Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-17

largement of the scope Of the Work oI tbe Mercy home. mentioned in my col umns on Sunday, and realizing that ehe noble, self-sacriicing women are max ing every possible effort to sustain ana improve this worthy charity, II mas oc- cured to me that something misht De accomplished by the young women ol Birmingham, in conjunction Wlth- the board of managers of the Mercy Hoilie. This idea is due to reading the lolloWihs account in Sundays Montgomery AdNei tiser of the forming of an auXlllary to ''i' board of managers of the 1nllfhaiS a' Montgomery: .,, 4. .be
 aThe young ladies' auxiliary to the board of managers of the city lnilriiaiy (this is not the name of the organlzatiol', hut implies it's character) was formed at A meeting last Tuesday, when Miss caro- line Haralson was elected president; MISS Kate Gaston, vice president; Miss Carrie Reese. secretary, and Miss Mary Martin Craik, treasurer. The roll or menlDers includes Misses Burton, Reid, Gayle' pes sic Thorington, Lahey, Randolph, Goluth- waite. Seibles. Davidson, Wyman, Han non, Gunter Sistrunk, Screws, Bllilne' Carter Sayre Hurter, Woods, AleNan- der, Hallonquist, Coleman, Westeot.' Martin, Hill, Cobb, Ellerby, Powell, Nir- gin, Ledyard. Haralson, Patterson, Teague Juliet Craik, Chiffon, Matthews and Cram. Other names will be added.
 At a glance it will be seen that tnese young ladies make up bouquet or the sweetest fairest flowers, and even II they did not benefit the infirmary with taneI ble results from the functions Of Soclety, their visits to the wards of the admlraple institution would be in itself boon ike the presence of VioletS in SICK room; But the good that will be accomplisheu will not stop here. The young ladies are determined to support an addlt,ohal Wal9 at maintain two beds for unfortunates.
 Their organization is under the con trol of the lady board of managers anu as the young members marry they Wlii be promoted to the superior assocla'loh of workers"
 Such an auxiliary could easily be or ganized here, and if our lovely girls were to became interested in this charity, the Mercy Home, which has for It's object the amelioration of the sufferlngs or women and children, they could accom- plish an amount of good almost impossl- ble to calculate, and at the same tune they would have an interest in the help ful things of life, which would in all proba ability continue to increase ana strengthen. Which one of our girls or rather how many of them, will volunteer their services to the board of managers of the Mercy Home and inaugurate movement similar to the one just begun at Montgomery? This suggestion is made without conferring in any way with the ladies In charge of the Mercy Home, but having absolute faith in Birming- ham women, young and otherwise, l De- lieve that an immense amount of good can be accomplished by enlisting the sympathy and cooperation of the young women of our city in this deserving char ity, the Mercy Home.
 
 We who are comfortably clothed, housed and fed can have but little con ception of the dire poverty and distress that exists in our time. It is almost inn possible to realize the fact that within perhaps a stones throw from some of our doors there are women and children who are starving and have not sufficient clothing to cover their weak, attenuated bodies. We are naturally so engrossed with our own daily duties and cares that we.lose sight of these matters, and If we think of such need and suffering we only consider it as at a distance in the great crowded cities of the world. But near us, close to you and me, Just here in Bir- there are little children who cry for bread and mothers who have no bread to give. Many of these mothers are willing to do any kind of labor if there was any place where they could leave their children during the day. This, as I said, might be arranged by an en- largement of the Mery Home and some provision made by which the mothers could pay small amount of board for themselves and children and thereby se cure a room where they could be shel tered and protected at a nominal cost. Won't the noble girls of Birmingham take immediate action in- forming an a auxiliary to the. e.board of managers of the Mercy Home after consulting with the ladies composing the board. My columns are always ready to aid in this work.
 Owing to an oversight, due to the crowded condition of my department on Sunday morning, the name of the author of ''The Legend of Monte Sano'' was not given. This pretty sketch was written by one of the most popular young matrons of Birmingham, Mrs. Mittie Owen Me- David, who, though now residing in Charleston, s. C., where her husband, MT. Ned McDavid holds a responsible position with the Standard Oil company, yet we claim her as still belonging to us and to our city.
 Maj John r. O'Brien of Louisville, Ky, is spending a day or two in Bir- mingham. Major OBrien has very many sided at Greenville Ala, when he held an important position on the Mobile and Montgomery railway for several years.
 The reception which was announced for next Thursday afternoon and evening at the residence of MT. and Mrs. A. B. Vandegrift has been deferred until a later date because of other social func- tions.
 MT. and Mrs. Harry Frost of Colum- bus, Miss, are the guests of MT. and Mrs. E. Solomon.
 Miss Pauline May Seixas of New York is visiting her aunt Mrs. A. M. Lopez, on Twentieth street South Highlands. Miss Seixas has just completed a three years course of study and training at Mt. Sanai hospital and has graduated with great distipction as a trained nurse. She is young and unusually handsome and at tractive, and will enter upon her chosen profession with every qualification neces- sary to success. She will probably re- turn to New York after brief stay with her relatives. A New York exchange says of her:
 Miss Pauline May Seixas sailed yes terday on the steamer Comanche of the Clyde line for Charleston s. C., where she win visit her relatives and from there will visit her aunt, Mrs. A. M. Lo- peg of Birmingham, Ala, and relatives in southern cities. Miss SeiXaS having