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M _ AND HOME TOPICS FOR WOMEN 1
YESTERDAY’S EVENTS
IN THE SOCIAL WORLD
Swimming and Dancing Party Delightful Event—Miss Butler
Complimented—Torrance-Wilkerson Cards Issued—In
formal Luncheons Given Yesterday—Society Briefs
A pretty compliment was paid Mrs.
Hugh F. Latimer of this city in the Au
, gust number of the Baraca-Philathea
World Wide News, published at Syracuse,
N. Y. Mrs. Latimer was formerly Miss
Kathleen Ware of Ashville, X. C., ami
president of the Baraca-Philathea class
‘ of that city and a delightful entertainment
! was given in her honor there just before
, her marriage to Mr. Latimer. A hand
some silver bowl was the wedding gift
of the class.
The article from the World Wide News
follows:
"In presenting the large silver bowl
wedding gift from the Baraca-Philathea
| union of Asheville to Miss Kathleen
Ware, president of the union, at the regu
lar monthly meeting, held June 18, 1914,
at the residence of Mrs. W. E. Glenn, 366
Merrimon avenue, Mr. Buckner said:
“ 'All the world loves a lover; you do,
I do—we all do. It's an old clement, or
'quality, or condition, or whatever you
may please to call it, and dates back to
the beginning of the world, which was
founded on love and continues to exist
by reason of love. All down through the
ages the spirit#of love manifests itself in
divers and sundry ways. And the ways
are all old, yet always new.
“ 'Through the ages men have been hero
worshippers; have admired and followed
great men of strong characters, with the
result that their lives have been moulded
cu a great extent by such hero worship.
Yesterday at Washington, and Lee uni
versity, our North Carolina Secretary of
War, Josephus Daniels, advised the stu
dents there to 'get a hero.' Tic was talking
to men. of course. Such advice has never
1 been applicable to women, for ns certain
las follows night the day, woman never
(fails to ‘get a hero.’ It has always been
thus; it will always ever be.
" ‘Men admire leadership. So do women.
Father Hudson, the founder of the Ba
rac.a movement, is a hero of rare and
notable qualities. Those qualities are
humbleness and faith in God and *Jn
God’s promises. Men and women all over
America, and in other countries, by rea
son of Father Hudson's leadership and
their ‘hero worship’ are weaving into the
woof of their lives a greater faith in God
and in God's promises. My own life has
been affected by Ills life; the lives of
many here tonight have been affected by
his life.
“ 'The Baraca-Philathea movement has
wrought mightily in Asheville. The past
year has been one of great progress in the
work. The. force and effect of leadership
count. It is of that leader that would say
some'’ t. And right here 1 am reminded
of a story.
“ 'Bobby had passed his plate#the third
time for plum pudding when his mother
said, ’Once upon a time a boy burst from
eating too much pudding.’ Bobby replied,
‘No, mama, there couldn’t be too much
pudding.’ 'O yes,’ said mama, else bow
could the boj' burst?’ Bobby’s reply was
instant: 'O, mama, not too much pud
ding—not enough boy.’
“ ‘Baraca-Philathea in Asheville is a
plum pudding. And we are soon to wit
nefs the spectacle of a splendid Baraca
from Alabama who is soon to pluck the
chief plum from our Asheville pudding.
Y /“‘Not because of the intrinsic value of
■ his gift, but as an expression of the
wealth of love and affection and esteem
in which we hold you, my dear Miss
Kathleen, our leader, and on behalf of the
Asheville city union T present, this gift
to you and ask you to accept it as a
token of that love and affection and es
teem, together with our most sincere
wishes and prayers for a long life and a
happy one.’ “
SWIMMING AND DANCING
PARTY LAST EVENING
A repetition of a delightful event of last
week was the swimming party at Roe
buck Springs, followed by a picnic sup
per at East Lake last evening, about -5
young people participating with Mr. and
Mrs. Robley Munger. Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Estep and Mrs. T. T. Ashford as chape
rones.
Those composing the party were: Mr.
and Mrs. Munger. Mr. and Mrs. Estep,
Mrs. T. T. Ashford, Mr. and Mrs. R. T.
DuBose, Miss Evelyn Reynolds, Miss
Catherine Reynolds, Miss Carrie Yates,
Miss Carlotta Smith, Miss Jessie Mae Per
kins, Miss Orline Barnett, Mr. Sam Black
burn, Mr. Kenon Boling, Mr. Ray Norris,
Mr. Perkins, Mr. Frances Brown,
Mr. Alfred De Passe, Mr. William Hous
inan. Mr. Bester Brown, Mr. Brice Strelt
and Mr. Lennox Mason.
