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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-02
Only for the Worthy

II am in receipt OF many queries from
your readers for music. Please state in
your Corner that 1 distribute music to
worthy poor, many of whom have talent
and no means. 1 cannot send music to
those who write me on bond paper, type
written letters, etc. Make this plain.
I am sending out 10 to 20 copies daily as
it is r. j. H.
Once more I call the attention of read
ers to two things In connection with the
liberality of the member who writes the
foregoing letter. In the first place to
the exceeding kindness OF the proposition
to send music to needy students. 1t Is
no spasmodic twinge of generosity that
inspires the offer. The benefaction has
been continued steadily for months. The
donor deserves all consideration and
grateful appreciation from us. 1t is dis
courteous, unkind and dishonest for the
woman or man who can afford to buy
music to avail herself or himself of this
opportunity to get it gratis. We owe it
to the less fortunate and to our con-
science to bear this in mind.
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Notes of the Smart Set
Culled From Various Quarters
Informal Events of Yesterday Afternoon and Evening
Whites Luncheon For Mrs Underwood-Mrs. Monaghans
Tea For Mrs Tyler of Anniston-Mr. Meyer Leaves
With Guests For Southern Cruise-Greater
Birmingham Society

Mrs B. a. Monaghan was hostess yes
terday afternoon to number of her
friends at tea to introduce Mrs. Edmund
leighton Tyler of Admission, who is her
guest.
Her home was prettily decorated with
rink carnations, and color motif observed
in the dining room was notable alike in
the sweets and in the flowers with which
the tea table, over which Mrs Hubert
Chamberlin presided, was adorned.
The hostess welcomed her guests wear
ing a graceful afternoon toilette of chiffon
and lace over satin, and her honoree APP
peared In black net incrusted with net and
crystals.
Mrs. John H. Edmonson Mrs Landers
Sewer, Jr., Mrs. Edwin Moor, Mrs. Cath
crime Elford, Mrs. William Shields, Mrs.
w. S. Moughon, Miss Willie NJ. Allen,
Mrs. l.. Sewer and Mrs. T. II. Motion con-
stituted the receiving party. Miss Lucy
Tyler of Admission was among those as.
sisting Mrs Monaghan and Mrs w. d.
Tynes at the punch bowl and Mrs. William
Bromberg pouring coffee were two at
tractive members OF the hostess coterie.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Turner gave to a
group of their friends last evening a few
hours of music. Mrs. Turner is delight
ful violinist and the several selections
which she presented for the entertain
ment of her friends emphasized their
pleasuse in an evening of rare musical in
terest because of the numbers presented
by such favortes in the local world of
music as Miss Fern Minor, Mrs. Max
Flies, Mrs E. G. Chandler and Miss Lucy
Buckley.
Among the guests who enjoyed the in
formally arranged hospitality of Mr.. and
Mrs. Turner were Mr.. and Mrs, Chandler,
Nine II s. Lorraine, Judge and Mrs. Os-
car Hundley, DR. and Mrs. III. NJ Ed
monds. Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Gunster,
Mr. and Mrs. Scion Jacobs, Miss Mary
Munger. Mr. and Mrs. Flies. Miss Buckley,
Miss Minor, Mr.. Emil Levy. Mr.. Robert
son, Mr.. Hausman and others.
Mrs. Frank s., White paid charming
compliment to Mrs Oscar w. Underwood
yesterday in arranging a luncheon in her
honor at the Southern club, to which she
invited Mrs. Underwood, Mrs. S. j.
Bowie, Mrs. George C. Ball, Mrs. Forney
Johnston, Mrs. Walker Curry of New
York. Mrs. Henry Epson Sims and Mrs.
r. M. Goodall.
The luncheon table had a central PLAGUE
of pink Killarney roses.
The third annual doll bazaar will be held
at 307 North Twentieth street, the building
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high school and never had the slightest
idea of going on the stage until Mr..
Lamar, my manager, heard me telling
some stories one day at "a picnic, and
doing MISUNDERSTANDING and French
and he saw that / was a possibility for
the stage. He talked to me about it,
and before l knew it l had made my
debut as a real actor, and I've been on
the stage ever since. | played in The
Grand Duchess 'Pinafore' and several
other operas, part always being inter-
polated for me If there was none Then
| caught the Outcault fever.
THAT was a very nice sort of fever to
catalogues lots of actors wouldn't mind
1t being contagious if they had the sue
cess you've had with Buster Brown" |
ventured.
7 like the character of Buster very,
very much,'s said Master Gabriel al
though. | believe Little Memo was the
most beautiful show | was ever in-in
fact. it was one of the most beautiful
shows ever produced
VIII you always be the spirit of Peter
Pan, The Little Boy Who Wouldn't Grow
UpY' | asked ''or will you some day do
something besides juvenile parts?'
Master Gabriel looked at me wistfullv
and said:
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SUGGESTIONS FOR
CITY BEAUTIFUL

