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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-18
MISS HOYT'S DANCE
 FOR MISS CRANES GUESTS

Miss Edna .Ioyt was hostess at a dance Friday evening in Norwood for Mss Jennie Rowan and Miss Mary Ella Rowan of Denton. who are visit ing Miss Annie Crane
 The lower floor of the house was made Aright with summer flowers and the Evening was spent with music and dancing, ar ice course being served at a late hour.
 The girls invited were: Miss Beulah Rain. Miss Mary Krauss, Miss Leone Krauss Miss Leta Stewart, Miss Edith Whatlcy. Miss Lois Brown, Miss Grace Nina. Miss Margaret Frickhoffer. Miss Gertrude Frickhoffer, Miss Margaret Lassiter. Miss Susie McVay. Miss Ella Louis Ward. Miss Madeline Ward, Miss Gertrude Mccormack Miss Geraldine McCormock. Miss Grace Hall. Miss Es- tellr Strickland. Miss Margaret Dewey, Miss Nan Pegues. Miss Hazel Gore, Miss Lucille Smith. Miss Annie Smith, Miss Francis Bailey. Miss Edith Smith. Miss Ruth Armstead. Miss Blanche Es- tes. Miss Georgia Estes. Miss Kathleen Hernden. Miss Amelia Gaudin. Miss Neva Bell. Miss Ethel Matthews. Miss
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R A N D OM N Q T F s


 Mr. w. H. Wilson of Stephenson studio will attend the convention of the Photographers Association of 1 America in Indianapolis and Is ex- pected to return to Birmingham about July 25.
 The Rev. and Mrs. Marvin R. lief lin of Cullman have named their little daughter Julia Clarke for her maternal grandmother.
 Mrs. Lowell Yerkes has returned from a six weeks visit to her parents, MT. and Mrs Lyme, near Lexington Ky.
 Miss Edna Schoen left yesterday for a stay of several weeks at Pass Chris tan and Biloxi.
 MT. Morris Bernheim and MT. Lewis Bernheim left yesterday for a motor cycle trip to Troy, Ala, where they will visit their sister, Mrs Meyer Saks, for a few days.
 MT. and Mrs. J. H. Newman are spending the week end at Bluff Park hotel on Shades mountain. Mrs. J. H. Lee of Memphis is the guest of Mrs. James Coleman. Miss Annie Watkins. Miss Maude Watkins and Miss Agnes Watkins are spending the weekend at the Bluff Park hotel.
 Miss Sadie Copeland and Miss Hat Copeland left yesterday for Chicago and other cities of the middle west.
 Dr. John M. Basore of the faculty of Princeton university Is visiting his brother. MT. P. s. L. Basore.
 Mir. and Mrs. M " Danheiser and Miss Rena Danheiser, who have made their home in this city for the past two years. left yesterday for Pensa- cola to visit relatives before locat- ing in another city. Mr Sidney Dan heiser will remain In Birmingham.
 Mrs. g. K Reid and her daughter, Miss Edith Smith. have returned from visit to Savannah, Ga.
 Mrs. Charles Robinson of Atlanta is the guest of Mrs. J. D. Ponceler
 
 Miss Elizabeth Shores of Montgom- cry arrived yesterday to spend some time with Miss Marie Dorsey. Sev- eral informal parties will be given in her honor In the near future.
 
 Z Miss Alice McCalley of Atlanta is Visiting Mrs. ]. D. Ponceler.
 MT Clarence Stobert and MT. Holden Naff are spending two weeks at Camp Walton. Fla. Mir. Stobert's mother, Mrs Mary Stobert. will join them Mon day for the remainder Of their stay.
 Miss Caroline Dunwody and Mrs. W. ii. Cain and her little son of Savan- nah Ga. are guests of Mrs. Theodore s,wann at the Fairmont apartments
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and the pencils of. the other members were kept busy jotting down the val uable notes as MT. Cohen told "whai to do and what not to do." His talk was as delightful as it was interest ing and instructive.
 The local center of the drama league will offer a prize for the best one-act play in the near future and upon the selection by the judges this play will probably be performed by one of the leagues amateur dramatic clubs. By the way. these clubs. with many of Birmingham's society belles as mem- bers are planning q number of de- lightful theatrical entertainments which will be given during the com ing fall and winter. Another interest ing undertaking of the playwrights will be the writing of pageant, us- ing Alabama history as the theme.
 The clubs members include MT. Ed mund Armes. MT. Will Bason. Miss May Collins. MT Ben Gross. Mrs Cabot Lull, Miss Emily Miller, Mrs w. g Lowell, Mrs. Flournoy Rivers, Miss Loucile Douglas. Miss Jane Sibley, MT Dan Reuben, Miss Splelberger, Mrs L
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-18
WEDGWORTH-HOFFMAN
 INVITATIONS OUT