TORRANCE-WILKERSON „
INVITATIONS RECEIVED
The following invitation has been re
ceived by friends:
Mrs. William Warren Wilkerson invites
you to be present at the marriage of her
daughter, Annie Sommerville, to Dr. Gas
ton Torrance, on the morning of Tuesday,
September 1, 1914, at 8 o’clock, St. Mary's
on-the-Highlands, Birmingham.’'
SURPRISE DANCING PARTY
FOR MISS BUTLER
One of the most enjoyable in a series of
Informal entertainments for Miss Mattie
Butler of Kentucky, the attractive guest
of Miss Roberta Lamb, was the surprise
dancing party given by a number of young
folks at the home of Miss Dorsey Harris
last evening.
Quantities of smilax were used to make
the rooms on the lower floor atractive,
and an orchestra stationed on the stairs
landing furnished music for the dancers.
An arbor covered with smilax and pret
tily lighted was the lovely setting for
the punch table on the porch.
Dancing was enjoyed until a late hour
!*y about 75 guests.
The girls’ invitation list included: Miss
;Roberta Lamb, Miss Mattie Butler, Miss
Margaret Dewey, Miss Anne Martin
Greene, Miss Mabel Mai ler, Miss Kathleen
Hayes, Miss Genevieve Burt, Miss Rutf
Gaudin, Miss Julia .Carney, Miss Dorse>
Harris, Miss Garnet Piper, Miss Wilipei
Piper, Miss Martha Glover, Miss Martha
Green, Miss Marie Rosamond, Miss Do
rothy Allen, MJ&J Helen Keyser, Miss
Mabel Yerby, M^s Lois Brown, Miss Marj
Meiglan, Miss Gertrude McCormack, Misi
Geraldine McCormick, Miss Leone Krause
Miss Margaret Gage; Mr. Percy Brower
Mr. L V. Crowell, Mr. Palmer Earle, Mr
Dick Kirkland. Mr. Frank Hayes, Mr
Hal Dumas, Mr. Stern, Mr. Tom Under
I wood. Mr. W. E. Gilbert, Mr. W. Jones,
Mr. Ward 'Fitapa trick, Mr. W. G. Ballin
Ker. .Mr. Parktaln. Mr. Jesse Sherrill Mr.
T. H. Sims, Mr. W. B. Fletcher, Mr. \V. O.
West. Mr. H. T. Whitehead. Mr. Dwitfht
Chiles.
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MISS HURT’S LUNCHEON
FOR VISITORS
Miss Genevieve Burt will entertain a
i arty of friends at luncheon at the Bir
mingham Newspaper club today, com
plimenting Miss Mattie Butler, Miss
Martha Green and Miss Annie Martin
Green, three attractive visiting girls.
GENERAL CLARK HOST
AT LUNCHEON
Among those lunching at the Newspa
per club yesterday with a party of friends
was Gen. Louis V. Clark.
ALABAMA WOMAN COMPLI
MENTED IN LIMA, O.
The Times-Democrat of Lima, O., notes
the following in a recent issue:
“On last evening at McCullough’s lake
park, before a large assembly of Lima
patrons, an exhibition of the Brazilian
maxixe, the Castle half and half and the
Tango Argentine was gracefully given by
Prof. F. R. Laux, dancing instructor, from
Toledo, assisted by Mrs. Lucille^ Arm
strong-Williams, an Alabama society
voting woman, now the guest of Mrs. Em
ma Swlgart at the Lima house, JIarry
Horner, one of Lima’s social leaders, in
troduced the dancers, the accompanying
pianist being Miss Edna Trwin.
“The spectacular demonstration of these
•new dances proved an enjoyable onter
| tainment for the evening. Mrs. Williams
' is the daughter of the late .Tames P.
Armstrong of Montgomery, and with little
Virginia Rtone Williams, spends much of
her time, with her uncle. Judge John 15.
Stone, a retired citizen of Kansas City,
formerly of Selma.”
WRIGHT-RUSHING
WEDDING SOLEMNIZED
A pretty midsummer wedding was that
of Miss Sadie Rushing and Mr. E. W.
Wright, which was solemnized at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Ryan on
Hillman avenue. East Lake, at 9:30
o’clock Sunday evening. The impressive
ceremony was performed by Rev. R. E.
Tyler in the presence of a few relatives
and intimate friends.
The bride was attired in a going away
suit of wisteria brocade poplin and a
black velvet hat.