hellotropes are rather impatient of
oeihg disturbed when full grown and
consequently plants growing In the
gai den do not do we'll when ported and
paced In the window garden in the
autumn, says the New York SUN.
FOR window culture the plants should
be raised from the seeds or cuttings
seedlings make the best plants. The
young plants should be grown in pots
and shifted into larger pots, according
To growth. Grow them in a southeasr
window, where they can have the full
sunlight with a rather warm and moist
atmosphere.
Peonies, phlox, delphiniums and 9th
er perennials can still be planted. All
the perennials will be benefited by 4
light covering of straw can be used
and this covered with leaves or leaves
can be used alone, although leaves
pack rather too heavily and solidly for
some perennials.
Bulbs for the garden should be put
in now before the ground freezes. Thi:
Is likely to be the last opportunity
Small fruits can. be planted now
such as raspberries, blackberries, cur
rants, gooseberries and they will ge;
a good early start in the spring.
Make hole In the ground and rake
all of the fallen leaves; sprinkle the
leaves with lime and cover the whole
with soil and when rotted a good pill.
OF leaf mould will be available TO,
potting plants or spreading on the gar.
den.
Thunbergia grandiflora is a splen.
did vine for the window garden. 1t ha.
thick. graceful foliage with a SNOWY
blue flower and 1t flowers freely
Thunbergia harrisii is also goot
climber for pot culture.
Around New York last spring very
early in. the season many shrubs ant
Ierennia1 plants, hollyhocks, by.
drangeas and other started into bud
and on some leaves appeared Their
very severe weather followed and mans
of the plants were killed back to the
ground and some were entirely dead
The mulch of straw, manure or leaves
keeps the plants shaded and the
ground frozen solidly until the mulch
is removed when the plants can be
safely exposed.
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when Mr.. Barnum took Tom Thumb
to London and made a celebrity of him
there was popular impression that mid
gets were only freaks. They were not
supposed to have any brains and were
only worth what they could bring as a
side show feature. Now the world has
come to realize that merely because a
man is small in stature he necessarily
must have brain in keeping with his
body. I guess my head. for instance,
would stack up with some of the rest
of them"
I agreed that | though he'd take the
blue ribbon" on the think tank
proposition.
Master Gabriel Strengthened up in his
chair-threw out his chest and tilted his
chin in veritable Gilbert Hubbard men
tai attitude pose and looked every inch
albeit there are only few inches-the
lusty, strong, man that he is, despite
his size.
Beautifully dressed from the crown of
his head to the tips of his boots Master
Gabriel is always the dandy. a real
Beau Brummell, although it's only on a
small scale.
/ was dying to ask him about his mat
rimonial affiliations, for I couldn't be-
lieve that wealthy young bachelor like
he Is, blessed with brains and money
plus, could have escaped Cupid's wiles
thus long, but | didn't.
/ Just passed oD and. caught up the
end of The conversation back there where
we had been talking about his playing
roles other than lovabe boys and I OBJ
served that i saw no reason why he
shouldn't play Hamlet since Marie Dress
Ter has declared that she is going to
play Lady Macbeth.
| didn't know how nearly | had hit
upon an idea very near and dear to
the young mans heart until he told me
that his manager has recently put up a
wager of thousand dollars that he MAS
ter GabrieD could memorize and play the
Danish Prince within 10 days-and the
bet is to be decided within the next six
months in New York city.
Master Gabriel Is a dual personality of
unusual charm and interest the irrespon-
sble, deliciously mischievous boy of the
stage and the serious financier and man
of the world 'off'' the stage-his per-
petual youth in both instances being life
giving in its sweetness, it's refinement and
its genuineness.
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To Help Pass Dreary Days

