The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-20
ALABAMA WRITER'S HOLD LUNCHEON AT
 CLUB CONVENTION
Prominent Authors of State Attend Meeting of Fedora ton of Women'S Clubs
 in Tuscaloosa

Tuscaloosa, April 19.-NSpeclal.)-
 The writers, luncheon of the Alabama
 Federation of Women's Clubs held in
 the basement Of the First Methodist church at noon Wednesday was prob
 ably the most intensely interesting
 affair of the weeks convention being
 held here.
 Covers were laid for 75 prominent
 authors Of Alabama. including such
 figures as Mrs. l. M. Moore, Betsy
 Hamilton of Talladega, octavus Roy
 Cohen, Cola B. Craig, Mrs. Belle K.
 Harrison, and others.
 The luncheon was served by the
 ladies of the church and was com
 plete in every detail. and the program
 presided over by Mrs. Benjamin H.
 Craig. ST.. of Selma, held the ;@tense
 interest of every one present during
 the hour Mrs. Craig made short welcome address, and Mrs. J. Randolph Reid, state secretary of all writers clubs, introduced Tom Garner of Tuscaloosa, as master of ceremonies. Mrs Bes- sic Webb Jaynes, toastmistress, gave original humorous toasts for each name called, each toast bringing down the house with applause. Among those respondin1 were Oeta- vus Roy Cohen, Augusta R. Reid, Mrs. Holder, Mrs. NJ. o. McDavid, Mrs. Mildred R. Saffold, Mrs. Beddow, Mrs. Corey of Birmlngham Mrs. Brevard JoY es, Mrs. Marie B, owen of Mont gomery, Mrs. Carroll Long of Selma.
 Mrs. Penny and Betsy Hamilton. Doyle Speaks MT. Doyle made a short address on The Author as Human Being" aid Betsy Hamilton held her audience with an ori. nal dialect reading. catching a Chicken" rendered as none but the author could give it. Mrs. Belle Harrison responded with "Pomps Defense" one of her most popular compositions and Mrs. Memo Greene added much to the program with Ter intelligent response. Section meetings were held in the afternoon, which included only detail business, Miss Margaret McAdory,
 Birmingham, presiding in the art sec- tion Ms. J. ". Adams, Birmingham. in the music section; Mrs B. h. Craig Birmingham, the writers section; Mrs J. D. Thompson. citizenship sec-
 tion. and Mrs. A. Y. Malone, educa- tional section. At the close of these meetings the 6elegates were taken for drive and tsa at the Country club.
 Musical Program The following musical program will be rendered Thursday afternoon be-
 fore the federation, with Mrs. W. I; Adams, state chairman, in charge.
 Beethoven: c Minor Concerto-Mrs B. c. Hollingsw and Mrs. Norman
 ThomI son.
 Violin solo from ch in-Mrs. David Nixon of Bessemer.
 Soprano solo-Mrs H. H. Pulliam. Violi solo, "The Old Refrain"
 Keisler-Dav.d Nixon. contrals solo. "Devotion," Schu-
 mann; T Love You" GreIg,--Mrs. NJ.
 s. Gri4f.
 Wednesday mornings general ses- sion was presided over by the presi- dent, Mrs. Brevard Jones. and Mrs. I. G. Snedecor, dean of women of the Stillman institute, offered the invo- cation The Collect for Club Women" was repeated in unison.
 Mrs. Jones announced that Dr. P. P. Claxton will speak Thursday eve ming at o'clock on Educational Conditions of Alabama" The report of committees and off | cers consumed practically all morn ing.
 Report for the Margaret Coleman
 funl trustees was made by Mrs. L. J. Haley and the auditors report by Mrs. G. E. Crowell.
 An interesting address was given at this point by Miss Johnson, who spoke | on Home Economics" and held her audience from start to finish. Later the credential committee made it's report before adjournment | for the writers Luncheon