The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-19

Margaret Allen school, Wednesday even- ing, May % 1907.
 Synopsis of the play:
 The mistress of a French boarding school has taken her pupils for a days outing in a secluded forest dell. Several of the pupils tired out with their ram bles, have fallen asleep beneath the trees. Their companions, coming in laden with the spells of the wild wood, rouse them from their slumbers. All agree to pre- tend 10 be asleep, and thus deceive their peloved favorite, Mignon, whom they see approaching with her little dumb pro- tege. Graziella. Mignon and Graziella see through their trick and soon cause them to betray themselves. An animated discussion of lunch and a proposed play follows. In the midst of the conversa- tian d milkmaid enters. and the Milk Drinkers Song" an eloquent tribute to the black COW. follows. The mistress, accompanied by her friends, Lady Clare, enters, and soon the arrangements for the little play, "The Miracle of the Roses, " are complete. Mignon as Elizabeth and Lady Clare as the redoubtabe Land grave, score a great success. The bread is turned into roses, the conversion of the cruel Landgrave promtly follows and all is well.
 While the little company is receiving the congratulations of the mistress, a poor Alsatian family enters, and little Madeleine's pitiful appeal touches all hearts. Mgnon playfully pretends to turn the roses into bread Grazella, the little dumb girl, who has been following the scene with intense interest, turns to Mig non exclaimng. Mother, l love you! and all feel that by kindness and love truly a miracle has been performed.
 Characters.
 The Mistress-Maron Robinson
 Mgnon-Kathleen Nixon.
 Lady Clare-Helen Palmer.
 Pholoe-Roberta Bradford.
 Madelelnne-Mary Munger.
 Margaret-Mary Parke London.
 Nuna-Eula Weakley.
 Henrietta-May Lyman Stone
 Jeanne-Theoline Elliott
 Antoinette-Gladys Enslen.
 Alice-Mattie Fowlkes.
 Graziela-Leila Harrison.
 Bertha-Elise Farror.
 Chorus: Elizabeth Going, Martha Mill ner Aleta Mcdonald, Willie Vandergrlft, Carrie White Bean, Mayo Thach, Agnes Walker, Belle Roberts. Elise Farror, Carol Jackson Lucy Pinckard, Olive Rumph Allen Gray Mooring.
 Annual report of the secretary 19O6-'O7 Now faithfully hold your own; the land
 before ye
 Is open: win your way, and take your
 rest.
 So sounds our war note"
 This We must, indeed, look upon as the warning time of the Young Womans 8 Christian association of Birmingham. We have by faith gone in and possessed much land and now we need to continue fight ing, that we do not lose that which we have gained, and that we may go on to greater conqueSts.
 In the year that is closing we may look back to many good things. There is much for which to praise Him who crowneth the year with His goodness" Composed of many departments, the as- sociation presents perfect whole by its unity of purpose, and it is not easy to give a report of work that stands for the building of character and has for its aim the presenting Jesus Christ to young women, for much of that which is most interesting cannot be written.
 We may however, have a word from these different departments and we look to them for specific gains and losses.
 Our religious work comes first in i'm portance. In this there has been the earnest desire to build up the spiritual life of the members We believe that the holy scriptures learned will be used of the Holy Spirit to reveal the things of God. Seventy-five members undertook the memoriZlng of the chapters and passages d IL. Six have completed the old testament and its recitation Is most inspiring The Quiet Hour library has been instituted in the hope that the best highest principles of living might become the girls watchword more really each day.
 For sometime Miss Vaughn, our dea- coness, came to the association on Tues days and Fridays for a noon prayer meet ing. This gradually resolved itself into which Miss Vaughns illness prevented her com ing longer.
 1t has been thought unwise to have the Sunday afternoon service, the mem bers who would attend being those who go to church and Sunday school and need the rest of the afternoon for these duties. but lately there have been requests for it and believing 1t will give those inquiring for 1t profitable way to spend the after noon we have decided to inaugurate it for the summer months. In the desire to have a very full meeting 1t will be held first on only one Sunday of the month, the second, and every effort will be made to make the Sunday at home most attrac- tive and in the ways which the leafiet is- sued indicates.
 The business department includes the employment bureau and 1t is pleasant to know that through the months a great many positions have been secured for members of the association, also for | those affiliated with 1t. Incorporated in | this statement of this business depart ment will be found results in numbers of | dollars and cents of the returns from various departments. We have paid up | membership of s6S9, receipts from physical | culture class amount to $51.70, from the i art class to SIPS, from the leather class to $2S.SO, from the music class to $22.5O and from the English class to 50 cents a | term per member.
 | The lunch room is keping abreast of 1 the times and has ser, GU &. .22i lunches; | statement of receipts from this depart l ment is embodied in treasurer's report | The educational department has at | tempted much. and it has not attempted more only because more has not been de- handed We have found 1t possible to supply from the citys best talent any | thing which the members may want in | an education way Possibly this has not been fully realized by the membership, and when we can have class room we will be better able to take our stand by | other associations.
 The different classes have already given some demonstration of their work. The