Il have young crippled sister, who is
also an epileptic, 10 years old. in the in
Urinary. Our mother, being in moderate
circumstances, a widow, taking care of
six others and home, does not find
time to go to see her often, and cannot
get work for her to do las she is rather
nervous. We would greatly appreciate
1t il some of your kind readers would
send the girl little things to help pass
away the time-postcards, scrapbooll pic
lures, beads, bits of silk or cloth, paper
dolls and other odds and ends, or even
some childish picture books. for she is
childish for her age. But please send her
things of small value-for there are lots
of others about her that need such things,
too, S. s.
An appeal which has in its elements of
peculiar pathos to those who read be-
tween the lines of the sisters letters.
Will not our healthy Junior members, nor
mally developed in mind and body, be-
stir themselves to ebrighten the dreary
winter days for the afflicted girl-child
here introduced to them? So little is asked
for herr Read the letter and the sug-
gested list and send for the sisters adj
dress.
Needs Stereopticon Machine
Il am a young minister and feel the
need of a stereopticon machine. | cannot
afford to buy one. 1 will pay express
and other charges IL. *.
1t is the minister of a country parish
who wishes to increase his usefulness
by securing a stereopticon. This is. there
fore, missionary work, and in this lies
much of the strength of the Corner
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-02
GERMAN RE|CHSTAG
WILL MEET TODAY

Berlin. December 1-(via London. $50
D. m)-The Reichstag will meet tomorrow,
TO vote a war credit of $1,250, 900 600. DR..
Won Bethmann-Hollweg. the imperial
chancellor, conferred today with party
leaders, explaining the military and fl
nancial situation. He first received So
cialist leaders.
1t is expected the war credit will be
adopted unanimously and without debate,
The government does not intend to raise
the new loan forthwith, and probably will
not do so until spring.
Chancellor Won Observation-Disclosures
speaking to the Reichstag committee, said
the military situation on both fronts was
wholly favorable. but that he wished to
defer further explanations until the meet
ing of the Reichstag tomorrow. He said
he hoped the Reichstag would vote the
loan unanimously as this would encourage
the army to the greatest energy
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Lee, Miss Aimee Collins, Miss Vera Nav
Maffett, Mr.. Curtis Hasey Mr. Fl. g.
! Grant, Mr.. ]. r. Torrance, Mr.. Howard
McCord and Mr.. Blackwell
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Monjot gave a de.
lightful dinner party last evening in
Pratt City, including among the guests
seated about chrysanthemum-t trimmed
table Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn Granger, Mr.
and Mrs. Will Santimyer, Mr. Willie
Granger and Miss Helen Granger.
Miss Ruth Bridges had 20 friends as
her guests last evening. Games, music
and refreshment course were the fea-
lures of the occasion.
Mrs. w. d. Young was hostess at
luncheon yesterday at 1 o'clock for Mrs
E. ]. Mehaffey of Columbus, Ca, her
guests including Mrs. Frank Lyons, Mrs
Charles Hassler, Mrs. M. L. Flowers
and Mr.. Young.
Mrs. II. C. Vann, Mrs. w II Candy,
Miss Ales Vann and Mr. John Vann left
yesterday to spend month in Pensa-
cola.
Mrs. Clarence Harvie celebrated her
fifteenth wedding anniversary In Ingle-
nook Monday with a spend-the-d day
party, to which she invited Is friends.
A dainty luncheon was served at mid
day, with pink and white prevailing in
guests were Mrs. Jesse Chantz Mrs. A.
D. Mckinney, Mrs. William Barton, Mrs
C. T. Smith, Mrs. Fl. NJ. Lewis,
Mrs. J. X. Bailey, Mrs. w. A. Lavender,
Mrs. C. l.. Miles, Mrs. j. l.. Anderson,
Mrs. C. l.. Huey, Mrs J. w. Adams,
Mrs. w. T. McAllister Mrs. ]. H. Fender,
Mrs. ]. r. T. Rives.
Mr. and Mrs. j. A. Neville entertained
u friends last evening at dinner.
Mrs. Jesse Chantz has as her guests
Mrs. II. s. Mitchell and Mrs. Will Nelson
of New Decatur.
Mr.. c. d. samuels is in Nashville.
Mrs. William Morgan is visiting in
Louisville
Miss Frances Youngblood of Ensley has
returned from a visit to friends In An
niston.
Miss Sabine DUPONT is at home after q
visit to Decatur.
Mr.. Jake Davis is in Montgomery at
tending a meeting Of the grand lodge.
Mrs. Walter Caldwell has returned to
Chattanooga after visit to Mrs. j. c.
Bryant IN Ensley.
| Miss Ruby Hanlin, who spent the
Thanksgiving holidays in Cullman, has re-
| turned home
Mrs. ]. r. G. White of Fort Deposit
is the guest of Mrs. II. G. Warrington at
| East Lake.
| The School Improvement association will
meet at the Barrett school this afternoon
at 2:30.
| Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Hutto will leave to-
day to spend the winter in Montgomery.
| Mrs. Ollie Netts entertained seven lit
| tie children yesterday afternoon at her
home in Wylam in celebration of the first
anniversary of her small daughter. little
Agnes Willie Netts The children who
enjoyed an afternoon of play with cam
! dies and ices afterward were Resale
| Coe, Evelyn Mitcham, Lucille Woodman.
Mamie Lee Catherine Woodman and Fred
| Woodman.
| The ladies' auxiliary of the Baptist
church will meet Thursday with Mrs.
| r. f. Askew. The Domestic Arts club
will meet Friday afternoon whit Mrs.
| f. w. Mcdonald.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-02
EXPORT TRADE is
STILL IMPROVING

