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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-10
BOX PARTY TO
 BRIDAL ATTENDANTS

Mrs. William Brown Simmons was host ess yesterday to the bridesmaids attend
 ing Miss Gaynell Chamblee at her we'd ding next week. She gave box party at the Bijou. entertaining Miss Chamhleo, Miss Annie Lou Chamblee, Miss Mary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-10
MISS MARY CAMPBELL
 HOSTESS AT TEA

Miss Mary Campbell will be one of the hostesses for brides elect, enter- taining the afternoon of April 19 the members of Miss Campbell's bridal party and few additional friends at 1 o'clock tea.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-10
Long Branch Mayor Fined

Freehot, N. J., April 9.-Mayor E
 Packer of Long Branch today paid a fine of $5Ce after entering a non vult plea to charge of accepting money rom an asphalt company. He resigned his of-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-10

Cards were sent out yesterday by Mrs. Julian Gorham sv the afternoon reception with which she will com pliment Miss Vernon Lee Marks the afternoon of Thursday, April IS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-10

the Davis infirmary, but it is thought Will De able to return to the home or her cousin, Mrs Johnston, next week.
 Mir. Nat Barker is one of tha oo valescents from appendicitis. He will be removed from St. Vincent's hospital to the home of his sister, Mrs. Frank Lynch. this week
 Mir. John Philip Shatldick will be in Atlanta during opera week.
 pr. K. r. Hogan. wh- mas been seri- ously ill with appendicitis, is daily i'm proving. He has not yet left the Davis iniirmary.
 Mrs. William s. Lowell is visiting rel atives in Georgia. She is expected to return home next week.
 Mrs. Rufus Rhodes expects to leave Wednesday for Nashville to visit her sister
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-10

Clare Norwood. Miss Ada Reese and Miss Exa Gillespy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-10

MT and Mrs Richard w. Massey. accompanied by their daughter, Miss Elizabeth Massey. will go 10 Atlanta for the opera. They nave engaged apartments al the Imperial.
 Miss Margaret Miles of Montgomery is steadily improving after her oper ation for appendicitis. She continues at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-10

The Music study club Will meet Thursday morning at l0:30 o'clock at Forbes Piano company Mrs. Burt For ney will be hostess. The programme promises 10 be extremely interesting, dealing with English. nussian, Bohe- milan and Polish opera
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-10

The Civic lea ague of North Birming- ham will meet this afternoon at 3 o'clock in the directors room of the North Birmingham Trust and Savings company. It is hoped that there Will be a full attendance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-10

Mrs. Joseph R. Estes will be hostess thls afternoon to the William l. Yan- cey chapter, T.. D. C.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-10

bered as Miss Elise Jones and has many friends in this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-10

Miss Julia Ware will be hostess to the Amaranth club Friday afternoon tt 3 o'clock Attention Is called to the change of place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-10

The Shakespeare club meets Friday with Miss Buchanan et the Margaret Allen school.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-10

Mir. Jchn Philip Shatldick will be in Atlanta during opera week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-10
MRS. JULIAN GORHAM
 ISSUFS CARDS TO TEA

The Mackintosh- -Bains wedding
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-10

CONTINUED ON PAGE 1O)
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-11-23
Tomorrow-sThe Children of
the Canneries."
90

Mother-Now, Amelia, don't
dare to deny it! AS I came in I
heard your lips meet Fred's,
.Amelia-Yes, mother, it was an
accident. I was about to whisper
something in. Fred's ear just as he
turned to whisper something in
mine, and-er-and-Well, we
were both sorry. ~ a44s.c
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-11-23
ELECT OFFICERS TODAY

