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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-10

Highland band at an enjoyable social yes terday afternoon at the home of Mrs. R. L. Durant. which was prettily dec orated for the occasion. Mrs. J. w. liar ris had charge of the programme, which was followed by a social hour and light refreshments.
 The Baraca class of the East Thomas Baptist church met last evening at the home of Mrs. A. H. Holcombe The hours were informally spent with music and games and lated ices and cake were en- joyed.
 MT, Fred Mclaughlin entertained a CO., terie of friends last evening at his home. Tables were arranged in the living room and the young folks enjoyed games of hearts, after which dainty refreshments. Invitations were sent to 25 guests.
 MT. and Mrs. G. D. Crawford are visit ing in St. Petersburg, Fla
 Dr. Asbury Sewell has returned to Cen tre after a stay with Prof. and Mrs. E. O. Sanders.
 MT. Thomas ODonald and MT. Robert Stise of Fort Worth Tex, are guests of MT. and Mrs. James O'Hara. The Epworth league members of the Woodlawn Methodist Episcopal church will serve ice cream this afternoon and evening at the church. MT. and Mrs. Roy Summers and their little daughter have returned after spending several weeks at Cooks Springs
 Mrs. George Livingston and her lit- tie daughter, Dorothy Helen, of Dallas, Tex, are guests of Mrs. H. G. Colmer Mrs. Edgar Bell is spending several weeks at Wrightsville Beach.
 Miss Sadie Rhodes and Miss Mabel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-10
MRS. DOWNS COMPLIMENTS
 BRIDE

Mrs. w. L. Downs was hostess at a pretty party Saturday afternoon at her home in Norwood to compliment Miss Aileen Bragan, whose marriage to MT. William c. Samuel will take place Au- gust 19.
 Delicately tinted La France roses and ferns were placed in tall, slender vases on the porch, where four tables were
 arranged for the players and the hours
 were passed with games of hearts, dur ing which Miss Lucille Keith served
 hints and punch. Later an ice course
 carrying out the pink and white color motif, was dispensed.
 The hostess and honoree were as sisted in receiving by Mrs. R. R. Par ham and Mrs. G. Bragan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-10
Li'l Honey, dar's menny CT Oman wid CT Sunny Disposi- tion dat's got CT Powerful Shady Past! Yassum!

plaining; she didn't go about much. but stayed at hone-afways waiting for him with that radiant smile.
 Once he came home drunken, unkempt, hardly able to walk less able to sit straight in his chair at the table, and noting her silence, he said presently:
 Why don't you say somethin?'
 She smiled her radiant smile and re- piled gently:
 'I am glad to see you"
 He reached out his big, rough hands and took her little worn, tired hands in his.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-10
SAMUEL L-BRAGAN
 CARDS OUT

The following invitations have been sent out:
 MT. George William Bragan requests the honor of your presence at the mar riage of his daughter Aileen, to MT. William Cecil Samuel on Thursday aft ernoon, August 19, 1915, at 5:30 o'clock. 241S Ensley avenue, Palmer Terrace, Birmingham"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-10
MRS. WHEELER'S LUNCHEON
 AT THE PRESS CLUB

The members of the Norwood Bridge and Luncheon club were delightfully."- en- tertained yesterday when Mrs. Willard J.. Wheeler was hostess at luncheon at the Newspaper club. Following the luncheon, which was served at 1 o'clock, a series of auction games were played. Seated about the dainty table were the following guests Mrs. John Wood, Mrs. Gregory Johnston, Mrs. G. T. Wofford, Mrs. J. B. Roberts, Mrs. William J. Lassiter, Mrs. T. F. Abernathy, Mrs. c. T. Mayfield and the hostess Mrs Wheeler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-10
THE world smiled back as the sweet

