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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28
MRS. HENRY HOSTESS
 AT RTDGELY

Mrs. Kirk Henry entertained her auc- ton bridge club Thursday afternoon at tho Ridgely. Yellow jonquils and pink carnations beautified the rooms where six tables were placed for the players. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Moore and Mrs. R. F. Burnett.
 Late in the afternoon plate luncheon was served to the following guests: Mrs Arthur Hauser. Mrs. R. F. Burnett, Mrs. c. A. IIardwick, Miss Marie Hardwick, Miss Hogan, Mrs. J. G. Whitfield, Mrs. l.. Burris, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. F. H. Thompson, Mrs. D. A Hogan, Mrs. Bliss, Mrs. Jack Justice, Mrs. Henderson, Mrs. Miner and others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28
MRS. PASSMORE ENTERTAINS
 FORTY-TWO CLUB

Mrs. Harry Passmore was hostess to The Lucky Thirteen Forty-two club Thursday afternoon. Decorations and score cards were suggestive of Easter. After the game delicious salad plate was served to the following: Mesdames E. M Scott, Charles Passmore. c. R.. Trafford. H. M. Little, Walter Harrell, W. s. Terry, M. F. Fitch, c. c. Mo- Nabb, H. M. Moffett and Mrs. H. M. Stanton. Visitors: Mesdames Amos Co., rey. E. P. Griswold, James Wilson. Shields and Miss l.. Storey Mrs. H. M. Little will be hostess Thursday, April 8.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28
MRS. YANCEY HONOR
 CHEST AT LUNCHEON

The T. E. l.. class of the First Baptist Sunday school entertained their teacher, Mrs. L. r. Yancey, who has recently re- turned from an extensive winter vaca- tion in Georgia, at luncheon at the Press club Thursday.
 A basket of jonquils centered the table and covers were laid for 10 guests.
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with red tapers centered the table. Ices, cakes and hints were served.
 The young folks included in this merry party were: Frances Orr, Frances May, Mary Giles, Ellen Giles, Clara Mathison, Margaret Blackwood, Virginia Begueses, Rebecca Begueses, Mildred Boggins, Vir- ginia Daniel Jesse Barbour, Ben Bar bour, Austin Holmes. Durward Kitchen, Soon Sudduth and Prentiss Law Hud- dleston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28
SATURDAY EVENING DINNERS
 AT COUNTRY CLUB

ing at the Country club included MT. and Mrs. E. H. Andrews, MT. Norris, MT. Lee Moody. MT. Williamson. Mir. c. A. Mo- Ian, MT. w. H. Brooks, MT. John Denson, MT. and Mrs. w. G. Matthias, Mir and Mrs. w. H. xettig. MT. Gray, MT. Hu- bert Kinney, Mir. Woodward. Dr. G. s. Harrison, MT. and Mrs. B. M. Tutwiler and Mr. Whatley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28
LOIS ALLEN CELEBRATES
 HER BIRTHDAY

Little Miss Lois Allen was dainty hos tess of yesterday afternon, entertaining party of her young friends at the home of her parents, Mir. and Mrs c. NJ. AL len in Norwood, the occasion being her 10th birthday.
 The children were delighted with an egg hunt on the lawn, and later were invited into the dining room, where large cake
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28
MIR. AND MRS. ENNIS
 DINNER HOSTS

MT. and Mrs. Clyde Ennis entertained MT. Oscar Figman and Miss Harper of the Pair of Sizes" at the Newspaper club Friday evening"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28
MISS WOODSON TO ENTERTAIN
 RRInAI. PARTY

Miss Clara Lee Woodson will be hos- tess Tuesday evening, April s, for Miss Marguerite Robinson, following the re- hearsal for the marriage of Miss Robinson and MT. w. c. Gresham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28
MISS ALLISON TO
 ENTERTAIN CLUB

