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LOUISIANA CLUBS LIBRARY GETS QUARTERS Mrs. L. U. Babin appeared before the Police Jury at its regular meet- I ing, Nov. 14 for the library commit tee of Joanna Waddell Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and presented a plan which had been arrived at by her committee and the bar association, for the library to occupy the quarters in the court house, which had beenu set aside for the bar library. It was ageeed that the library would be moved at any time the bar library became large. Committee agreed to care for the books of the bar. B. B. Taylor, chair man of the court house commission, approved the plan. Mrs. Babin also presented a long petition signed by a large number of 3aton Rougeans, approving the plan, and showed that there was some o ctarried without a dissenting vote. Other members of the Joanna Wad dill Chapter on the library committee are Mies. J. D. Bogan, M. P. Robert sonm, A. G. Grant, T. P. Singletary, .and A. P. Miller. On the advisory board chosen by this committee from the public are: Hon. T. H. Harris, Hon. Howell Mor gan, Hon. C. Ricaud, Rabbi H. Rein hart, Dr. B. C. Tucker, Col. A. Tj INsscott, Messrs. I. M. Causey, T. L. 1ball, Hy. Puckett, Mrs. J.1 A. Tucker and Miss K. Doherty. The following is the petition: Batton Rouge, La., Nov. 14, 1922. 2b the Honorable Members of the Pe. lice Jury, iastt Baton Rouge Parish. Gentlemen: Wie come before you representing the public library now housed on the and floor of the Allen building, cor nr of Church and Florida streets. We earnestly request that you give apace for temporary headquarters for library in the new court house building. Either of the two suggest ed places that your body and the new courtad house building committee may Iadicate will be acceptable; our com altte ehas been both. One is the un tlshaed space on the 2nd floor, south, but this is larger than mecesary; the Iter Is, the library of the Court alAppeals on the 3rd floor, west. Is case that the place last mentionea ashald be loaned aus we weald be glad to have charge of and take tare of tihe books 'belonging to the Court of Appeals, makina them 9f better ser. rise to those using them. If this place is loaned us and the thae should come when it is needed ic the Court of Appeals alone we would vacate to another part of the Ibilding, say, the unfinished part. Even this would be asked for tempo agrily, because Batop Rouge will have a real library building, 'built by the .i4 or the city and parish. Our borrowers of boeks each monath are between two and three thousand. With good roads, the nam. her of rural readers has increased eal Is steadily growing. Not only are rural folks invited to read from h library, but conditions under which they may do so, for a long time, have bein made easier for them; tor instance, a rural borrower may keep ks two weeks, and a town inader may keep them only one week. The latest school using booke from J the library is Baywood. The prin 'lpal comes at intervals and takes oUt books for his sohool and in due time he brings them back. This is the. plan followed by a number of out-uf-town schools and neighbor hoods. Our desire is to serve as many wraders as.possible, both rural and aiban, flling the capacity as well as i e limited means at hand will per aIt, both of the municipal and par ish library. When the city or parish will have .provided for proper bousIng and I nalmtenanee of a library, all the Ii 'Weay psessions of Joanna Waddill chapter will then become the property at the Dpble with a reguklr board 4 l charge of a committee from the Caetlemen, we petition yoa for i mpperar' apace fo the library in the a- ersortt oe buoildn g. * gdthtly subsmitted, ) The ILbrr; y Comnittae. .1& comealtte: Mrs. J. D. Bg~an, ba 3l. P. Robertson, Mrs. A. 0. Gmet, Mas '. . S9. i3netay, Mrs. A. p. tasr, and Mrs. L. U. aha , pursri. dst oqf thie Joanan Wddill Chapter. .las - moaty rseen ag 4* was held Wedmwday, 'No1. 