The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-05
THE A. E. w. c. LEGIS-
 LATIvE COMMITTEE.

LATIVE COMMITTEE.
 As there was an inadvertent omission of name yesterday from the roll of ladies composing this important commit tee. 1t is republished:
 Mrs. James Hardaway. Mrs. s. B.. Sterne, Mrs. Richard Browder. Mrs. Halls Janney, Miss Olivia Arlington, Miss Carolyn Haralson and Mrs. Kate Morrissette of Montgomery, Mrs. Joseph McI4ester of Birmingham. Mrs. A. T. Goodwin of Robinson Springs. Mrs. J. L. McConaughy of Montevallo, Mrs. B. B. Ross of Auburn, Mrs. Erwin Craig head and Mrs. Rhett Goode of Mobile. '- This Committee are preparing for dis tribution pamphlet whose title page is: "All the Pros and Cons Concerning the Child Labor Law, collected. condensed and arranged for the Committee on Leg islation of the Alabama Federation of Womens Clubs by Lura H. Craighead comprising excerpts from the pamphlets of the Central Committee on Child La- bor, Manufacturers' and Trades Jour nals, and the leading newspapers of the South"
 The second page recounts: "The Ala bama Federation of Womens Clubs is pledged to the support of the child labor legislation offered by the Alabama Cen tral Committee of which Edgar Gardner Murphy is Chairman. and S. B. Marks, IT,, is Treasurer" Then follows the proof or substantiation: At the May Convention in 1901, at Montevallo, Mrs. Zac Smith of Birmingham moved that the Federation endorse the action of the Central Committee on Child Labor in be- half of child labor bill and 1t was unanimously carried. Miss Frances Clark of Selma moved That we enlist the ef- forts of our various clubs in the interest of the child labor movement'-carried."
 Further. it is recited: At the May Convention, 1902. at Decatur. the report of the Legislative Committee endorsing the Central Committees on Child Labor was adopted. A special meeting was called of the Federation for the second week in February, 1908. for the purpose of securing liberal appropriation for the Boys Reformatory. and the passage of the child labor bill'
 It may not be generally known that the agitation for legislation to save the lit- tie children of the State from factory labor began in a woman's club. The Gen. tral Committee has said. through some of its members. that they would never have undertaken the work had they not felt that the atmosphere in which such an effort would draw it's vital breath
 
 motherhood of the State. The Legisla- tive Committee are charged with the duty and privilege of guarding the honor and the pledges of the Federation to preserve the rights of the childhood of Alabama,
 One of their efforts Is to investigate the question of women on school boards, and in school suoerintendency. another Is to seek to secure an educational qual- ification for county superiutendency of schools.
 Through one of this committee two short addresses from practical teachers have been secured for the coming con- vention. since the object of the entire Federation Is to bring about sympathy and cooperation between themselves and the schools.
 In view of the fact that the members of this Committee will all be in attend ance on the convention as delegates of their respective clubs an early meeting will be called for the purpose of agree ing on a report.
 Mrs. Craighead is one of the directors on the Board of Boys Reformatory, Mrs. McLester is Chairman of the Kin dergarten Committed and Mrs. Morris sette. Chairman of Education Commit tee. has been acting Chairman for sey- eral weeks of this the Legislative Com mittee. while Mrs. Hardaway's son was very sick. Mrs Hardaway's friends are glad to known that he is better, and that she attended the meeting yesterday of the Working Woman's Home Association of which she is Secretary. and that she will occupy her place as Chairman of the Legislative Committee during the A. F. w. c. Convention.