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SOCIETY AND HOME TOPICS FOR WOMEN
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Lenten Affairs of Interest
to the Feminine World
Something About An Art Exhibition—Alabamians in Washing
ton—A Birthday Party—Mr. and Mrs. Gussen’s Student
Recital This Evening at the Jefferson—Other Af
fairs of Note—Personal Notes
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By MYRTLE MILES
The collection of paintings exhibited
this week at Mayers’ has amply demon
strated Birmingham’s appreciation of
art. One cannot always, to be sure, judge
the artistic culture of a community by
the number of expensive art treasures in
their possession, since the most capable
judge of a splendid canvas may be the
least able financially to acquire It. How
ever, as it happens, a number of these
beautiful paintings have found their way
1 into Birmingham homes and yesterday
morning six were sold to be hung on the
walls of the Ridgely apartments. Besides
there have been scores of visitors.
The collection comprises the work of
some of the greatest of modern painters,
the pictures are done in oil, water color
and pastel; there are few dry point etch
ings, and I noted even several fine steel
engravings—copies of originals displayed
in the exhibition. Some are truly, lovely;
others, believe it or not, all who court
foreign productions in art or crafts,
would suffer in comparison with the
work of some of our local artists, whom
everybody knows have produced things
of which to be inordinately proud. It is,
though, a display which everyone should
see. and will be here only a few' days
longer.
The paintings of Eugene Mulertt—
Dutch water color scenes—have attracted
especial attention among the visitors to
the exhibition. He has been compared
to Millais; certainly he is touched by
the same appreciation for the simple
things of everyday life—depicting the
Dutch peasants, the huge armed wind
mills and lowlands, fishermen in their
little boats, and quaint cottages along
the canals.
Another whose work is splendidly rep-,
resented is Edmund Ostahus, the splen
did outdoor painter, whose work takes
high rank among the animal painters of
the country. One of the finest things
he has in the exhibition is a canvas on
which he has pictured two beautiful
Dlewellyn setters—nothing else; the splen
did dogs have trampled dow'n the brown
sedge grass about them in some field,
in the quest of game and stand, with
sensitive noses raised just indicating the
present of the little feathered fellows
they have followed. Such a picture would
delight any huntsman. It is particularly
interesting here since it portrays dogs
who are well known to several local
sportsmen. The one in advance is a
•painting of Count Whitestone, grand
sire of "Major Whitestone”: Mr. T. T
• Ashford’s beautiful setter, who recently
won a handsome cup. The other is "Joe
Cummings," another celebrated cup win
ner. Mr. Ashford, who has seen both
dogs, says that they are faithfully de
picted by the painter.
There are other beautiful paintings of
animals. One painting, done in oils, is
a barnyArd scene exceedingly cheerful
and portraying several cows and hens,
with the appropriate surroundings.
Aurel has done some brilliantly colorful
things, one a charming water color bou
doir scene. There is a single figure—a
woman looking into a mirror. Her atti
tude is delightful, her costume, with its
vivid scarlet sash, tiemendously pic
turesque. For those who appreciate cre
fulness of detail. there is a Turkish
painting by Medina—a woman in her Tur
kish robes. The lovely colors of costume
and surroundings would delight anyone
Riesehel’s paintings please me perhaps
most of all. Carl Weber has a delightful
apple blossom water color. It describes
a man in a cart, a wet afternoon, and
the colors are grey, green and soft. The
horse is just such an old broken down,
big, strong, hard working fellow as you
pee any day; the man sits huddled over
him quite in the same spirit the "dumb
driven cattle" spirit—as the horse.
George Howell Gay's paintings have
ci ea|ed a vast deal of enthusiasm. There ;
Is an exquisite marine scene. The break
ers are soft and white as you would wish
them to he and the rays of the sun are
planting delicately rosily and quite tim
idly over the blue and white of them.
Then there Is a landscape w'hieh is de
lightful but almost everyone, 1 think,
prefers his marine pictures—and there are
two or three of them.
NEWS FROM SOUTHERN
CONTINGENT IN WASHINGTON
The Washington Post of Sunday stated
that Senator and Mrs. J. H. Bankhead
left Washington yesterday afternoon for
their home in Alabama. The senator
will return in two weeks, while Mrs.
Bankhead will be gone indefinitely.
Senator and Mrs. Bankhead have had
as their guest for several days at the
New Willard their daughter, Mrs. Thom
as M. Owen, of Montgomery, Ala.
Mrs. Thomas U. Marshall was the guest
of honor at a beautiful luncheon yester
day given by Mrs. Henry D. Clayton at
her apartment in K street. The table
was decorated with yellow tulips and
there were corsage bouquets of lilies of
the valley and violets for the guests.
These were, in addition to Mrs. Marshall.
Mrs. Joseph R. Lamar. Mrs. J. Hamil
ton Lewis, Mrs. Rufus Hardy, Mrs. T. T.
Ansberry. Mrs. Victor Kauffmann, Mrs.
W. F. Dennis and Mrs. Robert Crane of
Baltimore.
