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M@w§ ©if S®el@fty amid, ®m@mi By EMMA RBIP RVAIX EVENTS OF TODAY The Cllonian club will meet "ILh Mrs. Dora Fell at 3334 Norwood bou levard this afternoon. Birmingham chapter No. IIS. Order of the Eastern Star, meets this evening at 7:30 o’clock at Masonic temple. Candidates will be initiated. The Amaranth club will meet this afternoon with Mrs. White Mathews. The Study circle will meet with Mrs. G. M. Bowers this afternoon. Mrs. E. U Martin’s luncheon Miss Abernathy. for Miss Huff presents Miss Fancher iti recital this evening at Starr hall. Musicale in the Tutwiler ballroom given by the Frances Willard union. Woman’s Christian Temperance union this evening. Toung Women’s Christian associa tion gymnasium exhibition, childrens classes, this evening at 8 o’clock. Entertainment at the First Presbi terian church this evening. Motion picture exhibit at,th^ tain Heights Methodist church this evening. Mr. and Mrs. Massey’s organ recital for their house guests this evening. Edgewood club meets this afternoon with Mrs. J. R. McWane. The Cadmean circle meets with Mrs Alex London instead of with Mrs. J. u. Kirkpatrick. A social at the home of Mr. *tsch for the Handley Memorial church this afternoon and evening. The Culture club will meet th.s morning at 10:30 o’clock at the home of Mrs. B. T. Rochester, 100a Eu.i street. M N event of interest to the mem bers of the First Presbyterian -church and their friends is the entertainment to he given this evening at S o'clock in the lecture room of the church under the auspices of Mrs. M OTHERS Reduce your doctor a bills by keeping always on hand ViCKs\a /iCtfS VAPOR! •YOUR BODYGUARD” -30*. 60*. BLACK-DRAUGHT A FAMILY MEDICINE Some Kind of Stomach Trouble With Cramps and Terrible Pains Made This Oklahoma Man’s Life Miserable Un til Black-Draught Relieved Him Chickasha, Okla.—Mrs. J. W. Walker recently said this: “W. use Black Draught as a family medicine and think it is the only liver medicine made. My husband makes it up and uses it as a tonic as well as a laxative. 1 use it for headache, sour stomach, a full, heavy feeling after meals, which I suppose is indigestion, and it certainly does me a lot of good. My husband had some kind of stom ach trouble—w'o don't know just what. It would atrike him just any time in the day and cramp or pain him just ter ribly bad. Someone told him how to make a tea of the Black-Draught, which he did. It did him so much good, it re moved the cause and cured him. Since then we have praised the Black-Draught to our friends, and gladly do so." Seventy years of successful use has made Thedford’s Black-Draught a standard, household remedy. Every member of the family at times needs the help that Black-Draught can give in cleansing the system and preventing or relieving the troubles that come from constipation, indigestion, lasy liver, etc. Try Black-Draught. Sold by all drug gists.—Adv. _ Charles O. Docke's and Mrs. William Webster's bands. The playlet, “Mirandy at Home and Abroad,” will be presented and a sy nopsis of the play is as follows: Scene I Mirandy’s washyard; picanninnios playing about the cabin door. Mirandy returns home “wid de cloze,” finds the pickaninnies in mischief and proceeds to settle with them. Gives monologue on “Troubles of Women:” Choir sings “Carry Me Back to Ole Virginny.” Mi randy sings to herself as she hangs out her clothes. Sis Calline enters and they discuss things in general. Mi randy discourses on Mary Jane, who has "got de higher culcher.” Discus sions on the church. Sis Calline sights “de white folks.” Gsflpetings. Mary Jane sings. Zeke entertains. Picka ninnies sing. Mirandy serves water melon. Master and missus depart, in viting Mirandy and all up to "de big house.” Curtain. Ten minutes interim Choir entertains with plantation melo dics. Scene II Colonial room. Master reading, Missus knitting. House guests char ting on sofa. Enter Mirandy with her* tribe. Mirandy presents doll to missus Marster draws Mirandy out on ‘‘Suf frage.” Sis