The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-22
AMONG CLUB WOMEN.

The most interesting topic in club circles the past week was in reference to the meeting of the Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs The time for meeting, according to the constitution, is the sec- ond week in November. but owing to the inability of the president. Mrs. Rhett Goode, to attend the meeting if held In November, the clubs of Birmingham have been asked to postpone further arrange ments for entertaining the federation un- til the second week in December, the time which the president finds most convenient to be present
 A meeting of club presidents was held Friday morning and the change of time discussed, and at the meetings Friday afternoon of the various clubs the posi- tive change for the holding of the federa- tion was announced officially.
 While many club women realize that the second week in December will bring the meeting of the federation very near the holidays, a season when every wo- man has more than her share of work and duties in every direction. still the clubs, In order to meet the wishes of the federation president, will in their future arrangements for entertaining the visit ing club women, bend every effort to make the December meeting successful. canvass of the clubs has been made in regard to entertaining the visiting women and all of the clubs have responded most hospitably.
 he Highland Book club met Wednes- day with the president, Mrs. R. D. John ston who gave a most interesting talk on Mount Vernon. Mrs Johnston is one of the vice regents, and through her work the Alabama room has been beautifully furnished. A paper was read by Mrs. E. K. Campbell on the subject of ''The In- f1uence of the French Revolution on the English Poets of the Nineteenth Gen. tury" Mrs w. l.. Pinckard also read paper, the subject of which was Lord Byron and the Spirit of the Age" Mrs. G. Mortimer Williams entertained the Cadmean club Friday afternoon The papers continued the study of India. Mrs. John London giving a paper on India | Under Mohammedan Rule" Others lead l ing in the discussion were Mrs. J C. Henley and Mrs. James Weatherly. Mrs. Joseph McLester gave a reading. "The
 Light of the Harem." by Moore. 1 At the meeting of the Nineteenth Gen.
 tury club with Mrs. Hardeman Meade the
 discussions of American literature were l continued
 At the meeting of the Quest club with
 Mrs. l.. A. Townley a paper on Thomas
 Jefferson was read by Mrs. A. B. Free man, and it was followed by short 1 sketches on Washington, Adams, Jay, | iidihllton dHu N'tulSDll "A paper on 1dt-
 rick Henry was read by Mrs Willard Wilson, and short sketches were given
 of HoplOnson, Breckenridge, James Kent,
 Jared Sparks and David Ramsey, The Amaranth club at it's meeting Fri-
 day heard many interesting papers on the
 subject of French history. Beginning with the early occupants of Gaul. the I discussions covered most fascinating
 period from feudal France to the days of l the Commune.
 I The Edgewood club held an interesting i meeting Friday. Mrs J. c. King gave a
 paper on Washington Irving and Mrs Weisel also lead in the discussion of i American men of letters
 The Quivive club will hold its next meeting with Mrs. R. D. Mobley The | club holds two meetings monthly
 ], At the meeting of the Clionan club the
 past week Mrs. Johnston led in the dis
 cusson on "Shinto and Its Revival" and
 Mrs. Sterling Laner's subject was Ono Thousand Years of Buddhism" Mrs s.
 L. Ledbetter's subject was "Temple Arch lecture" and there was a comparison of
 shntoism Buddhism and Confucianism.