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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-29
SPECIAL MUSIC
 AT HIGHLANDS CHURCH

The choir of the Highlands Method ist church, assisted by the accomplished violinist, Mrs. Stansel, will render spe- cial music Sunday.
 The morning programme follows: Recessional (DeKoven).
 My Faith Looks Up to Thee" (violin oblgato) (SchneckeD.
 Angels Serenade" (violin obligato) (Braga).
 "Humoreske,' violin solo Dvorak). At night the service will include: 'Hark, Hark, My Soul" (Shelly) Solo, Mr. Erin Farley
 Duet, Miss Taul and MT. Eastburn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-29
HAPPENING OF TODAY
 IN THE SOCIAL WORLD

MT. and Mrs. Frank Crockard hosts at dinner complimenting Miss Divine and Miss Murphy.
 Mr. and Mrs John Miner Caldwell honor Miss Locke and Miss Williams. Mrs. George Eaves hostess at musical tea.
 Mrs. Tom Pankey compliments Mrs. Young at luncheon.
 Major and Mrs. E. M. Tutwiler dinner hosts for Mrs. Badham.
 Mrs Sterling Wood hostess at lunch- con at Southern club.
 Mrs. R. A. Chadwick gives luncheon at Southern club. Mrs. Robert Jemson's matinee lunch con experimenting Miss Murphy and Miss Divine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-29
WEST END CLUB
 TO GIVE CARD PARTY

The West End Catholic Womans club will be hostess at benefit card party and dance to be given February 3, 1916, at the Old Knights of Columbus hall A cordial invitation is extended to al friends of the club and their friends Music will be furnished by Nappi's band The card game in the afternoon begins promptly at 2:30. The following ladies compose the reception committee: Mrs w. II. Warren, Mrs. Leon Dulion, Mrs J. A. Kiernan, Mrs Clarence Hillbruner Mrs. Edward Nanse, Mrs. W. J. Burks Mrs. Henri Murphy, Mrs. N. J. Hanson Introductory committee, Mrs. Frank Cof- fec Mrs. l.. A. Freeman, Mrs. Charles Llchty, Mrs. Hugh l.. Smith, Jr Floor committee, w. l." Fowler, Enoch O Warren. Mrs. J. T. Bush will conduct the game of five hundred; Mrs. All O'Hara, euchre; Mrs. Frank Caran, heart dice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-29
CARMICHAEL-LEFTWICH
 MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED

Mrs Agnes P. Leftwich and Mr. Don- gold Il. Carmichael were quietly married at the residence of her sister, Mrs. J. seymour Perkins, at o'clock Thursday evening by Dr. l.. c. Branscomb. Owing to recent bereavement in the family there were no invited guests. The bride IS member of one of the old reresen- tative families of Ala bama. Mr. Car michael is from Missouri, having recently come to Birmingham to visit his brothers, Judge J. C. and w. D. Carmichael. MT. ana Mrs. Carmichael will make their home on the gulf coast near Gulfport.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-29
SOCIETY AND HOME TOPICS FOR WOMEN
RANDOM NOTES

Mrs. w. l.. Murdoch will address the girls of the Alabama Girls Technical in- stitute of Montevallo. This week is de- voted to Home Economies" upon which subject Mrs. Murdoch will speak.
 Mrs Sydney Ullman has returned from Talladega.
 Mrs. George c. Harris and Miss Dorsey Harris who are spending several weeks in Florida, are now in St. Augustine at the Alcazar hotel.
 Mrs. l.. B. McQuiddy left yesterday for Nashville, after delightful visit to Mrs Warren c. Lewis. Jr
 MT. saxton Crawford has returned from visit with his parents, Col and Mrs Samuel Crawford, in Knoxville.
 Mrs. J. c. Knox and Mrs. Mayme Me Adam will leave Saturday for New York city and other points in the east, to be gone for several weeks. Mrs. L, A. Keith is visiting her daugh- ter, Mrs. Fred Simmons, in Jasper.
 
 Mrs J. r Alexander and daughter, Miss Mary Alexander of Jasper, were guests in the city this week.
 
