The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-18
FEDERATION NOW
DOWN To BUSINESS
Six States Send Greetings To
Alabama Clubs
MRS. COLEMAN PRESlDES
Reports of Officers and Committees
Received and Papers Are Read.
Col and Mrs. Peagler En-
terrain Visitors.
BY j. r. STANLEY.


Greeneville. November 17.-(special)-
The Alabama Federation of Women's
Clubs was brought to order this morn
ing by the president, Mrs. Phares Cole
man. Greetings were read by the Sec
rotary, Mrs. J. J. Mayfield, from the
president of the general federation, Mrs.
Sarah Plat Becker, and from the state
declarations OF Delaware Kentucky, Tex
as Florida, North Carolina and Ohio.
Reports from officers followed. The re-
cording secretary reported meeting of
the executive board at tho homo of Mrs.
Coleman In November, last, preparatory
to the present meeting. At this meet
ing was discussed the international schol-
arship, the request of the National Coun-
ell of Jewish Women for the suppression
of details of crimes in the papers, and
the request of the general federation for
the support of the paper The Federation
Bulletin. The secretary also noted the
advocacy by the general federation of
plan suggested by Mrs. Bashinsky of Troy
for interstate literary contests. The plan
has been adopted and literature promul-
gated concerning it.
Next followed the report Of tho corre-
spending secretary, Mrs. w. H. Seymour
Membership last year of Sc was reported.
Two clubs have withdrawn and 10 have
been added, giving a total of 81 federated
clubs In the state. The membership has
ben increased from 400 to about 2000 the
majority OF the new clubs being in coun-
ties heretofore untouched by the club
movement ~
the northern counties of the state have
clubs. OF the clubs SO are purely literary,
five have special lines of work; seven for
general purposes and three for civic i'm
provement. The union with the general
federation has greatly increased the scope
of the work. broadening the influences
of its work.
The credential committee reported a
voting strength of e5 present, Mrs. ].
G. Converse, the chairman, delivering the
report.
The president announced as special COM
mittees on resolutions Mesdames Wyker.
Beeland, McC1ester and Fritter; on rules
and elections, Mesdames Henderson, Ha-
ley, Crumpton, Harmon, Kay Hopper,
Stanley; press, Mesdames Wood Stanley
and Miss Higgins.
The treasurer. Mrs. o. c. Wiley, re-
ported receipts of s156S.54. with a cash
balance on hand of s625.s7
The auditor, Mrs. ]. H. Phillips, report
ed that the books have been audited and
found in good shape.
The report of the editor Miss Kath-
leen Mallory, unavoidably absent, was
Grafton page of the Mobile Register has
been read by more clubs than hitherto,
SO clubs being regular subscribers.
The secretary of the general federation,
Mrs. w. A. Gayle, urged the individual
clubs to reach out for the benefit to be
received by utilization with the general
federation. Mrs. Gayle dwelt particularly
on the influence of the general federation
as one of the greatest factors in national
life, that the President had recognized
their power and sent club women to
Panama; that Senator Beveridge had used
its force most effectively in the movement
OF child labor. and that it's help had
been to force the anti-tuberculosis and
forestry movements. Mrs. Gayle spoke
earnestly of the great power for good
OF eVVOO women ana urged tHal the IN
dividual clubs come into closer touch
with the general federation that their
vision may be broadened.
The report of the legislative commit
tee was deferred until the chairman could
be present on Thursday
BY special request the programme of
the afternoon was moved forward and
the report of Mrs. E. d. Thomas, the
chairman of the education committee,
1a1 lie lie laol h fIa
most important one In the federation.
The report was heard with keen interest.
though Mrs. Thomas prefaced her re-
marks with an apology for abridgement
unexpected by the federation. She par
ticularly urged the establishment of an
education day by every club in the state
when education was to be discussed
on the lines of moral training. Forty-one