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Mrs. Losey to Give Dramatic Reading
Rules for D. A. R. Contest—Mrs. Shackleford to Ee Luncheon Hostess—Informal Affairs of
Yesterday—Coming Events—Announcements—Notes and Personals
By JAHE SIBLEY
By Maude Rountree.
The West Wind kissed the Valley
On the first warm day of spring.
And the dew of morning set in sun
beams
Was their betrothal ring.
Kissed her madly, wooed her wildly.
With the warmth the West Winds
bring,
And the golden buttercup in the
meadow
Was the gold of their wedding ring.
MRS. LOSEV TO GIVE
DRAMATIC HEADING
Mrs. Frederick Bosey of Tuscaloosa
y ill give a dramatic reading of the
celebrated play. ‘‘War Brides.” in which
Mme. Nazimova is appearing in New
York, next week under the auspices
of the Birmingham Equal Suffrage as
sociation. A special musical programme
is being arranged in connection with
the event, the date of which will be
announced later.
SPANISH CLUB
HOLDS MEETING
The Spanish club of the Central High
school held its regular meeting yester
day afternoon and the programme,
which was on South American coun
tries, consisted of the following pa
pers: “Uruguay,'' by Miss Grace Stew
art, and “Peru,” by Miss Mora Bur
i
rus.
MRS. BENTON HONOREE
AT LUNCHEON
Airs. W. C. Shackleford will enter
tain a f* w friends at luncheon Wednes
day complimenting Mrs. Samuel Ben
ton of Macon, Ga„ who is the guest of
her sister, Mrs. Richard Johnston.
DANCING CLUB TO BE
ORGANIZED WEDNESDAY
The young folks of Bessemer will
meet in the hall of the Bessemer Real
ty company Wednesday evening to
form a dancing club which will hold
a meeting on Wednesday evening of
each week. Mr. < H. Allies and Aliss
llorrie Allies will introduce several
rew dances.
The chaperones chosen for the occa
sion are: Air. and Airs. Bee Aloody, Dr.
and Airs. J. £. Winters, Air. and Airs. H.
C. Grigsby, Dr and Mrs. W. 1 >. Tay
lor, Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Hollingsworth,
Air. and Airs. Sam Uefkovits, Dr. and
Mrs. S. E. Grant, Mr. and Airs. W. P.
New Treatment for
Croup and Colds I
Relieve, by Inhalation and Absorption.
No Stomach Doting.
Plenty of fresh air in the bedroom and a
pood application of Vick's “Yap-O-Hub”
Salve over the throat and chest is the best
defense against all cold troubles.
The medicated vapors, released by the
body heat, loosen the phlegm, clear the
air passages and soothe the inflamed mem
brane. In addition, Viek’s is absorbed
through the skiu. 25c, 50c, or $1.00.
7HE genuine has this trade mark
“WporOB"
VICK'S Pneumonia SALVE
.Drink
GlcgGolao
It’s Delicious—Believe Me
At Founts In Bottles
“Maid” in Birmingham
SOCIETY GIRL COOK
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Thomas, Miss Lessie Cargile. Miss Annie i
Mao CargUo. Miss Minnie Butler. Miss
Rochelle Smith. Miss Lucile Harvey, Miss
Lola Ligon. Miss Anna Fitzpatrick, Miss
Blanche Morgan. Miss Fannie Morgan,
Mr. Ray Skewes, Mr. William Brown, Mr.
James Fitzpatrick. Mr. (\ W. Rogers,
Mr. Ryan Cargile, Mr. Walter Butlar,
Mr. Virgie Hurst, Mr. Tvecosta McFell,
Mr. PI. L. McAdory and Mr. L. E. Hurst.
MRS. WHEELER TO BE
CLUB HOSTESS
Mrs. Willard Wheeler will be hostess to
thr members of the Wednesday Bridge
club at her home In Norwood.
MRS. HALEY TO DELIVER
ADDRESS IN MOBILE
Mrs. I.1. Haley of this city, president
of the Alabama Federation of Women’s
cluli.s. has accepted the invitation to speak
at the convention of the Mobile district
chairman, which will take place in that
cltv May 31. While in Mobile, Mrs.
