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Semi-weekly herald., 1912-08-22

Milt Richardson Of Kline sold a
load Of farm produce in the city yes
terday. He drove out home this MORN
ing.
Mrs. Stella Gray who has been
spending a few days with her rela-
tives in North Durango was Denver
bound passenger this morning.
Jack Couch, deputy sheriff left for
Denver this morning with Bertha
Harper. The girl was sentenced TO
the home of the Good Shepherd until
she attains her majority.
Mrs. E. M. Holmes and S. E. Burn
ham, tourists, from Chicago, were
guests at the Palace last night, who
departed over the eastern this morn
ing.
Miss Mona Welch who has been
critically i'll at Ochsner hopital for
several weeks has sufficiently recov-
cred to leave the hospital yesterday
and is now making the Palace her
headquarters.
Miss Frances Bell is down from
Bell spur today spending the time
between trains shopping. She has
just returned from Silverton where
she was the guest Of her aunt, Mrs.
Hudson, for week.
Mrs. +. d. Bovee Of Animas val
ley left for Monte Vista this morn
ing. At Pagosa Junction she will be
Joined by her sister-in-law, Mrs
Strawn, and together they will make
the Journey.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-08-22

A. Rex MolleSte went over to Pa
gosa Springs this morning where
he will join the other benedicts of the
legal profession on courting expe-
dition.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-08-22

A dance will be given August 22,
1912, in the Mexican dance hall. Ev-
erybody welcome. Admission soc.
per couple. Juan and Martinez
Chavez.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-08-22

Twenty-three new row ooats will
be shipped to the Electra club tomor-
row. The boats were built in the
east. In addition to these the club
now owns four moto- boats and seven
row boats and priva.e individuals
have four motor boats on the lake.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-08-22

o. p. Frary, one of the best known
citizens of La Plata county, is home
from trip around the world. He
left Durango in December and has
been travelling almost continuously
since.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22
MRS. K. A. MULLINS
 GIVES A CARD PARTY

One of the graceful courtesies for Mrs. Otto Mooney, summer bride. was the card party given in her honor yesterday afternoon by Mrs. R. A. Mullins at the beautiful home of Mrs. Peter Wier on South Fifteenth acenue. The residence lends Itself readily to decoration, and with its marble lined vestibule and dark toned walls, alike graced with flowers and foliage, it made restful and delightful setting for a social arrangement.
 4 bridge set and box of bonbons we're the trophies. Punch was served dur ing the course of the games from a punch table garnitured with summer blossoms. Mrs. J. S. Kennedy presided. A salad and ice were served at the conclusion of the afternoon. Those taking part in the pleasures of the day were: Mrs. Frank NJ Lynch Mrs. Jane Lynch, Mrs. James Hine Eddy, Mrs. Joseph Lawrence, Mrs. H. NJ. Sinott, Mrs. Peter Wier Mrs. Brooks Forbes, Mrs. T. l. Conwell, Mrs. Clarence Wade, Mrs. H. A. Turner, Mrs. S. E. Grout of Bessemer, Mrs Driver, Mrs. A. W. B. Johnson, Mrs. Henry Mar tin and Mrs. J. Matt F'lemming.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22
A FAMOUS PICTURE
 WITH INTERESTING HISTORY

reproduction of a quaint old picture is printed in this weeks issue of The Look out, Miss Armstrong's magazine published in Chattanooga. The picture is made from a photograph of the original can vas, which is in the possession of Mrs. Charles Whiteside of New York, a mem Der of a prominent Chattanooga family, whose local connection is represented by Mrs. Crawford Johnson, and in Atlanta by Mrs. Joseph Whiteside. Miss Irene Whiteside, clever Chattanooga girl is also popular in Birmingham society.
 The picture is an enormous one, and the magazine cut shows the various members of the family seated on the veranda of their home-the costumes indicate the early sixties, with hoop skirts worn both by Mrs Whiteside and by the black nanny who holds her child. It is de- cidedly an interesting picture from his torical viewpoint, as may be seen from the following sketch with which Miss Armstrong supplements it:
 "A pioneer in Tennessee was the late Col. James A. Whiteside, and he early became possessed of thousands of acres of land on Lookout mountain. He built a summer home on it's crest and also a hotel which long before the war was a famous resort. A college was also located on it's top, and it is interesting to know that this same college, the same organ ization, Is now in Constantinople
 MT. Whitesde was a very wealthy man and one of taste and culture. When a portrait painter of distinction visited Chattanooga before the war he was en- gagged by MT. Whiteside to paint a DOT trait of the Whiteside family. MT. Cam eron, the artist, chose the wonderful scene from oLokout as a background for the huge picture, representing the family as seated on the balcony of their sum- mer home. This picture is therefore the first representation of the view from Lookout which is one of the most familiar in America. When the portrait was com pleted MT. Whteside paid the artist in real estate and generously gave him a whole hill, then in the outskirts of Chat tanooga, now in It's heart and worth mill Hons of dollars. It is still reminiscent of the painter for it is Cameron Hill to this day, though it's curious history is little known. The picture was stolen during the civil war, shipped north, found by friends and returned It bears the scars of nails where it was wrapped around plank and securely nailed in place. The gold leaf frame was also taken, but this was not recovered so fortunately
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22
RATIONAL FESTIVITIES
Impressive Ceremonies in Honor of
 Great Saint

