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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-05
THE CAINAN-ARMES
NUPTIALS TODAY

At St Paul's Catholic church this morn
ing will occur the marriage of Miss Dor
othy Neale Armes and Mr.. Cutler }. Cal
nan, Father Gallagher officiating. The
ceremony will occur Immediately after
the early morning mass and In the pres
ence of only the relatives and closest
friends of the contracting couple. The al
tar will be lighted with 60 candles and
decorated in white flowers The utmost
simplicity will be used in the details, the
onlv attendants being the brides sister,
Miss Ethel Armes who will be her maid
of honor and Mr.. Edmund Cantain Armes,
a brother of the bride, who Will be pest
man. The bride will wear smartly tall
ored suit of blue with hat to match. Miss
Ethel Armes will wear a white lingerie
frock with a becoming hat in the natural
straw shade adorned with lavendar and
mink flowers She will carry an arm clus-
ter of flowers and the bride will have
shower of Brides roses lilies of the val
lev and ferns. The wedding Is of more
than passing interest, since Miss Armes
has lived in Birmingham since her early
school days and is a favorite with large
circle of friends. She is the fourth daugh-
ter of Col. George A. Armes. U. 8. A.,
and Mrs. Lucie Kerr Armes. She is sis
ter OF Miss Ethel Armes, the authoress,
and a granddaughter of the late John
Bozeman Kerr, who was distinguished
representative of Maryland and charge
de affairs at Nicaragua. Mr.. Cainan Is
also a representative of distinguished
family. His father is Mr.. ]. H. Cainan,
prominent in the political life of Elkhart,
Ind. Mr.. Cainan recently came to this
citv in the service of the Tennessee COM
many. He is a civil engineer by profession
and a member of the American Associa-
ton of Civil Engineers. The marriage
was the elimination of romance begun
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M. j. Gregg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barnes Morgan have
returned from St. Clair Springs, where
they motored for Sunday.
Mrs. ]. Motion Smith and children
will leave Friday for Monteagle, Tenn,
to spent the month of July.
Miss Ruth Ware an6 Miss Lucille
Vaughn have gone to Carlowville to
attend a house party given by Miss
Alice Allison.
Miss Nellie Holt, of Montgomery. Is
the guest of friends in this city.
Miss Inez Andrews was in Tallassee
last week to attend the Tarrentine-
Jackson wedding.
Miss Susie Hardie. who has been the
guest of Miss Mary BLACKWELL, In An
niston, has returned to her summer
home in Alexandria.
Mrs. Samuel Sabel, Mrs. Moses sa.
bel, Miss Sylvia Marks, Mrs. Levystein'
Mrs. Helbern. Mrs. Marris Seligman,
Mrs. Henry Abraham Miss Carrie Abra-
ham, Mrs. Leo Strasburger arrived to-
day at noon to be the guests of Mrs.
M. We'll, South Twentieth street.
Mr.. Edmund Armes. of Sewanee, is
In the city to attend the Cannon
Armes wedding.
Miss Katherine Whitfield of Mont
gomery is the guest of Miss Orline
Barnett. on Tenth avenue, South
Miss Mary Ware, who has been Wis
iting friends here, has returned to her
home In Selma.
Mr.. H. X Miner and Misses Mar
tina and Gustrine Miner are the guests
of Major and Mrs. w. J. Miner, on
Highland avenue.
Mrs. Alfred Walker and little daugh-
ter have returned from visit to her
mother, Mrs. w. r. Northington. in
Prattville, Ala.
Mrs. Charles o. Locke will leave
Thursday to spend some time mt
wrightsville Beach, N. c.
Mrs. Joseph e. Cam and son, Her.
man who have been visiting in the
Carolinas, have returned home.
| Miss Stella Folk, who has been
visiting friends here, has returned to
| her home in New Decatur.
Miss Murphree. who has been the
guest of her niece. Mrs. ]. Motion
The regular monthly meeting of the
board of the Mercy Home Industrial
school for girls Will meet Wednesday
! morning at 1880 o'clock at the home
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MISS BARNETT HOSTESS