Mr. and Mrs. Wright left immediately
after the ceremony for Memphis and
other points, and after a brief honeymoon
will take up their residence in Pinkney.
Ark.
Mrs. Wright, as Miss Rushing, has re
sided a number of years in Birmingham,
where she has been a popular teacher In
the public schools of the city.
Mr. Wright is a well known contractor
and at present is employed by the gov
ernment doing levee construction work
on the Mississippi river.
MR. AND MRS. JONES
ENTERTAIN IN FAIRFIELD
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jones were hosts at
a dinner party last cV*i\ink at their home
In Fairfield, In hc»}oV; of the birthday
of the latter.
Feins and roses adorned thp center of
tile prettily appointed table and a beauti
ful eight-course dinner was served to the
following guests: Mr. and Mrs. W. N.
Landrum. Mrs and Mrs. E. W. Brandon,
Mr. and Mrs. J. I.. Smith and Mr. and
Mrs. I latTv Jones.
DATE SELECTED FOR
CARSON-SCHIMMEL WEDDING
The marriage of Miss Grace Schimmel
and the Rev. W. H. ('arson will be sol
emnized September 111 at the Rnhama
Baptist church In East Lake.
LINEN SHOWER FOR
MRS. BRAN HART
Mrs. J. E. Wood. Mrs. K. A. Lynch and
Mrs. I,. A. Pool will entertain jointly at a
linen shower at the home oX the latter
in Pratt City Friday afternon for Mrs.
J. E. Barnhart, a recent bride.
j MRS. HARVEY HOSTESS
FOR CHURCH SOCIETY
I Mrs. E. Harvey entertained the
members of the home department of lhe
Inglenook Presbyterian church yesterday
afternoon.
SPEND-THE-DAY PARTY
FOR MRS. PARKER
Complimenting her guest, Mrs. J. D.
Parker of Augusta, Mrs. Wayland Jones
entertained the following guests at a
spend-the-day party at her home in East
Lake yesterday: Mrs. T. E. Huey, Mrs.
Sumter Lea, Mrs. W. E. Perryman, Mrs.
Bruce Robertson, Mrs. J. D. Parker and
Dr. C. E. Jones.
MISSIONARY SOCIETY
HAS SOCIAL
The Woman's Missionary society of the
Pratt City Methodist church entertained
iheir friends at a monthly social yester
day afternoon with Mrs. W. P. McGlawn,
Mrs. J. A. Smith and Mrs. Ed Flynn as
joint hostesses.
After the musical and missionary pro
gramme a social hour was enjoyed, dur
ing which a delicious ice was served to
about 2S guests.
WILTSIE-LACKEY
WEDDING PLANS
The plans for the marriage of Miss Beu
lah Beatrice Lackey and Mr. Oscar Adams
Wiltsie have been completed, and the
wedding will be solemnized September 9 at
the Avondale Methodist church at 9
o’clock. , i
Mrs. Richard Allen lias been selected as
matron of honor and Miss lqgeila Lackey
will be her sister's maid*of honor.
Mr. Earle Lackey will act as best man
for Mr. Wiltsie and those asked to be
ushers are: Mr. Aureula Lackey and Mr.
Edward Wiltsie.
MRS. CLARKE TcTbE
CLUB HOSTESS
Mrs. Nat G. Clarke will entertain the
member sof the Senior Forty-two club
Thursday afternoon at her home on EnsJ
ley Highlands.
MISS FIDGER HOSTESS
FOR VISITOR
i Complimenting her guest, Miss Alma
Green of Pittsburg, Miss Ruth Fidger was
hostess at a lovely five hundred party yes
terday afternoon at her home in Wood
lawn.
Red and white carnations beautiiled the
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(^hirtur'Sbttrth Street east aTStark <2/fi''enue,j\eu}torft
WALTON H.MARSHALL. Manager.
IAn Ideal Hotel with an Ideal Situation
Summer Tfotefr
Mrs. Flournoy Rivers, Director Sherwood Music School,
Talks About What Effect the War Will Have on Music
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By DOLLY DALRYMPLE
Mrs. Flournoy Rivers, the popular di
rector of the Sherwood Music school, has
just returned from an extended visit to
New York, where she studied at Columbia
university, attended lectures and recitals,
did quite a bit of composing, and sub
mitted several plays to the big managers
in the east.
New York being the center in this coun
try of all musical and dramatic affairs,
Mia. Rivers had an opportunity to view
conditions and make deductions concern
I' ing the coming season during her stay
there, which will no doubt he of interest
. to those who are speculating as to what
effect the war and its environments will
have upon musicians and musical affilia
tions this winter.
