The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-11

The luncheon yesterday at the Coun- try club given in compliment to the distinguished women in attendance upon the child labor conference was one of the notable functions of the year. In addition to the distinguished guests of Birmingham the personnel of the party was made up of some of the most representative of Birming- hams women. Mrs. John Herbert Phil lips, who is one of the loveliest types of southern womanhood and one of Alabamas brainiest women, presided as toastmistress, directing the ad- dresses in the graceful, tactful man ner which has fitted her to cope with the most ambitious of orators, and kept her beloved of those who are closest to her in her work for the up lift of childhood and community inter ests as we'll Each introduction Of tho speakers was briefly made, yet display ed that clever wit bright, cherry op- timism and great heart that are all ways so characteristic of the woman Her introduction of Mrs. R. D. John- son. a townswom oman, whom pot only she, but the public generally admlres' was especially pertinent for Mrs. Johnson was compared in significant nhrase with the absent Jane Addams,
 One of the most graceful addresses of welcome ever heard by the women of Birmingham was that or Mrs. w. L. Murdoch, who was so eminently fitted to introduce other women or great aims through her own llfe Tn Birmingham Her address was brief, concise and to the point; given clearly and with the straightforward earnest ness so characteristic of this zealous, capable little woman, and her refer- ences to the work of those interested in child labor reform went straight to the hearts of her hearers. The ap7 sence of Miss Addams was deeply re- gretted, but in the thought of the lm- portance of the work which Kept her in Ohio was solace to all present al the luncheon. The other distinguisheu women who were especial guests or the day were: Miss Ingram of Nelghpor- hood House, Louisville; Mrs. Florence Kelley. Miss Jean Gordon of New or leans. Miss Josephine Eschenbrenner or New York, national secretary or the Child Labor association; Miss Edlth Campbell of Cincinnati and Miss Mar garet Dinwiddie of New York.
 Each by her own individuality ana charn, cave something of great value to the women who listened so apPre
 oiatiyely. Clever women who nave ac- complished something each by her own endeavor and her own bralns' all wno listened to their brief stories or elioi for inc betterment of childhood or or atbor snlendid movements which de- mand their attention. found thelr talhs all foo short. Each, however, al least touched upon the child labor moNe- ment: even Miss Jean Gordon Wno "as asked to discuss the woman suilias movement in New Orleans. Ioiloweo her dignified explanation CT the tt
 s,,l+s which have been effected oy the sui.s S. 1,,h of that city, ended with Eia oiu ,naal for prison reform and repulation of child labor ,.,
 ,rhe luncheon table presented a oeau .,..a f,,I nicture. extending across the en., '.,s lensth of the dining room, lau.n a,,,.o flowers and surrounded Wlth a'', women. Jonquils were used as r tions In the center was sucoesloi
 baskets varying from an enorInous snats o on average size. all oriental gold pashels filled with ytllOW JoiAN.-~' dias twined with asparagus ferns ana dotted with the yellow blossoms. ine cloth was scattered throughout us iehslh with an abundance of the yeiiow ho" "o.s' such a world of the blossoms tlal oii
 could hardly believe they came lroni ene one beautiful garden of the fuien" at Roebuck Springs, and that ehen a,,ae - was hardly noted! The yelloW ,,t s. inc uas nrettily in evidence throushou. .e o,,rses of an elegant menu-grapefrults, ices in ionouil molds and cakes emoosseu in tbe dainty flowers emphasizing the ar tistic scheme. ..,ra
 Mrs Phillips was one of the attractlVe figures at the luncheon, wearing ciiiiio,I gown yelling a geranium messalihe, "nie" toned with the flowers in her nat %
 Murdoch was becomingly attired III is.' s., fray, her smart hat being toppeu s,hn n white plume. Miss Jean Gordon' wno sat next to her, wore berry-tinted chii- fon and white lace chapeau, in whlcn sie was very pretty. Mrs. Florence he'es was simply but prettily gowneo Ill pieen' The other guests were also most interest ing and lovely. -
 Among those seated about the .apie wore Mesdames Florence Kelley or New York. I. H. Phillips, w. s. Lowell, w. T. T.VMurdoch. Houston Johnston, Leonard TT Beecher John Coffin, Joseph McLester, James Bowron, P. B. Powers, Wllham E. Fort, Samuel Adler. J. C. King, w. b. Leedy, Bissell, A. H. Ford, Chester nm, William Edwin Evans. M. V. Joseph, c. E.. Spencer, Solon Jacobs, w. D. Smitn' John N. Cartwright John w. Tominson, E. K. Campbell T. H. Aldrich, J. B. Fraz- fer J. w. Donnelly. Charles Sharp. Henry IJpson Sims, Otto Marx, Jack Bowron, Donald Conner. Flournoy, w. D. Nesbitt. Edwin Ball, A. l.. Fullenwider, Frank Lathrop, J. Rivers Carter, William l. Grubb, b. M. Tutwiler H. N. Starnes,