The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09

The Golden Rod edition of Woman's
Work, the official organ of the Alabama
Federation of Women's clubs, was placed
on sale yesterday in the department of club
work at the state fair. As previously an
nounced, the profits from all sales will be
devoted to the fund for the Industrial farm
for boys, which is to be established near
the city. AS is well known, the establish
ing of the farm for maynard boys is the
work of Alabama club women, lead by that
great philanthropist Mrs r. D. Johnston.
The handsome Golden Rod number of
Woman's Work is meeting with ready
sales, and 1t is quite the most artistic and
attractive journal of the month. The cover,
which was designed by Miss Elizabeth
Lahey, of Montgomery, is exquisitely
beautiful in design and coloring. The CEN
trail figure is that of a woman clad in yell
| low, and framed with the yellow glory of
the golden rod. The background is a Won
urous blue, against which the golden rod
| seems to blossom in all its autumnal glory.
Miss Lahey has indeed caught the spirit of
the golden rod" and her design for cover
would at once place her conspicuously
| along with the older artists of the day.
| Miss Lahey was for several years pupil at
| the art school of Mr.. William Chase, and
many of her illustrations have been accept
| ed by leading magazines. Woman's Work,
| aside from its extremely artistic appear
ance, is filled with interesting club news of
| the state and contains reports from all the
| various chairmen of committees A num-
| Der of the prominent women of Alabama
| have contributed to this edition, the most
| delightful sketches, and altogether the
| Golden Rod number is interesting in every
| way. The illustrations are unusually hand
| some.
Mrs Thomas M. Owen, of Carrolton, has
been largely responsible for the fine success
| of the edition. She has worked with great
enthusiasm, and the success, both artistic
| and literary, of the November number, is
| largely due to her energy and interest in
| the matter.
| Mrs Owen, Mrs. Erwin Craighead, the
| president of the Alabama federation and
| Mrs. r. D. Johnston we're in charge of the
| sales yesterday and committee of ladies
| will be at the club work headquarters at
| the fair every day.
| In regard to the industrial farm, Mrs.
/ George B. Eager makes the following
strong appeal in the Golden Rod number of
| Womans Work:
1.-THE land that has been selected is finely
| located 1t is three-quarters of mile
| from East Lake, within sight of Howard
| college and the Athenaeum and looking out
| upon the purple foothills of the Cumber-
| land. A trio of beautiful springs will fur
| nish all the water needed, and a generous
| spring branch runs through part of the
| place. A wooded hill crest is ready for the
| buildings; the brown earth awaits the pillow,
the seed and the farmer; the boys are
| ready to come and be saved. Now what
will Alabama men and women do to help
us save them?
1.-THE houses must be built, the rooms
| must be furnished, the ground must be
| titled, the boys must be fed and clothed and
| taught the superintendent must be paid!
| Who will help us?
| '.If the interest in this work is proven,
| and a fine enthusiasm aroused, our next
| legislature will take it as the vox populi
the vox Del, and will provide for its con-
| tinued life and growth.
LEGISLATION can rise no higher than pub
lie opinion allows it to rise. Let us send
it up high enough, to meet the great and
increasing needs of this important work.
The following donations have so far been
made:
From the legislature of Alabama, charter,
$1,000.
CONNER cial club of Birmingham, 100 acres
of land
Mr.. Robert Jemison, 40 acres of land.
Lathrop Lumber company, $3.50 in lumber.
Hand Lumber company, 5000 in lumber.
| Flowers Lumber company, several cars
of lumber.
Erhman's Lumber company, lumber.
Mr.. Coffin carload of sand.
Mrs George c. Ball, fruit trees.
Mrs Brown, grape vines
Friends of the boys, furniture for hall and
dining room.
A cotton gin and seed
The architect, Mr.. SPHINX, has made the
plans and specifications without charge.