The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-29
CONSTITUTIONAL
GIRLS COUNCIL is
FORMALLY ADOPTED
Contest for New Members to
End Next Saturday Is
lnaugurated

Al we'll attended meeting of the
Girls Council. held yesterday afternoon
in the parlors of the First Methodist
church. final action was taken on two
important measures pertaining to the
welfare of the council. one was the
adoption of constitution and the 9TH
er the outlining and adoption of a
plan for a city-wide contest to secure
enrolment and organization of teen
age classes of girls in the different
| Sunday schools.
| According to the plans adopted the.
| city has been divided into Is districts
and these will strive against each 9TH
er for places on the honor roll. Each
district enrolling so per cent of the
classes in its bounds will be entitled
to place on the roll. The campaign
will end next Saturday and ON the
second Monday in August the council
viii hold a meeting to receive reports
and decide who are the winners
The Girls Council of this city is the
| only organization of its kind in the
world, and the constitution adopted
yesterday therefore has the unique dis
tinction of being the first ever drawn
up to cover this phase of Sunday school
work As several councils are now be-
ing organized in a number of north
ern cities 1t is very likely that this
will be model for these new coun-
ellis
The constitution as adopted by the
council is as follows:
T.
This organization shall be known
as the General Older Girls Council
and shall be connected with and from
apart of the 'teen-age department OF
the Birningham Sunday School asso.
cation. The members of the council in
district with the district chairman
shall form a district council. which.
nevertheless, is part of the general
council and subject to its control.
ARTICLE II-OBJECT.
The object of this council shall he
to conduct a city-wide campaien In
behalf of the 'tcen-age girls; to pro-
mote the organization of classes ana
department of teen-age girls in the
local schools; to develop leaders among
older girls who will aid in reaching
ana helping younger girls
ARTICLE III-MEMBERSHIp.
The membership of the council VIII
be of three representatives from each
SCHOOL viz: Two girls elected from
among their number by delegates from
that school to the girls conference. and
one woman, who is teacher of older
girls, who shall be appointed by the
school superintendent. Officers of the
girls conference, district chairman and
'he Held force of the girls department
.of the Birmingham Sunday school as
soeiation are ex officio members.
ARTICLE 1V.--OFFICERS
fhe officers of this council are four
general officers, viz: President vice
president, secretary and treasurer; 1S
girl district chairnen. who rank as
associate vice presidents.
The general officers shall be elected
by ballot annually. Chairmen are elect.
ed by ballot by district councils at tbo
same meeting Of the general council
ARTICLE Y--COMMITTEES
The general officers. the district chair
men. with the field force of the Girls
Work of the Birmingham Sunday School
association shall constitute an executive
IL
matters relating to the council between
the regular meetings of the said council.
Much additional committees as may be
heeded may be appointed by the president
on authority of the executive committee
ARTICLE. VI.-EMBL.EMS.
Inc emblems, colors and motto of the
council shall be those approved by the
International committee, viz: Button with
blue rim and white center: colors, royal
blue and white; motto, Dare Greatly:
flowers, white sweet pea song, "Br-
miGsham for Christ
ARTICLE VII.-MEETINGS.
The general council shall meet twice
year, in April and in connection with
the Annual Training school of the asso-
cation.
THE district council shall meet once a
quarter, preferably In connection with
the district convention.
Special meetings. of council NAV he
called at discretion of president
ARTICLE V11I.-OFFICER'S DUTIES.
The president shall preside at meet
ings of the council, shall have general
supervision over the officers, and shall
see that the work of the council is pushed
in accordance with its object
THE vice president shall take the pres
identS place in case of absence, and
shall render assistance to the president as
may be required of her.
1.-THE secretary shall make council an
nouncements. keep minutes of all meet
ings, write absent members, and report
any information to the president which
may be desired.
"rhe treasurer shall have charge of
finances and pay out money on order of
the president