l"HE world smiled back as the sweet woman turned radiant smile to
 ! each and all. and wherever she went, people said:
 "She is like sunshine, she will have a happy life, she deserves a good hus- band"
 And a good husbanN it seemed she was destined to have, fer many good men were numbered among her suitors, but when she made her choice, astonishment was in the air and those who knew helpmate, said she had made blunder that would ruin her whole life
 One of the greatest faults of the man was his inability to appreciate such a treasure as she was, and everybody seemed to think that he'd soon tire of her as he had of other women and aban- don himself once more to self indul- gence.
 But for awhile the world seemed mis- taken, for the man appeared to take on some of the fine qualities that character ized his wife. However, this lasted only short time. and the next phase shows the man. drunken. neglectful, critical. unlsind.
 The woman kept smiling her radiant smile, even If beneath that smile there was often a hint of tears.
 As the years passed dissipation marked the man for its own and everyone began to pity the poor wife, and finally many who were close to her advised her to leave her husband, telling her. as they said. things she ought to know She listened with bewiidered air, as if she were not quite sure what they were talking about, and still she smiled that radiant smile-although sometimes now 1t was terribly twisted.
 She didn't take the advice of her friends. but went on her way uncom-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-10
CONCERT ON THURSDAY
 EVENING AT CABLE HALL

Musical Birmingham is particularly interested in the concert which will be given on Thursday evening next at the Cable hall by Miss Lucille Mahan of Randolph, who Is the charming guest of Mrs. B. c. Burnett in Nor wood.
 Miss Mahan is blind and has received
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-10
MISS STONE TO
 ENTERTAIN INFORMALLY

Miss Virginia Stone will be hostess at an informal party Wednesday evening at her home on South Fifteenth avenue to honor Miss Mary Lee Skeggs of Decatur, the guest of Miss Augusta Dearborn and Miss Alice Weatherly of Anniston. who Is visiting Miss Martha Bradshaw.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-10
AND SHE SAID IN HER RADIANT WAY
 q HAVE KNOWN THESE THINGS ALL ALONG

A tear. trickled down her cheek. q don't deserve to have you" the man said sadly.
 She put her arms about him as if he had been a child and then with that ra- diant smile she murmured something to him and helped him to the couch where he fell down helpless and inert and slept for hours.
 When she awoke she was busy around the house, working here and there, put ting a bright flower in a vase, setting to rights a chair in the library, putting a sofa cushion in it's place.
 The husband was about to tell her he was going to stop it all and reform, but when he got ready to say so, the words wouldn't come, so she began to smile and tell him the news
 The world said:
 "She's making hard fight, isn't she?"
 'She may make man of him yet came another comment, but I'd hate to have her job All the while she was smiling and hop ing and praying. At last something happened; a change came about, and what do you think? It was for the better.
 The worthless husband began to shave and ''primp up' a bit, and pay some at tention to his business and got quite interested in his church ana LOOK a CLASS in Sunday school. The world sat up and took notice. When the world and his wife saw the couple at different places they com mented, as Is the way of the world and his wife. The couple seemed to understand each other, however. and they seemed to have gotten over the rough places somehow. some way, and the woman smiled, as usual, always her radiant smile.
 Gradually the man began to be spoken kof as a very clever and unusual person. one gifted with quite uncommon quail ties.
 Some one repeated the comments to his wife
 She smiled her radiant smile and said gently. q have known these things all along"
 
 turned from a visit to relatives in Lono oke, Ark.
 Mrs. c. J. Holt and son have returned from a months stay in Beaumont Tex.
 Mrs. J. w. Adams and son are visit ing her parents, MT. and Mrs. J. D. Fouts, in Warrior.
 Mr. A. D. Mckinney and his son. Carl Mckinney, are spending sometime in the resorts of North Carolina.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-10
MISS SCHOOLAR TO BE
 DANCE HOSTESS

An interesting event of Thursday even- ing will be an informal dance with Miss Elizabeth Schoolar as hostess at her home. Miss Scholar will include her friends in the school and college set among the guests.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-10
ANNOUNCEMENTS

There will be an important meeting of the Birmingham Equal Suffrage as- sociation this afternoon at o'clock at headquarters All members are re- quested to be present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-10
MIR. AND MRS. HILLHOUSE
 TO CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY

MT. and Mrs. James TIillhouse will cele- brate their golden wedding anniversary al their home on the evening of August IS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-10
SOCIETY IN
 GREATER BIRMINGHAM

Miss Eunice Leckey and Miss Ruth Leckey will leave today for a visit to friends in Atlanta and Gainesville, Ga.
 Mrs. w. N. Griffin. Miss Vera Mae Brewer and Miss Fannie Kate Bates have returned from weeks stay at Pelham Heights.
 Dr. and Mrs. H. H. Hibbs and son have come from Murphysboro, Tenn. to make their home in East Lake.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-10

