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SOCIETY AND HOME TOPICS FOR WOMEN
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Matters of Interest to Fashionable Folk
Chautauqua Board to Give Luncheon for Miss Neilson—Mrs. Bowron to Compliment Miss
Van Hoose—Miss Ledbetter Honoree at Luncheon—Mrs. Nelson to Be Informal
Hostess—Many Club Meetings Yesterday—Random Notes
By JANE SIBLEY i
Thursday Is always a popular day for
club meetings and yesterday an unusual
ly large number of these happy gatherings
occurred. Miss Belle Roberts entertained
the Little Jokers at the*Country club and
the affair was delightfully informal, only
the members being included in the games
and luncheon which followed.
The regular weekly meeting of the
Thursday Afternoon Bridge club had Miss
Florence Coffin as a dainty hostess. Be
sides the members. Miss Helen McClarey,
Miss Kathleen Moore and Miss Kula
Weakley enjoyed Miss Coffin's hospitality.
A salad and ice brought the afternoon to
a close.
Miss Nellie Haylow entertained the
members of her bridge club at her home in
Norwood and used pink and white sw’eet
peas to make an attractive setting for the
Interesting series of games which were
followed by a salad and ice course. A
hand embroidered pin cushion and cut
glass vase were awarded as trophies of the
game.
Another interesting event was the meet
ing of the Norwood Social club at the
home of Mrs. William Moughon. The
rooms were festooned with many bright
colored flowers of the spring season and
the members participated in their favorite
card game, for which two dainty prizes
were offered.
MRS. BOWRON’S TEA
FOR MISS VANHOOSE
Mrs. Tom Bowron will be hostess at an
afternoon tea Thursday, May 13, at her
home on South Twenty-eighth street, com
plimenting Miss Kathleen VanHoose,
■whose marriage to Mr. Frank Y. Ander
son, Jr., will be an event of the latter part
of this month at the home of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. VanHoose, near
Bangor.
SUPPER-DANCE. SATURDAY
AT ROEBUCK SPRINGS CLUB
The initial supper-dance at the Roebuck
Springs Golf and Auto club was such a
success and was so thoroughly enjoyed
that another will he given tomorrow
evening. A large number of lables have
been reserved by members.
MISS GRACE LEDBETTER
HONOREE AT LUNCHEON
Miss Sunie Henderson and Miss Ethel
Ellard will he joint hostesses at luncheon
today at the Press club in honor of Miss
Grace Ledbetter, w'hose marriage to Mr.
John How'ell Brown will be an event of
next Tuesday.
“BONNETS AWRY” AT
COMPTON SEMINARY
An original play called "Bonnets Awry”
will he given by the senior class of the
Loulie Compton seminary this evening at
8 o'clock. The plot Is based on the true
romances of some of the beaux and belles
of the eighteenth century, and the young
actors are. very clever in their impersona
r-1
tions. A small admission fee will be
<barged.
LUNCHEON PLANNED
FOR MISS NEILSON
Tke Birmingham Chatauqua board has
made arrangements for a luncheon at the
Newspaper club Thursday, May 27, with
Miss Alice Nellson as honor guest. All of
the prominent musicians and music lovers
of the city will attend.
MRS. RHODES* LUNCHEON
FOR VISITORS
('omplimenting Mrs. Isaac Young and
Mrs. John Clarke, who are guests of Mrs.
J. Rivers Carter, Mrs. Rufus N. Rhodes
entertained at luncheon yesterday at her
home.
Those whom Mrs. Rhodes asked to meet
the honor guests were Mrs. Rivers Car-,
ter, Mrs. Robert Jemison. Mrs. Anna Vari
Hoose, Mrs. George Ward, Mrs. Florence
Jordan. Mrs. W. S. Brown. Mrs. Temple
Hawkins and Mrs. H. A. Sharpe. ,
JAPANESE PARTY TONIGHT
FIFTH AVE. PRESBYTERIAN
A pretty entertainment termed "An j
Evening in Japan," will be given this!
evening in the primary rooms of the
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church by
the Westminster Guild, the members of
which will impersonate geisha girls, and
the rooms will be transformed into a Jap
anese garden.
The following programme will be given:
Vocal solo, "Tokio," Master Charles E.
Hopkins.
Reading. “A Maid of Japan," Miss Mar
garet Heath.
Violin solo, selected, Miss Rozella Ben
nett.
