The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-09-27

the combined work of their membership
| involving the interests of several thou
| sahd women, their husbands and famj
hes. Besides all of these we have the
specimen exhibits of more than 600 women
VINO are each eager for prize and have
worked marc to win. A careful count of
the exhibitors indicates the numbers in
the thousands
Think of what a power this means he
hlnd the home life of any state-women
mothers and sisters busy doing comfort :
able and economical things to make home
more cheerful for those they love and
whose interests they foster Then doubt
yearly exhibition is worth while?
THE heights of great men reached and
/ kept.
Were not attained by sudden fight
But they, while their companions slept
Were toiling upward In the night"
Human nature is one great big study
This is an invariable conclusion after
having been with people of varied inter
ests. No matter what that interest is.
there is something unspeakably different
in folks.
Even In their booth making ii is in
tensely interesting to watch the begin
ninS-to see just how one values the first
step-the foundation and then to note
the Individual touch given with eacn
stroke of the builders hand. Constructive
work-the making of things--is intensely
interesting
Besides the booths, already we have
handled GOO specimens of individual work,
the execution of almost as many hundred
fancy work makers-work picked up dur
ing the leisure hours, after the strenuous
| moments OF latter day housekeeping are
over. The time when thoughts wander
over the pleasures or worries of yester-
day and today, when they peep into to-
morrow, ramble with time, or build cas-
ties.
IL these stitches could talk they would
speak volumes, yet in their silence they
send message to the idlers.
There is a great amount of expression
iii the handiwork of women. Some tell of
accuracy, persistence and originality
while again we see droll interest in
doing ones best. One thing we do find,
that the women of Alabama have awak-
ened to the pleasures of making home,
oven inventive genius when 1t comes to
utilizing commodities at hand. We have
baskets of pine straw, crocheted baskets
and brfc-a-brac of every design and ma
terial. The possibilities of the varied
genius and talent of people speak of
prominent characteristics, of forethought
and practical suggestion.
Just to view a conglomeration of work,
to pass it by without a closer inspection
does not encourage creative genius; moth
ing so stimulates ambition as apprecia-
| ton of effort
Everybody has just pride in anything
that they have invested their best efforts
in.
Thing, too, of what 1t means to have
SC much brand new" work made within
the past - months-not only what an as
set to an exhibition, but what just
pride to the home
Besides the fancy work there are fruits
and vegetables, paintings and drawings
And then the baby show" probably
more intense interest Is felt in young
America on this event than on any former
occasion of the kind.
The entries are closed at an even 5O0
all are splendid specimens, ranging from
the age under months to 4 years. They
have been weighed and measured and are
awaiting "a score"
There are more babies entered under
year than in any class-more boys than
girls-and they are registered In larger
numbers from Ensley and West End.
There are more Williams, and Armies
than any other names
Just think of 500 mothers waiting for
the blue ribbons.
The little babes will sleep their chagrin
away. but everybody knows their very
own is the flnest--and to them they are
No matter whose baby it is. 1t is splen-
did property, and gives more wealth of
happiness than every dollar In the land.
What matters the price of cotton if baby
is well.
"And the night shall be filled with music
And the cares that infest the day
Shall fold their tents, like the Arabs,
And as silently steal away"