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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-30
Miss Fredrika Ferguson entertains th'
MISS MINNIE DRYER
COMPLIMENTS VISITORS

The afternoon tea arranged by Miss
Minnie Dryer yesterday afternoon to conf
piment three visitors included only two,
as one of her guests. Miss Mena Brown,
who is visiting elsewhere, was tinavoid-
ably detained. Miss Bertha Hicks and
Miss Marie Simms of Talladesa, who were
the especial honorees We're pretty men,
Lers of the receiving party. Miss Simms
in yellow charmeuse and Miss Hicks In
yellow crepe de chine en- trane.
The afternon gown of the hostess was
made of pink charmeuse with garnitures
of crystals and rhinestones. Others as
slsting her to welcome her tea callers
were Miss Sarah Dryer. Miss Mary Brad
shaw. Miss Mary Tardy. Miss Lucy I.y-
rian Powell, Miss Kate Perry. Miss Mar
garet Cameron, Miss Cary johnson, Miss
Corinne Waddy OF Nashville, Miss Lucille
Lamkin. Miss Margaret Latady, Miss
Margaret Terrell Miss Helen Eustis and
Miss Bessie Bethea.
The tea table was attractively appoint
ed. having a central cluster of pink and
white carnations and ferns, with supple
rnentary decorations in harmony. A plate
luncheon was served i'm the dining room,
Where at the tea table Miss Fannie May
Mason presided over the samovar.
The end of the afternoons enjoyment
c3me with an evening of dancing A party
of 80 young men were included in an in
vIration to "A danoe for which the re-
oeiying party was asked to remain. The
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MRS. J. E. DAVIS
GIVES A LINEN SHOWER

Mrs j. Il. Davis was one of the hos
tesses of "Wednesday, entertaining in corn
pliment to Miss Bessie Davis, a bride
elect. with linen shower. Her guests
numbered 40. and the entertainment
planned for the PARTY included acrostics
for which a pair Of silk hose made an ac-
ceptable trophy. The honoree was pre-
sented with a clGster of pink carnations
which made m effective decoration fal
her becoming graz crepe meteor toilette
Mrs Davis received in tan embroidered
gown. She was assisted by Miss Eve
May Brooks and Miss Lena Davis OF
Starkville, Miss. each of whom wore an
Iaprroprlate afternoon toilette.
The linens which were brought by the
guests in affectionate tribute to the pros
pective bride composed beautiful collec-
tion of embroidered and hand drawn lin
geries.
The ringing of the door bell announced
their coming. and they were brought in
and exhibited in a suit case to the merry
circle of young women.
Mrs. Davis home was prettiiy decorated
in palms and ivy and blossoms both pink
and white. The punch table, over which
Mrs +. l.. Thomas presided was embel-
lished with pink and white carnations aud
the bonbons were in like tones Ices were
served during the hours of the party ac-
companied by heart shaped cakes en-
bossed with pink.
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MRS. J. Nj. MASON
A DINNER HOSTESS

DR. and Mrs. James M. Mason enter
tained at dinner last evening in compli-
ment to Miss Sallie Van zile of New YORK.
who is the guest of Mrs. ]. Houston John
ston and to Mrs. NJ. j. Smith Mrs Ma
sons sister, who is here from Marion,
Ala, as her guest.
The party included a pleasant little co.
terie of II. The t,ble about which they
gathered was decorated with sweet peas
In the deep red tone. A central pergne
of glass was filed with the small erin
son blossoms interspersed with sprays of
teathery asparagus ferns, and surround
ing 1t the compotes held mnts correspond
ing in color with the flowers. In the sew
eral courses of the splendid dinner the
color scheme Was again in evidence. and
the place cards were decorated with GU
pids in intimation OF the engagement OF
Miss Van Zile and DIR. Walter Scott. two
of the guests. The names on the cards
were; DIR. and Mrs.. j. NJ. Mason, Miss
Van Zile, Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Scott
Sloan, Mrs. Smith, DR.. Walter Scott, DR..
T.. M. Mason, Dr. Cabot Lull. Miss Dor
othy Eaves, Mr. H. G. Seibles and Miss
Marjorie Weathetly.
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MISS CLARA BELLE LACK
Yeserday-PhotO by Stephenson