Reading from "Madame Butterfly," Miss
Miriam Hostetler.
Vocal solo. "One Fine Day," Mrs. Wil
liam T. Ward.
Japanese parasol drill, members of the
guild.
THURSDAY 500 CLUB
WITH MRS. NEILL "
With ferns as a background, roses and
sweet peas were lavishly used in decorat
ing the rooms on the lower floor of the
house to emphasize a pink and green color
scheme when Mrs. J. M. Neill was hostess
at the meeting of the Thursday Afternoon
Five Hundred club in Norwood. Five
hundred'was played at tables in the ball
and living room and the prizes were two
hand painted plates and a candlestick. An
ice course followed the game.
Those present wfere Mrs. Arthur Wat
1 ins. Mrs. B. C. Rickman, Mrs. Carl
Johns, Mrs. .1. M. McLaughlin, Mrs. H. C.
Woodruff. Miss Agnes Watkins, Miss
Maude Watkins, Mrs. J. H. Newman, Mrs.
W. G. Leslie, Mrs. Edgar Hart. Mrs. J. W.
Meyers, Mrs. W. D. Mills, Mrs. G. B.
Neal. Mrs. J. T. Hury, Mrs. C. H. Krauss,
Mrs. H. H. Hamilton, Mrs. W. M. Fore
man, Mrs. J. B. Roberts, Mrs. J. T. Phil
lips Mrs. H. D. Scantlin, Mrs. John Mc
Coy, Mrs. Harry Miles, Mrs. James Moss.
Miss Sarah Neill. Mrs. J. N. McNeal, Mrs.
William Hillhouse, Mrs. Oscar Cowden
and others.
MRS. NELSON’S LUNCHEON
COMPLIMENTING GUESTS
An enjoyable event of Saturday will be
a luncheon with Mrs. Frank Nelson hos
tess in honor of Mrs. Isaac Young and
Mrs. John Clarke, guests of Mrs. J. Rivers
Carter,
MRS. SMITH HOSTESS
FOR MRS. TRIMBLE
Mrs. C. J. Smith wil! eTitertain a few
friends at luncheon Saturday at her home1
complimenting Mrs. E. \\ Trimble of
Montgomery, who will be her guest for!
the week-end.
FRIDAY NIGHT DANCft
AT NEWSPAPER CLUB
The regular Friday night (lance of the
Birmingham Newspaper club will be an
event of Interest this evening. Mrs.
George €*. Ball is official hostess at these
delightful affairs, which are greatly en
joyed by a large number o? young folks
each week.
OFFICERS CHOSEN BY
COUNCIL OF WOMENS' CLUBS
The annual election of officers took
place at the meeting of the Birmingham
Council of Woman's Clubs Wednesday.
Mrs T. O. Smith will succeed Mrs. Joseph1
! McLester as president and Mrs. DuPoint
I Thompson was re-elected vice president;
j Mrs. J. Friedman, second \ ice president;
I Mrs. E. B. Pennington, third vice presi
dent. and Mrs. George Harrington, secre
tary and treasurer.
NORWOOD BRIDGE CLUB
HOLDS MEETING
Mrs. Arthur Jenkins whs at home in
Norwood yesterday afternoon to the
Young Ladies’ Auction Bridge club. Those
having the highest scores at the conclusion
oi the game were awarded a pair of auk
hose and a corsage of sweet peas. A salad
and ice course was served. Only the
members were present.
JUDSON ALUMNAE
GIVE LUNCHEON
The members of the alumnae advisory
board of Judson college were tendereu a
beautiful luncheon by the local chapter
yesterday at the Birmingham Newspaper
club. Charming talks were glven'by Mrs.
J It. Ashcraft. Mrs. D. F. Elmore. Mrs.
Walter Beasley and others.
Those present were: Mrs. Elmore. Mrs.
Ashcraft. Mrs. Beasley. Mrs. John R.
Waters, Mrs. R. T. Anderson, Miss
Elizabeth Dickinson, Mrs, Jasper Hutto,
Mrs. C. T. Thomason, Mrs. Waller,
Mrs. Peyton Eubank. line J. W. Minor,
Mrs. Hicks Frazier, Miss ,St|e Daniel, Mrs.
Troy Hails, Mrs. Richard Fell. Mrs. F.
