The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-31

The executive board of the league met in the municipal auditorium on Friday morning at 10 o'clock to discuss the Housewives Exhibit which is to be held October 2S. All the details of the exhibit were perfected and the league expects this to be the most successful in the history of the movement to bring housewiwe and manufacturer together.
 League Members, Take Notice!
 At the last meeting of the league, the president, Mrs. Hankins, appointed a committee on revision of the constitu- tion, consisting of Mrs. Neil Wallace and Mrs. Dora c. Fall. This commit tee is to repeat at the September meet ing, and has decided to bring in the following suggested changes, which will be immediately voted on by the league. Copies of thef present constitution may be obtained at headquarters.
 Proposed changes in the constitution and bylaws of the Jefferson County League of Women Voters:
 Article Three of the Constitution. R Section 2. A nominating committee of seven shall be elected annually by ballot on the first Tuesday in Septem- Der. This committee shall meet at once and nominate officers whose consent to serve they shall secure and the slate shall be published in the local press and bulletined at league headquarters.
 Section 3. Officers shall be elected by ballot at the annual meeting, no. flee of the election having been an nounced through the local press al least two weeks prior thereto.
 Section 4. No officer, except treas. urer shall be eligible to serve more than two consecutive terms.
 Article Four. Strike out June" and insert May"
 Article One of the Bylaws.
 Section 2 The president shall ap- point the following standing commit tees: (Education, women in industry, social welfare, efficiency in govern ment, health, living costs, finance, mem. bership, international cooperation to prevent war, headquarters, hostess Americanization. The president shall be ex-officio member of all committees except the nominating committee.
 Section 3. The first vice president shall be chairman of the executive board. The second vice president shall be in charge of organization and the third vice president shall be in charge of legislation and law enforcement.
 Article 2 Regular meetings shall be held on the second and fouth Tues days in each month from October to May, inclusive, the first meeting be. ing for business. During the months of June, July, August, and Septem- ber the meetings shall be monthly. The hour and place of meeting shall be de. termfned by the executive board. Course of Lectures on the Constitution
 As has before been announced, se- ries of six free lectures on the federal constitution will be offered under the auspices of the League of Women Vot. CTS, through the generosity of Miss Ella Conly, beginning Wednesday, Sep tember 17 which is to be celebrated all over the United States as 'Constitu- tion Day" These lectures will be held each Wednesday thereafter for six weeks, embracing September 17-24 and October l, 8, 15 and 22. The hour is from three to four o'clock, the lecture to last forty-five minutes and to be followed by round-table discussion and questions. The place has not yet been selected, but will be announced next Sunday. t..4
 Dr Harrison A. Trexler, professor of political economy at Birmingham Southern college, has consented to give the lectures, to the great delight oi Miss Conley's committee, who realizes how fortunate they are to secure q scholar of such note. The subjects foi [ the course as follows:
 1. September IT, What a Constitu. tion Is. Those of Britain, France, and the United States Compared. 2. September 24. How Our Consti tuition Was Made.
 8. October 1. How Our Constitu tion Has Been Amended.