The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-07
COLORED WOMEN OF
 STATE ADJOURN
Have Collected $1115.S7 For Negro Boys ReformatOry at
 Mt. Meigs

Mt. MelgS
 Bessemer. July -fSpecial.) )-The Alabama Federation of Colored Wom- ems clubs, founders of the Mt. Meigs reformatory for juvenile negro law breakers, closed its thirteenth annual -ession here yesterday.
 Twenty-five clubs representing the federation of 1900 members, sent dele gates.
 President Cornelia Bowen of Waugh. Ala, opened the first meeting Sunday afternoon in the Jerusalem Baptist church. Rev C. s. Reddick pastor and afer apprpriate devotional exer- cises the welcome address was made by the pastor and responded to by members of the federation.
 Rev A F. owens of Tuskegee in stitute read the scriptures and deliv- cred an address which was well re- ceived.
 The second session was held Monday morning in the First Baptist church, Rev Belser pastor.
 Annual reports were made by Cor responding Secretary NJ. Jenkins Lewis,
 
 Treasurer l.. F. Hadnott and Mrs. Dun gee, chairman of the committee of man agement. These reports with the re- port of the chairman of the executive board read by Mrs. $. E. H. Washing ton. embodied the management of the reformatory during the year
 Much importance was attached 10 this session of the federation in view of the fact that during the last legls- lature a bill was passed and signed by Governor ONeall acepting thes prop erty of the reformatory at Mt. Meigs and making appropriations for im- proyements and maintenance.
 The federation adopted resolutions or thanks to the members of the legls- lature and Governor ONeal for the ap- propriations and pledged their willing ness to cooperate with the governor and the other trustees in managing the institution.
 The resolutions were carefully rec orded and read by Mrs. Warren Logan of Tuskegee institute.
 Five trustees were elected, empow- cred and intrusted to transfer the prop 
 the provisions in houes bill 23s. spe- cial vote of thanks was extended 10 John Y. Smith Of Montgomery, who prepared the bill and succeeded In having il passed by the legislature.
 Inspiring addresses were made to the federation at the First Baptist, the St. Paul Colored Methodist Episcopal church, the Morning Star Methodist Episcopal church, by Professor Pickens of Talla- dega. pr. Bray, president of Miles Me- rnorlal college; Rev. C. J. Davis Of Mt. Melgs. pr. Coleman of Bessemer. pr. Dun2ee of Montgomery, Rev. Belser or Bessemer, Rev. C. s. Reddick ana Dr. C. F. Johnson of Mobile.
 The Birmingham clubs indorsed peti- ton to the federation asking that at tention be given to plans looking to the founding of home for delinquent negro girls. The matter was referred to the executive board. The proposal was gem erally indorsed by the federation.
 A special feature of the meetings was the music furnished by the Reformatory band, composed of 13 boys in new uni forms. The boys made a fine impression for the 3s now in the reformatory.
 Professor Lew of Miles Memorial col lege render service by singing several selections.
 The response to the welcome address was made by Mrs. B. H. Hudson of Bir- mingham which was enthusiastically re- ceiyed. pr. Johnson in his address thanked the governor and the legislature for the appropriations to the reforma- tory.
 Mrs. Martha Logan read resolutions thanking the citizens of Bessemer for their generous hospitality and the press of Alabama for assistance in creating a sentiment favoring the appropriations by the legislature.
 The federation will hold it's next annual meeting at Tuscaloosa.
 The trustees are as follows: Cornelia Bowen, Waugh Mrs. Booker T. Washing ton Tuskegee;' Mrs, pr. l.. L.. Burwell Selma; Mrs L.. F.. Hadnott, Birmingham Mrs A. c. Dunger, Montgomery The receipts were as follows: Donations Anna M Duncan, Montgomery. $254. .05 Paul Laurence Dunbar. Tallad sga, S252 50 Twentieth Century; Mobile, s16S.6o; Pro- Rressive Culture, Selma, $60; Semper FL delis, Birmingham. $52 50; Twentieth Gen. tury, Bessemer. $51; Tuskegee Woman's Tuskegee institute. $32,20; Sojournel Truth, Birmingham, s25; Sojourner Truth | Montgomery, $22 .25; Literary Improve ment, Mobile, $20: Twentieth Century Waugh slS: Ten-Times-On Montgomery s16 80; Ladies' Social and Literary. An niston, is16.5o; Catorce Dias, Mobile, s16. 50 Sojourner Truth, Bessemer. Sl5 70; Mar ried Ladies, Selma, $14. %; Alpha Art. BIT lmingham s14; Woman's Comment. Mt lMeigs, Sl3.5O; -Times-Ten. Tusca loosa, s11 50: Organizer Hunt, Tuskege' Institute, s1O;public collection, Bessemer SC. .02; M. A. Jenkins. Auburn, $5.7o; w. K