Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-03
SOCIETY.

The Christ child was pillowed in the loving arms of mother. God has en- trusted every human being in it's first helplessness to woman. So that the heart of humanity nestles closely to the heart of woman to receive love and ten derness, and care. Learning from her of God and truth and faith and obedience to all law and prayer. She follows them in joy and sorrow, and every emergency of life with her beautiful help and min istry.
 try she sees our people in a tumult of temptations, and divers opinions. So with great heart-cry, she begs every man, woman and child to pray to the God of nations, the God of wisdom, the God of love, that He will direct the con- science of every voter in our land that he may be guided by infinite wisdom in his choice of leader of our country.
 That we all may be enabled to sing with the angels: "Glory to God in the High est, and on earth peace, good will to man."
 o, women of our land, let us this day pray earnestly for our country.
 A PATRIOT MOTHER.
 The General Samper Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will meet on tomorrow Wednesday, morning at 10:30 o'clock at the residence of Mrs. J. Morgan Smith, on South High lands.
 A full attendance is requested and all ladies wishing to become members of this association are cordially invited.
 MRS. R. H. PEARSON,
 Nj Chapter Regent.
 Halloween strikes a responsive chord in the hearts of the young, for it is aptly said to be the time of all other times when e nrr1q in Ina very name has magic in it. Fortunate were the recipients of dainty invitations in water colors representing laughing pumpkins, within which were such glad greetings as Mrs. Lewis T. Bradfield. Misses Lewis, 'Edgewood' Halloween, Johnston, Gertrude Hagood, Mary George Linn, Kate Morrow, Laura Ferguson, Daisy Lewis, Ethel Sharpe, Nellie Lewis, Bertha Lewis, Willie Morrow, Kathleen Hooper and Margaret Smith; Messrs. w. M. Walker, H. E. Swan, John c. For ney, Ernest Redd. Ed Wilcox, Hugh Nor row, M. Porter Walker, Ed Frost, Joe Benners, Montgomery Brown and Dr. Tally. enjoyed the hospitalities of this delightful home.
 The guests were first greeted, as they ascended the doorway, by the huge hol- lowed pumpkins, with jovial yet fiery face and features, on the stairway. Once within the portals, mystery reigns su- preme. One by one the victims are blind folded and led through the doorway, just where and for what purpose those re- maining are left to conjecture. With the removal of the blind, there bursts upon the bewildered vision labrynth of mys- teries and pleasant surprises, one of which is a beautiful flower plucked from a tray, bearing a destiny portending sen- timent, to be matched by another held by one of the opposite sex.
 Be cautious Is the prevailing sentiment, or you will bump your head against hanging apples, step into tub of water and overturn your bark of life,' or fail to bite an apple in the waters depths; blindfolded put your finger into the bowl of muddy water and have your married life blighted; into the empty bowl and re- main forever single. or into the bowl of clear water and marriagesard happiness shall be synonymous terms; wander into the gipsy tent to have your fortune told, and bring the owls ommanding eyes upon you or convert the jack-o- lanterns jovial laugh into a frown; roll judiciously into five little balls the names you have written on as many slips of paper and drop them, together with your partners five, into bowl of water, the first dis solving and rising to the top bringing with it the name of your intended; be sure to consult the fortune teller in her den, and learn the name or your future wife to be the same as your own, with the prefix. Mrs" '"Take warning, young man." the gipsy says; "beware of her wiles" To the lady at your side, "You need no advice; your face Is your fortune" Blindfolded again, each tries to learn the distance of the wedding day by blowing twelve times at as many lighted candles, each left burning count ing a year. The roasting chestnuts, too, behave very life-like in alternately pop ping the question. burning through life side by side and unceremoniously taking leave Also, the maiden, as she went around the house with mirror in her hand. did not fail to see reflected therein the likeness of her future leige lord.
 After partaking of an exquisite repast and indulging in the Virginia reel the approach of the wee hours of the morn ing is suggested. when another visit Is made to the gipsy tent for the purpose of begging a dream-pill, attached to which is a beautiful souvenir card, in water colors, the artistic work of Miss Bertha Lewis, bearing the inscription:
 "Make circle on the floor,
 Turn your shoes toward the door; Swallow this pill; turn not your head, And you will dream of the one you'll
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 Armed with such sweet appetizers for sleep, the guests bid a lingering good night, and go hence to dream and think