The age-herald., 1902-03-05
Give t Name and Discuss Details of the Or-
 ganizadOn
EVERY DENOMINATION
 HAS VOICE IN CONTROL
Women to Have Direct Management. lncorporators Will Have Power to Conduct Means of Elm
 poyment for Women.

Committees from the Ministerial Union and the Woman's Club met last night and formulated plans for the ineorpora- tion of the Young Women's Home move ment The incorporation papers will be filed as soon as they can be drawn up in legal form -he members of the commit 1 tees will be the incorporators. The fol- lowing is a rough draft, giving the name and objects of the home:
 The name is to be the Young Women's Home of Birmingham
 The purpose is to establish and provide a suitable home for the women working in the city of Birmingham
 To establish in connection herewith any enterprise giving employment to women.
 To conduct libraries, a gymnasium, lec- ture courses and other things conducive to the intellectual, moral and physical welfare of women.
 The home office to be in the city of Birmingham.
 The board of trustees will probably con sist of nine members from the leading re- ligious denominations, provided no one denomination shall have more than one member on the board. This is done to make the home absolutely non-sectarian. The officers probably will be a president, vice president, secretary and treasurer. The board to be composed of men. A board of control, to be elected the first time by the board of trustees, con- sisting of nine women, who shall have immediate control of the home. It is pro- posed for both boards to be self-perpetu- ating The board of trustees will elect it's own members after the first year. Three members are to be elected for one year, three for two years and three for three years, in order to have the ma jority at all times old members and fa- miliar with the workings and intentions of the home. The board of control will nominate it's own members who are to be elected by the trustees.
 The meeting was held In the study of the First Methodist church. The Rev. Dr. J. P McFerrin, the Rev. pr. L. s. Handley, the Rev. A. J. Dickinson, MT. c. S. Stickney, Mrs. Zac Smith, Mrs. J. D. Torrey and Mrs. Bruce Harris compose the committed The latter two were not present. .
 DISCUSSED THE NAME.
 The name to be given the institution was the subject of much discussion, and the old adage about there being nothing in a name was set aside. Dr. McFerrin suggested that it be called the "Young Of ham," but this was found objectionable, as the organization is to be non-sec- tarian, and that name would have ex- cluded the Hebrews and Catholics. The working Women's Home was also con- sidered bad as it was thought possible the women who would occupy the home would object to it.
 The object of the home was set forth by Dr. Dickinson, who said 1t was home for the women working in Birmingham. Women who are in the city and not work ing, or women who live in the city and are working outside are not supposed to be eligible.
 It was suggested by Mrs. Smith that the home might wish to start some business of it's own by which to aid in it's main- tainance and to give employment to women. Laundries, bakeries and confec- tionary stores were suggested, the plan being for the women to make the articles and sell them in the building which it is proposed to purchase. Mrs. Smith also suggested that a committee be appointed to examine the title of the Eagle Hotel and to see if the property was in condi- tion to be used. Ways and means for raising the other $25,00O was not men tioned.
 Mir Dickinson and Dr. McFerrin sug- gested a library, sewing rooms and other things necessary to home saying the purpose would be to give the women everything they could wish in the way of wholesome amusem ent and culture It is proposed to have room In which lec- turers may be heard and rooms where all the best literature of the day can be kept constantly on file. The gymnasium is to be equipped for the use of women
 MATTER OF DENOMINATION.
 The number to compose the board of trustees and the denominations to be represented also gave rise to consider. able discussion. The philanthropist who offered to donate $250O0 for the home wishes 1t to be entirely non-sectarian and that each of the leading denomina-