ELECT OFFICERS TODAY
Rochester, N. Y, Nov. 23.-
The election of officers of the
American Federation of Labor
will be a special order of business
of the convention late this after
noon.
The reelection of President
Gompers and most of his asso-
ciates on the executive board is
practically certain.
The radicals may put up Max
S. Hayes, of Cleveland, delegate
of the Typographical union, to
oppose Gompers. Hayes has been
the floor leader of the radicals and
Socialists in the convention.
The Socialists. realize they have
no chance of beating Gompers,
even with the help of all the other
radicals, but many delegates are
instructed to vote against Com
pers.
When Hayes was asked if he
would run; hessaid that he was in
the hands of his friends, and that
if the radicals could find no one.
else to- run, he would allow his
name to go before the. convention.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-11-23

in an employers estimate.
In the hot night women too
exhausted for sleep, too tired for
family life, sat 1istlessly outside
the shacks.
Fifty girls, nervously over
wrought, wandered about seeking
vainly some simple pleasuring.
Around them revolving condi-
tions and the forces of evil gath
cred to sweep the unwary into an
undertow; for immortality, as we'll
as ugliness and discomfort, is the
consequence of cannery camp life.
Faint and farborne, a bell tolled
in the village.
IF it was only fer dance!"
sighed Josephine Beliosso. Maria
Tasso's hands stiffened about her
knee as she sat on the ground.
eff it was the tocsinp she said
sharply. Then the reserve broke
and the flood of bitterness poured
out, the sense of undeserved in
justice. The crude eloquence of
innate courage.
eve are like ratsP she cried. |
eve have what.we eat. Women
will work to exist. Men will not.
The longer we work here the less
we can ever earn. 1 see and know.
The. loser pays"
Tomorrow-sThe Children of
the Canneries. /"
Mother-Now, Amelia, don't
dare to deny it! AS I came in 1
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-11-23

Commercial Traveller Gin coun-
try hoteD - Are these sheets
quite clean? Chambermaid-I
should say so, They're only just
home from the laundry. Feel EN-
still damp.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-11-23
A Quick Dressing.

Often it is a. great help to be
able to make dressing quickly.
When making French dressing
put the oil, salt and pepper in
bottle, add the vinegar a little at
a time, shake vigorously. The
emulsion takes place readily.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-15
ECHOES FROM THE PAST
RECALL WOMENS COURAGE

they never forgot It. And they listened
to her, when they violently quieted other
speakers.
Yet she knew what IL was to face
hostile audiences where they burned pep
per, threw ''spitballs'' and epithets no
less offensive, and did all they could to
disconcert the speaker and break up the
meetings.
Strange interpretation.
And when one thinks of her delightful
personality. her culture, her broad mind
and big heart, one loses herself in a
tangle of wonderment concerning the
strange way they had Of spelling chival-
ry and protection in those days. Because
Lucy Stone. and the others Of her kind,
did nothing then that Is not taken for
granted to-day as quite the natural
thine.
And she was one OF the old-fashioned
housekeepers, watchful over the little
things and mindful of the big. loving as
wife and ideal as a mother. But in
her makeup there happened to be a
rare blend of gentleness and courage.
and she did what only the few had the
temerity to .do-she faced mobs In an
unpopular cause. Yet she was always
found on the side OF justice.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-15