St. Bernard, August 21.-(Spec;al.)-Or August 20 the church commentaries the death of one of her greatest lights. St Bernard of Clairvaux, foremost as states man. scholar and divine in the tenth cen tury. St. Bernard college, abbey and ab- bot being named after this great saint, the day was f1ttingly celebrated here.
 On Monday evening the fathers, brothers and students paid their respects to the Right Rev. Abbott Bernard, wishing him a happy feast day. On Tuesday morning a solemn high mass was sung by the Rev. Dr. Philip, o. s. B. assisted by Father Joseph, o. S. B., and Father Aemilian,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22
SELMA COTTON EXCHANGE HOLDS
 ANNUAL MEETING THIS WEEK

Selma, August 21.-tspecial) 1.-The an nual meeting of the members of the Sel- ma cotton exchange will be held during the coming week when the business of the exchange for the commercial year ending August S1 will be closed. The an nual election of officers of the exchange will also be held during the coming week but as yet no nominations have been made for these offices
 The cotton business in Selma during the commercial year which will end Satur- day week has been most successful, The receipts of the year will show that Selma will have received close to 150,000 bales of cotton and which will be the largest in the history of the city. Of this great number of bales of cotton received the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22
Interest Women and Society
Informal Card arties-Movements of Promi 5le-Drawing Room Gossip of Personalities Ere and Elsewhere Events in Prospect Other Topics of Feminine Interest
By MYRTLE MILES

school class, and Miss Nellah Harrison presided over the brides book.
 The vows were attended by number of out of town guests. among whom were Mrs Charles Mccain of Opelika, Mrs. F. M Coulter of Rome Miss Mary Harrison, Miss Nelah Harrison, Miss Floride Jones of Cedartown, Ga, MT. L. D. Grice and Mir Gary Grice of Ed waresville, Ala; Mir. and Mrs. D. c. liar rison of Pensacola, Mr. and Mrs. John l.. Grice and Miss Costilla Grice of At ianta. Many handsome gifts of cut glass. silverware and linen were displayed in the dining room. MT. and Mrs. Grice left for Mount Airy Tallaulah Falls and other points. On their return to Birmingham they will be at home with her parents
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22
ANN|STON PLANT GETS B|G CONTRACT
Foundry Vii 'upply 620 Light Posts Wash
 ingtOn Streets

|. Columbus, Ga, August 21.-The Indus trial Index says in its issue for this week;
 "A foundry company of Anniston, Ala, has received contract to furnish 620 or namental light posts for streets of Wash | ington, D. C., the award having been made under conditions of wide competi- 1 tion
 Two banks have been organized this week in a Georgia town which the last federal census credited with having lit- tie less than 20o0. population. 'fTorida and Georgia investors are ar ranging to build chain of hotels in cities of the two states. and are having plans prepared for the first, which will be erect ed at Oeala, Fla, at a cost of about s100,- eco.
 "A Savannah. Ga, bank, which will erect q building, has received tentative plans for an 18-story structure.
 Contracts will be awarded in less than month for s1,0O0,00O hotel building at Birmingham, Ala, and for a s1,o00000 | terminal warehouse at Jacksonville. Fla.
 "The establishment near Savannah. Ga, of an extensive woodworking plant by Chicago capitalists will be begun in a short time.
 Some of the items of construction work to be done, as reported this week are.
 Flank, store and office building, Tal- lassee, Ala; church building, Sanford Fla, hotel buildings, Pierre and. Tiger Bay Fla; hotel enlargement, $a5o00, Val dosta, Ga; three-story department store building, Dothan, Ala; school buildings IIllsboro county, Florida, and Quitman, Ga; bridge, Washington county, Florida; three-story courthouse and jail, Braden- town, Fla, and courthouse extension. Tavares, Fla; paving, Atlanta, Ga, and Talladega, Ala; road construction, Nor gan and Hale counties, Alabama; theatre, kIssimmee, Fla. Construction contracts have been awarded for the following: Apartment house, Gadsden, Ala; bridge, Russell county Alabama; jail S13,990 Ma rion county, Alabama; reservoir, $31. GOO and waterworks system addition, $1S,364, Augusta, Ga.
 Industrial plants will be established as follows:
 Packing, Tampa, Fla; power plant ex- tension, sS5.000, Mobile, Ala: staye mill. Elkton, Fla; machine shop. valdosta, Ga. ice Manchester, Ga.; fertilizer, El- berton, Ga.: marble plant extension, Montgomery, Ala: woodworking, St. An drews, Fla. Application has been made for incorporation of a company to build a railroad between Macon and Perry, Ga.
 "Twenty-one new corporations have been formed with minimum capital stocks aggregating sH7,0Oo.
 Lakeland, Fla, has sold $l50.000 of i'm provement bonds and Dallas county, Ala mama, $10o,000 of road construction bonds"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22