16 at 3 P. an. Ies bmdpaess 5o iarayette *st'.O it~ ee64t, Mrs. James (tgte. attir a loug absence whiot toI Geoga tad PlwS, 1051 ~f~.iGaiZrl -a 11wedr u L~p& ses~r~ comastld the meeties S- the telnems Iwitrs era StF~ & eums flmu..Bns from the tax list 'and extending its service to automobile tourists. Both of these subjects are in the hands of committees. Mrs. Elmo Badley, delegate to the convention, made a full and interest Sing report. Members unable to at tend the convention appreciated this report very much. Mrs. L. U. Babin, general chair man on a get-together meeting of town and country women, under the auspices of the Civic Association, re ferred to such a meeting which was held a few years ago in the Woman's Department of the Free Agricultural Fair, resulting in the establishment of the Rest Room which has for nearly eight years brought town and country together more than any other club. She invited them to partici pate in this. The Rest Room League readily ac cepted the invitation and will assist in extending the invitation to rural folks, Mrs. Clayton accepting the chairmanship of the invitation com mittee. A luncheon will be served compli mentary by the Rest Room League to all visiting women. BUSINESS MEETING OF THE I. 1 H. GOTTLIEB MEMORIAL Friday morning at 10:30 the month- t ly business meeting of the I. H. Got tlieb Memorial board was held at s headquarters, 315 Ndrth Street, with I the president, Mrs. Geo. W. Garig, presiding. It Reports of officers were heard and S the matron also reported. After the t meeting, members of the board vis ited through the house with the ma tron. The report of the State Federa- t tion of Women's Clubs was given by t the board's delegate, Mrs. L. U. Bab in, who was thapked for a full re port. The Hallowe'en party from the Board to young men friends was reported a most enjoyable affair.. Miss Elizabeth Ogden was chairman [ of the board, assisted by Mrs. deo. W. Garig, Mrs. Walker Young and Mrs. Joe Gottlieb. Mr. Joe Gottlieb , was a special guest. t Saturday, Nov. 18, was the second anniverwary of the purchase of the home,. which will be observed by the boards young ladies and the matron. Thanksgiving dinner committee is composed of every member of the 1 board, Mrs. Joe Gottlieb as chairman. I The attractive Rower garden at theL home could not be left unnoticed at i this meeting and a picture of It and the home will be made for Federa-, tion's official journal, the Woman's Enterprise, in the Deceamber issue. Business pertinent to the home is find satisfactory, the treasurer, Mrs. c Joe Itamlres, reported that the books t were in shape to Nov. 1, and the t chief bills were those of last month's t house expenses, plus the reimbnifse meat to . member of the money she adianced on taxes, as Attorney Gen eral Coco ruled the I. H. Gottlieb Me morial is doing the type of work, which under the law, exempts the payment of taxes. OI BUSINESS MEETING OF BATON a ROUGE CIVIC ASSOCIATION The business meeting of the Baton j Rouge Civic Association was held on November 15 at 10 a. m. in the Wom- IJ an's Club House. The regular monthly meeting which should have taken pjlace the c second. Wednesday was postponed a r week on account of the convention of r the State Federated Clubs held in r New Orleans kast week A verbal report of the Convention a was made by Mrs. A: R. Albritton, t delegate, and a written one byMrs. I Lee E. Harris, president, which was t so good that the association voted j to have it published. ( Following the inspiration of the t Cqnavetion, the Civic Association1, took sation on three vital subjects a that were among others treated dur- t Ing last wieek: Illiteracy and eloem i cooperation between the women of f town and country and music In the i tehoola. In charge of the firt was amned Mm. A. R. Albtitton and the siodeaMrs. L. U. l.abin, the third ina hals of a committee. Mtport was given by Mrs. NIlor Baley for the committee lobltag tbQl secring a woman probation dLir.i scomittee appeared eforne the )wll~e Jury Tuesday at its regtLr I requesting a coiwideraton of the sablet and that body named4 Ia coarnlttee of three of its members to investigPte and cooperate vith the Io innttee from the Civic Asocla- I ition. Some time ago the Civic Asso- 1 *latlontook up thism sttrs with the eity authorities who said they had it 1 l [tbal sad believel it a good thtng. 