The committees for the suffrage ball to
be given at the Willard Tuesday night,
April 21, have all been selected, and their
members are now completing arrang2
ments for the occasion. Mrs. O. H. P.
Belmont is chairman of the hall, and Mr.
Ormsby McCammon chairman of the floor
committee. The dance committee is un
der the direction of Mr. Myron M. Par
ker. Jr. Competitive dancing will he a
feature of the evening, and the judges
will be Mr. T. .7. D. Fuller, Capt. Theo
dore Rahlwin. Jr., Mr. Ormsby Moi’am
mon and Mr. Myron Parker, Jr.
Mrs. William Kent of California Mrs/
Nevil Monroe Hopkins and Mrs. Robert
Baker from the committee on arrange- 1
ments. The committee of young women
includes Miss Mary Morgan, chairman:
Miss Helen Buchanan. Miss Dasha Allen,
Miss Edith Goode, Miss Elizabeth Ivent.
Miss Marie Peary. Miss Emily Beatty.
Miss Marcia Murdock and Miss Cal lie
Hoke Smith.
What Is to become of the colored wig
fnd anyway?# Rome say they will wear]
them; others say they won’t. Tt seetr;.*
hardly possible to imagine Birmingham’s
women wearing them—except at ball
masques, as they have already been worn.
Put they may be taken seriously.
In Washington, it is predicted they will
he adopted next season. The Post Sun
day asserted:
“If the colored wig had to he tried out
to its artistic merits, no more charm
ing setting In which to establish its pic
turesque qualities could he found than
he home of Mrs. Plater, in Eighteenth
street, and there can be no denying that
nany of the women who appeared there*
*n Thursday night wearing wigs to match
their gowns, whether the latter were
freen. purple, blue or white, were lovely
nough to have stepped from the mellow
apestries and paintings that are among
he objects d'art of this luxuriant home.
Pried first as a jest at a costume hall
md on the stage at an amateur perform
ing at tlie playhouse, and discovered to
he more artistic than freakish, the women
Invited to two subsequent dinner par
ties were found ready at a hint from their
hostesses to don these latest accessories
to the harmonious toilet. Pretty as they
looked, the fashion is not likely to make
further progress at this season, v s a
lumber of the women who wore them,
Thursday night found them uncomfort
ably warm. Next winter conservative
Washington may have to tnke several for
ward steps in the way of artistic de
velopment. and who know* *iut in time
he woman without her wig in evening
Iress may become quite as conspi Minus
is would he an otherwise well-dressed
voman in street attire without a hat9”
1EI.LEN SMITH WOODRUFF
WINS A MILLINARY CONTEST
Mrw Lewis R Woodruff (Helen
imith), in addition to winning fame
is the author of a number of suceess
'ul books, and then as one of New
fork's most beautiful women, has now
leeome winner in a hat making contest.
\ number of society women last week
urned out a lot of pretty hats to be
worn Raster Sunday by little Brooklyn
*trls. They say that "clothes may
liake the man. but since first the world
legan lials have made the woman."
rhen If ribbons and dewdahs, flowers
md fussy frilling can do the work
here Will lie just about 150 ravlshlngly
beautiful little girls in Brooklyn Sun
iay, the result of a hat trimming ses
sion held on Mrs. Henry L. Burnett’s
back porch last week.
The New York Sun Saturday had this
mention of the former Birmingham
beauty:
The cautiousness of two artists
turned the hat trimming contest at
Mrs. Henry I,. Burnett’s Into a beauty
rontest yesterday afternoon Penrhyn
stanlaws and W Wallace tlilchrist dc
■lared they would paint nobody lmt
beautiful women, no matter who turned
out to tie tile best milliner. So C. W. de
Lyon Nioholl. as manager, announced a
beauty contest with himself as judge.
In that role he named Mrs. Lewis B
Woodruff and Miss R. S. Hoyt of Paris!
sister-in-law of Senator Clark, the wlnV
As it turned out Mr. Gilchrist, who
"ill paint Mrs. Woodruff, would have
been perfectly safe, for her hats won
first prize. Mrs. Woodruff said she
was flattered, but didn't know how she
could find time to sit. as she had two
books on the press and was working
on a third, the sixth in two years.
Of course i like to do a few social
things, too.” she explained. ”1 used to
be an invalid, so I have to make up for
lost time. But really lately 1 have had
to breathe at night. I suppose my
starved artistic temperament came out
In hats. I always wanted to he a
painter.”
The author of 'The kady of the
Lighthouse.” whose blond hair and
lovely color have put her among Mr.
-Mania" s' 10 most beautiful Americans.
Mghed a little over the shortness of
life. •
Mrs. Charles P. Fry. Miss Susan Sey
mour. Mrs. Theodore W. Stemmier. Mrs.
riscar Stillman and Mrs. Henry Poscher
won portraits of themselves by Kahlil
3ibran. Virginia Haregreaves Wood, R.
