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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-07

Thursday is always a popular day foi club meetings and yesterday an unusual ly large number of these happy gatherings occurred. Miss Belle Roberts entertained the Little Jokers at thes Country club and the affair was delightfully."- informal, only the members being included in the games and luncheon which followed.
 The regular weekly meeting of the Thursday Afternoon Bridge club had Miss Florence Coffin as a dainty hostess. Be sides the members, Miss Helen MeClarey, Miss Kathleen Moore and Miss Eula Weakley enjoyed Miss Coffins hospitality. A salad and ice brought the afternoon to q close.
 Miss Nellie Haylow entertained the members of her bridge club at her home in Norwood and used pink and white sweet peas to make an attractive setting for the interesting series of games which were followed by salad and ice course A hand embroidered pin cushion and cut glass vase were awarded as trophies of the game.
 Another interesting event was the meet ing of the Norwood Social club at the home of Mrs William Moughon. The rooms were festooned with many bright colored flowers of the spring season and the members participated in their favorite card game, for which two dainty prlzes were offered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-07
HUDSON ALUMNAE
 GIVE LUNCHEON

The members of the alumnae advisory board of Judson college were tendefed d beautiful luncheon by the local chapter yesterday at the Birmingham Newspaper club. Charming talks were given by Mrs. J D. Ashcraft, Mrs. D. F. Elmore, Mrs. Walter Beasey and others.
 Those present were: Mrs Emore. Mrs. Asheraft Mrs. Beasley, Mrs. John R. Waters, Mrs. R. T. Anderson, Miss Elizabeth Dickinson, Mrs. Jasper Hutto, Mrs. c. T. Thomson. Mrs. Waller. Mrs Peyton Eubank. 1Irs. l. w. Minor. Mrs Hicks Frazier, Miss Sue Daniel, Mrs Troy Halls, Mrs. Richard Fell. Mrs F. B. Shireman, Miss Lucy Dickinson, Miss Vera Brent, Miss Marion Kent, Miss Car Tie Kent Mrs. Douglas Wallace of Min neapolis, Mrs. Brooks Lawrence Mrs ". D. Tarrant, Mrs D. J PonceIor, Mrs. John Stone Hoskins Mrs. J J. Kyser, Mrs V l. Jones, Mrs Ray Schultz, Mrs W D. Lanier, Mrs. Walter Hooper Mrs. c. s. Hooper. Mrs. J. c. Anthony, Mrs. Ida Lawhon, Mrs J. D. Heacock, Mrs. T. s. Herren, Mrs. John Wood Mrs Allen Hendricks, Mrs. R. l.. McCauley, Mrs. James Webb Mrs G. " Yancey, Mrs. John Cox, Mrs. J. NJ P. Otis, Mrs. Pearl Gilbert Ingersoll, Mrs. T. M. Laird, Miss Margaret Ansley. Miss Nettie Beall Miss Louise Lewis Miss Ella Pack and others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-07
RANDOM NOTES

Mrs. s. S Middleton of Memphis is the guest of her parents, Dr. and Mrs J. T.
 Coulbourn.
 MISS Florine Hodges and Miss Jessie
 Mae Perkins expect to leave next week for New York Miss Perkins will be the guest of Miss Helen Paxton and Miss Hodges will be at the Semple school.
 where she was formerly a pupil Later
 these attractive girls will go to commences
 ment at Princeton and West Point Mrs. Orline A. Shipman left this morn- ing for two weeks stay in New York. MT. and Mrs. Harry Parker have re-
 turned from their wedding trip and are at home at the Ridgely Mrs. Edwin Fitzgerald will go to Att | lanta today for visit to relatives Miss Mary Hawkins of Atlanta is the guest of Mrs Jesse Lewis Miss Anne Akers will come from Atlanta Monday to be the guest of Mrs Jesse l Lewis.
 l Mrs. NJ. V. Joseph has returned from a
 visit to her daughter, Mrs. Leventritt, in
 New York city.
 Mrs L. J. Haley is spending this week l In Tuscaloosa and Dothan. l Mrs. E. w. Trimble of Montgomerv is
 the guest of Mrs. c. J. Smith ] Mir. and Mrs McLin Smith and their lit-
 tie son are spending a month with her parents, MT. and Mrs. R. P McDavid, at 1 their Roebuck Springs home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-07
9 MARION sy I HARLkNUS !
 HELPING HAND 1xexH6rzs2u Hzrzx0d
Souns Without Meat


