The age-herald., 1900-12-09
Notable Event in the Cause of
 Sweet Charity MANY INTERESTING FEATURES Work of the Noble Women of the City and Suburbs Promises kbun- dant SuCcess-In Interest of
 Worthy Cause
BY ANNIE KENDRIcK WALKER.

There are events and events-events dis tinetively notable and events of only pass ing interest-but here in Birmingham this seasons event of greatest brilliancy and importance will be the opening of the Hill man Hospital Bazaar at Seals music store tomorrow evening at 7:3O o'clock. There will be an informal opening in the early after noon, when lunches will be served. But the op' ning proper-the formal affair-will oc cur at the hour named
 The women of the various churches of Birmingham and the smaller towns of Jeff ferson organized .ast summer for ttis fair or bazaar They went to work at the start in thoroughly business-like manner and with uncommon enthusiasm. Their efforts never Tagged, but the contrary every woman enlisted in this noble hospital cause las talked the Hillman Bazaar in season and out of season. It has been Hillman morning, noon and night. Hillman has. been the absorbing theme at home, at church. at the club, at the play. The pa- pers took it up and by their hearty coop eratioR~ gave powerful aid to the good cause.
 Now all this organization and systematic work of the months past-all this social stir is about to bear splendid fruit for the Hillman Hospital Bazaar at Seals music store will be not only magnificent social event but it promises to be a grand fnan- cial success as we'll.
 Seals store is one of the largest in Birm- ingham. It has an extensive sweep of floor and a pitch higher than most great warerooms. And since the decorators took charge this spacious enclosure has been ft1f ff nod inT a n Surely artists have had hand in 1t, for the wealth and distribution of color and the general design are strikingly pictur- esque and effective in every way.
 The programme will include short speeches by distinguished citizens and gay music, and a feature of the exercises that must not be forgotten is the fashlight- picture of the entire concourse assembled on that most notable occasion.
 Work of Decoration.
 Numbers of Birmingham's most promi- nent women were busiy decorating their booths yesterday. The carpenters were putting in the finishing touches Bejewelled fingers were tearing coloed bunting into gay streamsrs. Silken peticoats made swish against ladders as pretty women in- sisted upon arranging a drapery with their own hands. Booths ztslat lined the walls were being swarthed in bunting. The elec- tricians were arranging myriads of lights. Every gust of wind that swept down the avenue blew in some one who was interest ed in the bazaar. The work went on throughout the day. Everything has been done so systematically that an electric button could be pushed tomorrow and the bazaar would be opened If it has required time, innumerable committee meetings weeks of work to get things in readiness, the result from the artistic point of view will more than repay the women who nave worked so faithfully. That the bazaar will be a financial success rests now with the public at large. It will be the great rendez- vous of the holiday season. With its pie turesque booths presided over by beautiful women, its attractive cafe, both the day and night, should witness brilliant throngs within it's doors.