The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-14
W. !. I. J. REGIONAL
 CONFERENCE WILL ADJOURN TODAY
Three Sessions Held YeSter- day-Fifteen Delegates From All Parts State
 in Attendance

Approximately 15O delegates from over the state gathered here yesterday in the First Presbyterian church In attendance to the state regional con ference of the women's Christian Temperance union. Three sessions were held yesterday and with the completion of the program this morn ing the conference will adjourn.
 Mrs Francis P. Parks, national cor responding secretary of the union of Chicago, and Mrs. Elizabeth A Per kins. national director of child wei fare of Ann Arbor, Mich, were the principal speakers on the program yesterday morning. Mrs. Parks and Mrs. Perkins are on tour of the south and delayed their trip In order to stop over in Birmingham to be the guests of the members of the union here and to attend the conference.
 The meeting was called to order yesterday morning at Il o'clock by Mrs Mary T. Jeffries, state president of the Women's Christian Temperance union, Devotional exercises were lead by Mrs. George R. Stuart. fol lowed by an address of welcome by Mrs. J. M. Hankins. county president of the Woman's Christian Temperance union.
 Mrs Jeffries delivered a short ad- dress in which she stated the purpose of the conference and also the good that could be derived from 1t. She in- trodueed the national officers, Mrs. Parks and Mrs. Perkins.
 Three minute talks on the follow ing subjects were next given. Health" by Mrs. Clarence Rice of Tuscaloosa; scientific Temperance Instruction by Mrs. Chappell Cory of Birmingham; Christian Citizenship" by Mrs. F. NJ. Jackson of Birmiug- ham.
 Round table discussions were next In order and several matters con- fronting the different phases of the work were discussed.
 Adjournment for lunch came at o'clock.
 Afternoon Session
 The afternoon session was devoted to discussions of membership plans. Following luncheon served by the ladies of the First Presbyterian church business was resumed prompt ly at 2 o'clock with several songs. The devotional was lead by Mrs Clara l.. Dobson.
 Winning the Young People" was the subject of short address by Mrs E. C. Brooks of Woodlawn Mrs. Brooks spoke upon the influenee of young people in organizations and the different ways in which they could be won to the cause.
 Mrs. Frances F. Parks, national corresponding secretary. was the next speaker on the program and spoke on "The Membership Campaign; 8 Study in Threes."
 "Three" Plan
 Mrs. Parks discussed at length the different methods used by the ". c. T. U.. all over the country in secur- ing members. She stated that the 'three" plan was found to be the most successful
 Get three teams" said Mrs Parks, "and let each do three hours of work, three days a week for three weeks. and you will soon see your member ship increased, A great aid towards securing a large number of members is 10 use the right kind of member ship literature But remember do not disregard the fact that quality in members counts far more than quan- tity."
 Mrs. ", L. Murdock of the state child welfare committee, spoke on What Alabama, s Doins for Child Welfare. Mrs. Murdoek outlined the struggle that the pioneers of the cause of child welfare had to put up in order to secure the passage of the Alabama child welfare act and also the struggle to have 1t rigidly en- forced. She explained several diff ferent phases of the law.
 pr. John H. McSporran, pastor of the First Presbyterian church. led devotional exercises at the beginning of the night session. Mrs. Parks made a short address about her i'm pressions of the conference, fol- lowed by Mrs. Who Perkins. urged the support of the child welfare movement by the union.
 After round table discussion last ing several minutes, adjournment was voted.