The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-06

scheme of things. where before she was merely spectator. And
 She speaks of herself as wage earher now as if it were some sort of order or Superior beings" instead of a state of things that some of the rest of us nave been contemplating more or less enthusiastleally according to our turn of hiihd Tor good long time sold little song to a publishing house last week." she said quaintly, when | met her. and I'm my way to the pank to deposit the check
 l smiled and wondered how it felt to nave money in the bank isn there club or something that could join now that I'm er-er--a real wage eadner?" she asked presently.
 Perhaps, l answered. but that isn't necessary to become one of the working fraternity. Just think what you can do i in the way of influencing other people that llt's altogether the right and proper thing Tor you to use this talent you have and go on about your everyday business of hving.''
 I've bought d typewriter she said. pleasantly, and quantities of manuscript and carbon paper. You see. the rude pub fishers prefer poems typewritten. It's most inartistic."
 And think how it saves their precious eyes, l suggested. 'I can concede that right to a vender i of prose, Anne answered, but dear little kiddie verses ought to be written by hand on pale blue paper.'' Another thing, she continued. seeing didn't take issue with her. T have l learned is the value of money, and I ap- preciate what dollar means more than ever before. l question it's purchasing power as 1 never did in the past ai- ways took check as a matter of oolirse when it was signed by my father and it had no particular meaning to me. but now-well, it's different. It means money that he has worked for, and that has no right to be spent careessly. Ahem, l remained silent, Southern girls" she continued, reared in luxury, know nothing of what a work ing woman must go through in order to make good. think every girl ought to have some speciality so that if the time ever comes when she needs it. she's there with the goods. Possibly 1t may be years now before l can make sufficient money to earn my butter, as well my bread. but at least I've got start and that's some thing
 ! had arrived at my corner by this time, and so left Anne with her nice little bank book neatly arranged for another deposit. and somehow 1 felt greater respect for her than l had ever felt before. And
 1 began to ponder thusly. Think of the wasted energy that is stalking about town every day under the new spring headgear Energy that might now be working in studio and dens, in shop and kitchen, creating new beauty and utility, instead of being frittered away aimlessly or wrongfully because fathers and husbands have enough money to pre- vNOn nj lx xipd tb cto cessity of going out into the world as they phrase it. And
 Think of the women who are missing the joy of work and the beauty of service for the sheer want of motive-the primitive need of bread and butter, if work and service had but one selfish material end, Certainly If the various women's movements have done nothing else they have provided an outlet for just that very element that was lacking in some of our women of too much leisure.
 That poor, overburdened person. ''the American parent of theSformer genera tion has already much laid upon him that the onus of this might as we'll be thrust upon him, too. l think it was Stevenson who said in an- other connection-but it's equally true of the point under dscussion-that we've taught one set of catch words to the boys and another to the girls, and the result has been a one-sided development in civic and social life.
 
 is receiving a delightful welcome from her former Birmingham friends. She will remain several weeks
 
 MT. L.. c. Chisholm of Chicago is the guest of his mother Mrs. Mary Boddie Chsolm, at her home on Fourteenth ave- nue, south.
 Mrs. James l.. Brock and children ar rived yesterday from Florence to visit Mrs. Conrad Ohme at her home 1416 Soutn Thirteenth avenue
 MT. Leo K. Steiner left yesterday aft ernoon for New York and other eastern points
 Mrs. R. NJ. Acton has returned to West End after visiting her maher. Mrs. T. M. Goodwin of Oxmoor.