Friends here have received the fol- lowing invitations:
 Mrs. Eula Griffin Hoffman invites you to be present at the marriage of her daughter, Eula Marie, to MT John Burton Wedgworth, at & o'clock on Tuesday evening. July 20, 1915. First Baptist church, Tuskegee"
 These invitations are read with in terest throughout the entire state where both young people are widely known.
 Miss Hoffman Is one of the most charming of girls. The sweetness of her character and her charming man ners has endeared her to a large cir cle of friends who regret that her marriage will take her elsewhere to live
 The groom Is the son of MT. and Mrs. w. M. Wedgeworth of Wedgworth, and is a member of one of the oldest and most distinguished families of this state. He enjoys the esteem and good wishes of large circle of friends who will be delighted to welcome his bride to Wedgworth. ff s.a
 They will be at home to friends after September l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-18

~ INCE the Birmingham Center of the Drama League was formed A Last spring the various com mittees and branches have been ex- ceedingly busy. each with it's own par ticular line of work. One little circle of members who are interested in play writing in all forms has been silently working and last month. under the leadership of Mrs. W. S. Lowell, the Playwrights' clubs was formed.
 This organization is composed of about 20 members and the informality which characterizes the meetings makes them a real treat to those who attend. A unique feature of the play wrights is that they do not have any stated time for meeting but if any member has anything of interest to bring before the club the other mem bers are notified and a "get-together gathering" is held.
 The members are planning to accom- plish great things In their line of work including short story writing, one-act plays, also dramas and com
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-18
LITTLE MISS BAUGH TO CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY

Fay Harris Baugh, the attractive lit- tie daughter of MT. and Mrs Berry Baugh. will be hostess at juvenile rarty Tuesday afternoon at their home on Highland avenue, having asked large number of her little friends to call at o'clock to help celebrate her bii thday
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eresting visitors for whom several de- lightful informalities have been given. Mrs. c. T. Randall was hostess for them Friday morning, entertaining at bridge al her home on Qunlan avenue and yes terday they were honor guests at a luncheon at the Southern club, Mrs Claude Cotton being hostess upon this occasion.
 Miss Elizabeth Hawkins, who. frequent ly runs over from Atlanta to visit friends in the Magic City. is at present with Miss Katherine Reynolds and is receiving 4 number of social courtesies.
 Miss Lillian Brantley of Troy guest of Miss Louise Spain and Miss Marie Merrill of Mobile. who Is visiting Miss Lee Etta Paul, are among other visiting
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-18
MIR. GRESHAM HOST
 FOR VISITING GIRL

MT Miles Gresham entertained a party ot friends in an informal and de- lightful manner yesterday, compli- menting Miss Katherine Kearney of New Orleans. the attractive guest of Miss Leila Smith. The young folks enjoyed a motor ride to Queenstown
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Caldwell was a charn she complimented MT. Charleston. a guest I Hugh Morrow, giving the home of her part John Miller Caldwell, nue. Miss Catherine
 Mary Frances Cathcf
 two lovely cousins, are a number of interest | are being planned i
 Miss Earline Mindeil1 is visiting Miss Elos Q introduced to the t{l mingham last Tuesds Miss Julia Casey WE
 Another delightful r Minderhout was Mi g dancing party Thu sdI Niss Helen Rar dA
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Y Taylor Mrs Lewis Underwood Miss Mary Weisel, Miss Amelia Worthing- ton and MT. Octavus Roy Cohen Social activities in Birmingham have
 been usually quiet for the past two weeks and the outlook for the near fu- turc is a continued dull season, how eyer, the presence of a number of at- tractive visitors has broken the spell at intervals especially among the younger set.
 Tuesday evening Miss Mary Eiizabeth
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day to spend several weeks at Camo walton Fla
 Miss Molly Ross is visiting Miss Ada Blanche Grey and other relatives in Sulligent
 Miss Hattie Lee Craig of Lewisburg. | Tenn, is the guest of Mrs E. l.. Long.
 Mir and Mrs. Robert Strickland and family have returned from 10 days camping trip at Riverview.
 Mss Allison Smith Is the guest of her aunt. Mrs c. D. Walker in Att lanta.
 MT Eugene l. Spencer of Detroit 10 visiting his brother, Mir. J. P. Spencer of this city.
 Mfr J. c. Jones of Russellviile. daugh- ter of Mir w A orman of this city. 10 | i'll at the Davis infirmary.
 
