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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08
Ephera0es-Fereuson Wedding At Twilight
Snlan Levy Wedding Event phmns Miss McCrmacks Introduce
 itor-Coming
By JANE SHELBY

and MT. Nell McPherson and Miss Flora Jones. The bridesmaids wore costumes O. white taffeta with big black picture hats trimmed with a paradise. They carried baskets of Richmond roses. Miss Bessie Ferguson, in dainty white taffeta crea ton with large black hat, was her sister S maid of honor. She held an arm cluster of Richmond roses. Little Virginia Jen- kins made lovely picture, when as flower glrI, in pretty white lace dress, she sprinkled rose petals in the path of. the bride, who entered with her brother MT. John l.. Ferguson, Jr. Miss Ferguson was pretty bride in her dark blue broadcloth suit and a velvet hat of the same shade with paradise trimming completed her attire. Brides roses and valley lilies formed her graceful shower bouquet
 Mr. Ephgraves and his brother, Mir charles Ephgraves, awaited the bride at the altar, where the ceremony was per- formed by her father, the Rev. John Lee Ferguson, assisted by the Rev. S. T. Sla- ton, pastor of the church.
 Immediately after the ceremony Mir and Mrs. Ephgraves left for Asheville, N. C., and upon their return will be at home in their pretty new bungalow on Huntsville avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08
SHIMAN-LEVY WEDDING
 BEAUTIFULLY SOLEMNIZED

A pretty wedding took place yesterday
 morning al 10:30 o'clock at the home of
 MT. and Mrs. Samuel Levy, when their
 daughter. Miss Bertha Levy and MT Mor-
 ris Shiman were united in marriage
 The apartments were lovely with ferns,
 smilax and pink and white roses and an altar was erected in the living room and banked with palms and ferns. The we'd ding march was played by Dr. and Mrs. A. s. Levy and MT. Charles Levy, sister and brothers of the bride.
 Miss Levy's only attendant was Miss Fannie Jacobs, maid of honor, who was lovely in blue crepe meteor with gold trimmings. Miss Jacobs wore a pecom- ing black velvet hat and carried an arm cluster of Richmond roses The bride was very pretty, wearing a dark blue chif- ion broadcloth travelling suit and a large black velvet hat trimmed with black par adise She carried a shower of lilies of the valley. MT. Martin Davidson of Chi cago was MT. Shiman's best man. The ceremony was performed by Rabbi Morris Newfield.
 Following the taking of the vows con- gratulations were extended by relatives and friends. MT. and Mrs. Levy were as- sisted in receiving by MT. and Mrs. Simon Levy, Dr. and Mrs. A, s. Levy and MT. and Mrs. Ben Jacobs. A delicious salad and ice was served in the dining room, where the lace covered table was centered with brides cake, around which pink and white roses were scattered, and at each end were silver candle sticks holding pink tapers
 Later MT. and Mrs. Shiman left for a trip to Chicago and at the conclusion of a honeymoon will so to their home in New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08
ryHE Norwood Methodist cb,,rc, wa.,.

HHE Norwood Methodist church was
 the scene of a pretty wedding last
 evening at twilight when Miss May Sue Ferguson, daughter of the Rev. John l.. Ferguson. became the bride of MT. Herbert Ephgraves
 The church was beautifully decorated Tor the occasion with palms, ferns and southern smilax, quantities of the smllax being entwined around the white lattice about the altar and at each side of the altar were tall standards holding Amer lean Beauty roses and candelabra with burning tapers. A programme of nup- tial music Was given, as the friends and relatives of the young couple assembled to witness the ceremony. Mrs. Leroy Holt presided at the organ with Miss Ben- nett as violinist. Mrs. Eugene Holmes rang Whisper and I Shall Hear Thee" and Miss Sarah Hodges sang Loves Old Sweet Song
 Four little children as ribbon bears were the first of the bridal party to enter They were Sarah Bates, Joyce Lyon, John Lightfoot and Nelson Abercrombie Fol- lowing from opposite ases came the groomsmen and bridesmaids Dr. Henry Hanna and Miss Eva Mae Morgan Mir. Roy Johnston and Miss Mary Lee Bell
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08
Taking Care of Father