Hamilton, Peslic Pee and James Francis
Brown respectively. Miss Yvonne
Stemmier received a hat from Wanna
makers. Mrs. Georg*, Perkins Uwton
"ill be painted by William T. Smedley,
who requested the honor.
Mrs. Newton Adams, who has been
n Wannaker's millinery department
since her husband met with business re
verses. judged the hats with much
taste In so far as the artists had left
her any leeway. She spent an hour
with what she declared was $600 worth
if very creditable millinery.
The children of the Sunday kinder
garten will come to choose their hats
nj Saturday so as to be all ready for
Easter. Then they will have no excuse
for staying away from Sunday school
luring the summer.
IOYCROFTERS’ MEETING
WITH MRS. DOUGLASS ,
The opening of the Joycrofters Was an
jecasion of especial pleasure to tl** mem
bers and their friends. It occurred at •
NO WONDER
SHE IS GLAD
Only a Short Time Ago, Was
Unable to Stand and Out of
Heart; Now Walks Two
Miles Easily
Rosedale, Okla.—"I am almost un
able to describe what used to be my
suffering,” says Mrs. Beckey Barrett,
Df this town. ”1 suffered so for over
two years with womanly troubles,
and had such pains, that I was unable
10 stand on my feet.
It seemed that I could not be helped,
and thought my only chance was an
aperatlon.
I took different medicines, but found
ao relief, and I got out of heart.
At last, I commenced to use Cardul,
the woman's tonic, and I am glad to
say that I am very much better. I
have taken five bottles of Cardul. and
X can do my work all right—all my
housework—and can walk two miles
• t a time, easily.
I feel like a new woman. I will al
ways recommend Cardul to all alck and
suffering women, for I know that
Cardul saved my life.”
Cardul has proven Itself to be an
Ideal tonic for women.
It Is composed entirely of harmless,
[ vegetable Ingredients, which act spe
eifically on the weakened womanly or
gans, helping to strengthen the mus
cles and nerves, and to bulltf'them up
to health. Cardul has been In success
fat use for more than half a century.
Give Cardul a trial. No doubt it's the
very medicine you need.
N. B.*—Write <01 Ladles' Advisory
Dspt., Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chat
tanooga, Tenn., for Special Instructions,
and (4-page book "Home Treatment for
Woman,” aent In plain wrapper on rs
IHaat
HELPING HAND HINTS FOR THE HOME
Br MARION HARLAND
Mildew in White Clothes
"I should like to know if there is any
thing that will take mildew out of white
clothes. Buttermilk here seems to have
something of a foreign nature in it and
won t remove the stains.
“MRS. H. P. B."
There may be some chemical preserva
tive in the buttermilk that vitiates the
effect. 1 have detected salicylic acid in
cream sold as pure in a city creamery.
Hv that as it may, you may remove tha
mildew by wetting it with lemon juice,
rubbing into it all the salt it will take up,
and laying it In the sun all day for two
or three days, wetting hourly with lemcn
juice. Uinse at night and leave it soak,
in clear water. Dry before renewing the
lemon juice and salt next morning.
„ How to Clean Gloves
“Will you pplease tell me and other in
terested readers of your corner how to
clean suede or undressed kid gloves, drao
color? "O. A. P.”
With gasoline, taking care to have no
artificial light in the room. Put the jloves
on and sponge with the gasoline faiih
iully. Use perfectly clean sponges or bits
of soft flannel and wipe dry with old
linen. The first sponge takes off the
fought dirt, the second makes the work
sure and removes smears.
Not for Warm Weather
“You have published several times di
rections for making salt and starch beads,
including hints for coloring them. May
L drop a warning word with regard to
coloring and wearing the beads? 1 have
had experience with them. With sachet
powder you can color them easily, but
on damp days (two or three in succession)
they get soft, or when the neck gets loo
moist. In the winter they are nice, if
you will reprint I will cut the item out.
Else I should like the cutting returned.
“MRS. C. G. S.M
The clipping was returned. Your warn
ing as to wearing the necklaces In warm
weather is considerate and kind. The
danger would not have occurred to n.y
mind, and others may be as ignorant.
Disposing: of Valuable Quilt
“1 have a wonderful lace quilt, all hand
made Bruges’ work, worth more than
$300. I should be glad to sell it, but I do
not know* how to sell it to rich people.
How can 1 show It to them^t'an you
advise me just the best way to get a
chance to sell it? R. M. ’
Advertise the treasure in the daily pa
pers in the regular advertisement de
partment. Make the description as at
tractive as you can. I can think of no
t etter way of disposing of it.
Menu for Old Dutch Dinner
“Can you give^me information on an old
Dutch dinner? That Is, what to serve
ami how it could be carried out? i am
sending a self-addressed envelope, but
would just as soon have an answer
through the corner. Will you he so kind
as t oheip me out? MARION II.”
Bean soup with slices of lemon floating*
upon each plate, roast goose and appi-3
sauce, sauerkraut, onions, plum pudding,
apple tart, oley koeks (a kind of dough
nut), plum cake; schmierkaese (cottage
• heeset, and al^ manner of preserve!I
fruits were in frequent use upon me
tables of our early Dutch settlers. You
can arrange a menu to suit yourself.
