The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-01
ONE DELEGATE
 FOR A CLUR

MT. and Mrs. J. J. Eaton.
 ONE DELEGATE
 FOR A CLUB
 No more interesting sidelight on the way Alabama women are meeting the exigencies of the times has appeared than the slogan recently started by the Cadmean circle 'One delegate for a club at the Montgomery convention"
 The constitution of the Federation of clubs allows every club whose member ship is 25 or over the right to send a second representative to it's annaul con- vention. There is not a city in the state, even Birmingham, with her tremendous club membership not excepted, that would not be taxed to the utmost to entertain at just this time so large a convention. Montgomery. and Montgom- ery's hospitality, have so long been common talk in club circles that one can readily understand how the visit ing clubs feel that they must really protect Montgomery from her own gen erosity In planning for their entertain ment in November. In her decision to send only one representative the Cad mean circle did not, of course, change her right to cast two votes. Her voting strength and dues are fixed by the size of the club. She did, however, show a most beautiful spirit of consideration for the hostess city and 1t is safe to prophecy that there Is not club In the state that will not catch the spirit of delicate courtesy and thoughtful consideration of guest for hostess.
 Far and wide over the state, our women are rising to the call of the times for retrenchment in everything. With the gayest spirit in the world they are donning their last winters clothes or buying only inexpensive ones. There is not a social function where Is not a.--1.4 ,t,.s. 1f.n ret n of wearing "made-over" dresses, and hus- bands are beginning to look with new eyes on these women of theirs whose ingenuious fingers are doing such won ders in cutting down family expenses.
 Verify a war time has brought forth once more the war spirit of our moth CTS and it is significant of the thought ful courtesy that is perhaps the basis of the character of our women that the club women of the state have started this broader movement among them selves as prospective guests to see to 1t that Montgomery shall not be al- lowed to indulge in too prodigal way that spirit of generous hospitality TOT which she Is famed far and wide. National Organizations Praise Work
 All Alabama club women will be pleased at the fattering attention accorded to enc of our states committees by several
 
 patrcns committee Is not state federa- 4. sDe3inmittee but an Alabama commit- tee representing the State Educational association. Appointments are made from national headquarters and to the national officers annual reports must be made.
 Upon receipt of the report from Ala hama the national chairman of the de- partment of school patrons at once wrote a letter of congratulation and stated that Alabama's report was the best that has been sent in from the entire United States.
 The General Federation of Women's clubs likewise paid Alabama's work high compliment. In a leaflet recently published as a synopsis of a few de- partments Alabamas report alone from all the states was published In full, head | ed by the explanation "'An reports will J be publ, led in the proceedings Of the National Educational association. The following (Alabama's) report is given as suggestion to other states"
 Still another of the national organiza- tions spoke appreciatively of Alabama s work The president of the Southern As sooiation of College Women declared that "Alabama's S report was Sd impressive that not one in the audience at our recent convention realized that it was not for the entire south" This association has lately requested that all reports and pub lications gotten out by this committee be sent to its representative in every southern state "that others may go and do likewise
 The personnel of this committee for the year just closed v-as as follows: Chairman, Mrs. Prentiss B. Reed, South- ern Association of College Women; sub chairman, Mrs. Thomas H. Joy, Associa- ton of Collegiate Alumnae; Mrs. E. D. Thomas, General Federation of Women's Clubs; Mrs. Charles Scott, Mothers con- gress Mrs Sidney Ullman, Council of Jewish Wons
 The cap<rIhuting associates in the work or rhis committee for last year were as follows: Amaranth club, Edgewood club, Rirminghan, Council of Jewish Women. Mrs. J. Friedman, Culture club, Civic Study club, Study Circle. Montgomery College Women Mobile College Women, Birmingham College Women. Woman's Club of Woodlawn.
 The committee will invite other clubs to become contributing associates for the opening years work. Few clubs can spare from their work the time to en- gage actively in the campaign for com- pulsory education and local taxation, and it is indeed most happy arrangement by which they can share in the good work of this committee without having to assume any of the actual drudgery of 1t.