The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-02
Mrs. William Warrington Gives Informal Bridge Party
NOTES HERE AND THERE
Misses Hume's Tea For Miss Gaston. Wedding Party Entertained-Wll- liamson-Phipot Invitations.
 Announcements.
BY MYRTLE MILES.

The social life of this city is never altogether quiet, Occasionally one will hear the remark: q am going to do so and so as soon as Lent comes;" or q am busy every day now, but the spring enterta ming will soon be over and I am going to don my house dresses, get me some good books and hang up that dear hammock and rest" There Is all ways somethin for the women to do, and that very little person who was planning a rest is one of the busiest women in Birmingham. When the so- called "social season" is over there is informal entertaining. There are little porch teas. There are informal brodge parties with "Just a few" friends to enjoy the game. There are the regular meetings of the church societies. Year books for the next years club work have to be compiled during the summer months. There are automobile parties horseback rides and dozens of other things besides the regular household duties to attend to. Then in Birming- ham there is almost always a sweet bride, with hosts of friends to enter tain for her and those who do not en- tertain for her go to the parties of the who do. During Lent besides the informal entertaining there are the calls to make, for who does not post pone calls until Lent? Then the world of charitable causes to look after dur ing Lent. So, altogether, the Birming ham woman Is never idle. The only way for her to ''rest" is for her to shut up her house and sail for foreign lands where, after all, she works as hard as she does at home trying to see as much as she can in as short a time as she Is permitted to be away. Indeed it seems as If the word "rest" Is forgotten one, or at least It's meaning forgotten by the Birmingham woman. A remark made by matron who has spent the greater part of an active life here received a responsvie echo in the hearts of sev eral women friends @ few days ago. Rest" said she, do you ever rest? Does anybody ever rest any more? Real ly when die l don't want to go to heaven right away; I want to be al- lowed to stay in my grave few days and rest before I go even to heaven"
 An interesting story is told on a prominent Birmingham woman, which illustrates the fact that rest" is an impossibility, even though the "vic- tim" may desire it ever so much. Of ficers had to be chosen for one of the leading women's clubs. Two members were discussing the slate one day. After deciding the proper nominee for presi- dent the officer for secretary was pro posed. "Who are you in favor off" asked the friend. q don't know" she replied, ''but I do know that I wouldn't have it if it were handed me on a gold plate with President Taft's sal ary attached"
 Election day came. This same lady's name was proposed. She protested. q won't accept it. I have fully ex- pressed myself in regard to that or any other office in the club" And she calm ly sat back for the vote to be taken. It was by ballot. She voted for some one else and she cast the only vote against herself. q will not have it." she said. 'I withdraw my name." The vote was taken agaln, resulting the same as before. She again protested little more vigorously. Again the same result. And again. Finally she said positively refuse to take a pen in my hand or write a line if 1 am elected The vote was again taken with exactly the same result as the fFst time. The friend whom she had told that the Presidents salary would not tempt her was not present at the meeting and she says she is ashamed to tell her that she Is secretary without any salary at all, but simply because "she couldn't