'I Masic'Ia schools as £ regular sub- ( ject was adopted in a resolution at the convention and is a matter the 'Association worked on last year. The school board of this parish approves but has not funds at present to in ;;ude music in the schools. The as sociation voted to ask Prof. H. W. Stopher of Louisiana State Universi ty to write an article on this subject to be published in the Federation's official journal, the Woman's Enter prise of Baton Rouge. A written expression from the As sociation was sent Mrs. Geo. W. Ga rig, commissioner on streets and parks in recognition of his work now being done on North Boulevard; the raising of the sidewalk on the north side in the seventh block and widen ing of this street on the street car line in front on the Convention street school and at the intersections of North Boulevard and 3'rd and St. Ferdinand streets. Mr. Garig has ac cepted an invitation to be present at the December meeting to lay plans of 1923 before the Association and the part that women can best help him in his city work. Mrs. A. R. Albritton will take her committee to an interview with Supt. T. H. Harris on illiteracy and how best the women can help. Mrs. L. U. Babin will arrange for a closer co-operation between women of town and country through agencies as the Extension Department of L. S. U., the Rest Room League of Bat on Rouge, Chamber of Commerce and Parish Farm Bureau. Mrs. C. H. Stumberg was requested to present to the Association of City Clubs for the Civic Association the subject of seeing the local motion picture management on producing certain pictures here, naming them, that may have special interest and significance for the betterment of mo tion pictures. ASSOCIATION OF CITY CLUBS The regular monthly meeting of the association of city clubs was held the first Thursday in November at 10:30 a. m. in the Woman's Club house. The chief business was financial re port of the musical concert series by Mrs. C. H. Stumberg, president. The first numiber by the Chicago Operatic Trio was a success and it was announced that there were suf ficient funds on hand to pay for the remaining two ont-of-town attrac tions. The three local performances of the Philharmonic Orchestra will be put on whether there is money to pay the musicians or not. This was unanimously voted, at re hearsal of this orchestra, and re ported by Mrs, Stumberg, who was present. The association of city clubs in appreciation of this find spirit, and the cooperatioid of the members with the director instructed the sec retary to send the clubs written ex pression to that effect. It is believed that with this placing of music above money, this coopera tion of the members, that it will be through the Philhar'monic orchestra that good music, both local aind im ported, will be heard in Baton Rouge year after year. The association voted to aske up the 'luncheon meetings again. These were *bandoned during the summer. The order will be from now on, until notice is given to the contrary, a purely business session alternating with a luncheon meeting. The luncheon will take place the frst Thursday in December. I JOINT MEETING OF WOMEN, URBAN AND RURAL Wednesdayr, January 10, at 10:b0 o'clock in the morning, in the Wo man's Club house, there will be a joint meeting of women both urban and rural. The purposes of this get-together are: 1st, to bring about closer rela tionship between the town and rural women; 2nd, to stimulate interest in the attendance at the Farmer's and Home makers' work at the Capital City Poultry Show; 3rd, to increase the number of rural clubs among the women with the object of bringing all women's clUbs together for a bet ter understanding and a thorough un ion; to the final end of mutual bene ft to the commuaity, town and par. la.h Those to be ladted. Agents and women in attendance at the State Short COwae; every or club Sn parish and town; all East Bato I Rouge women erolled as Home demonstrators; atate preasil dent of Louisiana Federated Wo aeno's club., Mrs. A. . Reed, san dth District president, Lb F. W. C,, Mrs. W. B. Btcher, and