The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-20
WHAT cLUR WOMEN

WHAT CLUB WOMEN
 ARE DOING. The Alabama club women have chief M devoted their time during the past winter to studying the child labor prob len and trying to have the child labor biIi cassed by the Legislature. It is stated that there are twelve hundred children in Alabama under 12 years of age working in mills, and that little ones 2 or years old work for twelve hours. day. and where the mills are open at night, twelve hours at night" It Is pitiabie condition of things, and 1t Is not strange that 1t has aroused the club women of Alabama for, as they say "it is question for every woman jn America to take up."
 
 The President of the Arkansas Fed eration made a very able speech at their fourth annual convention. Among other good things, she said: Have fewer papers and more practical work to report. It is a fine and elevating thing to take club trips down into Egypt or over into Macedonia. but do mot forget your own town needs a H. brary and that it will probably never hnve one if you club women do not set the ball rolling and the books gather ing" resolution was adopted, "fa- vorable to any amendment to the by laws of the General Federation that will require a race qualification for membership"
 There are 6,3S0 members of the Cali fornia Federation and seventy-one clubs The first work undertaken by the club women of that State was that of forestry, and NEen one remembers the grand trees within its borders, one as not surprised. The sixth biennial meeting of the General Federation will be held at Los Angeles. Cal. next spring and the women are already busy preparing for 1t.
 Two admirable questions being dis cussed by the Colorado club women are. "Can a Better System of Health 1nsnection of Schools be Devised Than the Present Board of Health System?" and "Commercial Education-Does It Deserve a Place in Our High School Curr9culumr
 The club women of Maine have &C., complished much good work and are now directing their. efforts ''to better the conditions of the railroad grade crossings"
 The Minnesota Federation of Clubs has succeeded in getting two import ant measures through it's Legislature during the past season; one relating to forestry reserves, and the other in the interest of libraries in small towns.
 The Nebraska Federation has devot- ed its time to trying to have the Legis- lature pass rthe womans property rights biE,'' "the pure food bif.'' "a compulsory education bilf' and one for a library commission.
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 The Pennsylvania Federation has been interested in reserving and pre- serving the grounds around Washing tons Headquarters at Valley Forge, and in securing playgrounds for children who are unable to leave the cities du- ring the two months.
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 The illinois women have been work ing for a bill for a home for delin- Quent boys.
 The Tennessee Federation, at their annual convention. devoted much time to discussing the preservation of birds, travelling libraries and compulsory ed- ucation.
 The Texas women are working for the preservation of birds, the establish ment of public libraries, and bill against the sale. of cocaine, etc.
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 The above facts as to toward what ends club women are devoting their energies, are gathered from 'The Club Woman" and from them it can be seen that throughout the length and breadth of our land the club women are by united effort and enthusiastic work. at least calling attention to some things which should not exist and if in no other way they will accomplish an immense amount of good work. HOSPITAL FUND LAWN PARTY. On last Thursday afternoon and night. Highland Park was the scene of vast enjoyment and beauty in every respect. The occasion was a lawn par ty given for the benefit of the Hos pital Fund. being raised for the purpose of building Hospital by the Sisters of Charity. The object of the enter tainment was indeed a most commend able one. and appealed at once to all of the good citizens of Montgomery. There were generous responses from all sources. The weather was perfect,