The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-12
Afternoon Session.

The afternoon session was opened with prayer by Rev. c. W. Patterson after which the minutes of the meeting held in Decatur last spring were read by Mrs. J. M. Falkner. Recording Secretary
 The minutes were accepted and Mrs. Orr called for the report of the Creden- ttials Committee which was read by the chairman, Mrs. E. H. Cabiness. The re- port was as follows:
 The Ionian Club, Montgomery-Mrs. Burwell Boylxin, director, and Mrs. Wil- liam Stratford, delegate.
 The Quest Club of Birmingham-Mrs C. H. Reid, director; Mrs. Wheeler, dele gate.
 The woman's Club of Greenville-Mrs Thames, director; Miss Beeland. delegate. The Shakespeare of Mobile--Mrs. R. II. Clarke, director; Mrs. J. G. Mann. dele gate.
 The West End of selma-Miss Eileen Hunter. director.
 The Up-To-Date of Tuscaloosa-Mrs. W. G. Cochrane, director.
 The Literary Circle of Guntersville- Mrs. John A. Lusk, director.
 The Edgewood Club of Birmingham Mrs. R. c. Hemphili, director; Mrs. S. J. Cole. delegate.
 The Self Culture Club of Oxford-Mrs. A. J. Adair, director.
 The Montevallo Studiosis-Miss Annie Kennedy, director.
 The Eleanor Hord Club of Woodlawn- Mrs L. E. Martin. director. The Magazine Club of Union Springs Miss Randei. director; Miss Mabson. delegate.
 The Pathhnders of Mobile-AIiss Marion Bell Pelham. director.
 The Century Book Club of Mobile Mrs. Erwin Craighead, director: Mrs. Rhett Goode. delegate.
 The Magazine Club, Montgomery-Mrs G. w. Patterson. director: Mrs. RuT. delegate.
 The Chautauqua Circle. Selma-Mrs Chapman. director.
 The Tntagil. Montgomery-Miss Lucre- tia Wyfnan. director.
 The New Century-Mrs. J. c. Harris, delegate.
 Amaranth Club, of BIrmingham-Miss Wiillcox, director
 Poets Circle-Miiss Locke director; Miss Mary Jones, delegate.
 Selma Study-Miss B. H. Craig, direc- tor. Miss Kate Welch delegate.
 Thursday Club of Auburn-Mrs. Dug gar. director; Mrs. Wills. delegate.
 Edgewood Literary of Birmingham Mrs. P. c. Hemphill. director.
 The Inter Se-Mrs. R. A. Lee, dele gate.
 Pierian-Mrs. J. W. Hargrove. direc- tor.
 Birmingham:
 Cadmean-Mrs. E. H. Cabaniss, direc- tor; Mrs. John Henley, delegate.
 Nineteenth Century-Miss Haygood, di- rector; Mrs. Hannah Elliot. delegate.
 Twentieth Century-Mrs. J. G. Bradley, director.
 woman's Club-Mrs. R. R. stobert, delegate.
 Highland Book Club-Mrs. T. H. Mol ton, director; Mrs. Herbert Ellerbe, dele gate.
 Clionian-Mrs. J. M. Mason, delegate.
 Progressive Culture of Decatur-Mrs. Crawford. director; Mrs. w. H. Simp- son. delegate.
 Mothers Union of Montgomery--Mrs A. G. Forbes, director; Mrs. William Ledyard.
 The report of Mrs Kate Jarvis, Treas urer, was next read and she told of the welcome fact that the Federation has near $200 in bank though only about the Alabama Federation of Women S Clubs have as yet paid their dues-the dues net being due until in the spring.
 The report of Miss Julia Clarke as Audi tor followed and was accepted.
 At this point in the proceedings an in- vitation from Miss Eliza Bullock, prin- cipal of the Girls High School of Mont gomery, was read by Mrs. Orr. Miss Bull lock invited the delegates to visit the High School at 12:3O to witness the exer- cises of the physical culture class as conducted by Prof. J. c. Weissner.
 The invitation was received but 1t could not be accepted by the organization as a body on account of lack of time and press of work and the Secretary was instructed to so write Miss Bullock, at the same time thanking her for the kind invita- ton.
 The report of the Legislative Commit tee was next called for, and It was read by Mrs. James Hardaway, chairman.
 Upon a motion of a delegate, at the suggestion of the President, 1t was taken up again to be voted on in sections.
 Its first section commenting to the States care the Boys Reformatory, passed unanimously. Its next sugges- ton that there be a Federation Commit tee appointed to cooperate with the Board of Directors was objected to by Mrs. Owen, who urged that the Reform atory was now a State institution, below ed of the Federation and yet in a sense Independent: also by Mrs. Wyker, who said:
 T think that no committee of three Is necessary. Our Legislature this morn