The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-22
FEDERATION HOLDS
 ANNUAL MEETING Opening Exercises Last Night at Margaret Allen School SOME BRILLlAN I ADDRESSES Mrs. R. H. Pearson Delivers Welcome Address-Respons. By Mrs. J. D.
 Wyker of Decatur, Ala.-Mrs.
 Goode's Annual Address.
SOME BRILLlANTA0DRESSES
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 other clubs will go in for this better ment of their surroundings as soon as they realize what important factors they have become in civic and municipal prob lems.
 Official Organ.
 One of the most important duties Of the members of the federation is to ex- tend the circulation of the official organ so that each club shall subscribe to at least one copy. The uses of an official organ are manifold and if .ne club wo- men hope to keep in touch with each other they must read it and write for it as well as subscribe the small sum of one dollar The office of editor Is an arduous and exacting one, but has been most faithfully and successfully filled by my attractive townswoman, Mrs. Sydney Robbins
 Let us show our appreciation of the labor spent to bring out each issue by unitedly rallying to the support of the organ, thereby making 1t a means of com munication that will awaken all mem- bers of this organization to their great opportunity to benefit those less fortunate who are now languishing, waiting and watching for the time when concentration of interest will make defeat impossible for I1e pTOIlOllol u tuuCdtlOu dHo SiNiS bSt- terment. Right here I want to suggest that all clubs adopt a reciprocity day, so that none will become isolated, but will know what other kindred spirits are do- ing along the same lines
 As we become better informed our self-culture broadens and we will reap ten times as many results as if we kept to the narrow, selfish path
 Leqislative.
 'sThe legislative committee, comprising the ex-president of the federation, with our charming first vice-president, Mrs. Coleman, as chairman, suggests to the federation needed reforms in state laws and public conditions, as well as call ing attention to any reforms proposed by other people. 1t presents to the lesis- lature, through the proper channels, any resolution requiring legislation that may be adopted by the federation. It also ad- vses with other federations and finds out what they have accomplished in reforms requiring legal enactment and as to the best methods of achieving success. The time intervening between the meetings of the legislature is being employed by this committee in seeing that the laws in which we are interested are being carried out. Lately 1t has come to their notice that the child labor law is being evaded and that little children under twelve years of age are again working in some of the mills. The governor has kindly consented to take steps to have this stopped if we can prove that this law is really being abused. We must use our influence and energy in having a state inspector appointed to investigate and have punished any mill owners who are violating this law In far Oregon the child labor law provides for a board of five inspectors to factories. three of whom are women.
 '"To prevent our boys from becoming criminals and to build up the character of the future citizens of the state we should have juvenile courts and probations offi- cers, and if the clubs combine their ef-