nie Mirsky Tn New York. She has spent a part of tho summer at Wrightsville. Mrs. w. T. Hill and Mrs Pugh Pear son gre guests of the latter's sister, Mrs Coleman Ward, in Pittsburg. Miss Clara Seholder, who has spent the last few weeks at Wrightsvile Beach, N C., and in Atlanta, Ga, has returned.
 
 Miss Mary Lanier is visiting Mrs. A. D. Lanier in Chattanooga.
  Mrs Jones c. Moore is spending the summer in North Carolina. Mrs. J. H. Wallace and her son, Hunter Wallace, are at home after ten day stay in Asheville and Toxaway, N. c. Miss Maude Miller of St. Louis is the guest of Miss Jeannette Brookings Wells. Mrs. Irwin Craig oPrter (Alethea Wal lace) of Oklahoma, Is the guest of her mother, Mrs. J. H. Wallace. Miss Lydia Eustis is at home after a delightful visit to Miss Edith Orr at Men tone.
 Mrs. George C. Oliver has as her guest Mrs. S. O.. Weston of Macon, Ga.
 
 Mrs. Neil Sterne of Anniston Is the guest of Miss Martha Dabney. Mrs Sterne is best remembered here as the lovely Leone Robinson, who was fre- quently visitor before her marriage.
 
 Mir and Mrs. Lee Bradley are spending d part of the summer at Linville, N. C.
 
 MT. and Mrs. Victor Prowell went to Uniontown this week in their motor.
 
 MT and Mrs. A. R. Moore will leave In few days for Savannah, where they will reside in the future. They will be greatly missed among their Birmingham friends.
 Mir and Mrs. J. w. Jones have just re- turned from delightful motor trip with MT. and Mrs. Pacquette of Knoxville. through Tennessee Sand North Carolina and afterwarti spent a short time at Tate Spring. a Mr. and Mrs J. T. Stokely plan to leave Saturday for tour of California. MT and Mrs Eugene Brown will leave September for New York via Savannah. They will be accompanied by their son. Elwell Brown, who will re-enter school in the east
 MT R. B. Kelly, Jr., is seriously Ill at Robinson's irfrmary and typhoid fever is feared
 Mrs. Clyde Ennis friends will be glad to tnow that she is convalescing after her recent illness
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22
PERSONAL MENTION

Mrs. G. T. Brazelton and her children will leave today for Talladega Springs to spend the remainder of the summer. Miss Virginia Abbott, who spent several delightful months in Lynchburg and Wythevile, Va. and later in Kentucky, returned home this week.
 Mrs R. M. Brown and two children are at home aNer spending some time in North Carolina. Her sister, Mrs. F. T. Douglass. and children have also returned from the Atlantic coast.
 
