The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-31
The Woman Citizen
CONDUCTED BY IErFERsoH oOUNrY VOTERS

4. October 8. Our Unwritten Con- stitution.
 5. Federalism vs. States Rights.
 6. Our Constitution Today.
 Every man, woman and child in Bir- mingham is invited to attend these lec- teures. Miss Conly is particularly anx- ious to reach the young people, CTS and high school students, as well as mothers, home-makers and business women. The afternoon hour was chosen as being convenient to the largest num- Der. The class is unlimited in num- Der and no fee or registration is re- quired. As Miss Conley says. it is free as salvation" and she hopes many will attend.
 Mercy Home And East Lake Orphan.
 age Visited
 Such a delightful afternoon was spent on Tuesday by the members of the social welfare committee, who went on their first Know Your County In. stitutions" tour, personally conducted by Mrs. F. NJ. Blynd, chairman. Auto mobile hostesses were: Miss SaIfie Blach, Mrs. H. Blacklock, and Miss Sadie Ash, and fifteen members erl. joyed the trip, including the above mentioned and Mesdames B. F, Tyler, J. P. Wright, c. A. O'Neil, M. D. Raum, c. P. Lichty, Annie McQueen, A: l.. Bowne, W. A. Spruill, H. L. Allison, Miller, Brenton Fisk, Miss Copeland.
 The first port of call was the Mercy home, where the committee was gra- ciously received by Mrs. Bell and her assistants and Mrs. ". H. Jeffries, for twenty-five years vice president of the board. Lovely, spotless rooms, and ab- solutely flyless dining room and kitchen made a fitting background for the children themselves, who ranged from appealing tots of fifteen months up to great big girls. All looked so happy and natural" with different clothes and hair, quite lacking in that institutionalized air which is so de- pressing in some homes.
 Mrs. Jeffries gave a most interest ing account of the home since it was begun a quarter of a century ago through the efforts of the w. C.. T. U. Since then, it has grown and prospered through it's loving service, and is now one of the most popular of the Birming- ham charities, well taken care of by the Community Chest. Its beautiful motto, Unwilling that any should per- ish," has been Loyalty lived up to in the conduct of the institution, and many happy, useful, people in Alabama today owe their start to the shelter ing care of the Mercy home.
 Mrs. Blynd gave a brief account of the development of child-caring agen- eies in this country, starting in pre- Revolutionary days, and coming down to the most modern form of child-care, the mothers pension. She was followed by Miss Sadie Ash of the Child Well fare Buearu, who told of her work in placing out dependent and neglected children. Short instructive talks will f. ature each tour, and this idea is be- ing enthusiastically received by the committee who feels that they gain a great deal of information in this way.
 The East Lake Orphanage was next visited. Its ideal setting, high on a hill, surrounded by huge grounds with ample room for hundreds of children to play in, was commented on by the visitors. Sister Josephine, Sister Genevieve, and Mrs. G. M. Latham, president of the East Lake Orphanage association, were very cordial in their reception of the committee, showing them all over the big building, with it's clean, white floors and shining, hard wood corridors, and then through the grounds. A delightful feature of this institution is the new swimming pool, which is vastly enjoyed by the young sters. The visitors were favored by examples of fancy swimming and div ing by the small boys, and secretly longed for bathing suits themselves.
 Lack of time prevented visit to the vocational training school but this in- stitution and the Boys Industrial school will be in the itinerary next time. The committee was so; pleased with its first glimpse of Jefferson county institutions, each so well con. ducted and creditable in every way, that it has decided to have the tours evry two weeks instead ofonce a month, Announcement will be made in the near future of the time and place of the next f0IIP