It is not always the older members OF
the family who are anxious to- earn a
little pin money; the children often think
that they. would like TO help mother by
making a few dollars a month. and so
they can IL they will stop to think
few minutes.
The boy or girl who lives in the coun-
try or small town can make quite a lit
tie extra money to help the family bank
account by delivering the daily evening
newspaper to some ten or twelve fam
lies. This work may be done after
school hours and may be carried on all
through the winter months.
In the country the train hands throw
the papers of at the stations along the
road, and the children undertaking this
work should, OF course, be on hand TO
receive the papers and be particular
about delivering them as soon as pos
sible.
1t would be wise for the child in ques-
ton to try TO have for his or her GUS
toners those who live near together.
Especially is this important in the coun-
try. as the roads are often bad, and the
fact OF having the customers in the near
vicinity will help the small child quite
little. OF course the newspaper girl or
boy must always be on hand IL he wants
to make a success of the work.
Another Way.
Another work somewhat on the same
line is the delivering of mail to people
ir the country who live some distances
from the post-office. The first mail can
be gotten before school hours and the
last one either on the way home from
school or a few hours later, depending.
of course. upon when the post-offlce
closes In a town where there are
many borading- houses. and where one
of the servants is regularly sent for the
mail, s. or 81 a month, and sometimes
more, can easily be made from this
work.
Old ladies' who so often frequent a
clearinghouse of this sort will be will
ing to give from % or 30 cents a month
for having their mail delivered twice
day. The best way to get in touch with
these people is to call at the boarding
houses, or any house, and ask II the
members of the family would like their
mail delivered during the winter months.
If the boy or girl calls at the post
Office for many different mails, it would
be a splendid idea to buy a canvas bag.
or a bag of some sort, and to put all
letters in this, then there would not be
any possible chance of losing Uncle
Sans mail.
Each PERSONS letters should be count
The Washington herald., 1912-09-15
Easter Lilies.

Any good sponge cake recipe will do
for the lilies. but I will inclose mine.
Two eggs, whites and yolks beaten sep
arately; l cupfUl of sugar beaten with
whites. then add yolks; l cupful OF flour
measured after sifting). then sifted with
l heaping or level teaspoonfuls OF bak-
ing powder; when well beaten add -
cupful boiling water and flavor: drop
just enough for a very thin cake in
small round tins. Il use the covers Of
coffee cans) Bake only or at
time. Remove from the tins while hot
and roll into Cornucopia shape, fastening
with a toothpick or wrap a cloth about
the lily. When cold fill with whipped
cream. These. are very pretty and deli
cious.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-15
Tray for Cocktails.

How few women nowadays know much
OF the early life of Elizabeth Fry. the
great English philanthropist. She was
born in Norwich. England. May p. 1Iso.
and was the daughter Of John Gurney,
a wealthy merchant. Mrs. Gurney was
descendant OF the Barclays OF Try,
and was a woman OF great personal
beauty, and singular intelligence for the
times. Elizabeth well nigh idolized her
mother, and used often TO cry at night
at the thought OF death taking her away;
in the daytime when Mrs. Gurney would
lie down TO rest the child would creep
to the bed to see IL she were breathing.
The Gurney home. Earlham Hall was
a stately mansion, and stood in the
midst of a we'll wooded park. The views
around the place were so artistic that
artists used to love 10 come there to
sketch.
When Elizabeth was about twelve her
mother died, and this was a terrible
blow to the sensitive, loving girl. She
was always afraid of the dark. and after
her mothers death pleaded to have a
light left in her room at night. Her
feelings however. were only regarded as
the whim of a child, and little attention
was paid to them. In spite of her early
nervousness Elizabeth grew to woman
hood with very pleasing and natural
manners: she had a quick. penetrating
mind, and was original in her ways. She
was skillful horsewoman and was
fond of out-of-door life. and while her
family were Quakers, she did not adopt
the gray dress until later in life.
Impressed by Speaker.
When she was about seventeen William
Savery. an American friend. came to
England to spend two months preaching
in the British Isles The seven Gurney
sisters went to hear him, and Elizabeth
was so impressed by the speaker that
she wept during the services and nearly
all the way home. From that day her
love of pleasure and the world seemed
her this awakening that she might better
serve Him.
Soon after Mr. Saverys visit she went
to London for a short stay. that she
might, as she said, try all things" and
choose for herself what appeared to her
to be good. She found that the London
pleasures were not very satisfying, and
on her return to Earlham Hall opened
a school for poor children. Gradually she
laid aside all her Jewels and began to
dress in Quaker garb.
At twenty she received an offer OF mar
rage from Joseph Fry, but she hesi-
tated for some time before finally de-
Gliding to marry him. She had at first
thought that a real home life would in
terfere with her church duties. but such
The Washington herald., 1912-09-15
HERE IS SIMPLE WAY TO
MAKE FRENCH KNOTS

