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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-25
NEWS OF THE DAY
IN SOCIETY WORLD
Lenten Hospitalities at South
ern and Country Clubs
NOTES HERE AND THERE
NOTES HERE AND THERE
Mrs. Exum H0stess-Mrs. Brooks En-
tertains Guest-AnnOunceme of
Coming Events I'm Society-The
Social OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
By MYRTLE MILES

Hy VI MILES
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= Club Calendar. :.
The Clionian club will meet this I
= afternoon with Mrs. W. Nj. Mayes, 4
= 1906 South Eleventh avenue
y The Riding club will meet at Dr.. 4
= l.. S. Ledhetter's corner at 2:39 4
y O'Clock.
Mrs. John London VIII be hostess 4
y for the Cadmean Circle.
. The Qui Vive club will meet with 4
y Miss Lucille Jones. 1850 Twenty 4
y eighth street, Norwood, at ) 4
y o'clock. 4
y Mrs. John Lewis will entertain :,
= the Shakespeare club The hour :
= Is o'clock.
y The Twentieth Century club vii! :.
:. meet at the home OF Mrs. w. X. E.
= Brown 1o26 Central avenue. I
. Mrs. G. W. Dodson Will ne hostess 4
y for the Review club, which meers I
y avenue, North Birmingham <
The Culture club will meet this
y morning at 10 o'clock with Mrs. c. I
. c. Adams, 1881 South Eleventh =
= avenue.
Mrs. John c. PuGh will be hostess I
= this afternoon for the Study Circle
= at her homie on Crescent avenue.
. The Fenelon club will meet with I
y Mrs. Ira Sellers. 1922 South Twen-
y ty-frst street.
y The Edgewood club will meet with I
= Mrs. Basore this afternoon at 4
= her home on South Eleventh ave-
. nue.
Mrs. Arthur will be he hostess
= for the Amaranth club.
= The Kenilworth club will be I
= guests of Mrs. A. c. Simmons, $40 :
y College street. West End.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-25

Seaboard fast and elegant
service to Atlanta, Washington,
New York; double daily trains
leaving Birmingham ZOO a. m.
and 800 p. m.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-25
DANCE At ALLEN SCHOOL

At the Margaret Allen school Friday
evening, March 4, the senior class of the
high school will give dance.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-25
For MISS WEIR

Miss Mary Weisel will entertain at tea
Tuesday afternoon in compliment to her
house guest, Miss Evelyn Weir of Brook
Ign, n. Y.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-25
MRS. FRANK JONES
10 BE HOSTESS

In compliment to Miss Carolyn Draper
of Admission Mrs. Frank Jones will en-
terrain coterie of her girl friends to-
day at a bridge luncheon.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-25
NoTEs AND PERSONALS

tomorrow afternoon, entertaining at tea
in compliment to Mrs Mitchell CoNWeli
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-25

Miss Bessie Winton will be a hostess of
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-25

Mrs Seaman, who has been Ill Tor
The mast several weeks at the home of
her daughter, Mrs II. c. Abbott, is re-
ported somewhat improved and II IS
thought will soon be able to be out.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-25

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Randolph and
Master Richard Randolph, Jr., left We'd
nesday for the southern coast to remain
two or three weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-25

MIR. and Mrs. Crawford Johnson are. eN-
pected home from New York tomorrow.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-18
BRADLEY RAPs IOWA

United States Senator W. o. Brad
ley was the principal speaker at the
Fifth (Ky.) district convention Of Re
publicans in Louisville on Monday
night last. Senator Bradley's speech
marked the real opening Of the cam
paign in Kentucky. He paid high
tribute to the Republican party and
the administration OF President Taft
and referred to the fact that the deficit
of s58,000,000 which faced the Presi.
dent when he entered upon his term
had melted away and there now is a
surplus Of s2o,000,0oo. In speaking OF
the new tariff law he said:
THE tariff bill brought prosperity
and is rapidly bringing more. The
song of prosperity Is marred alone By
the usual discordant notes from Dem.
ocratic croakers and handful of in.
surgent Republicans They have had
considerable encouragement from
Kansas and Iowa. but when we re
member the records of those states
on populism and greenbacks. how
the Republican party was defeated by
these heresies we are not astonished
at the present condition of affairs
and indulge in the hope that their
sanity will return In few years, as
1t did after their former temporary
aperration OF intellect"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-18
DENMARK.
- = - = = = = - : !