Washington, December 1.-Exports from
the ~ ports which handle so per cent
of the export business of the United
States totHsled $4S, 09s $50 for the week end
ing November %. as compared with i'm
ports aggregating SIG, ss5,557. leaving fav-
orable trade balance of 6.41s2s5.
The % working days of November
yielded trade balance in favor of the
United States of $6s, 1882. which, accord.
ing to official estimates. indicates a No.
vember lexport excess to approximately
$70.00Q00e Tor the entire country.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-02
Getting Into the Movies

Recently l read in the Corner of
woman who could give first-class infor-
nation on how to break into the movies.
Her initials are M. c. II. Please send
her address to me by return mail. And,
when you send to the manager of the
studio must you inclose a self-addressed
and stamped envelope for reply?
ANXIOUS"
! am afraid there is mix" here. Are
you sure you have the right signature?
Will the member who made the generous
proposal kindly set us Tor "Anxious'o
right in this respect? And will Anxious"
let us have her address in full? We want
to help her If we can
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Samples Free by Mall

Cuticura Soap and Ointment have proved
most valuable for the treatment Of pimples
blackheads, redness and roughness Of the
face and hands. dandruff. itching, irritated
scalps with dry, thin and falling hair. as
well as for irritations and chafngs Of in
fancy and for all purposes of the toilet. bath.
and nursery. Although Cuticura Soap
(25c) and Cuticura Ointment (50c.) are
sold everywhere. sample OF each with 32-p.
Skin Book will be sent free upon request.
Address: "Cuticura. Dept. T, Boston"
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SOME HELPING HAND
HINTS FOR THE HOME
BY MARION HARLAND

to I'LL scrapbook for drawing. She has
no snare time to write herself. She is
greatly in need of the pictures for her
school work. If any friend of the Cor
nef can donate them will appreciate
the favor. G. f. c."
Referred to readers of artistic tastes
who subscribe to such periodicals. The
cause Is worthy. This Is a day of H.
lustrations, and some have rare artistic
merit.
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Investors, Attention

Would you like to lease a 40-acre
oil tract, one of the best prospects in
the famous Caddo oil field? No bunk,
but fine opportunity Would not be
available in prosperous times. Ad-
dress A. E. Hughes, Caddo, La. .
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ACUTE ECZEMA
|TCHED DIRE ADJ U[LY
On Entire Body. Face and Head
Worst. Like Rash. Face Swollen
and Dis6gured. Could Not Sleep
or Rest. Cuticura Soap and
Cuticura Ointment Healed.

Lone Oak. Va.-"The first symptoms Of
acute eczema felt were burning and itching
of the entire surface of the body My face
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-02

master Gdbriels Body Is Din1nutive But His
Think Tank Is Gigantic, Declares Dolly