 Miss Nell Morrison Is convalescent from a recent attack of typhoid fever.
 Mrs. George c. Harris. Mrs Edward l.. Keiser and Miss Dorsey Harris will leave Monday to visit friends in Kokomo and Sheridan. Ind, and later will go to Chi- cago. They expect to be away about month.
 
 Mrs. P. A. Rosster. Miss F1eurange Rosster and Mir William Rossiter will leave this week to spend several weeks in Atlanta, Tybee Island and Atlantic l Beach.
 Miss Mary Donahue and Miss Kathe- rinc Donahue expect to go to Atlanta. Tybee Island and Atlantic Beach for n vacation trip. They will leave the first of this week. Mrs R l.. Atkins will leave this week for visit to Sprinsfed. O., and Putin Bay. James Childers is attending tho Boys International conference at Lake Geneva. Wis. and is having very pleasant time MT and Mrs. Joe Levy have as their guests Mrs. S. sinlSovitz and her baby of Atlanta
 MT. and Mrs. W. C. Lane of Hot Springs are guests of MT. and Mrs. c. T. Mayfield on Norwood boulevard. Mrs. R. II Pearson will leave Tues day for Lake Chautauaua. N Y.. and the White Mountains and later she will visit her daughter Mrs. Bertram Pike. at her summer home near New Hamp- shire Mrs. Chandler IIill of Norfolk, Va, ls the guest of Mrs. Edward c. Dugas. ss Mrs. Frederick S. Ferguson expects to leave the latter part of July for Garrison. N. Y, to visit her daughter. Mrs. Arr thur Gray | Mrs. Pelham Anderson and her baby will leave Sunday for Valley Head to visit Mrs F, Y. Anderson for several weeks
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edies of greater length Nor are the photoplays being overlooked. Several of the writers have already arrived" in the latter direction and at the meet lngs "confessions' and experiences" are given by everybody.
 At recent meeting MT. Octavius Roy Cohen. a we'll known short story writer. whose articles appear in all Of the popular ma gazines, told of his strugeles before the goal was reached
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-18
DANCE FRIDAY EVENING
 AT SOUTBEPN CHR

Mir. George, Long and Mir. Joe Yates are arranging plans for an informal dance complimenting the college set and v'sifinE girls which will take place Friday evening at 9 o'clock at the Southern club. This dance will be one of the interesting e<ents of the week. Miss Marie Hardwick ana MT.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-18
MISS MADDOX TO GIVE INFORMAL DANCE

To introduce her guest. Miss Doll King of Selma, Miss Lille Maddox will be hostess at an informal dance Wednesday evening at her home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-18
MRS. BOWERS TEA
 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON

Mrs. P. B. Bowers will be hostess at tea Wednesday afternoon from 430 to 6:3O o'clock to compliment Miss Jo-
 hanna Leuth of Kansas City and Mrs.
 Daisy McMeyers of Louisville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-18

Barbara Gonzalez, Mss Mary Hollan, Miss Kathleen Donahue, Miss Flemand Roche ster. Miss Hannah McCave Miss Lucille Swift and Miss Margaret Grif- fitn.
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and spent the evening dancing. Later a dinner was served.
 The following were asked to meet Miss Kenrney: Miss Leila Smith, Miss Leila Robinson, Miss Martha Bradshaw. Miss Margaret Bradshaw. Miss Holland Fitts. Mir. Ashby Long. Mir George Long.f Mir. Ravee Norris, MT. Miller Robinson, MT Murray Nicholson and Mir Gresham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-18

) James Rhodes interesting maid Bailey DeBardeleben (5 These little ribbon for
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girls who have been extensively enter tained during their stay in this city.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-18

Mrs. Pelham Anderson and her baby will leave Sunday for Valley Head to visit Mrs. r. Y. Anderson for several weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-18

Miss Margaret SIX will leave Mon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-18

Mrs. Frederick $. Ferguson expects to leave the latter part of July for Garrison, N. Y. to visit her daughter. Mrs Arr thur Gray.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-18

Mrs. R. II. Pearson will leave Tues day for Lake Chautauqua, N. Y.. and the White Mountains and later she will visit her daughter Mrs Bertram Pike.
 at her summer home near New Hamp- shire
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Mrs Chandler IIill of Norfolk, Va, is the guest of Mrs. Edward c. Dugas.
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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-15
ENGLAND TO ALLOW
DETAINED SHIPS
TO co ON BOND
If Judge of Prize Court Is
Willing Vessels Brought In
for Detention May Be Re-
leased.