 You have asked housekeepers wi.e make soups without meat to tell in the Corner what they know about them. l will say that the recipes 1 inclose havc been in use in my family for years. They are savory wholesome and eco nomieal especially now when the prices of meat are rising:
 Potato Soup Into a generous table spoon of mashed potato beat gradually pint of new milk Stir over the fire until hot then stir in a heaping tea spoon of 'cornstarch dissolved in lit- tie cold milk. Boil, still stirring. until there is no raw taste of cornstarch n the soup and eason with butter, eel cry salt, and q little minced parsley. The potato must be free from Jumps. Rice may he substituted, but must be well washed and the milk added slowly
 Buttermilk Soup--For two cups of buttermilk put into a kettle enough butter to fry brown three cups or bread cut up quite small. When fried. add the buttermilk and while waiting for it to boil wet two scant table spoons of flour with a little sweet milk, beat an egg into it and. when the soup boils stir in the mixture. When it boils up once thoroughly l. is done. Season with cinnamon and sweeten to taste Phis is the genuine huttermill< soup made by Dutch grandm other.
 Tomato Cream Soup--One quart of milk, one can of tomatoes. baking soda the size of pea, salt. pepper and a little butter. Put the milk in vessel and bring to a boil. Put tomatoes into another two-quart kettle and when they boil put in the butter, pepper, salt and soda then add the milk. Serve as oyster stew, with crackers COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-07
THURSDAY 800 CLUB
 WITH MRS. NELL

With ferns as a background, roses and sweet peas were lavishly used in decorat- ing the rooms on the lower floor of the house to emphasize pink and green color scheme when Mrs. J. M. Neill was hostess a the meeting of the Thursday Afternoon Five Hundred club in Norwood. Five hundred was played at tables in the hall and living room and the prizes were two
 hand painted plates and candlestick. An ice course followed the game
 Those present were Mrs Arthur Wat Fins, Mrs B. c. Hickman, Mrs Car Johns, Mrs. J. M. Mclaughlin, Mrs. H. C. Woodruff. Miss Agnes Watkins, Miss Maude Watkins, Mrs. J. H. Newman, Mrs w. G. Leslie. Mrs. Edgar Hart. Mrs J. w Meyers, Mrs. w. D. Mills, Mrs. G. B l Neal, Mrs. J. T. Hury, Mrs C. H. Krauss Mrs. H. H. Hamilton, Mrs. w. M. Fore l man, Mrs. J. B. Roberts, Mrs. J. T. Phil 1 lips, Mrs. H. D. Scantlin Mrs. John Me Coy, Mrs. Harry Miles, Mrs James Moss l Miss Sarah Neill, Mrs. J. N. McNeal, Mrs | William Hllhouse, Mrs. Oscar Cowder and others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-07

the author on the London playbills. When
 the play was brought to New York l
 proved my case against the plagarst and
 obtained substantial damages. Some time
 later. Beerbohm Tree, the famous Eng
 fish actor, was approached in the Green
 Room club of London by the playwright
 who had been guilty of most fragrant
 wrong against the right of an author to
 the product of his brain. MT. Tree re-
 marked the discredited playwright enthus-
 asticaly, I've got great idea for
 play for you Where did you get it.?
 drawled Tree satirically. Was it made
 in America as usual
 During the height of the last presiden-
 tial campaign, Mir. Van File, active
 Roosevelt supporter, was summoned for a jury service in a New York court. His .'The Game of Empires testifies tothe fact that he is sufficiently intelligent to make a good iuryman and the preface to his book by Colonel Roosevelt proves that he is recognized at headquarters as a loyal progressive. As the jurors passed before the presiding judge, offering ex- cuses to avoid jury service, 1t was evident that his honor was in no mood to be len tent toward recalcitrant citizens. When Mir. Van File faced the judge requesting | release on account of urgent business the judge asked for further details. I'm busy
 with the publicity features of the progress
 sive campaign" answered Mir. Van File, with no hope of escape. "T thought re- l marked his honor. smiling sarcastically, that you progressives believed in doing your duty to the public.' We do,s an- swered MT. Van Zle emphatiSally- And we also believe in the recall of the ju- dietary Instantly his honor turned to his clerk and said: Give this juror his release Goodday MT. Van Zile.'
 I've sometimes contemplated writing my recolections of ex-presdents. MT. Van File said apropos of the foregoing. I've had some very unusual as well
 as some very amusing experiences which would make excellent data for book. For instance. I recall when MT. Blaine
 was made Secretary of State by President Harrison. the Blaine leutenants in my state told me I might have a consulship. Walker Blaine assured me in Washington
 that I could have my choice of Antwerp,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-07


