The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-20

grees from accredited colleges were invited
to meet DR.. johnson and to form themselves
into chapter. This invitation was quite
generally responded to, and the result was
most enthusiastic meeting Thirteen
women were present. These were Mrs. j.
H. Phillips, Mrs ]. D. Matlock, Mrs. E.
7. Taliaferro, Mrs. j. r. Miller, Miss
jamie L. Robertson, Miss Ida NJ. Cooley,
Miss Laura S. Spaulding, Miss Jane M.
Iannum, Miss Ira Bradfield Miss Sydine
Mcdaniel, Miss Julia Bergman, Miss Ro-
wena Weakley, Miss Alice Graham.
The three first mentioned. Mrs Phillips.
Mrs. Matlock and Mrs Taliaferro, did
not enroll as members of the chapter,
feeling that this work could best be left
to the younger women, but expressed
their entire sympathy in the movement,
and announced their willingness to give
help and advice at any and all times,
7 when either help or advice should be re-
CURED.
! In addition to the ten young women
whose names are mentioned above, Mrs.
| William M. Walker and Miss Marie Pine
| kard were enrolled as members who, al
| though not present had signitied their
Willingness 10 DtGOIlp llleDlDCIS anu liltil
interest in tie undertaking.
Three other young women of the city
| are eligible to membership, Miss May
| belle Roden, Miss Genevieve Jackson and
| Miss Eileen Moore, and these will without
doubt enroll themselves in the chapter
In the chapter membership, as 1t now
stands, the following colleges are repre-
sented University of Alabama, Vassar,
Wellesley, Womens college of Baltimore,
Columbia university, Syracuse college,
| University of Nashville.
The following young women have stud
| led for two years or more at accredited
| colleges, and have made good record,
and are under the constitution eligible as
associate members of the chapter, and
are entitled to enjoy all the privileges
except those of holding office and of vot-
| ing Miss Annie Earle, Miss Susie Dexter,
| Miss Mary G. Long, Miss Edith Johnston,
| Miss Pearl Weiss and Miss Robinson.
These young women were not present
| but the secretary was instructed to COM
muncate with each one and to extend al
! invitation to each one to enroll herself
| as an associate member
] As soon as the chapter was formed,
| Mrs j. r. Miller was elected temporary
! chairman, and Miss Alice Graham tenn
| porary secretary and treasurer.
| The following committees were also ap-
| pointed:
{ on ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS hdiit
! Hannum and Miss Rowena Weakey.
! Committee on College Clubs-Miss JAMIE
! l.. Robertson and Miss Ira Bradfield
The duties of the last named commit
tee is to visit the schools and to organize
| clubs of young women who are study
: ing with a view to entering college, and
| to furnish such students with informa-
! ton in regard to the various colleges of
| the country and to gain for them such
! information as may be useful to them in
| selecting their college.
The next meeting of the chapter is
/ fixed for Wednesday afternoon. January
! %, at $3.50 O'Clock, at the Reading room
, of the Young Womens Christian associa-
! ton at the Watts building.
! The purpose of the Southern Associa-
! ton of College Women and of course. of
each chapter Is to further the cause of
/ higher education among women, and to
! awaken an interest in college training
! among young women of the south.
DIR. Johnson. who holds her doctor $
degree from Columbia university, is at
present devoting her energies to the Ell
! larging of the association and to the
! forming of chapters of college women
| The Birmingham chapter is the eighth
! which DIR. Johnson has organized In
comparatively short space of time, and