They baked their bread at home and veiy
good it was. "Bun loaf,” containing cur
rants, and a brown loaf In which we.e
raisins were favorites with children and
young people. We have many natives
<»f Holland ami more descendants of Hol
land emigrants In our constituency. I
should be glad to have recipes for na
tional dishes from them. II we could lay
our hands upon a veritable menu of a
Dutch dinner it would be a treasure trove
From an Old Play
“Can any one place the following quo
tation: ’Gentlemen unafraid, Kelly, Burko
and Shay, and Gay Lothario’?
“F. J. H."
“The haughty, gallant, gay Lothario"
is the villain in “The Fair Penitent," a
play that had a great run more than a
century ago. It was written by Rowe,
; an English playwright in the eighteenth
century. How the name chanced to be
mixed up with “Kelly, Burke, and Shay’’
Is beyond my comprehension. Your query
is referred to some one who may tie able
to explain the combination.
Garden Club Work
"We are forwarding to you under sep
arate cover a package of circulars and
suggestions on the girls’ garden and can
ning club work as it is conducted by the
department of agriculture for the nortn
ern, central and western states. Ar
rangements have been made whereby
each of the club members enrolled with
this office is furnished especially pre
pared and easily understood follow-up in
structions on the planting, growing, har
vesting, and marketing of their crops and
the canning of the surplus products. In
the canning of fruits arid vegetables we
encourage the use of what is known as
the cold pack method of sterilization,
which In effect is the placing of the jar
filled with ra wfrult or vegetables In the
canning outfit and the sterilization of
this container for the required length of
time. The advantage of this method lies
in the fact that after sterilization nas
been completed there is no further possi
bility of bacteria getting into the fruit
which is the objection to the open kettle
method of canning. There are five dis
tinct types of canning outfits: (1) The
home made hot water bath outfit, which
consists of a wash boiler or some simi
lar receptacle having a tight fitting cover
and a false bottom. This wash boiler is
filled with water to a sufficient depth to
adn^t the complete submerging of the can
or container to be sterilized. (2) The
commercial hot water bath method, which
Is, as a matter of fact, the same as the
one described above with the exception
of the greater convenience. These outfits
cost from $4 up. (3) The semi-process of
water seal outfit, which permits a tem
perature of 314 degrees, or two degrees
above bailing. Owing to this increased .
temperature this outfit permits of some
what more rapid canning than the hot
water bath. (4) The all steam pressure
canning outfit, which permits in the neigh
borhood of five pounds steam pressure,
or 228 degrees Fahrenheit. This permits
the proper sterilization of tomatoes in 10
minutes’ time. In case we can he cf
further service to you in any way kindly
let us know. G. R. SIMCOX. 4
“United States Department of Agricul
ture.. Washington. D. C.”
A score of inquiries addressed to us by
housewives relative to the canning tn
iustry are answered by the courteous
writer of the foregoing. He holds himself
ready to supply any information upon this
bead and with regard to the excellent
lubs now In' forming all over the coun
try by the young people wrho are soon
to take our places in active life.
the home of Mrs. John Douglass, and
during the afternoon 100 cards were left
The hqstess was assisted in receiving
by the president of the club, Mrs. J. K.
Shelby, and several others, including
Mrs. R. I,. Sherman, Mrs. J. J.
Shannon. Mrs. Norman Shannon, Mrs.
R. I j. Burger. Mrs. J. L. Worcester and
Mrs. Roether. The residence was taste
fully decorated with smilax plants and
flowers. On the tea table was a cen
tral basket, rose shaded and filled with
sweet peas. The candles which filled a
number of surrounding tapers, were
the same shade. Mrs. Job Going and
Mrs. Ector H. Smith sat at opposite
ends of the table and poured coffee.
From a bowl embedded in sweet peas,
Mrs. W. C. Lloyd served punch.
A musical programme added to the
enjoyment of the occasion. Those who
took part were Mrs. Arthur Barton, Mrs.
W. J. Barnes, Miss Rerte Hutchings and
Miss Hattie Walker. Mrs. Margaret
Hunt-Ruff gave several readings.
MRS. CHARLES THOMAS TO
ENTERTAIN FOR MR. ENSLEN
An annual dinner party which has in
terested Birmingham people season after
season is the birthday celebration of Mr.
Christian F. Enslen. a vyp\\ known pio
neer citizen. It will be given this even
ing at the Birmingham Newspaper club,
and Mrs. Charles Thomas—Mr. Enslen’s
daughter—is to be the hostess. Covers
will be laid for 23, including the members
of the Enslen family.
MUSICAL PROGRAMME
FOR BIBLICAL TABLEAUX
The musical programme for the en
tertainment to be given for the benefit
of the Eleventh Avenue Methodist
church at Cable hall will be an attrac
tive feature. The soloists Friday even
ing will be Miss Lotta Alice Bolden, pia
nist; Mrs. Tvouis I*>ent. violinist; Mrs.