Nothing gives a daintier finish to the
hand work on milady's lingerie than
the introduction of French knots.
The simplest way of making French
knots is to knot the end Of the thread
and insert the needle from the wrong
side of the goods. With the left thumb
and finger hold the thread firmly about
two and a half inches from where II
came out.
With the needle pointed upward twist
the silk two or three times around it.
Point the needle down and insert II as
near the original spot where 1t came
through as possible. The size Of the
knots may be regulated ~ the number
OF times the thread is wound around
the needle.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-15
THE NEW TRAYSARE
REALLY BEAUTIFUL
Hand Embroidery Foundation for
Many of Them.

The shops are full Of really beautiful
and inexpensive trays, but you can, IL
you wish, improve on them and add a
touch Of individuality to them that will
make them distinctively yours.
Consider first the tray OF cretonne, un-
Ger glass, with a wicker or wooden
frame. Don't buy Just any tray because
IL strikes your fancy, but have piece
Of the same cretonne or chintz that you
use for your summer hangings made into
q tray. It will then become an integral
part Of your scheme of the house deco
ration.
Alluring Design.
II you do cross-stitch-and who does
not nowadays-you can make the most
alluring sort of tray. Begin by putting
your initials in the middle. Add stin
bouquet or orange tree at each side and
basket Of flowers with a dickey bird
above and a cluster OF rose buds be-
meath. Then measure carefully, and work
border OF rosebuds, or oranges and
leaves all around. The work should be
done on handwoven linen. creamy In
color, and you must choose your colors
to match the color scheme OF the room
where It is to be used. Then have this
finished framed in mahogany or green
enamel molding and add copper or brass
handles. II will be something which
every one will exclaim over and which
your children and grandchildren Will
cherish.
A very effective tray may be made by
putting one Of the fine japanese stencils
over a piece OF golden yellow or deep
blue grass cloth. and framing the whole
thing in a piece of dark oak. rubbed
down TO a soft wax finish. Japanese
stencils may be had at any good Japa-
nese store and their cost Is small.
For general use in the dining-room a
very handsome tray Of mahogany franz
co, a piece OF white linen on which had
been embroidered an elaborate mono
gram. The work was done in solid and
seed stitch, and the design was round.
So was the tray. A tray Of this kind
would make a good wedding present. 1t
certainly would be an inexpensive one.
Tray for Cocktails.
II you serve cocktails in the drawing
room before dinner you might fancy one
Of the long and narrow trays on which
the cocktail glasses sit in a row. The
foundation of this tray may be strip
Of handsome brocade-maybe a bit OF
your grandmother's wedding dress or OF
the ball gown which she wore to her first
assembly.
In short, given imagination and a little
ingenuity. the trays which are so useful
may be not only beautiful. but highly
interesting and individual.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-15
IT PAYS TO BUY GOOD
MATERIALS FOR THE TOTS

In buying material for children's
clothes it Is always wise to remember
that cheap material never pays in the
long run. as it will not stand the wear
and tear all little children's clothes de-
mand. .H
Especially In family of growing chill
den does IL pay to buy materials of good
quality, as a dress which has been out
grown by one child this year may be
worn by her little sister next year, pro-
yided the material has been well chosen.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-15
BY JULIA. CHANDLER MANI.