Rev. HEM made a. trip to Ft. Hadi-
son Friday, August 18th and met bis
father, VIM. Hem OF Wellman, la,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hem Of Ham
burg, New York, who visited at the
Fred Hem and Rev. Hem homes till
Tuesday, Aug. 10th.
DR.. Gardener and family of Win.
field, Iowa autoed down and spent
Sunday at the home of Mrs. Wood
ruffe, returning home Monday morn.
ing taking Mrs. Woodruff and daugh-
tiers Clara and Blanche with them.
Mrs. Woodruff and daughters will
visit relatives and friends at Win
field till the last of the week.
Miss Jessie Woodruff will leave
the last OF the week for Wellington,
ILL.,. for two weeks visit with
friends.
Mrs. Asa Houston left August
18th for North Dakota, she will
be accompanied by Mrs Maria Hous-
ton and Miss Mary Houston who will
make an extended visit with relatives
there.
Mr.. Mason of Warsaw, H., came
last Friday for visit with his father
and brother here.
The Misses Helen and Alice Judy
were Fort Madison callers Tuesday
Rev. and Mrs. Hem were TT.
Madison callers Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Houston and chill
dren and Rev. Hem and son Sam
spent last Thursday in Burlington,
taking in the sights
Miss Leah Segar spent "Wednesday
In West Point and on Thursday took
In the fair at Mt. Pleasant.
DR.. Philpott thinks that Mrs. Getcn-
ell may be able to sit up by tomorrow
Mrs. Getchel is doing as well as
could be expected.
Mrs. Park who went to Minnesota
to visit her daughter, Mrs, Bertha
Park Baldwin and reports the arrival
of granddaughter on Saturday. Aug.
the sixth.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-18
River Slowly Drying UP.

Burlington Saturday Evening Post:
Rains are still withheld from the
Upper Mississippi valley and the riv-
ers are slowly dwindling away and
showing less water. 1t is a novel ex-
perience for region that has never
known the meaning of conservation
OF the water supply. The Mississippi
river Is four inches lower than 1t was
one week ago. This decline has made
decided change in the appearance
OF the noble stream and is attracting
great attention from the people living
along Its shores. The view from the
Burlington bluffs shows succession
OF lakes or pools, connected with a
thread of channel in most instances
not over three feet deep and thirty
feet wide. Navigation by medium
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-18

Colonel Roosevelt is analysed and
catalogued by JUDI Welliver, the
well known Washington correspond
ent, in late number Of Hampton S
Magazine. Among other things Wei
liver says of him:
But after all Roosevelt, as we have
known him thus far, is essentially
the agitator. Perhaps. with his limit
less versatility, he viii presently ap-
pear in new phase as constructor;
but his genius for construction wifi
be doubted until he shall give more
demonstration than has been had
thus far. If the country needs more
agitation, it needs more Roosevelt: If
1t wants constructive craftsmanship,
It wants leader OF proved capacity
for constructive craftsmanship.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-18
Worthiness often Proven.

The Reed rules controlled the de-
alterations Of the house Of representa-
tiyes during the most prosperous pc
Rod OF our history.
Under the same rules Republican
majority was able TO support Presi-
dent Mckinley during the Spanish
American war by providing means OF
support for our army and navy They
gave us the necessary legislation for
the government Of our new ingular
possessions. These rules authorized
the construction Of the Panama canal
and provided for the revenue TO pay
for the same.
These rules enabled the passing Of
three tariff bills. all Of them success
full from every point Of view. They
enacted new internal revenue laws
and repealed these laws as soon as
the necessity for them disappeared.
These rules raised and appropriated
the money for navy that has made
rs a record mower The same RerubIi-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-18
The Cedar Rapids Republican fore