all women Inter. ested. This movement was inauguratel by the Civic association with Mrs. L. U. Dabin as chairman. All clubs in town are invited to participate and become joint hostesses to the out-of. -ton visitors. A prograim wil be givun at the bhouse, an fter which a noon lun "U. D. C. DEPARTMENT LOUISIANA DIVISION, U. D. C. To Officers, Members and Friends: The date of serving the Christmas Feast to the Soldiers' Home, Camp Nicholls, New Orleans, has been made December 28th at 2 o'clock. Each Chapter is urged to contribute to this Feast, according to its cir cumstances, in the following manner: The box should be sent to Capt. G. A. Williams, Superintendent Sol diers' Home of Louisiana, to ARRIVE NOT LATER than December 20. The box should be labeled with the NAME of Chapter sending it, and if cakes, labeled "perishable" also, It should contain list of contents. The senders are requested to notify the Custodian of departure of box 4 (enclosing in letter, duplicate list of contents of box). The Custodian Louisiana Division will invite members of the Chapters: in New Orleans to represent absent, Chapters in serving the Feast. Should any ladies from your section be in the I City at the date mentioned, they are 4 cordially invited to assist. The following is a list of articles to be contributed: Money, preserves, pickles, syrups, candies, knitted wrist lets, jams, figs, cakes, pipes, comfort ers, hams, canned vegetables, jellies, a tobacco (smoking or chewing.) 4 Number of inmates 45; infirmary 20. It is suggested that where mem bers are widely scattered, copies of I this paper be sent to distant mem bers; even a pair of wristlets takes time to solicit, make and send. Do f not send cooked meats. MRS. FEENNEY RICE, Custodian La. Division, U. D. C., 3517 Canal St., New Orleans. I approve of the above: MRS. FRED C. KOHLMAN, President, Louisiana Division. GENERAL OFFICERS ARE NAMED BY THE U. D. C. The President and Four Other of The Incumbents Are Honored by Reelection Birmingham. Ala., Nov. 16-Five general officers of the United Daugh ters of the Confederacy, including cheon will be served the visitors by the Rest Room league at their rest rooms at 550 Lafayette Street. The general committee is composed of: Mrs. L. U. Babin, Mrs. James Clayton, Miss Euphrosine Deshatels, and Mrs. Mary Barrow Gleason. Full details and all committee, will be announced in the December issue of the Woman's knterprise. O MUSICAL CONCERT DEC. 6th AT GARIG HALL BY PHILHAR MONIC ORCUESTRA Luncheon Meeting of the Association of City Clubs The aecond musical concert under the auspices of the association of city clubs, will be given Dec. 6, Garig hall by the Philharmjonic orchestra of Baton Rouge under the direction of Prof. H. WK. Stopher. The Phil harmonic orchestra that proved of such service and pleasure to the com Imunity last winter, and therefore, needs no introduction to local music lovers, who attested their apprecia tion and enjoyment by their presence and praises of the performances last season* This is the seconil unrber of the series to be given under the auspices of the association of Eity clubs. The first, in October, was by the Chicago Operatic Trio, and will be remember ed by a full house as one of the most pleasing musical concerts ever im d into this city. 'Professor Stopher, who knows how, is leaving nothing undone to make this second number a great success. With the cooperation of the members I of his orchestra, such as exists in' their ranks, makes Baton Raoge high 1 In the class of good masic and the type of miusicians. On the program, December 6, will a appear Thieddore Rouhl, cantante bass, of ?Ne Orleans, and Msrjorie ] Arbour ot Baton Romage. Besides the series of musical con- i certs, the *ssociation is planning to a resume tit luncheon meetiags, which a last winter proved bentfclal and en- 1 joyable. The frst luncheon meeting 1 'will take place at noon, Thursday, Decauber Ith, under the direction of the Revipwers club, with Mrs. Rufus 1 Jackson in charge. All associated club members are invited to these; luncheons with the privilege of bring- 1 ing gueste. A fne program is