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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-20

South Highland Methodist church last Sunday, when she had sung a delightful solo. she received the compliments and thanks of dozens who were delighted with her lovely voice. She was the guest O. Mrs. Tolver but returned day or two ago to her home in Kentucky.
 MT. and Mrs. Joseph D. Smith have re- turned from Mississippi. where they have been the guests of MT. Smiths brother, Mir. Walter Smith. MT. and Mrs. Walter Smith were in the city yesterday en route to Atlantic City, New York and other eastern points.
 Mrs. Joseph Montgomery left yesterday to visit her sister in Montgomery.
 MT, and Mrs A. M. Keith of Woodlawr will visit relatives at Scale, Ala for tn. next few days.
 turned home after a stay of several weeks at the Bluff Park hotel. Shades mountain. Mrs. Cobb Pouncey and Mir George A. McQneen will spend the remainder ot August at Asheule, N. c.
 
 Mrs. Edward C. Dugas of Terrace Court is now at Lake Toxaway with a party of friends. Later she will go 10 Tate Spring, where MT. Dugas will join her and remain until October. Mrs D. G. Henderson and her sister, Miss lrdia Palmer. have returned home a'ter a most delightf'ii western trip, in- cluding California and the northwestern states. returning by way ,f the Canadian Pa,ihc. They remained for week at fake Geneva, Wis.
 Mrs. M. J. Caffee has returned home af.cr very pleasant stay with her daughter, Mrs. g. e. Bratton, formerly of this city, but now of Portland, Ore.
 
 Friends of Mrs. Lang. mother of the lev George Lang and Mrs. James Gal lacher, will regret to learn that she is very i'll at the home of the latter in Norwood.
 Miss Meta Kidd has returned from a visit of two months to friends In then country.
 Miss Leola Hooker left yesterday to v,sit friends in Decatur.
 ss Mrs. Lena Westcott and Miss Hannah Well left Friday for New York and Att lantic City They Will meet MT. and Mrs F. Lesser on their return from Eu- :. rope
 Miss Mary Smith. Miss Ethel Bilby and several others returned yesterday after d fortnight's outing at Fairhope and other points on Mobile bay. Miss Mary Me Gchee. who was with the party, is now in. Montgomery for a week with friends. NJ Miss Dora Landau has returned from visit to Dcmopois.
 Miss Anna Belle Richardson of At lapta arrived last night to spend few cays with Mrs. E. F. Hoyt in Nor wood
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-20

wedding. and will regret that her mar riage will take her to a distant .ity. Miss Bucks charming personality and sweet voice have won for herself a host of friends in musical and social circles.
 MT. Barnes is connected with tbe Ma tional City bank of New York city. The wedding will be an event of the ,nid-fall season.
 The above announcement which ap- peared in the Chattanooga Times, will be read with interest in this city. Both Mir. Buck. who formerly lived in this city, and his niece, whose engagement hc has an- nonnced. are delightfully."- remembered in Birmingham. Miss Buck as a ,uest of Mrs. Truman Aldrich the past spring
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-20

 with her sister, Mrs. Chapman. High Cliff station, until October 1. 4
 Mrs. B. R. Wedgewood of Fort Worth, Tex. is the guest of Mir. and Mrs. T. L. Robertson.
 Mrs. A. T. Kennon. Mrs. Leroy Holt and Mrs. Boiling have leased the resi- dence on Highland avenue which was formerly the home of Gen. and Mrs. Fred Ferguson, and will take possession October 1.
 Mrs. J. R. Bridges and children re- turned Friday from Waynesville, N. C.. where they have. spent a month. Miss Annie Pearson, who accompanied them, is still in the mountain. Mrs. Bridges and her family will probably spend the remainder of the season in Pass Chris tian.
 Mir and Mrs. M. G. Henis have gone to Atlantic City and points east.
 Mrs. Julia Neely Finch and her daugh- ter, Miss Lucine Finch of New York. are spending the summer with a friend of the former on her Virginia pfanta- tember. when they will 90 to New York. Miss Finch will probably spend the win ter abroad.
 Mrs. A. E. vandegrift and her two at tractive daughters. Miss Imogen Vande- grift and Mrs. Corbett, leave this week for a two months trip visiting Chicago. New York and other points.
 Mrs w H. Hit left yesterday to visit friends In Evansville. Ind
 