The Cedar Rapids Republican fore
sees that some day the automobile
man is going to have a hearing on
his own account But at the present
time he must take all the blame.
The Republican says in his behalf:
No one considers that he is all eyes
and ears, that he has to look out for
every one. If every pedestrian and
every horse driver all the time took
the same pains, the number of acct
dents would be materially lessened.
But as long as he runs his devil wag-
on, he will have to stand for it-untiI
more people get devil wagons
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-18

sized steamers is still practicable
from the fact that the moving cur.
rent makes a new channel each de.
cline noted. This new channel is
secured out from day to day. Until
the current ceases wholly, there thus
will be channel sufficient for the
needs of the smaller steamers. Gener-
al rains need not be expected in the
upper valley much before the last of
September, and meanwhile the sur
face of the water Will continue to
decline until possibly, for the only
instance In thousands of years, the
current Of the Mississippi will cease
to flow.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-18
Thriving on Publicity.

The fact is, that in spite of insur-
gent opposition on every measure of
Importance. the Republican majority
In the house OF representatives were
still able to do business and fulfill
the promises of the Republican party,
a result that the insurgents had
evidently hoped to defeat to help
their own political schemes.
Citizens of Wisconsin who have
been close observers OF politics in
this state during the last ten years,
find no difficulty in understanding
insurgency" in Washington
II IL the same system of politics
that was worked here. We have simply
sent the men who worked the sys-
TEN here To a new field in Washing
ton. What our insurgent leaders want,
above ali things, Is publicity. They
want to be served up at every break
fast table, every day In the year.
They evidently know, because they
have proven 1t In their actions that
the largest publicity dividend is OBJ
tanned by attacking characters, ma
tional and state.
Wisconsin Republicans viii recall
how viciougly and maliciously Con-
gresham Babcock was attacked in
19041o6. Babcock was a national
leader and the metropolitan press
took notice Of the fact that he was
defeated and naturally discussed the
man who did 1t. That was what was
wanted.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-18

At a special election held last Mon
day Fort Dodge declared in favor Of
the commission form of city govern
ment by a vote of 420 to 34o-a ma
jority of eighty. The contest, as in
dictated by the small vote, was luke
warm.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-18
Democrats Used Rules.

That would be placing d tremendous
power in TIE hands Of a few. It would
be dangerous. and what an oppor-
tunitF it would be to further selfish
interests, It would be tyranny in its
worst form Therefore, / say. men
who are elected TO congress on a party
ticket are IN honor bound TO act with
their party ii matters affecting the
party interest. What right has a man
who comes to congress from q strong
Republican district 10 assume that he
is serving his constituents when he
becomes party 10 q scheme 10 de-
feat the viii Of the party that sent him
there?
The rulez that governed the house
Of representatives during Speaker Can
mons term Of office are the same
rules that were IL effect during Speak
er Hendersoa'a term and during Dem
ocratic days. They were adopted in
the years when Thomas B. Reed. of
Maine, was speaker Of the house and
we're forced upon the house by few
filibusters under the leadership OF
Jerry Simpson, Of Kansas, who with
the nee Of diiatory tactics undertook
70 prevent the majority from legis-
lating. These same rules were made
an Issue In 1892. Speaker Reed was
denounced as q czar The Democrats
came into power and after experiment.
ing for two years were compelled to
return 10 the same Reed rules when
they found It convenient 10 assault
for political purposes In 1892
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-18

The Cherokee. Democrat reflects
that after all, Colonel Roosevelt
didn't get SO much for his African ex-
perience only 81 a word. Big Jim
Jeffries sold his African experience
for about 100000.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-18
New Gutse for Old GAO.