B. Shireman, Miss Lucy Dickinson, Miss
Vera Brent. Miss Marlon Kent, Miss Car
rie Kent. Mrs. Douglas Wallace of Min
neapolis. Mrs Brooks Lawrence, Mrs. VV.
D. Tarrant, Mrs D. J. Poneelor, Mrs.
John Stone Hoskins, Mrs. J J. Kyser,
Mrs. V 1. Jones. Mrs. Ray Schultz, Mrs.
M D. Lanier, Mrs. Walter Hooper. Mrs.
C. S Hooper, Mrs. J. C. Anthony, Mrs.
Ida Lawlion, Mrs. J. D. Heacock. Mrs.
T. S Herren. Mrs. John Wood. Mrs. Allen
Hendricks. Mrs. R. L. McCauley, Mrs.
James W'eltb, Mrs. a. W. Yancey, Mrs.
John Cox, Mrs. J. M. J’. Dtts, Mrs. Pearl
Gilbert Ingersoll, Mrs. T. M. Laird, Miss
Margaret Ansley, Miss Nettle Beall, Miss
Louise Lewis, Miss Ella Pack and others.
ANNOUNCEMENTS .
The Edgewood club will meet this, aft
ernoon with Mrs. J. H. Wallace at 1006
South Twelfth avenue.
The Civic Study club will meet this
afternoon at the Young Woman's Chris
tian association.
The patrons and friends of the Mar
garet Allen school are Invited to be on
the lawn of the school this morning at 10
d clock to see the May dances given by
the Miles Highland dancing class.
Mrs. C. M. Stanley will entertain the
Quest club this afternoon at 3:30 at the
Newspaper club.
RANDOM NOTES
Mrs. S. S. Middleton of Memphis is the
guest of her parents, Dr. and Mrs. J. T.
Coulbourn.
Miss Ftorlne Hodges and Miss Jessie
Mae Perkins expect to leave next week
for New York. Miss Perkins will be the
guest of Miss Helen Paxton and Miss
Hodges will be at the Semple school,
where she was formerly a pupil. Later
these attractive girls will go to commence
ment at Princeton and West Point.
Mrs. Orltne A- Shipman left this morn
ing for a two weeks' stay in New York.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Parker hate re
turned from their wedding trip and are
at home at the Rldgely.
Mrs. Edwin Fitzgerald will go to At
lanta today for a visit to relatives.
Miss Mary Hawkins of Atlanta is the
guest of Mrs. Jesse Lewis.
Miss Anne Akers will come from Atlanta
Monday to be the guest of Mrs. Jesse
Lewis.
Mrs. M. V. Joseph has returned from a
visit to her daughter, Mrs. Leventrltt, in
New York city.
Mrs. L. J. Haley is spending this week
in Tuscaloosa and Dothan.
Mrs. E. W. Trimble of Montgomery Is
the guest of Mrs. C. J. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. MoLIn Smith and their lit
tle son are spending a month with her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. R. P. McDavid, at
their Roebuck Springs home.
Dance
At the
Florence
Tonight
A fter the
Theatre
10:30 Until
12:30 O'Clock j
Service a la Carte
Music by Klenk
Florence
k Cafe
T. LEONARD HOBART
Nlnnuger
SOCIETY IN
GREATER BIRMINGHAM
Mrs. <\ C. Lewis was hostess at lunch
eon Wednesday at her home in West End,
and a. vase of pink and white sweet peas
adorned the center of the table about
which were seated the following guests:
Mrs. George Ktauss, Mrs. John Bowers.
Mrs. Luttrell Hale. Mrs. L. J. Hagy, Miss
Lindlay Bradford and Miss Bessie As
bury.
Mi's. Thomas Fitzgerald is ill at her
home in West End.
Mrs. S. R. Powers is a guest of her sis
ter, Mrs. James Brown.
The children and grandchildren of Mrs.
Ellen Morris complimented her ai her
home in Wylam recently, giving a surprise
party In honor of her seventy-first birth
day. Dinner was served at 6 o’clock and
covers were laid for 12 guests.
Mrs. W. A. Miller has returned to St.
Clair after being the guest of Mrs. H. A.
Reviere.
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Turner have named
their little daughter Mary Elizabeth Tur
ner.
Mr. and Mrs. William Burdette have
named their little son Thomas William
Burdette.
