The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-28

The attention of the whole world has
 been attracted to the chivalry of man
 when he gives up life, q life that is pre-
 clous to self and those who are left to
 mourn his loss-that he might spare the
 woman. Not women of wealth, affluenee
 and position alone. but all women are subjects for his tender care. The Titanic
 carried death and endless suffering to the ocean's bottom, yet it heralded to the end of time the true spirit of herosm from shore to shore.
 What a solemn occasion, what spirits of
 sacrifice when that band stood in the
 face of death and poured forth the true
 meaning of the words of "Nearer My
 God to Thee" in the symphony that calmed the fear and excitement of those to whom life was promised by the lifeboat
 and offered prayer to the mercies of a
 God giving of their spirit of hope as
 their strains poured out among the tur- mols of the sea. Music soothes even the
 hours of death and gave repose in a mo-
 ment of dire despair.
 The heroes were not confined to class the millionaire, the sailor, the pirate, the aristocrat, the pleblan were as equals there Save the women and children
 help the helpless-leave their husbands, | fathers and sons to battle with no chance of Hfe--to go to the waters bottom. Every man registered on the illfated list should l be written indelibly in the heart of the world-life for life, and man for woman. | Woman-the mother of the world--has been again placed on pedestal by a strange fate-a catastrophe that has l wrecked homes and lives. This causes
 thought and should raise the standard of
 womanhood in every sphere of life, not
 arrogant or exacting of the courtesies she claims, but gracious, appreciative and worthy of the sacrifice of man for the pleasure he has in rendering these at 1 tentions that come to us daily from the | true man. Whatever attentions, what
 sacrifice he gives for comfort or pleas
 ure Is in recognition of what he believes
 good woman to be-the commander of l the highest type of the respect ana con sideration of man.
 | Women sometimes fail to see this def erence and claim the courtesy as duty | the sinking of the Titanic with the fear l ful demonstration cannot mistake the mo- | tive-the women first. in the hearts of man whether he be banker or pauper. At l the same time women are not idlers, wait | ing Tor heroes to BrOW-tney are Dullu- 1 ing heroes in their homes and neighbor- hoods-they are banding themselves to- gether in clubs, in societies and com mites that they may continue in the work of good citizenship and she is proud that her hand has fostered the infant lives of such men as make the day and
 meet the emergencies of the hour with
 such faith in her steerage. The prowess is not to the woman alone who fs in dan ger at sea, but to the woman who lives in the calm of every day lfe-just so long as she claims a womans place the true woman, whether she is at home or at work, and to those not so fortu- nate even the worst nun pites.
 Of what women are doing, comes to the writer every day by phone, by let ter or by personal interview and 1t makes
 our hearts glad to give to the world the deeds of those among others who do not appreciate opportunities for giving thanks for womans privileges in ppac- tical way, by distributing their blessings among others.
 We have before us this morning a little thought of what a band of 10 women of East Lake has accomplished in four years. who formed little social club, calling it the East Lake Embroidery club It was purely social for one year only. They gained so great pleasure and benefit from each member that they grasped the opportunity for extending their usefulness Embroidery" was a name that indicated simply fancy work and they had grown beyond. Since Dor cas- was the name that carried the sig nificance of benevolence, charity and good
 will, they decided the name was the one