The lovely home of Mr. and Mrs. Il. r,
Fnslen on Highland avenue was the
scene of delightful entertainment yes
terday when Miss Gladys Enslen was hos
tess TO a coterie of her friends at a buffet
luncheon. She had invited the Bachelor
Girls to meet her guest, Miss Clara Belle
Lack, and Miss Mary Grove, who, as the
guest of Mrs. Charles Nice, has also been
the recipient of many delightful atten-
tons this season.
Miss Enslen asked a few of her friends
to assist her in receiving. They were Mrs
r.. S. Lester, Mrs. Harry Lee Koenig,
Miss Eleanor Matthews, Miss Kathleen
vanIIoose, Miss Gamaliel Dixon, Mrs.
Henry Hiden and Mrs. Roscoe Harris.
The hostess who is an unusually beau-
tifu girl, welcomed her callers wearing
a pink chiffon and charmeuse gown with
crystal garntures. Miss Lack wore a
rose colored crepe costume en- traine The
ether members of the party were also
chsrmingly attired
From the dining room luncheon was
served, and in the living room was the
punch bowl. with Mrs. Roscoe Harris pre-
siding The decorations were quite SIM
pie, for so attractive is the interior of the
residence little additional ornamentation
is needed. The table in the dining room.
however, held a central basket filed
With white carnations and greenery. The
bonbons and ices were in keeping with the
v hite and green scheme chosen. In ad-
tition to the Bachelor Girls several other
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AMERICAN BEAUTY LUNCHEON
FOR MRS. CHARLES G. DAVIS

One of a delightful series of entertain
f1ents welcoming Mrs. Charles Oracle
Davis was a luncheon given in her honor
Yesterday by Mrs. Courtney w. Shrop-
shirt at her home The appointments of
the Shropshire residence are elegant and
planned with exquisite taste. For her
luncheon the hostess chose American
Beauty roses as the floral inspiration. In
the center was great basket of these
handsome roses, and at each plate clus-
tes of the blossoms was placed for cor
sage wear. The cards, like other details
Of the luncheon, were planned after the
Beauty rose idea, the water color sketches
picturing florist boxes filed with the long
stemmed buds and topped with minia-
ture Cupid.
The polished surface of the table was
spread with the handsomest Madeira en-
broidery, and even in the smaller doilies
the floral basket plan was followed, for
they were embroidered in this design, and
the bonbons were moulded with roses on
the top.
After a delightful luncheon a series OF
auction bridge games concluded most
erjoyable day. Those included in ITS
pleasures were the hostess, Mrs. Shrop-
shire; Mrs Davis her honoree Miss Lise
Shropshire. Mrs. II r. Shropshire. Jr..
Mrs. Alexander Maben Hobson, Mrs. Tedd
10Y, Mrs. Edgar kilby and Mrs. Mans
field Lathem.
As a score prize for the bridge games
Mrs Shropshire presented Madeira
handkerchief A similar one was given
10 Mrs. Davis, the guest of honor.
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Washing False Hair

4 have learned something about wash
ing false hair which is a useful thing a.
this time when fashion DEGREES that most
women shall wear owitches.f / wash mine
in gasoline, not sousing it about, as that
would tangle 1t, but laying it in the gas
oline for just a minute then drawing it
through my fingers, pressing out the soiled
liquid. and repeating the process until the
liquid pressed from the hair is clean.
do this at night. just before going to bed.
but only in a room in which there is cleo
tricity and no gas, for fear of fire. Then
L lay clean towel on the steam radiator
and lay the switch on this. 1t will be dry
and free from odor by morning. This is
better than washing the hair in soap and
water, as that takes off the gloss.
"F. II. j.
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LUNCHEON PARTIES
AT COUNTRY CLUB

