The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-30
The Woman Citizen Conducted By Jefferson County League Of Women Voters

resenting the republicans, and Phil Painter, representing the La Toilette progressives, each extolling the virtues of his party and explaining its platform and policies.
 6. Women on Party Committees. In September, at the suggestion of Mrs. Jacobs, it was voted to instruct the president to appoint special commit tee to look into the organization of the county executive committees of the three parties, with especial reference to the number of women on them, methods of election, etc. In October, commit tee of league members, Mrs. Johnston, Mrs. Bowron and Mrs. Fisk, attended the meeting of the county democratic executive committee for the purpose of securing information as to it's organiza- tion.
 :. Get-Out-The-Vot Campaign held in October was inaugurated at lunch con at theFTutwiler, October ?, at which all local women's club presidents were guests. The league membership was circulated, urging the women to vote, and a free-tag day was held November 8. The supply of tags, which were furnished by the state league, was so limited however, that they vanished in short time, reaching comparatively few voters. The result of this cam paign, as shown in the election, was very disappointing, fewer voters going to the polls than in 1920.
 8. Lectures on Constitution of the United States, held in September and October each Wednesday afternoon dur ing six weeks, were free to the publiG and were the generous offering of Miss Ella Conley, who financed them with the money she had earned from the county as special poll-tax worker during January. They were given by Dr. H. A. Trexler. professor of political econ- omy at Birmingham- Southern, and there was a registration of over sixty
 9. Talks Before Clubs On Citizen ship made frequently during the year. the executive secretary having ap- peared before six clubs, and Mrs. Hankins, Mrs. Wallace and others hay ing spoken at several.
 1O Citizenship Work With Girl Scouts. Last spring, at the invitation of the Girl Scout executive, Mrs. Rountree, the executive secretary be- came a member of the Scout court of honor, and held the examinations for citizenship badges She also made two talks on citizenship before Scout troops. Preliminary examinations were made by Misses Marjorie Adler, Tecla Blach, and Sarah Phelan for the league. Between 15 and 20 Scouts have been granted citizenship badges.
 II. Citizenship Essay Contest. In CO., operation with the education committee, the citizenship committee staged a second contest for the best essay on certain phases of citizenship written by any student in the graduating class of the city and county high schools. Sii- yer trophy cups were offered. The pro ject had the cordial backing of the school authorities. the essays being made part of the regular school work A luncheon complimentary to the heads of the English departments in the va rious high schools was given by the league at the Tutwiler hotel. Those most active in work for this contest were Mrs. Beddow, Mrs. K. A. Jones and Mrs. J. r. Levvy.
 12. Investigation of Voting Ma chimes. Following the May primaries the league adopted a resolution calling for an investigation of voting machines and their cost and urging their install ment at least III tue ldISc DoACS Ol ehN county. Legislative action and possibl! a constitutional amendment will be nee essary in order to legalize the use oi the machines, but after great deal oi correspondence and study during tht summer, the committee is convinced that they should be made legal and in stalled, for the sake of the election of ficials, if for no other reason.
 Education
 Course in Public Speaking. A splen did weeks course in public speaking under Dr. Henry Gaine Hawn of New York, was held under the auspices oi the league in March. A special com mittee. with Mrs. II. B. Whitesides as the efficient chairman, was in charge and with a registration of over hun dred and heavy expenses, the league made $500 clear on the course.
 This department, under direction ,o1 Mrs. J. D. Bowling, began its worl in March by organizing strong com mittee, and attending health insti ute at the city hall, looking into actua sanitary conditions in Birmingham. 4 luncheon. attended by over 300, wa: held at the Tutwiler by this commit tee jointly with the District Federation