The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-30
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to be. and by the nature of the case must be. The women of the country are che best conservators of the home ideal, and for nothing are the meme bers of those clubs more sealousiy and hopefully working chan for the attain ment of that ideal
 Tn Boston the federation will find inspiration in It's environment. The city's history and traditions are in themselves . welcome to the compre- hensive service in which 1t is engaged. The hospitality that will be extended will not be perfunctory, but synapathet- ic end genuine. The sentiment of this city has long inclined strongly toward many of those objects for which the Federation is striving. and Boston is glad of It's presence and assistance. Its experience here will surpass ail pre- vious records. It Is annually showing put in efficiency and force. end com polling recognition as an important factor In our national life." ALABAMIANs AT COLUM-
 BIA UNIVERSITY. Tn an article in The Age-Heraid by Miss Annie Kendrtck Walker. Miss Alma Feagin 6 student at Columbia Uniyer- sity Is quoted as saying:
 II Iuo HOubncEnST nus nO OCI06lon " feel lonely. Columbia is too cos- mopolitan for any one section to pre- dominate. I recall how this cosmopoli- tanism was impressed upon me one day in the elevator I counted two swedes. one Japanese. one German, one | American.
 "As you know, Whittier hall is one of the dormitories ct Columbia Emerson and Lowell halls are on either aide. Whittier accommodates about $50 students. and the life there is very charming and tntersting.
 | "AY Jng the young Southern women 1 was Miss Annie Brewer of Anniston | W is we'll known in Birmingham s.ie was specializing in elementary supervision. Another young Aiabama woman at Columbia was Miss Ethe stPinsfellow. who was taking e specia course in primary teaching. Mist Isabella Coghill of Montgomery wal among the brightest girls at Columbia She took a special course in history and Latin. and since her return hal been elected assistant principal of th' Girls' High School in Montgomery Miss Janie Harvis was also among th' Alabama girls at Columbia. Amonl the students in the fine arts depart ment was Miss Eloise Montgomery o Birmingham. whose work has attracted much favorable attention. She is nov sketehing on the coast of Massachu
 setts. The degree of LLA D., was con
 ferred upon a southerner, MT. H. z
 White, president of the Georgia Stat'
 Agricultural and Mechanical College
 'aThe clubs of Columbia are an inter
 ssting part of its social life. Tn
 Southern club was among the mos active organizations. Its department embraced 6 study of political and edu cationai affairs. Alabama had two of ficers in the Southern club, its Presi dent, Mr. W. W. Davis, and It's secre tary. Miss Isabel Coghi1l of Montgom cry. Miss Margaret Pinckney Q
 Charleston, . near relative of the fani
 lies so delightfully."- described in Lad! Baltimore Is vice president of the club The committee on public affairs in cluded MT. McRinly Troy. Mir. Davi
 Miss coghill and myself.
 The members of the club wer' entertained by pr. Buttrick. who, ai you know. Is secretary of the genera educational board. He gave us an op pOrtunity of understanding more clear iy the system employed by the boar in its educational work. The map and charts of the south, where tn
 board directs much of its work, wer most interesting. Mir. Buttriek calls 1
 pigeon holing the south,' as he ha
 every section designated by eolore'
 pins a certain color for the whit
 schools and another for the negr'
 sch oois.
 ''The members of the club were als
 chaTmingly entertained by Mir. an
 Mrs. Chambers at Crows Nest, thei
 magnificent country seat on the Hud
 sen. They were former Alabanfsans. sss.-.l + -r
 Mir. and Mrs. Culpepper Exum are en Il tertaining several guests at their High I'iand avenue house. Mss Anna ElTnor arHIved yesterday morning from Mont gomery. and in the afternoon Miss Fl len semple and Mss Emily Sempie 0