Mis. Rivers was in the midst of a
charming coterie of literary and musical
folk, her distinguished cousin, Mr. Edwin
Markham, the famous poet, gathering
about him a delightful group of celebri
ties in her honor, and Mr. William jvraft,
the well known organist at Dr. John’s
cathedral, entertaining for her most de
lightfully.
At every gathering Mrs. Rivers tells me
the subject of the war was paramount.
Every critic, every writer, every mu
sician. every artist, was interested, and
wnodering what would be the outcome
and its effect upon their various and sun
dry professions.
“Of course, down here we have been
talking war all summer long," X sug
gested to Mrs. Rivers yesterday in the
coudse of conversation, "but in New
York well, I was wondering if the same
conditions held good there. How has the
situation affected the metropolis?"
"New York undoubtedly looks queer
and much changed since the declaration
of war, ’ said Mrs. Rivers, "especially
around its beautiful water fronts. The
streets beside the piers are deadly quiet.
Nothing hut a vigilant policeman here
and there, staring up at the large gilded
numbers underneath which so many,
many thousands of the world's great folk
—artistic and moneyed have passed to
the floating palaces destined for other
shores. It is all strangely still; no loaded
trucks and vans; no hastening vehicles;
no stevedores nor wharf hands trundling
box and bale; no stream of passengers.
Silent, the great ships rise and fall,
docked fast, wharf prisoners! The only
activities show in police tug and coal
barge. The former ply silent and watch
ful by day and by night. They send
Uncle Sam s searchlights into every dark
lapping space between piers lest Teuton
and Slav, Jap and Anglo-Saxon, who hate
each other, should plant bombs and mines
for craft destruction and lest totch or
scuttling or some private act of racial
hate should drag us into foreign compli
cations. The coal barges follow the puf
fing little tugs out beyond Sandy Hook!
Who they are coaling and why coal isn’t
contraband are questions that puzzle a
mere woman, that dimly belie es right
is right and wrong is wrong, whether it
is war time or peace time. Great throngs
of idle foreigners haunt the bulletin
boards at Times Square, the Herald of
fices and all the big news emporiums.
And the huge maps (house high) that
bristle with flags of warring nations—that
are changed in position according to the
cable news—hold them hour after hour,
day and night. The world s ear is listen
ing keenly, avidly for the spiteful, i hyth
mic, high tensioned violet flashes of the
wireless."
"And the newspapers with their ‘ex
tras' almost mlnute-ly—isn’t it won
derful to hear the war cry?” I inter
rupted.
‘‘The city hangs—literally hangs—
on the ‘extras.’ You buy so many you
rejoice they’re hut a cent apiece! Hu
man interests are to the front—large,
manifold, inexhaustible! You don’t care
if sugar is $1 for UN pounds, and vel
vet is going up 20 cents a yard every
day—wholesale! You are perfectly cer
tain you ought to care, hut you don’t.
In a way you know that there are
more empty buildings in New York
than you ever saw before and fewer
‘August bargains’—hut you find your
self far more aware of « smile be
tween two in those huge quiet wait
ing crowds; the gesture of a fruit sell
er; a baby asleep in a washwoman’s
lap; the hard mechanical reply of a
ticket seller; the play of muscles on
a. workman's arm; the pallor of a
child! Things too small for notice, yet
eloquent in the present high tensioned
rooms, where tables had been arranged
for the game and golden glow and sun
flowers centered the dining table; here
ices and cakes were served at the close
of the afternoon. Miss Selma Fidger pre
sided at the lovely punch bowl.
Those present were: Mrs. D. V. Ed
mundson, Miss Grace Patterson, Mrs. G.
S. Strong, Mrs. George Bremer, Miss
Mary Robinson, Miss Mary Alice Strong,
Miss Stella Howell, Miss Frances Field,
Miss Sadie Borum, Miss Delia Wood,
Miss Ellie Mytle, Miss Sadie Breitman,
Miss JCiackenburen, Miss Ruth Gaines,
Miss Louise Nall, Miss Ruth Fidger, Miss
Selma Fidger, Mrs. E. J. ledger, Mrs. J.
A. Thomas, Mr. J. T. Parker, Mr. John
Burns, Mr. Will Snyder and Mrs. Henry
Mallory.
MR. AND MRS. FORD
DINNER HOSTS
In honor of the family reunion, Mr. and
Mrs, F. M. Ford were hosts at dinner
yesterday at their home In Inglenook.
