The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-15
MRS. FRANK A. BuRRELL OF NEW YoRk.-Photo by Falk.


 
 1 and elocuton faculty, showed themselves artists in their specialtes.
 l Great enthusiasm prevails and all de- ] partments show unusually large regstra- tions. Miss Compton and Miss Morton i believe this will be the best of all the good years of the seminary, and are be- Ing heartily congratulated over such a remarkable opening.
 Mrs. H. R. W. Wadeson and children of Denver, Colo, are the guests of Mrs. 1 c. E. Woodrow at 61O St Charles avenue. l West End. Mrs Wademan for the past six months has been travelling in old Mex ieo with Mr. Wadeson.
 l Invitations were issued yesterday to a l reception to be given by the Birming- ham council No. 172 T.. C. r. of A, at the Hilman hotel on the afternoon of Friday September 2, from to o'clock. | There will be music and the arrangements will make the reception one of the de- lightful events of the season. Mr c. R Plosser. MT. IT, D. Kennedy. MT. j. c. 1 Gould chairman, compose the committee.
 The marriage of Miss Florine Pearl Shannon and Mr. James Thomas Jones will be solemnized at , o'clock Tues udN afternoon dl the feSluence or MT. and Mrs, Gus Lee. 1928 Twenty fifth street, north. There will be no at tendants.
 Miss Gera Webb left yesterday morn ing for college in Gainesville Ga. 1 MT. John B. Cots is spending few days in Asheville, N. c.
 pr. w P. Berry will return from New York city today, after some weeks of study and post graduate work spent in the medical and surgical clinics.
 Mrs. J, M. Lowrey has returned from 1 New York.
 The ladies of All Saints Episcopal | church will serve lunches during the 1 state fair for bushes smen at a place to be designated later.
 Major F. M. Frazier, accompanied by l his daughte Mrs. T. U. Walter. and children, have returned from White Sul- phur Springs, where they spent a part i of the summer.
 Mrs. Harry A. Wood of Jacksonville. Fla is visiting her husbands mother, Mrs. E. J. Wood, of Woodlawn.
 
 have returned from Savannah. where they have been visiting relatives.
 Mrs. w. l.. Turner of East Lake has gone to Ashville to spend the winter She was accompanied by her brother. Mr John l.. Baird, who. after spending several days in Asheville, will continue i his trip through the east
 In connection with the display of woman's work at the fair, which is ex- hibted under three heads: Art. textile and culinary. Special features have been arranged to draw interest to each section. but probably the one of most general interest will be that pertain ing to the proper preparation of foods, ith lectures on marketing, consid- eting economy, nutritious combinat tions suggestions for marketing and the art l of preparing meals that are palatable and digestive. Practical demonstra- tons will be given each morning on the inventng, baking and serving of dishes by Mrs. Lily Haxworth Wallace of New York, lecturer on food. This series of demonstrations are in direct co-operation with the educational com mittee of the Federation of Women & clubs of hich Mrs. F. D. Thames of l GreenVille. Ala, is chairman. and with Mrs. J. D. Matlock. chairman of the
 
 1 ing probably every section of the state i better than any medium. and empha- sizing the need of teaching the dignity i of domestic work dispensing with ] many of the features of drudgery and placing this branch among the nee i essary arts of home-making. The menu will be varied. each days pro- ! gramme will he based upon sugges- tions from the mornings lesson thus l giving benefit to those most interested Mrs Wallace gives recipes for utiling "left-overs" that go toward mak inE tempting dishes, and giving ideas to resoureeful house keepers. The prob lem of today in the home is domestic service; besides being inefficient. help is becoming more independent and less 1 conservative. and with these needs con 1 fronting the househ old, tra ming of the members is an essential feature of our ] education More skill is needed In the ! preparation of food than is generally | considered necessary, besides gratify i ing the appetite by quantity. judgment must be exercised in the use of ma l terials Intelligence and careful super vision are requisites to health, and at 1 the indiscreton of the cook much harm is the result of using probably half ] cooked and impure materials. These lectures are prepared on common sense basis and will benefit those of moderate income and others who care not for cost of living, and will form an l interesting feature of the daily pro- gramme. Handsome prizes will be awarded contestants in the culinary art. besides individual money prizes by the association. During the process of 1 the fair handsome piano will be i awarded through the woman's depart ment.
 Mrs. severin. who has been re-en l s-a ged as solo soprano at St. Pauls Catholic church. has opened a private studio for voice culture. She was for