 Few men of the present day have more
 to their credit than MT. Edward s. Van Zile the noted writer, whose latest book "The Game of Empires" is just from the publishers and marks an epoch in war books" of the day.
 Mr. Van File for 10 years was on the ed- itoria staff of one of the largest and
 most influential of the metropolitan news papers, acquiring a tremendous knowl-
 edge of men and affairs during that pe- rod. and later becoming a rStdent of Flu
 mark as an author
 "The Game of Empires" with ''pre- fatory note by Col Theodore Roosevelt" /" is MT. Van Zile's first book which is other than fictional, and for that req son
 he laughingly says, "it is the most inter esting to him.
 MT. Van File is a man of charming and distinguished personality, his youthful face and snow white hair, his elegant man. 1 figure to reckon with anywhere at any | time.
 | During his visit to his daughter Mrs. Walter s. Scott this week, MT. Van Zile has received many delightful social atten- tions. and has made many friends in Bir-
 mngham. and 1t was my pleasure to have
 a chat with him a few days ago concern l ing many interesting things, not the least i of which is his latest book. Like most prolific writers, Mr Van File
 has frequently been the victim of plagar- l ists, and in speaking of this he said:
 'One of the most daring instances of
 the purloining of another mans ideas was
 made at my expense by an English play
 wright some years ago who dramatized a
 novelette, af mine and gave no credit to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-07

Brussels or Leipsic. The breac% betweene Harrison and Blaine widened and all the good consulship, including the three above mentioned went to Harrison adher- ents Years afterward, ex-President liar. rison was visiting bis daughter on the Jersey coast. The House democratic cau- GUS had taken important action on the Wilson tariff bill After leaving the White House, Mir. Harrison had made vow never to talk for the newspapers and he had kept it. was then an editorial
 writer on New York daily. and was asked to go to New Jersey and request MT. Harrison to Cypress his opinion of the
 action of the democratic caucus. lt seemed to be a hopeless Journalistic ex- lloit and MT. Harrison's reception of my suggestion was blunt enough refusal to nave discouraged most newspaper, men. But l adroitly told the story of how l didn't get my consulship. It was your fault, Mir President I concluded. If you'll
 give me 10 lines about that caucus aNion on the Wilson bill I'll call it square, For a moment the ex-Presdent showed amaze
 ment at my audacity. Then he laughed in
 his quiet way, gave voice to very bril- liant, incisive and timely comment on the (Continued on Page Elcven)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-07
JAPANESE PARTY TONIGHT
 FIFTH AVE. PRESBYTERIAN

pretty entertainment termed An Evening in Japan,' will be given this evening in the primary rooms of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church by the Westminster Guild, the members of which will impersonate geisha girls, and the rooms will be transformed into a Jap anese garden.
 The following programme will be given:
 Vocal solo, "Tokio," Master Charles E. Hopkins.
 Reading, "A Maid of Japan" Miss Mar garet Heath. Violin solo, selected, Miss Rozella Ben nett.
 Reading from Madame Butterfly" Miss Miriam Hosteter. Vocal solo, "One Fine Day. Mrs. Will liam T. Ward. Japanese parasol drill, members of the guild.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-07
MRS. RHODES LUNCHEON FOR VISITORS

Complimenting Mrs. Isaac Young and
 Mrs. John Clarke, who are guests of Mrs J. Rivers Carter, Mrs. Rufus N. Rhodes entertained at luncheon yesterday at her home
 Those whom Mrs Rhodes asked to meet
 the honor guests were Mrs. Rivers Car ter, Mrs Robert Jemison. Mrs. Anna Van Hoose, Mrs. George Ward Mrs. Florence Jordan, Mrs. w. s. Brown Mrs. Temple
 Hawkins and Mrs. H. A. Sharpe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-07
OFFICERS CHOSEN BY
 COUNCH, OF WOMENS' CLUBS

The annual election of officers took
 place at the meeting of the Birmingham Council of Womens Clubs Wednesday. Mrs T. o. Smith will succeed Mrs. Joseph
 McLester as president and Mrs. DuPoint Thompson was reelected vice president:
 Mrs J. Friedman, second vice president. Mrs. k. B. Pennington, third vice presi-
 dent, and Mrs. George Harrington, seere- tary and treasurer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-07
Recipe for Pastry

