The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-19

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 attention to the gymnasium feature which should be under the supervision of a director. She said that the Atlanta association. which was organized only a , year ago, had a gymnasium class of two hundred women and a class of over fifty l children. She dealt upon the importance of proper physical training and the ad- vantage to be derived from weli- equipped gymnasium.
 The true social life of young women is one of the many purposes the association has in view, it's object being to throw about them the safeguards of a Christ ian influence, and at the same time to l afford them many hours of pleasant in- tercourse and recreation.
 The Birmingham association will open in the near future reading and rest rooms and lunch rooms, and as the association increases in members 1t will be financially able to add the features included now in the older associations in other cities
 Miss Barnes told of the different classes organized under the auspices of the city associations. Some of the associations have added the departments of dressmak- ing, millinery, basket weaving domestic science, drawing, literature, and are ex- tending their power for good along many channels most helpful for young women.
 Miss Barnes spoke at length upon the are conducted in the association rooms and the far-reaching influences of these religious services.
 In reference to the many needs in this city for an organization, she said that the secretary would keep a boarding house directory in order to be able to direct young women strangers III the city to reliable boarding house. The condi- tions that confront hundreds of young women were dwelt upon, and this part of the work of the association was shown to be one of it's most important features.
 After outlining the scope of the work, Miss Barnes said that nothing could be accomplished without money, membership and work, and she urged upon every one the importance of individual work
 Membership cards were distributed The annual membership fees are $1 for regu- lar members, 8 for sustaining members, and 50 cents for junior members, girls un- der 15.
 The committee on constitution, nclud- ing Mrs. w. P. Pinckard, Miss Maebelle Sloss, Miss A. l.. Williams and Mrs. Frank Nelson, made it's report, and the constitution, which will be adopted at the meeting of the board of directors this afternoon, is the same as that endorsed by the American committee.
 The committee on the charter, includ- ing Miss Annie Hagerman and Miss Sloss conferred yesterday with MT. Walker Percy and the report will be made at the meeting of the board.
 Several names were added to the list published yesterday of the board of di- rectors, and the complete list Is as fol- lows:
 Chairman, Mrs F. T. Taliaferro; sec retdry, MISS NlaeDelle SlOSSi treasurer, Mrs. w. F. Pinckard; Miss Williams Miss Ethel Lathrop, Mrs. William liar die, Mrs. John D. Dryer, Mrs, G. H. Ellerbe, Miss Annie Hagerman, Mrs C. P. DeShazo, Miss Morton, Mrs R. V. Jones. Mrs. I. D. Steele, Mrs A. B. El- ford Miss Charlotte Dexter Mrs Frank Nelson Mrs. F. P. Moore. Mrs. Joseph McLester. Mrs. Cyrus Putnam Orr, Mrs. Truman II. Aldrich, Sr, Mrs A. J. Dick erson. Mrs. J. w. W. Smith, Mrs. E. J. Cover.
 The prospects for opening in the near future permanent headquarters for the city association are extremely encour- aging. The number of membership fees already subscribed, including two sub scriptions of $200, have decidedly aug mented the treasury, and the active CO., operation on the part of the men and women of Birmingham will insure the fruition of plans that will give to the city an institution that will be in time self supporting, and the good influences of which cannot be estimated even by those who are instrumental in It's development. The associations command everywhere the highest respect of the community and the movement now has girdled the globe, associations being formed as far as South Africa, and even Damascus.