The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-13
THE SOCIAL SIDE
MRS. MAcFADYEN, PRESIDENT,
 OLIVE sCHREINER, VICE-PhEs

MRS. MACFADYEN, PREsIDENTl
 OLIVE sCHREINER, VICE-rEs'
 Small the world isl
 I have no objection to the phrase if it does come under the ban Of 'bro- mide." In fact writing an conver, sation would be difficult, indeed. If all but the few and far-between brilliant bits of wisdom that usher from the brains and mouths of the "Suipnnes were prohibited.
 Away out in Cape Colony. south Africa more than a year ago was or ganized the wornan's Enfranchisement League and two of the most important offices are filled by women Tn whom the civilized world is interested. one of these women became a celebrity m the United States through her work in many States in behalf of children workers. and to Montgornerians she is specially well-known. as she spent portion of two years here when she organized Alabama's Child Labor Com ufttee and brought about, through her efforts, the present bettered laws for the children of the State.
 Mrs. Alfred Macfadyen Is President of the women's Enfranchtsem Schreiner the great South African writer is Vice President. When one considers the strength of Olive Schreiner's story of an African Farm" and her Three Dreams in Wilderness" 1t may lead to full ap- preciation of the force she will bring to bear when she works for the cause of the enfranehisement of her sex.
 Few men or women in Alabama feel the slightest sympathy in this move. rnent for the vote for women, but all must respect the workers in 1t when our State has few such women as Mrs Clay-clopton and Miss Frances Griffin who espouse 1t.
 This Enfranchisement@ League. of which Irene Ashby- -Macfadyen is President, and Olive Schreiier Vice. President has about 200 members, among them twenty men who are hon orary members and cannot as yet vote or hold ofice. The movement has been linked to the worldwide move the formation of a National South African Committee at Natal This committee has joined the international Women's Suffrage Alliance and was represented at the quintennial meeting held in Amsterdam last summer
 South Africa is the fourteenth coun- try to join the Alliance. and in her annual report the President writes: with the addition of South Africa, our movement has banded the earth. and 1t Is only question of how and when the right of women to cttizen- ship in every civilized country on earth will be established.
 Tn her first annual report. Mrs. Mac fadyen has this:
 On July 4th the first women's Suf. frake debate took place in the Cape Parliament which was kept on a far higher level than such debates usually are, and resulted in twenty-four mem bers, twelve from the Government. and twsIve from the opposition side of the xA L aaN L. AA@ "a nNrrR (ninety out of TOT members dtvidtnS) . The formation of the League was re- ferred to in the House. although at that time it was barely three months old.
 During the general election. the League has mentoraiized every candi- date for the two houses of Parliament. About half have replied, and the views Of sixteen in the Legislative Council and sixty-eight in the Legislative As- sembly are on record,
 Five candidates for the Legislative Council declared themselves favor able to measure for the enfranchise- nnsnt of women. and all have been elected.
 Forty-eight candidates for the Legis- lative Assembly, were favorable (one or two with reservations) to such a measure of whom thirty have been elected.
 These form quite good nucleus of supporters to whom we hope will shortly, be added the names of many other members who have not yet de- voted no attention to the subject: who, now that the election is over. may find time to read the literature sent out with the questions.
 MRS. PETERSON ON FOREsTRY.
 In letter written recently by Mrs. Mary Gage Peterson. Chairman of the Forestry Committee of General Fedora tion of Womeri's Clubs says:
 "A word of encouragement to all who love the forests and who realize that upon their 'perpetuation through use depends the life of the state. With sincere interest have read of