The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-20

showed the most progress during fhe
past year In this regard Encouraxe
ment has been given the committees By
the Alabama Educational Association
which met In Birmingham last April.
Mrs. c. Ed. Albes, who read her re-
report accepted today. she announced
that the. Culture Club OF Birmingham
to be read next year will be on Ten
nyson's "oenone." and written by Mrs
Burr.
The Kindersarten Committee next
reported through its chairman. Mrs.
that dufing the past year nine new
kfndergartens were established and
500 more children added to the roll
making twenty-seven kindergartens
with an enrolment of $500 children :.
Two recommendations were read by
her and carried by the federation.
They are as follows:
!. That School Improvement Assoc
Citations consider Kindergarten as le-
Ultimate objects of their interest and
2. That the Legislative Committee
consider plans for having the consti-
tuition OF the State amended to include
ktndergartens as part OF the public
school system or introduce bill ask
ing that flexible law be passed cor
responding to that now In operation
In Louisiana. which allows sppropria-
tons for the support of kindergartens
desiring to have them and prepared
TO have them properly conducted.
MRS Goode moved that Article Of
the constitution beSamended to read:
That the Federation shall hold an
annual convention in November, the
date to be decided by the hostess
clubs and the executive boards This
was adopted
The Secretary read a request from
the Jewish Council OF Mobile that the
Federation go on record as protesting
against the determination of so-called
funny papers as a bad influence on the
character of children. This was APP
proved.
Praise for Mrs. Coleman.
The next order Of business was the
election Of officers. The First Vice.
President. Mrs. J. G. Converse. asked
for the suspension OF the rules that
the Federation might go on record in
an reclamation vote approving the
magnificent work of the President.
Mrs. Coleman.
Mrs. Converse said: I'm order to
gain unanimous consent for the. sus-
pension of the rules, / ask the privi-
lege OF a few preliminary remarks.
That our President Is eligible to her
present once Is our very great and
good fortune: that every club woman
present realizes the power for good
that she has In our Federation work II
a truisrn. AS a member Of her Execu-
tive Board, wish the personal privi-
lege to say that our board at each Of
Its called meetings has marveled
throughout the year at the fineness Of
her work In detail. Our esteem, APP
probation and confidence she cannot
doubt. so deem 1t but an expression
/ make for this entire convention when
ask OF 1t the privilege Of the sus-
pension of the rules so that by accla.
nation we may give our President a
unanimous rising vote Mrs. Phillips
objectfng to Mrs. Converse's rising
vote, the election was taken up in the
regular order.
The oficers for the next year for
the Federation are as follows:
President. Mrs. Phares Coleman.
Montgomery; First Vice President, Mrs.
E. d. Thames. Greenville: Second Vice.
President, Mrs. j. ]. Mayfie1d, Tusca-
loosa: Recording Secretary. Mrs. sterl-
ing A. Wood, Birmingham: Correspond
ing Secretary. Mrs. Leon Wen. Mont
gomery; General Federation Sscre-
tary, Mrs. William Gayle. Montgomery:
Treasurer, Mrs. o. c. Wiley, Troy;
Auditor, Mrs. ]. H Phillips, Birming-
ham: Editor, Mrs. w. II. Seymour.
Montgomery.
The Federation parsed several reso-
lutions, thanking the people of Green
vile for their hospitality.