The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-15


 throughout the world. Tomorrow will be the 18th day of Nissan. Tonight is called Seder night. and is the occasion for family reunions.
 At Temple Emanuel short services will be cid at 6 D. m; and tomorrow at 10:90 a. m. impressive services will be held at that place of worship. Elab- crate services will be held also at Illnesses Israel synagogue
 A writer in the Atlanta Journal gives the following story of the Seder cele- bration:
 The good old prophet Elijah will make his annual pilgrimage on the night of April 15 and 16.
 These are the first two nights of the Passover, when the Jews. the world over, observe what is known as the celebration of the Seder, one of the most unique and probably the most in- teresting home ceremonial in the story of mankind
 Passover, the Hebrew word for which is Pesach. is the anniversary of the first struggle for liberty, of the original Declaration of Independence. for in the most highly dramatic manner imagina- ble it tells the story of the liberation of the children of Israel from Egyp- tian bondage.
 The Seder night is frequently made the occasion of family reunions and on that night the head of the family is king.
 The head of the family may be the father, or the grandfather, or even tke great grandfather, and often it is the oldest brother, but whoever he hap pens to be, when the entire family is gathered around the Seder table, the head. the one who reads the Hagaddah, the book which tells the story of the liberation, must be provided with the most comfortable arm chair in the house and rest on the softest cushion the family can produce.
 The Ha gaddah is a classic in it's way. It Is many centuries old, and is replete with pathos and humor, songs of praise and hymns, and contains what has gem erally been accepted to be the original of the This is the House that Jack Built" jingle.
 The subject of this poem, however, is not a house. It tells the story of a kid in the House -that-Jack- fashion. It starts off with:
 One kid, one kid, which my father bought for two zuzim. one kid, ona kid"
 
 and the problem of the primary teacher in the rural schools.
 Mrs. Martha S. Gielow of Alabama, and who now resides in Washington, will also address the Educational association She will speak on the work of industrial education for the poor white children of the south.
 Mr and Mrs. James Going have re- turned from French Lick Springs.
 Mrs. J. B. Raulston and her party ex- pect to pass Easter in Rome.
 Dr. and Mrs. Alfred Walker and Miss Louise Walker will also spend Easter in Rome.
 
 Mrs. Runyon and Miss Fannie Runyon will spend the remainder of the season in Birmingham. where they have passed the winter very charmingly.
 The wedding of Miss Sarah Cooper Mill ner and MT. Thomas M. Jackson of Au- gusta will take place at the residence Of the bride in Beverly Place tonight.
 MT. and Mrs. c. E. Mcdonald announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Susie, to MT. James Charlie Duke. The marriage to take place on April 22 at S3O p. m. at the residence, 74O2 Hllman avenue, East Lake.
 Miss Leah Heilborn of Greenville, Miss, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Richard H. Fries.
 There will be an extra rehearsal of the Treble Clef club at the Allen school this morning at Il o'clock.
 The Qui vive club will meet Friday aft ernoon at o'clock with Mrs. Gus Lee, Twenty fifth street, north.
 The members of the confirmation class and others interested will meet this aft ernoon at o'clock in the study of Dr. Evans of the Church of the Advent. Miss Estella Spanier, recently operated upon at St. Vincent's for appendicitis is improving rapidly.
 The friends of Dr. H. S. Ward will be interested to learn that after spending the past seven months a. Johns Hopkins hospital in special work on nervous dis eases, sailed for London April Il, where he intends to continue his studies He will also visit the leading clinics on the l,}'!!;,, l,}'$