The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-22
Dy Mrs. .. M. dc. cottes.

Decatur, May 1.-(SpeciaD-The second days session of the Alabama Federation of Womens Clubs was full of interest; The open meeting of the Executive Board was called to order at 5 O clock py the President, Mrs. J. D. Wyker. and the
 report of the Credenttai Committee foundl by the credentials given in to be forty
 six, though the real strength is sixty
 three.
 \ Some amusement was afforded by the
 fact that many a woman who old not
 forget to bring (. wardrobe or pretty clothes and came armed with heart ana
 energy to work for any cause for cnar-
 fly, ,o advancement of the human race in lines of education; ste., torgor to ripple of discourtesy though. as none was disputed. The Federation as oooy
 qaves evidence of their mHgnanamiey Dy
 of Decatur to. have yota-thoukh the little matter of ''crede~-als naai been Overlooked. This was kind to the hostess club, but wouldn't 1t have been a picnic for the reporters if the club had held a
 hot debate ending in refusal? It would
 have. been such a fitting prelude to the
 acceptance of their delightful hospitality on the trip up the river or. the 'Ameri- can. This convention Is almost monoto- lnonusly harmonious. as should be body of women working for the great moves that claim the attention of the Alabama
 Federation oft Women,st Cinhs. A .'s adscus, IS,
 
 membership of clubs was held and led by Mrs. Emma Craiehead of Mobile and
 Mrs. Orr of Brminghami while Mrs .McConaughy of Montevallo. Miss Clarke iof Selma and Mrs. Thompson of. Tuscum- bia entered. The result was the carrying of the fol- lowing motion by Mrs. c. F. Orr of Bfr- tmingham: That the voting strength ot
 the clubs as reported at one meeting of the convention remain in force for the
 convention of the succeeding year. Miss Clarke of Selma. Auditor, gave mo- tice that she will present the following motion tomorrow to change the constf-
 tuition on the subject of time for paying of dues by clubs:
 That the Federation make law re-
 quiring the clubs to pay their dues by q by this convention"
 The convention was called to order at o'clock by Mrs. WyzRr and opened with prayer by Rev. Mir. Park of the Presbyterian Church of Decatur, after which Miss Nomia Carter of Montgomery
 sang ''The Peddler." accompanied by Miss West of Decatur.
 Miss Leila Mcdonald. Recording Secre- | tary. nead the minutes of the Tuesday | evening meeting. and Mrs E. ". Godbey | of New Decatur read the following report | as Corresponding Secretary:
 REPORT OF MRS. E. w. GoDBEY. | IT the first letter, or the second. or even the third. would bring the informa- 1 tion desired and needed, the duties ot E the Corresponding Secretary of this Fed l eratisn would prove one continual pleas l ure. for the reason that during her term | 100 really charming letters were received letters filled with the winning person. atty of the writer--letters that. after one's work has ended. we will arrange neatly, douhtiess tie with a bit of blue | ribbon. lay them, away, and in after years, when we are no longer girls. as we are today we will read each one and say with sigh: An! there are no club | women these days that can compare with those of my club days. And fortunately | I shall not remember that each one of | these dear letters had come to me as a | response to my fourth. It is we'll to for | get sometimes. as I have forgotten 1t all | today. as look out upon your earnest I wholesome faces. And then am going to | be generous and tell you something, and | then you will think that if the Secretary could write legible hand the mail car rier could deliver the letters more | promptly, and not be forced to take them to experts on handwriting or to the President of the State Federation to find lin which direction he shall send them
 and in one case. even she Tailed. ana SC the two decided to throw the responsibil. 1 ity of delivering that letter upon the mai | carrier on the train. I've often wondered if that letter reached you. I've never re- | eeived an answer. Now Eve given. you both sides of the case-whose fault is it. IT won't wait for a reply-as l did from the 200 letters and 70 postals sent out | On one of the 45 postals received, one o1 my dear club women wanted to know | where the Decaturs were. wasn't thal dreadful on the Decatur people? and just | ten days ago another wanted to be in | formed where the Federation would be Il held She had understood 1t would be ir | q place called Decatur. but thought thai must be a mistake.
 I The club that wanted to know where | on earth the Decaturs were. may have | been excusable. for the list of clubs IT |! the Federation organ. does not ffaunt tho l Decaturs in large Roman letters like | Birmingham. Florence. Mobile. etc.. but I tueks it away under the Admission cap | tion. and makes them a suburb of thal | metropolis.
 l Now laying aside these little pleasan 1 tries, I'm going to ask of you clut | women a favor. not for myself and no so much for the Secretary that follow; | me, but that we may have in this splen | did body of Southern women. a more per | feet system for work. 1t is this tha | each club. if they have not dread. don' l so appoint d director at the last meet l ing of this club year. for the next. ant | then forward a complete list of your of | ficers to the President of your Fedora | ton. the Corresponding Secretary ant | by all means. one to the editoE of you organ. A matter requiring but a few
 minutes labor to each club. but takini | from each one of these three officers l hours and days of work. know that 1 | I have one sympathetic listener in thi