The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-22

tion army. so we felt sure that though the ,lo,.,a ,io. af tha Elks might not yet be ready ,o receive us. we would be well cared TOT. Did we not see as chairman or your com, mittee on homes the name or that piesseu woman whose name stands TOT nome pio wider? Whose anxiety to proVlde hoiio for the homeless has led her hrst 10 pes the home of the legislature and caused her to travel up and down the highways anu hvways of our state hunting Tn Jails, lnuher camps poor houses and ponce courts and begging the governor ana county commissioners to give her their ih- mates to fill 1t.
 "It was with a great deal or pleasure that learned that the convention was to he held in this city, where. ten years ago we first came together in response to a call from Miss Robbins through the Cadmean Circle to federate, ana am s's'u to see tonight present with us so many of the pioneers all happy to celebrate this hirtbdav party The address Of welcome on that occasion delivered by Mrs. George C Rall was responded to by Mrs. C. M' IJi1dreth organizer of our club. For the nrogramme committee felt that matters of such importance were only 10 pc trus'- ed in the hands of experienced he"spaper
 women. .u
 vare of the sound of our own voices and how hard and often we had to swallow 70 keen that sound going? Have you forgo.- ten when in the reports or clups, wy learned that in debate. ResolVeu, lnat Marriage Is Failure, 1t was settled py
 that club greatly to our reliel Una. u is not? .n.
 "Will those of you who labored with me in the committee room, with Mrs. | McLester as chairman. to bring rorth constitution and by laws for this body ever forget with what pride we exhinitea the infant, and how some of us LOOK IL l to heart in after years when l. "ehe iii'o short clothes?
 "How exclusive we were at that time | to he sure and who of us would have De- lieved that we ever would become so inclusive as to bring not only the giris oi | Montevalo, the orphans and pad poys' | hut all the little factory and school chii- | dren with their teachers, and even the 1 school houses and grounds, into our care | and thought.
 why stand we here today? "'Why but to make the way | ".For hopes glad feet?
 Bidding the world aspire ] TO purer aims and higher. | That homes own altar nre Burn bright and sweet Daughters of freedoms land l Holding truths torch ye stand | l That this great age may see 1 How fair it's destiny
 And they who come may be l "'A nobler race.
 .In all this broadening Of our work | the club women of Birmingnan' ilaNe ways been in the lead, ana rom their l rank we have many times chosen our | leader.
 eve are glad to be with you. and again
 we thank YOU for your cordial welcome
 Presidents Report. l Address of Mrs. Rhett Goode. president | of the federation:
 | ..IJonored Guests and Members or the
 Alabama Federation of Women's clubs;
 "It is eminently fitting that this tenth
 anniversary of the Alabama Federation
 of Women's clubs should pc ceieosa's 'z.t, {.
 in Birmingham, the home of It's pirtn' Al ] inc outset keenly alive to the honor I which YOU have conferred upon me- can | not refrain from congratulating the clubs of Birmingham and the Magic City itself
 upon the delightful reception that mas been accorded the visitors within your gates since they passed through them last night.
 Much have heard of your wonderful city. but the half has not been told. It
 seems incredible that thirty years ago this metropolis had neither house nor in- habitant and I fell as 1T nothing put an Aladdin's lamp could have wrought these marvellous changes.
 "On the other hand, when we learn that | the intelligence and loyalty of your wo- men brought about the social. educa-
 tional and altruistic development of this federation, one no longer wonders at the
 changes wrought in the barren waste or
 a few years ago. While artisans were building the material part. the home makers, earnest and tactful women. were compelling essential reforms in law ana morals, solving the labor problem ana diligent in the rescue of the home and | the redemption of the race
 1 "It is an acknowledged fact that tne intellectual and social development of this decade has come largely from women's l clubs, and when tell you that the roster 1 of the Alabama federation shows mem bership of but thirty-seven clubs am sure they will be given credit for most earnest endeavor.
 q regret to report that within the i pas st month the Thursday club of Au- burn has been disbanded No reason has been given your president and she re- grets that this little coterie of the most brilliant women in the state should have found it necessary to give up their club
 work. Through this disruption the federa- ton has sustained the loss of its re-