The age-herald., 1899-08-06
CONGRESS- OF WOMEN
Will Be Held At Time of Fair-Late Fashion Notes and Gossip of Birmingha
 Society.
BY ANNIE KENDRIcK WALKER


 At a meeting of the Birmingham Wo- mans club yesterday it was decided to call mass meeting of the women of the city and vicinity on Friday morning at 10 o'clock for the purpose of discussing the work of the womans department of the state fair, which will be held in Birmng- ham in November. The woman's side of the fair was brought forward by MT. Rountree, the secretary of the Alabama State Fair association. who suggested that the Woman's club take the initial step towards organizing the forces necessary to begin this important part of the fair. His remarks were received with great enthus- iasm, number of the women present endorsing the work. The Womans club however, even with it's large membership, cannot undertake alone a work which every woman in the city and state will be interested and in issuing a call for mass meeting it will at once bring together the club woman and the non-cub woman, who hand in hand will work for the success of the womans department. A mass meeting has therefore been called for Friday morn- ing, August II, at 10 o'clock at the wo- mans club. The officers of the State Fair association are asked to meet with the ladies on Friday. At this meeting a wo- mans board will be elected.
 The Womans club has contemplated for some time the holding of a woman's con- gress in October. but subsequent to the action of the club yesterday in regard to the woman's work of the fair.
 Mrs. George c. Ball spoke in favor of the hpinO hal in A ton to this effect was carried and plans will therefore be formed at once for the assembling of the congress at the time of the state fair. These congresses of women have been pre-eminently an important part of the fairs and expositions which have been held throughout the country, and the woman's side of the Alabama fair will thus assume at once a very brilliant aspect, to- gether with it's practical advantage. In subsequent interviews with several women yesterday number of the most practical suggestions We're made, all of which will be discussed fully at the mass meeting.
 The work of the Tennessee women and the Georgia women was spoken of in con- nection with the state fair.
 Knowing that the women of Knoxville had taken very active part in the ''mer- chants carnival held at that place for two seasons, spoke to Mrs. L. Crozier French in regard to the work of Tennessee women.
 of course,' she said, "there. was the inevitable woman's building, in which every variety of article made by women was dis played. from pin-cushon to log cabin The women had charge of the horticultural and art exhibits and a congress where ad- dresses were made upon numerous sub jects of general interest. They also had charge of the social functions, one of which was a ball which netted several hundred dollars. This sum was made the pest-egg for a fund for putting up a permanent woman's building, which stands now as a testimony to the enterprise and business ability of Knoxviles women. The stock Is owned entirely by women and the affairs of the company managed solely by them"
 The women of Birmingham and Alabama 2. can certainly be relied upon to make as great success of work of this character as any in the country. Energy, intelligence and will is what is needed and they have oil