Calline tells "de white chi’. lun” Uncle Remus tale. Minuet. Pick anninnies presented with gifts. Choir sings “Dixie.” Missus fills Mirandy’a basket. Mirandy and tribe depart. The end. RED CROSS CLOTH DRIVE It is announced that the Red Cross will have a drive for cast off clothing for the <k£nefit of the countries of Europe, with the exception of Germany and Austria, who have felt most keenly the effects of cruel w*ar. Mrs. Eugene Hunger will act as chair man and the downtown headquarters will be announced later. The drive will start next week and the women of the city are expected to come to the aid of the com mittee that Birmingham may do her bit for so splendid a cause. SOUTHERN CLUB LUNCHEON PARTIES The Southern club will be a gay scene tomorrow with the many luncheon parties and the tables all adorned with spring blossoms of brilliant hues. Music will be furnished by an orchestra and the following will have guests: Mr. S. E. Gillespie, Mr. Bohn, Mr. Duke, Mrs. D. B. Dig lifer, Mrs. Orcutt, Mr. I. C Beatty, Mrs. R. .1. Williams. Dr. Roun tree, Mr. Edward 'Erwin and Mr. William O. Sell. PIQUIK CLUB DANCES The dance at the Piquik club on next Friday evening is to he the last enter tainment until the club’s twelfth annual ball, which is to be held on Friday even ing. April 25, as after this dance the club rooms are to be remodeled. It is the club s desire to make this one of the prettiest ballrooms in the entire south, and to make this dance the greatest ever at tempted in the clubrooms. Five hundred invitations have been ordered, and a.n orchestra of 10 pieces will furnish music for the occasion. CASEY-RUSSELL It will be with interest that the many friends of Col. Henry Rozier Casey of the quartermaster’s department learn that he was married on Wednesday aft ernoon to Mrs. Hortense Russell, in San Francisco, where he is now stationed. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Joshua Sibley, a relative of Mr. John W. Sibley of this 'city, and was witnessed by only a few friends and relatives. Colonel Casey is a son of Mrs. John W. Sibley and brother of Dr. E. S. Casey of this city, and has a splendid army record. Colonel Casey and his bride left at once for a wedding trip, and upon their re turn will reside in San Francisco. Mrs. Casey Is a talented newspaper woman and is a feature writer of the San Fran cisco Bulletin. HANDLEY MEMORIAL SOCIAL There will be a social given this after noon from 3 to 6 o'clock and this evening from 8 to 11 o'clock at the home of Mr. FlUiT" COUGHS AND COLDS Dr. King’s New Discovery hai a fifty-year record be hind it It built its reputation on Its produc tion of positive results, on its sureness in reliving the throat irritation of colds, coughs, grippe and bronchial attacks. “Dr King's New Discovery'.' Why my folks wouldn’t use anything else!’ That’s the general nation-wide esteem in which this well known remedy i< i held. Its action is prompt, its taste 1 pleasant, its relief gratifying. Half a century of cold and cougl 1 checking Sold by druggists every ! where. 60c and $1.20. Bowels Out of Kilter? That’s nature calling for relief. As sist her in her dally duties with Dr I King's New Life Pills. Not a purgative , in the usual dose, but a mild, effective 1 corrective laxative that teases the bowels into action and chases “blues.’ 25c. fruited Cereals ( FRUITED WHEAT mb FRUITED OATS > are the most nourishing and healthful of all foods—and the most economical BECAUSE—Figs, Dates and Raisins are the sweetest, richest, most healthful and most nutritious of all fruits. BECAUSE—when these luscious fruits are combined with a cereal, either wheat or oats, the result is a true food. AND the economy of these delicious cereal foods lies in the fact that you buy them in solid form uid increase their bulk many times over by cooking. Wtadarhllr my to digaat. A breakfast treat ter the whole family. Will win yoartavor i patently. : -AV You will want to try both Fruited Wheat and Fruited Oata. Orderapaok age of each todayl turp Nawtptp*' S»*vP «•'• The