The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-07
Women's Club Will Hold
a Peace Meeting

At the regular meeting of the Womans
club yesterday afternoon it was decided to
hold peace meeting next Saturday after
noon AS the newspapers nave recently
been so full of the plans of Mrs. May
Wright Sewall in regard to the club women
holding meeting on Monday, May 10, for
the discussion of arbitration, it seems hard
~ necessary to repeat this plan, which
net with enthusiastic cooperation at the
nieetng yesterday. Mrs. Sewells plans,
however, are as follows:
I'm this country my plan is to convene
representatives of all the women's organi
cations in the city or town, that prayers,
hymns and short speeches may be in or
der. I think the speeches should be by both
men and women since it would seem thar
the desire to reduce bloodshed, the awful
immortality that always attends and fol-
lows war, should make common appeal TO
all hearts. Such peace resolutions as may
be adopted are to be sent Immediately to
The Hague.
ITO some minds It appears curious that
women, who do not constitute the armies
should have voice in disarmament. How
ever the armies are directly furnished by
women, and surely they who at the birth
of every infant risk life for life may have
a voice in the use of the life they give.
"From another point of view it seems
most fitting that women should carry for
ward by their sympathy, their influence,
their pecuniary support the movement for
arbitration. Removed from the immediate
and direct appeal to ambition and the eX-
eitment afforded by army life, their cir
cumstances are more favorable to the con-
sideration of the effects Of war Than are
the circumstances of men.
"Long ago Ruskin told the English
speaking world that war would be impos-
sible did not women desire it; that If wo-
men realizedNts cost, its horrors, the suf-
ferings involved in it and the spiritual de-
terioraton of it, the work of Staying one
another would cease to be recognized
occupation of men,"
Mrs. L. Crozer-French was appointed
chairman of a committee to arrange appro-
pirate exercises for the peace meeting
which will be held at the Woman's club
next Saturday. The last Saturday in May
was decided upon yesterday as the time
for the election of officers and the following
bylaw in regard to elections was adopted:
Nominations and elections of officers
shall be by ballot; the two names receiving
the largest number of votes on the first
or informal ballot shall be declared the
candidates.
The following will be the club depart
ment meetings for this week.
The meeting of the department of phil
osophy, science and literature will not take
place on the 9th, the regular day for meet
ing, but on Thursday, the 18th, at o'clock
The subject for consideration is: 1.-THE
Universally of Law" as exempliaed by
the theory of evolution in the western
world and the doctrine of Karna as taught
in the Orient. The practical outcome Of
such study is an increased love of justice.
In this connection the resolutions, which a
committee was appointed at the last meet
ing to draw up will be presented for con-
sideration. Mrs. L. Crozier-French, the d.
rector, desires full attendance.
The art department will meet Wednesday
at $3.50. On Friday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
there will be called meeting of the de-
partment of philanthrophy 4