The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-13
THE WOMAN CITIZEN
jefferson County League OF
Voters-Mrs. F. C Engelhard, Publicity Chairman

Ordway. Miss Hallie Porter.
Prizes-Mrs. E. H. Newsome, Mrs.
Glen Gassam, Mrs. l.. NJ. Heidenrich.
Invitations-Mrs. M. Y. Badney,
Mrs. j. E. Daniels, Mrs. Charles Cald-
we'll and Mrs. Brenton X. Fiske.
Tickets-Mrs. Palmer Daugette,
Mrs. Charles Simmons, Mrs. Neil Wal
lace, Mrs. Sidney Hart and Mrs. Scale
Harris.
Decorations-Mrs. Murray Brown.
Mrs. Ernest LaPointe, Mrs. J. F. Carl,
Mrs. c. B. Jaynes, Mrs. ]. e. Daniels,
sharp and Mrs. Colman Blach.
Automobiles-Mrs. Hubert Scruggs.
chairman; Mrs. e. L. Higdon, Mrs.
Charles Spangler, Mrs. w. d. Colby.
Mrs. Joseph Weiferch. Mrs. Mar
jorie Adler. Mrs. Jack Bowron, Mrs.
r. F. Johnston and Mrs. Victor Han
son.
Mrs. r. F. Johnston made a report
of the program to be given at the
state convention of the League OF
Women Voters to be held at Mont
gomery May 20. 23 and "a.
The following delegates to the con-
vention were elected: Elk -officio dele
gates. Mrs Scion Jacobs. Mrs. ]. M.
Hanllins, Mrs. r. F. Johnston and
Miss Mollie Dowd. The elected dele
gates were: Mrs. ]. II. Doughty, Mrs.
E. j. Burns, Mrs. C. d. Brooks. Mrs.
A. P. Bull, Mrs. Palmer Daugette,
Mrs. J. w. Daniel, Mrs. F. c. Engle-
Charles s. Simmons. Mrs. Chapel
Cory, Mrs. w. N. Wood, Miss Alma
RitteHberry, Mrs. Rudolph Wegelin.
Mrs j. ]. Windham, Mrs. Sidney Hart
and Mrs. p. B. Bowers.
During the meeting Tuesday. Miss
Leah Baird. motion picture star. was
introduced to the league and made
IL Nk<
Mrs. j. M. Hawkins. president, pre-
sided over the session and a large
number of members were present.
CONVICT LEASE CONFERENCE
The special committee appointed to
arrange for a general conference of
organizations on the possibility of
doing away with the convict lease or
contract system in Alabama, has
called the conference for Monday,
May 81, at s p. m, in the auditorium
of he Chamber Of Commerce. Letters
to organizations throughout the coun-
ty, inviting representatives to the
conference, have been sent as follows:
The League of Women Voters in
vites you and one other representa-
tive of your organization to attend a
conference of those interested in in
vestigating the probability of do
ing away with the convict lease or
contract system. which Alabama is
the only state in the union to retain.
THE conference will be held on
Monday, May 81, at p. M, in the
auditorium of the Chamber of Com
merce. Well informed speakers will
present the actual facts as to the
system in Alabama.
AS the question Is an economic one
and some practicable plan to replace
the revenue lost by the abandonment
of the system is necessary. it is our
hope that committee will be ap-
pointed from the conference to study
the question from every angle, with
out hysteria or sentimentality, to col
lect all data, and If possible to work
out definite and concrete plan to
present to the governor and the legis-
lature at the summer session.
please let us have a reply. giving
the names of your representatives
Yours for good government,
Committee: Mrs. Scion Jacobs,
Chairman; Mrs. Priestly Toulmin,
Mrs. l.. M. Heidenreich. Mrs. r. F.
Johnston, Mrs. Brenton Fisk, Secre-
tary."
An interesting program is being
planned. w. c. Davis of Jasper, chair
man of the legislative investigating
committee on the lease system in
1915. will make an address, as will
others of this committee and that of
1913. Full details of the program are
not yet available.
So much interest in this meeting
Is being manifested throughout the
state that the committee has decided
to invite any out-of-town people who
wish to attend. A delegation is COM
ing from Gadsden, and letters have
been received from many parts of the
state expressing approval and In