young: lady across the way says heredity exerts so strong an influence ipon our lives that we should guard against association with any but the best people. H. W. Fisch, 1117 Twenty-eighth street, north, for the benefit of the Handley Memorial church. There will be a musical programme and refreshments will be served. A free-will offering will be taken. The woman voters’ conference find cele bration of double anniversary by the Na tional American Suffrage association will be held in St. Louis Monday to Saturday, Inclusive. The abridged and tentative pro gramme is announced as follows; all meetings at Statler hotel unless otherwise indicated: Saturday, March 22—Meeting N. A. W. S. A. board of directors, evening. Sunday, March *23.—N. A. W. S. A. board of directors will receive delegates and visitors informally, Statler hotel; evening. Monduy, March 24—Executive council N. A. W. S. A., morning and afternoon. Evening convention opens with the fol lowing programme; Presidents address; general discussion on the inquiry, “Why the United States Lagged Behind Other Nations in Granting Votes to Women?” Teusday, March 25—Morning and aft ernoon, convention. Evening, public din ner, Statler hotel. Wednesday, March 26—Morning and aft ernoon, convention. Evening, committee and sectional meetings. Thursday, March 27—Convention, 0:30 to 11 a. m., 11 a. m. to 5 p. m.; confer ence of women voters. Sectional themes, “What May Women Voters do to Further the Welfare of Women in Industry?” Mrs. Raymond Robins, chairman. “How Many Women Voters Conserve the Wel fare of the Nation’s Children?” Chairman to be announced later. “How May Women Voters Assist the Movement Toward Im proved Social Morality and Social Hy giene?” Chairman to be announced later. STUDY CIRCLE PROGRAMME The Study circle meets this afternoon with Mrs. G. M. Bowers, and a most interesting programme will be given. Mrs. Mary Gillen, who has recently returned from overseas service in the Red Cross, will give a talk, and tell of her experi ences, and Mrs. O. L. Stephenson will sing several numbers. Miss Mary Ball entertained a few friends at luncheon yesterday at the Southern club in honor of Airs. Jvee Tur lington and Mrs. Henry S. Fowlkes, re cent brides. The table was centered with jonquils. The guests included: Mrs. Fowkles, Mrs. Turlington, Mrs. S. L. Ledbetter, Jr., Mrs. E. T. William^, Mrs. Charles Day Miss Margaret Bradshaw, Miss Martha Latady, Miss Alice Bowie, Miss Margarei Gage, Miss Hattie Cullom, Miss Rather ine Morrow, Miss Margaret Davis, Mis* Augusta Clark, Miss Margaret ITazzard, Miss Elizabeth Wyrrian, Miss Leonora Massinger, Miss Margaret Nelson, Mis Margaret Barker of Virginia, Miss Dor othy Lum, Miss Susie Green and Miss Katherine Ledbetter. SUFFRAGE MEETING NEXT WEEK FOR TWO BRIDES FOR MRS. BONNIE Mr*. I. Croom Beatty will entertain ai luncheon tomorrow in compliment tc Mrs. Herbert Bonnie of Louisville, th( guest of Mrs. Ellen Linn Morris. MRS. GAFFORD TO ENTERTAIN Mrs. Frank Gafford, Jr., will entertair at tea tomorrow afternoon at the Tut wiler in honor of Mrs. Herbert Bonnie of Louisville, Ky. DINNER PARTY FOR VISITOR ! Mr. and Mrs. Leo K. Steiner entertained !at an informal dinner, at their home last evening- in honor of Miss Margarel Barker of Virginia, the guest of Miss Margaret Nelson. The table was centered with blossoms and covers were laid foi ten. MRS. BENEDICT ENTERTAINS Mrs. S. R. Benedict entertained a fev friends at tea Wednesday afternoon a the Country club In honor of Mrs. Wil liam McCullough, a recent bride. The tef table was centered with spring blossoms and was presided over by Mrs. Charles O. Locke. The guests included members of Mrs. Benedict’s literary club. R ANDOM NOTES V Mrs. Fred I-eVert expects to leave to morrow' for New York, where she wil meet her brother, Maj. William Jordan who will return from a stay of severa months abroad. « • ■ Mrs. Solon Jacobs, Mrs. A. M. Taylor Mrs. Charles Spencer, Mrs. W. D. Nes bitt and Mrs. A. J. Bowron will leave or Sunday for St. Louis to attend the