The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-05
EDUCATIONAL MEETING or

EDUCATIONAL MEETING or
 CITY FEDERATION. The meeting of the City Federation of Womens Clubs was an important one held at the Carnegie Library yes ferday afternoon as 1t marked the end of the first year of the life of the orr ganization and it was also the annual educational meeting.
 An executive meeting was called to order at four o'clock Mrs. Phares Cole man presiding. Reports of all the officers and chafrrnen of the committees were read and each showed excellent work for the first year. The report of the Entertainment Committee was specially fine as 1t recalled number of delightful occasions from social as well as an instructive standpoint among them the brilliant reception to Miss Helen Keller. the lecture on For estry by MT. Enos Mills and the read ings by Mrs. Bertha Kunz Baker.
 The reading of the reports was fol- lowed by the election of officers which resulted in the old officers being re- elected.
 By acclamation Mrs. Coleman was reelected to the office of President as an evidence of the appreciation of the excellent work done by the organi- zation under her leadership during the first year. The other officers are Mrs. W. H Hudson. vice president; Mrs. W. l.. Durr. Recording Secretary. Mrs. Leon Well. Corresponding Seere- tary, Mrs. H. C. Gunnsias Treasurer.
 At 6 o'clock the meeting in the in- terest of education was held and an address by. Mir. H. c. Gunnells, state Superintendent of Education. was the feature of the occasion.
 Mir. Gunnells congratulated the Fed eration and thanked the members for the great work they have done in the line of education during the first year of the life of the organization. He spoke of the sending of the petition to the Legislature for the county supp eryision bill and he told of the value of work done in school Improvement, of the work in bnilding of new school houses and the improvement of the interior and exterior of the old build fngs. He urges the City Federation to keep up the effort as through the work of the club women So large q number of good works have been inau- gurated
 Nh. Gunnslls was introduced by Mrs. Policeman and after his remarks she exteuded thanks to him for his words Of recommendation.
 Tha City Federation of women's E,lubs is weH launched into the work of ths second year and Is established on Arm basie. Every woman's or @anixatfen in the city Is eligible for memheEship whether charitable, patri- ptie. philantrephic or literary. It is now three hundred members strong, that is it rspresants that number of Each club that joins the City Fed- Bration is entitled to a representation of i've delegates and two directors.
 All the clubs of the state have agreed 1o bold an annnRl educational meeting and this one of the City Federation yesterday afternoon was the combined one of all the clubs which have joined
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 nRs. CARY ENTERTAINED.
 The last meeting of the year of the Thursday Bridge Club was held yester- day afternoon when Mrs. William A. Cary entertained the members delight fully at her home on Sayre Street. There were three tables at which bridge whist was played and the apart ments devoted to the games were adorned in nasturt1ums and sweet peas placed in bowls and vases upon man teIs, cabinets and tables.
 Mrs. Bibb Graves was awarded the prize, a handsome cut glass vase. for having the highest score for the entire year.
 The members of the Thursday Bridge Club are: Mrs. w. W. Pearson. Mrs Bibb Graves. Mrs. Owen Brewer, Mrs J. M Brame, Mrs. Herbert Candler Mrs. Robert Chapman. Mrs. Alice Fitts Hill. Mrs. Alex Troy, Mrs. George liar. ris, Mrs. Charles Morton, Mrs. Archt- bald Cunningham, Mrs. Cary's other guests were Mrs. Mortimer Futile, Mrs l.. P. Fleming and Miss Merry Troy.
 KRAUs-sTRAUss.
 Mfr. and Mrs. Sam Strauss request the honor of your presence at the marriage } of their daughter Maud to Mir, Leo A Kraus on Wednesday afternoon, June 1T. 1908, at 5:30 O clock. 2oa Clayton Street. Montgomery. Ala. At Home af- ter July 1, Selma, Aha.
 
 The Montgomery. Greya will enter tain at an informal hop tonight at their new club rooms over the Exchange Ma 4fonai Banks. in honor of their spon, asr Miss Roberta Roberts and Maids Of Honor Misses Bonnie Andrew, Georgia GafDold, Sarah Warren Wilkerson. Flor