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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02
INTERESTING ITEM ON
 SUFFRAGE IN THE SOUTH"

An article entitled, Equal Suffrage in the South" by Mrs. J. A Rountree of this city, appears in q recent, issue Of the Dixie Home Magazine. The following extract from this item will be read with interest by local members of the Suffrage association:
 The most meteoric development of suf- frage sentiment is in Alabama. Organized only about two years ago the Birming- ham league has membership of over JO0 which quite overdid itself and it's neigh bors last spring by calling a conference of southern suffragis.s to which the of- ficers of the National Suffrage association were invited, aud solid two-days pro gramme of suffrage events was carried out. Mass meetings were held each night at one of the largest theatres, the croWds attending which were so large that nun dreds were unable to gain admittance. Mrs. Solon Jacobs, the organizer and first president of the Birmingham league, IS now president of the Alabama association. No woman works with more earnest effort for the cause than Mrs. Jacobs; for years she has been closely identified with the movement. and ranks high among the na- tional leaders. Through her able leader ship the Birmingham league came into na- tional prominence and reach an astound- ing membership in few months time. It was largely through her efforts that the state organization was formed. Rank ing in close prominence with Mrs. Jacobs is Mrs. Oscar Hundley, who succeeded Mrs. Jacobs a president of the Birming- ham league. Mrs Hundley has organized quite number of leagues throughout Alabama, and much of her time is devoted to the work Mrs. H. H. Shell, who is the newly elected president to succeed Mrs. Hundley, has long been identified with club life of the city and has al- ways been a progressive leader. Miss Ethel Armes. the vice president, a woman known throughout the country for her able writings. has been strong factor in the Alabama work, while all who kept iE touch with the meeting of the southern suffrage workers, held last March in Birmingham, recall with pleasure the brilliant social success of that meeting un- der the splendid craftsmanship of Mrs. Thomas D. Parke.
 Montgomery is the first southern city to have a school for suffrage workers. It was started by Mrs. s. B. Stern, presi- dent of the Montgomery Equal Su. frage associati ton, as a study class to meet once a week with the idea of interesting a dozen or so but the enrolment was so large the first day that the class had to be divided and the students taught in relays two evenings a week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02
TEA DANSANT AT TUTWILER IS DELIGHTFUL EVENT

The most interesting and only large social event to break tine dullness of the past week was the tea dansant. which was given by the Miles School of Dancing from until o'clock yesterday afternoon at the New Tutwiler hotel. Those inter- ested in this art which claims its devo- tees, both young and old the world over at the present time, attended this delight ful affair in numberess throngs The ball room was beautiful in the late afternoon with it's rose tinted silk dra- peries- and shaded lights casting a soft glow ond making a lovely setting for the dainty dresses worn by the feminine guests
 Prominent among the guests were Mrs J. C. Maben and party, including Miss Cora Gregg, Mrs. John Caldwell. Miss Pauline Carter Maben, MT. Marshall Mayes, Mir. William Housman and MT John Terry Badham. Others seated at tables with guests were Mrs. Frank Crockard. Mrs. Robert Jemison, Jr. Mrs. J. NJ Caldwell, MT. Ersl<ine Ram sey. Mrs. Fred Levert and many others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02

,have been awarded but the following are still open to applicants: 1 Loan Scholarship-Judson college, 1 Marion, Ala. one in music department, lSS0.
 Gift olarships-Southern Univer- sity of Music. Atlanta Ga, one scholar | ship in piano under Kurt Mueller, $l52i one-haif scholarship in voice under l Gerard Thiers. $76; one-half scholar l ship in violin under W. w. Leffingwell lS57. Athens college, Athens, Ala, one 1 in music department, S60: one in liter jary department, $60. Central college 1 Tuscaloosa, Ala, one in literary de- lpertment, S73: Judson college, Marion, Ala, one in literary department, s75 Woman's college, Montgomery, Ala. two in literary department, each $50. Miss Woodberry's school, Atlanta, Ga,
 one in literary department $50
 All applications for these scholar ships should be made at once. With ap- plication please enclose testimonials as
 to character and ability Send com
 munioations to- Mrs. c. c. Adams. acting chairman scholarship committee. A. F.
 ". C., S526 Cliff road, Birming gham, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02
MRS. LEWIS IS HOSTESS
 AT INFORMAL DANCE