The Invited guests were: Mrs. M. Cobb
of Texas, Mrs. Fate Pryor of Tennessee,
Mrs. Will Smith, Mrs. G. F. Lowell, Miss
Zoo Downs, Miss Winnie Ford, Miss Ma
rian Ford, Dr. W. H. Williamson of Geor
Bia, Mr. L. Vandiver of Atlanta and Mr.
Jake Sawyer.
LITTLE MISS DUNN
IS JUVENILE HOSTESS
A happy event of yesterday afternoon
was the Juvenile party given by little
Miss Frances Dunn at her home in East
Birmingham in honor of her 11th birth
day.
The children romped and played games
on the lawn and later were invited into
the prettily decorated dining room, where
ice cream and cake were served.
Tile little guests included: Mamie Lee
Wilson, Addle and Bertha Goldaner, Le
ona Kendricks, Mary Ella ianderfelt, Lil
lian Dunn, Amy Goldaner, Edllda Ken
dricks, Simon Goldaner, George Dunn.
MISS M’CRORIE HONOREE
AT SURPRISE PARTY
Miss Christine McCrorie was tendered a
delightful surprise party last evening at
her home in Wylain by a coterie of
friends.
The evening was pleasantly spent with
games and music and at late hour Ices
and cakes were enjoyed.
Among the guests were Miss Annie
Brown, Miss Annie Kelso, Miss Marian
Browne ^Miss Marian Johnson, Miss Chris
tine McCrorie, Miss Christine Barr, Mr,
Robert Brown, Mr. Harry McCrorie, Mr.
George Ellis, Mr. Frank Neill and Morris
Johnsort.
WATERMELON CUTTING
FOR PHILATHEA CLASS
Miss Annie White was hostess at a rook
Party and watermelon cutting last even*
Ilng at her home in Wylami for the mem
bers of the Phllathea class!
Table* were arranged far the game and
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MRS. FLOURNOY RIVERS
Director of the Sherwood Music School, who has just returned from an
extended visit to New York
times of the living humanity about
you.”
“And making your trip to Birming
ham as you did by sea, you had an
opportunity to glimpse the great war
vessels—a touch of what things might
be in reality if we were fighting with
our huge fleet—to the front dauntless
and unafraid,’’ [ observed.
“Coming bark on the ‘City of Mont
gomery,’ ’’ said Mrs. Rivers, “we did
indeed have a chance to see several of
the great warships—grim, gray things
that they are! They squat down in the
water in ‘such a serious, business-like
way that they give you the ‘creeps’
Despite their undeniable look of sym
metry and force and the grace of 'con
ning tower' and ‘wireless’ mast and
filament. When they set their sides
full of long, keen metal spikes, guns
at right angles for all the world like a
porcupine abristle. I like to get out
of the way! They look as malevolent as
moccasins, as suggestive as a wasps
nest, or a spider or any other mottled,
venomous, poisonous thing! The At
lantic’s quivering leagues of salty emp
tiness are dotted with them now. You
understand the war’s menace when you
look around New York’s harbor at the
splendid craft of all sorts—steam and
sails, passenger and freight, crammed
into pier and dock, waiting permislson
to get away. If avarice should tempt
one to slip out of harbor the grim
watchers outside the three-mile line
have a chance and a chase!
“The playhouses—the Metropolitan,
I the music halls, Carnegie, and the
I rest—tell me what will be the effect
on music this season?” T asked.
“The closed unplacarded front of the
Metropolitan opera house hurts your
feelings! Just think of Caruso and Am
ato and Tito Ruffio all at the front! Those
golden throats for targets! It will af
fect the Metropolitan, the opera in At
lanta and New Orleans and everywhere.
Our art mostly comes from Russia,
Italy, France. Isn’t it horrible that they
can’t naturalize? I was told that In
some cases (notably Caruso’s) attempt
was made to take out papers for him.
but the call for mobilization camo first
and it is exile and confiscation if you
refuse your country’s call to arms. If
you make a ’getaway’ it is death, If
you ever go back. So, the artists must
be shot at as well as the common folk.
This war will put civilization back
hundreds of years—this horrid war! Its
terrible enough to think of ordinary
soldiers suffering such fate—but when
the soldier is a Strauss, a Paderew
ski. a Tasconini or a Nickisch, we
stand aghast.”
“And the dramatic world, ‘I see by the
poipers,’ as Mr. Dooley would say.
later a watermelon cutting was enjoyed
on the lawn.
Those enjoying this happy event were
Miss Carrie Thomas, Miss Sarah Young,
Miss Iona Bellew, Miss May Bellew, Miss
Dullu Wallace, Miss Lucy Freeman, Miss
Annie Freeman, Mrs. Roy Gholston, Mrs.