MJss Ruth Manasco entertained the
Daisy Crochet club yesterday afternoon ir
Avondale. The hours were whiffed awav
with fancy work and chatting %nd light
refreshments were served to the guests
including: Miss Lula Edard. Miss Kthe
McCool, Mrs. Wy E. Barnes, Mrs. Vincent
Taylor. Mrs. Herbert Ellard and Mrs
Ada Browning.
Mrs. lack ivrahenbuhl and Mrs._ A. E
Wickam were joint hostesses to the mem
bers of the Amicitia club Wednesday even
ing at their home in Avondale. Red and
white roses were profusely used in dec
orating the library and living rooms and
five hundred was a feature of the enter
tainment. Trophies were awarded to
Mrs. R. L. Zeigler, Mrs. A. C. Gapen, Mr
Robert Sear son and Mr. A. C. Gapen. A
buffet supper was served at a late hour. •
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. McCool of West Bloc
ton! are guests of Mrs. B. A. McCool.
Mrs. F. E. Swann entertained the Ens
ley Highland Forty-two club Wednes
day afternoon. Pink and white rose,
were placed in the rooms where th*
club game was played at three table:
and the same motif was used in tin
score cards and ices. Mrs, W, I. Burgii
substituted in the absence of a mem
bet*.
The N. F. H. club met Wednesday
afternoon with Mrs. Andrew McCor
mack and the hoijse was made. l.ovel:
with spring llowers for the event. Ftvi
hundred wras played at three table:
and a hand painted plate was aw*arde<
to Mrs. Harry Jones. A dainty lunch
eon was served at the end of the gamp
Mrs. Robert Palmer and Miss Merced©
Hamilton shared the hospitality witl
the members.
An Interesting event of recent dat
was tlie meeting of the Mothers’ clui
of Shady side with Mrs. W. L Hargray
as hostess. Light refreshments follows
a literary programme and a large num
ber of members attended.
Mrs. J. H. Eubank has been remove'
from St. Vincent's hospital to her hom
in Ensley.
The classes of Prof. E. A. Thomas an
Miss Johnana LaRue of the Inglenool
school were given a picnic at Avondal
park yesterday afternoon, about 4
children being included In the party.*
Mrs. E. C. lames is visiting in Mont
gomery. I
Mr. C. C. Sherrell has returned tp Xe*
York after a visit to his sister. Mri
C. A. Beaver# *
The Mothers* Self-Culture club o
PrattAity met yesterday afternoon witi
Mrs. D. E. Cook. Ferns and tiR flower
mri':
S .MARION 3?
IHARLANDS J.
HELPING HAND
&#HarronHarfand
Soups Without Meat
“You have asked housekeepers wm.
make soups without meat to tell in tin
Corner what they know about them. I
will say that the recipes l inclose ha\
been In use in my family for year*.
They are savory, wholesome and eco
nomical, especially now when the price:
of meat are rising:
“Potato Soup— Into a generous table
spoon of mashed potato heat graduall>
a pint of new milk. Stir over the fin
until hot, then stir in a heaping tea
spoon of cornstarch dissolved in a lit
tle cold milk. Boil, still stirring, until
there is no raw taste of cornstarch in
the soup and season with butter, cel
ery salt, and a little minced parsle>
The potato must be . free from lujnps.
Rice may he substituted, hut must be
well washed and tile milk added slowl.v
“Buttermilk Soup—For two cups o
buttermilk put into a kettle enough
butter to fry brown three cups oi
bread cut up quite small. When fried,
add the buttermilk, and, while waiting
tor it to boil wet two scant table
spoons of flour with a little s veet
milk, heat an egg into it and, when
the soup boils, stir in the mixiur*
'When it boils up once thoroughly i.
Is done. Season with cinnamon and
sweeten to taste. This is the genuine1
buttermilk soup made by a Dutch
grandmother.
“Tomato Cream Soup—One quart of
milk, one can of tomatoes, baking sod.i
the size of a pea, salt, pepper and a
little butter. Put the milk in a Vessel
and bring to a boil. Put tomatoes into
another two-quart kettle and when
they boil put in the butter, pepper, sail
and soda, then add the milk. Serve
oyster stew, with crackers. COOK.”