Compimenting her guests, Miss Jennie Evans and Miss John Hill of Memphis, Mrs. Warren D. Lewis was hostess at an informal dancing party Friday evening al her pretty home on Eula street. Miss John Hill has recently come to this city to make her home and several delightful entertainments will follow Mrs Lewis party.
 Ferns and smilax were beautifully com bined with pink shaded lights to make a pretty setting. Music was furnished by an orchestra and dancing was enjoyed until late hour. Frappe and hints were served during the evening.
 Among the girls invited to meet the charming honor guests were: Miss Ireta McCrossin, Miss Bessie Foster, Miss Mary Street, Miss Frances West Miss Eiz- abeth Massey Miss Elizabeth Messer, Miss Marguerite Lewis, Miss Ellen Don aho, Miss Mary Meighan. Miss Annie Laurie Sylvester. Mrs. Al Shirley, Miss Emma Brown and others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02
OFFERED BY
 FEDERATION WOMEN'S CLUBS

The purpose which the present ad-
 ministration of the Alabama Federation
 or Women's Clubs has stressed perhaps
 more than any other has been the strengthening of the weak links in the
 chain Of its usefulness. One of the weak links hitherto has been the de- partment of music-not because the federation by any means is lacking in individual members of musical ability, but because the music clubs over the state have been slow about coming, into
 the organization. The federation lead . CTS have been directing very special effort toward these clubs and so sue cessful have they been that of the 2i clubs that have joined since the first of January. 1914, seven are music clubs This makes in all 13 federated
 music clubs-the nucleus for a splen did music department
 In the following list prepared by the scholarship committee it is very grati- flying to note the number of music scholarships.
 some of the federation scholarships
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02
LAWN PARTY HAS JOINT
 HOSTESSES IN WOODLAWN

A happy event of Friday evening was the lawn party with Miss Margaret simmons and Miss Margaret Drennen entertaining Jointly in Woodlawn for Miss Annie Mayor of Roebuck Springs.
 Games and contests were the diver sions of the evening, the winners of the trophies being Miss Frances Rogers and Miss Annie Mayor. Late in the evening ices and cakes were served.
 The guests were: Miss Gladys Lyon Joyce Lyons, Miss Jane Hill, Miss Eliz- abeth Fields, Miss Francis Rogers, Miss Frances eBard. Miss Catherine Beard Mrs. Mayor, Miss Helen Grain, Miss Vir- ginia Griffin, Miss Catherine Simmons Miss Margaret Drennen, Miss Margaret Simmons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02
SATURDAYS LUNCHEONS
 AT NEWSPAPER CLUB

Among others the following interest ing guests were noted at the various tables in the cafe of the Birmingham Newspaper club yesterday during the luncheon hours: Mrs. w. P. McAdory, Miss Rose Gillespie, Miss Lottie Lee Hurst, Miss Martha Weaver of Decatur, Miss Margaret McAdory, Mrs. Sterling Wood, Miss Mildred Badham, Miss Mar guerte Lewis, Miss Mildred Jaffee, Miss Bernice Gillen, Mrs. w. A. Steadham, Miss Dorothy Steadham, Mrs. w. D. Greet of Fl Paso, Mrs. C. M. Stanley, Mrs. R. H. Thach, Mrs Ernest F. Straus, Miss Annie Sioley
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02
MRS. JOHNSON IS
 WOODLAWN HOSTESS

Mrs. & J. Johnson entertained CO., terie of friends at a lovely five hundred party Friday afternoon at her home in Woodlawn.
 Tables for the game were arranged ill the living room and two prizes, a box of hand embroidered handlSerchiefs and a dainty water color painting, the work Of the talented hostess. were awarded at the conclusion of the game. An ice course was served
 Those present were; Mrs. Hughes C.. Kennedy. Mrs. b. c. Crow, Mrs R. Me- Cornell Mrs. II. J. Gillian, Mrs. E. A. Irving, Mrs. H. r. Halstead, Mrs. Charles Hall, Miss Virginia Nixon and Miss Grace Forbes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02
DINERS AT COUNTRY CLUB
 LAST EVENING

An unusually large number of members with guests had tables for the regular Saturday evening dnner-dance at the Country club. Among these were:
 Mir. Prestly Toulmin, MT. B. F. Moore, MT. Crawford Johnson, Mir. Vernon Bad ham, MT. L. E. Ford, Mir. Jack Allison, Dr. Cabot Lull. MT. A. A. Adams, Mir. Sanbourne smith, MT Hale, Mir. A. NJ. Shook, MT E. NJ. Tutwiler. MT Erskine Ramsey MT. W. NJ Sampson, Mrs. s. E.. Thompson, Mir. Carey Baker, MT. Will liam Badham, Mrs. II. Woods, MT, Mar shall Mayes, Mir. Henry Gray, Jr., MT. JellSs Cabaniss and Mr. J. c. Mudd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02
MISS DUNSTAN
 HOSTESS TO w. s. w. CLUB