Eugene Holmes, soprano, and Mrs. Alice
Siryaegnes-Lobrano. soprano, of New Or
leans. On Saturday afternoon the so
loists will be Mrs. Fanny Otey Hood
and Miss Julia Doster. At both perform
ances a chorus of children composed of
Dorothy Burns, soloist; Grace Hessler,
Harriet Hessler Parry Trail'd, Jessie
Laird. Marjorie Alexander. Mary Chan
dcr Lyman will sing Florence Newell
Barbour’s song cycle, ‘ A Child’s Gar
den.”
THE GUSSENS* RECITAL AN
EVENT OF THIS EVENING
Everyone is hoping that good weather
will attend the efforts of Mr. and Mrs.
William Gussen this evening. They, in
behalf of their institution, the Birming
ham Conservatory of Music, are to present*
a number of advanced students in recital
at the Jefferson theatre at 8:30. Mr. Gus- :
sen is to direct. An orchestra of 20 pieces !
has been engaged to assist them, and j
the music-loving public constitute Mr.
and Mrs. Gussen’s invitation list.
In the annual recitals presented usually
at this season or a bit later by Birniing- i
ham’s music teachers work that is truly '
valuable and exceedingly enjoyable is
presented. Mr. and Mrs. Gussen have ,
formed the habit of presenting their an- !
nual affair at the Jefferson and it is ,
pleasantly anticipated as are all musical
entertainments given under their super
vision. Tonight among those whom they
will present are Miss Hester Deasey, Miss
Abbie Murphy. Mrs. Charles Dowman.
Mrs. Paul Earle. Miss Beatrice Tate,
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Miss Kathryn Tierce, Miss Lotta Relden
and Miss Estelle Holloway. Each mem
ber of the group is well known, Miss
Holloway as "pianist for the Christian
Science church, Mrs. Dowman as organ
ist for the South Highlands Methodist
church, with which she has been asso
ciated for years, and the rest as capable
pianists who have appeared in concert
and recital work time and again; all,
that is except little Beatrice Tate, of
whose playing 1 wrote o. day or two
ago. She is a little girl pianist, but slid
interprets so very like a grownup that
she startles you. Mr. and Mrs. Gussen’s
pupils' recital tonight will charm all who
go to the Jefferson, and there will, no
doubt, be a great many.
The programme includes:
Mendelssohn. Op. 40, D Minor—First
movement (Allegro Appassionata). Miss
Lotta Belden. Second movement (Adagio),
Miss Abbe Murphy. Third movement
(Finale, Presto), Miss Estelle Holloway.
Weber, Op. 11, C Minor-Second move
ment (Adagio) Third movement (Finale,
Presto). Miss Paul Earle.
Mendelssohn, Op. 25, G Minor—Third
movement (Presto), Miss Beatrice Tate.
Saint Saens, Op. 22. G Minor—Second
movement (Allegro Scherzando), Miss
Hester Deasey. Third movement (Pres
to), Miss Kathryn Tierce
Grieg, Op. 16. A Minor*—First movement
(Allegro Moderato), Mrs. Charles E. Dow
man.
ADRIAN NEWENS TO
BE AT HIGH SCHOOL
Adrian M. Newsen will be the attrac
tion in the lyceum tonight. Mr. Newens
was born in Medina, O., and lived there
until he was 17, when he went to Chi
cago to work. Here for two years he
worked at anything he could get to do.
At the age of 19 he went to Drake uni
versity in Des Moines. Uip to this time
he did not know that he had any abil
ity in the line of public speaking. In
less than four years he. had gained a
wide reputation in the line of work which
he has since followed.
“A Message From Mars.” which Mr.
Newens will read Tuesday night is a
comedy, a great play, teeming with hu
man conditions and problems. Its theme
is the revolution of a selfish man. There
are 15- different characters. The marvel
of the artist’s work is that these 15 char
acters come and go with no apparent ef
fort.
The lecture Tuesday night will begin
at 8:15. Special car service will be given
over the Boyles, Norwood, Sixth Avenue
Terminal and North Birmingham lines.
BACHELOR S REVERIE
AT PHOENIX CLUB
One of the. cleverest entertainments
ever given at the Phoenix club will be
the “Bachelors’ Reverie.” which in
planned for Wednesday evening at .8
o'clock. A number of talented young peo
ple are to participate and a dance is to
follow the programmer which, in addi
tion to the “reverie.” will have some de
lightful incidental music.
The programme follows:
Part One.
Bachelor—Bert Jacobs.
His Tinest Sweetheart—Caroline Schul
hoefer.
School Days—Eleanor Saks.
The Sweet Girl Graduate -Natalie Lenk.
His Summer Girjs -On the Beach, Leona
Loveman; Tennis, Fannie Mae Kromrine;
Golfing. Alice Phillips.
The Debuntante- Marie Klein.
The Fiance—Ruth Bloom.
The Bride—Irma Levy.