Mrs. J. H. Mohns of Avondale has as her guests Mir. and Mrs. Clarence Mohns of Atlanta, MT. and Mrs. Fred MOhns of McComb City, Miss, and Mrs. George Mohns of St. Louis.
 Mrs. J. Martin and Miss Pearl Martin of Mount Olive, N. C., are guests of Mrs, M. D. Bishop.
 MT. and Mrs. John Prude and children have returned from a six weeks stay with relatives in Mobile, Coden and Selma.
 Mir. Jack Golf has returned from a visit to Attalla.
 Miss Hattie Travarthen is at home after a pleasant bisit to Jacksonville, Fla. The Third Street band of the Pratt City Baptist church entertained the East
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-10
SOCIETY AND HOME TOPICS FOR WOMEN
RANDOM NOTES

MT. and Mrs R. W. Allen are spending sometime at Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs. W. Va.
 Mrs. Ida Monks and her niece and nephew, Miss Miriam Howard, and MT. in Columbus, Miss.
 MT and Mrs l. C. Lebolt. who are enroute from Michigan resorts to their home in Memphis spending few days with their mother, Mrs. R. Lebolt. Mrs. Lebolt celebrated her eighty-fifth birthday Sunday
 Mrs. Frances Minor Riggs, of Marion, is the guest of Mrs. George B. Ward on South Twentieth street
 Miss Perna Robinson is visiting Mrs. Frank Benton in Montgomery. Mrs. H. G. seibels and Mrs. Victor Prowell motored down to Montgomery for the weekend.
 MT. and Mrs. John M. Brandon are guests of her father, MT. l.. W. Hunter, Montgomery.
 Mrs. W. A. Dawson has returned from an extended western trip.  Mrs. Alex Gibson and children are at Springs.
 Miss Waitman Hood, of Montgomery, is guest of Mrs. Thomas Anglin. Mrs. Harry Meyers has returned from a two weeks visit to Tennessee.
 
 Mics io nf flee Katherine Oden in Atlanta. Mrs. M. E. Woolridge and Mrs. s. c. Baines left last evening for Versailles Ky.
 Miss Martha Sweeney Is spending her vacation at Montesano.
 Mrs. o. T. Stephens and children are visiting relatives in Huntsville. Little Carolyn Wheeler, who has been seriously i'll at the horne of her parents, MT. and Mrs. W. J. Wheeler, is fmprov- ing rapidly.
  Scholar are spending several weeks at Wrightsville Beach.
 MT. Thornley Schoolar and MT Thornley lobe are enjoying their vacation at Wrightsville Beach.
 MT. and Mrs. A. l.. F'ulenwider left re- gently to spend the rest of the summer at Thousand Islands.
 Miss Mildred Kettig, Miss Eliza beth Da- wis, Miss Anne Lanier and Miss Mar guerite Wilkinson are at home after a pleasant stay in Mentone.
 Miss Martha Wingfield of Atlanta Is the guest of Miss Martha Glover. Miss Florence Ledbetter is visiting Miss Florine Smith in Anniston and later will go to Washington to be with her sister, Mrs. c. E.. Burgoon, until the fall Mir. and Mrs. Frank P Glass and fam fly have returned from a months stay in the west. Dr. and Mrs. Gaston Torrance are at home after spending a month in New York and Boston.
  not as strictly observed as in mora serI-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-10

not as strictly observed as in more serI- ous tournaments of course. I saw a young man playing with Alexa Stirling at East Lake the other day, and wondered how 1t happened. But none of the tournament players seemed to mo- tice anything unusual. A trio of players started out together but Mrs. Latham lost her ball and wandered over for q half hours search, the other two girls, Kitty Lovett and Katherine Blecklay. played right on and soon forgot there was third member of the group. In an- other twosome one of the girls was given a stroke of hole handicap, which the other took philosophically:
 we play about the same game, she said, in mild protest, 'but I look older, and I suppose they think I ought to know how to play better, having had more time to pracetice!
 And so it goes.
 But, as said before despite any laxity in the observance of rules, the ladies' golf tournament association is doing fine work in promoting enthusiasm for the game and in spreading the fad to still broader proportions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-10
Notes of Smart People Here and Elsewhere

