The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-09

CT would study the subject and be able to say intelligent and generous men and Women."
 And were the reports from the various representatives encouraging?' l asked Mrs. Orr
 Yes. they were quite favorable was the reply. "One of the incidents of the banquet, however, was that the United States treasurer. MT. Treat, remarked that the conditions in and about some of the government buildings were simply fearful, and Senator Hepburn of Idaho replied that if such was the case Mr. Treat had only to bring such matters to notice, whereupon MT. Treat said that he had gone before the committee on ap- propriations several times, and that he was informed that they had no time to be running about Washington
 q suppose there were many clever speakers at the banquet with so much talent present?' l remarked.
 Yes" replied Mrs. Orr, ''and by the way one of the brightest women at the meeting was Mrs. John King Ottley of Atlanta"
 Do tell meaabout her." I eagerly said, Mrs. Ottley is an old friend of mine; she and l, coming from the safne place in Mississippi, Columbus. one of the most attractive and cultured towns in the south''
 Mrs. Ottley made a delightful talk and she told a very clever story to illustrate the intense interest the Welfare Depart ment had in the uplift movement, and which was highly appreciated The story was about a small boy who got very much mixed on his examination papers, having grammar one day, and the next day geography. When asked how many zones there were. he said: 'Two-the mas culine and the feminine. The masculine is always either temperate or intemper- ate: and the feminine Is either frigid or torrid' And so said Mrs. Ottley, is our desire for the moral and material welfare of the laborer-it is torrid and we pre- sent it in this form hoping that our ef- forts will meet with reward
 And when you were called upon for a toast, won't you tell me what you said" l Ventured.
 Frankly" said Mrs Orr. ''I never was so frightened in all my life. I simply had to pinch myself to remember that l was there to do Alabama credit and that alone saved the day. When Mrs. Ottley was called, I knew my time was near at hand. as she and I are usually linked to- gether. I said when l recovered my equilibrium however, after a great ef fort, that I had hoped that I would not be called upon. But I saw no way out as I had been told by MT. Easley, the chair man of the executive board. that the toast master had suggested that speak, and of course that was just like men, to lay things on each other-each refus- ing the responsibility and so I supposed I had to respond I suggested that I had always thought that the motto for our state meant, Here We Rest, but in con sideration of the progress we had made, and after consulting the lexicons and many authorities, on the subject, I found it to mean Here We Move On I intro duced myself os a Palmer-B -Buckner demo- crat the only one at table, and found to my dismay the next day that the laughter caused by the announcement was on ac- count of the fact that there were only two others to be found MT Gray of New Jersey and one other and upon being questioned about his party holding eau GUS Mir. Gray replied that he didn't think so as the other man was out of town"
 Was Mrs. Taft very prominent at the meeting?" I asked.
 ''Yes,' replied Mrs. Orr; Mrs. Taft has been greatly interested in the work of the federation. She gave us an informal tea at the White House after the de- lightful luncheon which Mrs. Samuel Spen- cer had. I had an amusing little in- cdent to occur at the tea. Mrs. John Hays Hammond had handed me a cup of tea, when some one jostled against me and upset it over my pretty new frock. Quick ly the suggestion came from some one standing near that my frocll had enhanced it's value and l might sell it at an ad- vance price on account of the White House tea being on it."
 "Tell me about Mrs. Longworth." 1 said to Mrs. Orr. q have always been so interested in her since I met her in Cuba on her wedding journey. went to the ball that was given in her honor