Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-15


 pie. If the lesson prove too difficult to acquire then the boors must be content to remain outside the line which sepa- rates the we'll hammered from the social savages. They should not be admitted | until they cease to offend people with l their barbarisms and their disregard of those principles which are essential to agreeable intercourse between men and women
 As unpleasant as are the snob and 1 cynic, they are, perhaps, enjoyable com pared with those PhilistineS, the boors,
 who have been allowed tospeep into good society, and are yet unfamiliar with it's tenets and regulations. Speaking of the good that society wo-
 men accomplish in the quietest way, you
 would be surprised could you know
 what is being done by many of our wo- men among the poor and destitute or this great city Women and children in the most absolute need are constantly l tended by these good women, and many a poor creature is kept from actually | freezing or starving to death by women | who talk little of charity, only simply | do the best they can for suffering hu- l manity We need immediately in Bir- mingham, and there Is no reason why l we should not have it, an enlargement | of the Mercy Home and its work. There are many women here who would gladly l do the most menial daily labor if there | was any place where their little children | could be kept during the day. They can | not afford nurses, and they cannot carry l their children with them to an employ l CTS house. Now what are the poor crea- | lures to do? They must work or at last l starve, and it is impossible for them to | secure employment with two or three | little children to be attended to. wo- | mans home, where suitable arrange l ments could be made for the children | and cheap board secured for the mothers | would prove one of the best and most | helpful charities. Can't the board of l managers of the Mercy Home consider | this matter, which has been suggested | to me by a Christian woman? Such an institution could be made self-Supporting by careful management, and the noble women who have made such a success of the Mercy Home are equal to this un- dertakag also.
 Miss Frances c. Baylor, who spent few days during the past week in Br- mingham as the guest of Hon. and Mrs J. A. VanHoose, was on an important mission to this portion of the south. Miss Baylor is a woman of the highest social position, a writer of note and is bril- | liantly intellectual woman, and her sym | pathies have been enlisted in the cause of the industrial education of negro girls | in the south. The Slater fund, which was donated for this purpose several | years ago, has not yet been applied to the best advantage, it is said, in the
 
 | Washington city have felt impelled to see | what could be done in the matter Rec ognizing the fact that only southerners are adequately fitted to judge of the ne- cessities of the negroes in the south | these Washington city women wrote | Miss Baylor on the subject, and she has decided to investigate thoroughly the hope of establishing industrial schools in Alabama, Virginia and Georgia for ne- gro girls Her visit to Birmingham was i,,f fpta of thio pbila n h rOnic mis- sion, and 1t is to be hoped that much good will be accomplished by bringing to our city certain proportion of the Slater fund.
 by Mayor vanHoose will be built on the same lot with St. Marks Episcopal church, Avenue D and Eighteenth street. Southside.
 Mrs. Fred Warren of Montgomery is the guest of her sister, Mrs N. B. Feagin Eleventh avenue, South Highlands. -
 Mrs. Hagen Mooers of Milwaukee, who spent several weeks recently with her daughter, Mrs. Charles H. Reed, returned to her home on Friday.
 The Foreign Missionary society of the First Methodist church has inaugurated a series of afternoon teas, to be given monthly at the homes of different friends These teas have proven delight full social functions, as we'll as remuner. ative to the society. The next one VIII
 be held next Thursday afternoon, March
 10, from to o'clock, at the residence of
 Dr. and Mrs. s. l.. Ledbetter, 2OOS Eighth
 avenue. The public is cordially invited,
 especially all who are fond of Scripture
 cake' or who should like to learn how
 to make it.
 The members of the Cadmean circle
 10 o.ia nf and Mrs IOhn P.
 Tillman on Friday afternoon. After the
 roll call and quotations the circle, under
 the direction of Mrs. J. Morgan smith,
 enjoyed a half hours parliamentary
 drill. An original paper upon "The Ro-
 entgen Ray was read by Mrs. James
 Weatherly Mrs. Weatherly's paper was illustrated with large photographs taken
 by this new process by Professor Mckis-
 sick of Auburn Mrs. G. A. Williams
 read paper giving "A Synopsis or some
 gave a charming description of her so-
 journ in London. Mrs. Tillman served
 delightful refreshments after the literary
 exercises. The Cadmean circle will be
 entertained next by Mrs. Henry l.. Un-
 derwood at Ridge Park.
 The Mobile Register thus speaks of one
 of our Birmingham girls: Miss Jessie
 Lazarus beautiful visiting young lady
 to the city from Birmingham, was hon.
 Ofed by her many IffenuS III tfis ctty py
 a delightful dance Tuesday night. It was
 long past midnight when the guests de-
 parted Miss Lazarus has been the re-
 cipient of many social attentions while here and her departure this week Will be
 much regretted by her friends and ad-
 mirers Refreshments were served dur
 ing the evening and the comfort Of the guests was otherwise looked after by the
 following gentlemen, who served as the
 committed: Messrs. T. l.. Swartz, Flu
 gene Risk, Sidney Levy and Fred Vogal.
 The Nineteenth Century club was en-
 tertained on Wednesday afternoon by
 Mrs John london. Miss Kathleen Hoop
 CT and Miss Mary Johnston read interest
 ing selections, and Miss Elliott read one
 of James Lane Aliens short stories
 The mebers of the Nineteenth Century
 club will be the guests of Miss Lila
 Chisolm next Wednesday afternoon
 Mrs. London served delicious refresh
 ments during the afternoon.
 Niss Eltse q Ra1I returned last night