Halev will he the guest of Mrs. Edwin
Craighead and Mrs. James Hagan.
I RULES GOVERNING
D. A. R. ESSAY CONTEST
The following letter lias been sent to
the High schools in the Birmingham dis
trict by the General Sumter chapter of
the Daughters of the American Revolu
tion :
Birmingham, April 12, 1915.
To the Principal of High Schools: In
an effort to stimulate interest in patriotic
education, General Sumter chapter,
Daughters of the American Revolution,
desires to offer a prize of $5 in gold for
the best essay on a Revolution sub
ject. This offer is open to any student
of the High school grade in the Birming
ham district. Rules governing the contest
are enclosed and the chapter will appre
ciate it if the same are placed before
the students of your school at the earliest
possible day. Respectfully submitted.
MRS. R. H. PEARSON,
Regent Gen. Sumter Chapter, D. A. R.
.MRS. C. M. TARDif, Secretary.
Rules governing contest for prize ($5 in
gold) to he presented by General Sumter
chapter, Daughters of the American Revo
lution. Birmingham:
I 1. All High school pupils who are at
tending school in Birmingham district,
: either public or private, are eligible to
the contest.
2. Subject of essay to be a topic relating
- to the Revolutionary period of the United
i States of America. Essay to consist of
not more than 3500 or less than 1200
words.
3. All contestants must apnend to their
essays the following: I hereby solemnly
pledge my honor that I have neither given
or received assistance from any source
1 save my memory during the writing
of this essay.
4. Contestant must sign fictitious name
to essay and send it sealed not later than
, May 3o, to Mrs. W. G. Montgomery, state
[ chairman patriotic education, 827 South
Thirtieth street, Birmingham, Ala., who
will deliver it to the committee of award.
5. Contestant must send subject of es
say, with name and fictitious name sealed,
not later than May 15 to Mrs. R. H. Pear
son. regent General Sumter chapter, D.
■ A. R., 920 South Twentieth street. Bir
mingham, Ala.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
£ The I akeview School Improvement asso
ciation will hold an important meeting
at the school this morning at 30 o’clock.
All members are asked to be present.
[ An oren hoard meeting of the Young
s Woman’s Christian association will take
place tills morning at 10 o’clock. All
J members and those interested in the work
. are cordially invited to attend. An en
, laining programme has been arranged,
j The Sweet Briar Alumnae association
will meet Wednesday afternoon with Miss
Helen McCarey. The hour is 3:30.
NOTES AND PERSONALS
Mrs. John Morris Parker of Mobile Is
the guest of Mrs. E. F. Henniger.
„ Mrs. Mary Boslnvitz is at home after
J a trip to Chicago.
-j Miss Amelia Caldwell of Jacksonville,
. Aia., is visiting Mrs. Knox Fleming.
Miss Bessie Evans is at home after at
1 tending the Easter dances at the univer
e sity. While in Tuscaloosa Miss Evans
was the guest, of Mrs. Robert Cochran.
1 Mrs. Jelks Cabanlss is resting well at
„ Ft. Vincent’s hospital, following an op
eration for appendicitis.
8 Mrs. Herman Owen is vlsltng her
parents Mr. and Mrs. James T. Duggan,
in Mobile.
Miss Edith Orr expects to leave the.
latter part of the week for a stay with
Miss Lucy Tyler in Anniston.
Mr. T. ,T. Ashford will return the last
of the week from his plantation in north
Alabama.
Mrs. W. J. Young and her little son
are visiting her mother in Mississippi.
Mrs. S. L. Ledbetter is convalescent
from her recent illness at her home on
South Tenth avenue.
Miss Lydia Coulbourn of Baltimore is
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Coxij
at their home on South Thirtieth street.
Mrs. Lewis Underwood and her little
daughter, Eugenia Underwood, will leave
today for Washington, D. C., to he the
guests of her parents, Judge and Mrs.
E. K. Campbell.
Miss Carrie Rich of Nashviile Is visit
ing Miss Cecile Rich.
Mrs. Thomas Ellis left yesterday to join
Mr. Ellis in Virginia, after a visit of
two weeks to friends in Birmingham.