Il met a new variety OF panhandier
IN Park row the other dsy," said
nan to the New York Sun. "He ap
,roached me and with marked Ieu'
onic accent said. DO you speak Ger,
ednn?' Much fiattered that he shouia
ave picked me out as particularly
Intelligent person / answered, ia, len
preche Deutsch.' Say, give me
iickel.' he said. He got It,"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-18

A writer in the st. Louis Globe
Democrat counsels against worry be-
cause of the oft-repeated statement
that the art of conversation is on the
wane. He suggests that while Roose-
welt and rheumatism last there will
always be something to talk about.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-18

DR.. Cooks sister-in-law says she
knows where the doctor is, but can
not tell. AS far as appearances go it
is not at all important that she
should. No one cares to disturb the
obscurity that becomes him so well.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-18

The Mississippi river came back"
one inch as the result of the rains
north of Keokuk Monday evening. The
fact is gratifying assurance that its
case isn't hopeless, by any means.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-18

i Thursday, September %, has been
selected as Ackley's sauerkraut day
this year. The indications are said
to point to bigger and better cele-
bration than ever before. The an
nual fest at Ackley is the only one of
its kind in the country and attracts
attention accordingly.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-18

According to Speaker Cannon, Kan
sas is afflicted with circular insanity.
This is the best explanation offered to
date.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-18

, columbus (ohio) News: The st.
- physician who tickled the soles
=. w0man's feet to learn if she was
que. knows better now.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-18
Sounded False Alarm.

John c. Spooner, another national
character was slated for the same
fate. Our present senior senator had
scarcely got his seat warm when he
engaged in a filibuster against the
emergency currency bill
According to his fright Wall street
was going to plumber the country.
Neither Wall street nor any other fl
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-18

finally land in the Socialistic party
because It comes closer to their new
and indefinite faith than any other,
and further, because the Socialistic
party Of America represents the dis
ease of discomfort in American poll
tics. and nothing more.
What becomes of these people un-
der Socialistic leadership? They be-
come the enemies of American ideas
and institutions. Already we hear
Socialistic leaders denounce our con-
sstitution as musty and worn out
document Our courts are accused OF
decreeing justice only to the rich and
government Is represented as farce
run for the rich to Cypress the poor.
! will ask any man who believes that
am overdrawing the picture in this
statement, to take the time to listen
to one of those itinerant pessimists
who nightly takes his stand on the
street corner and gathers around him
an army of discontents who seem to
enjoy the Professions. agitator even
in the face of national peace and
prosperity, unprecedented heretofore
and unknown Ia the history of any
country
Need Confidence and Hope.
He promptly admonishes his hear
ers that the great corporations and
tie much advertised multimiilionaires
are about to absorb everything and
that they and the generations yet I'M
born will be nothing but lot OF serfs.
Our national congress is represent
ed as band Of freebooters organized
for public plumber. Public men are
assailed as thieves and wrongdoers.
Our whole scheme of government is
represented as one OF oppression.
All this reasonable talk is re-
ceived with cheers by their followers.
Think of the young men and women
WHO are reared under this influence.
as citizens, and then ask yourself
about the future prospects OF our
country. 1t is when we see these
things that the true American heart
turns back to the farmhouse and to
the crossroads schoolhouse.
We long to get back and mingle
with the element that has true ap-
probation of our country. its people
and its government, the element that
possesses in a full measure the three
cardinal principles that are necessary
for the success OF self-governing
people. respect for the past, confidence
in the present and hope for the fu-
ture.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-18

Possibly If community picnic
were proposed good soaking rain
would be assured.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-18
Turning to Socialism.

Much has been said about forming
a new party. 1t would be well If II
were done. The leaders of insurgency
are coaxing people out of the Repub-
lican party by getting them dissatis-
fed with it, Just as BRYAN led the
Democrats out of their party They
provide no place for them to go. They
Al them up with socialistic thoughts
and ideas and in their despair they
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-18
INSURGENCY A PREMEDTTATED SCHEME
by Personal Ambitions