Miss Orline Barnett's tea yesterday aft
ernoon was another delightful event of
the afternoon. 1t was In compliment to
Miss Katherin Whitfield of Montgomery.
Red, white and blue colors predominated
throughout the house, and were most
artistic in effect, both In decoration and
refreshments. Miss Barnett is the young
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Bar
nett. and favorite In the young set She
looked very girlish and attractive in her
afternoon frock of a shade of pink be-
coming to her brunette beauty. Assist
ing her in receiving were the following:
Miss Mary Sibley, Miss Dorothy Har-
ris and Miss Carrie Yates. In the din
ing room Miss nellie Cosby, Miss Annie
Tardy, Miss Martha Latady, Miss Sara
Collins. Miss Martha Bradshaw, Miss
Emily Dixon. Miss Leone Plosser, Miss
Martha Bradshaw. Miss Bessie Evans and
Miss Bland Tomlinson graced the occa-
sion.
Punch was served on the veranda by
Miss Jessie Mae Perkins, Miss Mary Ell
len Perkins, Miss Annie Sibey and Miss
1reta McCrossin. A register of the guests
was kept by Miss Augusta Clark, Miss
Lena Wilkerson and Miss Ellen Norton.
Tt was given to the guest of honor as
a souvenir of her visit and this partic-
ular courtesy. About 300 invitations were
extended and a very large and attrac-
tive representation of the young society
set called.
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present with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
M. ]. Gregg.
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Mrs, ]. Motion Smith and childre'
will leave Friday for Monteagle, Tenn
to spent the month of July.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-05

Semi annual cleanup of small lots and broken
lines-yet we have all sizes in great many
suits YOU will like.
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NEWS OF THE DAY
IN SOCIETY WORLD
Fourth of July Affairs Popular
Yesterday.
NOTES HERE AND THERE
Miss Notions Watermelon Party.
Wedding of MIR. cninnn and Miss
Armes. Mrs. French's Lee
NOTES HERE AND THERE
BY MYRTLE MILES

The Fourth of July Is becoming more
and more holiday, and day of gayety
throughout the south. It has always been
celebrated in the east more than any
other day during the year perhaps even
than Christmas, but until the last few
years there has been little celebration in
this part of the country. Birmingham
this year would have been gayer than
ever in its history except for the wealth
err. Picnic parties and dinner parties
and dances had been planned for weeks,
and there we're many dlsappointments,
for the rain came down several times
during the day in torrents. Many af-
fairs scheduled for the day took place,
however, Notwithstanding the weather.
Especially during the luncheon hour there
were gay little parties at the clubs and
at the cafes Many of them were family
parties for the housekeepers let the cook
and the maid go. and dined either at the
Southern or the Country clubs. Automo-
biles lined the streets around the clubs
for several hours during the luncheon and
again at the dinner hour. The bachelors
took this occasion In many cases to re-
turn some dinner obligation or extend a
courtesy to some friend who was delight
ed to lay aside housekeeper's cares for
a day. Automobile trips to the country
were abandoned for the afternoon and
right glad 1t might be whispered were
the men who were to become a part of
such parties. for surely they were more
interested in the big fight" and an auto
trip can be taken any time, and there are
not many big fights" during the year.
So there were picnics ana 1uncheons and
dinners for the women and children.
Many were interested In the automobile
races, too, but the glorious Fourth was
not as merry as 1t would have been had
the elements not declared war against
the pleasure-seekers of the day.
One of the most delightful affairs of
the Fourth was the watermelon party
given to Miss Ellen Lynn Motion at the
Motion, on South Twentieth street. 1t
had been planned an al fresco affair, but
the rain prevented this form of entertain
ment. The originality of the fair young
hostess was taxed on account of the
weather. but the morning was ideally
spent in the lovely home, and the water
melons cut and eaten in the garage. There
were original and topical decorations. The
red, white and blue depicting the day pre-
dominated. The hostesg' mother has long
since been a conspicuous figure in Bir-
mingham society. for her entertainments
are always original and charming. Her
daughter has inherited her gifts in this
way, as her lovely affair of yesterday
showed. About 80 guests enjoyed Miss
Notions hospitality.
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THE COUNTRY CLUBS DANCE