an- < ticipated, under tle capable direction of the young women of the Reviewers ; clb, with Mrs. Jackson's leadership,,; assisted by Mrs. M. H. Gandy and assisted by Mrs. M. H. Landry and Mrs. Harry Robept. Mrs. Livingston Rowe Schuyler of were reelected at today's session of the annual convention here, while five new general officers were named. Headed by Mrs. Schuyler, the new of ficial roster includes: First Vice-president general, Mrs. Frank Harold, Americus, Ga. Second Vice-president general, Mrs. Frances E. Ross, Riverside, Calf. Third Vice-president general, Mrs. W. E. Massey, Hot Springs, Ark. Recording Secretary general, Mrs. W. T. D. Byrne, Charleston, W. Va. Treasurer general, Mrs. J. T. Hig gins, St. Louis, Mo. Historian general, Mrs. St. John A. Lawton, Charleston, S. C. Registrar general, Mrs. Ida Powell, Chicago, Ill. Custodian crosses of honor, Mrs. W. H. Eastbrook, Columbus, Ohio. Custodian of flage and pennants, Mrs. J. H. Crenshaw, Montgomery, Aal. A lively fight developed in the elec tion between Mrs. W. E. R. Byrne of Charleston, W. Va., and Mrs. Chap pell Cory of Birmingham for the office of recording secretary general. Mrs. Byrne was elected by a ma jority of 154 votes. Following, a luncheon at which each state was represented at a sep erate table and an automobile tour of the city this afternoon, delegates observed historical evening. While it was expected that the mat ter of enlarging the memorial chapel at Washington and Lee university would be brought up at the morning session, the election occupied the en tire period and this question was postponed. The Virginia delegation is said to be divided upon the pro posal, some contending the chapel should be left just as the general built it, and others wishing to en large it at an expense of approxi mately $1,500,000. Mrs. Fred Kolman, of New Orleans, state president, Louisiana Division; Mrs. Charles Granger, Miss Dariska Gautreaux, Mrs. Hickey Fredericks, were among the Louisianians who at tended the convention of the General Order in Birmingham, Ala., and re port a very successful meeting: Mrs. Sti Clair Favrot anr Miss Bev? erliy Favrot of Baton Rouge attei ded the U. D. C. convention in Birmingy ham, Ala:, where the latter acted ''at one of the pagea from Louisiana. November 16, 1922. Fitzburgh Lee Chapter, U. D. C., met in Grunewald Hotel, Thursday, Nov. 16, a large attendance being present. Two members were welcomed into the chapter and four members were presented fqr membership. Mrs. Rice, cuatodian, was sent a contribution towards old soldiers' Xmas dinner. It was decided that a card party be given at Kobb's Tea Room, Saturday Nov. 25th. The following officers were elected for the year 1923. Mrs. Arthur Weber, president. Mrs. I. E. Kiefe, 1st vice'president. Miss Emma Baurcier, 2nd vice-pres. Mrs. A. W. Barker, 3rd vice-pres. Mrs. D. Eug ene Strain, Ree. Sec. AMrs. W. S. MeDearmid, treasurer. Mrs. Ada V. WakeAeld, historian. Mrs. S. D. McEnery, registrar. Mrs. J. D. Bailey, Directress Chil dren of the Confederacy. Mhs. L. A. Jurg, chaplain. Those selected for the Ex. Com mittee were:/ M1aS. AGNES BYRNES, MRS. JOHN APPLEBY, MRS. I. E. IUEFE. o JOANNA WADDILL CHAPTER IN ANNUAL MEETING The Joanna Waddill Chapter U. D. C. held its annual meeting te first Wednesday in November at 2:30 in the Woman's. Club house. Officers eleted at this meeting to I take up their duties in December are: Mrs. St. Clair Favrot, president; Mrs. J. D. Bogan, 1st vice-president; Mrs. W. P. Robertson, 2nd vice-pres ident; Mrs. L. U. Rabin, recording secretary; Mrs. A. P. Ailler, corre sponding secretary; Mrs. A. G. Grant, treasurer; Mrs. Lee. R. Harris, his torian; and Mrs. F. G. Clark, regis trar. Miss Mae Barrow was reelected li brarian. The chapter has a rule that no of ficer may succeed herself more than two years in slccehsion, but the ex ception was made in the case of Mrs. Harris, historian, who in that capac ity, has done such fine work locally, and who has received thanks an many occasions from state historians for splendid historical contributions, hav ing won irst place in contests, both Sntate and national. Officers and