Robert Dusk, Mrs. Mary Smythe, Mrs.
John Freeman.
OUTING FOR VISITOR
AT BLUFF PARK HOTEL
A very pleasant day’s outing was ar
ranged and carried out by Miss Bessie
Rotenstreich and Mr. Morris Schwartz
last Sunday In honor of Miss Lena Leva,
the attractive guest of Miss Sara Sevelo
vltch.
The party left Sunday morning for
Bluff Park hotel In automobiles, where
a luncheon was served under the personal
management of Mr. Schwartz. In the
afternoon the young people Indulged In a
number of outdoor games and several
musical selections were rendered by Miss
Rotenstreich. Among those who came on
for their share of the enjoyment were:
Mr. and Mrs. David Letaw and children.
Miss Sallle Allen, Miss Annie Levin, Miss
BesBle Rotenstreich, Miss Rose Letaw,
Miss Sara Sevelovitch and Miss Lena
Levy; Mr. A. Bonham Levy, Mr. Bennie
Lubwlsky, Mr. Lsadore Engle, Mr. Hey
man Levin, Mr. Morris Schwartz and Mr.
Fernhelmer. ,,
MR. AND MRS. WILSON
HONORED IN WOODLAWN
MIbs Elizabeth Wilson asked a party
of young people to meet at her home In
Woodlawn and later the guests assem
bled at the horns of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Wilson to tender them a surprise party.
The hours were whiled away with live
hundred and other card games and later
an ice course was served to the following
guests: Miss Nellie Kahn. Miss Carrie
Hicks, Miss Eunice Wright. Miss Leslie
Hlnckle, Miss Minnie Koenig, Miss Mary
Glover, Miss Nell Devine, Miss Ella May
Gaynor, Miss Carrie Hayls, Miss Lucia
Hayls. Miss Grace Devine, Miss Myrtle
Wilson, Miss Elizabeth Wilson. Mrs.
Harry Wilson, Mr. Harry Hahn, Mr.
John Stewart, Mr. Homer Suddeph, Mr.
Dick Betricrell, Mr. Ernest McGouirk,
Mr. Joe Ruff, Mr. Robert Vance. Mr. Will
Kuff, Mr. Harry Jungermann, Mr.
Adolf Koenig. Mr. Cleveland Counts, Mr.
Edwin Wilson, Mr. Harry Wilson and Mr.
Fred^Wllson.
MRS. LAVENDER ENTERTAINS
SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS
Classes- Nos. 6 and 7 of the Inglenook
Methodist Sunday school were given an
enjoyable party last evening at the home
of Mrs. W. A. Lavender.
Ferns and flowers made the rooms at
tractive for the young folks and music
and contests were the diversions of the
(Ceatlassd ss Pace BUM*
that the latest recruit *.o the English
army is the adorable Guy Standing. He's
resigned from the famous players' produc
tion of the ‘The Sliver King,' and is now
a captain in the British army reserves,’'
I suggested.
“The managers in the east are almost
distracted," said Mrs. Rivers. “They
realize what this war will mean to the
dramatic world. Individuals, companies
even are marooned. Here an actor like
George Arliss, gone to the army, there a
woman like Mrs. Patrick Campbell, who
refuses to leave the scene of her loved
one. Few play houses are open in New
York but the movies and Polish and Perl
butter are the attractions. Everybody
and everything is tied hand and foot by
war and the scene shifters’ strike! I
couldn’t shop; I saw all the pretty things
in the pretty windows, but life seemed
too dynamic somehow, to primp! You
didn't have the heart to ‘pin your pretty
little varitles like nosegays on your
breast!’ ”
“It must seem very quiet way back
down here in the southland, after so
much excitement,"I observed.
“It is quiet in comparison, of course,
but so restful and so delightful to be
back among real friends," said Mrs.
Rivers. "During my stay in New7 York
I felt myself getting keyed up too tautly.
Life is so volcanic there, so over-full of
thrilling things that a body gets to
feeling almost Jtoo deeply. Yet, in the
telling of it for vehicle there is just one
little, thin little line of words. Don’t you
hate the wmrd inadequate? rI do. But—
it’s how I feel when I try to put into
mere words how New York affects me.