A delightful informal dance was given
by the Country club to It's dancing con-
tingent last evening. About 70 young
people enjoyed the evening In celebra-
ton Of the Glorious Fourth and dancing
was enjoyed until after midnight 1t was
entirely informal, planned yesterday for
the dancing set and the visitors here
during the holiday.
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will probably choose October for put
ting their work before the public.
An educational rally will be one of
the great days of the exposition. Presi-
dent Taft is to be the honored guest one
day during the first week. The address
of the chairman of the committee on
congresses is Knoxville.
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during Miss Armes visit to her sister.
Mrs. Oliver Rucker, in Elkhart, about =
year ago, when she met Mr.. Cainan. The
friends who wish them happiness are le-
gion.
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of the president, Mrs. G.. B. Spencer,
1921 Twelfth avenue, south.
Smith. has gone to visit her brother In
Huntsville.
Mr. Jr1ian Smith has returned bona
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-05

EVERYBODY
Gets the Big Automobile Truck
for picnics. Charles Transfer
Company.
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F. M. LYNCH, Diamond Mer-
chant & Jeweler, LIST Nat. Blk.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-12-16

rate OF postage on such matter is
urged by the postmaster general.
Cheaper postal notes for amounts
under $40 are proposed. Another
important extension of ouerat,ons
Will be postal savings banks, one of
which. beginning with the new year,
VIII be established at a specif
office IN each state and territory.
MIR. Hitchcock refers to the fact
that qulckness in handling the mails
reduces the cost of the work. Tie
new post Office structure soon to be
opened in St. Louis, adjoining the
Union Station, has been designed
to secure the maximum of prompt.
ness, and will make a notable record
In the methods of the department.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-12-16
Police Busy.

Police, sheriffs and detectives are
beading every energy to locate the
murderers of the three men and one
woman in Johnson county on the
Bernhardt fam. The man or men
who did the awful deed seemed to
leave no clue behind.
The three men were found piled
up in stall of the stable and the
woman was found in closet
upstairs in the house. All had the r
heads badly smashed. One arrest
has been made, but the party
arrested is not thought to be the
right person. Other parties are
suspected and are being searched
for. 1t is to be hoped the guilty
party will be found.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-12-16
Census and Reapportionment.

Completed census returns show
that if the congressional apportion.
ment remains at the present ratio
the membership of Congress will be
increased by 62, of which 10 are
from southern states. New York
would gain 70 members, Texas Q.
Pennsylvania 6, Illinois, California,
and Oklahoma each, New Jersey
and Ohio 8 each, Georgia, Massa-
chusetts and Michigan each and
each would be gained by Alabama,
florida, Arkansas, Kansas, Louisl
ana, Minnesota, Mississippi, North
Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon and
Wisconsin. The other delegations
would remain as they are.
While such states as Mississippi
lorida and North Carolina gam 10
relative strength in Congress, it is
peculiar result of changing popula-
ZION conditions that other states as
progressive and prosperous as
Indiana, Missouri and Iowa fall
behind relatively. Kansas jus
manages to keep abreast of the
procession. AS the membership of
the House is already unwleldy it is
ikely that the appottionment ratio
will be increased to maintain the
membership where it now stands,
which would mean actual loss of
member to Iowa, Missouri, Indiana
and several other states, all of New
England Included, excepting Mas
oaChusetts.
The constitution requires a re-
appoftionment following the decen-
NAL census. Only twice has Con
gress reduced the representation In
more than century, the reappor-
tlonment usually being followed by
an increase in the House member
ship.-Topeka Capital.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-12-16
and Carriage Paints Phone $685. Street No. Ill W. Main