Mr, and Mrs. Ellis expect to return in
the fall and occupy their home on Iro
quois street.
Mr. and Mrs. B. Schoenfeld have moved
to 1027 South Fifteenth street.
Attractive photographs of Mrs. George
J. Kelley and her children, George J.
Kelley, Jr., and Austin Kelley, appear
in the Sunday edition of the Atlanta Con
stitution. with the following comment:
“Mrs. George J. Kelley, pretty young
matron from Birmingham, and her charm
ing children. Mr. and Mrs. Kelley are
at the Georgian Terrace during April.
She was Miss Austin of Atlanta.”
Mrs. J. T. Leeper of Columbiana is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Charles S.
Leeper.
Miss Cora Gregg will return this week
from an extended stay with friends in
Ohio.
Mis. J. P. Stiles and her daughter,
Miss Mary Stiles, who have spent the
past two months in Mexico, will return
homo Wednesday.
An important meeting of the Benevolent
society will meet this afternoon ar 3
o’clock at the Temple Emanu-El.
SOCIETY IN
GREATER BIRMINGHAM
The marriage of Miss Helena Moor
and Mr. Norman S. Tomlison will be
an event of Wednesday evening at S
o’clock at the Ruhama Baptist church
in East Lake, Rev. J. M. Shelburne of
ficiating. Miss Ruby Moor will be her
sister’s maid of honor and Miss Frances
Macon, Miss Jessie Macon, Miss Es
telle Lamkin and Miss Grace Robin
son. are to he bride’s maids. Mr. Tom
linson has asked Mr. Earle Martin to
act as his best man and the grooms
men will be Mr. Walter S. McClure,
Mr. Leo Byrd, Mr. Tom Truss and Mr.
Eugene Moor.
Miss Frances Macon and Miss Grace
Robinson entertained 12 friends at a
Japanese luncheon Saturday at the
■ hoirie of the latte^* In East Lake com
v
I.ADY ROSEMARY LEVESON-GOWEII
Who with two charging girl friends
Countess Zia Torby and Miss Violei
de Trafford, has been studying invalic
cookery at the National Training
School of Cookery to gain experieno<
as a cook for wounded and invalic
soldiers. Lady Rosemary, whose name
is pronounced “Lawson-Gore,” is £
daughter of the late Duke of Suther
land, who was Britain’s greatest land
owner. No end of society women an
acting as military cooks, at presen
one titled lady, who owns a big castl<
in Scotland, being at the front, when
she is up every morning at 6 and work!
like a Trojan till night. Countess Zk
Torby, who is studying cookery wit!
Lady Rosemary, is, of course, one o
the two daughters of the Grand Duk<
-Michael of Russia.
Golf.on, Mr. and Airs. Ike Alarks, Dr
end Airs. Thomas Cornwell, Dr. am
Airs. G. R. Lewis, Air. and Airs. E. A
Little. Dr. and Airs. Robert T. Smith
Dr. and Airs. E. P, Lacey and Dr. am
Airs. J. C. Berry.
MONDAY’S LUNCHEONS
AT NEWSPAPER CLUB
The luncheon guests at the Bir
mingham Newspaper club yesterday In
eluded:
Judge Oscar Hundley, Air. Leoi
Francis of Philadelphia, Dr. and Mrs
Alston Fitts, Hon. and Airs. Pete
Spinas of Atlanta, Air. F. G. Blair o
Tuscaloosa, Mr. J. W. Porter, Airs. V
C. Morgan. Mrs. Robert Brown, Mr;
Ted Brownell, Airs. Knox Flemming
Aliss Amelia Caldwell, Air. Richar>
Wilks, Mr. Harry E. Parker, Alls
Verna Parker, Air. J. C. Parker, Mr;
C. L. Parker, Air. and Airs. T. A. Kil
by. Airs. Clement Gasball, Aliss Ra
Davell, Miss Davell, Air. Albert Le
Smith. Airs. Lima I’. Denbv, Air. an
Mrs. W. A. Berry, Mr. Eugene Ensler
Air. George Harris, Air. William Spen
cer and others.