From it’s wide encircling harbor, with its
close clasping rim of cities, to its tiniest,
littlest, learnedest, technicalest, library
tucked away in some hall at Columbia
university, I adore it. I think that in
solent Bable pile of stones at its lower
end, seen—well—say from the Staten Is
land Ferry through a violet mist of dis
tance and sea air and twilight, Is a thing
to be remembered, alw'ays! As I sailed
away last Thursday from the big harbor
and looked about on our boat. I had a
thought. See what you think of it: sup
posing since we’ve lost our world market
for cotton, that ‘all us women folk,’ as the
darkeys say. should leave off velvets
and silks and other Imported fabrics, and
bind ourselves to w'ear cotton, and dress
our households and houses in it, until
our surplus is consumed. If the women
of France and Germany and Russia can
gather and market crops as a sort of
national suffrage move, why can’t our
women do something, too, to prove our
worth in time of need?”
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Stomachs
Kept
Doctor ^
Busy
SOME HELPING HAND
HINTS FOR THE HOME
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By MARION HARLAND
Unanswered queries
About once a year I find Jt imperatively
necessary to have a frank, affectionate
talk with my dearly beloved constituents
with regard to letters which the writers
complain are not answered in the Cor
ner.
Imprimis, let me make it clear that one
of the pleasures of my daily living is to
lend the Helping Hand to those who ap
peal to us for counsel and 'aid.
The dally inail is Interesting, and to me
a stimulus to Higher effort. The “per
sonal touch” in the exchange of letters
is the chief charm to both parties con
cerned. 1 cannot look upon my family as
an "institution,” but as individuals to be
studied as intimate acquaintances. Our
circulating library is my pride and joy;
I sympathize as a fellow needlewoman
in the toils and hindrances of patchwork
makers and rag carpet braiders and weav
ers. 1 aid and abet the housewife by
every means in my power and exult in
new and better ways of performing the
old tasks, as “one who findetli great
spoil." I am plc&sed and flattered when
junior members come to me with stores
of perplexities and arguments they would
have me settle. From all these classes 1
invite contributions, whether they be re
quests for information, appeals for sym
pathy or the supply of material wants.
In each instance l engage to do my best
to meet the expressed desire.
This settled, bear with me while 1 men
tion a few letters that may not be an
swered in the Corner:
1. Postcards written In pencil. They
are absolutely "impossible" when they
get to my desk. Much handling has made
them illegible, without expenditure of time
and thought that are sorely needed else
where.
2. Letters written with a poor pencil and
covering several sheets of paper. We
object to pencilings at all tjmes. When
the characters are faint and the hand
writing illegible, we do not undertake to
decipher them. Strange to say, they are
often from "Constant Readers," who
ought to know, after all these years, that
letters the writers wish to have read must
be written in ink and upon one side of
the paper.
3. We cannot ask for castoff clothing,
although w'e gladly receive offers of such
and distribute it judiciously. If "once in
a blue moon,” for what seems to us good
and sufficient reasons, we deviate from
the rule, we make it clear that It is an
exceptional case.
4. We object decidedly to. asking our
members for expensive articles. Type
writers, sewing machines and bedsteads
are occasionally offered to us and we ac
cept then* gratefully. I have in hand now
petitions for four typewriters and as many |
sewing machines, while a letter just re-!
ceived pleads for a carpet, a bedstead and
mattress, a carpet and a washing ma
chine. It goes without saying that to
attempt to comply with the demand would
be an imposition upon a generous con
stituency and an absurdity in the eyes of
our readers.
It is not expedient to go further into
reasons that impel me to inflict this long
explanation upon our patient constiuents.
The best friends of the corner will ap-1
prove of the candid statement and no
body, I hope, will misconstrue our mo
tives. I am here to answer queries of
all sorts, and so far as lies in me to meet
the wishes of those for whom and with
whom I work.
Wants Invalid Chair
our readers.
"I have brother who is a helpless in
valid and who longs to get a breath of
the outdoor air. Is It asking too much if
I say that he would be most grateful
for an invalid's tricycle chair for street
use? Possibly there may be one which is
no longer needed by the owner which we
could procure. We would cheerfully pay
all expenses connected with transporta
tion. S. E."
The above offers yet another reason;
why letters remain unanswered- You sign
initials. Please let us .have your name
in full, and we will try to find the chair
for your brother. We cannot work with
out explicit directions.
