The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-17
TUSCALOOSA WILL
YIELD TO MOBILE
Federation Will REFLECT
Same Officers Today
CONCERT A FEATURE
Total of Fifty-two Loan and Gift
Scholarships Now Available.
Convention Will Adjourn
Today

The Tuscaloosa delegation to the con-
vention of the Alabama Federation of
Women's Clubs will, it is understood,
withdraw their invitation to the fedora
ton to hold it's next meeting in that
city in favor of Mobile.
The convention will come to close
this morning with the election of Off
GERS, and the selection of the next meet
ing place.
Only Mobile and Tuscaloosa were
scheduled to make bids for the next
convention, and the Tuscaloosa delega-
ton, after learning that the City Fed
GRAFTON of Women's Clubs Of Mobile had
adopted a resolution at a recent meet
ing to invite the convention there, de-
clded to withdraw in favor of the Gulf
CITY The 1917 meeting will, therefore,
1t is understood. be held in Mobile.
While Tuscaloosa would feel highly
honored to have the convention meet
there next year. we delegates represent
ing that city feel that we should not be
selfish enough to ask that the fedora
ton meet again in our district when
~NS"NAS, ~ tiiC oOuLASil part OL Tic StdLS,
wishes to have the honor of entertaining
the convention" said Mrs. S. G. Blair,
one of the Tuscaloosa delegates.
THE meeting last year was held in
the Fourth district, the same district in
which Tuscaloosa is located. and in view
of this fact we have decided to with
draw our invitation in favor of Mobile
hot
distant when we shall be allowed the
privilege of entertaining the federation"
REFLECT PRESENT OFFICERS
Mrs. j. +. Hooper and other officers
who have held office during the past
year. will, 1t is understood, be reelected
In addition to the election of officers and
the naming of the next meeting place,
the meeting this morning will be given
over to the transaction of unfinished
business, and the report of the resolu-
tons committee. of which Mrs. P. B.
Cole of Mobile is chairman
The convention will adjourn at noon in
time for delegates to get the afternoon
trains to their homes.
Last night one of the biggest events
of the entire convention took place when
concert was given in the ballroom at
the Tutwiler by the music clubs belong
ing to the federation, under the direc-
ton of Mrs. e. L. Rice and Mrs G. B.
Hollingsworth.
The report of the scholarship commit
tee, Mrs. c. c.. Adams, chairman, sub
mitted at the Thursday afternoon meet
ing of the federation, showed that q gift
scholarships had been obtained during
the past year, and showed the total
number of loan and gift scholarships to
be 50. The total gift scholarships avail
able, including federation gifts, was
shown to be sSS45.5O, and the total loan
and gift scholarships available $451O5O
MEMORIAL SERVICE
Yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock the
Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs
laid aside all activities of the conven-
ton and devoted an hour to the memory
of deceased members of the federation.
The memorial hour is a regular fea-
ture of the annual convention and is
always solemn and beautiful occa-
sion.
Mrs. J. d. Elliott presided over the
services yesterday and prayer was led
by the Rev. NJ. S. Barnwell. Eulogies
on deceased members were read by men,
bers of the various clubs, and music
vas furnished by a quartet composed of
Mrs. Ernest Pomeroy. Fred Johnston,
Miss Evelyn Going and Baxter East
burn.
The Thursday morning programme was
given over to reports of various commit
tees, this feature of the convention being
continued during the afternoon.
One of the features of the morning
meeting was the presentation of the
gavel to the fourth district for reporting
the largest number of new clubs The
gavel was received with short speech
by Mrs B. H. Craig of Selma, chairman
of the district, and was presented by the
president, Mrs. ]. f. Hooper,
Mrs. B. f. Wilkerson of the Drama
league presented the work of the league
federation in an address Thursday MORN
ing. Mrs. Wilkerson urged that dele
gates from the smaller Alabama towns
when they return home do as much as
they can to create an interest in the
Drama league work.
Mrs. p. b. Bowers, chairman of the
Margaret Coleman memorial fund. re-
ported that only $3632.63 is necessary to
be raised to complete the $4,000 fund to
be used as an educational loan fund
Reports of Mrs. Laura Walker DeJar-
nette of the legislation committee, Mrs.
e. B.. Craighead of the art committee,
and Mrs. w. C. Fritter of the literature
committee were received with thanks by
the convention.
The report of Mrs w. L. Murdoch,
chairman of the child welfare commit
tee showed that during the past year
good work along this line has been ac-
complished in Admission, where a paid
probation officer is working; in Mont
gon.ery, where juvenile court has beer
established; in. Selma, Opelika, Gadsden
Talladega, Eufaula and Tuscaloosa.