The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-09
NEWF|ELD URGES
W0MEN'S ACTIVITY
TO PREVENT WAR
League Of Voters Makes
Plans For Citizenship ES-
say Contest May 19

Soy COIlleSt way 10
Moses was the only man who ever
broke the Ten Commandments at one
time" said DIR. Morris Newfieid, pas
tor of Temple Emanuel, Tuesday
afternoon when he addressed the
members of the jefferson County
League of Women Voters, on Peace
and Arbitration" at their meeting
held in the private dining room of the
Tutwiler hotel
DR.. Newfield then explained how
mans laws set aside Gods laws, and
war accomplishes the same thing. He
stated that war had never settled any
question and did not always uphold
| those who were right 1t is a great
deceiver and can never accomplish
peace. The speaker said that the first
book ever written advocating peace
was written by woman. then later
by many women, which set the public
to working for peace.
Senator Borah, said DIR. Newfield,
has new proposition. 1t is to outlaw
war. The idea is to form a world
court endowed with power TO sum-
mons every nation to take part and
decide what is right and best for al
linen we NOulu no longer nav Ill
and Gott." This court will be similar
| to our supreme court and each nation
| will be given a fair trial. it's decisions
| being final.
In conclusion the speaker said that
because women view the world more
humanity than men. the first step for
them would be to champion the Hard
| ing court of nations.
Citixenship Essay ContEw.
Following DIR. Newfield's talk, the
final report on the citizenship essay
Strickland, chairman of the educa-
ton committee. Education Day
will be observed by the league Satur-
day. May 49, when gold, silver and
bronze me>als, to be awarded to any
high school student writing the best
essay on citizenship and silver
loving cup to the school from which
| the winner of the gold medal is
student, will be presented. The pre-
sentation exercises will be neld in
the auditorium of the new John Her
bert Phillips High school, with Gov.
| w. w. Brandon, the chief executive
| of the state, making the presentation
speech. Immediately following these
ceremonies ii was announced. DIM
ner will be given at the Tutwiler
hotel by members of the league IN
compliment to the governor.
| -
has been invited to attend this lunch
con and will share the honors of the
occasion with the states chlef en-
| ecutive. The three prize winners VIII
also be included among the guests oil
honor at this time and the essay re,
| ceiving the gold medal Will pc reaa
| at the luncheon.
SpeciaI Committees Named.
At the conclusion of this report
| Mrs ]. NJ. Hawkins, president OF the
league, appointed the following COM
mittees to have charge of the citizen =
ship luncheon Music. Dr. Charles A.
Brown and Miss Leta Kits. Essay
| Judges, Mrs. Conrad II. Ohme, chalr :
man, and Mrs. Glenn Gassam, assisted
by teachers of the English depart
ment of the three high schools. Prizes,
Mrs f. H. Newsome, Mrs. Glenn Gaz-
Fam and Mrs. L. NJ. Heidenrich. lnvi-
tations. Mrs. NJ. Y. Dabney, Mrs. j.
e. Daniels, Mrs. Charles Caldwell and
Mrs. Brenton X. Fiske. Tickets, Mrs.
Palmer Daugette. Mrs. Charles Sim
mons, Mrs. Neil Wallace, Mrs. Sidney
Hart and Mrs. Scale Harris. Decora-
tons. Mrs. Murray Brown, Mrs. Ern-
est LaPointe. Mrs. J. f. Carl, Mrs. G.
B. Jaynes. Mrs. J. e. Daniels, Mrs,
George Mason, Mrs. Charles Sharp
and Mrs. Coleman Rlach. Automo
biles Mrs. Hubert Scruggs. chairman
| MIS-. u. 11lsuOI, -hi .. NiiAi 10
Spangler. Mrs w. d. Colby, Mrs. 10
seph Weiferich, Mrs. Marjorie Adler,
Mrs Jack Bowron, Mrs. r. F. john
ston and Mrs. Victor Hanson. Pub
licity, Mrs. f. C. Engelharte, chair
man. Library references for citizen
ship contest. Mrs. r. A Clayton
Mrs. r. F. Johnston made partial
report of the program to be given at
the state convention of the League
of Women Voters to be held at Mont
gomery May %. % and "a. This re-
port was followed by an election OF
delegates which resulted as follows:
fsx-officio delegates, Mrs, Scion ia
cobs, Mrs. J. NJ. Hankins, Mrs. r. F..
Johnston and Miss Mollie Dowd. The
elected delegates were: Mrs. j. II.
Doughty. Mrs. Il. j. Burns, Mrs. G.
d. Brooks. Mrs. A. p Hull. Mrs. Pal
mer Daugette, Mrs. J. w. Daniel. Mrs.
f. c. Engleharte, Mrs. l.. NJ. Heiden-
Chapel Corey, Mrs. w. n. Wood Miss
Alma Rittenberry. Mrs. Rudolph Veg
elm. Mrs. ]. j. Windham. Mrs. Sidney
Hart and Mrs. ?. B, Bowers.
Mrs. Scion Jacobs, chairman Of the
committee in charge of the confer
ence to be held to investigate the con-
Wet lease system, reported that the
conference would be held at o'clock
on Monday, May 81. in the auditorium
of the Chamber of Commerce. and
that invitations had been extended to
every men and womens organization
in the county requesting that their
president and one member of the or
ganization be present at the confer
ence.
Mrs. Brenton.K. Fiske. chairman of
the committee to investigate the j. S.
! Curtis case, reported that the case
had been appealed from the Tenth
judicial circuit court, and that the
court of appeals had not handed down
it's decision
During the meeting Tuesday, Miss
| Leah Baird, motion picture star, was
introduced to the league and made a
brief talk on Better Films
Mrs. j. NJ. Hawkins. president, pre-
| sided over the session and large
| number OF members were present.