The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18

TO understand our language while they
also learn our ways of making garments.
There was also a creditable display of
the garments made by these classes for
the visitors to examine. In another room
fresh faced girls in long aprons taught
by Miss Byrd Moore, made dainty CAKES.
showing to the visitors the work done in
the cooking classes. In the spa cious yard
dozens of children, led by Miss Mary
| Rumph. were undoubtedly the happiest
of children, the older ones playing bas-
ketball and ether games, and the younger
ones revelllng in the sand pile. Every
where fresh faced, clear eyed children,
some in ringlets and some in pig tails
and some older ones who have started
sharing the family burden of getting the
daily bread gave evidence of the good
that has already been done by Neigh5or-
hood House, and show plainly, why 1t is
that this work has grown to such proper
tions that it has been necessary to move
into this larger home
Among the great number calling dur
ing the afternoon were Mrs. George
Connors. Mrs John London, Mrs w
S. Lowell, Mrs. c. p. Orr. Mrs. C. r.
Randall Mrs r. S. Warner, Mrs. Eu-
gene Enslen, Mrs. William Walker, Jr.,
Mrs. Culpepper EXum, Mrs B. F. Ro-
den, Rev. NJ c. Barnwell, Rev. Willis
G. Clark, Mr.. J. w. Donnelley, Mrs.
| Frank Ball. Mrs. ]. Houston Johnston,
Mrs. w. L. Murdock, Miss II. f. Shrop-
shire, Sr, Miss Lise Shropshire, Mrs.
j. A. Rountree, Miss Selene Rountree,
Mr.. Henry Howe, Mrs. e. NJ Tut
wler, Mrs Ed Arnold and many 9TH
ers
| 1t is fortunate for the work that
Miss May Frances Hall is in charge.
The welfare of each child seems to be
on her heart as If it were her own, and
! each troubled mother feels that in her
she has a true friend. In addition to
| her kind heart. Miss Hall has a most
capable head and marvellous executive
ability. Another very valuable addi-
ton to the working force in that vi
cinity is yet in it's infancy but the re
is great need of it and several pri
vate individuals have pledged their as
sistance in order that the work may
become a surety. Miss Stella Bern
helm is associated with. Miss Rumph in
this work Miss Annie Laurie Sparks
has organized a small club called
Campfire Girls. who will meet week
ly and who will equip the playground
This club is composed of Miss Ilinor
Massey Miss Mildred Kettg, Miss Vir-
! ginia Ford, Miss Josephine Foster
| Miss Mary Porter and Miss Florence
Jordan. This club was originally start
| ed over two years ago. under another
name, of the members of Miss Sparks
sunday school class at the Five Points
Methodist church and did a great deal
/ for charity. They conduct their meet
| ings under strict campfire and parlia-
mentary rules and are great work
ers.
Another the class of Mrs e. L.
Mountfort of the Advent sunday school
called the A. B. C. club. has been or
ganized a year and half, has "a en-
| thusias tic members, and during this
| time has bought sewing machines for
! the home and has outfitted the play
room and many other things that have
| from time to time been necessary. The
"A b. c. club members stationed them
selves in the play room at the house
warming Wednesday and spent the aft
ernoon in showing visitors about in
there and in playing with the little
| tots. OF this club Anita I.atady is pres
ident Florence Jordan. vice president
/ Ethel Latady, secretary and Rosa
| Greene, treasurer. Freddie Rroomc
| Hughie and Dorothy Beatty, Leila Cole
Roberta Connelley. Caroline and Jennie
Hammond Copeland. Frances Eberhart
| Helen Gould. Laura IIarle. Virginia
Jemson, Florence NJordan. Katharine
Lynch. Louise Nevfns, Iise Courtney,
Shropshire Elizabeth Smith, Dorothy
West Louise Colvin and Orlean Per-
kins. These girls are between and
IA years of age and conduct their
meetings under parliamentary rules
! also
The Civic club, composed of young
| society women has not been organized
| a year vet but the work that it has
| accomplished in that short time is mar
velous. A class in millinery. taught by
| Miss Tayne, coaching those who cannot
understand English, is taught by Miss
/ Adele Ellis the Monday Evening Social
| Good Time club. orga nized and conduct
| ed by them, in which work they take
turns, both a entertaining and with the
refreshments which they furnish This
= feature is of inestimable good as 1t
provides amusement and wholesome