The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-02
New Woman's Organization
 Seeks 1000 Membership
Fly MIGNoN HALL

new organization which hopes to draw to itself 1000 members has just been formed
 It is for young wdmen.
 The organization calls itself the Professional and Business Woman's Fellowship and Bible Study league, and it's leader will be Mrs. F. M. Espy, who has recently come here from Georgia to make Birmingham her home.
 The idea of the organization orig mated with Rev. J. D. Thompson. pas tor of Twenty Street Baptist church He is described as being one of the progressive young ministers of the city-"a man who loves hu- manty and 8 man with a wonderful outlook on life. He is a graduate of Howard college and of the Bap- list Seminary at Louisville. He came to Birmingham only a year ago. and has been doing great things for his church.
 For Fellowship
 His idea in beginning the orgapi- zation is to furnish medium where by young women who come to this city to make it their home can find vehicle for self expression. self de- velopment. and which will give them opportunity to make women friends and companions.
 Every girl is to know every other girl The meetings are to be held each week--every Tuesday evening at W. c. T. U. Headquarters. The hour is to be 615 o'clock. A period of fel- lowship and comradeship will be had over the tea cups and lunch will be prepared and served by the women of the Twenty seventh Street church These lunches will cost only 20 cents per. plate At the close of the social hours, Mrs. Espy will teach the Sun day school lesson for the following Sunday. Having been a Bible teacher for long time. Mrs. Espy will give he members many new ideas on the lesson. which will be helpful in their Sunday schools. If they may not go to Sunday school girls may have the lesson anyhow at this time.
 MT. Thompson chose Mrs. Espy for the leader of this citywide new or ganization, feeling. it is declared that she had the ability to organize and carry on such a wonderful work. and because of her love for young women; As club woman and Bible teacher, she has organized the womanhood of other large cities very successfully
 Took the Job
 Mrs Espy undertook the job of put ting the organization across and is enthusiastic to make it the greatest club of the city.
 While MT. Thompson and his church inaugurated the movement the league will take no heed to locality, and all creeds will be welcomed The ". c. T. U. is, operating with Mir Thomp- son. Its headquarters are being furn- ished free and Mrs. Myer. secretary of that organization, is extremely inter ested. She is the efficient director of the w C.. T. L. lunchroom where daily 250 young women assemble.
 There will be no dues, the mem bership being confined to the profess sional and business women of the city.
 Mrs. Espy who is a pageant writer and producer, said yesterday that there will be many good times for those joining the league. She sets. forth:-
 Do you sing There will, be a chorus department for you to join, under competent leader.
 Do you swim, or wish to swim There will be an athletic department, swimming parties, moonlight hikes and such things
 Do you play any string fnstru- ments? There will be an orchestra club.
 DO you long to be an actress-like dramatics?. There will be dramatic club"
 Will Head League
 Mrs Espy being a playright and producer will direct the latter depart ment she continued:
 'Everything for self, soul and so cial improvement will be carried on in this club It is meant to meet just the situation in which young women find themselves when adopting this city. They merely become part of the mass and grow fearfully lonely. Our league hopes to be happy spot for strangers. and pr. Thompson feels that, in offering the new club to the city, there must spring up real vital fellowship among the women who share common experiences, if they may but come together and know there is commences of experience. This will inspire them for the fu- ture."
 Her Experience
 Mrs. Espy's past experience in- cludes these things |.
 She was chairman of the National Counsel of Defense in her home town of Augusta, Ga, was regent of the Fort Early Chapter D. A. R. there She was organizer of the Drama league and was president and also was organizer of one of the largest