Miss Gladys Allison will be hostess to the members of the M. P. c. club Tuesday afternoon at her home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28
MIR. AND MPt5. ANDREWS
 COMPLIMENT VISITORS

Mir. and Mrs. ID. H. Andrews were among the hosts at the dinner-dancs last evening at the Country club for their guests. Miss Beverly Wheatcroft of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28
BIssELL-DRENNEN

Mrs. William Drennen announces the engagement of her daughter Margaret Drennen. to Mir. Harold E. Bissell. The date of the wedding is to be announced later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28
YOUNG NATIONS CLUB WITH MRS. COX

Mrs. John Cox will be this weeks hos
 tess to the Young Matrons' Auction Bridge
 club, entertaining at her home Thursday afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28
JOURNEY SMITH

Mir and Mrs. Arthur Dewey Smith an- nounce the engagement of their daughter, Bessie Cole Smith, to MT. Wallace Carey Journey. The wedding date will be an- nounced later
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28
Some Chat and Chatter About Fashionable People

Miss Margaret Evins to Wed MT. Spencer-Miss Dren- nen's Engagement to MT. Bssel is Announced. United Daughters of the Confederacy to Hold Con- vention in Bessemer-Mr and Mrs. Gentry Issue Cards - Announcements-Ran Notes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28

gathering was the delightful informality which prevailed and a large number of friends of the hostess called to extend con- gratulations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28
MISS HODGES TO BE
 N0RWOOD HOSTESS

The meeting of the Young Ladies Auc tionBridge club with Miss Sarah Hodge as hostess in Norwood will be an interest ing event of Thursday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28
How to Treat
 Group Externally

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28
THURSDAY AUCTION CLUB
 WITH MISS SHELBY

Miss Hettie Sibley wll be hostess to the members of the Thursday Auction club at her home on Highland avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28
MRS. ROBERTS TO BE
 CIIIR HOSTESS

Mrs. J. B. Roberts will be a hostess of
 Wednesday afternoon. entertaining the
 Norwood Bridge Luncheon club at her home.
The Ordway new era., 1915-08-06
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Little Nellie sold matches on the
streets of big city where crowds of
people passed and the cars and big
trucks ran back and forth. but one day
she did not see one of the heavy teams
in time to run and the horses knocked
her to the pavement and the wheels
passed over her poor little legs. A
big. kind-hearted policeman lifted her
tenderly and carried her in his arms
to hospital that was near.
After the doctor had done all he
could to make her comfortable she
was put in a nice, cleac bed in room
with many other little girls.
The white-capped nurses tried to
quiet her sobs and gave her some
medicine and soon the pain grew less
and Nellie asked, Were the others
run over too?"
NO." said the nurse. "all the little
girls you see in the beds are sick. but
not all Of them have broken legs. Now
you must go to Sleep"
Nellie awoke the next morning and
saw the little girl in the next bed look.
ing at her with big brown eyes and
sad white face.
Good morning." she said to Nellie.
Il hope you are better. Is the pain
very bad now?"
Nellie told her she was not suffer
ing then. and asked her how long she
had been there.
"Oh! have been here long time"
she replied. my hip is hurt and
may never be able to go away. My
name Is Carrie. WHAT Is yours!"
Nellie told her. and asked II she SUI.
fered with the sick hip.
Sometimes 1t is very bad" Carrie
told her. "and then they give me quiet
ing medicine; but do not cry II can
help 1t. because the nurses have SO
much to do, and then may get well II
! am brave"
That night, when the lights were
low and everything was quiet. Nellie
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NOT A MATTER OF FIGURES
Number Of Churches or synasoaues
Seem to Be Of Relatively
Little Moment.