Washington. Jan. i5.--ReleaEe on
bond of ships detained in British
prize courts win be permitted b, the
British government " the Judge Of
the court Is willing. according TO .
statement issued today by the British
embassy.
The embassy statement siys.
while they cannot give pledge
that all ships now In prize courts will
be released on Oail being offered. be-
cause the decision must rest with the
Judge. His Majesty's government, In
order 10 relieve n shortage OF tonnage,
are anxious Ia withdraw ships as
little as possible from the carrying
trade and win therefore not oppose
release on bail OF ships now la prize
courts II bail Is offered.
"only seven neutral vessels are az
present In prize court aud Ave ships
are detained by the United Kingdom
in addition at the moment for exam
ination as 10 character ana 10 dcstinR-
tion OF cargo. one of these will
probably be RELEASED almost immedi-
ately and not one OF them Is under
the American flag.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-15
Tumulty Explains
Events tsLeadingto
Anti Rumor
Methodist Clergyman Sat On
His Top Hat and Started
Whole Thing, Declares Sec
retary to President.

Washington. Jan Secretary Tu.
muiiy threw up his hands In despair and
hoaved a sigh today when he read a
published story saying he had gone 10
&c capital 10 work against I'm for
prohibition In the capital lie declare,
Il climax TO run or hard luck
which contained the following In
stances:
A Methodist clergyman sat on his
sllk hat at indianapolis.
A policeman refused him admittancc
TO the Indiana Democratic club recep-
ton To the president because Of the
aforesaid battered hat.
In New York. later. he stopped NJ
one hotel and the proprietor Of anoth-
81 rrote him q letter Of protest, con-
tending that because he was a good
democrat. Mr. Tumults should have
stopped with him
He went to jersey City with his, wife
for a social visit and the newspapers
said he went to settle an appointment
fight.
Al the earnest request Of demo-
cratic member of congress he wrote a
letter endorsing a man for office and
later discovered the man was con-
nected with the lemon trust"
II seem to get nothing but lemons"
sighed Secretary Tumulty today as be-
finished the recital
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-15

Victor Ennanuet. who r.,nr,.a a.
Rome IRON, Averrano I.., n,~t, ,..e-
sonaliy auperlnss,l ,laea IN. yeis,.. ~
n number az surh u,fort,,,.te-
rho klng reachel ~ cenl,., 4, "a.
private car to wh.rt were st,as,,ed
three coaches beartnn "a v..,ndla
These. ike tho ofhe. hunar,t. ,,ho
are slowly rearblns ,snn,e wa.~.
they werr dirirlhred nbaut tha h,,s.
pltals. regular and erfraor.,,-sr,, ~
In. cisv
pope Beneol., th,. n,arrtn. ory.r.,,
10 tho MAYOR o.. .I,e,n. ire ~. ~ .he
hospital OF sanfa Mnria' IN. ,frer
wa acrentea
The prlnclnal los. az iife ana man.
aolv tho chief pfee1rtS denare np-
pear. To nave be,n - Ave1a.,,o ana
sora. rs miles a,4a. Rosh. ~ ,heno
n,nnlcip,altle4 S,rt dratr',xed nnd
their pop,,is i.,a. .s,l,,,ie oinea All.
Latest rcpaf.s D.aee me number Of
dead m ai ~ 6dh and al
Eora at t.dee ~ AZ isast d. other
tcwna mar fr~ tr1 4te hnan
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-15
Senator Scores National Leg
islature for Failure of Un-
tied States to Possess Ade.
quate Defense.
FATAL DEFICIENCIES
FAULT OF CONGRESS
Efficiency in Peace Establish
ment and Elimination of
Needless Appropriations
Urged As Remedies.

