The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-11
ALABAMA AUXILIARY OF
PEN WOMEN MEETS IN MOBILE,

The following account of the May
meeting of the Alabama Auxiliary
League of Pen Women, held recently
in Mobile, will be of interest to
writers in Birmingham and over the
state:
With the Spring Hill home of Mrs.
w. w. Mcclure looking its loveliest
in spring garb, and with the fra.
GRANGE of orange orchards in bloom.
filling the air. the Alabama Auxil-
larry League of American Pen Wom-
en- and its guests held the final club
meeting of the year with this hos
pitable hostess Saturday.
The newly elected president, Mrs.
Frances r. Durham, presided, with
all members of the new board in at
tendance except the auditor, Miss
Amy Watkins, and the secretary,
on the sick list besides Mrs. Donald
and who were greatly missed were
Mrs. Harvey Jones and Mrs. Elliott
tombstone, who was to have given Il
number on the program. but was too
i'll to meet with the club.
The auxiliary had the pleasure of
entertaining four guests, Mrs. j. II.
Patterson. Mrs. T. f. Robinson, Mrs.
r. H. Mcconnell and Mrs. w. c. Vail.
The regular routine business was
dispensed with, only few matters
outside the program of the day being
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Of thanks from Mrs. Kate Ayers
Robert, recently appointed honorary
| life historian, expressing appreci
alton of the compliment; letter
from the daughter of Mrs. Julia
Blocker, Montgomery, a late member
of the auxiliary, in which it was
stated that the New Orleans d. A. r.
had planted tree in one of the city
parks to the memory of this remark
able woman, and had marked it with
a handsome bronze tablet.
1t was announced that there will
be meeting of the executive board
to be held in Satsuma tea room
Thursday at p. M, at which time
some unfinished business will be
disposed of and details completed for
the open meeting and entertainment
to be given by the Pen Women to the
members of the Alabama and Missis-
sippi Press associations on Friday
evening, May 25.
The historian. Mrs. Robert. report
ed that she had opened books to be
the nucleus of valuable history of
the works and biographies of Pen
Women members. and requested the
cooperation of all members in fill
ing out the missionaries she has
sent out and in otherwise furnish
ing her with information that will
keep the books up to date.
The auxiliary regretted the alb
sence of Mrs. ]. B. Waterman, it's
delegate to the annual meeting and
authors breakfast at national head
quarters. Washington, d. c. Mrs.
Waterman had not returned in time
to file this interesting report.
The report of Mrs. Durham, dele
gate to the twenty -seventh annual
convention. Alabama Federation of
Womep's Clubs, was read. detailing
the annual writer's luncheon which
was this year in charge of the Pen
Women and which was presided over
by their delegate. Mrs. Durham had
the honor of introducing Mrs Thorn
as Green Winter general federation
president; the state president, Mrs.
LOUIS Neill, and the Pen Women's
feature speaker. Winifred Kimbah.
known as the ten thousand dollar
prize winner in the Chicago News
Goldwyn contest. Following the
luncheon. which was held in the COL
lege library and which numbered 200
covers, the writer's clubs of the fed
GRAFTON held departmental meet
ing, Katharine Hopkins Chapman.
Selma Pen Woman, acting as tenn
porary chairman in the absence of
the department chairman, Mrs. j. b.
Reid, Birmingham.
Following the reading of the fed
Grafton report. Mrs. Robert present.
ed two original poems, Dem Memory
Trees" delightful dialect piece hui
morously explaining the newest ac-
tivity of the Pen Women. planting
memory trees in honor of Mobile
writer's, and 1.-THE Order of Bust
ness" possibly the first time in lit
erature, parliamentary law has ever
been put into verse.
Mrs. Mcclure, whose inimitable
talent for characterization needs no
Introduction, read very humorous
original story entitled applied Art"
which recounted the struggles of
Mrs. Fahay in painting her dining
room sunshine yellow Later Mrs,
Mcclure read the original poem of
Mrs. Elliott Johnstone's. "A Small
Enterprise" which in context and
rendition met with real response
from the audience. By request Mrs.
Durham read her last poem, The
Bold Piayboy," accepted and pub
lished by Argosy-All Story maya
zine.
With the conclusion of the pro-
gram, the hostess. Mrs. MCGUIRE.
served a refreshing ice course and
cakes. and. members and guests
strolled through the beautiful
grounds enjoying the birds and
flowers. and bidding farewell to club
| ,,pti1 tho season openg next