The final luncheon before the one that
falls on Ash Wednesday was a bright in
cident at the Country club. There were
a number of parties of congenial friends,
and interesting folk-one, notably, which
included clever Mrs. Hap Ward Lucy
Daly) of New York, who was with Mrs.
w. w. French and her sister. Miss
Kathleen Van Hoose. Mrs. Lathrop. Mrs.
Lathrop had the largest party at the
club. Miss Chiles Clifton Ferrel. Mrs.
w. S. Lowell and Mrs. w. S. Lowell.
Mrs. Paul Mitchells guests were: Miss
Mary Grove, Mrs. Charles Uice and
Miss Madge Chisolm With Mrs. John
w. Sibley Were: Mrs. Edwin Ball. Mrs.
Dunbar Sibley and Mrs. Lawrence. Mrs.
Forney Johnston's guests were: Mrs.
Robert johnson, Jr., who was her honoree
Miss Mary Lanier, Mrs. Monroe Lanier,
Mrs. w. A. Porter. Mrs. John Danforth,
Miss Martha Dabney and Mrs. Herbert
Tutwiler.
Among others noted were: Mrs Tom
linson, Mrs Arthur Adams Mrs. J..
Rivers Carter, Mrs. Gentry Hillman, Mrs.
Arthur Eastwood, Mrs. Ross c. Smith.
Mrs. John Turner, Jr., Mrs. Oscar Tur-
ner, Mrs. Jesse l.. Drennen, Mrs. II. A.
Drennen. Mrs. Ross, Mrs. Jessie Ward.
Mrs. Harry Jones, Mrs. Walter Phil
lips and Mrs. i. NJ Tutwiler, Jr.
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Rhubarb Marmalade

ITO make still another response to F..
L. Ms request for a. rhubarb marmaladc
without nuts Jr raisins, l send the fol-
lowing recipe:
'Rhubarb Marmalade-Wash and cut
into inch lengths without peeing three
pounds of rhubarb; slice thin, after re-
moving the sesds, one orange and one
lemon; put a layer of the rhubarb in a
granite kettle, then a layer of lemon and
orange, and sprinkle over granulated SUI
gar, using altogether three pounds of su-
gar, and making two layers of the rhu-
barb. Let stand several hours or over
night TO draw put the juice. Stir well and
cook about one hour; when thick enough
to pour into jelly glasses, covering with
parafin the next day.
Il find great MANY variations can be
made by using mere lemons. all lemons,
all oranges, or one-half pound of chopped
figs TO the above quantity. Any recipe
with nuts or raisins can be used, simply
leaving out whichever you do not want
or like. II. NJ. B."
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Old English Ale