rs 1t progress to go to church or
not to go to church ?" asks Dr. Ernest
G. Richardson of Princeton university.
Thereupon he answers the question in
this wise: What is almost the last
word that can be spoken on universal
progress at the present stage of af-
fairs was once spoken by that most
gracious and polished author of the
most scholarly Life Of Our Lord DR..
Samuel J. Andrews, apropos of this
very matter.
An enthusiastic apostle Of Chris
tian endeavor in a quiet library read
ing room was holding forth in noisy
conversation on the wonderful prog
ress of the church in these latter
times.
"'Why. Just think of IT, he Dried.
there are twelve hundred churches if
1t was twelve hundred) in the city of
Philadelphia alone today: twelve hun
dred churches. Just think OF IT,
Doctor Andrews Cooked up from his
book at the strenuous declaimer and
remarked quietly: And there were
eight hundred synagogues (if It was
eight hundredD in Jerusalem at the
time when Jesus. Christ was cruel
fled"
The Ordway new era., 1915-08-06
Rocky Roads Of China,

We all know the description of the
snakes in Ireland: There are none" ="
and much the same might be said
about the roads in China. There are
so-called roads. certainly. upon which
the people move about, but l have
seldom met one that was any better
than the surrounding country. and
very. very often on this journey ]
met roads where II vas ease and lux.
ury to move or them on to the neigh
boring plowed field. The recipe for
a road there in the North seems to
be: Take a piece of the country that
is really too bad to plow or to use for
any agricultural purposes whatever.
that mountain torrent. in fact,
has given up as too much for the
water. upset a stone wall over II, a
stone wall with good large stones in It,
take care they never for a moment lie
evenly. and you have your road.-Wide
World Magazine.
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Odd Swimming Device.

Ter at the rear end. Running forward
is an extension Of the tube with
the gear wheel that operates the
shaft and handles for driving 1t. The
swimmer" or whatever he may be
called, has merely to turn the handles
and the propeller is started revolving.
pushing him through the water at a
rapid rate. II he wants to go straight
forward he need not use his feet at
all, but in order to change his course
he has only to kick out few times
with the foot opposite the direction
In which he wishes to go.
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GOOD MANNERS OF CHILDREN
Bad Actions Spring Almost Invariably
From carelessnsss and Lack Of
Consideration Of Mother.

Good company manners depend up
on good home manners. says q writer
in the Woman's Home Companion. As
for table manners, the active child
who from his earliest years has been
accustomed to regular meals Of simple
food with sufiicient variety for his
health and pleasure will be hungry
enough at mealtime to eat anything
that is put before him. II from the
beginning he has been encouraged by
example. then good tahle manners will
be as natural as breathing. They will
be q part Of him. and he will make use
of them wherever he 10.
The place for . parent to begin
training the manners of her child il
with her own manners. Whenever .
mother complains to me OF the bad
manners Of her child she Is uncon-
sciously lodging q complaint against
herself as a mother. OF course q GER
tain amount Of boisterousness and
willfulness ia to be expected. and
hoped for. in the child: but bad man
ners spring almost invariably from
the carelessness. lack of considera-
ton, artificial ideals, lack Of time
many busy mothers. 1t IL true, cannot
give the time they wish to their chill
dren-of those who are responsible for
the child's training.
The old ideal OF training in behavior
was based largely upon the principle
Of the child's consideration for its
elders; the modern principle demands
also the elders consideration for the
child.
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"eood Morning" She Said to Nellie.

heard Carrie call her name very softly
and ask: Are you asleep?"
No." answered Nellie.
81 want to talk to you." said Carrie.
Il am SO frightened. heard the
house doctor and the nurse talking to-
night. and the doctor said: 1t must
be done to save her life; 1t is her only
chance And the nurse said: Poor
little girl! Do you think she will pull
through And am sure they are 60
ing to take me to the operating room
tomorrow. have said my prayers.
but cannot go to sleep. Do you know
anything about Jesus?"
Il heard a man talking about him
he said that you had only to ask him
to take care Of you and he would"
II have asked him to do, that" said
Carrie. but, you see, there are so
many in this ward and we all look
alike In bed and II Jesus came through
here he might not know me. and
want him to take me home with him.
I am SO tired of suffering and now I
am afraid. What can ] do?"
you can put your hand out of bed
upon the pillow and then ask him to
stop for the little girl whose hand is
out Of bed"
80 ! could" said Carrie. Il will
pray now"
After a few minutes she spoke
again.
Good night, Nellie; I have told
him." she said. and then both little
girls went to sleep.
In the morning. when the nurse
came she found Carries hand resting
on the pillow. There was a smile on
her face, for her prayer had been an.
swered, and she had gone home where
she would never feel pain again.
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A Chastity Fear.

