The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-21


 ball at 10:9O o'clock leading the grand march, and shortly afterward the Maypole dance will be given. Refreshments will be served, and the ball will be a great society event.
 Mrs. W. P. Pinckard and Miss Pinckard received yesterday in compliment to their house guest, Mrs. Kelley Parsons, opening their beautiful house on South Twentieth street The hours were from to 6 O clock and many women called to meet the at tractive guest of honor. The decorations were typical of Easter, and the occasion assembling the fashionable world after the long weeks of Lent, was all the more charming and enjoyable.
 The Birmingham Art association will give it's first exhibition today. The hang ing committed was busy all of yesterday. Much interest is felt in the exhibition.
 Mrs. Augustus Pope will entertain the Fortnightly club this afternoon.
 Miss Kate Hopkins is in Mobile to at- tend the wedding of Miss Lake and Miss Planck
 Major and Mrs. Frank Y. Anderson left yesterday for New Orleans.
 The twentieth annual congress of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, which opened yesterday in Washington, is said to eclipse all former conventions. Alabama has sent delegation of brilliant women. Mrs. J. Morgan Smith of this city is one of the vice presidents general.
 In regard to the congress the Washing ton Herald says:
 Yesterday brought several hundred members of the society to Washington, and the lobbies and reading rooms of the hotels presented an appearance similar to that of inauguration week. Everywhere groups of delegates were conversing and laying plans for the congress, which be- gins Monday morning at Continental halL
 Mrs. Donald Mclean, president general or the D. A. R., arrived with the van guard Wednesday morning, and has been busy since consulting with the local com mittee members and completing arrange ments for the opening session.
 When seen at the New Willard last evening, Mrs. Mclean said the number of delegates, national officers, and state regents to the coming congress would probably total 14SO.
 T learned from the auditor this after noon," said Mrs Mclean, that the so- ciety, notwithstanding the numerous dis bursements made since the last congress, has $1700O more in it's treasury than this time year ago. This is encouraging That we will hold successful conven- tion is practically assured since we will be able to contribute more toward the maintenance of Continental hall than any previous congress-"
 The president general, also, remarked that in addition to the delegates from the United States possessions, a delegation from Europe, headed by Miss Clara Post ley, was expected to arrive here in time to attend the congress. This delegation consists of Daughters who reside in vari- ous European cities.
 The official programme of the congress arrived yesterday, and will be distributed either today or tomorrow
 According to Mrs. Mclean, this years programme is appropriately beautifup' in its compilation and design.
 The new directory of the D. A. R. will be given out~at the congress. It contains the names and addresses of 55,OOO mem bers of the society.
 As Tag Day. is to. be observed in Bir- mingham next Saturday the following ex- tract from private letter from young woman who resides in Atlanta, where tag day resulted with signal success, will be of special interest,"
 Atlanta has just cleared $40OO on what is called "tag day* for their Sheltering Arms, charity organization that looks after the children of the poor women who work in the mills and factories all day 'Tag day is something new in this sec ton of the country. It was widely ad- vertised in all the papers for about three weeks, made a great mystery of, had every one wondering, guessing and wor- rying just what 'tag day" was. Great big flaming signs all over the streets, on delivery wagons, everywhere met you Beware of Tag day" At last the day came. The members of the Sheltering Arms simply took the town by storm. Armed with these tags they pinned them on every one in sight, the one pinned giving what he felt he could, anything from 1 cent to $100. No one escaped; everyone you saw on the streets that day had been ~'tagged" Should one fail to give after being tagged" then red tag was given him instead of the usual yellow one. l hear some men gave as much as $1 for a tag" It was gr0t fun and has been made an annual thi g, occurring each year on April 6.
 "Tag day. here was made great. mys- tery The papers added to this mystery by having "stores'' eight or ten inches