The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-02
AXIS CLUB NOTES
By JOSEPHINE HENLEY, Editor

Several hundred members of the Axis club assembled on Monday in the ball room of the Tutwiler for the great monthly meeting and luncheon
 Mrs. Erle Pettus, president, con ducted the meeting and graciously presented those who took part in the numbers of the program
 The Howard college orchestra played several selections of jazz music and members of the Dramatic club presented the one-act play, the well known French playwright. The characters were charmingly pre- sented by Miss Louise Douglas, in the leading role, supported by MT George Nicely and Mir, Clyde Warren
 pr. Dawson president of the col lege, gave an address, his subject being "The Value of Coeducation." His interesting, treated of the position and educa ton of women through past ages until the present time.
 Rev. oscar de Wolf Randolph rector of St. Marys-on-the- Highlands, spoke of the drive to be given in behalf of the Community Chest"
 The club to hold meeting each month strictly for the transaction of business.
 Mrs Palmer Daugette. chairman of the membership committee, presented the names of 20 women for member ship, which made a total of 3S new members during the past month.
 Meetings at the club, on Eighth avenue, have become very popular. With each week interest continues to grow in the Current Events class These classes are entirely free and the women of Birmingham are deep ly indebted to Mrs. Murdoch for the splendid lectures which she is so gen erously and unselfishly presenting On Wednesday morning she told of the political situation in Europe and of the fine work being done there by "The Friends" society She spoke of some recent discoveries of science and of political and economic com plications in America.
 Madamoiselle Emma Guntser con- duoted French classes and on Wednesday afternoon. Dr. Lang gave one of his splendid lectures on social psychology. These lectures are near ing a close. but any who wish to do so may secure individual tickets for the lesson of next week.
 An interesting event of Saturday. at the club, was the luncheon given by the members of the Better Films committee. al which Mrs. Con- rad Ohme. chairman, presided. Mir. deSales Harrison of Atlanta, Ga, head of the public relationship con- mittee for motion pictures for the southeast was the speaker for the oc- easion. his subject being Better Films Mrs. Myrtelle Shell, Bir- mingham moving picture inspector warded the nine prizes for the Book Week" essay contest from col leges and schools.i Sixty members of the better films committee were present. Those receiving were Mrs. Ohme, Mrs. Clem Gozzam, Mrs. Angus Taylor. Mrs. E. c. Smith. Mrs. Ralph Russell, Mrs. w. NJ. Leary, Mrs. c. F. Carle and Mrs. Ross Snyder.
 Among the events for this week at the club will be bridge luncheon on Tuesday.
 The university extention course will be continued with lessons in jour- nalism, which will be conducted by pr. Carl Garner. These lessons will begin about the middle of this month and the attention of club members is especially called to the pleasure and profit which they may gain by hear ing Dr. Garner, who is one of Ala bamia's gifted speakers and teachers.