 Mrs Stanley deOvies left yesterday for . visit to Savannah and other points.
 Mir. and Mrs. Norman Morrison have returned from Denver, Col, where they spent a delightful summer. MT. Morri- sons friends will be glad to know that he is greatly improved In health.
 MT. and Mrs. Hubert Smith have named their little son T. o. Smith.
 Mrs. William Redd. Mrs. Nina Redd Southgate and Mrs. Elliott Carper are passing the summer in Battle Creek, Mich
 to Chicago and will visit points in Mich igan and also Niagara Falls before re- turning in the fall.
 Miss Margaret Erwin of Greensboro, Ala, is one of the most winsome of the visiting girls, She is petite brunette. pretty and vivacious and with merry eyes which laugh when she talks She was the guest of honor at pretty dinner party last night at the Country club; was honored last week with a box party at the Majestic, luncheons and other pleasures that are the joy of the popular visitor. She is the house guest of Mrs. Henry. Hidsn. Jr. graph appears in The Age-Herald, was another interesting August visitor. Aside lom beAuty-a beauty that is the more effective because of saucy little dimpe in her cheek--she has the added grace of a lovely voice. After services at ths
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-20
INFORMAL ENTERTAINMENTS
 FOR VISITING GIRLS

Tuesday evening Mrs. A c. Billups en- tertained informally in compliment to Miss Lucie Rivers and Miss Mary Ella McKeithen of Montgomery. The party was quite small but a most enjoyable oc- casfon
 A pleasant entertainment for four visi tors was a moonlight party at East Lake Friday evening. The honorees were the Misses Smith and Miss McKefthen O. Montgomery and Miss Arlington of Nashville. After refreshments were served, the party enjoyed the various amusements that the park affords.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-20
ANOTHER HOUSE PARTY

A jolly house party of the season Is being entertained by MT. and Mrs. s. H.. Smith at Fairhope, Ala, on Mobile bay. Those included In the party are Mir. and Mrs. Will Cahoon. Mrs. c. E. Mackey, Misses Mary Smith. Mary McGee May Clover. Bessie Clover, Ethel Rhodes Bes- sic Rhodes, Lula Tyers, Ethel Bilby Louise Cahoon, Josephine Cahoon, and Messrs John Morrow. Sidney Morrow. Hugh Praytor, Dennis Praytor and Her bert Pettus.
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She will leave later for Baltimore, where she will resume her duties as teacher in one of the girls schools.
 Mrs. G. B. Baskerville of Macon is the guest of Mrs. W. M. Hurt, Oh South Tenth avenue
 MT Abe Febelman of Jackson, Miss has returned to his home after a two days visit to his sister, Mrs. F. J. Hol- berg. at 1210 Beech street.
 Mir. and Mrs William Hood. Miss Nor ma Hood and Mrs. Mary E. Stobert are expected to return homo Tuesday from Tate Srping.
 Mrs. E. P. Baird and her littde uagh- ter, Virginia, are spending the month of August at Shocco Springs.
 Mrs. 2. c. snead left yesterday for shocco Springs to join her daughter, Mrs Baird.
 MT. and Mrs. Solon Jacobs will leave probably on Saturday for their eastern trip. going first to Atlantic City for ten days, then to New York. where they will meet Mrs. Harry Jones and MT. Tom Jones as they land after Euro
  friends in New York state until about October IS.
 Mir and Mrs. Hubert Drennen returned home Friday from Atlantic City and oth- CT eastern points after an absence of several weeks
 Miss Susan Dupuy left yesterday for Carrollton. where she Is member of Miss Lenore Cores house party
 Miss Katherine Mccormick and Miss Bessie Perry of Virginia are guests of Mrs. Samuel Perry. Mrs. P. A. Rossiter, Miss F1eurange Rossiter and Master. Willis Rossiter have returned after an absence of four weeks. They visited several Georgia resorts
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 Mrs. M. F. Stevens. who is now in Boston. is expected home September l. Mr. and Mrs. John M. Caldwell ana Miss Mary Elizabeth Caldwell left Pick ems. $. e.. this week, where they have been guests of Mrs. Cathcart and Mrs. Hsgood. and have gone to Atlantic City MT. w. w. snead has joined fishing party in Gogobie. Mich, for two weeks.
 