suf frage convention and jubilee. Madame A. B.JElford, who has spen the past year in Chicago, has returned tc this city and will occupy the W. W Blackman homo on Sixteenth avenue south, during their stay east. * * » Mrs. Hulse has received a telegrair from her son, Regimental Sergt. Maj Joseph Hulse, telling of his safe arriva in New York and that he is now sta tioned on Long Island. Mrs. John W. Sibley is suffering a her home from a sprained ankle. • • • Miss Virginia Dixon will leave in a fev days for a visit to friends in Tennessee • • • The many friends of Mr. and Mrs Stanley Woodward of New York, but for merly of this city, will be interested t< learn that Mrs. L. W. Jones has receivct a letter from Mrs. Ball, Mr. Woodward ■ sister, saying that Mrs. Woodward wa operated upon last Saturday and that sh was resting comfortably. Mrs. Wood wan has been ill for the past few weeks am news of har improvement will be pleasin' to her many friends. Mrs. J. T. Busby and Mrs. Lila Busb; are spending a few days in York as th guests of Mrs. Leonord Sims. “MYFRIEND, MASTER GABRIEL” Bv DOLLY DALRYMPLE I 0Ti\\/rr Y friend* -'ta*!er Gabriel." | JlV/Jl started this: You 8ee I ve known "Master Gabriel*’ for the last—oh! let me see, five years, when he was even then entertaining big crowds of peo ple with his wonderful talents and cleverness and 7 was a little youngish —at least, by those five years, which is something—and he told me all about his nice self and— But, as I was about to say, "my friend, Master Gabriel" .started this, but before I tell you what he started. 1 must tell you why I > "stuek-up ish-ly” refer to him as "my friend.' Ever since I indiscreetly admitted that 1 had lunched with James J. Jlack ett and dined with Lou Tellegen and “tea-d” with Caruso and that Otis Skinner called me "Dolly” right rn my face, I sort of established a prece dent for ‘‘bragging’’ abbut my celeb rity friends and certain ^aspersions have been cast upohimy veracity an 1 certain hints have been laid about, that the whole thing wasn’t f'ir to those helpless people In public life -so when T refer to "my friend, Master Gabriel” —I feel like I ought to produce a wit ness—one who could tell you ‘‘honest lo-goorlness” that 1 have a perfect right to refer to "Master Gabriel" as my friend, but as long as I haven’!, why-*—you’ll just, have to take my wor i for the fact and recall the two nice Interviews I’ve had with this distin guished little gentleman when he a been here before. As I said before, "my l'riend, Master Gabriel,” started this just by coming back to this big old town to see his hundreds and hundreds of friends and giving them a treat again—this "com plimentary" stuff which I am handing him today, done up in a neat little package; no--it isn’t going to be ar interview—jnst a few reminiscences of the first time I met Master Gabriel back in the late autumn of 1914. T’d newer seen him face to face or talked with him heart to heart until that particular day; and although I’d loved him as "Buster Brown” and "Lit tle Nemo” and later in “Rackety Packet^ House," still I only knew him at a distance—and so when 1 was in troduced to him I remember Tfow em barrassed I was, for I didn’t know whether to talk to him about veloci pedes and firecrackers and hobby horses and all the things that little boys like or—well—he settled the question for me very quickly, if you please, by referring to hjs favorite au thors—deMaupassant, Victor Hugo, II. G. Wells and the rest, and there was T, completely disarmed and all my am munition gone to the bow-wows! "My friend, Master Gabriel, was then well past 30, quite grown up as to years, but only just the si/e of a w'atoh charm; but as diminutive as ho is, he is a "perfect ?»G” (age or other wise). He admits it; so do the people who have" "measured” him. "My friend, Master Gabriel,” of French descent—his parents coming from Alsace-Lorraine, and his real, righty name is Gabrifel Weigel— which sounds German—but isn’t. When I saw "mv friend, Master Ga briel,” last—in 1917, when he