The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-23
(sy Mrs. J. N. decottes.,

CluDs It was decided to hold the mex
 meeting in Montgomery and the date SC
 lected was the first Tuesday in nexl December.
 The following officers w~- elected: Mrs C. P. Orr of Birmingham, President; Mfs J. L. McConaughy of Montevallo. First
 Vice President; Miss Rhett Goode of Mo-
 bile. Second Vice President. Mrs J. M. Falkner of Montgomery, Recording Sec
 retary: Mira Charles G. Brown of Bir-
 fninsham. Corresponding Secretary; Mrs.
 k- M. Jarvis ot Selma, Treasurer and
 Miss Julia Clarke of Selma, Author.
 The meeting today was called to order
 by Bars. !. D. Wyker, me Frssto-rL at s:4o and the minutes of the "wednesday meeting was read Dy the According Sec retafy. Mss Lila McDOnaid of birming- ham.
 The report of the Reciprocity Commit tee was called for and the Chairman. Mrs. fhafes Coleman Of Montgomery. pot being present, her repro sentative, her repors Hrs cra,snsnS P. of Nocis moved that Mrs. Coie man report be accepted and that her following sugges- ton therein be followed: That it would do much toward promoting interest in what other clubs are doing and thereby receiving valuable help and inspiration, If each Federated club would consent du- ring their club year 10 have what would be called Reciprocity Day. On this day consider the work and aims of the other clubs in the State and have specimen pa- pers read from some other clubs. these papers to be furnished by the Reciprocity
 The report of the Chairman of the Ed ucationai Commlttee was read by the Secretary, Mrs. W F. Johnson of Annis- ton not being present.
 Mrs. JUhnsons repnrt was turned down as the club women seemed to think high CT of her work than she herself does as
 her work is reported sas having been very earnest and efficient. 50 her report was
 not accepted out of compliment to her.
 The report of the Committee on House
 gene Allison of Decatur, the Chairman,
 Mrs. F. r. Morrissette. not being present.
 Mrs. Albert Goodwin of MontGomery.
 spoke on this line as President of the
 Mothers Union Is going to make special effort on that line in the future. Mrs. Morrisette's resolutions in her re.
 port were as follows. and were adopted
 Selma opposing the adoption of the third
 and Mrs. Craighead of Mobile, and Mrs.
 H. D. Brown of Birmingham, leading the
 side which favored the adoption of the report entire.
 women are asking too much of the Leg
 isIature when they ask an extra appro-
 priation for Household Economies when
 we already have the Industrial School at
 Montevallo
 The report of the Art Committee was
 read by the Chairman, Mrs. Charles AL
 len Cary of Auburn, She brought for
 ward with fine argument in favor of
 drawing in public schools and a adyoeated y,.s a
 and art museum. She recommended art
 history as study of clubs. the study of pictures. Mrs. Cary was given rising vote of thanks for the fine suggestions in Der paper.
 Mrs. James l.. McConanghv of Monte vallo. delivered an address on Education of White Girls.
 Her remarks in full follow:
 THE ADDRESS OF MRS.
 J. L. M'CoNAUGHY. Fully conscious of the great wave of philanthropy which has overswept our State in behalf of colored education in the South. and fully aware that Eelr comes quickest to those who strive we do hereby recommend the following: First-That each member of this Fed eration resolve to make this year the
 eacs ysaF of dresof esr euSs pledge herse 35 cents year towards education In Alabama, thereby raising an annuity of $525.
 Third-That this s595 endow five schol-
  Fourth-That our President appoint in each county some woman to be- come interested In educational affairs in her county, attend at least one institute and endeavor to awaken interest in the cause of education in her county. and al the next Federation report results and conditions All of which is respectfully submitted.
 It will only take a few minutes to tell what the club women have done for the cause of education in Alabama this year A band Of women, l,E0 stroug, have g,v- en to the Girls Industrial Scnool al Montevallo two scholarships. You have given of your income per capita II cents a year towards the obliteration of illit- eracy In your State or per day you | have given .0005 of cent Think of 1t | .0005 of cent to educate the poor white | girl in Alabama. and then compare this amount with the donations received by Booker Washington's school alone this year and tell me what Is to be the future result to our race in the State? The edu-
 cation of the negro in the South today
 has become the fad of the hour. Only
 few weeks ago a progressive Southern
 man gave Booker Washington's school
 colored girl, no such individual donation has ever been booked for Dr. Peterson
 school to uplift the white girl of the 1 State. Just short wh'le has elapsed | since the ogden party, composed of brair l and might, crossed our Southland on theil | phil3nthropic journey and gave to Booker Washington's school one whole day oi their time. There they saw how the | colored girl of the State was being indus
 trially educated. They saw her librarie!
 and her halls. the most modern and bes equipped in our land today. In this itin | erary the hills of Montevallo were no | touched. not one came to know or Sc, | that the white girl in Alabama had nC | library or reading room. that she did no | possess one room industriafiy fitted III
 as it should be for her instruction: tha | she had no gymnasium. no laboratory that her building had no closets or ele flights of stairs per day in order tc | reach her sleeping apartments; that II 1 her practice rooms she was sitting or books piled high up in chairs for lack o piano stools, Compare these climbing | stairs with the smooth running elevator.
 and cushioned stools of Booker Washing l tons school and answer me if 1t is no l time for our women to become iptereste, | in our girls. l do not want you to mis understand me. We would not take iron | the negro one thing that has been giver | him and we wish for him even more | ''He who would have friends must show | himself friendly" and can We hope fo much for our race when we "'Irselves ar, l not in sympathy with its eeds? If th | Ogden party helps the cOlored race In tn l South more than it does the white race l 1t will he largely our own fault. we ar | not helping ourselves. Even as l speal | to you speeding away over our hills an' | through our valleys is a party of North | ern capitalists coming to view the negr ] in the South as he is. Who is caring O coming to view the poor white girl i the south as she Is. her only boundar the lines of her fathers plantation he | only knowledge the superstitions and tra
 ditions of her elders. her only hope tn
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