Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-03
Social and Otherwise.

noted in this column il sent to Mrs. George
 0. Bail. 2is1 Highland avenue.l
 Oscar Wilde, wh 1m we are all tempted to ridiclue, and sometimes uniustly, gave us m aphorism, "Live up to your blue china," which has ex :ited great msrri- .nent among his friends as we'll as his ene- mics. But it contains much more wisdom .hau we have given him credit for. The man or woman who has an ideal-has any blue china-even if limited one, is far richer than lh ,se whose self-satisfaction incIines them to no exertion.
 The ambitionless cit zsn, man or woman, Is clog which lessens the revolutions of the wheels of progress. Self-satisfaction is certain indication of one of two things, either the inordinate vanity of a meager mind or ths inertia of mental aud physical constitution. People of brainsa and nervous energy have their blue china, which they are always struggling to live up to. Per aaps it is only small piece, perhaps it is large dish, or may be, II you are very gifted, Il IS an entire set. But large or -mall you are richer for having it, f,r 1t inclines you 10 bring the other conditions of your life into keeping with 1t.
 Our blue china is simply our ambition, our desire for better and higher things, and Oscar Wiide's epigram is full of phIlos- opby. But, alas there are other things we seem 10 live down to. The magic charm Of the weird Indian name which our state bears, A bana with it's rhythm meaning, ssH Tt We rest,'' has soothed our senses and crept into our lives. It seems to have lulled us into ,a quiet acceptance of our present surronndings. We have appar- ently beer hypnotized by the music of the words until we are threatened with wide- spread paralysis of our vital energies.
 This surely Is no time for rest. There is not a sin gle reason or excuse for our being behind the other parts or our great country. It is higl time that our people should re- lize that ws must arouse ourselves for a upreme effort. Georgia has not rested, out with never ending struggle she has g pressed forward. step by step, until now she star ds out the foremost southern state, and as such she will bring 10 the south her grardest opportunity in the Atlanta expo- ..ition.
 Our egislature has seen fit to ignore this best opportunity ever offered Alabama to be seen by the outside world, for so con- venient is AtlaIta that 1t presents advan- tages to us even superior to those of Chi cago. It now behooves us, as individuals and as people, to reclify this blunder of our lawmakers. We have long enough lived down to our legend, Here we rest;' we should now arouse ourselves and show to the world what Alabama can do.
 The action of the committee of the Com mercial club in regard to the Atlanta expo- sition Will certainly meet with the sym pathy. and assistance of our citi zens if the press Of the state performs it's duty. Ala bama must go to Atlanta next September, not as a county or district, but as a mag nificent commonwealth, which possesses every material, climatic and physical ad- vantage, and which Is also worthy of every honor from her sons and daughters.
 We have "rested" long enough under the burden of constant and debasing politi- cal upheayals; we have "rested" too long under the weight of unfortunate and nar- row policie.; and we cannot afford to "rest'' any longer under certain condi- tions, which have brought us poverty and demoralizatiou. We are now ready to wake up, and the outside world is prepared to hear from us!
 We must disabuse our minds of the idea that we shall be assisting Atlanta by ex- hibiting Alabama's resources at the expo sition Atlanta will not be loser if we refuse to act in this matter. The suc- cess of the enterprise is assured, beyond the possibility of failure, and it will be our own state and our own people which will suffer il we decline to be represented at the greatest exposition ever undertaken by southerners. IL is Alabama which will reap the reward that will surely come to us if we doour part towards making the Att lanta exposition a complete and glorious southern success.
 The Cadmean circle was entertained on Friday afternoon by Mrs. Maclin Sloss, corner Sixth avenue aud Twentieth street, and notwithstanding the indictment weather it was a large and interesting meeting. After the business programme was com pieted Mrs. William Hardie read the ssIm- of GonCarnin0 ica and Americaps,o o and Mrs. Frank Y. Anderson read an account of the Woman's National Council now being held in Wash ington city. It was decided by the ladies of the Cadmean circle to be present in body al the opera house next Friday after noon to. hear the address of Colonel Me- Cure. Reserved seats will be provided for the circle. The women of the Cadmeau' circle desire to. hear Colonel McClure's ad- dress, and at the same time to show their appreciation of 8 man who has been an un- falling friend of the south in general and Birmin gham in particular. After delight- ful refreshments were served the circle ad- journed.
 members next.
 Ms. John M. Martin came over from Tuskaloosa on Friday, but returned on Saturday. She will be absent for several days.
 MT. and Mrs.. John Towers. MT. and Mrs. w. H. MoClintock and Miss Joe Me- Cllntock were among the Birmingh am c0ntiD gent in New Orleans at mardi gras. They have all returned home.
 There are ahead of us two musical treats. Immediately after Easter the opera "Msrthan will be, presented by amateur talent under the direction of Mir. E. D. WiliianB and Miss Momie Terrell, and "Triai by Jury'' will be given under the management of Prof. Fred Grambs with a cast of local amateurs. It has been proven in the past that operas can be well ren. dered by the musicians of Birmingham, so