The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-18
WRITER'S LEAGUE
WILL ADMIT MEN
Woman's Association Decides to
Meet independently of Edu-
cational Conference.

The most important decisions made
q. the final meeting OF the League of
Southern Women Writers yesterday
morning at tho Woman's Club were
that the league, which has always held
its meetings in connection With the
Southern Educational Conferences
should become an independent organ
ization. and that it should be known
hereafter az the League OF Southern
Writers. admitting men to member
ship. These changes were the first dis
cusscd at the business session, which
was called to order shortly after 10
o'clock by the president. Mrs. Rutlcdge
Smith. OF Tennessee The motion was
made by Mrs. Charles ,G Bosher and
seconded by Miss Maria Thompson Da
Niess. both authors we'll known TO the
public. Several other prominent NO
men present made short talks IN favor
OF the adoption of the changes. and
Miss Daviess was appointed chairman,
with the power to appoint her own
committee. to enlist tho men writer's OF
the South in the new organization.
Mrs. w, -. Shuitz. of Washington adj
dressed the meeting on the subject OF
Higher Education for the Southern
Girl and gave some very interesting
reasons. backed by some very suhstan-
tial statistics. why the girls Of the
South were not receiving equal oppor-
;untios for higher education She
country needed the highest mental at
tainment and soul development to equip
them for the daily problems Of life. and
begged that her audience agitate the
question Of municipal universities. Mrs
Shultz also read the regrets of Mrs
Edith Kinrman Kern. president Of the
American League OF Pen Women. who
was To have spoken on The Comic Sup
plement of the sunday Paper: What II
Could Mean. explaining In Il short talk
N Ia -.
has done in the Improvement and reg
ulation OF this form Of amusement for
the children
Hiss Daviess spoke in behalf Of the
new Southern Woman's Magazine.
which is shortly to make its first an
pearancc in Nashville Tenn. and gave
very pleasing and delightful descrip-
ton OF the value and interest of this
lev publication. The magazine was
Endorsed by the league, and Il motion
was made and passed that 1t be adopted
IS the instrument Of this organization
Miss DaNiess urged that the women
throughout the South lend their aid and
support 10 the Southern Woman's Mag
azine and help TO lift il successtully to
the place il rightly, should attain.
The following officers were reelected
for the ensuing year, Mrs. RutleCge
Smith. OF Cookeville, Tenn president;
Miss Sarah Barnwcll Elliott, of Sewa-
nee, Tenn, Miss lsma Doolcy of At
lanta. Ca. vice presidents Mrs Ida
clyde Clarke. OF Nashville Tenn. sec
rotary; Mrs. J y. Rountrcc. OF Birmins-
ham. Ala. treasurer and Miss leila
Armstrong. OF Chattanooga. Tenn
chairman Of executive committee
as has been the case since the or
ganization OF the league. the object
viii remain for the advancement of
the education in the South and the
diffusion OF information. the co-opcra =
ton Of the writer's for their mutual
benefit. The meeting was adjourned
after short speeches by Mrs. Bosher and
Miss DaNiess both very happily word =
ed and most happily received