The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-01

and banquets are given.-Photos by Alabama - Birmingham. Anniston, Montgomery and Mobile - held state convention at the Tutwiler ho- tel There are now F clubs in this state federation.
 National Organ or oTsaniration.
 "The Independent Woman" the or gan of the Business and Professional Womeu's club is a widely-known pa per that centers great interest, and the Birmingham business women, the local club paper. is an original and wide-awake sheet that hundreds sof Birmingham women grab when it's hot from the press.
 One of the most popular pages in The Independent Woman" is dubbed The Office Cat and the Hall Cat" where these two talented felines con verse about the dolngs of the. Bus mess Women's clubs all over the country This sprightly page has been made the basis of a drive for subscriptions by the Birmingham club, the teams for securing subserip- tions being divided into various cat tribes. the krazy ltats competing with the Tabbyeats. the Maltese kit tens striving to out do the Persian ones. Credit for the 'catty idea" goes to Miss Mary Craven, adding an. other mc TX Sn her score of original plans for making club work interest ing. At the end of the subscription campaign cat dinner is to be given which bids Sir to be the cleverest stunt dinner ever staged at the club, which is noted for it's feature dinners. Clever Birming ham Sheet. ..
 The local paper. "The Birmingham Business Woman is mailed monthly to members on the week of the club meeting, thus serving as notice to att tend and giving the members all the club gossip and other news. The club colors of green and white are carried out on the cover. which bears the emblem of Winged Victory
 The editor this year is Miss Kath crine Holt and two of the new de- partments which she has inaugurated are the Who Is She and the Pass II on. column.
 Under Who Is she?" each month appear thumbnaii sketches of several members, each description ending with the uuerytt Who Is She2" the theory being that the members read ing the column would better remem- Der these Introduces" if they had 10 think who they were. rather than have the editor say I've have a mem Der who does thus and so, and her name is susan Janesr The first club member who hands in to the editor a correct list of the members thus des- scribed has the pleasure of having her next cafe eneck at the club lunehrooms "O<'ds by the president for "eats on the club In the Pass it on column, the girls tell what they have read during the past month which they have found interesting be 1t book. article, poem or short Il. it on for fellow clubmembers to read, too.
 Pratt Memorial Fund.
 One of the recent activities of the club was the John ]. Pratt Memorial Fund drive John Pratt, an Ala bamian invented the first practical typewriter. the maker of the Rem ington typewriter, c. L. Sholes. de- irving his idea from an article in the scientific American" about Pratts invention. The Business and Profes- sional Women's clubs of Alabama conceived the idea of establishing a memorial scholarship in honor Of this Alabamian, this fund to be used for business education for both men and women. The Birmingham club has raised almost $500 for thls scholarship. and two of the contri outing factors in the local drive have been the generous gift of business scholarship in the Wheeler Business college, and the donation of type writer by the Hammond Typewriter company
 Study Courses In Winter Months.
 The Birmingham Business and Professional Womens club has number of classes during the winter months. At various times it has Classes in Parliamentary Law. Citizenship, Millinery, English, Span ish and Nature study The classes for which there seemed to be d de- mand this year. and which are there fore being conducted. are psycho- logy class, a Current Events class, MT. Sivley's Short Story course. shorthand classes. both beginners and advanced, taught by Miss Katherine Holt. and reading circle. Of these, the Current Events class is the most popular. being led by Mrs. Thomas ]. Wfngfield, who has a peculiarly of the day in way both brief and yet sufficiently comprehensive. The members of his class usually gather together socially at one long table for dinner at the club after his weekly talk.
 Book Reviews.
 At the present time. the book or reading circle, is reading Mirrors of Washington" the idea being that all the members read the same book and then come together every two weeks for discussion thereof. The night that the discussion was upon This Freedom" the debates waxed rather lively, as the participants had every personal and emphatic opinions on the subject of whether or not a woman should combine home and business interests. Miss Holt's short hand classes come under the head of Club privileges" that is, they are without charge to club members and have been the means of helping number of the members to enhance their business value without necessi- tating loss of time from work while studying. This is but one of the
 helping hands methods of the club for its members for the Business and Professional Women's club not only have loan fund to, assist if a bit of financial stress happens to come, but also maintains an employment committee to help in bringing to- gether the girl and the job and in ad- dition. has these shorthand classes which enable the members to secure better positions and command higher salaries.
 Loan Fund One of Clubs Features. One of the big hearted things which this club has put over has been the inauguration of a loan fund. which is augmented from time to time by contributions from the club members and friends. The fund has made possible the completion of busi- ness courses. the meeting of urgent payments on homes. the furtherance of business endeayors, the gradua-