Miss Thomina Dunstan was hostess last evening to the members of the w. l.. w. club and a few additional guests. In the early evening Took was enjoyed and Miss Harriet bowman was awarded the girls prize and MT. Bob Patterson the gentlemans. Late in the evening dancing was enjoyed and an ice course was served to the following members and guests: Miss Harriet bowman, Miss Elsie Thum, Miss Louise Bell, Miss Margaret Gads- den. Miss Ruth Norris, Miss Mildred Bell and Miss Thomina Dunstan; Mir. Robert Hanby, MT. Will Shannon, MT. Bob Pat terson, MT. Walter Buick, MT. Bob Alex ander and MT. Ed Middleton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02
SURPRISE DINNER PARTY IrJ EAST BIRMINGHAM

Miss Pauline Gentles and Miss Mar guerite Armstrong were joint hostesses at surprise dinner party Friday at the home of the former in East Birmingham.
 A floral decoration was used in the center of the table, carrying out a color scheme of blue and white and place. cards of the same tints bore the fol- lowing names: Mrs. w. F. Armstrong, Mrs. A. H. Gentles, Mrs. William Nee han, Miss Lena Mae Armstrong, Miss Pauline Gentles. Miss Marguerite Arm strong. Miss Vernon Gentles, Miss Frances Gentles Mir. George Arm strong, MT. Albert Jenkins and others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02
MRS. THOMPSON HAS
 SPEND-THE-DAY PARTY

An enjoyable informal event of Fri day was the spend -the-day party given by Mrs. E. B. Thompson at her home in East Birmingham. Sewing and chatting whiled away the morning hours and at noon delicious lunch con was enjoyed by the following guests Mrs. Hattie Huckabee, Mrs J. M Ham, lett Mrs. Louis Cummings, Miss Lura IIuckabee, Miss Gertrude Mclaughlin and others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02

evening in Montgomery, are the guests of his parents, MT. and Mrs. Howard Carey, on Mountain avenue. Later they will go to Atlanta to make their future home -3 %Hs
 Mrs. Mary Bates and Miss Marie Bates have returned from Pass Chris tian.
 Mrs. Rose B. Heart and Miss Jeanette Ebersole are at home after trip to Pass Christian.
 MT. Jack Herman will leave Sunday afternoon for a several weeks visit to friends and relatives in Tuscaloosa.
 
 MT. Tom West of Talladega is visiting relatives in this city. Mrs. R.I Banks of Atlanta will arrive Tuesday to attend the Poundstone-C Carter wedding.
 The many friends of Mir. James ". Randall will be glad to know that he Is | resting well at St. yincunt's hospital. fol- lowing an operation for appendicitis. | Mir. and Mrs w. F. Klutz and their lit- ] tie daughter, Miss Helen Keiser, Miss Roberta Adams and Miss Robena Galla- l gher will motor to Tuscaloosa today and be the guests Of Mrs. hiutz ourfngl the ! coming week. 1 Miss Helen Keiser returned Friday from stay at Wrightsville Beach, ]
 Miss Julia Hillie Cason has returned to Leeds after visit to Miss Helen Shrop- 1 shire.
 Mrs. E. B. Nelson left yesterday for Anniston, where she will join Mrs. T. J l Ponder and MT. and Mrs. R. l.. Cneatham 1 They will motor to Atlanta, Gainesville and other points in Georgia
 Mrs. Bragg c. Lacey. Mrs. O. w. Will l kins, Miss Roberta Simpson. Miss Mary Lou Fisher, Miss Susie Lee Jones, Miss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02
MISSES STRICKLAND ARE
 ENTERTAINED IN ENSLEY

Miss Ida Strickland and Miss Sue Strickland were joint hostesses Friday evening in Ensley, giving a rock party for their guests, Miss Fife Strickland and Miss Gaudie Strickland of Wilson vile, Ala.
 The house was artistically decorated for the occasion and after a pleas sant evening spent With progressive rock a watermelon cutting was enjoyed on the Ilawn.
 Those asked to meet the honorees were: Miss Oma D. Minor. Miss Mamie Mullino, Miss Virginia Cooper, Miss Ef- fife Strickland. Miss Gaudie Strickland, Dr. w. P. Rochester. Mir. Carl McGinnis,
 MT. Lon Reed and MT. Forrest Mill stead.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02
MRS. SMITH HOSTESS
 AT LUNCHEON

