The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-25
Items of Interest
 to Montgomery .rl and to ths State

 retain the present high tariff on wool. silk and cotton stuns. and even in- crease the tariff on cotton stockings of every description, are also being dis- cussed.
 A special meeting of the Illinois Federation of women's Clubs is to be called immediately for the purpose of organizing an anti-stocking tax lobby. Mrs Frances Everett, president of the Illinois Federation. announces that the stocking tax situation will be brought at once to the attention of the national organization. BUSINESS SESSION AND BAN-
 QUIET OF c. I. A. TO
 THE B. OF L.. E.
 In their attractive hall on Madison Avenue. the J. I. Mckinney Division of the Grand International Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi- neers. on yesterday afternoon. held business session of great importance. followed by an informal reception and banquet.
 The occasion of the meeting was the presence in the city of Mrs M. E. Cas- sell and Mrs. T. E. Humphries. of Co., lumbus O., the former being the Grand Vice President of the Auxiliary in the United States and Canada. The bust- ness was held behind closed doors and consisted of an address by Mrs. Cas- sell and demonstration of their rft- ual and an exemplifcation of the work of the order.
 guests. however. and at the hour ap- pointed for the social features large number of the members of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Order of Railway Con- ductors. arrived. Soon thereafter the hall was thrown open and a reception followed:
 A large delegation of members of the G. I. A. to the B. of L. E. from Co. lumbus, Ga. had come over to the meeting. and augmented the numbers and the interest Of the occasion consid- erably. The Georgia party consisted of Mir. and Mrs. A. L. Simpson. Mrs. Kirby Post. Mrs. T. E. Ledbettef, Mrs. G. O. Collins. Mrs. J. E. Woods and Mf. and Mrs. V. H. Green.
 Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers called during the social hour and at- tended the banquet.
 During the reception Mrs T. F. Humphries. of ohio. a member of tho Euterpean Chorus. which. in 1902. received the second prize at the Inter- national Eistedd-fod in Wales. gave great pleasure to the company by some vocal selections.
 Mrs. Cassels is the leader of this chorus.
 Following the reception the entire company repaired to the banquet hall on the floor above. where an elegant collation. was served. The table was In the form of hollow square, and was elaborately decorated with bowls or Killarney roses and jars of ferns. MT. Hugh McGrade. of the Brother hood of Locomotive Engineers. acted as toastaster. He called first upon Mrs. Cassell and she replied In most i'm teresting manner. interspersing her earnest remarks with pleasing person. ai experiences. The subject assigned her was The Order in It's BrOadeSt Sense"
 She began by congratulating the pro- motors of the meeting upon having brought together ip social union the different divisions having common interest, and emphasized the fact that 1t Is the social ties that bind us all to- gether. She then addressed herself to the order which, she represented. and the hostess body. saying that the c. l. A. of the B. Of l.. E. was the pioneer woman's organization in railroad cir- cles, declaring that its aims and pur- poses were to more effectually combine and promote fraternal love and soci- ability within the families of It's mern- bers, and to render assistance neces-
 
 She spoke of woman's being particu- Iarly adapted to the ofice of the alle- viating of sorrow. and emphasized the great usefulness of the organization in using its members to bear messages to bereaved families in the too often case of sudden and tragic accident and death among the Brotherhood. She dwelt upon the fact that engineers are kind -hearted men. but men of few words, and that they were greatly re- lieved by having the assistance Of the Auxiliary in emergencies.
 Mrs Cassels urged the members to domestic economy and to save their husbands earnings. Her concluding remarks were addressed to the men present. She importuned them to car ry insurances and said that 1t was unfair to any woman to cucumber her with children and run the risk of death as unfortunately every engineer does run the risk on every run he makes, and make no provision for the support of his children in case he Is taken off.
 while I believe in children In the home," she said, T also believe in be- ing fair to the woman you cucumber Any woman in these days can support herself but few can support themselves and a family"
 Mrs. CasseIs was heartily applauded at the conclusion of her remarks.
 Mrs. Simpson of Columbus, Georgia, was next called upon, her subject be- Ing. The Good of the Order In Geor- gia," but declined to speak upon the excuse that her husband was the spokesman of the family. Mir Slmp- son thereupon urged both by the toast master and the baBqueters to give a speech With a few remarks compli mentary to the ladies, he too excused himself.
 Mrs. D. J. Dunn. of Montgomery. was the next called upon and the sub feet assigned her was Fraternity and Insurance"
 Mrs. Dunn Is a winsome little wom- an who thinks clearly and speaks pleasantly. The applause that greeted her remarks attested to the conviction of truth that she had impressed upon her hearers.
 MT. V. H. Green, of Columbus, Ga. was given permission to choose his own subject Ills remarks were witty and elicited much laughter. Among other points he toched upon was wo- mems Insurance. saying that he had told his wife to take the limit allow able and in case anything happened to her he'd be benfited. His droll hum- or was most enjoyable.
 Mrs. J. E. Lloyd. president of the Palm Division of the Ladies' Auxil- | tors was given the toast The Good of the order"
 Mrs. Thomas owen was given the subject "Womans Organizations" The concluding speech was made by aafn Mr(1Fanda