A four years course in household arts
was recently proposed for installation In
the schools of Milwaukee and the pro-
xranme was adopted by the board OF
education, which means that the high
school course Of that city will include not
only the regular work. but five double
periods a week In cooking. sewing, and
other household arts. The course formu-
lated by the board OF education Is as
follows:
First year-First semester, English. al
zebra, physiology. hygiene, cooking, sew
ing; second semester, English, algebra,
some elective study. cooking. sewing.
Second year-First semester. English.
geometry, zoology, dressmaking, laundry
work, household accounting; second Sc
mester. English. geometry, botany mil
linery, emergency, and home nursing, In
valid cooking.
Third year-First semester, English or
foreign language, chemistry, some elective
study, millinery, marketing, advanced
cooking, advanced sewing: second semes-
ter, English or foreign language. chem
istry, some elective study, dressmaking
and textiles home decoration, furnishing,
sanitation
Fourth year-First semester, English or
foreign language, United States history
making, dietetics, feeding and care OF
children; second semester, English OF
foreign language, United States history,
physics or elective. advanced dressmak-
ing and tailoring. household management
While the course will be elective for
the present II Is the purpose of Supt
Carroll G. Pearse and members of the
Milwaukee school board to make II even
tually compulsory.
Three semesters Of free-hand drawing
as well as home decoration and fur
nishing, are necessary for pupils grad
uating from the new course. all OF
which means that at least one city in our
fair land has at least awakened 10 the
present inadequacy Of our present public
school system in the training of oUI
young daughters for the practical duties
Of their probable careers as wives, moth
ers, and homemakers.
Neglect Our Girls.
! As proud as We are Of our educational
system: as much as We admit its growth
and betterment, we cannot fail in ouI
observation of how little our high schools
do toward fitting girls to follow the aver
age and normal destiny Of woman.
Let's look at the average girl Tor
moment.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-15
SOME LITTLE HINTS
WORTH KNOWING
Cleaning Satin and Washing Fine
Glass.

Take equal proportions Of spirits Of
wine and warm water. sponge the satin
on the right side with this. working
down the material and not across It.
While still damp. iron on the wrong
side.
Another plan IL to clean the satin with
the following mixture. Four ounces OF
honey, the same quantity Of melted soap
mixed with one egg and one wineglass
of gin, using a stif brush. When the
satin appears clean. rinse in cold water;
press between clean cloths to dry or
hang up to drain.
Iron while damp and thoroughly dry
before folding.
There is nothing that repays one more
for careful washing and drying than
glass First one must have a bowl of
warm water softened with dissolved soap.
which makes a very good lather. Too
hot water should not be used, as II might
crack the glass.
Rinse Glass Well.
Have a bowl OF clean water to rinse
the glass in after washing 1t and II a
very fine polish be desired On It have
a third bowl OF cold water with a little
ammonia in It. Wash each article sep
arately. rinse 1t well and dry with
soft glass cloth. which should be made
Of linen or little fluffy particles will
stick to the glass and spoil the appear
ance.
When 1t is washed and dried polish
with a leather kept for the glass. or
with a silk handkerchief, or with some
soft tissue paper.
about two gallons Of cold water. In this
dissolve a piece of washing soda about
the size OF an egg. and heat the solution
10 boiling point. Drop into this the sill
yer to be cleaned. taking care to keep
silver soak for three or four minutes.
Lift out with a wire spoon or long
handled fork. wash in hot soap suds
and wipe quickly with a perfectly dry
towel. The pieces SO cleaned will be as
highly polished as when new.
This process will neither injure plated
nor solid ware. When all the silver is
finished, IL there are any places that do
not look white and clear. rub them with
a little dry whiting and a dry duster:
| then polish OF with soft. dry cloth.
To Clean Feather Bon.
Prepare a soap lather and one or two
lukewarm rinsing waters. Place the boa
in the soap lather and wash II by squeez-
ing between the hands till quite clean.
Rinse II we'll to take out all the dirty
water and soap.
When this Is done. squeeze the water
| out of the feather and roll in a cloth,
| which will absorb the moisture. Take
| hold of the boa by the ends and twist
| each in the opposite direction. thus CIV
ing a natural twist to the boa. Fasten
| a piece of tape TO each end and tie these
| to line to prevent the twist from be-
| coming undone. Shake the boa to sep
| arate the fronds, and leave II until quite
| dry. occa sionally shaking it to keep the
| fronds apart.
The drying process should be done in a
| warm place, so that It will dry quickly.
and the fronds thus become fluffy, when
! 1t is ready for curling.