The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-06
LUNCHEON AND RECEPTION FOls
PARENT-TEACHER -vVIsITORS

This town. besides being MI in a
gay swivet because of the doll bazaar.
is today cast into a three-day hustle
over the state convention of the
Parent-Teacher association. This lat
ter will attract hundreds of delo-
gates to.-walk Birmingham streets
and be present at the general stamp
ing ground in the Sunday school room
of the First Methodist church
At f:45 o'clock, women will pack
the auditorium to the doors so that
they may hear discussions of mat
ters affecting child welfare in the
schools of Alabama from the Parent
Teacher viewpoint The new governor
will be here. w. w Brandon and the
Alabama superintendent of education.
John w. Abercrombie, and very
much beloved woman of the state.
Mrs. Philander c. Claxton.
A Luncheon
The program of the day, besides
many sessions and reports. includes
festivities, as we'll, which begin ut
the noon hour when a luncheon VIII
be given at the Southern club for the
executive board members and num-
her of guests. In the afternoon
there will be general reception.
also at the Southern club.
At the luncheon. there are ex-
pected to be as many as IS outsof-
town guests, and covers will be laid
for at least Is.
Among those who are expected TO
attend the luncheon, to be held d.
rectly after the meeting, during the
morning, of the executive board
are these;
Mrs. n, L. Bagley, Mrs. c. L. Ket-
tier. Mrs b, C. Bracken, Mrs. e. r.
Baskerville, Mrs. W. w. Walker, Mrs.
Paul Earle. Mrs. Robert Ewing, Miss
Leta kits. Mrs. Lenore Eldred, Mrs.
r.. L, Anderson. Mrs. Scudder Ryalt,
Mrs 6. W. McGregor. Mrs Ralph
Russell, Miss Mary Woodruff, Mrs.
l.. b. Bush. Mrs. Winifred Carberry,
national organizer ef the Parent
Teacher association; Mrs. Paul TaX-
Tor. state president of the Parent
Teacher association, who will preside
at some of the sessions; Mrs. claxton
Mrs. Paul S. Mertens and many more.
The tables will be beautifully
decorated and pithy tally will be
given If there is time sore the
afternoon session
The reception will he at 4:3o
o'clock, Officers, delegates and Wis
itors will be the guests.
Mrs. Paul Earle, president of the
hostess organization. is to be assisted
by Mrs. Paul Taylor, president Of
the Alabama Congress; Mrs L. II.
Dawson, Waverly; Mrs r. G. Shreve,
Huntsville: Mrs. w !. Elliott. Mont
gomery; Mrs. ]. H. Ward. Tuscaloosa
Mrs. l.. G. Brock. Brewton. Mrs, G. z.
West Newcastle; Mrs. 7. l.. Kettler.
Luverne; Mrs Albert Winterath,
Montgomery; Mrs. A. T. Goodwin,
Montgomery; Mrs. n L. Bagley, Bir-
mingham Mrs. Winfred carberry. ma
tional field secretary of New York
Mrs. Frances Clark. New Jersey;
Mrs Nisbet Hamburger, president JEFF
ferson County School Improvement
association; Miss Mary Woodruff OF
Montgomery, and presidents of the
local school associations. Mrs. r. 7
| Anderson. Mrs. Nichols. Mrs Harvey
Mrs. Ralph Wilson, Mrs W. ]. Tuck er
Mrs. John Vincent, Mrs. G. j. Will
| llams. Mrs s. H. Bonnell, Mrs. x. II
/ Jones, Mrs e. II. Smith. Mrs. ]. A
| Dudley. Mrs. Henry Howell Mrs. w. r
! Perry, Mrs. +. II. Baskerville. Mrs
ham, Mrs w. j. Bethel, Mrs. H. II
! Smith, Mrs w. s. Marvin. Mrs. ]. T.
Davis. Mrs. II. NJ. Gassman, Mrs. I
r. Sellers, Mrs. II. c. Bracken, Mrs
Robert Ewing, Mrs. NJ G. McGregor
Mrs. r. r. Maynard, Mrs. Woo
Smith, Mrs. w. w. Walker, Mrs. Boy,
| Cantreli, Mrs. II. S. Ryall. Mrs. b M
\ Starks OF Louisville. Ky; Mrs. Davit
Marbury, Mrs. J. q. Johns, Mrs. T. II
Johnston and others.