The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
Montgomery Host
ToClub. Women
In December

Montgomery club women are antici-
pating with keenest interest the first
week in December when the Fifth Dis
trict clubs of Alabama and the South
eastern Council of the General Fedora
ton of Women's clubs will meet in
Montgomery December and 4. Presid-
ing over the Fifth District meeting
which will be held the first day will
be Mrs. r. P. Gross of Alexander City,
manager of the district. Mrs. J. w. Nc
Collum of GAINESVILLE, Fla, president
Of the Southeastern Council, will pre-
side at the council meeting with Mrs.
J. Brevard Jones of Montgomery as
recording secretary.
gomery Federation of Women's clubs
will entertain at q beautiful luncheon
at the Montgomery Country club and
that afternoon while the Fifth District
is concluding its business, members of
the Southeastern Council will register,
while later in the afternoon an informal
tea will be held at the home of Mrs.
W. w. Brandon, at the executive man.
sion.
Wednesday evening there is to be
joint meeting of the Fifth District and
the council, which will be an open
meeting with Mrs. Val Taylor, state
president of the Alabama Federation
presiding. There will be addresses of
welcome by Governor w. w. Brandon,
Mayor w. A. Gunter and Mrs. M. II.
futile, to which Mrs. McCollum will
respond. Musical selections will add
to the evenings entertainment and talks
made by prominent club women from
other states.
The real work of theScouncil will be-
gin Thursday morning with a full pro-
gram for the day. There will be rep
resentatives from the states of Vir-
ginia, North and South Carolina, Geor
sia, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, Cuba
and Alabama, and as the. president of
each federation. is introduced the local
music committee will sing the state
song.
At one o'clock Thursday, Mrs. Val
Taylor and Mrs. J. B. Jones will en-
terrain at a luncheon Sat the Outdoor
Inn, honoring the Southeastern Coun-
ell, the Alabama Federation board, the
Alabama Federation chairmen and the
local committee on arrangement with
the executive board of the Montgomery
Federation of Women's clubs. Thursday
afternoon will conclude the business for
the council.
More than seventy-five club women
are expected to attend these meetings
from cities in Alabama and the south
ern states and their visit to Montgom-
cry will be an inspiration to the club
women of the city who are progressive
and interested in club life in all its
phases.
Child welfare work is to be discussed
by three women each of whom is IA
miliar with the work from every angle.
Miss Elizabeth Skinner of Florida,
Mrs. Alonzo Richardson of Atlanta,
Ga, and Miss Virginia Handley, child
welfare director of Alabama. Mrs. Rich
ardson is one of the most prominent
club women in Georgia, president of the
Atlanta Woman's club and a woman
of great charm and magnetism. She
will bring to the women of Montgomery
a splendid message and will be cordial
ly received. Miss Handley needs no
introduction to the women of the state
for her splendid work in the department
she represents is known by the club
women of Alabama.
The following state federation presi-
dents will be present on this occasion:
Mrs. Val Taylor, Alabama ; Mrs. w. L.
Blackman, Florida; Mrs. A. P. Brant-
ley, Georgia; Mrs. Benjamin W. Bay
less, Kentucky; Mrs. Palmer Jerman,
North Carolina; Mrs. L. H. Jennings,
South Carolina; Mrs L. S. Gillentine,
Tennessee; Mrs. ]. Allison Hodges,
Virginia.
Mrs. M. Fl. Tuttle of the Montgom-
cry Federation has appointed the fol-
lowing chairman of committees: Mrs.
Anne T. McLemore, registration Mrs.
Bibb Graves, homes; Mrs. Blue Har-
ris, luncheon; Mrs. C. Guy Smith,
music; Mrs. ]. II. Lyons, automobile;
Mrs. Robert Vass and Mrs. Virginia B.
Rangeley, publicity; Committee on ar
rangement, Mrs. Fitzgerald Salter, Mrs.
Archie Tyson, Mrs. Blue Harris, Mrs.
Hardie Bell, Mrs. L. T. Quinn, Mrs
o. G. Humphrey, Mrs. ]. Lyons, Mrs.
Walter Lobman, Mrs. Robert Denham,
Mrs. Guy Smith, Mrs. Tom West, Mrs.
Hartley Moon, Mrs. Carr Buchanan,
Mns. H. H. Keynton, Mrs. A. I. Nc
and Mrs. Morgan Gilmer.
MRS. BROOKS, A CLUB HOSTESS
The Fifth District club meeting in
December was the topic of discussion
for the Mothers Round Table club
when it met Thursday morning at ten
thirty o'clock with Mrs. G. G. Brooks,
at her home in Capitol Heights. The
Southeastern Council of the General
Federation of Women's clubs will meet
in Montgomery at the same time and
Montgomery club women are making
great plans for the entertainment of the
many club women who will gather in
Montgomery, December and 4, from
Alabama and the southern states. Mrs.
G. N. Mitchan presided over the bust
ness session calling for various commit
tee reports, after which the program
for the day was taken up with early
Adolescence ~ to IT," as the topic for
study. The program was as follows
Feeling and Emotions" Mrs
Charles Lee.
Development of Aesthetic Nature"
Mrs. H. H. Reynolds.
Development of Religious Life"
Mrs. j. w. Reinhardt.
During the social hour which followed
later in the morning the hostess served
delicious course luncheon. Fall
flowers in bright colors added to the
attractiveness of the rooms where the
club members assembled.
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