Washington. Jan. i5.--ln urging on
the senate The need for commits
sion ~ report on military prepared
ncss, or for q permanent council of
national defense. Senator Lodge to-
day declared that the national de-
fensc OF the country is not only inn
perfect and unbalanced. but that Il
has grave and IN some instances fatal
deficiencies
Tie designed what hc termed many
OF the defects ana said thcy were
almost wholly due TO- congress.
An adequate national defense. the
senator said. could be- obtained with
cut additional expenditure "Cut oif
our needless army posts. navy yards
ana stations. he declared. Lay
aside for "a few years appropriations
for public buildings and river and
harhur improvements where they are
not needed Drop ail the expondi-
lures which arc designed for spots
where votes are lying thickcst. and
you VIII have money enough to pru-
vide for sufficient army aud au adc-
quatc navy without adding 10 the
burdtn of TAXATION
lie warned that The ocean barrier
that defended the country in 171G
snd 1912 hnd boeu destroyed by
steam and electricity. "Unarmed.
unattended. the nation
stands AN invitation To- agrcsaiun aud
attack hc suid
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-15
GERMAN ATTACK IS
MOST STRIKING
EVENT OF DAY
Assault By Won Kluck Which
Forces French to Retire Has
Principal Place in Public
Interest.

London. Jan. 15 G2.Ia T.. MI
Tho violent German attack 70 the
north ~ SoissOns under the direction
uf General Won Kluck. which. cou-
Piled with flood stage Of tho river,
has forced the French back across
the Aisnc. IL the most striking news
lf tho last twcuty-fuur hours from
the seat of war
Snow IN the Nosgcs mountains aud
floods in Flanders still prevent any
extensive operations on the eastern
ar western wings. and To- British oh
servers it appears as though the
scissors district has been selected
for the point where, with reinforce
monts and first line trops, the Ger
mans are planning To display once
more the hlmmering tactics 50 ia
mlliar during the autumn.
ON the other hand some war oX-
ports argue that the operations az
Suissuus may have been undertaken
to compel the ullics tu lessen the
pressure in Alsace.
The British claim To- have won Il
marked success January 10 near la
Bassce when they drove the Cor
mans from strongly cutreuchod posi-
tious, gaining one mile Ia distance
and millctIus severe LOSSES ON their
Antagonist
There has been uo change of Inn
purtancc in the eastern arena of the
war
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-15
Takes Wheat ONLY
Minute to Set
New Record
Cereal Shoots Up to $1.43 5-s
in First Sixty Seconds After
Board of Trade Opens Today
Later Reaches $1.45 la.

Chicago. Jan. i5.-Less than a
minute after the opening today
wheat broke the war price high rec
ord. First sales OF the May delivery
shot up TO ti.f3~ bushels. nearly
"a full cent above last nights close.
and overtopplng by = cent the pre-
vious highest fisurcs. which were at
tained on yesterdays excited ad-
vance.
Before the market was an hour old
May wheat. selling at ti.ffN 20
Si.4ih, had gained more than 2
cents bushei In value. az compared
with what wns received with aston
ishmeut the day before. Advlces
from rural centers, notably In Kan
sns and Nebraska, indicated that
farmers were selling little. ON the
other hand, there seemed to be no
limit To- demand for ocean shipment.
yeggrdless of supposed scarcity Of
vessels
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-15
Legislature Ends
Work for Week
and Recesses
House Adopts Rules Report
and Approves List Of Com
mittee Members Submitted
By Speaker.
estate Capital Bureau
tof Evening Herald
l5l ne Nnrrna IInfcI

.
Santa Pc. \ M. Jan 1s.--I.eelala-
tive business for the first week of the
session came Co a close this afternoon
when the house adjourned until 9
O'Clock Monday after adopting the re-
port OF the committee on rules and
approving the list OF committees sub
mittcd by the speaker. THE chair
men of the committees rcmnin as an
nounced by the Evening Herald yes
terday although there iisTs been some
changes In the memberships cf the
various ones.
There was "A lively debate over tSe
adoption Of the rules but they went
through finally substantially a. they
came from the committee The rules
relieve the speaker OF considerable re-
sponslbility but 70 far as can be seen
by casual reading do not seriously
disturb his authority. The two-thirds
rule Of former sessions Is left undis-
turbed.
MT Montoyn Of Bernalillo county. In
troduced a number OF bills this after
noon. among them hts bill 10 abolish
the 50 road tax. The house went
through the regular order Tor the first
time.
a majority of the members Of the
senate and a number of the members
Of the house were leaving for their
homes this afternoon 60 remain over
sunday.
n is likely that the printing com
mlttoes of the two houses viii let the
contracts for the LEGISLATIVE printing
60 Albright * Anderson. of Albuauer-
que. upon the basis of the contract
with that firm Of two years age. II
is held that no lower bid could be ex-
pected. The matter however, is not
settled and Representatives of printing
houses IN Albuquerque and elsewhere
are still on the ground.