T have come to you for helping hand. am just starting a little home for my aged father and myself and hope some one can help me out with a cook stove and a dresser. I can't afford to buy one go out washing and take home washing to support us. I have a few things in storage but no stove or dresser My fa- ther has been living with his son and his wife. who have big baby. and he has been taking care of him. He is P years of age, and when she told him to get out I gave up my furnished room to make home for him. I won't always have my father and want to make a pleasant home for him. While can't buy him clothes I can keep roof over his head and we san have something to eat. We will be more than thankful for any thing that we get. HELEN P''
 Without in the least suspecting what she was doing, the dutiful daughter has painted for us a graphic picture of her family life. We see the old father stag gering under the weight of the big baby; the baby's mother wearing of seeing him around and feeding the inefficient drudge the daughter throwing herself into the breach and assuming quite as a matter of course the maintenance of the parent she loves and trying by toiling at home and abroad to brighten his few remaining years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08
CONCERNING THE OLD ADAGE "AND
 THEY LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER"

N spite of the pessimisn, of the cynics
 and the skeptical smiles of modern = ism, there is something enchanting about the old time romances with the cheerful termination, "and they lived happily ever after" instead of the para phrase, and they lived scrappily ever after.''
 All the ancient fairy tales end in the old adage, and the pity of 1t is that so many people do firmly regard that par ticular ending as nothing more nor less than fairy tale.
 In these days of everlasting proble- matical novels and the perpetual stirring up of muddy waters, which can do no good, but can only achieve a great deal of harm. It is delightfully."- refreshing to turn to the old books in which the souls of our grandmothers reveled qn their early days. let 1t be understood-they like something more convincing nowadays) and which always possessed the same orthodox conclusion.
 If they didn't happen to possess the cheerful ending, and the grass was grow ing green over the grave of the hero or heroine, and the wind and the rain and the reader were all signing and sobbing together-then our grandmothers enjoyed touch of the real romance" than which there is nothing to be desired further In a real love tale.
 But to return to this old time ending of matrimonial combinations, the altar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08
To Help Rank and File

San Francisco. September 7.-Repre- sentative Julius Kahn of California, speaking today at the opning session of the National Federation of Postof- flee clerks said he would do all in his power to end the system of in . creasinE the salaries of higher ups" in the postal service, by pruning the pay of the rank and file. Represen- tative John I. Nolan suggested civil pension law. He criticized the "speed- . ing up efficiency system in opera ton in the postoffices
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08
PASS-CHAMBLEE
 MARRIAGE OCCURS

On Sunday afternoon at ? o'clock a numper or relatives and friends gath cred at the home of the Rev. and Mrs T. J. Chamblee in Blountsville to witness the marriage of their daughter, Miss Stella Chamblee, to Mr. Jason Pass of Birmingham
 The home was beautifully decorated With quantities of white dahlias and handsome ferns. There were no attend ants the bride and groom entering to- sether while Miss Mary Winnie Cham blee, sister of the bride. played the we'd ding march. The ceremony was her. formed by the Rev. J. E. Lowry Miss Chamblee's wedding gown was made of white satin with pearl trimmings and she held a shower of brides roses.
 Alter a brief wedding tour MT. and Mrs. Pass will make their home in Bir- mingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08

teacher, two years his junior-an old flame whom he had loved for years, whose TO- nance had begun when they were mere children, but something had intervened to break up their marriage.
 Perhaps they are happier now than they would have been if they had mar ried when she was sweet sixteen and he was eighten, because they both have seen much of lifes sorrows and disappoint- ments as we'll as its joys and pleasures and they have now settled down into the ways and habits of each other m sur prisingly intuitiye manner and this seems all the more queer because he was what the world termed "a confirmed old bach elor" and she "a hopeless old maid.
 Lots of mothers say that they prefer their daughters to wait and marry when they have seen a lot of the world and are ready to settle down
 Girls after they have passed 25 are cer- tainly more staid and dignified and world wise. to be sure than the debutante of Dream as taking place during one S youth and not when we've grown "easy going and soporific.
 There's no getting away from the fact that 1t is only in youth that the deepest measures of feeling are gauged. It is only in youth that we touch the heights and correspondingfy 1t is only in youth that
 