Scholar to Be Dance 
 SHELBY
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-26
WHAT BULGARIA WANTS

The importance of the negotiations
now in progress between the allies ami
the Bulgarian government has created
universal curiosity as to what the Bul-
garian demands really are The trouble
dates back to the end of The war be-
tween Bulgaria. Serbia, Greece and
Turkey. three years ago Ut was chiefly
owing to the magnificent achievements
of the Bulgarian soldiery that Turkey
was SO hopelessIy defeated. Then the
allies began to quarrel among them
selves and q considerable portion of
the hard-won territory that Bulgaria
had wrested from the Turks she was
compelled to cede to Serbia. Greece and
Rumania The brief struggle was
known as the Second Balkan war. BY
the treaty of Bucharest that portion of
Macedonia which had been obtained by
Bulgaria was divided between Greece
and Serbia. Bulgaria was compelled
to cede to Rumania from the Black sea
to the Danube and was moreover con-
PEELED to cede hack to Turkey not only
Adrianople, known as the Holy City
but the battlefield of Kirk Kilisse. LuIe
Burgas and Tchoriu. On every one Of
these batue6elds the Turks had been
overwhelmingly defeated by the Bul-
gariau soldiers.
The loss of Macedonia was a heavy
blow, that part which was taken from
her being inhabited principally by Bull
garians- The second Bulgarian war
came on as a result of q dispute as to
the division of territory won from
Turkey ia the hrst war. Bulgaria was
arrayed in the second war against
Greece. Serbia and Montenegro, and
was forced IN the end to make the ter
rttorfal concessions to them Ruman.a
threatened Bulgaria with armed for. E
and exacted territory as the price OF
its neutrality.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-26
AN ABUSE OF FREEDOM.

The death Of & minister of the Cos
pei at T0lleston. Ill, presumably at
the hands Of men who differed with
him ia his expressed sympathies in tbs
European conflict is. If all the alleged
facts are true. q aorr0wful Illustration
Of the failure OF the people Of this
nation 10 heed the counsel Of President
Wilson TO refrain from permitting their
sentiments 10 overwhelm their better
Judgment in the present crisis
The whole circumstances do not ap-
pear yet TO have come to light ia the
Tolleston tragedy, but it. is admitted
that there mad been heated arguments
between persons Of opposite war
syrapathies. The murdered pastor is
said to have attacked the allies cause
iu public utcerauces. II is not unlikely
that defenders Of the allies gave re
sentful expressions. At any rate the
breach between the people Of tile little
town reached the point where the
minister asked The police to permit
him to carry q revolver to defend him
self against possible attack. He was
waylaid i'm the dark and killed near the
pulpit from which he preached 90 his
flock
The time has not come i'm these free
United States when men are not ar
lowed to give vent 70 their opinions.
no matter what they may be. on war or
any other question, and for this rea-
son the ToIleston murder lis 70 be The
more deplored. Men who came from
Germany or whose fathers were born
there, or who. have kin in that coun-
try. would nt be true to their own
blood if they did not sympathize at
least with the cause Of the kaiser as
against his enemies. and the same may
he said Of the English, the French, the
Belgians, the Austrians, the italians
and others whose Netherlands are en-
gagged in the bloody conflict. One must
admire men who cherish such fond
and faithful memories Of the land
whence they came, but they should not
allow their enthusiasm to carry them
to the point where their sentiments
conflict with the position Of the land of
their adoption And, happily, there
are few of such instances
But the TolIeston tragedy was the
climax of a battle of words between
men the majority OF whom had only
recently left their native countries be
hind for d land Of greater freedom
and opportunity.
They have abused both.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-26
THE SANITATION OF A SUMMER CAMP