Roses centered the table when Mrs. Bennett Smith entertained the follow ling friends at luncheon Friday in East Birmingham: MT. and Mrs. IT.
 Reinfield, Mrs. M. G. McMullen Mrs. | l. O. Haynes Miss Sadie Mae McMullen. 1 Miss Myrtle Smith. Miss Lucille Haynes, Miss Dorothy Smith.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02
MIR. VEAL WEDS
 MISS JOHNSON OE TEXAS

MT. w. B. Veal, prominent young business man of this city, was married to Miss Estelle Johnson Wednesday evening at the home of the brides parents in San Marcos, Tex. After an extended trip to New York and other interesting points of the east. MT and Mrs. Veal will make their home at the Ridgely apartments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02
MISS BRADFORD'S PORCH
 PARTY ENJOYABLE EVENT

Miss Marion Bradford was hostess at a porch party Thursday afternoon at her home in Woodlawn. The porch was prettily decorated and here the tables were placed for the game, five hundred. after which light refreshments were served to the fol- lowing guests: Mrs. Edgar Van Keu- Ten, Mrs. J. F. Robinson, Mrs. ]. M Kidd, Mrs Jasper Hutto, Miss Eleanor Gillian, Miss lone Irving, Miss Nina Bains, Miss Cora Thompson, Miss Lot tie Scott.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02

ioiN LOT several OayS and then go on to Albany Buffalo, Niagara Falls, vis- O.. before returning home late in the fall
 MT. Hale V. Tarrane reft yesterday for St. Simons Isiand Ga., where he will join Mrs. Tarrant and their little daugh- ter, Florence Tarrant, who are spending ] the summer there. Mrs c. S. Mosely and little daugh- tter are visiting relatives in Fayette, Ala.
 Mrs. c. w. Copeland left yesterday for a stay with friends in Fayette
  MT. and Mrs. N A. Barlxs sdale, Mrs. T. A. Eubank and children have re- turned to Ensley after a pleasant out ing at Cumberland Springs, Tenn. Mrs. c. W. Sharpe and children are the guests of relatives in Jacksonville and Piedmont, Ala. Mrs. S. Goldstein is spending some- 1 time with relatives in Chattanooga
  Rev. H. w. Provence of Mississippi 1 is visiting friends in Ensley. | NILS. M IA fiOWeTS WILL IetuTn to- day from an extended stay with rela- : tives in Memphis.
 Mrs. J. F. Mayfield and Miss Jessie Mayfield of Atlanta are the guests of Mrs J. E. Hamilton in Pratt City
 Mr. and Mrs. Edward McAllister have returned from a visit to relatives in Mississippi
 Mrs. James Carrigan of New York is the guest of Mrs. D. G. Richards. l Miss Valla McCool has returned to Avondale after a stay with friends in Tuscaloosa.
 Mrs. P. A. Rossiter, Miss Fleurange Rossiter and Miss Alice Donahoo will leave next week for a months stay al lTybee, Indian Springs, Macon and At lanta.
 | Miss Katherine Jones Is spending several weeks in New York.
 Miss Julia Shackeford and Miss Mae belle Roden, who were members of the Meadow party touring the east, arc guests of MT. and Mrs. Augustus -Stol- lenwercS in Baltimore. | spend the weekend with Dr. and Mrs W. l.. Rosamond in Norwood en route to Chattanooga, where she will spend sometime with relatives. l MT. Robert McPherson has gone tc Tennessee for two weeks stay. | [ Mrs. John Matthew's and her tw, daughters have returned from a visi l to friends at Athens, Ala. |
 Mir. w S. Wyatt and his sister, Mis- Bernice Wyatt, have returned from visit to Detroit and Toledo.
 Mrs. M. P. White of Inglenook is th guest of her mother, Mrs. M L. Bon :, in Madisonville, Ky. ! MT. and Mrs. J. NJ. Morgan and daugh ter, Miss Mary Morgan, are visitin, relatives in Nashville.
 Mir. and Mrs. John Floyd and chil dren have returned from trip t e North Alabama.
 Miss Gertie Crabtree Is visiting he sister. Mrs. Hugo Meadow in Nash l. vile. o h Mrs A. V. McGregor will leave to h day for Pass Christian.
 MT. and Mrs. O. Fulton have gone t y Pass Christian.
 Miss Dora Josephine Landau is spent r ing several weeks in Montgomery an y Florence.
 Miss Virginia White, Miss Elizabet l White and Miss Mary O'Brien have r y turned from a visit to Miss Hewlet e Mae Adams on Shades mountain. an o are now the guests of Mrs. Jack IWalton.
 r. Judge and Mrs. c. R. smith left ye. ;. terday for St. Clair Springs
 Mrs. F. R. Fenn is spending the weel '- end with friends in Blocton.
 Mir and Mrs. Howard Carey, Jr. QSlo
 ence Holt, who were married Tuesds |
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02
To the Editor of The Age-Herald:

