The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-16
Ms, ROuntea on Organization
 of Women Writers
MEETING OF PRESS WOMEN
Mrs. J. H. Phillips Brings Out Timely Points In 5'rain5 School Work ol Far Reaching Good In the
 Kindergarten.
BY ANNIE kENDRlcK WALKER.

 Womans Press club is to be or ganized in Birmingham by Mrs J. A. Rountree. and there will be meeting of A number of women writers of the city at her residence next Tuesday afternoon at o'clock to discuss the project and for mulate plans, Mrs. Rountree has just re- turned from Colorado, where she attended the meeting of the International League of Press Clubs, which organization will meet in Birmingham next year,
 Mrs. Rountree is enthusiastic over the welcome accorded the league by the Dem yer Press club, and speaks in the high est terms of the gracious entertainment and hospitality they received in the west ern city.
 When asked concerning her views of such an organization of women here she said:
 This idea of a woman's press club isn't altogether new with me. have been con sdering 1t for some time, but my trip with the International League of Press Clubs showed me the growing need we have for it.
 Birmingham has a number of bright active writers, and a well organized club, with regular meetings, would be of great mutual benefit. My ideas are of course still in embry's state, and l am depend ing largely upon the rest of you to de- Yeop them, for I am very anxious to see the undertaking a success. It will mean so much, not only to Birmingham, but to the entire state, for a good club here would mean encouragement to all Ala bama women writers.
 "nhe International league has a large membership of women and they supply good per cent of the brains of that or ganlzation, too
 We had on the trip Mrs. Harriet Hay den Finck, president of the Pennsylvania Woman's Press association, brilliant woman of splendid executive ability Bel va Lockwood was also with us, through her connection with the National Wom- ans Press association, and is one of the most active of the league members.
 Mrs. Ada Cable is a vice president, and by the way she gave a sketch of women of the press, that was the finest article on the subject I ever heard. She has promised me a copy of 1t, and 1t will be of great reference value to any woman's club
 Tn all the larger cities the women writers have successful clubs, and in Denver the Writers club is one of the
 
 women of the league. They established Headquarters in tho parlors of Hotel AL bany, where we stayed, 1t being the league headquarters, and each day q committee was there to receive us and sup; y each lady who registered with an aDundance of fresh flowers. We were their guests at an elaborate, many course luncheon, and their automobiles took us to and from the hotel. The following evening the same club was hostess at a theatre and garden party.
 At Colorado Springs we found many newspaper women members of the Pike S Peak Press club, and at Cripple Creek they were also in the active ranks
 If the women writers of Birmingham organize this fall, we can spend a profit able and enjoyable year, and also be in good working order to take charge of the many women of note who will be here with the league in 1907
 T found many eastern and northern people have rather a mistaken idea of the women of the south. While they ad- mire us extremely, still they have an idea that we are not up-to-date, and lack pro- gressive club spirit. As this will be the first visit of the league to the south, they will naturally make a study of our condi. tions, and l want our women to show ur in their true light
 "The Birmingham Press club will great ly need our help as an auxiliary, and unless we begin in time, we will not be in proper working order to give them the needed assistance"
 Continuing, Mrs. Rountree said: T have met with a good deal of encourage ment among the Birmingham writers They have expressed hearty approval of