A sumner camp is q device for seek
ing health and pleasure without mod
.ern convaniences. Campers are per
sons who Of their own volition, or
through the enticement of others, re
vert to primitive modes of existence
and ostensibIy obtain enjoyment there
from. Both place and persons then
favor the development of Irregular
ties, encourage more or less irrespons-
Utility and lead to immediate witness.
In this there is no harm and often
much good. However, one thing
should not be f0rg0tten-the arrange
ments. Allow the animals to break
loose once more for the seasonable en-
foyment, but by all means have the
camp sanitary so that in their wiiduess
they VIII do no harm
For. be it remembered that he who
selects a suitable site, pitches mis- tent
OF builds his hut in a proper manner,
examines his food. and protects himself
from his natural enemies, is a wise
camper indeed.
The camp site is important Select
high ground where the breezes blow
and the drainage is good. Only a yer
table amateur viii occupy the space
where another camp has been. for the
filth. the flies aud the food remnants
are probably stil there. Seek an
other location. If You are not satisfied,
move: probably you haven't leased the
. premises and you ought not to put up
with faulty conditions.
The water supply should be pure.
+ The source should be known and prov
ed TO- be Uncoutaminated and if there
is the slightest suspicion Of its quality
IT should not be used without boiling
This is a practicable and easy method
Of rendering any water safe for con
sumption. A second method is by the
use Of bleaching powder. Add a tea
spoonful Of chloride of lime to one
pint of water and keep in a well stop
pered bottle. A teaspoonfuI Of this s0lu-
ton should be placed in two gallons Of
. the water to be treated and after stand
ing for 30 minutes il is then absolutely
safe for consumption.
Guard against insects of all varie-
5 tAESr many G4 not d4UAE ABIUlELlLlHS
/ bat disease carriers as well. Screen
the cabin, the tent. or the hut-even
the most primitive people protect
/ themselves in this manner. Flies fire.
quently spoil an otherwise successful
camping trip. Remember that they
breed ia manure and filth and that the
camper himself IS therefore often re
sponsibIe for their presence. Make
the handy man clean up and keep the
F grounds policed. A little borax added
to the manure or filth inhibits the de-
velopmeut Of the larvae and should be
/ in every outfit. Watch the mosquitoes.
/ They carry in their sting more than a
temporary annoyance. See that the
campfire conveys q little smudge at
night Oil the pools and screen the
sleeping place II you have not forgot
ten to put a few yards of netting in
your kit. Anoint yourself. There are
really a few preparations which mos
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-26

lit is obvious from this story that
the story teller was a young man bent
on an adventure.l
One morning the postman left ne
letter with the firm name Of Outcalt'
Hardy & Dunn attorneys at-law,
stamped on the left hand corner Of the
envelope. I opened it and read the
following, signed by the lawyers:
Your proposition 10 unite the prop
critics so long in legal dispute by mar
rying Miss AuchIncIoss has been re-
ferred to her with our assurances that
the taugIe between the two can never
be unraveled except by such union
Present circumstances II continued
VIII IN time eat up property which
removed from litigation would pro-
dGce an income Of $4,000 clear of all
expenses Miss Auchincloss, never
having seen you, desires US to send
her your photograph.
II was evident to me that the letter
doubtless intended for another An
thony Page had come to me I in
closed my photograph in note stat
ing in substance the note / had re-
ceived from the attorneys and adding
that I did not care to act further
through them, but would be pleased to
form her acquaintance direct. I chose
this course, thinking that the real
Anthony Page might be known per
sonaIly to Nessrs, Outcalt, Hardy &
Dunn and my photograph if sent to
them would give me away.
In due time I received a note signed
Bertha Auchincloss acknowledging the
receipt Of my photograph and inclos-
ing one Of her own. It represented a
Young girl Of eighteen or nineteen,
pretty as a peach and in whose eyes
luTked an inexhaustibie fund Of mis-
chief This viii be a case Of diamond
cut diamond I said to myself. and I
see a lot of fun ahead The letter was
very. short. stating that the writer
agreed with me in direct action instead
Of the "horrid lawyers" and inviting
me to call.
Without proper consideration as to
the risk ] ran Of being horsewhipped
by some Of the young 1ady's relatives
I went to see her She came into the
room smilingly and extended her hand,
which grasped and pressed. We be
gan our acquaintance without the
slightest reference to the subject Of the
union Of property and, so far as that
first meeting was concerned, made
no progress with regard TO union of
properties. This was gratifying to me
for the moment we should enter into
details 7 would betray myself. On
leaving I asked permission to call
again, which was graciously accorded
Having made no reply TO the note Of
the lawyers, [ did not hear from them
again
So delighted was with my success
that on my second visit to Miss Au-
ehincloss I ventured to mention the
object Of my calls. She dropped her
eyes TO the floor and said that be