The age-herald., 1901-05-07
ALABAMA FEDERATION
 MEETS IN MONTEVALLO
Birmingham Club Women to Leave This Morning-Im> portant Reports in
 Regard to Work.
BY ANNIE kENDRIcK WALKER.

1 D ANNIE NENOnIOn WAGNEns Birmingham will be represented by a large number of its most prominent club women at the Alabama Federation, which meets in Montevallo today, the delega- ton leaving the city early this morning. lN The delegates from the various Birm- ingham clubs who will leave for Monte vallo this morning are: Woman's Club-Mrs Zac P. Smith, Mrs 1 Ida Adams.
 Cadmean Circle-Mrs John C. Henley and Mrs. J. H. Phillips.
 Highland-Book Club-Mrs. T. O. Smith and Mrs. c. T. Randall.
 Edgewood Club-Mrs. c. P. Orr and Mrs. A E. Dexter
 Chonian Club-Mrs. sJ. " Allen and Mrs. John White.
 Quest Club-Mrs. Charles Read.
 Nineteenth Century Club-Miss Ava Bradford.
 Amaranth Club-Miss Leila Mcdonald.
 The convention will be called to order this evening at o'clock. The meeting will be held in the chapel of the Girls Industrial School.
 At 3:3O o'clock this afternoon there will be a meeting of the credential committee of which Mrs. Joseph " Allen of Bir- | mingham is chairman. Credentials of di- rectors and delegates will be presented at this time. . At o'clock the executive beard will hold it's annual meeting.
 The convention will be opened at 8 o'clock with prayer by Dr. Francis Pe- terson, president of the Girls Industrial School. The programme will be as follows
 D. m-Invocation by Dr. Francis Pe- terson president Girls Industrial School Music (vocal solo)-Mrs. Chase. Report of committee on credentials, Mrs J. " Allen, chairman, Clionian Club, Bir- mingham.
 Address of Welcome-Mrs. J. l.. Me Conaughy, Montevalo Studiosis.
 Response to Address of Welcome-Mrs. Priscilla Tyler Goodwin Woman's Press Club, Robinsons Springs.
 Violin Solo-Miss Sampey.
 Address of the President-Mrs John D. wyker. Progressive Culture Club of the Decaturs.
 Music-"A May Morning" Denza};; Mrs. Lillian A. Pratt.
 Report of the Recording Secretary Mrs. W. F. Johnston, Anniston Studiosis.
 Report of the Corresponding Secretary Mrs c. J. Hildreth,. Progressive Culture Club of the DecatJrS.
 Report of Treasurer-Mrs. Walter F.. Gulley, Up-to-Date, Tuscaloosa.
 Reading4-tThe arena scene from Quo Vadis?T Miss Baines.
 Greeting from Georgia-Mrs. J. Lindsay Johnson. president of the Georgia Fed eration of Womens Clubs.
 At the close of the exercises there will be an informal reception arranged by the Studloss Club of Montevallo.
 The convention will continue through the afternoon of Thursday, May g. .the final adjournment allowing the visiting women to leave on the afternoon trains.
 Mrs. John D. wykes, the president of the Federation. will preside at the con- vention. Mrs. N. J. Johnston of Anniston is recording secretary and Mrs. Walter Gulley of Tuscaloosa treasurer. Mrs. Chappell Cory of Montgomery is first vice president and Mrs. P. H. Nell of Au- burn second vice president Mrs c. J. Hildreth of New Decatur is corresponding secretary.
 The chairmen of standing committees are:
 Club Extenslon-Mrs. J. N. Thompson of Tuscumbia.
 Reciprocity - Mrs. Phares Coleman of Montgomery.
 Education-Mrs. w. F. Johnston of An niston.
 Kindergarten-Mrs. J. H. Phillips of Birmingham.
 Free Scholarships = Mrs. J. l.. McCo- naughy of Montevallo.
 Traveling Libraries-Mrs. T. o. Smith of Birmingham.
 The growth of the Federation and Is importance by reason of including such large number of clubs in it's membership may be judged by the following list of Alabama clubs that are entitled to repre- sentation at the conventions:
 Cadmean Circle, Clionian Club, High land Book Club, Fenelon Club, Nineteenth Century Club, Edgewood Club, Amar- anth Club, Woman's Club. Quest Club, Twentieth Century Club, Eleanor Hord, Birmingham; Pierian Club, East Lake; Woman's Club, Woodlawn; Woman's Club, Pratt City; No Name Club, Nigga zine Club Tintagi Club, Sidney Lanier Club, Ionian Club, Montgomery; Alabama Woman's Press Association, State; Argus Club. Twentieth Century Club, Talladega; Shakespeare Club, Century Book Club, Pathf1nders. Clara Schumann Club, Mo- bile; Studiosis, Culture Club, Anniston Musical Club, Anniston; Selma Study Club. Nineteenth Century Chautauquans West End Book Club, Selma; Up-to-Date Club, Irving Book Club, Tuscaloosa; Thursday Club, Lyceum, Auburn; Gun tersville Literary Circle, Guntersville; Studiosis, Montevallo; Inter Sc Circle, Greenville; Progressive Culture Club. The Decaturs; New Century Club, Sheffield Helen Kellar Literary and Library As sociation, Tuscumbia Poets Circle, Greensboro: Magazine Club, Union Springs; Ninteenth Century Club, Troy; History Club, Citronelle; Literary Circle, IJniontown; Altruistic Club. Whistler; Sesame Circle Marion; Excelsior Club, Carrollton: Thursday Study Club. Gads- den Northport Book Club, Northport; Cataula Culture Club, Ashville; Twen- tieth Century Club, Opelika; Southern