The following article was written
from the Wisconsin standpoint. 1t is
as true of the conditions in Iowa as
| 1t is of Wisconsin. The party patri-
otism of Allison, Spooner and Gear
seems to have PASSED away, and the
personal ambitions of LaFollette.
Cummins and Beveridge seem to hold
sway. How long will this last?
E. L. Phillips In Milwaukee Senti-
mel: During the last session of con-
gress a spectacular attack was made
on the rules of procedure of the house
of representatives. The people were
told that their liberties We're being
walked over and trampled upon every
day by the speaker of the house of
representatives, who, it was asserted,
controlled that branch of our national
congress by means of arbitrary rules
and that he ran everything in the in
terest of the so-called special inter-
ests, which, as | understand, means
the large corporations.
Now, everybody knows that the ma
jority party is responsible to the peo-
pie for legislation. 1t therefore fol-
lows that congress must be governed
by rules of procedure that will enable
the majority party to transact bust
ness. If we believe in the American
principle of party rule and majority
rule of the party, there is no chance
for an argument upon that PROPOSE
ton
1t is one of the fundamentals of
this government that majority shall
rule. We observe it in our elections,
in tie deliberations of corporations,
societies and in every meeting from
the halls of congress down to town
meetings held in town halls and
crossroad school houses
Speaker Bound by Rules.
The rules of the house of repre-
sentatives, like the rules of every
other deliberative body, are made and
adopted by a majority of its members.
The speaker is elected by the same
body and is bound by the rules in pre-
cisely the same manner as the mem
bers are. Therefore, whatever the
rules are or may have been, it can
not be denied that they represent the
will of the majority of that body. The
speaker is elected in caucus of the
majority party and all members who
pretend to belong to that party abide
by that selection and would resort to
no other procedure for his removal.
1t would seem that man elected
by a party would feel in honor bound
to remain with his party in the mat
ter of organization of the house, be-
cause that body must work out the
policies of that party.
Let us assume for a moment that
the Republican majority in the next
house OF representatives should dwin-
die down to one, two or three. If Re-
publicans do not feel themselves NOR
ally bound by the chain of the Re-
publican caucus, it will be possible
for two or three members to join the
minority any day. remove the speaker
and change the entire complexion of
the house Of representatives and de-
feat necessary legislation.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-18

keokuk, Iowa $4,000. Aug. is, 1910
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-18

Much criticism has been INDUCED
In, some Of It vile and untruthful, but
all Of 1t Of g general character. He
stands accused of being too friendly
to special interests meaning, we may
suppose, corporations. No specific
case of official misconduct has ever
been brought to the surface. OF
course under the Wisconsin system
that is not necessary, nor is 1t at all
important that that which is said is
true. AS long as it is said, that is
sufficient
In fact q falsehood IS said to travel
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-02
FEW REASONS WHY YOU
SHOULD LEND YOUR HELP.

The Y. NJ. c. A. has a broader aim
than CREED and wider ambition
than SECT. II breaches self-respect.
IL weaves an ethical and moral wool
into the warp % life. 1t Is building
stronger bodies to hold saner and
clearer minds. II Is bringing educa-
tion TO those whose pre,na.ure re-
spOnsibilitiCs forced them to foreyC
It's Car'i'; requirement. Is latch
string ft5 into the hand Of ALL MEN.
irrespective OF race. religion or line
age. Its Christianity strikes the clear
note OF HUMANITARIANISM. What
preachments are made in its halls are
those Of brotherhood.
With one hand. II is striving TO
help the struggle up the slope and
with the other II is steadying the lag
gard and the disheartened. Ii has
done moro 10 impregnate young men
with bettsrment than any single force
ever brought 10 Iear upon youth.
The Association everywhere has
done a good work. We know hun
dreds here whom 1t could help II
properly established and provided
with adequate support. without which
the organization must remain cir
cumscribed.
The Y. NJ. G. \. does not ASK 70.
charity nor plead tOr AIMS; its use.
fulness exalts II To civic dignity. 4
IL T. servant OF tn" PUBLIC and IL.
O' ligatlon OF the public.
II can only live by taxation-a ta,
which must be SELT-lMPOSED b,
those whose prosperity and humanit!
awaken them To- lift the handicap o
poverty from boys whose duties an,
misfOrtuncs have deprived them of
FAIR START IN LIFE.