MRS. HURST ENTERTAINS
FOR VISITING GIRLS
A happy event of Saturday evenin
was the party given by Mrs. T. E. Hurs
for Aiiss Olive Vowell and Aliss Libia
Thomas. The rooms were prettily decc
rated with spring flowers and the ever
ing was pleasantly spent with games an
contests after which a salad and ic
course was served.
Those present were: Aliss Libia
Tell Your
Wife Everything
you hear, think or feel about things to eat.
> Don’t leave her to guess what you like, how you like
it and when you like it.
But tell her pleasantly. Wives are always glad to
; please I heir husbands in the selection and preparation
of food.
Right food is important, both for you aud all your
\ \ family. You can combine economy with health aud
strength of mind and body if you will.
Champion
“The flour the best cooks use”
is high class, but none too good for you or your family.
Your bread, cake, pastry, etc., should be both palatable
and wholesome.
You require good tools and good materials in your
work.
Good tools and good raw material is just as import
ant for your wife.
Good flour is the foundation of all so-called “baked
goods,” and her results and your satisfaction will be in
j accordance with the flour used.
Let her get Roller Champion, even though she be of
fered good flour for Jess. The slight difference in first
cost is more than offset by the greater comparative
value in results.
Valley City Milling Company
Grand Rapids, Mich.
W. M. Cosby Flour & Grain Company, Distributers
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HELPING HAND HINTS
Br MARION HARLAND
Prognostications of Tolstoi
“Will you pleas§ favor me by, sending
the prognostications of Tolstoi, the Rus
sian writer, an<$ those of that cele
brated French woman regarding future
events and forecasts throughout the
world? O. O. V. K.“
Tlie articles for which you ask went
the rounds of the papers so recently
that they may be in the scrap book of
a reader and so accessible that the
owner may be willing to lend them to
you, or, if he or she be exceptionally
omiable, to copy them for you and send
through the Corner. I hold your ad
dress and register tlie request.
Organized lo Spread Happiness
"I don't know a thing about the terms
upon which communications are pub
lished in your paper and send this at
random. This is my wish: A girl's club
has been organized in my church, the
main object of whicli is to make others
happy. Two of us have neither money
nor time to spare. So their part of the
work is to write to any invalid or shut
ins who would like to receive friendly,
cheering letters. They are bright, happy
grlrls and would do their best to enliven
Lhe sufferers. If you know of such per
sons please let me know.
"JOSEPHINE C."
A most commendable purpose and one
which will have our cordial co-opera-*
Lion. Shut-ins will please make a note
Df the beautiful offer.
Something to Do at Home
"Do you know of any place where a
woman can get work of some kind to do
it home? I am in. need of money but
:annot leave my home to go to work
outside. MRS. A. F. D."
Enroll your name, with the expres
sion of your desire, at the main office
3f the Young Women's Christian asso
ciation. Also apply at the exchanges
for women’s work. Meanwhile, will
readers suggest methods of home work
which will help this member? She Is but
ine of a mighty and increasing class.
What can she do? If you, dear sister
woman, were In her place, what could
l'our head and hands find to do to keep
Lhe wolf from the door? He Is near the
home of hundreds who, a year ago, were
is carefree as you are now.
Copy of Mercier’s Letter
“I wish to procure a copy of your
paper containing: Cardinal Mercier's
pastoral letter. I have tried to find one
sere and also wrote to the office, but
ivas unsuccessful. I desire a copy very
much and so ask your assistance.
“MRS. KATE W."
Tlie letter of Cardinal Mercier was so
widely published throughout the United
States that you will probably get a
■opy from some one who does not throw
lewspapera away as soon as they are
■ead. Or a subscriber may have clipped
t out and preserved it for more care
ful perusal. I hold your address.
Real Test of Merit
“Who said that 'Success is tlie real
test of merit,’ and is it true? is failure,
when a man has done his best, a proof
pf unworthy aim or poor work?
"DOWN AND OUT."
Byron said "The time touchstone of
dessert is success." Like many another
saying: of the most brilliant and the
most miserable man of his age it is
plausible and superficial. Have you ever
thought that sage and priest and the
rulers uf men wrote down Calvary as a
"failure” nearly 2000 years ago?
pllmenting Miss Helena Moor, a dainlv
bride-elect.
