The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-03

Mrs. w. H. Jeffries of Birmingham, pres ident of the state W. c. T. U., and Will be held in this city December 5, and at the First Baptist church, corner Twenty second street and Sixth avenue
 The opening session will be at 2:3o p. m. Tuesday, December 5. The executive committee, which is composed Of the state officers local presidents and super intendents of departments, will meet at 1:30 p. m. Tuesday.
 Miss Lillian Phelps of the Canadian w. c. T. U., noted lecturer on sociologlcal and historical subjects, will be in attend ance during the entire union. Sne VIII give an address which will be the feature of the programme for Wednesday even ing.
 On Thursday night at 7:45 Dr. Anna Shaw of Philadelphia will give the con- vention address.
 Dr. Shaw's reputation as lecturer IS international The day sessions or the convention will be occupied with dlscus- sions of the many departments of work, being done by the organizations, such as Scientific Temperance Instruction. "Anti-Narcotics. Alcoholic Medi- cation," "Prison and Jail Work" Sun day, School Work" "The Influence or Young Women in Temperance and Re- form"
  Reform Work" will be the subject of an address by Miss Julia Tutwiler on Wednesday afternoon
 The sessions of the convention are all open to the public who are cordially invited to attend.
 Tuesday night will be "welcome night. Addresses will be made by the Rev. James A, Duncan Mayor George B. Ward and others.
 Delegates from all over the state will be in attendance, among them prominent reform workers.
 Mrs. Frank S. Moody of Tuscaloosa, who has just returned from the National w c. T. U. convention, Los Angeles, Cal, where she represented Alabama among the $50 delegates, will be pres ent and give the impression of the na- tional meeting. Others who will attend are:
 Mrs Lucy M. Humphries, president of the Civic league, Florence, Ala. Mrs Anna D. Elder, who is In charge of an industrial school for mountain peo- pie.
 Mrs Mamie R. Douglass of Bridgeport editor of the state organ, the Alabama 1 White Pillow"
 Mrs. c. B. Spencer is general chairman of the committee of arrangements.
 The following sketch of the w. c. T. U. was written by Mrs. Ellen Peter-Bryce:
 The first union organized in Ala bama was at Gadsden in 1883. Mrs. l.. G. Woodliff of that place was made president l by Miss Willard, who appointed her by letter
 In the fall of that year, 1885, the first annual convention of the state w. c. T. l U. was held at Tuscaloosa in the lecture room of the Presbyterian church.
 Mrs Sallie F. Chapin of Charleston, s. C., vice president of the national and or ganizer of the southern states, and Miss Henrietta G. Moore of Ohio, were the l speakers upon that occasion. They spoke at night in the court house, and the crowd was so great there was no standing room.
 The second state convention was held at Selma in the prayer meeting room Of the church in November, 1884. Mrs. 1 Chapin spoke in Gilman's hall at night, 1 introduced by Judge Brooks. l The state officers elected were Mrs. Ellen Peter-Bryce, president; Mrs. W. M Brooks vice president; Mrs. Rothrock and Miss Sallie Maxey of Selma secre- taries, and Mrs. Branch of Union Springs treasurer
 The third annual convention was held in Birmingham In the First Presbyterian church. November, 1885.
 The fourth convention was held in Mont gomery, November 1886, in the First Bap- | tist church.
 The fifth convention was held in Mobile | November 1887, in the Franklin street Methodist church. At that convention Mrs. Bryce from i'll health was obliged to resign from the presidency. Mrs Strat- ford of Montgomery was elected and served one year. After that Mrs. J. Nor gan Smith of Birmingham was elected president Treasurer, Mrs. c. B. Spencer
 Among the workers in those days were from Gadsden. Mrs Marietta T. Seberi and Mrs Tumley; from Tuscaloosa. Mrs John M. Martin, Mrs Reuben Searcy and Mrs. Hardaway; from Marion, Mrs Lovelace; from Selma, Mrs Hardie; from Huntsville, Mrs Anderson; from Living ston, Miss Julia Tutwiler, Mrs. Knight and Mrs Powers; from Mobile, Mrs. Me Bryde, Mrs. La Prade and Mrs, Pearce from Montgomery. Miss Frances E. Griffin and from Birmingham, Mrs. John White | Mrs. c. B. Spencer, Mrs. G. T. Thomas