The age-herald., 1898-02-12
PRESS ASSOCIATION
 0F FEMEN|NE WRITERS Meeting Held in Montgomery Yesterday and Officers
 Elected.
Special to The Age-Herald.

Montgomery, Ala, Feb. 1.-The Ala bama womans press association was or ganized here today, with Mrs. George c Ball, of Birmingham, as president, ant Mrs. Margaret E. O'Brien Davis, as secre tary.
 The meeting assembled in the councf chamber at Il o'clock. Mrs J. M. P. Oken den, of this city, called the meeting to or. der, and extended to the women the cor. dial hospitality of the city.
 Mrs Ball was made temporary chairman and Mrs. Davis, of Birmingham, secretary Then Miss Mabel Hood, of this ciey; Mrs F. w. Gdst, of Columbiana, and Mrs. ZacN Smith, of Birmingham, were appointed q committee on permanent organdzation This communicates report, which was adopted, named the following permanent officers:
 Mrs. George c. Ball. president; vice. president, Mrs. H. c. Hildreth; secretary and treasurer, Mrs. J. D. s. Davis: correv. bonding secretary Miss CIaudie Hood.
 Miss Ball, in an address while the com. mfttee was In retirement, pleaded that the traditions of the past serve only as an in spiration for the future.
 Mesdames Davis, Okenden, Hildreth and Jarvis were appointed as a committee on constitution and bylaws. Its report, which follows, was unanimously adopted:
 This organization shall be called the Woman's press association of Alabama.
 'The object of such association shall be the banding together of the presswomen of Alabama for encouragement on the lines of their work
 Amy woman connected directly with the press or engaged in the active pursuit of literary work may be admitted to mem- bership upon after being proposed by mem- bers of the association and a. majority vote of the associa tion, provided honorary mem- bers can be selected from time to time by the elected. The officers of this association shall be a president vice-president secre- tary, treasurer and corresponding secre- tary.
 per year for each and evsry member. such dues to be paid at the annual meeting, at which time the secretary y-treasurer shall render full report of all disbursements and receipts. Non-payment of dues shall forfeit membership.
 An executive committee shall consist of the regularly elected officers of the asso- citation, augmented by three members ap- pointed by the president.
 The constitution is subject to amsnd- ment by two-thirds vote of the enrolled members of the association.
 The following delegates were elected to the national press convention in Washing ton: Mrs. Margaret E. O'Brien Davis, Mrs Bell Allen Ross, Mrs. l. M. P. Oken- den.
 DcEBdueS appOlnteu TO .tule NeW OrhsanS woman's convention are: Mrs. Kate Jar wis., Mrs. J. Gist.
 An executive committee was appointed composed of the officers of the association and Mrs. Zack Smith and Mrs. Moseley. of Birmingham, and Mrs. W. c. Jemison, of Tuscaloosa.
 Remarks were made by Mrs. Tarrant. Mrs. Jarvis, Miss Whteman Hood, Mrs. Smith and other members, commenting the objects of the association, also by Mrs. Ball. the president, after which the meet ing adjourneh to meet again on the call of the president.
 Among those whose names were enrolled were the following:
 Mrs. J. D. s. Davis, Birmingham, Mrs. J. M P. Okenden, Montgomery, Mrs. Geo. c. Ball, Age-Herald, Birmingham; Miss Annie Kendrick Walker. Age-Herald. Bir- mdngham; Mrs. Hildreth. Decatur News; Mrs. M. Ross. Roeeda,e: Mrs. M. R. Jarvis. Selma Telegram; the Misses Hood. Mont gomery Journal; Miss Elise Ball, Birming ham; Mrs. F. w. Gist, Columbian Chroni- cle; Mrs. deCottes, Montgomery Advertis- CT; Miss Savannah Clay, Miss Virginia Clay, Huntsvlle; Mrs. E. l.. Moseley. Bir- mingham Times; Mrs. Priscilla Goodwin, Robinson Springs; Miss Annie Yerby. Un- iontown Herald Mrs. Clara R. Jamison, Mrs. S. F. H. Tarrant.