Song—Mr. Erin Farley; Mrs. William
Gussen accompanist. )
beth Gewin, Edith Hall, Elizabeth Lee,
Helen Harrison, Marian Gewin, Thelma
Edmondson, Mary Lucy Hopper, Dorothy
Hickman, Lucile Deramus, Gladys Davis,
Phyllis Waits. Marie Hickman. Hope
Kellogg, Tnez Lassiter, Frances Williams,
Eiline Proctor, Bernice Waits and Ruth
Ozanne.
SOCIAL AT ENSLEY
METHODIST CHURCH
The officers of the Woman's Missionary
society and the chairmen of the circles
entertained the ladies of the Ensley
Methodist church Monday afternoon in
the Baraca room from 2:30 to 4:30 o’clock.
A very interesting programme was
given by Mrs. E. W. Cole, Mrs. T. F.
W est, Mis. C. W. Sharpe, Mrs. D. A.
Echols. Mrs. N. B. Gay and Miss Dor
othy Crim, after which dainty refresh
ments were enjoyed by a large* number
of guests.
LADIES’ AID SOCIETY
ENTERTAINS IN WOODLAWN
Quite a delightful social affair occurred
yesterday when the third division of the
Ladies' Aid society entertained in the
pcrlors of the Fifty-Sixth Street Baptist
church of Woodlawn.
Fragrant spring blossoms of all kinds
were profusely used in decorating the
rooms and the afternoon was made most
enjoyable for the large number of guests.
Miss Aline McFarland presided at a pret
ty punch table and at the close of the
meeting an ice course was enjoyed.
Among those who received and enter
tained the guests were: Miss Myrtle
Jones, Miss Johnnie Flynn, Miss Mar
garet Nall, Miss Clara May Dalone.v,
Mrs. Horace Wilkinson, Miss Mary Dug
gtr, Miss Katherine Ladd and many
others.
MRS. GRANT PLANS TO
ENTERTAIN GUESTS
The guests attending a house party at
the home of Mrs. G. S. Grant in East
Birmingham, including Mrs. M. E. Pogue
and Miss Nannie Pogue of Sheffield. ^Irs!
K. F. Stone and little son. EHtvuod Stona
of Atlanta, Mrs. J. B. Marshall of Hunts
ville and Mrs. William Seawall of Ath
ens, will be complimented with several
delightful Informal affairs by their host
ess, among these being a garden party
Tuesday afternoon and a furnace party
Thursday evening.
MISSIONARY MEETING
WALKER MEMORIAL CHURCH
The Woman’s Missionary society of the
W alker Memorial church met Monday
afternoon with Mrs. F. F. Smith as
hostess at her home in West End.
After the regular meeting a social hour
was enjoyed and refreshments were
served to about 40 guests.
WOMAN’S MISSIONARY
UNION MEETING
The Woman's Missionary union with
circle No. 6 as hostesses, met yester
day afternoon at the home of Mrs. J M.
Shelburne at East Lake, In honor of
Mrs. W. R. King and Mrs. W. J. Wal
drop, Jr.
This pretty home was made lovely
and fragrant with spring blossoms.
Music for the afternoon was furnished
by a double quartet from Howard Col
lege Glee club and an orchestra. Dainty
refreshments were enjoyed.
Those who welcomed the guests In
the reception hall were Mrs. L. A.
Keene and Mrs. W. T. Beck. Receiving
with the hostess in the parlor were
Mrs. G. W. Macon, Mrs. W. R. King,
Mrs. W. J. Waldrop. Jr., and others.
Tea was poured by Mrs. Thornton, Mrs.
Jlnt 'Wood and Mrs. James Kllhurne.
During the afternoon 160 guests
called.
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THIS DANCE.
Part Two.
Grecian Dance—Meta Schwab, Tessie
Schwartz, Emma Gelders, Fannie Hilder
Rubel.
Bacchanale—Alice Levy, Elsie Fies.
Spanish Dance—Emily B'ies.
Minuet—Adele B'ies. Harold Black, Dor
othy Meyer. Phillip Trost.
Hesitation—Elsie B'ies, Henry Lands
berger.
One Step—Mildred Fox. Bernard Belt
man.
Tango—Lillian Goldman, Joe Saks.
Specialv Song and Dance—Cecil Rotholz,
Arnold Hirsch.
ST. CECELIA MUSIC CLUB
MISS DEAN HOSTESS
An Interesting meeting of the St. Ce
cilia Music club took place last even
ii g with Miss Eula Dean as hostess at
her home In Falrview.
A programme Including several pretty
musical numbers was enjoyed, after
which dainty refreshments were served.
The following were present: Miss Angle
Ttuter. Miss Jessie Ruter, Mrs. Fred
Mamielle, Mrs. Walter Lynch, Mrs. A.
F. Thomas Air. and Mrs. Kyle Lawson.
Miss Euln n, Mr. Roy Monroe, Mrj.
H. G Wad ey and Mr. J. Hnglemnw.
DELIGHTFUL CHILDREN S
PARTY IN WEST END
Little MIbs Nell Townsend was hostess
at a lovely birthday party yesterday
afternoon at her home In West End.
