The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-19
ACTION OF PROBATE JUDGES
Mrs. MoseIey Writes from Singapore
Miss Crozier to Address Monte
vaIlo Students-NeWs of
Week in Society.
by ANNIE KENDRICK WALKER

The contract for the main buildings OF
the Alabama Industrial Farm for hayward
boys was closed yesterday and work on
the building will be begun at once. 1t is
hoped that the building will be completed
by February. The plans and specifications
were made 10y Mr.. Sphinx, the well-known
architect, who gave mis- services gratuitous-
\ ly. The building will be three stories high,
and the foundation will be of brick. On the
first floor will be the work shops, the laun-
dry, Kitchens etc. The dining room, school
rooms, reception room, etc, will be on the
second floor and the sleeping apartments
will be in the third story. The building will
he commodlous and complete in every way.
1t will be we'll ventilated and heated, and
will be an ideal home and farm.
The Industrial Farm is receiving encour-
egement and endorsement from many
sources.
AT the recent meeting of the association
OF probate judges in Birmingham, the fol-
lowing communication was sent to Mrs. r.
d. Johnston through the secretary:
Mrs. r. d. Johnston Dear Madam-It is
my very pleasant duty to inform you that
at meeting of the probate Judges of Ala
bama, held at Birmingham on the 10th day
of November, the folio wing resolution was
introduced and unanimously adopted, viz:
1--WE, the probate judges OF Alabama, in
convention assembled, do pledge our hearty
support to Mrs. Johnston in behalf of the
Reformatory of Alabama"
Yours obediently, J. p STILES
Secretary of the Association of Probate
Judges of Alabama.
In addition to the action of the probate
judges which is so gratifying to the Ala
bama women who are working for this
farm for Maynard boys of the state. the
farm received the past week other practical
evidences of generosity which have brought
forth the most enthusiastic expressions
from the members of the board of control
OF the industrial farm. Through the gene
rosity of several of the exhibitors of stock
at the fair the boys industrial farm will
be stocked with registered ca title, sheep and
pigs. Mr.. G. F. Davis and Mr.. H. Davis
of Indiana, whose exhibit of Victoria pigs
and Catswold and Lincoln sheep at the fair
was so remarkably fine, have given to the
farm, sheep and pigs. Mr.. Campbell of
Pennsylvania, who was also an exhibitor
has generously given an Essex pig, and the
members of the fair association have also
given fine pigs. MIR A. S. Worden has do
mated a Devon cow and it is understood
THAT Biltmore will also be represented on
the farm, which will be stocked with only
registered breeds. The vineyard will be es-
pecially fine and will be grown from a
choice selection of grape vines sent from
Fruithurst.
The farm and school will be altogether
thoroughly equipped The History club of
Chronicle Is the first of the womens clubs
to send gift of money to the boys indus
trial farm. They took up the cause on the
return of their delegates from the Alabama
federation meeting in Mobile and worked
for it during the summer. Each member
earned $1.00. If all the twelve fifteen
hundred club women in the state would give
81 each to this struggling cause what an i'm
petus they would give it.
Mrs. George B. Eager, of Montgomery the
vice-president of the board in writing of
the farm has the following to say:
Every county and community in the
state will likely have boys to send to this
institution. The board of control earnest
ly desires that an association be formed
in each town and county to cooperate with
them in securing financitl help and to aid
in the selection of the boys who are to
have the advantages of this school,
ANY man or woman who feels an interest
in this work is urged to correspond with
some member of the board of control, and
cooperate in the work of organizing these
auxiliary associations. The board wishes
to canvass every part of the state, and
present this important cause. These local
boards can do valuable service in securing
help from the boards of revenue or county
commissioners, and in interesting the men,
bers of the legislature in this institution.
LET the board of control hear, and hear