conmmittees reported for the year. Mrs. Babin, president, thanked the officers, committees and members for the past united work and hoped the future would bring them even closer thereby strengthening their advan, tages to do good work to the Con. federate Veterans, each other and the community. A new member, Mrs. R. F. Robert comes into the chapter with a record of great merit. Her grandfather, Zach C. Deas, was born in S. C, bu came to Mobile when a young boy in 1835 with his parents and resided there the remainder of his life. Joining the Confederacy, he became Aid-de-Camp to Gen. J. E. Johnston. After participating in the battle of Manassas, he recruited the 22nd AlI. bama and was made its colonel, to which he gave from his own means $28,000 in gold to buy 800 Enied rifles for this regiment. After the fall of General Gladen and Col. Adams at the battle of Sbi. loh, he was left to take commari of the brigades; then superceded 'Gen, Gardner after Murfresboro, command. ing as Brigadier the 19th, 22nd, 25th, a 37th, and 50th Alabama regimen, 4j He was in command at Chicama g, Mission Ridge, Besaea, New Itope, At the conflict under the walls of Nashville, he succeeded Gen. F 4, ? Johnston and transferred to the East, he was in front of Sherman in his marches through South Carolina, Deas had two horses killed from Uans. der him; he was wounded once sligh). ly and once severely. Mr. and Mrs. Robert and their Ittie daughter moved to Baton Rouge some time ago to make their home here, as Mr. Robert is assistant supervisor of public accounts. 'C:` DAUGHTERS CREATE SCHOLARSHIP Borglum, the Sculptor, Tells of the Stone Mountain Propositieh in All Details A telegram was received from Woodrow Wilson by the Daughters of the Confederacy, assembled Itn coo. vention Friday, afternoon via Mlis Allie Garner, Alabama woman, who is the corresponding secretory esn. eral. The telegram was in respolhs to greetings aerit by the Disuhter while they were telegraphically grist. Ing absent officers. Mr. Wilson's reply: "Miss Allie Garner, correpiioiq secretary general: Please accedt'iy thanks 'for your gracious nesaei. WOODROW WILSON." Three outaanding things wedr de. cided Friday by the conventlto 41 the United Daughters of the Coafed. eraey. The first wad the creating sad'nsa* ing of scholarships and the repldit concerning educational work, whkh represents an outlay of $97,000. The educational matters attrartitl the enthusiastic attention of thV 5* semblage were that a scholarShil d - $400 be created to be known 55 May Roy McKinney scholahhip bs a testimonial of the organizationfl'5 t o and appreciation of the past dent-;Mrs. Roy McKinney. The Vassar scholarship, whichk been maintained for a number of years, was officially given the usO of the Mary B. Poppenheim schol* ship in appreciation of the educatisail work done by Miss Poppenheim who,, was the first chairman of the ed A tion. The naming of the Vasar scholarship for Miss Poppenheilt 0s a graduate of that institution. The Washington and Lee scholar* ship was increased by $20 a.10 It lacked this much of being .5 cQl* plete S500 a year proposition. NEW TEACHER OF MUSIC. The university department of miii*1 sic jas added Mr. P. D. FrenciI, teacter of clarinet and saxophoe te its faculty list. Mr. French with hb wife and little boy moved to this c!i recently, and he has a position igA office at the Standard Oil. HgW8 born in Meroin, Indiana., E played in bands at Merom, .80! * and Palestine, Indiana; at RohtPi e Illinois; in the 155th Infantry. in France; the 7th Infantry in ~.. many; and he was stationed fortgit months in the Musicians Bau4ndJ ' ter's School at Chaumont, wbit general headquarters for the ___ Man Army. . While here he O6tpi the chair as first clarinet in Y~ shing's second band of seventy a bers. After service over sus A played in the Bogalusa Y.. a . A. band just prior to coming tod$a Rouge. He played in the ore5tf Merom high school from wbie graduated, and for three years In Union Christian College 0oehe5i; Ire has had adequate and sPme" 'eperience as a teacher and hoped that a large number of st"' dents will register for clarlit e 0 saxophone.