Mrs. Harold Robinson will he hostess
to the Matrons’ club this afternoon.
The Christian and Men's Bible classes
of the First Metnodist church of Wood
Irwii will have a musical and debate
. hursday evening in the Sunday school
room.
Mr. Gilbert Ritchie is spending a
-e\v days at Maben.
. XX' E' Morrls ls 111 at her homo
in Woodlawn.
The Woman’s club will meet Fridav
morning- at 10 o'clock at tlie public
library.
Mrs. R. A. Pentlcost of Jackson,
Tenn., is the guest of Mrs. J. L. Camp
bell.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Walden of Camp
Hill have been called to Woodlawn by
the illness of their sister, Mrs. Will
Hardeman, at the home of Mrs. J T
Webb.
The Boyles School improvement as
sociation will meet this afternoon at
tlie Barton school.
Miss Mildred Cunningham is ill at
the McAdory infirmary.
Mrs. Leroy Higgins is the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. William Cobb in Falkville.
Mrs. Robert Bainbridge of Wood
stock is the guest of her mother, Mrs
C. P. Smith.
Miss Regina Downey is at home aft
er a visit to friends in Argo.
Mr. Joe Dickey and Mr. Houston
Dickey left yesterday for Cullman,
after being the guest of relatives in
Inglenook.
Little Emma Lott is ill at tlie home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. W.
Lott, in West End.
Mrs. S. G. Armstrong will entertain
tlie "B" section of the Brotherhood
class of the West End Methodist
church Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Coffman have
gone to Eutaw to reside.
Mrs. F. W. Pickard has returned to
Cleveland, O., after a stay with her
daughter, Mrs. W. W. Wood.
Rev. J. C. Persinger is 111 at his home
in West End.
Mrs. J. H. Reid was at home on Ensley
Highlands Saturday afternoon to the
members of the Grace chapter of the
Westminister Guild. Mrs. S. R. Batson
had charge of the programme, which was
followed by a social hour and light re
freshments.
The following meetings will take place
In Ensley this week: St. Anthony's Altar
society, ttlis afternoon, with Mrs. Nelson
Thomas; The Minor Forty-two club will
meet at the same time with Mrs. J. H.
Perkins. Wednesday the Twentieth Cen
tury Mothers' Self Culture club will be
entertained by Mrs. H. F. Corday, and
the Sesame club will meet with Mrs. W.
S. Shehee.
Mrs. Agnes Edwards of Cleveland, O.,
is tlie guest of Mrs. W. E. Lewis in Fair
Held.
Rev. L. E. Brubaker. Miss Blanche
Glass, Miss Edith Leonard and Miss Mar
garet Wright have returned from the
state Christian Endeavor convention in
Tuscaloosa.
Mrs. H. H. Elliott was hostess Satur
day afternoon at her home In Pratt City
in honor of the Hrst birthday of her little
daughter, Nelle Frances Elliott. Peach
blossoms and ferns decorated the house
and the dining table was centered with a
large white cake bearing a single tiny
pink candle which was lighted by the
baby's great grandmother, Mrs. F. S.
Perkins. Miss Olean McPherson had
charge of the guest book, In which were
registered the names of 25 guests. Ices
and cakes were served late in the after
noon.
Mrs. L. M. Crumley is the guest of Mrs.
M. J. Wheeler at Pinkney City.
Mr. and Mrs. I,ouIs Bousaok enter
tained a coterie of friends Saturday even
(Contlnucd on Page Seven)
Mrs. J. M. Craig Talks About Housekeeping, Cake
Baking, and Fancy Icings, at Which She is an Expert
- r.
By DOLLY DALRYHI’LK
Wliat Is a body to do when one goes
seeking a story with a woman of really
marked personality who says:
"Don’t print anything personal. The
public is not interested in me. It may be
interested in my work, but what does it
matter who I am, or what I am? My
work's the thing.''
And then you look at Mrs. Craig—tiny,
dainty, frail and blonde, just a slip of a
girl whom many Birmingham people knew
and liked when she was just a mere girl,
long before she was married, and went to
England and came back—knew her as
Marie Brittain—when she was a school
girl in pinafores and her hair braided
down her back.
