The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20
SOCIETY.
BY EMMA TOuLMlN REID.
 Bell Telephone 1887.
ALABAMA WOMAN IGNORED.

The Alabama Federation of clubs has made Mrs. Martha Gielow life member and delegate at large of the state feder- ation.
 Mrs. Gielow's election was the unani- nous action of a spontaneous and af- fectionate demonstration from the entire federation after her splendid address be- fore that body on the opening of the convention.
 Not only was Mrs. Gielow welcomed Into the federation fold by the clubs but the entire federation endorsed her great educational movement, both as a feder- ation and as individuals. Thus the fed eration of clubs and the Southern Indus trial Educational association joined
 hands They both stand for humanity. They stand for education, and their CO., operation and united efforts will result in great and lasting good to the state.
 The movement which Mrs. Gelow is
 leading will be of vast assistance to
 the splendid work begun by the federated
 clubs.
 Already the Southern Educational asso-
 citation has begun practical and substan-
 tial work in the state.
 The Alabama Auxiliary of New York to the association has sent $1200 to Camp Hill And more than five scholarships
 have been secured by Mrs. Gielow for Brewton.
 Among the scholarships given is one
 from the three literary societies of the High school of Birmingham. It was after an address by Mrs. Gie- low in regard to the educational work to better the rural schools, that the members of the three literary societies of the High school determined that their societies should stand for the education of one of the less fortunate white girls of the state.
 On Thursday evening after Mrs. Gie- lows charming recital in the lyceum course of the High school the presidents of the three clubs Miss Luciel Mathews of the Pierian club, Miss Virginia Henry of the Aglaia and Miss Mary Cameron of the Clio, came on the platform, and after few enthusiastic remarks by Dr. Phillips, Miss Mathews presented Mrs. Gielow with check for $50. to be used as scholarship to the Southern Iudus- trial Educational association Mrs. Gieow made a beautiful response in acceptance for the association of which she isf president general. and spoke in deep appreciation of the generosity of the High school pupils. Such spirit, how ever, was obliged to follow the influence
 of so lofty preceptor as pr. Phillips, and she asked the continual and lasting blessings upon the institution, which she
 said was great credit to the state of Alabama.
 The scholarship will probably be placed
 at Camp Hill or Brewton. and the for
 tunate recipient Is to be known as the
 High schools protege. If every high
 school, normal school or private school
 in the state would stand for the educa-
 tion of even one white pupil for the
 rural districts the great work of human
 ity would soon begin to show living re-
 suits.
 After Mrs Gielow had addressed the
 Athens college and the High school of Decatur, both pledged to support a scholarship, and Mrs. Gielow hopes that each and every school in the state will soon begin to take an active interest in the work.
 The probabilities are. that if Mrs. Gie- l low has the opportunity of speaking to the different schools and presenting to l them the conditions existing in the rura districts she will have their cooperation | and not any nobler work can be recorded 1 than the giving of helping hand to the uneducated of our state.