Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-29

Mrs. ]. B. Brown of Morrstown, Tenn,
is visiting Mrs. Chamblee, on the South
Highlands.
Miss Lorena Yates of Mobile is the
guest of relatives on the South High
lands.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. Pinckney Phillips re-
turned home yesterday, after spending
three months in Mississippi for rest and
recreation.
DIR. Charles Bremen returned yester-
day from a three weeks visit to hispson,
DR.. Charles L. Drennen, of Hot Springs.
Capt. and Mrs. R. F. Kolb gave a de-.
lightful party on Friday evening in COM
pliment to their granddaughter, Miss
Lillian Richardson, and her friend, Miss
Inez Strauss, both of Montgomery. Many
young people were present and enjoyed
several hours of dancing, after which de-
lightful refreshments were served.
Miss Katharyn Lyon of Chicago re-
turned to her home on Friday, after
delightful visit of four months to her
friend, Mrs. H. o. Williams, of our city.
The Literary Clique of 1896 was enter
tanned on Wednesday afternoon by Miss
Mamie Johnston, at the home of her
parents, Gen and Mrs. r. d. Johnston.
Miss Ada Bowron read an original paper
upon Mrs. Augusta Evans Wilson and
Her Works." and Miss Sue Allen Ball
gave a brief one upon Alabama poets.
Miss Johnston served dainty refresh
ments when the clique adjourned to
meet next with Miss Anna May Phelan.
The Martha Washington reception
given yesterday afternoon at the hand
some home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. ID. Moore,
by Mrs e. j. Snow and Mrs. Moore, was
a beautiful entertainment and charm
ing social and financial success. The
programme published a few days ago
was especially we'll rendered, and the
characters taken by the pretty little girls
and handsome, manly boys were the
same as when the reception was given
few weeks ago at the Commercial club.
The friends of Mrs F. d. Squires and
of her mother, Mrs. J. 7. Lee, VIII regret
to learn that Mrs. Lee Is critically Ill
and is being constantly nursed by Mrs.
Squires.
One of the most enjoyable affairs of
the season was rendered Miss Ethel Levy
of Meridian, Miss, on Thursday evening,
at the rooms of the Young Mems Hebrew
association. Dancing was INDUCED in
until midnight, when the young people
adjourned to Pauls Cafe and enjoyed
bountiful collation.. The participants
were: Misses Ethel Levy, Hattie simp--
Knoxville, Tenn, Alma Bcrnheim,
Blanche. Rothchild Tessie Fraleigh,
Rosalind Hymes, Helen Wise, Emma
Wellman, Retta Levy, Dena Holzer,
Irene Lyons; Messrs. s. Hirshfield. A.
Nathan, Jr... L. W. Friedman. B. Blach,
A. Rich, J. Meyer, L. Beck. M. d. Fried
man, L. K. Steiner, L. Rich, A. Nathan.
ST., S. Steltzer, M. Lopez, A Rothchild,
L. Loeb, s. Hart, l.. Blach.
From a young friend deeply interest
ed in the work of establishing creche in
Birmingham, the following has been re-
ceived and Is gladly published:
Miss -: Please count me a member
of your society, and here is my 81. It's
almost too cheap. / just heard that you
were going to do something for the ba-
bies, and / am with you heart and soul
This from a mother, young mother, and
you may judge for yourself whether she
is good mother. Now, it certainly i'm
pressed me that her words and the SYM
pathy that shone from her eyes came
from a true, motherly heart! Her re-
marks induce me to write these lines, for
feel that we would have all the mothers
of Birmingham with us encouraging, ad-
vising, helping, IL they knew that we
were trying to do something for the ba-
bies.'
Sweet innocent flowers, the precious
gifts of God. How dearly beloved by all,
for how could we close our hearts
against the tender blossom that has been
sent among us to glorify the Creator, to.
open our eyes to His goodness? And
why should we not strive to bring happi-
ness into the lives of dear innocents, to
help them to physical, moral and in
tellectual we'll being?
1.-THE young ladies' auxiliary to the Mer-
cy home has set itself this object. I shall
attempt to give an outline of the work,
as 1t is proposed and / understand it.
1.-THE association has organized for the
purpose of helping the mothers of the
working classes. Our first aim, of course,
is to find suitable place. We wish to
rent cottage, have some women engag
ed to take care of the children while the
mothers are out at work, to furnish good,
wholesome food and amusement for the
little ones, and, If our means allow US,
baths and Clean neat clothes. This Is
our idea of taking care of their physical
we'll being. A natural consequence is
the moral well being. for the evil spirits
do not love to dwell where cleanliness
reigns. The cleanliness of body and
health will insure the cleanliness. of soul.
Take away the soil in which evil germs
thrive and you take away their life force.
A physically and normally healthy. child
is best prepared to receive and acquire
intellectual food. And so with firm
structure good morals and good health,
we hope to give these children the adj
vantage that the children of cultivated
parents have to lay the foundation for
a liberal education, to prepare them for
the battle of life! This is our ideal! We
realize that 1t is a high one. But why not
have a high ideal2We can strive towards
it. If we fail to reach 1t, them we may
still accomplish some good We also re-
alize that our beginning will land of ne
cessity must bel small, but then does
not the acorn produce the oak. We may
have TO start with one little room. but
start we will. Who knows but that this
modest nursery of ours may in time
grow into free kindergarten, with
real undergraduate at the head, or per
haps some day we will have the kinder
garten added to our public school las
they have done in many of the large
cities of this country and Europe) But
we shall be content to esta blish our little
creche, and do all we can in little way.
But we must have the mothers to come
and help us and advise with us and guide
us! And we also feel that many true
and noble mothers are with us. and only
an appeal is needed to have them come
forward and help us"