Il suppose you have had many recipes
for English ale sent in, as [ saw a re-
quest for it. But | herewith send one that
know is good:
''old English lAle-Five pounds of malt,
one pound of English pressed hops, five
pounds of dark brown sugar, one quart cf
dark moasses, three yeast cakes. Boil
in large pan a small quantity of malt
ana hops at one time, so as to get all the
good out of them: strain into an eight
gallon keg through a fine sieve of cheese
cloth. Then add sugar. moasses, and one
tablespoon of salt. Fill up the keg and
add yeast. When lukewarm set aside
until it finishes working, which will be
in about "a hours. Bung up, set in a cool
place for a week draw off the first glass
and you will find you have something
worth having. l have made this for "a
good many years, and, being English,
know what is good. You will have yeast
in your own keg every time for the next
brewing.
Please ask through your Corner wheth-
er malt can be bought prepared or If any
grain can be used instead. ] shall be
grateful for a little explanation about
malt.
In removing rtst stains when person
has just a few minutes (when one has an
piled an acid or whatever he uses to re-
move iD instead OF laying it in the sun
and fooling away a whole day, try hot
sad iron-be careful not to scorch.
MRS f. H.
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"Yes: I'VE stuck to the business pretty
closely" said Mr.. Evans. "At that time
was a ballad singer and had never done
a comedy stunt in my life, but found out
that it paid better to be a bad, comedian
than a good singer in minstrel show,
and so l took to the comedy parts like a
duck to water. SO that's my real name,
and the sad, sad story of my life"
How did you happen to get the name
of Honey Boy?" i asked.
From a song l wrote said he, al
| though Ii came about through a news
paper man out in San Fransisco. who
really named me. I was doing a vaude-
Vile stunt out there at one of the the
atres and Evans and Hoey was also
playing there and the morning after the
first performance of each of our shows
a newspaper man who had heard me
sing my song I'll be True to You My
Honey Boy" spoke of me as Mr. Honey
Boy Evans, and I've been Honey Boy
Evans ever since"
! $50, after all, you have sort of soft
spot in your heart for newspaper. peo-
pie haven't you, since you started life
as printer and got your name through
a clever newspaper MANI" / questioned
81 know pretty much all there is TO
know about a country newspaper" Mr.
Evans laughingly replied. I've been
EVERY lHlnS from II printers ueNll TO an
editorial writer and believe me | like
the newspaper fraternity"
Where do you get your clever
joSes?' [ asked.
"Oh, everywhere" Mr. Evans said. 'T
find them in the byways and The hedges
when Tn mot looking for them, and
when / am"
do the old jokes take best. like the
mother-in in-law joke and the joke on the
old maid or the more modern ones
like jokes on suffrage and that soit
of thing?' I asked.
It's funny thing" said Mr.. Evans,
that the old jokes invariably make a
hit. when the new ones don't land,
sometimes, worth n cent. It's quite cor
rect, however, in some instances that
I'D hate to be a joke, that's true;
It's fate's both hard and cold:
Men laugh a it. when it's young, you
bet,
But scorn it when it's old
How dc you stand on the suffrage
question:" I asked
II believe women should have Leg
| islation," said Mr.. Evans automatically,
"but I don't believe in them election
eering: running up against all sorts of
| old buns and toughs at the polls and
| losing their sweetness and daintiness
and becoming like us old hardened men.
No man would want his wife or his sis
lter his sweetheart or his mother to
come in contact with such conditions
| OF course I'm glad for the ladies to get
together and get what they want. They
don't know what 1t is. and | don't know,
either, but I'm glad for them to get it,
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Baked Corn Beef Hash

People who have eaten only what 1
call a commonplace corn beef hash, do
not know how good that plebian dish
can be. So | am sending my recipe
for ii.
Baked Corn Beef Hash--Six pounds of
corn beef. six or eight large potatoes,
three eggs, one green pepper. two Span
ish pimentos (cauned), one lemon, few
gratings of nutmeg, salt and pepper.
Boil meat until tender, put through chop
per boil and chop potatoes and add to
meat
white Sauce-One-quarte cup of butt
ter. one-half cup flour, three cups milk.
salt and pepper Cook until thick, STIR
ring often. When eady to take from the
fire add three well beaten eggs.
Pour this over the meat and potatoes.
stir thoroughly. Add lemon Juice, chopped
pepper and nutmeg, salt and pepper. Put
in large pan, cover with buttered crack
er crumbs. and bake a rich light brown.
READER"
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MRS. GEORGE b. NEAL
ENTERTAINS CLUB

hand painted plate, in the jonqui de-
sign was the score prize presented yes
terday afternoon by Mrs George b. Neal
at the meeting of the Norwood Five Hun
dred club. which took place with her.
The consolation trophy was a vase. jon
quils on the card tables and distributed
elsewhere i'm the rooms made the sur
roundings very bright and attractive for
the games which. with the dainty lunch
con that followed them, were enjoyed By
the club members, Mrs. w. A. Currie.
Mrs. Eugene Holmes, Mrs. c. A. Black
well, Mrs. j. 7. Hurry. Mrs C. III.
krauss, Mrs. John La Bontie, Mrs. w.
W. Odum, Mrs. j. y. Johnston, Mrs. w.
A. Munger Mrs. j. ID. Roberts, Mrs
Frank Woods. -
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MRS. FRANK LATHROP
A HOSTESS AT LUNCHEON