 
 Page Cooke have returned after spending week as ruests of, Mrs. Henry Lee Badham at her summer home in Blount Springs.
 Miss Miriam A. Noone of Macon, Ca, ia inc guest of her cousin, Miss Fleur- anre Rossiter, of Highland avenue.
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 Miss Bessie Winton, accompanied by her sister. Mrs. w. o. Tanning. left yes terday morning for Washington, Nor folk, Va, and other points. Mrs. J. c. Nelson. Mrs. Alice M. Smith, Mrs w. T. Poe and her mother, Mrs. Lee, Mrs. Jones and Miss Imogen Poe compose a party spending the late sum mer in Hot Springs, N. c. Mrs. R. L. Newton of Houston. Tex, who is a former resident of Birmins- ham, Is the guest of friends here for a few days while en route to Chatta- nooga and other points in Tennessee for visit
 Mrs. R. Fl. Pearson, who Is now the guest of her daughter. Mrs. Pike, ill Pike, N. H., is expected to return to Birmingham October i. Mrs. Flournoy Rivers is the euett of Miss Dunbar Averett in Maryland. Miss Corrie Handley has spent the past several weeks at Clairmont sprtngs. ee .<} { Mrs. Harry Lacy and children havt returned after spending | delightful spNa- usoes tr Mtchfra a . uA vf1H hA 1T hnmnh
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Evelyn Beasley, Miss Estelle Schuessler, Miss Annie Franklin, Miss Flora Jones, Miss Mary Galacher, Miss Catherine Ross of Birmingham, Miss Nan Walsh of Mex leo, Miss Louise Musgrove of Anniston. Miss Margaretta Laverty and Miss Va jine Best of Talladega; Messrs. Joe Franklin, Sherley Harris. Clyde Holcomb. Douglas Beatty, W. F. Plane, Frank Cunningham. Paul Angle. Walker Wood all, Arthur Major, Sam Robbins, Eugene Donlason. Werner Harris of Birming- ham.
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TO RECEIVE FOR
 MRS. B. P. ROACHE

An interesting event of tomorrow after noon at { o'clock will be the reception at the southside Baptist church in com pliment to Mrs. B. P. Roache of China. The Baptist women of the district are invited. The receiving party will in clude:
 Mesdames W. W. Bussey, J. T. DoSter. Algernon Smith, J. B. Dryer. William B. Allen, B. A. Inglis, Hugh Mcdonald. J. H. Dean. J. E. Winter, J. w. Billings, George H. Estes, P. A. Hamilton. c. H. Nabb, A. A. Hogan. Mrs. Walnesiey and Mrs. Hogan, Mrs. J. F. Davis. Miss Millie Bean.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-20
Society
CONFINED FROM PAGE 2s)

King Lear for this season and are most attractively arranged.
 The Shakespeare club was organized by Mrs. Charles G. Brown, who is still one of it's valued members. The president Is Mrs. J. A. Montgomery; vice president Mrs. Groce Harrison secretary, Mrs. Saf- ford Smith, and treasurer, Mrs. W. II Brown. Miss Florence McCrossn Is the director and Mrs. Howard Holmes the orthoepist.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-20
MIR. AND MRS. CHARLES TERRY
 HOSTS AT COUNTRY CLUB

A pretty compliment to a pretty girl was the informal dinner party given by Mir and Mrs. Charles Terry last eyen- ing at the Country club for Miss Mar garet Erwin of Greensboro, Ala. the house guest of MT. and Mrs. Henry Hiden, Jr. Seated at the table were MT. and Mrs. Terry MT. and Mrs. Henry Hiden. Jr.. Miss Virginia McDavid, Miss Erwin. MT. Sidney Smith and Mir. James Gillespy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-20
MISS BUEK TO WE'D
 MIR. BARNES OF NEW YORK

''Charles Edward Buck announces he engagement and approaching marriage of his niece, Cecile Buck, to Charles T. Barnes of New York city
 Miss Buck has made her home in Chat tanooga. with her uncle, c. E. Buck, on Mission Ridge for the past two and half years. Before then Miss Buck was a resident of New 9York city. During the time spent here Miss Buck has made many friends in this city, who will be greatly interested in her approaching
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-20

V 6 Re [ 8 D le C0m- pound and Sanative Wash have done mo. l live on a farm and have worked very hard. I am forty five years old, and am the mother of t thirteen children. Many people think 1t strange that 1 am not broken d VII
 with hard work and
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-20
HARTMAN-TRIMBLE
 INVITATIONS ARE OUT

, The following cards have been received in Birmingham.
 MT. and Mrs. Nathaniel Williams Trimble request the honor of your pres- ence at the marriage of their daughter, Ella Dunlap, to Rev. Pomer Hckox Hartman, Saturday noon, September ?, 1911, St. Margarets church, Washington, D. c.
 At home after September 10, Sulphur, Oklahoma"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-20

Miss Francis Wiley of Memphis will sing a solo for the offertory at the First Baptist church this morning. Among the other music at the morning service will be Dudley-Buck Festival Te Deum" by the mixed quartet.
 At the evening service Miss Lucie Dick inson will sing Angels of Light
 Members of the Culture club may call at the public library next week and get their year book.
 The Woman's Home Missionary society of the Twenty-first Avenue Methodist church will meet tomorrow afternoon at 8 O ocIock at the home of Mrs. A. c. Fair. A full attendance is urged.
 The Church Home Guild will hold it's reg ular meeting Thursday afternoon at { o'clock in the parish hall. St. Mary 5 church.
 The Woman's Missionary society of the Fountain Heights Methodist church wfwil hold a social meeting Monday afternoon at o'clock at the home of Mrs. J. l.. Reed, 1400 Thirteenth avenue. North.
 
