The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-02
WOMEN qna SOCIETY
RosaHs Armstsad Higgins Social Editor, Phone 254s.


ae,,Isr meeting of the WORK
ura,rs,s, Home Association was
Ma al tha Home yesterday aiternoon
rrith the president. Mrs. T. w. To-
non. in the chair. and ialss
of interested women presenN CO..
After usual routine business the 80
~atarv Ms M. B. Campbell, read the
,etta. ~ resiQnation of Mrs. W. ".
pon. as treasurer OF the AssociAuoh
80 are mast thirteen and haif years.
asrs Pape regretfully resigned ner q,
Ace IN accept a position OF respons'pn
itv, whose duties Will REQUIRE an 9, -.
time. ana thus writes the Assos tSst
THE thirteen and naai ~ Al this
n has been my privilege 70 uonns
49, Cor the working Womans' aoms
haus been years Of comfort ana pleas.
re. ne for have received the most
s.s1ng sympathy and encouragement
srnn, nv co.workers and from .so
Generous public. hold myseH rsaas
r. assist in any way my suecessor -
once, and will to my iates. u-y orSar
finue to be an ardent, aclNo
IN this much loved work ,,
80 -r,,a voice Of the Association, through
Nsrs Campbell. found entrance IN =
acting tender letter to Mrs, POPS, ~
dssn and earnest regret at her resis-
nstion as Treasurer. the most oisun
guished oficer in length OF TINS. 80 80
IF acknowledgment Of her vaiueo an
rneoualled service. endowed W.
rara eifts of mind and heart, MIS-.
pona has used them literally, ana syn-
nsthetically for the cause whose op
isct A. to. aid working women Anu
Ga,n1ess children in helping themseivee.
The hank deposit book and purse tssna
witch the retiring Treasurer pau
and paid out" thousands OF doiisrs -
thirteen years, was one Oh us a.,
turned over to the ne" su
once. r.ua.,ora was
siacted TO fiji the unexpired term OF NIT
pone. She is a young woman eminen.
~ 5tted for the important ana respon-
sible position to which she was unea
imousIy and enthusiastically eieo.eu
bv the association. Mrs. siratlote mr
~ evidenced her constant and prac-
.,caI interest in the cause, ana TOT tns
nast two years has served as an actlSs
and useful committee woman. MISS =.
A Harmon consents to continue IN ner
off4ce and promises TO again resume
her valuable work in the faii.
Two applicants were refused ADMIT
lance on account OF eligfbilify.
generous check was received from
Major p. j. Anderson, who each year
gives a like amount to hts subscrip-
tion in memory of his wife, who Tor
years was a faithful member OF the
Association. s.
During the week an unknown
friend,n probably o stranger in the
city, called at the Home, and learning
through the efficient matron. Mrs, +,
e. Sherman. of the plan and purpose
of the work, left with her money
donation, which the Association CRATE
fully acknowledge. Mrs: w. q. Yell
verton, chairman, reported progress on
repairs on the Troy cottage.
DR.. N. P. Wilkinson having COM
pleted his second years term of valued
practice, DR., W. w. McGhee begins
his work today.
MISS NIRnEN GRAD
YATES IN ATLANTA.
The following clipping from The At
lanta Georgian win be of interest to
the friends In this city of Miss Lucille
Virden, who is member Of the grad
uating class, Miss yirden is a girl
of very unusual intellectuar attain
rnents. Bright and witty. and with
charming manners. she makes friends
Montgomery girl and was for some
time assistant librarian at the Carne-
gle Library here: s4.a'
Much interest centsrs in the gradu=
ating exercises of the Library Training
School, which. Will take place next
Iusbuay june at ~ v CloCh.
This IL the fourth year OF the library
school, and the graduation of the class
will make a total number OF forty
young women who have received certi-
ncates of graduation. From the school
has emanated an enthusiasm for and
interest In library work which has
spread throughout the entire South,
and made the school an important cul-
tural and educational factor.
The address this year will be made
by Mr.. Arthur e, Bostwick Of New
York. one OF the most eminent library
workers in this country. Mr.. Bostwick
Is in charge OF the entire circulating
department of the public library of
the city of New York, which includes
the various branches all over the city.
Mr.. Bostwick is prominent figure
at all of the American Library Assoc
citation meetings, and was President
of the association last year, presiding
at the annual conference held at Lake
Mfnnetonka, MINI. MIR. Bostwick will
reach the city Monday and will lecture
to the library class Monday morning.
and Monday afternoon. es....
The library class this year consists
of twelve students and one special stu
dent. The demand for trained libra
rians in the South Is increasing each
year, and although the library re-
ceived generally only ten students, the
demand Is really ahead of the supply.