Recipe for Pastry
“I have read with lively interest your
directions to a noivice who wished, to
make puff and other pastry. May I send
for the use of my fellow housekeepers
my own recipe for pastry—‘family’ and
•puff?’ I make all in the one way, and l
flatter myself that 1 fail less frequent 1.1
than some adepts In making French pas
try. Sift a pound of the best family
floui into a bread tray. Divide three
quarters of a pound of butter into halves,
after washing the butter In Iced water
twice and pressing It dry In a clean cloth.
Put the reserved half upon ice while you
chop the rest into the flour. It should
look like yellow' cornmeal after this Is
donb. Have ready half cup of Iced water
into which you have beaten the yolk of
a chilled egg. With this wet the buttered
flour to a stiff dough, roll it into a thin
sheet upon a floured board dot with bits
of reserved butter all over, sprinkle light
ly whth flour, roll up tightly as you would
a sheet of paper, roll out again as before,
and repeat the process until the butter is
used up. You should roll out at least
three times. Set the last folded roll upon
a chilled plate in the ice box for half an
hour. It should be stiff and cold when
you finally roll it Into crust for lining
the pie plates. Everything used should
| be ice cold and the pastry should be nan
died. The warmth of the hands w'ill
toughen it. Some housewives t se half but
j ter and half lard for family use. chopping
the lard into the flour and hasting w’flh
the butter.
It is not nearly as nice as w’hen butter
Is the only shortening, but few could de
tect the difference. The saving in the
cost of ingredients is considerable. The
folded pastry may be kept on ice for a
day or two without losing crispness. In
deed, T think it best to make it the day
before it Is to be baked. MRS. T. S. C."
Tt is with genuine pleasure that T com
mend the recipe our member has taken
such pains to set before us. The process
is less tedious than might be thought at
the first glance. The product Is almost
invariably satisfactory.
Postage Stamp Signs
“Concerning the request of Mildred J.
about postage stamp signs. Tam glad to
reply. There are special definition postal
cards for the 11 signs of postage stamps.
J. C.”
NEW DECATUR
New Decatur, May 6.-—(Special.)—The
first convention of the federated won en’s
clubs of the First Alabama district was
called to order here yesterday with Mrs.
John D. Wyker, chairman, presiding. The
redistricting of the state oy the federa
tion at its last meeting was for the pur
pose of alleviating the congestion of busi
ness, and today’s convention is the initial
gathering under this new plan.
Owing to changed schedules on some
trains, the attendance at the morning ses
sion was small. Other delegates, however,
arrived on the afternoon trains. Mrs. D.
J. Haley of Birmingham, state president,
who had been expected to attend, wired
that a conflicting meeting at Dothan pre
vented her presence here. The concluding
session of the convention will be held to
morrow, at which time officers will be
elected.
Invitations have been sent by the Ala
bama T ndcrwriters' association to John
Purifoy, secretary of state; Joseph Raine
and J. H. flchoer of Atlanta and Pren
tice R. Reed of Birmingham, to address
the convention of state underwriters,
which meets in the Decaturs this month.
lx>cal insurance men will hold a meeting
this week to plan for the entertainment
of the delegates. It is expected that about
100 visitors and delegates will attend.
B. L, Malone, H. B. Beard and C. J,
Curry left today for Montgomery, where
they will appear before the state railroad
commission in opposition to the proposed
, advance in the rate of coal from Bir
mingham to Decatur, as proposed by the
Louisville and Nashville railroad. Judg*
J. D. Robertson, representing the city; of
Decatur, will join-forces with the local
men in opposing the advance.
decorated the house and after the pro
1 gramme an ice course was enjoyed by
the 12 members.
i Mrs. A. (i. McCiahee of Butler, Ga., is
the guest of Mrs. D. L. McGahee.
Mrs. (\ W. Overton is visiting Mr. and
Mrs. H. PI Wallace at Billingsley.
Mr. G. W. Braswell is ill at the Bir
’ mingham Infirmary.
» Mrs. Beecher Byrd entertained th€
l Merry Needle club yesterday afternoori
in East Hake After spending a pleas
ant afternoon with their fancy worU
» an ice course was served to the mem
i b$rs.
The Intra Nosotris club was enter
» tained yesterday afternoon by Mrs. Ban
> Tarrant at the home of Mrs. T. W
‘ Beck. Mrs. W. R. Tarrant and Mrs. J
I C. Dee had charge of a musical £n<
• literary programme which was follower
by dainty refreshments.
1 Mrs. Hattie Corley of Syflacauga li
* the guest of Mrs. K. G. Blrchfleld.