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 It is, at least. a courageous thing for other than leisured literary experts to attempt solution of a problem which the
 experts themselves have given up in despair. l must frankly confess that l dare not attempt a solution to any one of the nucleated problems comprised in those which you propound: CD What does this poem mean? CD Did Shakespeare write it? But I may venture a few com ments.
 Dr. Evans. situated where he could not refresh his memory. falls into not un- natural error when he says that the poem was signed "S' or "W. S." The curious thing is that the full name, William Shakespeare, belongs to the poem as much as the lines themselves, and so the second part of the conundrum con sists in the question; Is the poem authen- tic, or was the name forged? In any event, the presence of the name, genuine or forged, proves the eminence of Shake speare, the poet, since here he is paraded
 by the compiler of Loves Martyr" with
 Ben Jonson, Chapman and Marston. And so u iS ihlpoSSibit to SNccp doiQc tic
 Shakespearean authorship in a cavalier
 manner, and still more absurd to Imply that the Shakespeare of history was an
 unknown parsonage, when his name was an asset for such literary adventure as this book of Chesters in 1901, 15 years after Shakespeare first came to London and three years after his name had first appeared on the title page of unpublished play ((Loves Labors Lost'-159S).
 The plain historic facts show that the Shakespeare of history was facile. bril- | liant mind with an unrivalled genius oi expression. This is Coleridges analysis He readily absorbs all the showy learn. | ing of his day, measures his wit with the | most brilliant, and floods them with its fertility He does not fear to make mis takes of all sorts, for accuracy is of less
 moment to him than luminousness 1 "Euphuism" is the fashion of his time, 2 l summer-lightning play of wit upon words and he is equal to the foremost expositors of the art But none of all his contem ], poraries are half so keen as he on tht l trai. of real accuracy or observation | Scholastic details they may know, but no | half so well the human heart or the laws of moral manhood. And so, in poems as welt as plays this singular union of pro 1 found feeling and thought with playful preciosity of verbiage goes on Its sun
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02
MISCELLANEOUS SHOWER
 FOR MISS CARTER

Mrs. Charles William Streit will be hostess at a miscellaneous shower We'd nesday afternoon at 5 o'clock at her home on Eula street for Miss Margaret Car ter, whose marriage to Mir. Otis Pound stone will be an event of August 12
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02
MRS. MILLS HOSTESS
 AT DINNER PARTY

Mrs. C. l.. Mills was hostess at lovely dinner party Friday at her home in Inglenook in honorA of her guests, Mrs. J. w. Hinds and her daugh- ter. Miss Lily Hinds of New Decatur.
 The table had beautiful floral center
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02
MRS. DAVIS LUNCHEON
 FOR MRS. LAMBETH

Mrs. J. E. Davis entertained a few friends at luncheon yesterday at the Tut wiler hotel in honor of her charming guest, Mrs. G. l.. Lambeth of Mobile.
 A dainty floral decoration was used to center the table and hand-panted cards bore the names of Mrs Davis guests.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02
GRANT-BRlTTAIN
 ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED

Mir and Mrs. ]. l.. Britain announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter. Erin Grizelle, to Mir Olin Ernest Grant The wedding will take place early in September
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02
OLIVER-MIMS
 ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED

MT. and Mrs. W. J. Mims announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Allie, to MT. Willard Oscie Oliver, the wedding to take place early in September.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02
TUXEDO CLUB TO
 GIVE PICNIC AND DANCE

The members of the Tuxedo club will compliment the many visiting girls in the city with picnic and dance Monday evening at West Lake.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02
MISS FITS HOSTESS
 AT LUNCHEON YESTERDAY

Miss Holland Fitts entertained a num- Der Of guests at luncheon yesterday at the Southern club in honor of Miss Ruth Allen, who is the attractive guest of the Misses Allen on Highland avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02

girl endowed by nature with an un- usual personality, graceful mind, beau ty of face and voice will "have a ca reer."