The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-27
Women Would Create Joint Committee From All
 Civic Bodies
MATTER IS TAKEN
 UNDER AMUSEMENT
Subchairman for Every School Dis trict in City to Be Assisted by
 Five Ladies to Look After Sanita- tion and Disposal of Garbage

The tentative plan of the committee on
 organization of the women of Birming- ham to assist the city in enforcing sani-
 tation laws was submitted to the city
 commissioners yesterday afternoon and
 Is now under consideration. The plan was prepared by Mrs. Dupont Thomp-
 son, president of the woman's civic board. and Mrs. Angus Taylor president of the Equal Suffrage association who were appointed as a subcommittee of the com
 mittee of eight. who have the matter in charge
 The plan of the subcommitte was adopted at a meeting of the committee
 of eight yesterday and was imme-
 diately presented to the commissioners
 who were in session working on the new
 budget. Mrs. Thompson in presenting
 the plan of organization, suggested to
 the commissioners that a small appro-
 priation to carry out the work would be
 necessary. The commissioners took tha
 matter under advisement. The committee recommends that mass meeting be called to which the Fedora toin of Womens clubs. the various re- ligious philanthropic civic, fraternal and
 educational organizations of the city send a representative to devise permanent
 plans for the work.
 The committee of eight is composed of Mrs. Angus Taylor, Mrs. Solon Jacobs,
 Mrs. R. F. Johnston. Mrs Jack Bowron of the Equal Suffrage association, Mrs. Dupont Thompson. Mrs. W. F. Motion.
 Mrs. Charles J. Sharpe and Mrs. Nell l.. ,l. two associations mentioned above have offered their services to the city com
 missioners in looking after the sanitary conditions of the city, including the dis posal of garbage.
 The tentative report now in the hands
 of the commissioners follows
 Report of committee on organiza- ton:
 'I. There shall be general chairman.
 The general chairman shall also be pres ident of the civic board.
 '2 There shall be two lieutenant chair
 men, one to have charge of the womens organizations and the other to be in
 charge of the children's organizations.
 8. There shall be a subchairman ap- pointed by the general chairman Tor every school district in Greater Birming ham.
 A. Each subchairman shall have committee of five or more to assist her.? "5 Tn each district there shall be first an organization of women; second, an organization of children.
 e. All organizations in the city shall be asked to create a civic committee, through which the plans of this organiza- ton may be carried to the community.
 "7. We recommend that the Birming- ham commissioners, with the women's civic board and the Birmingham Equal Suffrage association. call meeting ask ing that a representative be sent from the Federation of Women's clubs the various religious philanthropic civic, fraternal and educational organizations Of this city, at which time this joint com mittee will recommend a plan by which the women of the city may aid in this time of stress and need. "S We recommend that the commits sioners also delegate to the chairmen.
 such authority as shall be necessary to
 enforce all ordinances relative to the health and safety and welfare of the citizens of Greater Birmingham. MRS. THOMPSON, "President Civic League. MRS. TAYLOR, President Birmingham Equal Suffrage Association"