Miss Bernice Connors was hostess a
I a dancing party last evening at th<
c Piquik club in Woodlawn in honor o
3 her guest. Mrs. S. .1. Neville of Atlanta
y The club rooms were prettily decorate<
with many pink and white roses an<
- ferns and dancing was enjoyed until i
late hour when light refreshments weri
-r served. More than 100 invitations wer<
sent out. The chaperones for the oc
•asion were Mr and Mra. E. D. Wit
Hams. Mr. and Mrs Archie Counts. Ml
f and Mrs. H. J. Hand. Mr. and Mri
i Claude Hugha, Mrs. Herman Byrd an<
Jun. Noble.
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MR. EDWARD S. VAN ZILE, NOTED SCHOLAR,
NEWSPAPER MAN AND AUTHOR, TALKS OF
THE WAR AND BOOKS AND OTHER THINGS
By DOLLY D % LRYMPLE
• •
• 4
• l-llHuramatlp t'rn^iurnU From 4
• Mr. Van /.lie’s* Book. “The *
I • (iNHip of F.»tiper*»rp»” 4
• — ♦
• "These diplomatic interchanges 4
• have been given to the world under 4
• the title of the White, the Orange 4
• and the Gray Papers. Posterity 4
i • will bind them in Red." 4
• -- *
• ."The influence of modern scien- 4
• title modes of thought applied to 4
• the study of history leads us to- 4
» day to the conviction that for what 4 1
• is called the Napoleonic# era the 4
• French nation was responsible. 4
• With Ids people supporting him. an 4 !
• autocrat can have his way. Without 4
4 them, he goes into exile." 4 1
4 4
4 "Waterloo would have been a 4
4 mere episode on the Hank in the 4
4 battle of the Aisne, not given much 4
i space, if any, in the official dis- 4
4 patches.” 4
4 - 4
4 "Nero fiddled while Rome was 4
• burning, and our Secretary of State 4
4 delivered a lecture on the Prince of 4«
4 Peace while Europe mobilized her 4
• stupendous armies." 4
4 4
4 "Tn its last analysis American- 4
4 ism, as Washington and Lincoln un- 4
4 derstood and interpreted it. Is to- 4
4 day shining like a good deed in a 4
4 naughty world.” 4
4 - 4
4 "We seem to take it for granted 4
4 that whenever we may be threat- 4
4 ened by a Merrimac the good god 4
4 Mars will send us a monitor." 4
4 - 4
4 "Assuredly, we Americans are 4
4 willing to admit that, beyond all 4
4 peradventure. Corsica has really 4
4 conquered Galilee; that the gos- 4
4 pel of Treltschke rather than that 4
4 of Tolstoy, the creed of militarism 4
4 not the sermon on the mount, are 4
4 the dominant spiritual forces that 4
4 determine, and shall continue to de- 4
4 termine, the course of modern en- 4
4 deavor.” 4
4 4
4 "Tretsehke and Bernhard! versus 4
4 Goethe and Heine! Corsica against 4
4 Galilee! The cave-man who made 4
4 hatchets reincarnated ih the twen- $
4 tleth century to fight to the death 4
• against the cave-man who mad£ 4
4 pictures.” 4
• — ♦
4 "Let Yankee genius put music $
4 into packages if it so wills, but 4
4. where it shineg brightest today In *
*’ the eyes of German civilizers is 4
• where the howitzers thunder or the 4
$ submarines dive or the aeroplanes 4
* soar and terrify.” *
4 ♦
MR. EDWARD S. VAN ZILE *
Author of “The Lame of Empires,” one of the season’s most notable
publications. Mr. Van Zile is at present a distinguished visitor to Bir
mingham. being the guest of his daughter, Mrs. Walter S. Scott, and
her husband. Dr. Scott i
* I
the author on the London playbills. When
the play was brought to New York 1
proved my case against the plagiarist and
obtained substantial damages. Some time
later. Beerbohiw Tree, the famous Eng
lish actor, was approached in the’’ Green
Room club of London by the playwright
who had been guilty of a lYiost flagrant
wrong against the right of an author to
the product of his brain. 'Mr. Tree.' re
marked the discredited playwright enthus
iastically, Tve got a great idea for a
play for you.’ ‘Where did you get it?’
