The age-herald., 1900-05-02
IN HOTEL LOB3IES
 AND ELSEWHERE

F. HI.
 Thou hast a favorable birthday, and mayest expect an active year for thy busi- ness, which will increase; in thy domes- tic circle thou wilt have pleasure; the young will court or marry
 "A child born on this day will be active and well-conducted, will have many friends, and be much respected. In busi- ness it will be successful"
 Club women to the number of hundreds will capture Birmingham today. If it doesn't rain, they will see this town in form as attractive as a really dusty town can be. If 1t does rain, the club women will observe how the most charming town 'twixt the seas. struggles to be beautiful in muddiness But dusty or muddy-it is certain to be one or the other-the women will be welcome to Birmingham as they find it. The town is the best all round town yet builded by man or frightened by wo- men; and it's present day pleasure will be found in showing it's brighter side to the bright women who come to charm it. The visitors are desired to possess themselves of all they see, including the middle of the crossings, the whole pavement, the electric cars, what not. Their public meetings will be observed with interest, and ten to one they will be more orderly than Jefferson county political gatherings. It is devoutly hoped that they will not refer to each oth- CT as sister" after the manner of the hymn-shouters of the hills; that there will no ''our sex" or any other "sex," and that, above all earthly things there will be no "Up-To-Date" nonsense It is rather hard to say of any woman that she is up to date" though that silly phrase has never been properly defined. She is up-to- date!' Great Moses! might as well say she is all brass, nickel-plated, or geared up to 32, or something like that. A self-advertis- ing, holier- than-tho,f preacher in New York declares that his church, whatever it is, needs an up-to-date creed. Evidently this man desires to help Old Nick when he discusses new religious faith as a so- ciety woman would the cut of new gown. But however that may be, Birm- ingham will receive the visiting women with open-joy! And wish for them all manner of good times during their stay in the tenderly romantic valley called Jones. They will be amazed to know that this town, which has the most beautiful WOiicil III tilV WOAi picSthb Sothpeth9 OA- cepted, has an unwedded handsome man for mayor;> but they will be relieved to know that it Is (noD the mayors fault.
 Yesterday being the first of May, various boys were moved by some unaccountable impulse to celehate as it were All Fools Day, Two or three messenger boys in Sec ond avenue got possession of a quantity of lard, and borrowing the loan of" jewell CTS pasteboard box, they filled it with lard, tied it with cord, and dropped 1t on the sidewalk. The first r1an to s&e 1t was excessively fat, and he possessed himself of 1t after most violent and apopletic ef- forts. Looking about him somewhat shyly, he hurriedly opened his treasur, and stuck his fingers deep into the lard. Another deceptive thing left ly'ng on the sidewalk was a paper bag vel filed and securely tied. Many persons shied around With fear some haste; many others picked it up, and dropped it hurriedly. Finally I young woman wearing a brown paper parcel and a call-me- e-early mother-dear expression, swept along. and in her wake was Il kind hearted young man, who saw the paper bag and concluded that she had dropped it.
 
 corner and up another street until he came within touching distance of her. Ventdr- ing to ask her if the thing was her prop erty, she gave him naughty Tam be- queen-of-th May sort of look, whereat he gave the world a muttered imprecation and departed with a dull thud.
 May day was ideal in it's beauty, soft ness, and generally faultless charm. But there was no formal observance of the day. There were no Maypoles. no "Mayings," no May picnics on the part of school child ren or others; and even society appeared to be doing penance. There was nothing going on except business and ordinary work, of which there was abundance. A lorn youth who tried in a place of public resort to quote Tennyson was thrown into the street, and the fire department was alarmed. Birmingham was too busy for holiday and not in a mood for riotous poets.
 "There are a large number of Montgom- erians who would be glad to come to Bir- | minghams musical festival if the matter were properly placed before them," said G. Herbert Ellerbe. ''The festival has not been advertised in Montgomery, and no- body has been there to work it; but I per- sonally know of several persons who wish to come to Birmingham for the joyous time beginning next week. Somebody should be sent down to encourage the peo- pie to visit this city" s~,fF*
 Hon. F. l.. Pettus returned to Selma yes terday, after spending day or two in Bir- mingham. MT. Pettus Is not likely, it is said, to be opposed for the speakership of the lower house of the general assembly next November.
 Hon. J. o. Turner of St. Clair, former state superintendent of education, was in Birmingham yesterday, accompanied by Mrs. Turner.
 Dan S. Cue of Cincinnati, one of the bright Montgomerians who are prospering away from home, is at the Morris.