Mrs. Frank Lathrop, who frequently
gathers about her at the club ana in
her home a coterie of friends about
dainty luncheon table, was one of the
hostesses yesterday at the Country club.
Her honoree was Mrs. Harrison Matthews
of Seattle. Wash, and the friends as
sembled about the jonquil trimmed table
were: Mrs. Matthews, Mrs. Leslie Full
enwider, Mrs. John l.. Kaul Mrs. George
Gordon Crawford, Mrs Shipman, Mrs.
Edward Devereaux Smith. Mrs. Frank
Nabers, Mrs. w. L. Agee. Mrs. Edmpnd
W. Rucker, Jr., Mrs. Hugh stokely, Mrs.
John Minse and Mrs. Felix Drennen.
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Checkerboard Cake

White Part-Two cups sugar. one-half
cup butter. one cup milk, whites four eggs
two teaspoons baking powder. about three
cups -four; with lemon.
Dark Part-Two cups brown sugar, one
half cup lard, one cup buttermilk, one
teaspoon soda, yolks five eggs, ? tea
spoons cinnamon. one teaspoon cloves,
flour to make stiff batter Any kind of
filling preferred. Fut teaspoon of white
batter in center OF pan, around it put
row of dark, around this a row of white
and so on until the pan is full Ga square
layer pam. For the next pan put tea
spoon of dark bstter in center a row of
white around it, and then a row of dark,
reversing the order of the first pan. Have
two pans of eacn and put them together
with filing alternately. Cut straight
through the cake. getting checker board
effect. A pretty cake and very good
Kindness of Mrs. NJ II. j.
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MRS. II. NJ. GOODALL
GIVES A LUNCHEON

Danodils and grcenery gave to the
luncheon table yesterday at which Mrs
II. NJ. Goodall and her guest SAT a de
lishtful springlil<e effect. The yellow
blossoms were arranged in PLAGUE de-
sign and the surrounding tapes burned
beneath jonquil shades.
Mrs. Goodall entertained in compli-
ment to her sister, Mrs. l.. Lanier of
West Point and to Mrs. Shellman of
Atlanta. Eighteen friends were in
eluded in the party and their names
We're inscribed on cards adorned with
daifodils. They were: Mrs. Shellman
Mrs. Lanier Mrs r. S. Warner. Mrs
G. W. Harris. Mrs. e. F. Enslen. Mrs
Sam Perry, Mrs. Aykins. Mrs. Smith
Mrs. ID. M. Drennen Mrs. W. S. Brown
Mrs. l.. S. Yancey, Mrs. George W. Yam
cey, Mrs Lovejoy, Mrs. Lee Koenig.
Mrs. Robert Alexander and Mrs. J. r.
McWane
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Author of "Ida Nav"

1.-The book, ida May, was written in
1856 or 81 by Fanny Fern, sister of Ma
thanel Willis. The reason the book is
arousing so muen curiosity is that from
1853 to so the school authorities of Wis
consin were having a district library
fad Every organized district had ii
brary, and Ida May was the easy novel,
therefore the first novel read by thou
sands of girls. IT also appealed to the
mothers and thousands of them named
their children Ida May Fanny Fern
wrote for the New York Independent with
Mary Clemmer Ames, Harriet Beecher
Stowe, n. p. Willis, Julia Ward Howe,
and all the rest OF the anti-slavery advo-
Gates, under Beecher and Tilton.
MRS. T."
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Bran Bread That Keeps

II have been making my bran bread,
enough stiffened with white flour to roll
out on board and cut like cookies. bal5-
ing them half hour in a moderate oven.
They taste we'll. eaten with butter. They
keep perfectly in n covered earthen YES
sci for many weeks. thus saving the trou-
BILE of frequent bakinss, which seem
necessary with the bread and muffins
Sour milk or buttermilk is much better
than sweet to make them-and sour cream
is best of all. S. M. w"
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To Mend a Souvenir

