The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-08
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Women To Take Active
Part in Roads
Convention

Two automobile caravans, one
headed by woman. will Journey to
Greenville, n. c., for the good roads
convention which will be held there
April 1871. One of these auto trains
will originate in Washington; the
other will start from Memphis Tenn.
Mrs. Ruth Kramer. OF Carro1lton,
Ga, who was with the pathfinding
tour through Greenville some years
ago when the Bankhead highway
route was established, will lead the
caravan from Washington. 1t is ex-
pected that she will start from the
capital with several cars. gathering
other autom obile tourists at all JIM
portant points en- route. This cara
van will start for Greenville April
~. allowing four days for tho trip.
:. Tho second train will go from
Memphis and the delegates who COM
pose 1t are planning to make several
short sightseeing tours to points of
interest In the Land of the Sky
During the convention, Greenville
viii have in her midst some of the
most brilliant women in the country.
Already many acceptances of invita-
tions to attend and take part in the
convention have been received, among
ITEM being Mrs. Mcleod, wife of
Governor Thomas G. Mcleod; Senator
k,becca Latimer FELTON,, of. Georgia;
Mrs. Charles Z. Townsend, wife OF
United States Senator Townsend
Mrs Smith, wife of United States
Senator E. D. Smith, of South Caro-
lima; Mrs. w. B. Bankhead, wife OF
Congressman Bankhead Mrs John
NJ. Slaton, wife of former Governor
Slaton, of Georgia. Mrs. Albert e.
Thornton, of Atlanta Ga, president
Eanlhead National Highway asso
citation: Mrs. Bankhead owen, OF
Montgomery, state historian of Ala
bama. and member of the woman's
commission of the Bankhead Nationa.
Highway association: Mrs. ]. A.
Rountree, of Birmingham, Ala, wife
of Director Rountree; Mrs. Edith Tu-
mis- Sale, of Richmond, Va, chairman
of the woman's commission of the
Bankhcad National Highway associa-
ton for Virginia; Mrs. Hubert
Scruggs, Of Alabama; Mrs r. X.
Rambo, chairman of the woman's
commission, Bankhead National High
way association for Georgia.; Mrs. l..
A Neill, of Albany, Ala, president OF
the Alabama Federation Of Women $
clubs: Mrs. Jacksie Daniel Morrison,
member of the woman's commission
Bankhead National Highway assoc1a-
ton for North Carolina; Mrs. Card
we'll, wife of cX-Speaker w. D. Card i
WE'LL of Virginia; Mrs. Orville A
Park, prominent club woman of
Washington, D. c., member of the |
womans commission Banlhead Ma
tional Highway association Mrs. w.
G. Horton, of Winder, Ga; Mrs. Berry /
T. Mosley, of Danielsville, Ga. chair
man Madison county woman's COM
mission; Mrs. ]. A. Dias of Royston.
Ca; Mrs. H. NJ. Hampton Ocala, Fla; |
Mrs. Ruth Kramer, of Washington,
D. c., who will have charge of the
motorcade over the Bankhead high |
way from Washington to Greenville. |
Senator Rebecca Latimer FELTON,,
of Georgia, the first and only woman |
senator who ever served in the |
United States Senate, will attend the
meeting of the two conventions in |,
Greenville, S. c.. April 1921.
She comes as the guest OF Mrs |
Albert f. Thornton, of Atlanta. Ca !
president of the womans commission
Bankhead National Highway associa-
ton Mrs. FELTON, will be presented
to the convention on opening night
April 16 She will also address the /
convention on the morning of April
IT,
Mrs FELTON, is forceful and enter
tanning speaker, writer of much
ability. She is 81 years old, but has
all of the charm and magnetism Of |
woman of younger years. The assoc |!
Citations are honored by having her In
attendance.