The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-28

issue ana come 10 the neat HcStiHS
prepared tG vote intelligently.
Meetings and Program.
Regular meetings of the league are
held the first and third Tuesdays
of each month at 2:30 in the ball
room of the Hillman hotel. The
meetings are open to the public. The
legislative program of the State
League OF Women Voters is the
tc pic Of study at present. one of its
eoight measures being studied at each
meeting. Last time, the. topic was
Industrial Legislation for Women"
and was in charge of Miss Mollie
Dowd, who is state and local chair
man for this work. The program
for next meeting will be announced
next week, and a summary of the
state legislative program will be
given.
Poll Tax Campaign.
Just now, the attention of the
league is centered on it's Pay-Your-
Poll Tax campaign, which opened two
weeks age, following announcement
by the county tax collector that poll
tax payments We're falling behind
seriously. A strong campaign COM
mittee was organized at once by the
league, with Mrs. J. NJ. Hawkins as
general chairman, and letters were
written to the president of every
woman's organization whose name
could be secured, church, club, frater-
nal. school Improvement. social
none were overlooled-urging that
the members pay poll tax at once.
Fifty-two hundred pieces of litera-
ture were distributed and posters
| were put in the downtown windows.
During the past week, Mrs. c. d.
Brooks, chairman of speakers, has
had five minute speakers in the
movies and the theatres. and Mrs. J..
ID. Doughty arranged to have slides
run in all the moving picture places
Speakers have been sent, too, to the
Council of Clubs and to all other
large organizations.
Miss Mollie Dowd, chairman of the
poll tax booths, has had a very busy
week. with booths open in several
downtown stores. beginning We'd
, nesday. These will be open daily
through next Thursday, February L.
which is the last day that the tax
books remain open. The hours are
/ from 10 to ). Yesterday, On account of
the crowds, new booths were opened
.
AIDA Barnes Burgers, Mrs. Henry
| Swope in charge; Hills Second
avenue store; Brown Marx, Mrs. j.
j. Windham, chairman. At Loveman's,
Mrs. 3. II. Cooper had charge; Miss
/ Hattie Steele and committee from
the Garment Workers union presided
over the both at Drennens. Miss
Ella Comfy. Mrs. C. d. Brooks, and
! Mrs. Hull of the Republican Women's
club have had charge all week at
Steele Smiths. At Caheen's, the
Catholic Women's club is in charge,
and yesterday Mesdames Murray
Isom, James Calmback and La Fol-
lette were the workers. Mesdames
James MCGOWAN and j.. S. Redmond
will serve Monday. Other faithful
| booth workers during the past week
have been Mesdames r. S. gladden.,
H. NJ. Heidenreich, Colman Blach,
John Mayer and Erie Pettus of the
Axis club. Lineburger, Frank Caraw,
Charles Harris. Charles McGonegle,
John Schauer. J. r. Burke, and many
others.
Excellent results have been Sc
cured already by the campag gin. and
over a thousand dollars has been
turned in to Tax Collector Hawkins.
However, as one of the men in Mr..
Hawkins office pointed out, it is
hardly possible that as many taxes
will be collected this year as in a
general election year.
suburban Booths Open Monday
Yesterday morning a meeting was
held at headquarters of all chairmen
of suburban booths, which will open
Monday. The following schedule has
been arranged:
WnnIIu-u
Place, Duncan's Drug store. Open
| Tuesday and Wednesday, January 80
and al hours, 10 to 5. Chairmen, Mrs.
| r. A. Clayton, and the civic commit
| tee of the Woodlawn Woman's club,
| Mrs. C. S. sMcLarn and Mrs. o. D..
| Freeman, assisted by Mrs. S. p. West
| Mrs. C. B. Yandle, Mr.. F. W. Mere
| dith. Mrs. T. F. Best Miss Mildred
| Hall and others.
East Lake.
Place, Burchfield's Drug store, Col
| lege Station. Open Monday. Tues
| day and Wednesday, January 20, 30
| and 81. Hours, 10 to 6. Chairmen.
| Monday. Shakespeare club. Mrs. j. NJ.
| Minter and Mrs. John Vincent; as
sisted by Mrs. Ernest LaPointe. Mrs.
| T. D. Moor and Mrs. w. H. Helm
| Tuesday, chairman, Mrs. c. D. I'm
| derwood, Housekeepers' club. We'd
| nesday, chairman, Mrs. T. E. Huey
| Pierian club.
West End.
Open Tuesday, January 80. Bir-
mingham Drug company. Wednes-
day, January 81, Pearl Street Hill