was-here —he was still a bachelor; he’s terribly rich and a mighty good "catch,” and he does all sorts of kind deeds for people besides making hundreds of children and grownups laugh and dri\?e away dull care! I remember I said to the little gen tleman: "Will you always be the spirit of Peter Pan—the little boy who wouldn’t MASTER GABRIEL, Who has hundreds of friends in Birmingham who are giving him a cordial welcome ’round at the Lyric. grow up, or will you some day do something1 besides the sort of things you’ve been doing on the stage?" I remember how “my friend, Master Gabriel,” looked at iue wistfully and answered: “When Mr. Barnum took Tom Thumb to London and made a celebrity of him there was a popular impression that midgets were only freaks. They were not supposed to have any brains and were only worth what they could bring as a ‘sideshow’ feature. Now the world has come to realize that merely be cause a man is small in stature he necessarily must have a brain in keep ing with his body. I guess my head, for instance, would stack up with the rest of them.” I agreed that I thought he’d take the “blue ribbon” on the “think tank” proposition. Master Gabriel straightened up in his chair—threw out his chest and tilted his chin in a veritable Elbert Hubbard “mental attitude” pose and looked ev ery inch—albeit there are only a few inches—the lusty, strong man that he is, despite his size. ■Beautifully dressed from the crown" of his head to the tips of his boots al ways, Master Gabriel is the “dandy,” a real Beau Brummell, although it'o only on a small scale. I remember suggesting to “my friend, Master Gabriel,” that I saw no reason why he shouldn’t play “Hamlet,” since Marie Dressier had declared her in tention of playing “Lady Macbeth,” and T also recall how nearly I hit upon the dream of the young; man’s heart, as he told me that his manager had re cently put up a wager of $1000 that he (Master Gabriel) could memorize and play the “Danish Prince” within 10 days—and the bet was to be de cided within the next six months in New York city. Master Gabriel is a dual personality of unusual charm and interest: the ir responsible, deliciously mischievous boy of the stage and the serious finan cier and man of the world "off” the stage—his perpetual youth in both in stances being life-giving iri Tts sweet ness, Its refinement and its genuine ness, and this little message I’m send ing him today is just a little "compli ment” to his wonderful achievements— the big brain and the big heart and HEADACHE GOEiT IN TWO MINUTES Don’t Suffer Half an Hour While Slow Acting Tablets Are Waiting to Be Digested. Aspironal Elixir Relieves in Two Minutes. Every druggist in the V. S. cordially invites vou to come in and try the new Aspironal Elixir,' the two-minute guar anteed relief for headaches and colds. Ho knows that Aspironal not only re lieves the pain much quicker and with out the slightest danger to the heart, but. also removes the cause of bilious and sick headaches by gently acting on the liver, correcting biliousness and constipation and thereby preventing the return of your headache next day. The next time you have a headache go to your nearest drug store, band the clerk a half dollar for a bottle of As pironal and tell him to serve you one or two teaspoonsfuls (according to se verityE in a little water or your fav orite soda fountain drink. Hold your watch in your hand and count off two minutes, then call for your money back, as per marfufacture’s guarantee, if you cannot feel your headache fading away within the time limit. Everybody is doing it so don’t be bashful. Your drug gist is waiting to serve you. Same guarantee applies to colds, coughs and neuralgia.—Adv. the 1>ift talents which are encased in his diminutive little body! (5ood luck to you, "my friend. Master Gabriel,” and come back often to make us "kiddies” happy! Stop The Tickle Heals the Throat and Cures the Pough. HAYES’ IIHALING HONEY. Price 36c A free box of O-PEN-TRATE SAL.VH for Chest Colds, Head Colds and Croup is enclosed with everv bottle.