 Mir. and Mrs. Russell Hunt are among the Birmingham people at Wrightsville Beach, N. c.
 Mir. and Mrs. William Hood are pass ing part of the summer at Lake Chau- tauqua, N. Y.
 Miss Lena Scbolder is viisting Miss Fan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22
A DANCING PARTY
 AT ALLEN SCHOOL

The Margaret Allen school will be q scene of gayety this evening during the progress of one of the scrip" dances which have been especially popular this season
 The dance will be lead by MT. George Long with Miss Annie Moore Provost, and a large number of the representative young people in the dancing set will be included in the dance list. The chaperones will be MT. and Mrs. Mason billiard, Mir and Mrs. Warren Barnett and MT. and Mrs. Griggsby T. Sibley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22

A nice young man dropped into my Sanctum Sanctorium the other day and asked me why l didn't write a story about Life Insurance.
 Polly. who was sitting near by with shopping list as long as my arm lifted her world weary eyebrows and sighed.
 She indicated row of articles to be purchased that looked like delinquent Tax List in a country newspaper, and went back to subtracting $5.s0 from s630.
 All the while I was deeply engrossed with a letter which I had just received from a widow seeking employment.
 I explained to the Nice Young Man
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22

10. S. B., as deacon and subdeacon re- | spectively.
 The abbey choir sang the complete mass of holy doctor of the church.. In the evening the entire community
 gathered in the dramatic hall to be en- tertained by the summer students. A va-
 ried programme was rendered, including
 German play, which was greatly en- joyed by those who had the knowledge of the language. Music was furnished by the college orchestra.
 Father Joseph, o. S. B., of BroolSside and Joseph Tomerlin of Birmingham vis- tied the abbey on the occasion of the festival. They both enjoyed games on the handball alley and good swim in the creek.
 Besides the above mentioned visitors several friends from Cullman were pres ent to attend the evening amusements.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22

stock on hand at the close of the year will also be very small.
 During the session of the court of coun- ty commissioners this morning there ap- peared before the body a delegation Of residents from the northern part of the county. The delegation petitioned the court to build road from the persimmon tree point on the -Summerfield road across the country to Oakmulgee creek, a distance of about six miles.
 The commissioners heard the petition which was presented to them and the matter was referred to the proper com mttee. The road would prove most beneficial one to the residents in that section of the county and there is little doubt but the committee which has the matter in charge now will recommend the building of the road at the proper time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22
WHEELER-TYLER
 ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED

Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Tyler announce the arrangement of their sister, Jessie Laval Tyler, to Mir Charles Wesley Wheeler of Villa Rica, Ga, the wedding to occur September IS at their home, S115 North Fifteenth avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22
MISS NICHOLS TO WE'D MIR. I. B. FRANKS

MT. and Mrs. c. c. Nichols announce the engagement of their daughter, Annie Love, to MT. J. R. Franks, the wedding to take place October 5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22
LAWN FETE FOR
 BARK FER SCHOOL

This afternoon and evening on the lawn at 1130 North Twelfth street a lawn fete will be given for the benefit of the Barker school. One of the features of the occasion will be a series of musical se- lectons presented by the little sons of MT. Memoli.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22
MISS JOSEPHINE THOMAS
 TO BE DANCE HOSTESS

Miss Josephine Thomas will give a dance this evening at her home in West End in compliment to Miss Adah Ram sey, the guest of Mrs. Porter Florence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22
CHURCH HOME GUILD TO MEET TODAY

The Church Home Guild will meet thus afternoon at 1 o'clock with Mrs. J. D. Oliver, 1920 18th avenue, south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22

<L iitoks. The most instructive pie shojwn were probably those of Pam shoking the new wonders of engi- ahd also the picturesque parts. wore scenes from Florida, Cuba, hhasnas and England. The first pie parked sold was Blue Bells of |hd.' Perhaps all the placards with word .nold'-good in this case, are due to MrsI Elllott's untiring in- l. She was beautifully gowned at reception in black and white, her with it's white feather bringing out beauty of her fine features. Mrs. Ar Curtiss James was an early caller, then came Mrs. John R. Drexel in e serge with a black straw tam, that smart aigrettes standing up at a height at the side. Her dress was sophisticated than that of some or Newport 'highbrows,' but she seemed ko them all in the courteous atten- she gave to each picture. Before |eft she stopped to tell Mrs. Elliott kice it all was. Mrs. Arnold Hague, kife of one of Washington's great its, was among the visitors. She nlmost too girlish in her shot silk n and blue to be the wife of 0
 Then there was MT. Harrison bne Of the directors of the Acad- Rome, looking and talking like business man. His wife and
 a little girl in sailor suit,
 Ah. Mrs. Hare Powel was. at
 ncostume of pastel blue
 Na Goldman wore a
 shades of brown.
 wis, whose landscapes
 first exhibition in the
 ile the Roger brothers
 Nook a lively interest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22

