The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-04
WELCOME TEA

to one beloved member recently re- turned after long absence, the League of Women Voters entertained at a tea at the Tutwiler on Tues day afternoon. Mrs. Charles s. Sim mons was the efficient chairman of the affair, and Mrs. w. D. Nesbitt was guest of honor. Others in the receiv- ing line were the officers of the league, Mrs. Daugette and her com mittee. and the winning squad. A feature of the occasion was a beautiful solo dance by lovely little Elizabeth Ewint, whose grace and winsomeness delighted the beholders. Chrysanthemums and dahlias of ex- quisite shades lent an added touch of beauty to the ivy and autumn leaves which formed the basis of the deco rations. Mrs. D. E. McLendon presented a lovely bouquet of chry- santhemums, and others who gave flowers were Seals Floral Co.,, Miss Charlotte Black, Koenig, and Tut .wiler Flower Shop. An orchestra made music during the afternoon. Mrs. Sim mons and her helpers are receiving congratulations on the success of the affair.
 NATIONAL PRESIDENT WRITES
 Dear friend of the league: Be- lieving that you will be interested to know little of what the league has been doing since the convention in Des Moines, I send you, under the heading of our departments of work, an account of our efforts thus far and our plans for the immediate future.
 Department of efficiency in govern ment: This department, which Is in Miss Sherwin's charge. takes care of the citizenship schools conducted by the league, the standing committees on various phases of public welfare, and our publications, list of which Is enclosed.
 Miss Sherwin reports that over one hundred well-organized citizenship schools have been held in various parts of the country. The institute. of government and politics conducted in July by Columbia university in con- Junction with the league was so suc- cessful that she has recommended to the regional directors that simultane- ous schools be held in strategic places in each region next year.
 A new form of cooperation has developed with the foreign language information service, which has agreed tp bring articles about our work for better citizenship before the foreign Born woman by releasing translations to some eight hundred foreign lam guage papers throughout the whole United States. The service is also preparing series of articles on the position of women in the United States which will be translated and released to the foreign language press in order to give to tho foreign born women of this country infor- nation not only about citizenship, but also about property rights, guardian ship of their children, mothers pen sions, inheritance. protection of working women and similar matters of vital concern to them.
 Although the efficient citizenship campaign"to get out the vote is more conveniently carried on from the Washington office, that work also be- longs to this department. The goal of the campaign is to secure for the 1924 presidential election at least 75 per cent of the possible vote Three national organizations, the American Association of University women, the American Home Economies associa- ton and the National Education as sociation have already indorsed the z plan. The General Federation of Women's clubs and the Woman's Christian Temperance union are CO., operating, and we hope for favorable action from number of groups which are meeting in the near future.