The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-04

Miss Jessie L. Mariner of Mont
gomery, director of the bureau OF
child hygiene of the state health
department, will be chief speaker at
the regular meeting of the Jefferson
County League of Women Voters on
Tuesday February 6, at the Hillman
hotel. The hour is 2:S0 p. M, Miss
Mariners topic will be Admins
tration of the Provisions of the
Shepard-Towner Act" and she Will
outline the program for maternity
and infancy aid in this state which
has been made possible by the
passage of the Shepard Towner act
appropriating funds from the federal
treasurer which must be met with
like appropriations by each state. A
bill has been presented to the Ala
bama legislature apropriating this
states share of the funds, and In
the passage of this bill the women
are deeply interested.
Miss Mariners talk will be in
line with the regular program I'M
dertaken by the league, which ems
braces a study of all the legisla-
tive measures recommended by the
Alabama League of Women Voters,
the epardTowner bill among
them. The object of this bill is to
lower the shamefully high infant
mortality rate by spreading knowl-
edge of child hygiene and prenatal
care, particularly through the re-
mote districts where nurses and doc
tors are not plentiful Miss Mariner
has some splendid plans already
worker out and these she Will out
line at Tuesdays meeting, She ex-
poets to open a maternity institute
in Birmingham in the near future.
COUNCIL MANAGER PLAN
A great deal Of interest has devel-
oped in the league on the proposed
council manager plan of government
for the city of Birmingham, for
which a bill has already been in
troduced in the legislature. At the
last meeting, special committee
appointed to investigate the plan,
made a favorable report, urging that
the league indorse and work for 1t.
After discussion, it was decided to
postpone action until the next meet
ing to give some of the members
more opportunity to study the de-
tails of the scheme. The vote will
be taken on Tuesday and it is hoped
that the members will turn out in
large numbers to express their
wishes on this most important mat
ter.
A Collection of literature covering
the council manager plan, a history
if it from the beginning, as well as
digests of the bill, are on file at
headquarters, fo- the information of
members. Headquarters is open daily
from 1880 to 2:30.
There seems to be wide spread
dissatisfaction with the present form
of city government, and in response
to this feeling, a committee of one
hundred citizens was organized
some time ago, through the efforts
of the Junior Chamber of Commerce,
which made a deep study of all
forms of city government, taking
the best elements from the alder
manic form and the city commi ssion
form to go into the council mana
ger plan.
MRS. BUSH ON CHILD WELFARE
A great treat Is in store for the
members of the league at the Feb
ruary 20 netting, when Mrs. L. b.
Bush. head of the Alabama child
welfare department will speak on
the plans for charging her depart
ment. This work Is part of the
legislative program of the state
league and local members are look
ing forward to hearing Mrs. Bush,
who is nationally recognized as an
expert in child welfare work.
REPORT ON POLL TAX BOOTHS
Miss Mollie Dowd. general chair
man of the poll tax booths, has rem
dered the following interesting re-
port;
Booths were conducted in the
downtown district for eight days,
Janary "a through February L, at
the efollowing places: Loveman,
Joseph & Loeb, amount collected
$3.50; workers, Mrs. Heidenrich and
Mrs. Colman Blach of the Council
of Jewish Women; Mrs. John Mayer
and Mrs. Erie Pettus, Mrs. Willard
Wheeler and Mrs. S. B. Klippelt of
the Axis club; Mrs. B. A. Cooper,
Mrs. f. W. McInturff, Mrs. A. j.
Bowron, Mrs. AIDA Barnes and Mrs.
j. H. Wideman of the League of
Women Voters.
Saks, amount collected. $500;
workers, Miss Ella Conley, Mrs. Way
man and Mrs. B. A. Cooper.
Brown Mark, amount collected.
s315; workers, Mrs. John Hamm and
Mrs. A. p. Hull of the Republican
Women's club.
American Trust, amount collected,
s196; workers, Miss Ella Conley of
Republican Womens club.
Steele-Smith, amount collected
$500; workers, Mrs. C. D. Brooks,
Miss Ella Conley of Republican
Women's club, Mrs. e. ]. Rowe, Mrs
A. z. Hull Mrs. John Hamm, Mrs.
Cali and Mrs. Biles.
Drennen's, amount collected. 1867;
workers, Mrs r. C. Garden, Mrs
Lineburger, Miss Sydney Milliken,
Miss Hattie steele, Mrs. j. L. Sim
mons, Mrs. H. Hunter, Mrs. Florence
MCGOWAN, Mrs. Doak, Mrs. Bishop of
the Womans Trade Union league and
the Garment Workers union.
Burgers, amount collected, 1925;
Mrs Henry Swope of Trade Union
league.
First National, amount collected.
1862; Mrs. ]. J. Windham of Trade
Union league.
Caheen's, amount collected, $1,2O5;
workers, Mrs. Charles Harris, Mrs.
G. P. Lichty, Mrs. McGonegle, Mrs.
Eva Calmback, Mrs. MCGOWAN, Mrs.
Redmond, Miss Elinor Freeman, Mrs.
O'Neill, Mrs. Fuqua, Mrs. Isom, Mrs.
GreH. Mrs. Schauer, all of West End
Catholic Womens club.
Blach's, amount collected, $236.50;
Mrs. AIDA Barnes and Mrs. W. d.
Medium Brown Hair looks best OF
all after a Golden Clint Shampoo
"