The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-21

Adory of the art department; Mrs. James
 R. Hagan, music department; literature
 and library extension, Mrs. James L.
 Bishop; Writers clubs, Mrs. Benjamin
 Craig; state library law, Mrs. Thomas
 M. owen.
 Mrs James L. Bishop of Selma, who
 is chairman of the literature and library
 extension committee. presided over that
 section with a fine attendance of dele gates. The programme was devoted to the value of the public library to the community. Those participating as lead
 CTS were: Mrs. J. $. Davidson, wno spoke on the value of the study or Shakespeare; value of the study of citi-
 zenship, Mrs. Eugene Huey of Besse-
 mer;l the value of the public library to
 the small town, Mrs. A. Y. Malone of
 Dothan. Making Friends with Books
 was discussed by Mrs. McPherson; Mrs.
 Paul Mertne talked interestingly on the
 value of the library to the child, and
 Mrs. Thomas M Owen explained the
 states activities and laws in relation to
 library promotion. Mrs Thomas Palmer.
 of Montevallo pointed out the relation Of
 the committee to the Alabama Library
 association.
 Mrs. Thomas NJ. Owen, director of the
 Alabama state department of archives
 and history, gave the delegates an ex-
 planation of the new county library law
 as passed by the legislature of 1919 and
 also urged the clubwomen to cooperate with the educational forces of their , counties in creating an interest in se- curing the rural libraries that may be had bp the combined funds of local schools, the county and state appropria- tions.
 At the conclusion of her remarks Mrs 1 Owen presented a silver loving cup to l the federation in memory of her hus- ! band, the, late Dr. Thomas Nj. Owen, who secured the passage of the law. The | loving cup is to be competed for by the
 seven club districts of the state and will | go to the district in which is estab-
 lished the greatest number of officially organized county libraries during the coming club year. Rules governing the i rrize will be formulated by Mrs. Owen,
 Mrs. J. B. Jones and Mrs. Craighead
 and announced in the year book.
 1 The award of writers prizes was one of 1 the most interesting features of the pro gramme the first prize for the best short ] story, "Chaperoned by Mollie,' beng
 presented Miss Janet Howard; Miss sara
 flaardt of Montgomery was awarded the 1 prize for free verse; "The Young Pro- fessor" Mrs. Frances R. Durham of Mo- | pile, delegate from the Alabama aux l Hilary of the League of American Pen l Women and special feature writer of the Mobile Register, was awarded the prize for the best metrical verse.
 ! A pleasant number on the mornings programme was solo by Miss Florence reebles, accompanied by Miss Marion ! Auerbach.
 I A gathering of several hundred women attended the luncheon rendered by the writers department of the state fedora rion at 12:S0 o'clock at the Exchange ! hotel Mrs. B. II. Craig of selma, chair man of this department, presided over the luncheon and introduced Mrs. w. A Saffold. president of the Press ana Authors club of Montgomery, who, with Mrs scottie Mckenzie Fraser of Dothan and Mrs, Francis Hopkins Chapman of selma introduced the speakers. Many prominent Alabama women Writ CTS and speakers were present. Each ot these in turn spoke a few words on specified subject and number of beau tful toasts were given, among whlch was one by Mrs. Thadeous Watts. who was awarded the prize. The judges werr Miss Frances Nimmo Green, Mrs. Charles Henderson and Mrs. Charles Thigpen Among those who spoke were Mrs. w. A. Saffold Mrs. J. F. Hooper Mrs. M jO Carroll, Miss Whitman Hood, Mrs. I. l ln Wilkinson Mrs. J. l.. Bishop, Mrs Scottie Mckenzie F'rasier, Mrs. Thomas l. kilby, Mrs. Frances R. Durham, Mrs E1lDGlt lINf man, hfS. D. IT.. t'Asii -h'S l R. L. Sparling Mrs. Narcissa Taylc. Mrs. Ruffin Mrs J. Brevard Jones, Mis- Edna Thomas, Mrs c. R. Hundley, Mrs l w. T. Sheehan. Miss Mary Harris, Mss ] NJ w. Brewer. Mrs. A. Y. Malone, Mrs 1 K H. Chapman, Mrs. Charles Tender
 son, Miss Annie Ella Garrett, Miss Fran
 ces Nimmo Green, Mrs. Harwell smith
 Mrs. John Tilly, Mrs. Willis Brewer, Mrs iP. L. Matthews, Mrs. Charles Itis | Ire Neill, Miss Mary Harris, Mrs. DeCot's l Mrs l. E. traser, Mrs Oscar Duggar 1 Mrs. l.. A. Nell Mrs. C. c. Adams, MS u. $. Davidson, Mrs (. E. Croweil Ms Annie A. Tyson. Mrs Maude Wiiiiaha Brewer Mrs. E. F Hardeman. Mrs. W 1 j. Hannah Mrs. Gaston Greil, Mrs l. Warren Tyson, Mrs Archie Cantelo and Mrs. w. H. Thomas.
 The afternoon session convened
 i2:so o'clock at the Beauyoir club 'si 'eonsisted of reports from standing eons