The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-11
MISS ANNIE LAURIE SPARKS OF THE /
 ASSOCIATED CHARITIES TALKS ICE FUND
By DOLLY DALR.YMPLn

| I remember a story that I never grew weary of on rainy afternoons. It was one of the Tales for Young Persons. do with a walk these two took. No Eyes had nothing to relate in the way of ad- venture-he had seen nothing and noth- ing had happened. Eyes came home full of the afternoons dolngs. He had seen pair of birds building their nest, a field full of wonderful color and any number of things that delighted and interested him.
 Then there is the anecdote of the visitor to the Worlds fair, with it's buildings and paintings and machinery. When her neighbors gathered to hear the story of her travels she was full of but one thing the horse that was made of prunesl Nothing else had made the slightest inn pression on her mind; she had seen but that curious and quite unimportant ex- hibit.
 It is so with the most of us, I think.
 We are apt to see first the things that we are most interested in, and nothing much of anything else
 | Even the pussy cat who went to Lon | {, she would have been most interested in at any time in any place. She simply saw the little mouse hiding behind the chair" | All of which leads up to question that is of great importance in this com munity just at this time, and which per | haps many of us in our blindness are | overlooking.
 Have you stopped to think for a mo- ment, how many people in this great big town are suffering during this swelterng heat for the lack of few comforts which l a small amount from each individual might help tremendously to allay?
 The Associated Charities hasn't over looked it.
 With the hundreds of cases that come to the. eyes of the good people connected l with the work, they are in position to see just what is needed among those less fortunate than ourselves and are trying to make such cases more comfortable and more satisfied.
 1 was talking with Miss Annie Laurie Sparkes, the young assistant secretary of the Associated Charities, yesterday 1 about the flee fund" for the babies and | mothers which just at present is the thing | that most concerns us and this tall, fair 1 slip of a girl with her honest blue eyes and her bright, smiling face told me very
 
 peal to you they did to me-if, ] can only tell you about them as Miss sparkes | told me. A A ssfa
 'The .iosefend foF the babies and ] mothers was started a year ago." said T she, 'and it achieved tremendous results. You can't imagine how the babies and mothers suffer for the want of just these little necessities. We who sit in luxury in our homes or offices with every con venience known to man, ice water, cleo tric fans, spacious drawing rooms or comfortable sun parlors. why, we have no Idea until we are brought into close contact with the poor what they really do suffer.
 Take the little sick baby" Miss Sparkes continued, "and the poor little thing is fretting and crying for nourish- ment, suffering probably with some dreadful disease, and imagine what it is not to have a piece of ice the size of thimbe even to quench the thirst of the 3 little parched throat? Or take the nursing 7 mother who is worn out with her great big baby, pulled down to a mere shadow of her former self. and who is dependent upon her food being properly prepared and kept cool so that she may impart life to her little baby. These are the people who need our help and to whom the ice fund will be an everlasting boon'
 How much does 1t take to supply the average family with ice?" I asked.
 Five cents a day" said Miss Sparks, will buy enough ice for the average family, or $1,50 a month, or S6 from now until October 1. This, of course, is not liberal, you understand but it can be made to do. Where milk must be kept on ice for. the babies more ice of course, is required. Food of other kinds requires cool place to be kept in and where there is sickness, of course, more of demand Is made. If there is typhoid fever or bowel trou- ble, which so many babies are sub ject to in the summer. 1t Is almost nec- essary to have more lee. Of course greater quantities are needed in some cases as ice baths are required besides
 
 Charles Piggott, Mir Bert Brooks and Dr. Lear entered first followed by Mrs J. c. Eggleston of Arkansas matron of honor. Next from opposite aises of the church came the groomsmen, maid of : honor and bridesmaids. Miss Anne Sibley of Birmingham was maid of honor and the bridesmaids were Miss Rowena Buck of Chicago, Miss Mary Sibley of this city and Miss Hazel Higgins of Chattanooga. All wore pale blue crepe de chine with lace draperies, their flowers being white , roses. Those attending as groomsmen were MT. Charles Loaring Clarke of Chat i tanooga, Dr. c. Dwight Chiles. Mr. Bell : Golson and Mr. J. Courtney Robbins, all of this city.
 Miss Conger entered with her father, MT. Tiff Conger. by whom she was given , in marriage. The brides costume was of i white crepe meteor, made with puffing and lace trimmings. She carried bride's s roses and valley lilies.
 brilliant reception followed at the home of the brides parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tiff Conger. The house was dec orated with mountain laurel and crimson : ramblers.
 , MT and Mrs. Barker left for wedding Il trip in the east and after June 20 will II make their home in Birmingham Il TODAY IN SOCIETY II Meeting of the parliamentary law Il study class at Equal Suffrage headquar- Il ters, 1O:3O this morning.
 III Mrs. E. F. Quigly entertains informally II at s:30 for Miss Brockman's guests. Il The members of the Thursday After noon club meet with Miss Sarah Dryer III The Growlers' dance at the Roebuch Springs Golf-Auto club.
 III Fred Sloss gives dance. Il Card party for Miss Hopkins. AFTERNOON TEA WITH
 MISS DRENNEN HONOREE H One of the most interesting events oi III rr,, with