Mrs. Strongmind-Henry. want
you to come straight home as soon as
you leave the office. every day. You
were twenty minutes late yesterday.
and 1t gave me quite a shock.
Henry-Yes, Henrietta. But you
didn't think I'D been run over by a
car. did you?
Mrs. Strongmind-NO:b but how was
! to know that somebody wasn't hold
ing you for ransom?-Puck.
The Ordway new era., 1915-08-06
Scottish Lodging Houses.

Glasgow has seven municipal lodg.
ing houses. six for men and one for
women. They are stone buildings.
three to five stories in height, and OF
the most substantial character. Each
lodger has n separate>room, with bed
and chair. The bed has a wire spring
a hair or fiber mattress. coarse sheets,
blanket, n coverlet. a pillow and a
pillowcase. These are aired, cleaned
and washed after the lodger has gone
in the morning. The total number OF
bedrooms In the seven houses is 2,235.
The Ordway new era., 1915-08-06
Life Guards and Divers, Priests
and Physicians Labor to
Save Victims. "
MOReUE N 4 WAREHOUSE
Row After Row Of Bodies FIJI Great
Rooms ~ Waiting Crowds Weep
and curse-Pathetle Scenes
Are Witnessed.

Chicago, July 26.-The tug Kenosha.
tied to the pier west OF the Clark
street bridge. formed an approach to
the liner.
From the tugs after rail one
stepped onto the great iron side Of the
overturned steamer and scrambled up
TO the nat length. taking care Of the
open portfolios. and the holes cut by
the acetylene blowpipes.
The side Of the boat had become as
a deck-a place where the rescuers
might stand.
The scene was confusing.
Policemen, officers. firemen. SOL
diers, divers, men In bathing suits
life guards-priests, reporters. physt
clans and others jostled and bumped
each other.
Every second came the cry:
"Stretcher!" and a dozen men would
rush toward the spot Then came the
warning. "Gangway! Gangway!"i and
four men would go by carrying still.
blanket-covered figure.
Now and then a policeman walked
through the crowd. carrying bundled
corpse of a child In his arms. s
Here two men were pumping air. to
q diver down in the depths. there q
group waited, pulling on ropes.
watching someone down below
ready to haul up another body when
the signal came.
once Of Church.
A priest stood by one such hole.
There was a shawl round his shoul-
ders and he held an umbrella.
Il have given them all conditional
absolution," he said; some who came
out alive, but almost dead, received
the last sacrament. the viaticum.
"All ready upstairs!" came the
shout from below.
The fremen pulled on the ropes
The body came up bit by Bit
"Stretcher!" bawled someone. and
in a trice there were two stretchers
waiting
The hand of the priest made the
sign of the cross as the body came
into view and his lips muttered:
EGO te absolvo peccatis tuis. in
nomine Patris. ct Fiji. ct Spirit Sane
Il. Amen!-I absolve you from all
your sins, in the name Of the Father.
and OF the Son and Of the Holy Ghost.
Amen!"
It was the body Of young girl.
dressed In q white dress. There were
white pumps on the feet and white
silk gloves on the arms. She held
clasped in one hand gold watch. 1t
was opened.
"Ah, poor soul!" said the priest.
"She was holding her sweetheart's
watch, perhaps. and they were chat
ting together when the boat, over
turned"
Up came the man from the hold
The Ordway new era., 1915-08-06
SWIMMING MACHINE is ODD
Propeller Drives Wearer es Device
Forward While Preserver Floats
Him-Arms Do the Work.

