The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-16

i besides all the units of men and sol- diers, fraternal organizations, mems clubs of Montgomery, bands from | Tuscaloosa and elsewhere and rep- renstative groups from state insti- tutions and schools there must have | been several hundred women in those | long lines.
 These came from Y. w. c. A., the Wemefl's Auxiliary of the Woodmen of the World, the Pilot club and from the Women's College of Montgomery. There were girl scouts present. and lovely Indeed were the sweet little bits of feminiriity who played in the band of the Avondale mills. They came down from Birmingham.
 So many were the women's organi- zations and wofnen's interests repre- sented 1t was impossible to identify all of them, and beautiful were the floats upon which they rode.
 Saw Davis Take Oath
 Just at the height of the marching, a great eomfrotion took place in the ranks Of watchers on the steps of the capitol when 1t was whispered i that woman who had seen Jeffer- son Davis take the oath of the con federacy presidency was inme- diately in the rear Turning Mrs.
 
 Mrs. A. E. Cheney of Montgomery lovely gentlewoman of the old south: O. you were here when Jeff Davis was inducted into office?"
 Yes, my dear.'
 And what do you remembers'
 Mrs. Cheney smiled wonderfully charming little smile flashing into her face and eye; Lets see, we'll my sister and I, you see we were eie Ia ipa and, of course, childlike, we wanted to be sure to get as close to him as possible. As Mir. Davis walked out from the capitol, and advanced to the star, where he took his presidential vows, one of our cousins caught hold of his coat tails.
 The thing I remember most about the occasion was that I was always heartbroken because it was not who had touched those coat tails. My day was ruined after that. Of course there were colors flying just as now, but the program is all hodge, podge in my memory. Yes. I shall al ways remember that Mrs. Frank P. OBrien of your city of Birmingham saw Jeff Davis take his oath"
 Birmingham Guests Immediately in front of the two governors. the retiring and the new, , daring the ceremonies, and on the stens ofs the capitol, stood Birming- 8 president of the commission, D. E IcClendon and Mrs. McClendon, had come down on early train, < stading. With them was Mrs. H. E. Rstfae of Birmingham and Dr. s. w. Ma N, state health officer. Mrs icaree Is state president of the anti tuberculosis association and work i inz to get s2oO,ooo state sanitorlum es{ablished.
 EhErf were present many dozens of peeBsg rom Birmingham, who could , Ae 9edn everywhere throughout the
 pVda
 At {b luncheon for Mrs Brandon hN6 tif Mcdowell they formed a F {1lisr legation Among such Bir- isa sshsnsrs present, the largest ma ' yayi!S nom attended the great in- 1 aHMlfal hafl, were Mrs. Scale Harris. 1 ftfE AieAA lder Garber, Mrs. J. F. ! sa}s, Mrs Hubert Scruggs. Miss | I'd tie Norton, Mrs Chappell Cory, ' Ei4z Theresa Cory,s MT. and >Ns. l jsAiss lA Davidson, Mrs. Walter NIeofs. Mir and Mrs. Henry Howze, ' Mr Aa Mrs l. A. Rountree, MT. and 1 Mfs 4A F. illgdon, Mrs. c. M. Wil- l, lsmson. MT Walter McAdory, Mrs. Fred lite, Mts. J. F. Frazier, Mrs. ' f IL. AAaNAAH, Mrs. ffdTTy optoh l sinas lAautshaut and Mrs. Nathan l.. | sIiiiet sfs. ] B. Elliott. sister Of the Cove sAo Hiss Willie Brandon, lis naaa saks; Ed Brandon and 1 l'e9s aY tif Aael. the governors brstbsTs Ieon Friedman. Victor IL. Hanson. Mrs. E l.. Huey of Bes- | seMer; Mfsf ''. Thompson, Mrs. CbafleA '. sHAp and others. Ali cutssandins figure at the in auparatier YVES lars J. c. Wilkins of Selma. the 9nl9 woman legislator electsa Gossp hss it that she has created 2 Wonderful impression on 1 the lawmakers, b. colleagues of the states.4SS isr sRusible. womanly lmaniizr anii good GW gment. She has