An Easter egg hunt was a pretty fea
ture of this affair, which delighted the
yenng participants. Various games and
contests were played, followed by deli
cious cakes, Ice cream and candy.
The little hostess was charming as she
welcomed the following gueets: Mildred
Mima. Grace Hall, Mildred Lee. Alice
211ms, Julia Farrlss, Elsie Weaver, Elisa
LITTLE MISS VAUGHN
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
A pretty juvenile party took place m
Wylam yesterday afternoon when Mrs
s. K. Vaughn entertained a number of
little folks in honor of the fifth birth
day of her small daughter, Annie Beth
Vaughn.
The dinning room and table were
beautifully decorated in pink and white,
ei large birthday cake with five tins'
pink candles gracing the center. Bach
guest was given a dainty souvenir of
the occasion and delicious ices and
cakes were served with bonbons.
Mrs. W. H.‘ Tvery and Miss Myrtle
Avery helped the hostess In entertain
ing the children with many games and
contests.
Those present were Jewel Beal, Dor
I
Hail and Welcome Young April!
_ /i
By DOLLY DALR YNPLE
_ i ^ i_a. > 'Pl-w* a>linatc C r:_ . . m
And—
There are days that are shorter;
Put— k
Tqmorrow— *
The first day of April, is the youngest
day on the calendar!
And—
In its keeping there is a distilled magic
that makes the entire month a little
spring—bud-scented island—different from
any other of the year?
Don't you think so?
Or—
Do you belong to the throng who thinks
the first day of April means only some
thing funny—“April Fool's Day"?
[ hope not.
• The very common air.” as the poet
sings, “hai generous wings on the first
day of young April.”
April fills the whole wide world with
love.
Pity that one who can’t be glad the
whole day through!
“A Nymph there was in Arcadie
Who owned a crystal Spring!”
CH course—
Young April hasn't any bearing on the
i.ymph or the crystal spring, perhaps,
BoLLYsHATirnra^
Philosophy
> _____**.
walk In April—
And—
Whoever was there who wants to bar*
sentimental backbone, enough to keep
sweet thoughts down?
And—
By the way—
Have you noticed the little April m#tf?
The moon that's been lingering 'rumrd
3very evening for a solid week—like a
little stray kitten waiting for some milk—
iust a little, strip of a moon, like a fine
slit of brilliant light, or a faintly /jtifv. d
nverted eye-brow, aristocratic and high
bred, tiny and dainty, hanging up in the '
sky, but gathering strength as the sun
sinks into*the gold crimsoned west with
:he waning daylight, and coming into its '
very own afterward—occupying the cen
ter of the stage, like a primma donna,
betted and spoiled?
A bit later, this self-same little moon
will be as big as a cart wheel and
silver as the backs of the flying fish
that Kipling talks about 'round Manda
ay.
t'an a body be sensible with all nature
so beautiful and so alluring?
Of course—
We'll all try to be;
But— j
The work-a-day business of life has u. I
:o go very far back and take a /
ilmost out of sight, hefore we can be/
Anything but sentimentally happy .-.J
r'oung April’s bidding. j
Along the sidewalks and on the country
oads, the grass is as green as Queer
Guinevere’s silken mantle, and it }\A<
spread about the hills and in the dimpl/s
>f the valleys, like little white lambs
i-frisking about, and by putting an e
•lose to any old apple tree, you can hear
he sap singing to the little unborn apple
dossoms—singing, crooning, gently, hour
>y hour.
Down with the captains of industry!
Down with commercialism and the vain ‘
tunt after dollars!
Down with pose and posture!
Dot Dreams advance, and all the sweet
jpring-time train do homage tomorrow
o Young April and her joys and her
nemeries!
( \dvertisement)
CHAS. H. GREtk
OF PERRY COUNTY
Candidate for Secretary of
State—A Few Points
in His History.
Ole Miss, one uv de bes’ i |
ways ter cure er FEMI-1
NINE HEARTACHE is ter I
apply er NEW HAT ter de
Head—QUICK. Yassum.
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but these fit in with our thoughts of
this beautiful season.
You wake up on the first day of April, !
far removed from everything but just j
the simple, foolish joys of life.
Mother April has made us over, long j
rears ago, for this one day.
And—
The ‘ touch of the motley." that Charles ,
Lamb declares "lies dormant in the dull
est of us.” wakes up. and who cares
sven if the postman does totter up the
stteet with his pile of bills on the first
dey of this glorious month of April?
Somehow—
Spring gets into our bones, and the
"joy of living" permeates our hearts and
we look on life and things in a different
way at the beginning of April.
We are like Eva Tangua.v:
"We don’t care."
It seems to me there ought to be a
:ustom on the first day of April, as there
Ls on New Year's dar. of greeting our
friends and wishing them Joy.
"Many happy returns of this day to you,
md to you. and to you," we’d like to say.
