The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-01

OT1 HAT the soul depths of America
 must be tapped to win this world
 S war; that mobilization of women as well as men and material is but part of the gerat task; that our armies, by our labors, must be a driving power which countenances no halting; that we must tap new resources of energy; that we must stabilize the woman power of our country; that we will fail to win the great decision unless it is driven by the unquenchable fires of our nations spirit; that it is the duty of women to study and strengthen those fires. This was the sum and substance of the stir ring, ringing, patriotic address delivered as eloquently and so earnestly by Mrs. Antionette Funk, vice chairman of the women's committee for the third liberty loan drive, Thursday, at the luncheon given in her honor at the Tutwiler hotel.
 Mrs. Funk is woman of marvellous gifts; she reasons and talks like a man; her vision is clear and her judgment keen; she is practical, void entirely of sensationalism; sane, sound and strong.
 Of pleasing appearance and splendid intellect, this public spirited and pa- triotic scion of the woman power of our nation Is giving her time visiting the various state committees throughout the United States and demonstrating, as she expresses it in plain A c language, the method of organization and the aim Of the womens committee in the forthcom- ing liberty bond campaign.
 The personnel of the luncheon party Thursday included the heads of the va rious women's committees of Alabama, of which Mrs Solon Jacobs is the state chairman.
 Mrs. Crawford Johnson, the local chair- man of the women's committed presided gracefully at the luncheon and was very happy in her introduction of Mrs. F'uak saving that the occasion was a one woman affair with the addition of a few mem, met together for the pur- pose of co-ordinating the work of the women with the men and saying very clearly that if the men wanted to go after Mrs. Funk's address they were at liberty to do so unless they desired to stay and talk back" which made most of us fee. lat home"
 Mrs. Funk graciousy prefaced her re- marks by saying that she meant this time to have the Hast word," and when she had finished, everybody present was happy to give her that privilege, for none could dispute or argue the facts as de- nominated by her
 Mrs. Funk gracefully paid her respects to women and the power that lay with in their sphere She spoke of the tre- nlendous work women are doing in Eng land, and that since the war began i'll 1914 more than 160,0oO women are working In the service of the railroads. She al- ludded cleverly to the evolution of wom- en, beginning with our preacher-breth- rens who first met together to discuss Has Woman a Soul?" and having finally argued that delectable question to their eminent satisfaction, proceeded further when during the reign of the late Queen Victoria a baby carriage was con- sidered a menace to society and the home, and that when a baby needed fresh air it should be carried out in it's mothers arms, instead of in baby car riage, for fear that the attention of the mother might be distracted for the mo- ment and great harm result therefrom.
 Mrs. Funk spoke with appealing truth of the tremendous opportunity now of- sered to women, quoting President Will sen, who in conversing with her on the subject declared that every ounce ot the woman power of this country must hS mobilized in order to win this war. sa
 Soldiers may win this battle: money may win this war; but labor is needed most of all," Mrs. Funk declared.