The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-08

Everybody in Birmingham knows of
Nr. Y. T. Ramscy's Sunday school
class, composed of between 800 and 400
mer-but very few have heard of his
baseball team. The influence of his
he gives his pupils besides the lessons
from the Scriptures. the interest in
faith, hope and charity and their
need III a growing city. The same
spirit that prompted him to aid in
training better men, has dictated his
plan to make stronger women. Mr..
Ramsey is manager of the A. b. c..
cracker factory, where more than 100
young girls are worked, packing the
cracker boxes ready for the salesroom.
They are confined all day, as we all are
who have tasks to perform, except for
the lunch hour. And this lunch hour
itself is worth talking about. a kitch-
en- and serving room has been equipped
in order to give the girls a MONDAY
meal, which they prepare under the
supervision of Miss Bessie" 1t matters
not what the rest of the name is, she
is known among the girls Miss Bes-
sie,' and the name and woman means
SO much to them that she is valuable
friend to meet-Miss Bessie Vaughn.
Besides having the healthful benefits
of the hot MONDAY lunchean, the girls
have the training in it's preparation.
With the longer days of summer, the
custom of giving the halliday holiday
on Saturday has been observed. AS
Satan finds some mischief still, for
idle hands to do the ingenuity and heart
of Mr. Ramsey began to play again. He
organized the baseball team for the
girls. Several Saturdays ago he called
us up and asked us If we did not want
to come over and see his girls play.
OF course we did, but how we wish now
for some baseball language" to tell
YOU of the splendid stunts these girls
did. We don't know one thing about
baseball but we do know about girls
and of course we are interested in what
they do If we were to undertake to
tell YOU of the game, we could tell
Won that they ran and knocked and
caught that ball-you would not know
any more of how the game was played.
or who won it. In fact, | am really
afraid to tell you any more about
baseball because Hugh Roberts would
laugh at Mr.. Ramsey's team. l will just
tell YOU of what l saw and understood
The girls designated their team by col
ors and names-red and blue caps and
.Merita Snowfakes" and inertia Bis
cult" were the opposing names. Isn't
IT a shame we cannot tell you which
M owed best? We understood this much
however, is girls were receiving valu-
able exercise, bringing color TO their
cheeks and growing muscles and agility
for better service and the remaining
members of the workers were drinking
in sunshine and breathing fresh air as
they cheered. The game was played
we'll enough for "a moving picture
show man" to have it photographed and
run in Birmingham for several days.
The happy expressions on the faces OF
audience and players were worth show
ing to the public.
Everybody needs recreation To youth
it brings the development of their char
acter and health, a.needed preparation
for the responsibilities that follow in
creasing years--for those who feel
grown and they that need nothing more
to make bigger themselves. Play time
gives the opportunity to compare self
and conditions with others of our set.
Know what time we need to bring lis
up TO the standard the hour demands
or to cure us of the maladies preci-
pitated by narrow scheme of life and