Now we have a swimming machine
among the things that have made SO
many arts and sciences mechanical.
This machine was invented by New
York genius. .and all that the owner
has to do is to strap 1t on and turn
the crank. He is then propelled rap
idly through the water while in an up
right position and has his feet free to
kick the fishes out OF the way. A
broad life preserver is strapped around
the body under the armpits. Running
back from this is q tube with a driv-
ing shaft inside 1t and screw propel-
The Ordway new era., 1915-08-06
Nearest Duty First.

Do the nearest duty first Never
mind II something pleasanter is walt
ing for you farther along the way. In
the long run you will find 1t better
never to pass over something that
ought to be done now, in favor OF an
other. pleasanter piece OF work which
really belongs in the future. To make
the day come out right, do its duties
as they come-Girls Companion.
The Ordway new era., 1915-08-06
JEFFERsoN's TEN RULES

Never put OF until tomorrow
what you can do today.
Never trouble another for
what you can do yourself.
Never spend your money be-
fore you have earned 1t.
Never buy what you don't
want because 1t 10 cheap.
Pride costs more than hunger.
thirst and cold.
We seldom repent of having
eaten too little.
Nothing is troublesome that
we do willingly.
How much pain the evils have
cost US that have never hap
pened!
Take things always by the
smooth handle.
When angry, CONT ten be-
fore you speak: II very angry.
count 100.-Bulletin Of the
Brooklyn Institute Of Arts and
Sciences.
The Ordway new era., 1915-08-06
HAIR OR NO HAIR7
Il 10 Certainly Up to You and cutl-
cura. Trial Free,

Hot shampoos with Cuticura Soap.
followed by light dressings Of Cuti-
cura Ointment rubbed into the scalp
skin tend to clear the scalp Of dan
druff. soothe itching and irritation and
promote healthy hair-growing condi-
tions. Nothing, better. cleaner. purer.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard. Cuticura, Dept. KY.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv
The Ordway new era., 1915-08-06
Sympathy.

Mamie-I see, operated by two men.
a machine invented by a Chicago ho-
tel steward will wash and dry more
than $4,000 dishes an hour.
Julie-That's the way of the men.
Trying to knock poor mother out OF
work.
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Henry Bauer Of 1927 Lawrence ave-
nue.. a lifeguard at Diversey beach.
81 must rest awhile" he said. I'm
all in. must have fastened dozen
girls to the ropes. 1t seems there are
piles Of them. Somebody give me q
cigarette"
The bodies were carried down to
the tug. across the tug, on the right
side, up the steps and over the bridge
to the Reid.Murdoch storage room.
direction. placed in one Of the score
of small boats at the end and taken
across the stream to the warehouse.
Thousands Of men and women
looked on. ,crowding the bridges. ILL
ing every window overlooking the riv-
er, choking the docks and the piers
near by.
n Morsue In Warehouse.
The Reid Murdoch warehouse pre-
scented another picture OF confusion.
The dead were placed in long rows.
side by side-men, women, children.
There were boxes. and bundles. and
barrels and articles of merchandise
all over the great room.
The police swarmed all around, com
pany officials. doctors, nurses-and un-
dertakers who were embalming bodies.
Clear away all these things" bel.
lowed Schuettler through his mega.
phone; ..maka roomG".
"How many bodies are here now?'
he asked someone.
! six hundred he was told.
There's twice that many on the
boat yet." he said; get some more
men in here to guard these bodies. We
caught one ghoul robbing on the boat
and ones too many"
Finds Girls Body.
A man stumbled through the crowd
around the corner and exclaimed:
1--WE found my little girl. I've, found
her and want to take her home"
The coroner shook his head.
I'VE can't do 1t. we cannot release a
single body. We're going to take all
these to some central point-the Sec.
ond infantry armory or the Coliseum
or some place big enough. Write down
the girls name on tag. the one who
Identified her. the address and the
amount Of the estate"
And SO 1t went all day. the stretcher
men going and coming.
-. Work to Restore Lives.
Upstairs in the storage building
physicians worked to resuscitate many.
Many were brought to life, many were
given up after lung motors had been
used for hours in vain.
One of these latter was a boy OF
eight years.
A diver had found him clinging to
the submerged rail. He was dressed in
an Indian" play suit. with bathing
suit underneath. .
I'VE worked on him for more than
an hour" said DR.. Joseph Ross. There
were signs of life. but very faint. He's
gone in spite of all we could do"
A string Of ambulances and auto
trucks lined Clark street. A Gordon Of
police stood about the doors of the
Reid.Murdock building, and crowds
sought to get past. claiming relatives.
parents. children. friends.
The police were forced to refuse
most OF them admittance-and the
women went away weeping-the men
murmuring. cursing or threatening.
And more came in their places.
Suddenly Finds Wife.
A man In overalls. who was thought
to be one OF the electricians at work
putting in the emergency lights at one
Of the hospitals, suddenly sank by the
side of a young woman who had Just
been brought back from the embalm.
er's table. The black-haired. pretty
girl wrapped in the shroud was his
wife. ,. 49,
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Millionaire Of Opportunity.

