The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-31

she was quite Ill, tndt Sne WAS oolHB
fairly well. The young artist has been
| unusually busy this winter and has work
ed early and late in her studio. Besides
executing many orders, Miss Douglass
has a large water color class. She was
the creator of the Douglass girl, type
enjoying a vogue similar to the Gibson
and Christy types.
The recent announcement in the papers
that the members of the Pelham chapter,
Daughters of the Confederacy, were con-
sidering plans for the raising of money
to build Confederate museum and that
they desired permission from the city to
erect the museum in the circle at Five
Points has already received much favor
, able comment i'm the press. Any move
ment undertaken by Pelham chapter would
command instant approval and co-opera-
ton. The women who compose its mem
bership erected the one beautiful monu-
ment to the Confederate soldier and sail
or that Birmingham now looks upon as
its own, and the suggestion of a Confed-
crate museum has touched hundreds of
hearts and met with warm response.
site, even more beautiful than the circle
at Five Points, might be selected, and,
ALSO that this one small breathing space
should be reserved. Even museum of
white marble, and perfect architecturally,
would look crowded" when grouped
among the other houses that over look
! the circle, and would obstruct the view,
an easy thing to do in small plaza.
This one bit of greening park is a re-
| freshlng thing on summer days, and IT is
entirely too small to be utilized for any
| building. Instead of erecting buildings
in our poor little breathing spaces. let
us work for others. More parks. more
| play grounds. more spaces in which to
| breathe and to look at the stars.
| That most deserving of practical in
situations. the Womans Exchange. has
| had a busy week. All of its departments
are in a fine condition and the exchange
was never in a better position to help
gentle women dispose of their needlework
and home made breads and cakes. Satur-
! day, a speciality is made of homemade
| delicacles, and all kinds of breads and
promptly and house keepers know by ex-
perience how satisfactory it is to shop"
at the exchange.
The programme for the approaching
meeting of the State Federation of Wo-
mems clubs in Tennessee is most inter-
esting. Some of the most prominent
women in the south have been invited TO
make addresses. and from the following
outline. Alabama club women will see
much similarity in the work of the Ten
nessee federation and their own state
| Organization; Miss Virginia Fraser Boyle.
Federation poem; Miss Louise
| Looney, "Literature's Debt to the Noun
taineer." DIR. B. f. Turner, THE New
Civic Spirit" Mrs. Grace MCGOWAN Cook.
why Southern Writers go East" Miss
Alice MACEDONIAN. 'sThe Trade and Calling
of Authorship; Mrs. George Barrow,
Mere Man" The discussion on the
library work will be led by Mrs. w. d.
Beard Miss Mary H. johnson of the Car
negie library, Mrs G.. H. Baskette and
others will be heard in this interesting
discussion.
The mountain settlement work of the
federation will be discussed with Mrs.
Charles A. Perkins of Knoxville as leader.
Mrs Perkins will give a paper on Our
Mountaineers," illustrated with stereop-
tican views. Mrs. Emile Webb will also
tell of her experience as teacher among
them.
Interesting discussion on domestic sci
ence, led by Mrs. Henry Myers, presi
dent of the Housekeepers' club of Mem
phs.
Public schools of Tennessee; juvenile
courts; children's play grounds.
Compulsory education industrial con-
dstions. Mrs. James Mccormack will lead
discussion on what the State Fedora
ton May do for the Public Schools of
Tennessee" Miss Bloomenstein of Nash
Vile will participate in this discussion.
Mrs. W. NJ. Woolwine of Nashville
will present paper on 1.-THE Altruistic
Trend of Club Work." and Mrs. James c.
Bradford of Nashville will speak on "Ar-
tistic Phase of the Library Movement"
Mrs Oscar I, Peoples of Chattanooga, 4
president of the Tennessee Woman's Pressl
A,,tl 81, will nj