Yes, you look at her and begin to won
der If her work is the thing after all, or
in other words, if this remarkable young
woman is not interesting enough to ap
pear before the public just plain so,
whether she had her splendid record as a
housekeeper, a wage earner, a good cook,
and a wonderful talent for doing practical
things in an attractive way, would her
work ever have been above that of a dozen
other women you know'?
Mrs. Craig carries enough responsibility |
on her tiny shoulders to stagger a dozen
men, and yet you’d never know that any
thing was happening inside of her clever
little head except the fact that she keeps
lip to the minute with all the new books
and plays and musical affairs. You’d
never suspect that such a thing as one
of the largest boarding houses in town
was presided over by her, and also In ad
dition she makes and ices the most beauti
ful cakes you’ve ever seen, besides attend
ing to her social duties and everything
else that she should.
that worried, uneasy, nervous sort of way
tion a few days ago that we’d chat over
her affairs and so when the hour came for
us to fulfil our engagement, Instead of
that worried, uneasy, nervous sort of way
that most housekeepers have, I found her
not in the least upset over having to
grant an hour’s time to me from her large
family, because she had already provided
for them the proveribal three meals, with
every pound of meat, every quart of milk,
every pint of cream, every single potato,
and all the things that come In little tin
cans and glass jars and things, mapped
out and arranged and she felt no more
concern about these affairs than a general
in time of war, who has his campaign all
mapped out in advance.
Jirs. Craig is realy a very remarkable
woman—a woman whom Birmingham is
very proud of—a woman who has accom
plished big things in the quietest, easiest,
cleverest and most attractive way.
"All of which spells efficiency,’’ I sug
gested to Mrs. Craig, as I commented
upon her excellent systematic way of
managing her house, which is more like
a palatial residence of some well-to-do
capitalist than anything else I know of.
The dining room of Mrs. Craig’s home
Is charmingly arranged—small tables be
ing used with little green and white
chairs, trelllsed walls and quaint tapes
try effects being arranged in conjunction.
On each table a tall, ^lender vase is
always used, with fresh cut flow'ers each
day. and the place is so home-like and
pretty that one wonders w’hy anybody
would bother with the ups and downs
and trials and tribulations of housekeep
ing when this clever woman is at hand
to do it for you.
“Efficiency is what your work means'
to me,’’ I repeated, "and when that is,
said It is the last word, for efficiency:
is the watchword in this decade in every
thing. The word is applied now to gov
ernment and to business, and has worked
a revolution in saving time and money,
which topics absorb the thought of the
mcdern business man or woman."
"You know, I spent four years in Eng
land,” Mrs. Craig said, in her sweet, gen
tle way. "and I learned a great deal
there. My husband, as you know, is an
Englishman, and during our residency
abroad I absorbed much of the English
woman’s efficiency that characterizes all
the nation’s women in managing their
households and everything else. I was
greatly impressed with the wonderfully
clever manner in which English women
are posted in all matters. Not only are
they good housewives, but they under
stand politics, and help their husbands
tremendously in the game. I do not mean
by that that they are flagrant in their
political prejudices, but they study poli
tics among themselves and are well In
formed and find time to be companionable
to their husbands in the things that in
terest them."
"Which accounts, perhaps, for the mili
tant attitude of the suffragists over
there,” I suggested.
"I am an ardent suffragist myself,"
said Mrs. Craig, enthusiastically, "but I
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MRS. J. M. CRAIG
am not militant, neither did I join with i
the militants in England. They argue, t
you know, that if they cannot get their 3
rights in one way they will in another, I
and I was told by a leading suffragist s
in London that as long as they main- a
tained a quiet demeanor and attitude to- t
ward suffrage the newspapers wouldn't a
even grant them space for a notice with- i
out charge, but as soon as something c
happened the change was instantaneous, t
and the newspapers were full of their c
achievements, and that* was what they
wanted.” i
“Tell me about how you happened to t
lake up the w’ork you are doing?” I s
esked. i
“Sometimes the very best plans of mice c
and men fail,” said Mrs. Craig, "and c
gr.tta perclia wasn’t, very good to us £
some fewr years ago—like copper and cot- l
ton and all those unreliable things, and a
when I returned to America, I decided t
that I would like to do something In tha 1
line that has always appealed to me— 1
ramely—housekeeping. As a child I liked a
to make mud pies, and putter about in t
the kitchen and bake and cook, and as t
I grew older, the talent that I had for c
such things developed and my taste be
came more pronounced for domestic i
tilings. So w’hen 1 could make my plans "
satisfactorily I decided to see if I could
make a success in the boarding house
business.”
