The age-herald., 1901-06-09
Women of State HeenIy Alive
 to Public Questions
AMONG THE CHINESE WOMEN
Some Gossip of Early Summer-Mr. Grey Gives Brilliant Dinner Party. The News in BirTningham's
 Club and Social World.
BY ANNIE kENDRIcK WALKER.


 Never in the history of the State have the women of Alabama been more keenly alive to public questions affecting the in- terests of their State than is evidenced in their deep concern in the present Consti- kutional Convention. That Alabama women are fully awake to the problem now being considered by the Constitutional Conven- ton and that those dealing with educa- fional interests are the reforms upon which the thinking women of the State are concentrating their energies, is being daily emphasized by the interest of so many prominent women whose influence Is being brought to bear upon certain edu- catonal measures.
 In the resolutions adopted at their recent federation, these being commented upon in several favorable editorials in leading Alabama newspapers, the club women ot Alabama placed themselves on record as standing for the highest educational stan- dards and of urging prompt and decisive action that would result in raising the present standard.
 As the recent Legislature had failed in its duty to the children of the State, and had invariably turned down all measures by which the masses could be benentted, the women of the State could only con- tinue to arouse publid sentiment upon educational measures with the hope that the bills touching upon these problems would, when next brought to the consid- eration of the Legislature, receive an in- telligent hearing and not be smothered in committee meetings as was the case with the child labor bill.
 With the holding, however, of a Consti- tutional Convention, the women who were interested in the advancement of the State recognized a great opportunity which they have been quick to grasp for the further ance of their educational work and in resolutions urging certain educational clauses to be inserted in Alabama's new Constitution, they have shown their deep interest in the States progress and de- serve consideration at the hands of the framers of the new Constitution.
 The club women of the Capital City ap- pointed by resolution of Mrs. w. F. John ston, unanimously endorsed by the Fed eration. to present the report of Mrs. w. F. Johnston to the Constitutional Conven- ton have, through the president, Hon. John B. Knox, presented the same, and on ,aotion of MT. Howells, "out of courtesy to the ladies to refer it to the educational committee, it has been so referred The club women of Montgomery have, through their chairi.ian, Mrs. K. H. Morrissette, sent the following communication to Hon. J. B. Graham, the chairman of the con vention committee on education:
 Montgomery, Ala, June, 1901. Hon. J. B. Graham, Chairman of Commit tee on Education of Constitutional Con vention, Montgomery, Ala.
 My Dear MT. Graham:-The Montgom- cry women, honored by Mrs. w. F. John ston of Anniston with the request to pre- sent to the convention her report as chair man of the committee on education of the Alabama Federation of Womens Clubs, beg to unite with her in each of the five recommendations of her report. Appre- ciating the action of the convention in passing the resolution of the urbane and kindly member, "out of courtesy to the ladies to refer 1t to the education commit tee," we respectfully ask the committee to judge the report on it's merits, as all others are judged. We are mindful that special message from a. distinguished Ala bama Governor recommended "the study of the constitution in the schools by girls as we'll as boys" urging that they are equally interested in good government and equally capable of understanding it.
 No period in the life of any Alabamian is so dependent on good laws as the period of school life. We have Wellington's word that Waterloo was won in the English schools, and no self-respecting man will today deny that at the mothers knee and by the teachers side was trained that Southern valor whose achievements are un- excelled.
 A political revolution which altered home life. economic and domestic condi- tions. has thrown upon the State the nur- ture which prior to 1861 was given by pa- rents and private tutors to Southern chill dren Since the only education that is now assured the masses is public educa- ton. how important that it should ap- proximate that described by one who was