Nay never frown upon young April s
birthday, nor yet put a long face on the
matter. Do we not know one another
rod so what need of ceremony among
friends? We have all a trick of that
same—you understand me?—a speck or
the "motley!" (
Dtliy Page, Elenor Rowell, Ruby Lavis, J
Louise Lavis. Sadie Mae Sawyer, Jewel
Sawyer, Virginia Sawyer, Sue Ray Se
vier, Josephine Sevier. Lucy Wallace J
1-1 la May Wallace, Mabel Nordon, Caro
yn Spencer. Ruth Dean, Velma Dobbs,
Pauline Dobbs, Rosemary Vaughn, An
nie Beth Vaughn, James Sawyer Lesli ■
Sawyer. Ray Bean, Willie Nordon and 1
Miler Reviere.
MRS. KEENE HOSTESS
KODAK PARTY J
Witlt Mrs. L. A. Keene as chaperone,
i party of 20 young people went to
- omo Sunday afternoon to enjoy the ^
leiights of a kodak party. ' <
l"pon their return to the home of the
hostess in East Lake music and delici- .
mis refreshments were enjoyed by the
following guests:
Miss Lucile Hill, Miss Estelle Hiii. ^
Miss Estelle Lamktn, Miss Louis Wat- 1
tlington. Miss Madeline Keene. Miss
Rosa Bancroft. Miss Martha Truss, Miss ,
Kola Pearce, Miss Danella Pearce Mr
Blaekshaw, Mr. Garnet Harris, Mr R
P. Simmons, Mr. Joe Duke. Mr. Oscar
"ausley, Mr. .Louis Leftwlch, Mr. Ben '
Walker. Mr. Gor ion Ussery, Professor
Nnojin ami Mrs. L. A. Keene.
JOINT MEETING
AT EAST BIRMINGHAM
The Civic League and City Beautiful
will hold a joint mass meeting this
evening at the Cunningham school at 1
5 o’clock. A full attendance is urged.
Mr. Greer was born in Troupe
lounty Georgia in 1860.
Was educated at the North Geor
gia Agricultural and Mechanical
iollege at Dahlonega.
Has been a resident of Alabama
5 years.
Thirty years on the daily and
veekly papers of Alabama.
Was managing editor of the Age
lerald for two years.
One of the promoters of the
Birmingham Ledger and for a time
ts general manager and associate
iditor.
Bought The Marion Standard
ourteen years ago and is the pres
■nt owner and editor.
An editorial printed in his paper
mblished at La Fayette formed the
leuclues for the enactment of the
aw establishing the Girl's Indus
rial School at Mdntevallo.
He assisted in making the rough
Iraft of our present State School
aw.
He inaugurated the campaign
vhen managing eanor of the Age
ferald for Slate Uniform Text
FBooks which has not only saved
lie people of the State thousands
>f dollars but revolutionized our
jublic school system.
Through his individual efforts he
lecured for his county, Perry, the
’irst government soil survey made
n the South.
Through his activity his county
ibtained the second rural mail ser
vice established in Alabama and
■mnong the first in the South.
Through his individual efforts he
ibtained for his county a rural
telephone service from the B«-n
relephoue Go., whose annual report
st one time gave his county a
greater number of rural phones
han any other county in any state
in the entire South.
His editorials iu the interest, of
improving highways h;.ve been
quoted throughout the South and
tie has aided in the building of
over 60 miles of permanent roads
in his county during the past year.
Through his efforts the Interna
tional’ Harvester Company was in
iuced to locate in Perry County,
me of only three of its demonstra
tion farms in the south for the
education of farmers in the use of
Improved machinery.
The only political office he ever
held was to represent the 18th
Senatorial District in the Consti
tutional Convention in 1901, to which
he was elected without opposition.
He was a candidate for Secretary
jf State against the pres,ent incum
bent and made a most creditable
race, and under Democratic pres
tige is in line for promotion.
His ability to fill the duties of
the office of Secretary of State is
oai Questioned.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The City Beautiful association of (
Avondale will meet Wednesday after
noon at the public school.
• • i
Mrs. G. E. Hewlett will be at home
to the members of the Avondale riay
sround association Thursday afternoon.
« • *
The East Highland division of (he
-ity Beautiful association will meet
this afternoon with Mrs. J. D. Hanbv
In Pratt City.
* • *
The North Third Street City Beauti
ful club will meet Tuesday afternoon at
2:30 in the Woman’s council room at the
Pratt City hall.
• • •
Mrs. R. E. Smith will entertain the
fuesday Afternoon Reading club at her
home in East Birmingham.
• • •
There will be a meeting of the City
Beautiful club of Grand avenue this
afternoon at 2 o’clock at the home of
Mrs. F. A. Cox.
• • *
The Young Matrons class of the Fifty
sixth Street Baptist church will have
ui Easter egg hunt at Woodlawn park
Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock.
• * •
The Thursday Afternoon Forty-two
:lub will meet with Mrs. Alexander
Rood In Ensley.
• « •
A meeting of the West End Baptist
-holr will be held at the home of Mrs.
lim Wood Thursday evening.
• • •
There is to be a call meeting of the
local committee of the Womans’ Mis
l Con tinned os pace Elms)