 There will be a called meeting Of tho board of City Missions in the parlor of the First M. E. church. on Wednesday morning, August 13, at 10 o'clock. Very important business will be transacted and every member Is urged to h. present
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CTS, Dorothy King, Dorothy West, Colmsn Gillian, Ramsey Gillian, Marguerite Babb, Rosamond MHs, Fannie Bowers, Norman Walstrom, Ed Miles. Elizabeth Ballard, Marguerite Lewis, Harry Wal strom, Allison Ament, Evelyn Pill. Jack shannon, Elizabeth Shepherd, Mason Lewis, Elizabeth Wingo, Ethel Ray Snl- der, Robert McNeill. Clifford Clisby, Ma bel Collins. Anita Hodges. Charles Briscoe of Knoxville, Bruce McNeiil.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-20
OWES HER
 HEALTH
To Lydia E. Pinkham's s Vegetable Compound

Scottville, Mich.-"I want to tell you how much good Lydia E. Pinkham's
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-20
PERSONAL ITEMS

Mrs. John C. Henley. who is now in Los Angeles, will sail from San Fran cisco September IS on the steamship Co., req for tour of the world. She will return to Birmingham in the spring.
 Mir John Hine will leave today for . fortnight's visit to Tennessee. <,
 Miss Annie Ere wer Of ,Anniston is the suast of Mn. T. H. Molten for . weeK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-20

MT Abe Feibelman of Jackson, Miss. has returned to his home after two days visit to his sister, Mrs. F. J. Hol- berg, at 1210 Beech street
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-20

She will leave later for Baltimore, where she will resume her duties as teacher in one of the girls schools.
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Mir. and Mrs. William Hood, Miss Nor ma Hood and Mrs. Mary F.. Stobert are expected to return homo Tuesday from Tate Srpng.
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Mrs. G. B. Baskerville of Macon is the guest of Mrs. W. M Hurt, on South Tenth avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-20

Mrs. R. H. Pearson, who is now the guest of her daughter Mrs. Pike, ii Pike, N. H., is expected to return to Birmingham October i.
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Mrs. Harry Lacy and children htve per h Michigan and will be' q hegpe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-20

Miss Mary Zelie Crow. whose photo graph appears in The Age Herald, was another interesting August visitor. Aside lom beauty-a beauty that is the more enective because of saucy little dimpe in her cheek-she has the added grace of
 a lovely voice. After services at the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-20

MT. and Mrs. J. C., Johnston have gone to Chicago and will visit points in Mich igan and also Niagara Falls before re- turning in the fall
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Including imported summer and spring Coat Suits that sold as high as $60. The pick of our great stock.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-18
CANYONS.

Mrs. S. s. Carver has returned home from Cos Cob where she has been spending two weeks
 Cannon Grange will entertain the patrons from New Canaan and Nor field Oranges, on Thursday evening.
 Mrs. Kenneth w Nichols of Brook lyn. spent Sunday with her father, J. H. Stommell, who is now convales- cent
 Miss Mary Alice is spending the week with friends in Brooklyn.
 Mrs. John Ferriss and family of Georgetown, were guests of Mrs. Joel Godfrey on Saturday.
 Rev. A. F. Chamberlain entertained . his mother and brother, James, over Sunday, at the parsonage.
 William Uliey is giving the barns and outbuildings on Mrs Mary C Whites place fine new coat of paint
 Mrs. John Gregory has returned from a visit with her daughter, Mrs Sidney Little, in Cheshire.
 Peter Willing is spending seVera weeks with his mother. Mrs. Barbara Willing, hoping to regain his formel good health in the country air.
 The Riverside Choral Club of New York, which gave such a successful concert in the hall last year, for thu { benefit of St Matthews church, vii present a fine musical program again under the same auspices, on Monda! evening, May %.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-18
BIG DECISION IN LITTLE CASE