T have read with lively interest your directions to a noivice who wished to make puff and other pastry May l send for the use of my fellow housekeepers my own recipe for pastry-'family and puff? I make all in the one way, and I flatter myself that l fail less frequently than some adopts in making French pas- try. Sift a pound of the best family flour into a bread tray. Divide three quarters of pound of butter into halves, after washing the butter in iced water twice and pressing it dry in clean cloth. Put the reserved half upon ice while you chop the rest into the flour. It should look like yellow cornmeal after this is done. Have ready half cup of iced water into which you have beaten the yolk of chilled egg. With this wet the buttered flour to stiff dough, roll it into thin sheet upon floured board dot with bits of reserved butter all over, sprinkle light ly with flour, roll up tightly as you would sheet of paper, roll out again as before and repeat the process until the butter is used up. You should roll out at least three times. Set the last folded roll upon a chilled plate in the ice box for half an hour. It should be stiff and cold when you finally roll it into crust for lining the pie plates. Everything used should be ice cold and the pastry should he nan dled. The warmth of the hands will tOughen IL. Some houSeWlVeS Use nall put ter and half lard for family use. chopping the lard into the flour and basting with the butter.
 It is not nearly as nice as when butter is the only shortening, but few could de- tect the difference. The saving in the cost of ingredients is considerable. The folded pastry may be kept on ice for a day or two without losing crispness. In- deed, I think it best to make 1t the day haf tc fo ha ha MRS T ~
 It is with genuine pleasure that T com mend the recipe our member has taken such pains to set before us. The process is less tedious than might be thought at the first glance. The product is almost invariably satisfactory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-07
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Edgewood club will meet this. aft ernoon with Mrs. J. H. Wallace at 1905 South Twelfth avenue The Civic Study club will meet this afternoon at the Young Womans Chris tian associat ton. The patrons and friends of the Mar
 garet Allen school are Invited to be on the lawn of the school this morning at 10 o'clock to see the May dances given by
 the Miles Highland dancing class Mrs C. M. Stanley will entertain the
 Quest club this afternoon at S30 at the Newspaper club
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-07
MRS. BOWRON'S TEA
 FOR MISS VANHOOSE

Mrs Tom Bowron will be hostess at an afternoon tea Thursday, May l3, at her home on South Twenty-eighth street com pimenting Miss Kathleen VanHoose, whose marriage to MT. Frank Y. Ander- son. IT.. will be an event of the latter part of this month at the home of her par ents, MT. and Mrs. J. A. VanHoose, near Bangor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-07
"BONNETS AWRY" AT
 COMPTON SEMINARY

An original play called "Bonnets Awry
 will be given by the senior class of the Louie Compton seminary this evening at o'clock. The plot is based on the true romances of some of the beaux and belles of the eighteenth century, and the young actors are very clever in their impersona-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-07
MR. EDWARD S. VAN ZIIE NOTED SCHOLAR, NEWSPAPER MAN AND AUTHOR, TALKS OF
 THE WAR AND BOOKS AND OTHER THINGS
Fly DOLLY DALRYMPLE
Epigrnmatfc Fragments From MT. Vnn ZiIc's Book, "The Gnne Of E,mperOrs-

 These diplomatic interchanges have been given to the world under the title of the White, the Orange and the Gray Papers. Posterity | will bind them in Red
 The influence of modern scien- tific modes of, thought applied to the study of history leads us to- day to the conviction that for what is called the Napoleonics era the French nation was responsible. With his people supporting him. an autocrat can have his way. Without them, he goes into exile.".
 ..Waterloo would have been mere episode on the flank in the battle of the Aisne, not given much space, if any. in the official dis patches.
 Nero fiddled while Rome was burning. and our Secretary of State delivered lecture on the Prince of Peace while Europe mohilized her stupendous armies"
 Tn it's Ia st analysis American- ism, as Washington and Lincoln un- derstood and interpreted 1t, is to- day shining like a good deed in naughty world
 We seem to take it for granted that whenever we may be threat ened by Merrimac the good god Mars will send us a monitor 'Assuredly, we Americans are willing to admit that. beyond all peradventure, Corsica has really conquered Gallee: that the gos- pei of Treitschke rather than that of Tolstoy, the creed of miltarism not the sermon on the mount, are the dominant spiritual forces that determine, and shall continue to de- termine, the course of modern en- deavor."
 tTretschke and Bernhardi versus Goethe and Heine Corsica against Galilee! The cave-man who made hatchets reincarnated in the twen- tieth century to fight to the death against the cave-man who made pictures"
 Let Yankee genius put music into packages if it so wills. but ]. where it shines brightest today in the eyes of German civilizers is where the howitzers thunder or the submarines dive or the aeroplanes soar and terrify."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-07
LUNCHEON PLANNED
 FOR MISS NELSON

