The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-13
Carriers, Devils, Printers, Reporters, Editors and
 Everybody Else Present
WONDERFUL BARBECUE VANISHED LIKE MAGIC
Crowd Went Out on Edgewood Cars and Was Carried to Beautiful Country Home in Motor
 Busses

lhe peopie Wno make The Age-Her- aid were entertained yesterday by MT. and Mrs. Barrett at "Braceyille"-the name which in anticipation of the for nal christening has been bestowed by reportorial talent on the new Thome over and above the mountains l The list of invited guests included everybody who in any capacity is con neeted with The e-Herald-carriers, devils (there is a technical difference between the two). printers, advertis- ing solicitors, stereotypers. correspond | ents, reporters and editors. The wives and husbands and sweethearts were in | cluded. The number who accepted the invitation reached a total of at least 800.
 | The day proved to be a most enjoy | able one--for everybody The guests gathered shortly after o'clock, were received, shown the home and premises. the horses, the cows, the dogs, and | those chickens, in description and praise of which numerous columns of humorous matter have been written. Later, light salad was served. And then came the invitation to dinner.
 Dinner Is Served
 At o'clock the guests gathered in the grove to the west of the home Inn provised tables ran like lattice work through the trees Thereon, the visi- tors found displayed the delicious bar occurred meats of which from a dis tance they had previously caught the tempting aroma. There was also Bruns- wick stew, real Brunswick stew, so real" as 8 matter of fact that a more or less aged member of the advertising staff whispered in suggestive and sig nificant tone that after his arduous en- deavor, Ned Brace had certainly pro cured the proper recipe. Along with the stew and barbecued meats were other and necessary essentials-in abundance.
 MT. Barrett had reached the conclusion that his hungry visitors were not desirous of preliminaries. So he simply spoke a word of welcome and bade the people pro- ceed. No other invitation was necessary. Attendants. supplemented by Harry Jones and Walter Fowlkes, were everywhere ready to serve. And they served Plate after plate of the stew, and plate after plate of the barbecue disappeared And then came the course of chilled water
 
 gone their limit" in disposing of the sides and ribs and shoulders or pigs and lambs, and calves rallied nobly. They tackled the watermelon. and the watermelon, van quished by the assault. silently and quick y disappeared.
 Jeffries' Age Established
 For the entertainment of the visitors a programme of games had been arranged strenuous exercise was promised. But the day was holiday, and nothing proposed was too strenuous. The young and the] old vied against each other and while the young got away with most of the honors, the old fiattered themselves that they had provoked the bulk of the laugh ter.
 In this connection, it is of more or less interest to state that as a result of the games it was definitely proved that Wal ter Jeffries Is the oldest man connected with The Age-Herald. He won his title quite nobly-that is, he won it by losing foot race to Cap Lopez. There had previously been a dispute between the two, Jeffries allegins that Lopez was his superior in point of years and Lopez contending that he was Jeffriesi superior only In the matter of intelligence. To decide the question of age foot race was agreed upon. The start was even 1 For 50 yards the two old veterans sprint | ed nobly. And then inch by inch the dashing Lopez gained At the S0-yard mark, with a magnificent burst of speed, he forged ahead. He was splendid in the finish. With fully 10 yards to spare, he crossed the tape. The applause was deafeping. The vanquished Jeffries congratulated the victor. and admitted his greater age | His perspiring brow was crowned with that variety of moss-which in olden days was used to decorate the veterans of the Druids.
 Smith, Crawford Spill
 One of the most interesting events of the athletic programme was three legged race-a race which is run by men who have submitted to having their legs tied to those of their partners. This was a most spirited event. In the begin- ming 1t appeared certain that Ross smith and Webb Crawford, running together, would win. They were jumping along quite merrily, their arms about each other, and their serious eyes glued grim ly on the tape. And then came the spill. It was a terrible spill Several women screamed. After general ap- plication of smelling salts the princ- 1 ples revived. When they raised their faces it was the first impression that MT. Crawford had skinned his nose It | afterwards developed, however, that, fin consonance with his charges, his nose had been bitten by his partner, charges which, in justice to MT Smith 1t should |