The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-07
WOMEN qno SOCIETY !
Marie Bankhead Owen, Society Editor, Phone No 1884
ruRKrsH WOMEN MAY JEWELL.

Tn Constantinopie the other day. be- fore a room full of English and Amer ican women, young Turkish graduase j living In Stamboui was asked to sas something about her fellow country. men. No nervousness was exMDu by the small. black-robed figure tns. rose to speak to such an audience icr the first time. with veil thrown pach .--there being only those of her own sex present--reveaiing girls paie' delicate looking. oval face, wnose Ia cination lay In the 'arse nazsi ,sSs sy out hesitation in the purest Ensnsh, her Ioy-toned voice having but the slightest indication of an accent.
 T feel should apologize to you. ladies, for speaking In your own isns euage. but have been coManSaey am Accustomed to obey Americans, hay inr been educated at the Americsn college for rirls in Scutarf. First, the women of Turkey must be awakened to their need of education--thouGn tnis is necessary for the men, too, sns almost as little education as the wo. men: then we shall establish head schools in Constantinopie. with Eng fish and American teachers: after which we shall have our own instruct resses, who will be sent to dineren.  years the teaching of Mohammed has been wrongfully construed. but now we shall go forward. givinsNjustice 10 aii. as we are commanded.
 This young girI--the only holder of degree for women Tn Turkey-was Spermitted by her husband to spend a night at the house of an American wo- man and speak to her friends. the only stipulation being that there should pc no men present.
 t, Though a few of the better class wo- men speak a little English, and oth- CTS, having learned French from their governesses, read the latest French novels. the mass of Turkish women can not read or write even their own ianguage--for they, like the majority of the men up to the present--have had no system of education. The sched- uied life they lead acts on their intel- iigence; not being educated themselves. they have not cared to educate their children, and, consequently, it will be { some time before the ordinary woman can dispense with the services of the public letter writerl who is often noth- l, ing but an imposter.
 Here in Constantinople you can not help noticing that Q few better class women are feeling their way" in re- gard to dress but like all pioneers they suffer for their cause. If the cus- tomary heavy black veil is thinner if
 
 puffed out beneath it's covering. If the rich silk mantle is cut to show the slender form or natural curves of its wearer. she Is Immediately an object of much attention and remark from Turk and Christian-more especially from no notice of the ordinary shapeless bunch of black siik-a Turkish woman. Many, young Turks are willing that lfheir wives should drop the veil and dress more after the fashion of Eu- ropeans. but others--and perhaps wiser men-shake their heads and do not Iagree to the proposition that their wo- men should go abroad unveiled, think ing, no doubt, 1t would tend to pro- duce that freedom between the sexes which prevails in other countries but has hitherto been impossible here.
  DEXTER AVENUE M. E. CHURCH
 HOME MISSION sOciErY.
 The Dexter Avenue Home Mission tSociety had a very Interesting and helpful meeting Monday afternoon. [ twhen the subject for study was "A Eeneyal Survey of the Work" l Every branch of the work was taken fup and discussed by different members iof the society under the leadership of the President. Mrs. Thomas D. curbow.
 Great interest was manifested by the members, quite large number be- ing present.
 After the literary program was con cluded, Mrs. curbow made her report as delegate to the Home Mission So-. tciety Conference, which was held at Union Springs last week. The report was very inspiring. reciting the many things brought out at the conference calculated to be helpful when applied locally.
 Miss Marshall, the dsaconess Of the lDexter Avenue Church, also made a report from the conference, which was greatly enjoyed. Five new members were added to the roll. making total of seventy-one. It Is the earnest desire Of the society that every woman of the church would avail herself of the privilege of its membership. and take a part In this great woman's work. which has for It's object the upbuild- ing of Gods Kingdom here on earth.
 Mrs. D. J. Dunn will lead the next meeting, when the subject will be. 'call to Service"
 MAY DAY FOR wOMAN's HOME. At the regular. monthly meeting of ing Woman's Home. held yesterday, 1t was decided that the annual May Day celebration should be held on Tuesday. the 4th, from 5 to ! o'clock.
 Committees were appointed to ar range for the details of the reception. |. The object of this festival is to bring the inmates of the Home and the public in close touch for purely practical reasons.
 MISS CoRRIE c. SMITH
 TO BE MAID OF HONOR.
 Miss corrie c. Smith has gone to Phoenixville. Pa.. to attend the mar riage of her brother, Lieutenant Hol-s Hand Smith, to Miss Ada Wilkinson. Miss Smith is to be maid of honor to lthe bride. While absent she will visit friends at Annapolis. Washington. Spartanburg and. Atlanta.
 BEAUvOTR CLUBS EASTER DANCE. On Monday evening, the 12th. the Beauyoir Club will give dance. The tbeautiful social affairs given by this club during the winter season made it's hospitality greatly to be coveted by the dancing set.
 THE THIRTEEN CLUB MAsQUE BALL
 The Thirteen Club has issued invi- tations to masque ball which will occur on April 1S in the Greys' Club and ball rooms,