The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-18

ROBOTS rom prominent Southern col
 lege.
 The Washington home of Senator Eu-
 gene Hale of Maine Is a remarkable one
 in that every room of the 36 possesses an
 open wood fireplace. Mrs. Hale's fire
 wood comes from the Pine Tree State, and 1t is cut of that fragrant variety called the balsam pine, which brings joy to those within reach of its odor. The cutting of the firewood for Mrs. Hale is a ceremony, and balsam Is carefully raised | for the purpose. With that careful fore | sight which distinguished her father, the
 repowed Zach Chandler of Michigan, Mrs. | Hale plants wherever tree Is cut. | The American embassy at Berlin Is be- ing bombarded with requests for presen- tatfon at Emperor Williams court the coming season. Very few such requests
 are likely to be granted this year, as the presentation will be much more limited
 than last year.
 ] American hostesses married to titled Germans will entertain in Berlin more
 than common. Large suites at the lead ing hotels have been engaged by Countess
 John Francken-S -Sierstorpff, who was Mary
 Knowlton of Brooklyn. and by Countess Manfred Matuschka who was Ella Hol-
 brook Walker of Detroit. Other Amer ican women married to titled Germans
 
 Ctto Groe (Alice van Bergen). and Bar
 oness August von Boecklin (Georgette
 Gressner of Tacoma, Wash.).
 One of the chief American entertainers
 this season will be Mrs. Chiffon, the wife of the secretary of the British embassy. She Is daughter of Thomas J. O'Brien, the American ambassador to Japan. MT. and Mrs Chiffon have their handsome apartments near the Reichstag building, on Berlin's most fashionable square, Vice President and Mrs. Sherman will entertain Monday, December 19. in honor
 of the President and Mrs. Taft. An un-
 usually large number of invitations were
 sent out. This will be the first of the official dinners of the season. It will be | followed by dinners the members of the cabinet will give to the President and Mrs. Taft
 Miss Flora Wilson, daughter of the Sec
 retary of Agriculture. was the recipient | of much social attention during her visit
 in the south. While at Rocky Mount, N. C., a barbecue dinner was given in i her honor by Dr. and Mrs William F. Mercer. patriotic song written by Mrs.
 Mercer entitled ''United'' was the last
 number given at a concert on the night | Of the barbecue. Miss Wilson was ac- ] companied by a chorus of 4s girls, each | representing a state.
 | The Misses Orme, daughters of MT. and | Mrs. Gordon s. Orme of New Orleans, | who are now In a prominent school in | Washington, were entertained by the Misses Ruth and Sarah Daniels, daugh- l ters of MT. and Mrs. Seldon Brooks Dan | ies, at luncheon and a theatre party | upon their arrival in Washington. | Mrs Jonathan Bourne wife of the | United States senator from Oregon, has devoted herself to many fads, both se- | rious and trivial. She gets hard work
 out of her serious fads and relaxation out of her trivial ones. She finds that re- l ligious obedience to all the social re-
 quirements of the capital is too strenuous for her. and does not repay her so much
 as work that appeals to her. Several years ago she became interested in book binding and spent months as pupil in | a book bindery. Her book shelves show her artistic taste for books of the most elegant binding. She has gathered vol
 umes from all over the world. having cir | cled the globe twice. She is devoted
 to the study of social and economic prob
 lems and Is complete companion of
 her husband in the discussions of all ] such questions