Listen, boys and girls, and grown
| ups" to.
I am going to tell you about by visit
with Master Gabriel, the little boy that
you've loved so as Buster Brown, y
Little Memo. Little Tommy Tucker"
and all the rest of the cunning, lovable
little stage boys that he has endeared
us to by his cleverness and wonderful
personality.
All suspicious to the contrary notwith-
standing, Master Gabriel is quite grown
up.
Graduated from the school of boy char
acters past grand MASTER in the art
Master Gabriel is the youngest old gentle
man on the stage.
When l called on him at the Florence
hotel l didn't know whether to talk to
him about firecrackers and velocipedes
and toy trains, orwell, he soon settled
that question, however, by referring to
his favorite authors-Balzac, Victor Hugo,
De Maupassant and the rest, and l caught
myself fairly gasping at the terrible
faux pas L was about to make before
knew the distinguished actor was real
high brow"
Master Gabriel is well past 30, If you
please, just as big as minute, but for
his size is an absolute perfect man.
He admits it.
So do the people who have measured"
him.
Master Gabriel is one of the wealthiest
actors on the stage. his estate near New
port being one of the SHOW places of
that part of the country, where he enter
tains delightfully."-; has several big tour
ing cars and besides all this has amassed,
a fortune, a large part of which Is in
vested in New York apartment houses
OH that boys a wonder, he isl
On the stage you just feel like he's
one of Barrie's inmitable boy characters,
sentimental Tommy or maybe Mark
Twain's Tom Sawyer''-he's so full of
FRANKS and jests and quips, but off
the stage you find him a very serious
minded elegant polished, cultured gem
tleman.
Il was born in New York" said Master
Gabriel yesterday we chatted about
himself, "of French parentage. My pa
rents were from Alsace-Lorraine, and my
real name is Gabriel weigel'
That sounds more German than
French" | interpolated
SO 1t is" he replied. MANY generations
man ancestry. but he was born in France.
ana my mother was a French woman
They went back to France when | was
only years old, and while we were there
little baby brother arrived, and my pa
rents left me in Paris to look after him
while they came back to America to set
tie. They tell awfully funny stories
about my infancy, how I only weighed
about a pound, and my father used to
tuck me In the lapel of his coat and carry
me about that way in cold weather.
You are most big enough now for
watch charm. or bouttenniere," | laugh
ingly suggested.
lie smiled acquiesence and went on with
his story:
Il came back to New York, thence went
TO Providence when l was only years of
age. L couldn't speak word of English,
but | was sent to school to acquire the
| language and the rest of my education
graduated at the age of 15 from the
1
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aPPlIcu uIHofCHu fcff1cu1es' 11ciuu1IiB
- and took - for
my blood and various things with
out help. 1 saw an advertisement recon-
mending Cuticura Soap and Ointment for
eczema and sent to the drug store. after
trying the sample. and got some. After
the first application was relieved and in
two weeks was entirely cured" (signed)
Mrs. J. N Davis Jan. 1, 1914
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Loves to Make Quilts

II see in the Corner that Mrs. M. L..
p has silk and velvet pieces to give
away. l should love to get some for
my dear old mother. She loves to make
quilts and pillow tops. She hasn't been
we'll for the last five or six years and
can't stand much work If she has to be
on her feet. LAURA W."
That particular lot of pieces was given
away before we had your letter. That is
no reason why the old mother should be
left empty-handed. There are scraps
enough in other homes to keep her busy.
The Christmas spirit defes wars and
rumors of wars. and the certainty of hard
times. Don't let these cheat you out of
the prime virtue of giving. Send for the
address of Laura w.
Pictures From Art Magazines
.Have any of the readers at their dis
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person. / could not sleep or rest anywhere.
II applied different remedies. including
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Pictures From Art Magazines
Have any of the readers at their dis
rosal numbers of art magazines? / am
writing in behalf of my sister, who wishes
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-20
GATE CITY EXTRA
WAS APPRECIATED
Filled With Big United Press Re
port, Il Gave First News
70 People.

AS usual The Gate City and the
United Press service were ahead in
the matter OF news. The Gate City's
extra this morning was a neat &C
complishment and was appreciated by
the people OF Keokuk. 1t was made
possible through the magnificent re-
port served by the United Press which
kept its wires working all during the
day.
The Gate City's operator was on
the Job all day and last evening, TAX
ing a detailed report which left moth
Ing to be desired. It was necessary
for part Of The Gate City force to
spend the greater portion Of the night
in the office but the result this morn
ing was worth the effort.
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tary Bryan declined emphaticaily to
comment on this report or to deny or
affirm that this procedure had been
examined into for him by his legal ad-
vieers.
Twenty minutes after the cabinet
got together Secretary Bryan emerged
and hurried back to the state depart
ment- He was told that report was
current At the senate that HuertA
had backed down and had saIuted.
Bryan said that he had no such IN
formation and expected mono.