The age-herald., 1900-12-11
WAS OPENED IN A
 BLAZE OF GLORY
HilIman Hospital Bazaar Attract
 ed Many Visitors
SOME SPLENDID FEATURES
Formal Exercises Were Short and En- usiastic-Success Will Crown the Efforts of the Noble Wo-
 men of the District.

The Hillman Hospital Bazaar was open ed under most suspicious circumstances last evening and the enthusiasm manifest on all sides stamps the worthy enterprise with success.
 The spacious room on the ground floor of the Seals building in First avenue, be- tween Twenty-first and Twenty-second streets, which has been most tastefully decorated and arranged, was a blaze of glory last night with a myriad of spark ling lights shedding their soft radiance over the vast throng of eager visitors and ami mated maids and matrons in charge of the lair.
 The doors were thrown open during the afternoon but the formal opening did not take place until 7:SO o'clock when a short programme was carried out and the ma chinery'' was started in motion.
 The Exercises.
 A number of short addresses were made by prominent citizens, Mayor Drennen, who is absent from the city, being repre- scented by Alderman Thach, who said:
 Mime. President, Ladies and Gentlemen It was with a feeling of trepidation I learned that it had devolved on me to say d WOTu OI encouragement InlS evening to the promoters and developers of this beau tiful bazaar, and to wish them on behalf of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen sue cess in their undertakings. At first I was tempted to run away, but knowing such &C., ton to be cowardly, better judgment pre- vailed and I determined to face my duty There is something peculiarly embarrassing connected with the idea of addressing a concourSe of intelligent women, and l am inclined to ascribe that feeling to the be- lief that we men recognize the fact that if the women were acting in our stead they would far surpass us both in the form and substance of their discourses.
 Tt is not my intention to detain you with speech, for this is not occasion for many words On behalf of the Mayor, my brother Aldermen and myself, and in the name of our great city, desire to wish you success-proud of the fact that there exists in our midst a band of noble, self sacrificing women, who look beyond per sonal comforts and pleasures into the vast world of sorrow and misery, and ignoring themselves, give of their time and talen, to relieve the sufferings of others.
 Tt was only the other day that that noble enterprise, St. Vincent's Hospital, was thrown open for it's great works of charity. But there Is both room and need for others, and I trust ere long to see the doors of the new Hillman Hospital opened wide for the aid of those less fortunate than we are, and knowing the tireless en- ergy, the unswtrving devotion and the saintly inspira tioA of those engaged in this work I know the day will soon come."
 Large Crowds in Attendance. '-
 During the evening the bazaar was crowded with visitors, and until late hour the ladies in charge of the many booths were kept busy serving willing GUS toners in the cause of sweet charity. Some of Birmingham's prettiest and most at- tractive young women have enlisted their services in the noble cause, and their sweet entreaties strike a responsive chord in the heart of the men folk" who are made to "shell out' only to the extent that their consciences and purse-strings will permit.
 This afternoon there will be a general doll exhibit and other features, and to- night which has been designated as "Phoenix Club Night" will also be general club night, with a special exhibition by the members of the Athletic Club introduc- ing features from the Society Circus.'
 The Jewish ladies will serve lunch from noon until 12 midnight, and a splendid menu will be offered to the hungry.
 Many delightful features have been ar ranged for the week, and it is needless to say that the people of Birmingham and the district will give every encouragement to the noble women who, through the bazaar, send up an appeal in the name of sick and suffering humanity that cannot fail to bring an abundant response from the char itable people of Birmingham and of Jeffer- son County.