The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-03
NEWS OF THE WEEK
IN WORLD OF SOCIETY
Special Fund Raised for the
Mercy Home
NOTES AND PERSONALS
Students Concert To Be Given at the
Birmingham Seminary This Morn
ina-Movements of Well
Known People.
NOTES AND PERSONALS
BY ANNIE kENpRIck WALKER.

nome has received SOS to begin its New
Years work. Fifty-fiye dollars of this
amount was sent to the creehe. of which
Mrs. A. I. London is president. and SOD
was sent TO the Mercy Home.
The cfeehe has recently been the on
Jeet of a special charity fund. to which
number of people have contributed.
appeals having been made to generous
public in order to maintain this depart
ment of philanthropy
In connection with the MANY contribu-
TONS there are several incidents inspiring
in their thoughtfulness for others Ices
fortunate, and which seem. to lift phllan-
'hropy on the very highest pinnacle. the
| "ofN OF happy children for the homeless
ana unhappy. Contributions have come
from individuals and from bands of little
workers in the schools The interest of
the few children who have assisted in
the philanthropic work of the Mercy
Home suggests that perhaps in the fu-
lure there may be regularly established
| children's fund, to which hundreds of
children will contribute, and which Will
be devoted to the care of helpless little
| ones.
When Mrs. London. already much
pleased and grateful at the progress of
The Creche fund, received on Christmas
Eve $50 from little Miss Nabb. with a
note explaining that 1t was for the
Creche. she felt that Santa Claus had
made a special visit to the little children
at the Mercy Home
This little girl was the happy owner of
magnificent doll, which she wanted to
give to a less fortunate child But in
those homes where there are % little
girls it seemed rather puzzle as to
which one of them would receive the
doll. 1t was quite a problem. and was
hnally disposed of by the decision to
rattle the doll and give the proceeds 10
an institution which was sheltering prob
ably so little children
The rafting was a great success, and a
number of people took much interest in
it. The large amount that resulted shows
| Just what one little girl may do toward
bringing comfort and happiness into the
| lives of others.
Miss Martha MacAdory will leave to-
morrow for Tuskegee, where she will en-
ter upon her new duties in the Tuskegee
Female institute. She was recently
elected TO the chair of mathematics. Miss
| MacAdory is a graduate of the Randolph
Macon college, and is daughter of
Prof. I. w MacAdory.
Dr. and Mrs. Lewis Coleman Morris
have returned
Mr.. Edward Crawford has returned
from Tuscaloosa
Mr.. and Mrs jackson Halstead will
entertain at cards this evening in compli-
nent 20 Miss Mabel Wheelock.
Miss Margaret Miller of Tuscaloosa has
been the guest of friends in the city
Mrs. J. D. Mead will entertain the Gull
ture club this afternoon.
An interesting meeting of the Barker
School Improvement association was held
yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. w. H. McLeroy has returned to
Admission.
Miss Ira Bradfeld has returned from
Tuscaloosa, where she was the guest of
her mother, Mrs. Louis Bradfield
The Qui Vive club will meet this aft
ernoon with Mrs. George M. Hughes, at
25Oi Sixth avenue.
Mrs. Louis Wise and baby are visiting
Mrs Bishop in Gadsden.
Mrs. A. Rich and son. David, are the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Saks in
Gadsden.
Miss Mary Lou Clemens is the guest of
Miss Lillian Pullam in Montgomery.
The Quest club will meet with Mrs.
William Bill at her home on South Eigh-
tenth street, instead of with Mrs.
Bethea, Friday afternoon at o'clock.
The Ladies' Aid society of the West
End Methodist church will meet next
Monday afternoon at the residence of Mrs.
McGahee, 112 Hawkins street West End.
Mrs. Black, president of the society, espe-
cially requests a full attendance.
There viii be students concert at
the Birmingham Seminary Friday even
|. ing, January 8. Friends, patrons and pu-
pills are cordially invited. An attractive
programme will be rendered, beginning
promptly at s o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Simon entertained a
number of their friends at the Hillman
hotel on New Years.
Mr. and Mrs. Price Mckinney of Cleve-
land, O., have named their little son
Raglan Mckinney. Mrs. Mckinney was
formerly Miss Lucy Dwyer of Birming-
ham.
Miss Jessie W ellis who has been spend
ing the holidays with her mother. has
returned to Gadsden, to take up her
| school studies
| The sponsors for the basketball game
| tonight between the Athletic club and the
University of Illinois. will be, for Bir-
minghan Miss Lizzie Morris Mason,
SPONSOR; her maids will be Miss Edna
Moore and Miss Elizabeth Moar. Miss
Donald Seals will be the sponsor for the
University of Illinois, and her maids will
be Miss Mary Ware and Miss March.
The Study Circle will meet this after
noon at ESQ o'clock with Mrs. Charles
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