 True. the sorrow is soon forgotten, for optimism Is natural to youth, but during the time of suffering the whole world seems black and pitiless, and the sun seems to have ceased shining forever.
 And they lived happily ever after'' seems synonymous with youth and TO- nance and optimism and faith in the world and it's people and few young folk associate esteem, affection, congenality, suitability of interests and certain like ness in tastes as basis of anything of in- terest to sweet and twenty"
 They are all very excellent substitutes for the youthful intensity of enthusiasm. as many come to realize as they grow older. but you couldn't have been con- vinced of this when you were in your 'teens-no. never-that any such prosaic things had anything to do with romance, which indeed and in fact they haven't.
 The old fairy tale benediction to the story of land they lived happily ever after" is very thrilling and very sweet, even to those whose lives have been by disappointment and whose ambitions have been thwarted-yes, they all like to read about it. anyway, whether such an ending comes their way or not!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08
Li'l Honey, CT Heap uv what CT Man calls "Luv" is lak Sody Watah, kaze hit jes' natchully "Fizzles out" at de las! Yassum.

seems nowadays to be only the beginning instead of the ending of the taie. and most modern stories deal with the course of true love after 1t has been swept through the very gates of hymen, right on to the divorce courts or the final recon ciliation or the legal separation or what ever it may happen to be.
 So many mothers dislike for their chil- dren to marry young, but it seems as if youth alone were the time for romance which leads to marriage and the old end ing of and they lived happily ever after"
 However, there are exceptions, when people wait until they are we'll on to the half century mark, for I recall one of the very happiest marriages I ever heard of, which was contracted between a man of 52 and perfect darling of a music
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08
MISS SHACKLEFORD
 COMPLIMENTS VISITOR

A merry crowd of "A girls with Miss Julia Shackleford as hostess enjoyed a swimming party and luncheon at Roe buck Springs Golf and Auto club yester- day. This charming hostess entertained her friends to compliment Miss Addie Small of Macon, Ga., who as the guest of Miss Katherine Mccormack is receiv- ing many delightful social courtesies. The affair was informal and very enjoyable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08
SOCIETY AND HOME. TOPICS FOR WOMEN
RANDOM NOTES
Miss Annette Hoyt is the guest of Miss Jocelyn Orr at Mentone.

Miss Annette Hoyt is the guest oi Miss Jocelyn Orr at Mentone.
 MT Asa Rountree. Jr., and Mrs John Alpine left yesterday to resume theil studies at the University of Alabama.
 Mrs. Pauline Rice is visiting Mrs. Jo- seph saks in Anniston.
 Mrs. Owen Gillespie and her children yill leave Thursday to spend several weeks in the mountains of North Caro- lina
 Mrs. J. c. Maben, Jr., and children are expected home this week after spend- ing the summer on a plantation near Car tersville, Ga.
 Mrs. Sterling Foster and children will go to Mentone this week to stay until October.
 Mir Donald Thornberry and MT. Henry Johnson left yesterday for Tuscaloosa to enter the university ] The following young men will leave to- day to attend Auburn during the coming winter: MT. Ned McDavid, MT. Bradley Saunders, Mir Joe Worthington, MT. will Bert Stiles, MT. Lennox Brooks, Mr Harold Bowron, MT. Wadsworth Wood and MT. Tom Blanchard.
  Sidney Harris and Jack Harris are spending few days with friends in this city en route from a visit to relatives in Tuscaloosa to their home in Kansas City.
 Mrs. Henry Pearson of New York is the attractive guest of Mrs. Thomas V. Boardman at her home on Caldwell Ter race.
 MT. and Mrs. Leonard Wertheimer, who were recently married in New York, ar- rived yesterday to make their home with Mrs. M Wertheimer on Highland avenue. MT. and Mrs Charles T. Phillips have returned from their wedding trip. and are at home at 2504 Twenty-second avenue, north.
 Miss Cecle Daniel has sufficiently re- covered from her recent illness to be re- moved from St Vincent's hospital to her home.
 MT. and Mrs. Ellis c. HoIlums have named their little son Ellis c. Hollums. Jr. to enter the State university at Tusca- loosa Miss Pearle Howard of Columbus, Miss, is visiting her relatives. Mir. and Mrs. Walter l.. Howard. Mrs. Ida Marks and Miss Miriam How ard have returned from Columbus. Miss, l where they have been visiting relatives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08
MISS REYNOLDS TEA FOR HER GUESTS