In a very little case, the Interstate Commerce Commission has rendered a big decision. A suburban electric railway from Washington to Mount Vernon has been ordered to reduce certain fares from fifteen to ten cents Not very exciting, considering that there are only nineteen miles of the entire road.
 But the Commission ordered the reductions on the sole ground that it found that the road should be val ued at only $52,000 per mile. while it was capitalized at and earning re- turns upon $207,000 a mile. The Commission characterized this as ob- vious overcapitalization, holding that the company was entitled to a fair return on the actual investment and no more, and so ordered a reduction of thirty-three per cent in rates!
 The precedent is about as big as could possibly be established. With it's present powers over rates, the Commission could adjust every freight rate in the land according to that reasoning; and there is reason to be- lieve that it is making a precedent with some such move in mind.
 The overcapitalization sponge nev- CT stood so good 0 chance of a squeeze, as since this decision was rendered.-F'rom Success Magazine.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-18
POLI'S

The warm welcome extended the Poli Players at Polls Theatre this week by the theatre going public has struck responsive chord with the members of the company and each performance of Arizona" that splen- did play of Augustus Thomas is giv- en with a vim and spirit of better caiibre than the preceding one. The play is of intense interest and was selected primarily for the reason that # is a crucial test of the ability of single instance is other than a most meritorious performance given and the staging and scenic effects are a silent tribute to the skill of Stage Director Secola and Scenic Artist Carns. The plot of the play deals with western life at an army post and western types and boots and saddles combine to work out one of the clev- crest plots ever given to an Ameri- can play. The foremost figure in the action of the play is Lieutenant Den ton, West Point graduate and a
 splendid type of army man. Obvious ly the gilt braid and the buttons have an allurement for the weaker sex and with a soldier develops but in this case it is the young wife of an elder ly colonel who is the woman in the case and the despoiler Of home is 2 captain. Prior to his love affair with the married woman the self same captain has betrayed a young girl the daughter of a sergeant. An elope- ment of the captain with the colonel s wife is frustrated by the young lieu tenant who compromises himself be- cause of his determination to shield
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-18
STRATFORD= =FAIRFIELD=S SOUTHPORT
Daily Choncngs of the Dogs Our Country Cousins by The
 Farmers Special Correspondent
STRANGER REPORTS ROBBERY
Fakir Tells Phoney Story and Asks for Assistance
 About the Town
Special to the Farmer.)

Southport, May 19.-A stranger ap- peared at the center of the town ear- ly yesterday morning and reported that he had been robbed of six dollars and silver watch while walking on the track the night before He was advised to take his complaint to the grand juror but he seemed to prefer to ask assistance from Southport peo- pie. He was told to get out of town as soon as possible and he accepted the advice.
 The lobster fishermen who are at work off this harbor report very lit tie success. Three Holsters represent ed the total catch of one boat for three days an average of one lobster per day.
 Stephen Royak announces that he will open a bottling establishment in connection with his cafe at the Round House.
 The costumes which will be worn at the entertainment at the M. E. church to be called Aunt Hannah 8 quilting party will be the most in- teresting ever seen in the town. Some they will make the hobble skirts of to-day look like 30 cents when they are seen at the entertainment. Wise looking young men with engin- eering apparatus have been active about the Southport Savings bank for several days. It is believed that ex- tensive improvements will soon be in- augurated there.
 The advertising agents who were looking for the privilege of stretch ing big signs between the masts of the schooner yacht in the harbor were unable to make satisfactory arrange ments with the owner and the town will be spared an eyesore for a time at least.
 George Grossman of Westport came over yesterday and took a contract to eat six soda crackers in five min- utes. He failed and has packer a prominent Westport man lost the bet he made on his protege. He pronis- es to return when his appetite inns proves and renew the attack. Robert Perry is going to buy a new motor car and he has been feted and
 ridden about the country by agents | for several days.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-18
PRESIDENT AND LITTLE GIRL
 Gadies' Home Journal.)

Ex-President Roosevelt was one day visiting a neighbor's family on Long Island The president had not met the youngest member of the family a little girl only years old. It was not long before he and the little girl became fast friends.
 "Now, what is your name, dear?' asked the president.
 Mary" replied the little girl; what's yours?''
 "Theodore.' replied the president.
 The little girl insisted on monopoliz- ing Presidents attention despite all that father and mother could do, and the president encouraged the child She showed i'm her dolls and toys and told him of her playmates, and as the two were talking the little girl suddenly looked at the open grate where the fire was burning low and bringing poker, to the president said:
 Hadn't you better poke the fire a little, Theodore?"
 The mother was shocked but the president signalled to the father and mother that nothing should be said
 After a while the little girl was sent off to bed, but just as she got to the door she looked back at the president and asked:
 wouldn't you like to come upstairs and kiss me good night, Theodore?"