Hits Deffercult ter say which is de greatest Opter- mist, de man Whut teks CT Cocktail de minnit his head ache wears off, or de 'oman dat marries ergin de day arter she gifts her divorce. Yassum!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22

board of the Federated Missionary Socie- ties of the Birmingham district. A full attendance is especially desired as num- Der of imperative business matters will be discussed, and it is expected that rep resentatives from every denomination will attend. officers and denomnational vice presidents are urged to be present. The meeting takes place at the First Metho- dist church, and though confined largely to routine promises to be most interest ing, as Mrs. l. D. Steele, who is an ex- perienced and attractive speaker, will present a report of the years work, while Mrs. T. A. Hamilton, who has returned from the missionary conference in Mont eagle, will give her report of that.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22
POLLY AND FIND OUT AVERAGE WOMAN'S ATTITUDE
 TOWARD LIFE INSURANCE
The Inside Workings of An Insurance Company Re corded Women With Punches of Children Left Without Sou Markee- Nearly Always the Woman's Fault.
 What Woman Has Do to Get Insurance
By DOLLY DALRYMPLE

I observed casually that such an idea was foolish to a degree.
 If you think so," the Insurance Man insisted. suppose you and your friend come with me and I'll prove what I have said is TRUE"
 Accordingly we went to ascertain in Iour own minds just how much women who are left widows with small chil- dren, and numberless debts, have themselves to thank for the deep, black situation that looms up before them
 The first proof that was offered was the case of a very agreeable young man who works around at the office of certain Bonding Company, who married about a year ago.
 Shortly afterward his young wife had a severe attack of Typhoid Fever, which ran the young husband fearful ly in debt.
 The Insurance Man was was confi- dentially told the situation.
 As soon as I get out of debt I'll take out policy with you" the hus- band said
 "Ill tell you what I'll do," replied the Insurance Man f"Tll get you ex- amined and have the policy made out and have it ready when the time comes"
 This explanation preceded our hosts turning to the telephone
 He called certain number and asked the other party If he was ready to sign up today.
 Whats that?" we heard the Insurance Man say. You cant take the policy after all. Whats that? Your wife is SUI perstitious about you having your life insured? Why. that must be a joke? {? You'll come round and explain to me later: flows that? Very well. All right"
 The receiver was hung up.
 The Insurance Man turned to us and said:
 Now, that mans model husband. iia turns over absolutely every cent he makes to his wife. except his personal expenses. It's up to her to pay for Policy on his life, and she refuses Now isn't that a joke on her? If she should happen to be left a widow with nothing to live on"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22

been a number of clever en- this summer at Newport
 hem combining the artistic social elements; others, the h the social, and still others, Ith the social. The art exhibi- ke created especial interest lionable visitors, and one given ago, characteristic of the life was most interesting because de who were its patrons, and ar type of it's picture display. Pm Newport few days ago exhibition that there was a awaiting those visitors who the alleyway and into the where in one corner the tea nith the door wide open,
 en beyond. In another
 charming lads in blue
 ousers making a string d with great spirit and
 They reminded one of family orchestra, and
 Ire also a clergyman's s muel, Arthur, Paul and
 Ioratio, though he has ame, being just a little
 CTS. They are the sons Rogers, who lives out lad at Middleton, which
 There was this four ling merrily, but 1t was
 The interesting water
 Pretyman, artist and
 E in two rooms. MT.
 tall and gray haired,
 y attractive ladies in
 e supplemented the pie
 travels by droll little
 P even details in re- kt varieties of Panama
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22
IMPORTANT MEETING OF
 FEDERATION OF MISSIONS

There will be a called meeting this morning at 10 o'clock of the executive
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-22


 that my feeble mind, being single e-bar- reled, could only grasp one thing at a time, and the issue first to be disposed of was the widow with the five chil- dren dependent upon her That question:" said the Insurance settled long ago by her husband" But he's dead; don't you see." I ex- plained.
 Certainly" he returned quickly. He may be dead now but he ought to have I insured his life while he was alive"
 Maybe he didn't have the money" suggested.
 l Nine cases out of ten," the Nice Young Man went on. "he wanted to dren and she wouldn't let him" Let hlm?" I echoed. hopelessly. "It seems almost ungentlemanly in a man to die and leave a widow with five small children facing the situation that this one has before her-starvation or the poor housew
 The Nice Young Man pondered the question.
 | ,'If you really knew the inside work ings of a Life Insurance Company" he Said presently. you'd probably see that this story has another side. I grant you that the widow has a hard row before her to hoe, but in my opinion the women have themselves to blame
 when they are left unprovided by the death of their husband. They are su-
 perstitious about insurance, and in most
 cases they oppose the Husband when he wanted to take out a policy |