The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-24
Gifted Speaker and Club Worker fo
 Reside Here
By JOSEPHINE NIXON HENLEY

By JOSEPHINE NIXON HENLEY SM IRMINGHAM women who are IM always ready and glad to rec ~ ognize ability and talent will give cordial welcome to a former Alabama woman who is returning from a number of years spent in Georgia, and is of the type who will make herself useful in any com munty.
 Mir. and Mrs. E. M. Espy, who have been residing in Augusta, Ca, for the past two years. have recently moved to Birmingham on account of busi- ness interests. and are making their home on Orange avenue.
 Before Ngoing to Augusta MT. and Mrs. Espy lived at Cordele, Ga. where Mrs. Espy was prominently identi- fled with the activities of women in patriotic. civic and religious work. She was much interested in the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and at the beginning of the war was regent of the Fort Early chapter of the Daughters of the American Revo- lution. From the pinnacle of the courthouse of that town floated the first electric flag displayed by that organization anywhere, which, radi- ant with brilliant colors, could be seen at night for miles around.
 In Augusta, as chairman or the Noman's club, Mrs. Espy was spon- sor for the rural schools This club has membership of 500 women is the largest in that section of the state, is far reaching in it's efforts for public betterment and has done splendid work towards the eradica- tion of illiteracy.
 She was also an active member of the Philamathic Study club, the old est and most exclusive in the city. and was identified with club activi- ties of the state of Georgia.
 Mrs. Espy, who is a trained plat form speaker and reader was one of the state leaders inawar work, and an authorized Red Cross speaker. She recently refused an offer for ly- ceum course for Georgia and South Carolina on account of moving to Birmingham.
 Mrs. Espy is a playwright and put on last fall, for the Womans club house, two elaborate and beautiful entertainments, which were her own production.
 These were the Great Savannah Valley" pageant given at the Geor- gia- Car olina fair, eand the "Mer- chants Carnival" each netting a splendid sum for the proposed club house.
 Although the achievements of clubs and patriotic organizations are of great value, there is still a higher and nobler work to be done in churches and Sunday schools, and of an anniversary occasion of a splen-  teacher, the Augusta Herald of June 2S says:
 Sunday morning at the First Bap- tist church the Forward Philathea class celebrated it's second birthday with an anniversary service. Spec tators were thrilled as the long line of young women marched in the front of the church auditorium. Just be- fore the sermon, Mrs. E. M. Espy, their splendid teacher, was asked to give brief sketch of the history of the class.
 Tt was organized by Mrs. Espy in June, 1919, with Is charter members; 1t has had 2a5 members in it's two years existence. It's personnel is made up chiefly of business women and therefore part of the membership Is transient.
 "The present enrolment is 120. There have been ITO visitors present at the Sunday morning sessions and the total attendance is 3,141. Sub scriptions for benevolences amount to s1,450, for the seventy five million campaign, s2.100. for the Sunday school building fund, s1,100. The right departments of the class are as follows: Flower and visiting and sick department, missionary. hospital, social motor corps, athletic, music and secret service prayer department. 1t has adopted one little mill girl and one Armenian girl, sent special box for the near east relief, given large Christmas tree for 100 poor children and has done other pieces of social service too numerous to mention.
 "Dr. Grace, the pastor, addressed the Forward Philatheas on organized class activities, saying that while theirs was unique in itself, 1t dio typify all the organized classes ol the Sunday school, and said that the church and Sunday school were proud to have such an organization. Mrs Fspy, who is leaving the city, pr. Grace paid glowing tribute as they were gathered there to pay her honor. Her personality is one of the