The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-12
of contributions thus far received:

| Ensley, Boyles, East Lake and other out
lying districts will be hostess.
Mrs James Going, the second president
of the Alabama Federation of Woman S
Clubs. will preside at the opening meet
ing and will deliver the address of well
/ come
Commissioner John r. Hornaday will
extend greetings from the city and Gov
ernor Henderson for the state.
Mrs. j. +. Hooper of Selma, president
of the federation, in her annual message,
will give an outline of the past year $
! work of the 1877 clubs composing the
federation. Dr. H. L. Smith, president
| of Washington and Lee university, will
also given an address at the opening ses-
| sion on education. Prof. J. M. Clapp OF
the National Council of Teachers of Eng
fish and Mr.. Hoffman of the New York
| Medical association, will be prominent
| speakers on subsequent programmes.
| The Alabama Organization of Music
clubs have. issued in printed form their
constitution and bylaws. The following
organization: Mrs. Victor H. Hanson,
| president 1920 Iroquois street, Birming-
| ham; Mrs. j. Fl. Lane, first vice presi-
| dent, Sylacauga; Miss Kate Booth sec
| ond vice president, Montgomery; Mrs.
! c. D. Tutwler recording secretary,
| Dothan: Miss Emma Mccarthy. cor
responding secretary, Birmingham; w. NJ.
| Woodal. treasurer. First National bank
! building Birmingham: Mrs. George Left
witch, librarian, Mobile; l.. P. Smith,
| auditor. Birmingham.
| STANDING COMMITTEE.
! Club Extension--Mrs Oscar Hundley,
| chairman, Birmingham.
Educational and Scholasiiip-Mrs. E. r.
| Partridge. Sylaoauga.
\ nd Jyto
| son-Mrs. W. M. Mays chairman, Bir-
mingham
| Artist Concert and Reciprocity-Mrs.
! Charles Sharp, chairman, Birmingham.
| Public School Music-Miss Leta kits,
chairman, Birmingham.
| American Music-Mrs. V. P. Mckinley,
| chairman, Troy.
| Printing Commttee-Mr. H. l.. Culver,
4 Birmingham
! Whether Mrs. Nellie L. McClung, who
will speak in Birmingham Friday even
| ing, is best known to the Canadian
public through her books. her speeches,
! or her suffrage and political activities,
| would be hard to say, but her name is
| the most familiar woman's name in Can
ada today. it, is said. Mrs McClung be-
| gan her suffrage work about four years
| ago with the organization of the Political
| Equality league. and since that time. Can
ada has enfranchised the women of three
| provinces. Manitoba, Saskatchewan and
Alberta. To Mrs. McClung belongs a
| large share of the credit for these vic
tories, for her energy was unceasing in
| leading a determined drive into those
| three legislatures. and her tact and good
| humor unfailing in the face of every
| situation. brilliant and persua sive
| speaker. Mrs. McClung. has won thou
| nds of advocates for woman suffrage.
| and has been just rs successful in con-
verting the average passer-by she
| has been with the intellectuals and law
makers. The women of Alberta answered
| the old question, Now that you have the
vote, what are you going to do with it?'
within "a hours after they were enfran-
chised last April, for no sooner had the
| bill passed the legislature than Mrs. Nc
Chung called meeting of the Alberta
women at her home in Edmonton, for the
| purpose of drafting bills and amendments
i for proposal to the government concern
| ing equal parental rights, red light abate-
ment and proportional representation
| Mrs McClurg's lecture in Birmingham
| will be given in the ballroom of the Tut
wiler and is complimentary to the pub
| lie.
| The Birmingham Motor and Country
club has announced musical for this
J afternoon at $3.50 o'clock. The following
| programme will be rendered:
| Piano selections, Mr.. Grover Tilden Da-
Wis.
! Vocal selections. Mr. Owen Gillespie,
| on the piano.
| Hawaiian quartet, 1.-THE Honolulu IKE
| lele Players
Mrs. John Stone Hoskns will entertain
| the members of the Friday Bridge
! Luncheon club, complimenting Mrs.
| Frank Richardson of Mooresville who is
| the guest of Mrs. l.. B. Leftwich. Mrs
| Hoskns will have several other guests,
| friends of Mrs. Richardson, who was a
former resident of this city.
| The Pelham chapter United Daughters
| of the Confederacy. have announced a
| card party to be given on Thursday aft
| ernoon from 8 to 5 o'clock, at the Steele
\ Smith tea rooms. Elaborate plans are
| being made and the event promises to
\ be one of the most attractive affairs of
| the week. The prizes are handmade, the
| work of the daughters. After the game
| dainty refreshments will be served. The
| funds received will be devoted to the old
veterans.
| Those who will serve on the table com
mittee are Mrs. S. Fl. Garner. Mrs. j. D.
Oliver, Mrs. r. f. Wood. Mrs. Joseph
| inner, Mrs. Agnes Worthington, Mrs.
| Roy Armstrong, Mrs. ]. Jaffe, Mrs. Will
liam Winston and Mrs. J. D. Ray. The
! prize committee is composed of Mrs.
| George Brown, Mrs. j. A. Rountree, Mrs.
l Herman Saks, Mrs. ]. f. Marler, Mrs.
| Erin Conville and Mrs. Alternately.
/ Mrs. James A. CARRIER will entertain on
| Wednesday afternoon at the home of her
| aunt Mrs Alexander CARRIER, compli-
| menting her sister, Mrs. Robert Knox
| Green and Dr. CARRIERS sister, Mrs Gal
| braith of Admission. The hours are from
| $3.50 to o'clock. Those who have been
! invited to receive are: Mrs. CARRIER, Mrs.
| r. B. Evans, Mrs. Frank Jackson, Mrs.
| G. H. Clarke, Mrs. H. T.. DeBardeleben,
| Mrs. r. r. Stotlar, Miss Mary Sibley,
Miss Ireta McCrossin, Miss Helen Nc
| Clary, Miss Clara DeBardeleben, Mrs.
Anglin White Miss Margaret Moore Mrs.
Harold Bissell, Mrs. Charles HEIDI Jr.,
| Mrs. William Spencer. Mrs. j. ID. Moore,
Jr., Mrs. William Harsh. Miss Nellie
Whitfield, Mrs. Shirley. Harris.
The following chaperons have been ask
ed to serve at the r. NJ T. dance during
the Christmas holidays: Mr.. and Mrs.
Lee Bradley, Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Bad
ham, Mr.. and Mrs. Il. N. Cullom, Mr..
and Mrs. e. j. Dunn. Mr. and Mrs. c. F.
DeBardeleben. Mr.. and Mrs. III. 7. De-
Bardeleben, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Greene,
Mr.. and Mrs c. C. Heidi. Jr, Mr.. and
| Mrs. Thomas Hopkins, Mr.. and Mrs.
Houston Johnston. Mr.. and Mrs. w. III.
Kettig. Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Lewis. Mr..
and Mrs. j. d. Moore. Mr. and Mrs. b. +.
Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. J.. NJ. Cartwright,