“And what has been the result?” I
asked. “Can money be made on board- ^
ers?” c
“Yes, provided the housekeeper under- \
stands her business, knows how to buy, ^
does her own marketing, and attends to
things herself,” said Mrs. Craig. "First 8
of all, it takes a large number of people >
to make a«boarding house pay. I mean a i
large number of guests. The first 10 or 12 r
people you have in your home pay the
expenses, rent, lights, fuel and the rest of
the things that are necessary. After that, c
whatever comes in, is Arelvet. I have 30 *
odd guests in my house, and find* it profit- '
able. With foodstuffs much higher than
they have been for many days, it is very '
hard to manage, however. Sugar, which <
used to sell 18 pounds for a dollar, now \
sells 14 pounds for a dollar. Flour, which 1
used to be 85 cents a sack, now’ sells for 1
$1.25. There has been no material rise in 1
the price of eggs or butter, but on many
things prices are exorbitant. The practi
cal housekeeper who can save 5 cents a
day on any article, for instance—who econ- j
omlzes on some little thing—will at the end
of the year have $36.50 to add to her fuel
bill, her ice bill, or her meat bill, but 1
that requires great care and efficiency
and fine management, in order not to de- t
prive guests of what is theirs by rights.” 1
"Your cake baking and fancy icing that i
has been attracting so much attention,” I i
suggested, “where did you learn to do it?” i
“I really never have had any lessons i
ntil recently, when a cooking school was
perated here and 1 patronized it,” said
Lrs. -Chaig. “When 1 began my lessons
knew nothing whatever of the scientific
Ide of such things—I had always gone
long in my own little way, but to cater
roperly when there is such competition
8 the line hotels put up with their ex
ert French cooks, arid the clubs and 1
afes with theirs, requires specializing on &
he part of tffbse who wish to meet this t
ompetition.’’
“Tlie best materials first dtf all must be
sed,” Mrs. Craig said in conclusion, “and
hen the work is easy. I have learned
□me very artistic things in the way of I
dngs at the cooking school, such as
arrying out flower designs in valley lilies,
hrysanthemums, violets, carnations, and
lmost any flower. For score cards, for
ridge parties, or place cards for dinners,
whatever design is used, the same may
e carried out in fancy cakes and Icings,
thoroughly enjoy my work and should
ke to have large orders at all times for
11 sorts of entertainments, for I think
hat as much progress has been made in
rtistic things for the table as in any
ther branch of business.
CONSIDER REPLY TO
GERMAN PROTEST
Washington, April 12.—President w
nison and Secretary Bryan had under
onsideration tonight a draft of a reply
o be made to the memorandum of
ount Von Bernstorff, German ambas
ador, relative to the question of pre
enting shipments of arms to the allies
nless foodstuffs were permitted to
each German cilivian population.
“We have the whole subject under
onsideration and I am not prepared
o discuss it,” was all Secretary Bryan
*ouId say.
The question having been raised as to
whether the communication from the
rerman ambassador was by direction of
is government the embassy announced
oday that the document had been sent
ursuant to instructions from the Ber
In foreign office.
Cholera in Mississippi
Jackson, Miss., April 12.—Hog cholera
ias been epidemic in several counties of
he state recently. Of 200 hogs thus far
reated by Prof. T. C. Bradford of the
fallobusha County Agricultural High
chool, only one died, and that is said to
lave been nearly dead when the serum
k*as injected. Similar reports of cures and j
irevention contfo from Yazoo county,
inhere Prof. Ritch, county demonstration j
gent, has been doing the work.
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