ingly. Last year the postal de6c !,
amounted to IS 500, 600, a large
reduction, and the growth of the
postal business of the country indi-
Gates that the department will soon
be on a self-supportlpg basis. 1t
would be so now but for the marke d
expansion in the service performed.
Rural free delivery promotes the
convenience and comfort of life in
the farming region and is In line
with forts 90 make agriculture as
vocation more attractive, a leading
national need in the ligLt of the
new census. The postmaster, general
again recommends that tn parcels
post service on rural routes be ex-
tended. At present the wagons
travel with light loads. They have
plenty of room for parcels and could
handle them with scarcely any ad-
dltlonal cost. But the present charge
tor postage is I6 cents pound, with
weight limited to q pounds. 1t isa
singular fact that a parcel can be
mailed to any foreign untries at a
lower charge for postage and with
greater weight allowance. The al
tention of Congress has been called
to this absurdlty, but no action has
not yet been taken. In European
countries an II-pound package can
De mailed at cost of II cents. 10
the United States this weight would
have to be distributed in three
packages and the postage would be
81 76. The arguments against the
broadening of the parcels post in
the United States are weak and res
on mistaken premises, one of which
is that the prosperity of country
stores depends on the high cost of
transportation.
An Improvement in postal reve.
nues, as MIR. Hitchcock shows, can
be made by charging a higher rate
than cent pound on the great
mass of advertising matter in the
magazines using the mails for ths
longest hauls required in the depart
ment. Often more than half the
weight of magazine is composed
OF advertising, which may be the
most Interesting part of the con-
tents, but circulating advertising
matter on this scale at the cost of
the people, and with a postal deficit
to contend with, is NOT proper
business arrangement. A higher
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-12-16
Extending Postal Operations

w OCHOCld db'
Postmaster GensraI Hltchcock's
annual report is an interesting
statement of what a great business
department of the government 10
touch with ali the people is doing,
and propo sing to do. Within few
years an important feature, rural
free delivery, has been added to
postal operations, and made a part
of the routine work without seriously
disturbing postal financial con
ditions. This is an achievement
that should not be undervalue1
Over 40, 900 rural delivery carriers,
each with horse and wagon, 60
daily over route of twenty miles
or more, conveying the mails 10 the
doors of many millions of country
residents, and sffoTdiDg them the
Incidental facilities of the post office
at their homes. As the annual pay
of the rural carrier is not far from
$40, 900. 600, the call it has made
upon postal revenueshas been heavy.
But It has been successfully absorbed |
and credit should be given accord |
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-12-16
Government by Commission.
iTOreka NaDitaIl

|
Topeka has the commission form
of government-or, rather, ga
commission form Of government.
Four commissioners and a mayor
have the town all to themselves and
have nothing to do but TO run it..
Each is paid a salary which he can
afford to take.
About six months ago the mayor
and commissioners undertook to
add one span to the south end of
the Kaw river bridge. A great
hole was dug, an awkward tenn
porary approach was made to reach
the bridge and there the work has
bunguntllnow. Acontractor failed,
,ptthe commission also failed-frst,
because the business might easily
have been conducted so that the
contract would 60 to a thoroughly
responsible, contractor, or so that
the CITY might go on with the
work the moment the contractor
fell down.
We are sorry to see the commits
sion governments everywhere
proving unsatisfactory. Loud
wailing is heard even in Galveston
where the modern method was first
used.
The trouble is that men put il
charge are not experts in anything
such as is required in the conduct
of city's business. Railroad
companies hire managers because
they have demonstrated their
ability 10 manage. Cities hire
managers because various self
nominated aspirants say that they
need the JOBS and want them.
Some of the number are lucky and
get the places. The chances are
in favor of the men who have tn
least talent and the least experience.
a city like Topeka, in practical
details, should be run by one man
who has the same skill at city
that railway manager
has at railway, management. No
other commission form Of city
government will ever prove salts
factory. All the business done by
he present mayor and com
nissioners would not keep the
average railway division supern
.endeht busy half his time. A board
Of estimates and appropriations
wi h one man to do all the executive
work is all that is necessary.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-12-16
A Little Lay Sermon.
(Kansas Citv Jourual.)