The millionaire who squanders in
folly and self.indulgence great sums
OF money is rightly a target for the
scorn of the better.thinking half Of
the world. But that sort Of waste
is not the most serious. Every girl
is a millionaire OF opportunity. The
minutes 30 many Of US think SO little
of, are our real riches. See that you
do not throw them away in what is
worth little.-Gir1'B Companion.
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Perverse Human Nature.

PerVer6e HUMAN Mature.
rs II true that poverty improves a
mans perspective?"
Il doubt it,
Then, how about richest"
THE result is the same. When a
mans poor he can't appreciate the
simple life because he has to live 1t.
and when he's rich he cant appreci-
ate the simple life because his doctor
recommends It,"
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the steamer upset.
In describing her exper

the steamer upset.
In describing her experience and
rescue she said: va
we were on the side Of the boat
nearest the dock and as the steamer,
suddenly listed threw out my hands
in an effort to catch hold Of somes
thing, but failed and fell into the
water. went under and as I came
to the surface I saw two hands reach
ing out through port.hole. They
pulled me through. do not know
whether my husband, daughter and
sister.in.law were saved"
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WOMAN TELLS OF DISASTER
Mrs. William Peterson Says She
Was Separated From Hus-
band and Child.

Chicago.:-Among those rescued
was Mrs. William Peterson. l-H
Mrs. Peterson was on the second
deck with her husband, a foreman at
the Western Electric company: her
daughter, Ruth. eight years old. and
her sister-in.law, Mrs. Emily Chell-
berg, of 4Ic9 Sheffield avenue. when
The Ordway new era., 1915-08-06

Not Under the Circumstances.
Were you surprised to hear OF
Jones' DEATH"
Not at all. knew he was being
attended by a physician"
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Riddles.

When a boy falls out Of window
what does he fall against?
Answer: His will
How can you shoot one hundred
and twenty hares at one shot?
Answer: Shoot a wig.
The Ordway new era., 1915-08-06

Ten smiles for a nickel. Always buy Red
Cross Bag Blue. have beautiful, clear
white clothes. Adv.
The Ordway new era., 1915-08-06

Unfortunately the fellow who is al
ways willing to lend hand generally
has an empty one.
The Ordway new era., 1915-08-06

BE happy. Use Red Cro.s Bag Blue
much better than liquid blue. Delight
the laundress. All groccrs. Adv.