I'm reply to Would Replace Souvenir
wish to say to Mrs. w. s. that ie she
will get a bottle o. liquid glass from the
glass blowers or factory she can mend
the broken hatchst. MRS. M. A. W.
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Building Permits

The following building permits were
issued Yesterday in the office of the
building inspector:
s10.OO0-St. James Colored Baptist
church. Sixth avenue and Tenth street.
Brick veneer church.
sf20o--R. w. Massey, 140l Beach
street. Repairs.
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SOKOL-DAVIS
WEDDING TO OCCUR

Mr. and Mrs. e. Davis announce the
approaching wedding of their daughter.
Fannie, to Mr.. Nathan Sokol of this
city, the event to take place at their
home. 1925 North Seventeenth street,
this evening at o'clock
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MARION HARLAND'S HELPING
HAND HINTS FOR THE HOME
By MARION HARLAND

I add the sugar gradually; crate the LEM
on. add the juice (be careful no seeds get
in); stir in the flour. Keep on beating.
At last beat the Whites to stiff froth, mix
gently into the rest; butter shallow pan
about three inches high, sprinkle with
sugar and bake in moderate oven. Very
delieiousl MRS. r."
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MOlasses Pie

One scant cup inolasses, one scant cup
sugar, one cup milk, one heaping table,
spoon flour, pinch salt. butter size of wal
nut, cinnamon. cloves. and mixed spices
to taste. Mix -four and sugar dry; add
butter, beat in the eggs; stir in molasses
and rest OF ingredients, bake in two
crusts. This is enough for two pies =
Kindness o. J. A. y
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Sponge Cake Recipe

II have fine recipe for sponge cake,
and it is economical and good:
Sponge Cake-Four eggs, one cup of
flour, one cup of sugar, one lemon. pi-
vide yolks, from whites beat to a cream !;
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TODAY IN SOCIETY

Miss Virginia White entertans al
bridge in compliment to her guest.
Miss Mary Tardy is hostess to her club.
Miss Sadie Allison is a hostess at auc-
tion at 2:3o.
Miss Fredrka Ferguson entertains the
Little Jokers.
Mrs. w. H. Hackney entertains her
Auction Bridge club.
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friends Of the hostess called to meet her
guest, who is very pretty and very
charming young woman
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tea-dance made a charming introduction
for the two interesting visitors, in honor
OF whom several lovely affairs are in
Prospect. The guests numbered over 10O
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NOTES AND PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Randolph VIII
leave in a few days for Mobile, where
they will be guests of the latters par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs A, S. Blodgett, dur
ing the carnival
Mrs. Benedict Boshwitz has returned
from Meridian. Miss. where she spent
two weeks with -elatives.
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ACTIVITIES
OF SOCIAL INTEREST

Luncheon Parties the Country Club for Visiting Women
Mrs Courtney Shropshire EnteTtans at Her Home for
Mrs Charles Davis-Dr and Mrs j. M Mason Give
a Dinner in Compliment to Two Visitors Mrs.
Enslen's Luncheon
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Mrs. r. NJ. Jenkins will be hostess to-
morrow afternoon to the Study circle
The Fenelon club will meet tomor-
row afternoon with Mrs. A. d. Brown,
north Twenty-fourth street.
The Boys club asks donations of
school books for children above the
Third grade. There are many discarded
text books in the homes of the city
which the owners. it is believed, would
willingly send to the Boys club for
the children's use in the semester just
beginning. They will be of much prac-
teal service and will be gratefully re-
ceived in the Boys club offices in the
Farley building.
The Council of Jewish women will
hold their regular mce ting on Thursday.
January 30 at 3:15 at the home of Rab bi
NJ. Newfield. All members are urged
to be present.
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Mrs. r. NJ. Jenkins will be hostess to-
morrow afternoon to the Study circle.