A thoroughly delightful and informal event of yesterday afternoon had Miss
 Earlyne Reynolds as a dainty hostess when she asked about 25 or 30 of her
 girl friends to have tea with her at 5 o'clock and meet her attractive guests, Miss Louise Gunter and Miss Gladys Gun ter of Denver.
 The rooms were lovely with golden glows and ferns, and large basket of these bright tinted flowers adorned the center of the dining table. The hostess was assisted in the dining room by Mrs. Harding Burke, Mrs. B. A. Reynolds, Mrs. James Riley and Mrs Polk Davis. Tea, sandwiches and bonbons were served.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08

roy Pratt Percy of Birmingham than had Atlanta. The Phinizy family belongs to Georgia, and not to any special town
 All the Phinizy girls are equally as we'll known and as popular in Atlanta, Au- gusta and Athens, and the fact that some i've in one of these places and some in the other is merely an incident It is happened that last weeks bride was an Athens resident, and the beautiful CO., i%oilai % nome there was filled with friends from many cities for the festivities Ali the Calhouns Phinizys and connections or these families, as well as many friends, went over for the wedding"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08
R MARION W IHARLANDS <
 HELPING HAND Ae1zz,you Hz1zxzs1
Don't Send Parcels tn Office

One of the staff notifies us that thore have been consigned to her safekeeping the follow ing articles: Two trusses for men, three abdominal belts, Bihio, two French grammars, and two packages of silk pieces. "To whom would you like me to send them?" she in- quires. Will those to whom any Of those would be positive re- lief from anxiety, suffering of body or of mind, or useful in her work done for others good let us know without delay? The proceeding is irregular, accord ing to Corner rules. which pre- scribe that no parcels shall be left at the office of the paper or sent at random. Send to us for an address approved by us and consign the precious dona- tion directly to the needy one. This Is the least expensive, the least troublesome. and the surest way of bringing supply and de- mand together.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08
MRS. LAWTON HONOREE
 AT BRIDGE LITNCHEON

Mrs. Arnold Masberg was hostess at a bridge luncheon yesterday at her home TOT Mrs. J. B. Lawton. Luncheon was served at o'clock, vase of bright col ored asters adorning the center of the table and place cards of the same de- sign were used at the guests places. An interesting game of bridge followed the luncheon.
 Those present were: Mrs. R. M. Pugh, MISS Burns, Mrs. J. B. Lawton. Mrs. Sharies Lloyd, Miss Lila Can't, Miss Lily Pugh, Mrs. E. F. Smith and Mrs. Mas berg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08
Request for a Bed

T will thank you much if you will get me bed. My sister isn't in good health and I know it Is not a good idea for me to sleep with her. JENNIE B."
 It is bad idea. Double beds should me abolished in an age that understands sanitation so much better than the for mer did as to make us stare in horror at practices sanctioned everywhere by our forebears. Is there not a single bed preferably iron-which can be spared for the sister of the invalid? It would be an act of mercy, if not of necessity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08
Some Sacred Songs