Box of Clothing for Girl
"A work that I am intensely interested
in is seeking scholarships at educational
Institutions for indigents. Those secured
in distant cities are supplied by our fed
eration of the. Y. W. C. A. We have nearly
lou to date, some entirely free, some al
lowing half of the expenses. I recently
received one allowing the price of ttfition \
at a college. The young lady who earnest- j
ly desires it is, indeed, indigent. A wid
owed mother has had a struggle to keep
her in the high school, from which she
has graduated this summer. Of course,
if she can take the scholarship she will ;j
be a day student. Her desire is to fit
herself for teaching. One of the commit
tee, writing to me, said: ‘I fear this choice
of ours can hardly secure necessary cloth- !
ing, but it wofi’t deter her/ She is pa
thetically in earnest and she will make
good. Dear Mrs. Harland, are there not *
some of your readers .college girls, may- *
hap, who could contribute to a box I am I
trying to surprise this dear girl with be- 5
fore the next scholastic term? 1 should be
most grateful if some one would contribute
a coat, a suit, skirt, shirtwaist—in fact, s
anything that a young girl of J9, size 3(1, j
can wear. The name of each donor shall I
be put in the box and she shall be thanked
by th> young lady herself. A. R. W.” j
Here we have a notable exception to a %
stringent rule noted just now. 1 am jus
tified in my own conscience for the in
fraction. The story is told for the ex
press benefit of our young girl members.
Will they gratify me in an especial man
ner by undertaking the mission herein
indicated? Kook up one garment which *
might be made available for the student
and send to me for her address. The I
gift will be tenfold more acceptable if
the donor will write a friendly note to ac
company it, expressly for the recipient,
and wishing her success in her field of
labor. Only a girl can comprehend ex^
avtly how another girl feels.
Donates Clothing
“1 am a constant reader of the Corner
and find I have a few usefur things I want
to give away. A lady’s suit, a few shin
waists, and other useful articles; also L
enough matting- to cover a bedroom nice- *
ly. The suit is not of the latest style, but \
would do well for one handy with her r
needle. Should you know of any one,
please give my name and address. $
•MRS. W. G. ’
Your address and list of garments have
gone to those who will be encouraged in ■
life’s hard battle by the material aid
and by the knowledge that the touch of
rature that makes the whole world kin
has moved you to the worthy deed. May
you be blessed and rewarded for It! The
matting will be a welcome gift to some
housewife. Will she send to us for the
address of Mrs. AV. G:?
Wants Electrial Books
“I am a man with a family. About one
year ago I lost everything I owned <
through sickness and 1 had to accept a ,
position at a very low salary in order to
live. I am given to understand that it 4
I learn more about the electrical profes
sion I have entered my salary will be
increased. I cannot go to school, and j
I haven't a cent of money except my
present salary, which procures merely
an existence. I should like to know if
there is some reader who has a set ot
electrical engineering books he could
spare me. I could then be enabled to ac- |
quire a more thorough knowledge of this 1
business. G. H. D.’'’
Our masculine members will please givi ■
diligent heed to the foregoing. It is not j|
a mendicant who indites the straightfor
ward, manly letter, but one who is already
a toiler in a certain field and who longs tn f
be equipped for better work. This be
longs to what an appreciative friend call?
“the academic branch of the Helping
Hand’*—that which pertains to education
and general culture. And a highly im
portant branch it is.
PYTHIANS RETURN
FROM WINNIPEG, MAN.
Jackson, Miss., August IS.—(Special.)
H. M. Quin and Will A. Sessions have
returned from Winnipeg, Map., where
they went to attend the supreme lodge.
Knights of Pythias, and report a great j
time. The Canadians proved themselves ji
fine entertainers and made the stay of j
the Pytliians Very pleasant.
The supreme lodge declined to In- j
dorse the proposition to admit young |
men of 18 years of age to membership,
decided to Issue an annuity policy of life
insurance in addition to the ordinary ^
policy, and adopted several other irn- *
portant changes. The reports of the
supreme officers showed an increase
of about 10,000 in membership during
the past year and that the order is
financially stronger than ever before.
"An old-fashioned doctor, a number of years ago, told us stomachs kept him busy.
And he argued that a more conscientious care of the stomach would practically put his
profession out of commission.”—National Food Journal, June, 1914.
It was a new process of milling that had considerable to do with keepisg this old
doctor on the jump. This process—which made flour look white and pretty—un- j
fortunately removed nearly all of the really vital mineral elements of the wheat—the
invaluable phosphate of potash, etrr:
This kind of milling has now become almost universal. Think what it means to 't
deprive the system of these elements which are necessary for its daily rebuilding!
Grape-Nuts
\ —a delicious food
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made of wheat and barley, contains all the nutriment of the grains, including their
mineral elements. Many forms of stomach trouble are due to a lack of these ele
ments in daily food; and a regular ration of Grape-Nuts and cream along with other
food is admirable to set one right. *
"There’s a Reason**
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