The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-03

1 tulle extending to the chandelier
 Dainty handpainted place cards
 marked the names of the following
 Miss Margaret Chaplin, Miss Rather inc Furvis, Miss Jeanette Walker, Miss Marion Walker, Miss Gertrude Prick | hoffer. Miss Margaret Frckhoffei Miss Stella Mae Orr, Miss Edith Smith MT Raymond Savage, MT. Alvin Reyno MT. Frank Hamilton, MT. Albert Zim-
 mrman, MT. Foria Levert, Mir. C. Smith Mr Dorance Henderson, Mr. Jack Hall MT. Dan Orr.
 MT. and Mrs. H. F. Donahoo enter tained the Matron's Heart club. The house was made bright with Christmas | colors, and after the games salad and l ice were served. Those present were MT and Mrs. c. M Bincler, MT. and Mrs. $. $. Godbee, Mir. and Mrs Tom ] Brown, MT. and Mrs. James Cochran Mr and Mrs. William Cunningham. Mi and Mrs. Mabrye Etchison, MT. and Mrs Clinton Hooper. MT. and Mrs. (. C. Kidd, MT. and Mrs. w. M. Miller, MI and Mrs. Brown Parks, MT. and Mrs J. A. Pursen. MT. and Mrs. Will Wood all, Miss Irene Cater.
 Miss Edith Kestler and Miss Ruth h eStler were ho5tesseS Friday evening
 at rock party to compliment their at
 tractive guests, the Misses Mckay of Russellville. There were five tables of players and after the games salad and ice course was served.
 Miss Mary Lee Broderick was at
 home in honor of Miss Annie Crane,
 one or the college girls who Is spend ing the holidays at home. The house was decorated in holly and mistietoe, the score cards emphasizing the same holiday idea. Heart dice was played.
 two prizes being given, each dainty
 piece of handwork. After the games d
 tempting plate was served. Those pres
 ent were Miss Annie Crane, Miss Mary
 wocdruIf. Miss Grace Meighan, Miss
 Myrtle Lyon, Miss Elizabeth Bickley.
 Miss Grace Geohegan. Miss Geraldine
 Mccormack. Miss Edna Hoya, Miss
 Marie Geohegan. Miss Neva Bell. Miss
 Kathleen Herndon, Miss Imogene lSoar.
 Miss Bessie McCaskey, Miss Winifred
 Gallagher, Miss Helen Geohegan. Miss
 Ethel Knowlton, Mrs. Earnest Melvin.
 Suffragists will be especially interested In news of the recent philanthropy of
 Mrs. o. H. P. Belmont. one of the dis
 tinguished leaders in the cause, who has just established in the headquarters of the Political Equality association, 13 East
 Forty-first street. New York, free sour kitchen for women and girls out of em- ployment She is co-operating with
 friends in the venture, and it is to be opened tomorrow to continue so from 1( clock to noon each day, visitors to be
 served with & bowl of soup and two
 rolls.
 Mrs. Belmont said, in explanation of her
 motives for establishing tho rooms:
 The European war has been the direct
 cause of depriving many of our mos,
 trustworthy citizens of the means oi
 earning their living, and I believe that
 our first and most urgent duty is to bend
 our efforts toward solving the problem of our neighbors right here in New
 York.
 We do not consider this a charitable CT philanthropic venture. We are send- ing fabulous amounts of money and ships
 loaded with supplies to the various aa- ticns at war with each other, and this help is freely accepted by them as proof of our friendship and sympathy From our point of view, We consider it duty to those in need. In establishing this flee soup kitchen we are actuated by the same spirit of helpfulness which we show to the people of foreign countries. Tt is my earnest wish that girls work ing for economic independence, and find ing 1t difficult at this time to make both ends meet. would feel free to accept the
 advantages of this place which is being opened for them without considering it a reflection upon their independence or self-respect. We wish to cone together ill spirit of cooperation in meeting d
 difficult financial crisis through which
 the country is passing. We are all war
 sufferers.
 Tn Washington MT. and Mrs. John Tenn
 rle Graves introduced a debutante daugh-