that combination which embraces the ruling forces in the economy of domestic life and renders mora potent all efforts put forth for any common purpose or object of pursuit.
 In the work of these organizations the fact has been developed that there is m amazing and, to your committee, an inex- plicable absence of civic pride for home en- terprises and home institutions, which constitute the foundation of all our hopes for general prosperity aud the common welfare. Preferences are giveu to outside manufacturers, and home enterprises struggle for patronage that should yoluu- tarly seek them, until some grow dis heartened in the unequal contest and abandon the field, leaving a meager force of producing industries to fill the great gap between income and outgo, and which must ever constitute the distributing me- dium between our various commercial in- terestS.
 It is vital to Birmingham growth and development that her home industries should become prosperous aud successful. If defects exist generous patronage will insure correction, and thus serve the double purpose of giving additional em- ployment to labor and encouragement to outside capital, which is ever timid to en- ter field that presents no landmarks of success to encourage and guide in new lines of enterprise.
 No more valuable service can be rem dered to Birmin gham at this time than the creation and maintenance Of strong, &C., tive sentiment for the patroniZing of all these home enterprises. The proprletors of all these are business men and under stand the laws of trade sufficient to guar antee quality of their product and price, and this they agree to do in every case.if given proper home support and encourage ment. Your committee, therefore, would urge upon every loyal citizen of this city, so blessed by nature in the wealth that sur rounds it, and so favored in all that per tains to it's material possibilities. to adopt the clubs motto as the taisman of Bir- mingham s future greatness, viz.: "Pat- ronize home industries, every other thing being equal.'
 W. A. MooDY, Chairman,
 MRs. J. W. BUSH,
 MRS. W. J. MILNER,
 MRS. T. L.. MCGOWAN,
 MRS. R. D. JOHNSTON,
 MRS. JOHN WHITE,
 For the Ladies' Auxiliary.
 J. w. ToMLINsON,
 B. F. MOORE,
 For the Commercial Club.
 The report as read was unanimously adopted.
 In following up the report Secretary Thompson n asked leave of the ladies to make a few remarks. This was granted, and MT. Thompson began by saying that the best and grandest thing the ladies could do for Birming am is to turn the sentiment in favor of the patronizing of home industries. He impressed upon them that if this was carried out Birmingham would be all right, for nature had done the rest. By doing this successes can be made of the small manufacturing establishments and when, they are made successes others will come.
 The only barrier he thought was that the sentiment in favor of home industries ts not sufficient, ,and that as soon as this senti. ment is concentrated and it begins to show then capital will come.
 He cited an example in the broom facto- ries, which are able to supply the demand, no matter what point 1t reaches. Following up this suggestion Mrs. Mar tin appointe the following committee: l Mesdames William A. Walker, chairman; H. H. Sinnige, T. L. McGowan and George M. Cruikshank. The committee will canvass the city and ascertain who of the merchants patronize home industries, every other thing being equal. They will also see who do not patronize them and ascertain the reasons why. The commit- tee will make report at the next meeting Mrs. R. l.. Brooks made a suggestion with regard to the starting of a paper bag manufactory, which met the approval of the auxiliary. This will be looked into and steps taken towards making 1t go. The auxiliary then adjourned to meet again on the first Tuesday in February. Johnston, R. L. Brooks, H. H. sinnige, J. W. Bush, John M. Martin, F. D. Squires, w. J. Milner,- T. T.. McGowan, G. M. Cruikshank, 8. J. Johnston, J. M. Wharton, O. W. Underwood, Mrs. Torrey, Miss Bennie, Miss Jessie Thompson, Mrs. Douglass, Mrs. H. F. Bridewell and others were present. a -- x
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