The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-02-04
THE COMING EASTER BRIDES
Events of the Coming Week in the
World of Fashion Other News
and Gossip of Interest
In Society.
sy ANNIE KENDRIcK WALKER


Although the month of May is somewhat
remote, when one glances at the winter
calendar, and the plans for the forthcom-
ing annual convention of the Alabama
Federation of Women's Clubs have not
been definitely made, still the approaching
meeting is being generally talked OF in
clubdom, and matters of interest to the
federation are being discussed by promi-
nent club women
1t seems generally understood that the
convention will be held the first week in
May, although the official announcement
has not been made.
The meeting of the federation last year
was held in April, owing to the climate of
Mobile which, in the early spring, is SO
ideal The month of May when the gar
dens are i'm riotous bloom, will be charm
ing season for the federation to assemble
in Birmingham for the late Easter will
certainly be followed 10y perfect weather.
1t is somewhat too early to write of the
federation meeting, but it cannot be I'M
timely to speak of the brilliant success of
the present administration
In again accepting the presidency at the
convention in MOBILE, Mrs. Craighead as
sumed even greater responsibilities than
those of the first year of her encumbency,
and at the close of The second she should
be assured that Alabama women have
fully appreciated the burdens that rest
upon the president of the largest and most
important organization of women in the
state.
The rulings of any administration, while
bearing direct upon present policies, at
the same time effect the solving of old
problems and the fruition of the plans of
TIE past administration becomes the work
of he present. president serving
through two successive administrations
has therefore the dual responsibility an
the forming and in the fruition of her
plans. The official reports of the present
administration TO be made at the conven-
ton will show, however, the brilliant and
successful work of Alabama women the
past year in every cause that had Tor its
ultmatum the advancement OF the state
interests. The present administration has
also managed successfully tne official or
gan of the federation, which was en- entire
ly new venture, but one which many Ala
bama women regarded as worthy of at
tempting
The federation in accepting Woman's
Work became directly responsible for its
publication but as no action was taken
at the time that provided for its manage
ment the work of editing il subsequently,
president of the federation becoming the
editor-in-chief. The associate editors are
women so we'll identified with their special
work in tine federation that their depart
ments in Woman's Work not only indiclte
the progressive spirit of Alabama womer,
but are as we'll brilliantly edited. There
is no woman as capable of present ting her
ideas more forcloly to the public than the
woman who writes from the earnastness
in the THAT she is esopousing, and
this fact is strongly in evidence in the
contributions of Alabama's brainy and
earnest women to Woman's Work.
The Management of WoTnans Work, its
policy upon all ma tiers with which it deais
editorially cannot be any thing but salts
factory to Alabama women, who realize
the necessity CT official organ as
means of communication between the Off
GERS, the committees and the clubs. The
officers of the present administration and
the chairman of committees have given
the Alabama federation a most carefully
edited and altogether ii complete Journal.
Should the federation continue the publ
cation of Woman's Work during he rext
administration, the method of conduc Iing
1t could not be improved upon The policy
followed by Mrs Craighead has been in
every way wise and judicious one and
the associate editors among whom are
Mrs. George B. Eager Mrs. ]. ii. Phillips,
Mrs. l.. j. Haley, Mrs. B. B. Ross. Mrs.
Thomas NJ Owen, Mrs. E. p. Morrissctte,
Mrs. James l.. McConaughy, Mrs. Joseph