The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-15
ny MIGNoN HALL

ne llD1IldllOH OI ATIuS--IHlS SUI
ject. which is of such vital interest
throughout the world today, will be
the basis OF stirring address which
Birmingham club women and the
public will hear the night of Novem-
Der Fl In the gigantic ballroom of the
Tutwiler hotel
The woman who will deliver this
speech is one who stands today In
supreme position. She Is one of
the three women who has been chosen
to serve on the advisory committee
of the international conference on
limitation of armament.
She is Mrs. Thomas G. Winter,
president of the General Federation
of Women's Clubs, and what she Will
have to say is expected to be worth
the attention of every citizen.
For years she has been on various
boards, public committees, and mas
been concerned in much work of ma
tional import.
1t is expected that the ballroom
will be crowded with hundreds of
club women and visitors. That the
third district women will have Mrs.
Winter as visitor is considered an
unusual piece of good fortune.
She will be in the city two days.
also being guest at the large
luncheon to be given Tuesday, NO
vember %. at o'clock on the mezza-
nine floor OF the Tutwiler-not at
the Southern club, as was previously
announced.
Half n Hundred Clubs
Fifty-three clubs of women Will
be represented at the third district
convention. The occasion marks the
close of Mrs. J. E. Frazier's term as
chairman, and a message that she
has issued to the club women OF the
third district is reprinted in full IN
another column because it so clearly
Gets forth the spirit with which she
has worked.
Members declare; Mrs. Frazier's
untiring, yet unostentatious labor,
has produced quickened activity ana
interest in federation causes. Four
teen new clubs have been brought
into the third district under her jur-
isdiotion. making our membership De-
tween 1000 and 1900 women"
Mrs. Frazier is general chairman OF
arrangements for the entertainment
of Mrs. Winter and the convention
assemblage, which Is the third dis
trict's seventh annual conclave.
All Is hustle and busy activity
looking toward the meeting which will
concern itself with many vital ques-
lions in which all women are inter-
ested. Into its circle of brainy mem
bers the convention will call Dr.
Louis X. Auspacker. who will be here
at that time to address the Drama
league, as well as Mrs. ]. Brevard
Jones, state president of the Fedora
ton of women's Clubs.
Get the picture, in your mind OF
hundreds of women assembling at the
Tutwiler hotel November FL. entering
Into hundreds of questions OF impor-
lance, hundreds of reports; follow
them through hours of interesting
addresses, day as well as night, and
close all this programme with social
activity and great luncheon on the
mezzanine floor of the Tutwiler.
where interesting conversation,
speeches and toasts will be heard.
Then YOU will have a faint idea of
what the conclave will be like.
Much Beneft Expected
You can imagine the enthusiasm
and what inestimable benefits such
co-operative work will bring about
with the decorations of flowers and
club oolors, the sight will be gala
Its brilliance will be added to by its
fashionably gowned women. A pro-
gramme of artistic numbers is also
in progress OF arrangement.
The following committees have
been appointed by Mrs. Frazier;
Mrs. e. e. Ellis. president OF the
American Association of University
Women, will be chairman Of the night
meeting, when Mrs. Winter Will ao-
dress the federation group and the
public on limitation OF arms.
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man of the luncheon; Mrs. w. d.
Smith. chairman OF decorations; Mrs.
r. c. woodson. chairman of tickets,
and Mrs. Sidney Hart, chairman of
the menu.
Mrs. Lee Allen Brooks is chair
man for features: Mrs. w. J. Adams
for music.
All these women will announce
their committees later.
Mrs. ]. ]. shannon, chairman on
place OF meeting, is assisted by the
following capable members of the
Joycrofters: Mrs. Ira Watson, MRS. j.
II. Terrell, Mrs. ]. l.. Yancey, Mrs.
c. l.. Moss. Mrs. ]. c. Lloyd MRS. l.
D. Burger, Mrs. J. d. Hill.
Brilliant and attractive young CLUB
women, under tho Craftsmanship OF
Miss Leola shannon. will serve as
pages for the meeting.
Known Locally
Mrs. L. ] Haley. WHO was inti-
mately associated with Mrs. Winter
distin guished federation head, on the
board of directors Of the general
federation from 1916 to 1920. has this
to say concerning her:
Mrs. Winter is one OF the most
brilliant women In the United States.
she is a deep thinker, an extremely
forceful speaker and always says
something very much worth while.
while she is from Minneapolis now,
she was formerly Miss Alice Ames
Of the famous Ames family of Massa-
chusetts. She is graduate of We'll
lesley college. In her capacity as
federation head. she represents the
largest body Of organised women In
the world. 1t has 100000 members.
comprising 50 state declarations,
counting the District of Columbia as
q state 1t has 10 affiliated organiza-
lions and 10000 individual clubs.
she first came into prominence In
general federation work as its chair
man of literature. Later she became