Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-23

her sweet disposition aud conscientious de- votion 10 duty Birmingham will have \ daughter educated at her own schools Of whom she may be justly proud. Miss S.oss is now member of the cub senior class. And this tribute, coming from those who know her bsst, is richly de- served by Miss May Belle Sloss, and Is perhaps more to be appreciated, as 1t Is paid her during her absence from the city. Miss Mollie Jordan is in the city for the Christmas holidays, and is the guest of street.
 Miss Rabie Berney will visit friends in Birmingham during the Christmas tide.
 
 The music at the various churches will be especially fine on Christmas day. The mem bers of the choir of the Catholic church are making preparations to render Millard's mass in superb manner, and will be assisted by Mrs. II. H. Sinnige and other splendid voices.
 The Sunday schools are preparing Christi mas trees for the little folk, and many families are arranging trees for their chill dren, so that this blessed season will be observed universally in Birmingham. not withstanding the times and the trials of our citizens during the past few years.
 
 MT. and Mrs. H. H. Sinnige will enter tain a number of friends on Christmas night.
 All the arrangements for the coming oi the VanderbilL Giee club are being per- fecied, and Monday evening the Tennessee young gentlemen will be greeted by large and fashionable audience at O'Brien' 8 opera house. A large theater party will be one of the features of the occasion and will add greatly to the brilliancy of the scene. Messrs. John Tomlinson, Ross Smith, E. J. Smith, Walter Robertson and Ernest de Funiak, assisted by other friends, have hesitated at no trouble which will enhance the brightness of the occasion, and their efforts will be rewarded by brilliant so- cial success.
 Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Caldwell will spend Christmas in Memphis, .Tenn., with rela- lives.
 have received from fine young fellow, Mir. J. Lundie Sloss, who has hundreds of friends in Blrming ham, few verses writ ten by him several oays ago in far away New York state, where he is studying. AS he is so remote from home it will be im- possible for him to return. for the Christ mas holidays, yet his heart turns lovingly towards dear ones In this section Of the country.
 "I try in vain to shun all pain
 As through this world roam,
 But who is gay when far away,
 At Chris. mas, from sweet home.
 The brightest day will pass away
 While sit all alone;
 And burning tears, saved up Tor years,
 Will flow at thought ot home.
 My moth there sits in her chair
 Close by he old hearth stone.
 Her face is sad, she can't be glad
 When her boy is far from home.
 Let riches go; I'll strive no more.
 For fame 1 do not long;
 No earthly power can give one hour
 Of Christmas ]. ent at home.
 MT. Lundie Sloss can be assured of the fact that his Birmingham friends miss him sadly this Christmas time, and sincerely wish him happy holiday in Poughkeepsie. Mrs. Maggie Faunce of Montgomery spent a few days iu Birmingham during the past week, returning to her home Fri day afternoon. Mrs. Faunce always finds awaiting her in our city the warmesl welcome from old time friends.
 Mrs. ]. Bruce Morson has gone to Louis vile to spend the holidays with hel mother, Mrs. Henry Pope. stT -sff.F. ls-s ssav, *rs Sc -=rs4 s.5= The dance given by the Jefferson Volun-