The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-11
while the different poems are readable

while the different poems are readable
and entertaining as we'll.
IIrs. Foster is to be congratulated upon
her great success in compiling this much
needed book, and perhaps it's mission is
better explained by the author herself in
short preface" than anyone else could
do it.
Mrs Foster says:
''Since it is customary to write a pref
ace should anyone attempt the somewhat
hazardous task of compiling a book. it
is my wish, as the editor. in sending this
book forth 0o live or die according to
its merits) to take advantage of this
custom to offer a short explanation as
to it's mission. 1t is not to be expected
gathered from numerous sources, will be
entirely free from criticism. The secur-
ing of material for compiling this book
first planned through my endeavors
to stimulate greater enthusiasm in revo-
lutionary history, biography of revolu
tionafy period, Indian legends. etc, by
having storiettes read at the various
meetings of the Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution, and in this way not only
creating interest in chapter work, but ac-
cumulating much valuable heretofore un-
published data pertaining to this i'm
portant period in American history; with
a view of having same printed in book
be known as a Revolutionary Reader.
First it was my intention only to accept
for this reader unpublished storiettes re-
lftng to Georgia history. but realizing
this work could not be completed under
this plan, during my term of office as
state regent, I decided to use material
selected from other reliable sources, and
endeavored to make it as broad and gen.
eral in scope as possible that it might
better fulfill it's purpose To the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution of Geor-
gia this book is dedicated It's produc-
ton has been labor of love, and should
it's pages be the medium through which
American patriotism may be encouraged
and perpetuated l shall feel many times
repaid for the effort 10 the chapters Of
the Daughters of American Revolution
of Georgia for storiettes furnished, to the
newspapers for clippings, to the American
Monthly Magazine for articles. TO Miss
Annie NJ. Lane, Miss Helen Prescott Mr..
Lucian Knight and Professor Derry, |
wish to express my deep appreciation Tor
material help given
"UNDER THE CHRISTMAS STARS"
BY Grace s. Richmond. illustrated by
Alice Barber Stephens. Doubleday, Page
& Co.. Publishers, New York.
The reading public has come to expect
annually new Christmas story from the
has not disappointed her readers this sea-
son for in adding to her already attrac-
tive collection of Christmas books, her
charming little story eisitled Under the
Christmas Stars she has culled another
laurel for her wreath and made thousands
glad by the attractive manner in which
she has handled an old theme and given
to the world something really worth while
Under the Christmas Stars" tells a
very simple story of family home gath
e"ibe at Christmas time-all the Fer
naldr boys with their wives and children
and Father and Mother Fcrnald also the
last bachelor member of the family. who
has only lately taken unto himself a
wife--who really is the cause of the story.
The various views of the several "in-
laws" concerning the new addition to the
family are very amusing and quite hui
man in many respects-some of them
the "wirn---- folks" in particular being
very cirtieal-but wait-listen!