The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-16
EVENTS OF
 DAY IN. SOCIETY CIRCLES
Some Reasons Why Birmingham Can Be An Attractive Winter Resort-Music Study Plans For Coming Season
 Asheville Letter-Greater Birmingham Notes

Birmingham society, Birmingham's s sportsmen, indeed all clements of Bir- n1ingham people will be interested in the campaign just launched toward making of Birmingham a winter resort for tour ists who go to Florida from the east. That this is wonderful winter climate; that Birmingham has larger number of clubs for it's population than any other city; that it's golf courses, two of .hem already perfect and another in course Of construction. and that at last Birming- hams hotels are fully equipped to care for people of he type who spend the win- ters in sports and play all these points are to be brought out in a booklet now in course of preparation to be sent all over the country.
 The hotels and civic bodies of the city will unite in this plan. The various clubs will naturally play large part in the ar rangement of things. Birmingham so- ciety women are enthusiastic over it. Since the list of golf enthusiasts is being daily enlarged, this adds an dncreasingly large number of interested people. The Chamber of Commerce, it is said, viii do
 
 success A member of the womans s com mittee of the Chamber of Commerce said yesterday that it will give this committee fine opportunity to cooperate Witr the chamber, and they stand ready to do any thing to make the plan a success.
 comment recently made by Spur along this line was that a generation ago few business men thought of laying down their work in winter and running away Tor a holiday. Came day when lusl- ness awoke to the fact that the grind was not so hard, nor the seasons ac- eomplishments any less, if there was winter as well as a summer respite.
 Now the winter vacation is an accepted custom that is growing apace until it promises to be almost universal with Those who are either their own masters or those who occupy positions where they are able to use their judgment and taste as to absenting themselves from work Apart from the favorable influence of the winter vacation upon the health and eft elency of business men and upon the busy housekeeper as well, it broadens them ini- measurably by getting them out of ''beaten track" It has been said that "a man can do q years work in II months, but he can't do it in 12.''
 Very wholesome in it's effect, truly far reaching has been the greater apprecia- tion on the part of the people of taking outdoor sports in winter as well as ii summer; golf is to be thanked more for this than any other pastime. The game IS never more alluring than in the au- tumn, and if the winter is at all pleasant there Is the temptation to play on and on Led by golf in the cool of the afternoon Of the frost of an early fall morning many person has felt a return of youth and enthusiasm such as one sometimes Iancies he will never feel again.
 People generally are walking and riding more than formerly, and this, too will De an lnducement Birmingham will offer as winter resort. Nowhere in this aoun- try are there more beautiful bridle paths for the lover of a horseback ride. There are beauties untold, scenery such as one doesn't dream of unless they have saen the sun rise from the vantage point of one or these mountains seated upon the back of a good horse
 30 the idea is to bring the tourist here Tor the winter. The men and women who can take either short or a long leave rom home and business find it a capital one and say that it bids fair to make this city one of the most popular resorts in the country, especially during the early fall