The Birmingham Chatauqua board has made arrangements for a luncheon at the Newspaper club Thursday, May 27, With Miss Alice Nelson as honor guest. All of the prominent musicians and music lovers of the city will attend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-07
FRIDAY NIGHT DANCE
 AT NEWSPAPER CLUB

1 The regular Friday night dance of the 1 Birmingham Newspaper club will be an
 event of interest this evening. Mrs.
 George C. Ball is official hostess at these
 delightful affairs. which greatly en- 1 joyed by large number or young folks each week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-07
MISS GRACE LEDBETTER
 HONOREE AT LUNCHEON

Miss Sunie Henderson and Miss Ethel Elard will be joint hostesses at luncheon today at the Press club in honor of Miss Grace Ledbetter, whose marriage to MT. John Howell Brown will be an event of next Tuesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-07
MRS. SMITH HOSTESS
 FOR MRS TRIMRLE

Mrs. c. J. Smith will entertain few friends at luncheon Saturday at her home complimenting Mrs. E. N Trimble of Montgomery who will be her guest for the weekend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-07
BURGERS
 .. U
Laces an q En- broideries in the
 White Sale.

Swiss AIIover Embroidery inches wide, beautiful soft. sheer quality; em- orodered to English eyelet effects; s1.50 and sl.75 values. Special today only Sl.25
 Cnmbric and Nainsook Bands and Ia- sertions--One- half to three inches wide. blind and eyelet effects; used for various trimmings On special sale today 12l.c
 Swiss Embroidery F'Iouncing 5 and a6 inches wide; many beautiful floral and conventional styles, so much in de- mand now. This is an exceptional good value. Slightly soiled from handling. s1O0 and s1.5o qualities at 7ec yard.
 Lace Edges-OrientaI, shadow, novel, ty and Normandy; assorted widths. white cream. ecru; widths to inches; all new effects Special 15c yard
 Val Laces-Assorted French, German and novelty qualities; matched edges ana insertions; many new patterns. These are all imported laces and best quality. s1.25 and sl-5o values special 0sc dozen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-07
SUPPER-DANCE. SATURDAY
 AT ROEBUCK SPRINGS CLUB

The initial supper-dance at the Roebuck Springs Golf and Auto club was such a success and was so thoroughly enjoyed that another will be given tomorrow evening. A large number of tables have been reserved by members.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-07

having the highest scores at the conclusion of the game were awarded a pair of silk hose and corsage of sweet peas. salad and ice course was served Only the members were present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-07
MRS. WILSON'S LUNCHEON COMPLIMENTING GUESTS

An enjoyable event of Saturday will be luncheon with Mrs. Frank Nelson hos
 tess in honor of Mrs. Isaac Young and
 Mrs. John Clarke, guests of Mrs. J. Rivers Carter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-07
Postage Stamp Signs

Concerning the request of Mildred J. about postage stamp signs, I am glad to reply. There are special definition postal cards for the Il signs of postage stamps.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-07
NORWOOD BRIDGE CLUB HOLDS MEETING

| Mrs. Arthur Jenkins was at home in
 1 Norwood yesterday afternoon to the Young Ladies Auction Bridge club. Those
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-07

Invitations have been sent by the Ala bama Underwriters association to John Purifoy, secretary of state; Joseph Raine and J. H. Schoer of Atlanta and Prem tice B. Reed of Birmingham to address the convention of state underwriters, which meets in the Decaturs this month. Local insurance men will hold meeting this week to plan for the entertainment of the delegates. It is expected that about 100 visitors and delegates will attend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-07
The Summer Sale of White

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-07

B. l.. Malone, H. B. Beard and c. J. Curry left today for Montgomery. where they will appear before the state railroad commission in opposition to the proposed advance in the rate of coal from Bir- mingham to Decatur, as proposed by the Louisville and Nashville railroad. Judge J. D. Robertson, representing the citX of Decatur will join forces with the local
 men in opposing the advance.
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tions small admission fee will be charged.