The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-03

\ u / have not yet told me who the groom Is to be. You seem to be taking 1t for granted that I know. but for the life of me, could not tell whether Joe, John or Jim is the lucky one"
 Why, Mary, you know,.I will tell you when have decided"
 GENERAL FEDERATION COM
 MITTEE ON CHILD LABOR.
 It is a great evidence of mans faith in the value of woman's influence that August Belmont, President of the Ma tionai Civic Federation. has asked Mrs. Decker, President of the General Fed eration of Women's Clubs, to appoint committee of seven from the Fed eration to confer with like committee from each of eight other national organizations on the subject of checking the evils of child labor. The other organizations with whom the committe of the Gen eral Federation is invited to confer are the National Civic Federation, the Ma tfonal Association of Manufacturers. the National Fducationa, Associati n, the American Federation of Labor, the Ma anal GonierefIee of Charitles and Corrections. the National Child Labor. Committee and the American Economic Association, The president of each Of these organizations is to be member of the committee, So when this body of men and women gather together for the good of the child Mrs. Decker her self will be among them. Tn viewing an opportunity for such work 1t seems pity that the Alabama Federation is not member of the General Fedora tion. The issue which kept it out be- ing practically dead one.
 Alabama needs the help of organized woman for the working child.
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 FOR s0LDTERS5 HOME HOSPITAL.
 The bill for an appropriation of $1,oo0 a year for the maintenance of the hos pital at the Soldiers Home that has passed the Legislature, is a cause for rejoicing of the Daughters of the Con- federacy whose committee has charge there. This sum will enable the man. agement to employ d professional train ed nurse as matron and two nurses un- der her, one for day and one for night. It will also provide for many other comforts for the old, sick soldiers that heretofore have been impossible for lack of means. No good done by the Legislature during this term was more needed Now was the time for this and for the Veterans of the Confed- crate war will not be always with us to need Help in time of sickness
 Hundreds of Daughters of the Con- federacy all over the State are rejoic- ing over this appropriation.
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 MRS. JOHNsTONss TIMELY JOKE.
 When Mrs. R. D. Johnston came be- fore the committee to plead for a fa- vorabIe hearing of her bill for an ap- propriation for the Boys Refornatory at East Lake she was eloquent on the subject so dear to her heart, but at the conclusion of her appeal member of the committee arose and said.
 well, this institution is a very ex- pensive one. It costs a large amount to sustain it." and put forth with manly eloquence his objection to favorable hearing from standpoint of extrava- gance.
 Mrs. Johnston replied by asking the privilege of telling joke.
 "An old negro during the war" she began, "got married, and when his mas ter asked him. 'Rastus, how do you like being married. he answered, I likes 1t all right, but dat is shore stravsgant oman, sir. Why she asked me fer quarter week before las, en las week she ast me fer a half CT dollar. Nex' week she'II ax me fer 7J cents, I bet
 "'well Rastus, did you give her the quarter, and the half dolierr
 'Nor, sir! Nor sirt didn't But dat is shore CT stravagant oman"
 Now the Peformatorv has not" con- tinued Mrs. Jahnston. "eotten anr help from the government, but you are calling 1t an extravagance.
 The member of the ommittee capt. ufated at once. The telling of the joke told. and Mrs. Johnston got from the committee a favorable hearing for her bill and from the Legislature all she