'T appeal to you for what may seem trifle to some one. I should like to have some sacred songs, solos or duets or missionary songs, any one can spare I feel sure that among your readers there are those who would be willing to spare their old pieces. will gladly pay post age |. P"
 Here. assuredly, is request that will be speedily answered In every church going community collections of psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, be- thumbed and dog-eared clog closet and library shelves. Some are duplicates. The singers of the household have tired of others Collect them for our applicant and send for her address.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08
MISS WILSON'S DINNER
 FOR MISS ADDIE SMALL

Mss Margaret Nelson will be hostess at dinner this evening at her home on lroquois street complimentary to Miss Addie Small, Miss Katherine McCor- mack's much-feted guest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08
Made the Baby Happy

T am thankful for the baby carriage that was sent to me through the Corner. It gave such pleasure to the baby when she saw it. so once more I thank your Corner and the generous donor for giv- ing such great pleasure to the baby, be- cause she likes the buggy so much. am poor and had to ask for baby's sake.
 MRS B. Sensible baby! Long may she enjoy the carriage and what 1t brings into her life. I could envy the sensations of the giver when she reads the outpourings of the mother heart. We take especial and prideful delight, as I have remarked before this, in the acquisition of a go- cart It stands for exercise, fresh air, health and happiness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08
ANNOUNCEMENTS

A spend-the-day party will be given a the home of Mrs. J. P. Moore today for the benefit of the Fountain Heights Methodist Episcopal church. Band No /; oi the Missionary society has arranged an interesting programme and a lunch
 con will be served at non All the ladies of the church are invited
 The Children's Hospital association will
 hold meeting this morning at Il o'clock
 at the hospital building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08
Silk Pieces for Patchwork

w. F. H. writes that she has pieces of silk to give. I should be, glad to re- ceive them for patchwork. I will return stamps to the amount of the price of package if w. P. H. will be so kind as to mail same to me M. B."
 We will bestir ourselves to seek pieces for a new and welcome member The batch rendered by W. P. H. was bestowed elsewhere before we knew that you would like to share in them. Otherwise. you would have heard from us by mall. Watch the Corner for the next supply. Should we hear of 1t shortly you will be ap- prised promptly. Your name is in our books.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08
MRS. COPELAND'S LUNCHEON FOR VISITING GIRLS

Mrs. Hal Copeland will be hostess at a luncheon party at the Newspaper club
 Thursday at 1 o'clock complimenting Miss
 Earlyne Reynolds and her guests, Miss
 Louise Gunter and Miss Gladys Gunter of Colorado. Hsa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08
MISS BLACKWOOD TO
 ENTERTAIN THURSDAy

MISS Ossie Blackwood will be hostess at morning card party Thursday to
 honor Miss Stella Mae Orr and Miss Ear iyne Reynolds guests, Miss Louise Gun
 ter and Miss Gladys Gunter of Denver
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08
COMMENT ON
 PERCY-PHINIZY WEDDING

The following item recently appeared in the Hearst American:
 While we had no weddings of our own the past week, it was hard to tell 1 whether Athens had any greater share ] in the marriage of Martha Phinizy to Le-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08
HAYS-MOUGHON
 MARRIAGE SJINDAy

The marriage of Mrs. Frazier Moughon to Mir Al H. Hays was quietly solem- nized Sunday evening at 6.y o'clock at | the home of the brides sister, Mrs. Harry J. Swacina, on Avenue H. the Rev. J. A. Bryan officiating. Only a few friends and relatives were present
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08
MRS. BARTON TO BE
 LUNCHEON HOSTESS

Mrs. Arthur Barton will entertain at luncheon today at her home on South Thirteenth street to Compliment Miss Louise Gunter and Miss Gladys Gunter of Denver, the lovely guests of Miss Earlyne Reynolds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08
Abe Attel Quits

Gloversville N. r.. September "A match between former featherweight champion, Abe Attel, and Tommy Houck was called off today, Attel refusing to go on with a heavier man. Frankie Callahan of Brooklyn was substituted and Attel knocked him out in the third round.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08
MIR. AND MRS. GROSS
 TO CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY

MT and Mrs. A. Gross will celebra te their silver wedding anniversary Thurs. oay afternoon and evening from to 10 O CLOCK at their home on Avenue I.