—Adv. HEAD UNSTOPPED: «GONE Chronic Cold of Four Years’ Standing Ended, Says Mr. Dudley HAS GAINED 6 POUNDS J Believes He Can Do More j Work Than Anybody Since p“ Taking Lung-Vita I _ | “For the past three or four years I [have suffered continually with a cold jand headaches caused by my head being stopped up with mucus,” says Mr. W. I*. Dudley, who lives at 504J Third avenue, Birmingham, Ala., in a recent statement. “I took Lung-Vita l'or this condition and my h< ad is unstopped anti my cold is gone, and with them my frequent headaches. I have gained six pounds in j weight and feel three or four years | ycungcr. i believe I can do more work . hew than any man my weight in Bir mingham. I shall never regret taking ' a bottle of this wonderful medicine and | I can recommend it to my friends as the best medicine I have ever taken.” Lung-Vita gives quick relief from a i cold. The first few doses scatter the j congestion, loosen the phlegm and soothe | the irritation. Your druggist or dealer ' should handle Lung-Vita, but should he not have stocked it as vet. write Nash ville Medicine Co., Nashville, Tenn., for a free booklet telling of Lung-Vita.—Adv. I i I Delightful, d e 1 I c a tel? scented vanishing cream— SWEET MARIE SKIN BALM Guaranteed not to cause blisters nor pimples. Not greasy. Results certain. If your druggist cannot supply you, send 25c in stamps or coin to THE LAXARKT CO., Dent. F Atlanta, O*. AGENTS WANTED 1 JUST UNPACKED A Lot of New JUST UNPACK-TD A Lot of New Suits and Dresses Come and See Them Today Millinery You Just Must Come and See Them Remnants ,15 Yard One thousand remnants of white and colored wash goods, lengths from 1 to 7 yards, all desirable materials, such as ging hams, percales, suitings, crepes, linene, voiles, chambray, pop lins, etc. Fabrics that sold up to 1.00 yard, on sale today at 9 a.m., choice, yd. 1.50 Silk Shirtings 1.19 Yard . Our Wash Goods Section offers a big bargain for today—15 pieces of beautiful Silk« Crepe Shirtings, in assorted colored stripes, 32 inches wide; worth 1.50. Choice, 1 TQ yard Crepe de Chine .59 Yard A special price for today—36 inch Silk and Cotton Crepe de Chine, in all good colors, suit able for dresses or underwear. Special, CQ yard 36-In. Indian Head .30 Yard Ten pieces of this genuine In dian Head, yard wide; usually .39. Special, today 9A only, yard •«*” Red Star Birdeye 1.98 Dozen One case of 24-inch Red Star Hemmed Diapers, in sealed packages. On sale * 1 QQ today only, dozen 1«»70 6 Yards Domestic for 1.00 Either bleached or unbleached Domestic, 36 inches wide; soft, smooth quality; usually .29. Special, 6 yards J QQ A Dollar Sale In Our Underwear Section For Friday and Saturday Read These Items and See What Wonderful Values Are To Be Had for One Dollar Ladies* Knit Knee Pants; all sizes. Special— 3 fori .00 Ladies* Muslin Gowns and Ted dies, in white or flesh. Special— 1 .00 Garment Children’s Muslin Drawers; a good quality, hemstitch ed hem, with pin tucks. Special— 3forl .00 Ladies’ Sateen Pet ticoats, in black or light colors. Spe cial— Z i .00 Garment Ladies* S u m m er Knit Union Suits; cuff or lace knee. Special— 3forl .00 Bungalow Aprons, in light colors. Special— 1 .00 Garment 1 .00 A SUIT 1 .00 Third \Floor Boys* Wash Suits and Rompers, in check or solid col ors; broken sizes. Special— Ladies’ Silk Top Union Suits, flesh or white; broken sizes* Special— Garment Wearwell Sheets 1.49 Another special sale of 81x90 genuine W e a r w e 11 Sheets— ready for use. J ^0 Today only Large Pillow Cases .21 Each One thousand rea^y made Pil low Cases, 45x36 or 42x36, with wide hems. Very O* special today, each *“ V .35 Bath Towels .22 Each Thirty dozen nice large size Bath Towels, hemmed ends— these were .35. Very OO special, each English Nainsock 1.98 Bolt Fifty pieces of nice quality Nainsook, full 36 inches wide— 3.00 is the usual price. | QO Today only, bolt l»UO .75 Table Damask .59 Yard 64-inch heavy Mercerized Table Damask in good patterns. Usually selling at .75. Today only, yard .59