drawled Tree satirically. ‘Was it made
in America as usual.’ ”
During the height of the last preslden
I tial campaign, Mr. Van Zile, an active
Roosevelt supporter, was summoned for a
jury service in a New York court. His
“The Gam#* of Empires” testifies tothc
fact that he is sufficiently intelligent to
make a good juryman, and the preface to
his book by Colonel Roosevelt proves
that he is recognized at headquarters as
a loyal progressive. As the jurors passed
before the presiding judge, offering ex
cuses to avoid jury service, it was evident
that his honor was in no mood to be len
ient toward recalcitrant citizens. When
Mr. Van Zile faced the judge requesting
release on account of urgent business the
judge asked for further details. ’ I'm busy
with the publicity features of the progres
sive campaign,” answered Mr. .Van Zile.
with no hope of escape. “I thought,” re
marked his honor, smiling sarcastically,
“that you progressives believed in doing
your duty to ther public.“We do,*' an
swered Mr. Van Zile emphatically. “And
we also believe in the recall of the ju
diciary.” Instantly his honor turned to
his clerk and said: “Give tills juror his
release. Good-day. Mr. Van Zile.’*
‘‘I’ve sometimes contemplated writing
my recollections of ex-presidents.’’ Mr.
Van Zile said apropos of the foregoing.
“Tve liad some very unusual as well
I as some very amusing experiences which
j would make excellent data for a hook,
i For instance. I recall when Mr. Blaine
! was made Secretary of State by President
Harrison, the Blaine lieutenants in my
state told me T might have a consulship.
Walker Blaine assured me in Washington
that i could have my choice of Antwerp,
Brussels or Leipsic. The br6ac*f t>etweene
Harrison and. Blaine widened and all the
good consulship, toaluding the three
above mentioned, went to Harrison adher
ents Years afterward. ex-President Har
rison was visiting bis daughter on the
Jersey coast. The House democratic cau- j
cus had taken important action on the
Wilson tariff bill. After leaving the
White House, Mr. Harrison had made a
vow never to talk for the newspapers and I
he had kept it. I was then an editorial
writer on a New York daily, and was
asked to go to New Jersey and request
Mr. Harrison to fxpress his opinion of the
| action of the democratic caucus. It
seemed to be a hopeless journalistic, ex
jt-loit. and Mr. Harrison’s reception of mf ^
suggestion was a blunt enough refusal to
| nave discouraged most newspaper men.
But I adroitly told the story of how I
didn't get my consulship. ‘Tt was your
fault. Mr. President.’ I concluded. 'If you’ll j
give me 10 lines about that caucus eotion .
on the Wilson bill I’ll call it square.’ For * 9
a moment the ex-Presid^nt showed amaze
ment at my audacity. Then he laughed in
his quiet way, gave voice to a very bril
liant, incisive and tim#ly comment on the
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j This famous actress appears here ^ “
* for the second time. A Metro film, ^
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At Founts In Bottle*
•■Maid” in Birmingham
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Few men of the present day have more
to their credit than Mr. Edward 8. Van
Zile. the noted writer, whose latest book.
“The Game of Empires," js Just from the
^publishers and marks an epoch in “war
books” of the day.
Mr. Van Zile for 10 years was on the ed
itorial staff of one of the largest and
most influential of the metropolitan news
papers. acquiring a tremendous knowl
edge of men and affairs during that pe
riod. and later becoming a indent of Eu
rope, w’here he first began to make his
mark as an author.
“The Game of Empires." with a “pre
fatory note by Col. Theodore Roosevelt,”
is Mr. Van Zile’s flrfu hook which is
other than fictional, and for that reason
he laughingly says, “it is the most inter
esting to him."
Mr. Van Zile is a man of charming and
distinguished personality, his youthful
face and snow white hair, his elegant man
ner and scholarly bearing making him a
figure to reckon with anywhere at any
time.
During his visit to his daughter. Mrs.
Walter S. Scott, this week, Mr. Van Zile
has received many delightful social atten
tions. and has made many friends in Bir
mingham. and it was my pleasure to have
a chat with him a few days ago concern
ing many interesting things, not the least
of which is his latest book.
Like most prolific writers. Mr. Van Zile
has frequently been the victim of plagar
ists. and in speaking of this he said:
“One of the most daring instances of
the purloining of another man's ideas was
made at my expense by an English play
wright some years ago who dramatized a
novelette «f mine and gave no credit to
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