The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-25
Engagements and Announce
 mentS Made in Mobile
HIGH SCHOOL INVITATION
Mrs. Massey to Give Automobile Ride This Afternoon for Benefit of Free dergarten-Notes and
 Personals.

topics of conversation these sunshiny May days in Mobile and the pretty glamor of romance tinges soeiety's pros poets for the coming week down in this fair city by the sea- says the Mobile Reg ister. June roses are budding their sweetest and the fragrant riot of July bloom will glow in homage for these pretty brides and their attendant trains of far south beauty. Exceptional interest for this week will center in the announce ment which MT. and Mrs. Robert Forest Gould make of the engagement and forth coming marriage of their daughter, Lol- he Belle, and MT. Theodore K. Jackson, the happy event to take place early in July. The lovely brideto-be is one of Mo- bile's sweetest, fairest daughters, having groN. Il from charming childhood to uni versal belleship in this city. Other places have acl1nogledged her gracious sway, for Miss Gould has found instant pop ularity her due wherever she has visited' and social circles of Montgomery, Bir- mingham and Auburn have been bright ened by her presence. As maid of honor to carnival queen, sponsor at the Vet
  commencement drills at Auburn, Miss Gould has appeared a bright particular star, while at home she has been pro- nounced favorite since her brilliant grad uation at one of the city's finest schools. In person she is petite, viVaeious and sparkling in her brunette beauty, while her quick wit and brilliant accomplish ments are on a par with her genuine sweetness of disposition. The fortunate young man who will claim as his own the fair daughter of Dixie has recently made Mobile his home, having come from Chi cago to be president of the Mobile Elec- tric company and already may claim host of friends in the Gulf City to show CT him with congratulations upon his good fortune.
 The following invitation has been is- sued:
 me class of 19O7 Birmingham High school, request your presence at their graduating exercises to be held in the High school auditorium, Birmingham, Ala, Thursday, May 30.
 The lady managers of the Boys club are putting forth extra effort to secure funds with which to equip the bathroom for the Birmingham Boys club, which is located at No. 2016A Second avenue. A SDeCldl ulDIler VIII pc StTNtu lOudy TUT the purpose at 21O6 First avenue, and the patronage of the public is requested. Mrs. Henry Hiden is the club representative from Boys Club Chapter No. l. Mrs. Blinn ia president of the chapter.
 The Birmingham Boys club was found- ed just six months ago by Judge Feagin. Since then it has made slow but sure progress. The money for it's support has been raised by the quiet efforts of it's hOa rd af ba o1p of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity have subscribed $l00 to help carry on the work.
 The mission of the club is to watch over neglected street boys of the city, to assist their moral, mental and phy- slcal training. Boys under the age of 17 are eligible for membership.
 Mir. l.. H. Putnam, who has had wide experience in dealing with boys in this and other cities, is in charge of the work and devotes his entire time to it. The club rooms present very home-like ap- pearance The walls of the office and reading room are decorated in true "col- lege mans" style. Most of the pictures were furnished by the Kings Daugh- ters
 The club has done much practical work since it's establishment The night school hsj held sessions for ten weeks. with an enrolment of seventeen When the school was first opened five out of the seventeen boys could neither read nor write. The dormtory Is now occupied by three fatherless and homeless boys.
 These boys were found by Dr. Stagg in one of the lowest tenements of the city. The mother was dangerously sick. pr. Stagg had the mother removed to the Hillman hospital and sent the boys to the club. where MT. Putnam took them in charge and obtained positions for them. The two boys are supporting themselves and their little sister, years of age.
 Two other boys who applied for admis- sion to the dormltory were provided for elsewhere. The dormitory has need of about six more hunks.
 The county provides no reform school for its boys and the club is in a small wa. taking it's place. No fee is charged at present, but as soon as the equip melt is complete, a small fee will be charged in order to teach the boys habits of independence.
 This afternoon Mrs. Richard Massey will give an automobile ride from to o'clock. for the benefit of the Free Kindergarten association. The place of starting will be Highland Circle. After riding refreshments will be served to all of the participants.
 Mrs. Priestly Toulmin of Lehigh. is the guest of relatives in the city.
 
 The meeting of the Quid Nunc club ot Woodlawn has been postponed until Sat urday, June 2.
 MT. and Mrs. Huey Bardin have named their little son Henry Bardin, Jr
 The concert by junior grades of music class will be given at the Birmingham seminary this afternoon at 3:30. The pub lie is cordially invited.
 The Sunday school picnic of the Church of the Advent, which was to have taken place today, has been postponed until fur ther notice by treason of the street car service.