Could anything be more sppropri
ate than the proposed law to require
the teaching of kindness, mercy to
dumb brutes and other forms OF
humani,y in the public schools2 1t
may be readily admitted that the
public schools have very dehniet
educational province ami that that
province does not necessarily in
clude humane instruction, but the
inculc cation of the principles OF
kindness and of sympathy for the
brute creation may we'll occupy
more of the curriculum than it does
at the present time. There is n"
ground for special complaint along
This line, The Band of Mercy
movement gained great vogue
few years ago and there Is no ques
ton but that its results are contlnu-
ing in changed or modahed at'l-
tude of the youth of the country
towards the birds and animals that
are at the mercy of human beings
The splendid success OF the hlr-
mess at the Shubert last week is
striking evidence of the prevalence
of popular interest in the woik OF
the various humane organizations in
the city. A distinguished actress
took a week Of hei really valuable
time in order. to attend the perform
ances here. 1t was only a striking
manifestation of sentiment which
is entertained by more and more
people every year of the worid?
Nobody regards such action as
freakish or mawkish, even though
he must pay to it the tribute OF
special admiration. In Chicago the
other day distinguished professor
of the University of Calcago faculty
died from pneumonia contracted in
saving his flock of pigeons from the
sudden snow storm which OroKe
over the city. Such a man could
ill be spared, but If one regards the |
affair in the proper light his was
beautiful death, no matter now
untimelv or unnecessary it wss'
Possibly flock of pigeons is not
worth a human life, according, TO
the standards which obtain in the
law courts, but there are thousands
of human beings who are not worth
as much to the world, from any !
sensible point of view. Death is
inevitable, ineXorahle, unacceptable.
Who will say that a man who loses
his life as direct result of d kindly
a [ does not die nobler death than
he who gets killed trying to take the
life of Gcd's wild creatures?
The present season is id to have
been "poor hunting season" and
there are plenty of persons who are
glad it has proved so. 1t is curl
Gus commentary on human nature
chat men will spend long, cold hours
trudging through the snow and rain,
lie in ICY cJverls in ambush for
ducks and geese or in other ways
endure me greatest hardshlps, all
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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-12-16
The American Horse First

The United States leads all nations
q horse b'eedl z and the American
morse has no peer in the world, accord
lug to George NJ. ROmme', chief Il
the animal huSbandry division Of the
department. OF agriCull ureat Washing
ton. AS to why people Will buy i'm
ported stock when good American
horses can be Obtaired, he says there
- no reason except an ancient pr, jl-
dice,
Horse breeding is constantly in
nToVing,' says DR.. Rnmmel. "rhe
farmers re going IL for raising graft
hor e., and flr good ores there S an
eager market at prices hich would
have astounded the farmer Of a de
c4de ago. Tie most intelligent hreet-
ing is benz done ia Kentucky. There
they have had long experience and
the farmers understand the principles.
Practically no draft horses, however,
lare to be found in the region. The
best draft horses Ia this county are
bred in what is known as the corn
belt, which runs from Kansas and
Nebraska on the west to Ohio,D the
east, and of which Iowa and Ilino
are the center"
DR.. Rommel has no fear that autos
and motors of various kinds will
cheaper no'se flesh or diminish their
number. Said be: "Figures show
that horses are not diminishing in
fact, here are more horses in the
country tbaG ever. If the motor csr
has driven out the saddle aud carr
age horse generally, why is 1T that
luese are higher in price than before
The motor Car came? There is a better
market than ever fer the good horse
and poorer than ever for the poor
one" ."-Matl and Breeze.