 Mrs II. DeLeon Sutherland, who has been the guest of Miss Marianne Hamil- tor, has returned to her $ome in Jasper Miss Rosamond Mills, who has been de- lightfully entertained as the guest ot Miss Alberta Lacy in Jasper has re- turned to her home in the city.
 Miss Lida Carter of Lexington, Ky, is 4I,o of Are A EONZB at her home on Sycamore street
 MT. Henry Fowlkes and MT. Atwell Brown, two popular university students are spending the weekend in the city as guests of their parents.
 Judge A. c. Howze left Thursday for Los Angeles to be gone for several weeks.
 Mrs. James Bond has returned to her home in Florence after a brief vlslt to Miss Eula Weakley.
 MT and Hrs. Harold Bissell left yes- terday for Gulfport, Miss, for brief visit.
 %%
 MT and Mrs. Houston Davis will take possession of the home of MT. and Mrs. Harold Bissell during the latter's ab- sence from the city.
 Mrs. William Drennen is expected home Sunday from New York, where she has been the guest of her daughter Mrs. Vance Hewitt.
 Mrs. Richard Massey and Miss Eliza beth Massey arrived yesterday from Co., lumbus, Ga, where they spent a fort night as the guests of Mrs. B. A. Hard away.
 Miss Beverly Wheatcroft of Garden City, L. l.. will arrive Monday from Kansas City, where she has been visiting to be the guest of MT and Mrs. E. H. Andrews at their home on South Nine teenth street
 Mrs Joseph Leland and little daughter, Margaret, left yesterday for Tuscaloosa, where they will spend several weeks as the guests of MT. and Mrs. Henry Le- land.
 Miss Margaret Erwin of Durham, N. C., is expected to arrive Wednesday to be the guest of Miss Carol Woodson at her home on South Nineteenth street
 
 George Whitney Ridley, son of pr. and Mrs. James E. Dedman, who underwent an operation for appendicitis last Thurs day, is resting comfortably at St. Vim cents hospital.
 MT. James W. Ridley of Columbia, Tenn, is spending several days with pr. and Mrs. James E. Dedman during the illness of his brother, George Whitney Ridley.
 Mrs. Leon Cole is critically ill in New York city MT. Cole left Friday morn ing to be with her.
 Mrs. J. D. Mackn of Pensacola is the guest of Mrs, Elmer Heinze.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-29
By RUTH E. GAUDIN

Miss Cunningham were Miss Elizabeth Wilkinson, Miss Doris MouShon, MISS Sallie Norvell, Miss Mabel Marler, Miss Lucille Morgan Miss Lida Otts, Miss Louise Spain, Miss Cundell Baldwin Miss Kathryn Fierce, Miss Elizabeth Massey Miss Margaret Moore, Miss Gertrude Motion, Miss Mary Sessions, Miss Sara Collins Miss Hortense Simpson, MT. Ben Rochester Mrs. Shirley Harris Mrs. Claude White, Mrs. w. Bew White, and Mrs Chalmers Moore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-29
CARD CLUB MEETS
 WITH MRS. JORDAN

The members of the Friday Luncheon Bridge club were entertained yesterday by Mrs. Mortimer Jordan at her home on Avalon street. Enjoying the games dur ing the afternoon were Mrs Ed Warren, Mrs Frederick Dow, Mrs. Mercer Bar nett, Miss Emmie Barnett, Mrs Arthur Chenoweth Mrs. George Morrow, Jr Mrs. Thomas Wingfeld, Mrs. Robert D. Johnston, Jr., Mrs. E. W. Fucker Jr Mrs Herbert Tutwiler, Mrs. E. M. Tut wiler, Jr., and the hostess
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-29

sity faculty has been engaged for the chautauqua platform for the week be- ginning July 3 of this year. After con- clGding this work Professor Losey will take up his work at the Columbia Sum- mer school.
 Miss Diana Hausman, who was injured yesterday by being thrown from her
 buggy when the horse made sudden jerk, is still seriously i'll. Her injuries
 have proved to be more serious than at first thought. Miss Hausman is the daughter of Dr. Frank Hausman and is
 very popular among the younger set in Tuscaloosa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-29
MISS COLLINS
 ENTERTAINS AT BRIDGE

Complimenting Miss Lorraine Cunning ham of Mobile, and Miss Ellen O'Keefe of Atlanta, who are visiting Miss Annie Franklin, Miss Emma Collins was hos tess at cards yesterday afternoon at her home Plants and flowers made the house attractive and at the close of the games of auction, a tempting salad and ice course was served. A piece of lin- gerie was awarded for the top score and a coin purse was awarded for the conso- lation. To each of the guests of honor Miss Collins gave a dainty handmade guest towel
 Those invited to meet Miss O'Keefe and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-29

city. Of course, it was a natural result that the Y. W. c. A. should be the great organization it has turned out to be, for it's purpose is such a high such noble and such a worthy one. To asso- ciate young women in personal loyalty to Jesus Christ is it's object primarily. It is all worked out in different ways; we be- leve in the whole of life! tbat it is as important for a girl to play as it is to pray; and the Y. w. c. A. stands for the wholeness of life. That is why we have esta blished the different methods of rec reation in order to furnish diversion for our girls Thirty years ago the first gym nasium was started; today there are 197 gymnasiums in the Y. w. c. A. In 1905, the first swimming pool was established in Buffalo; today there are 53 associations beautifully equipped in this way. The Travellers Aid was established in 1887, and today it is national movement. One summer home alone was accredited to the Y. w. c. A; today there are 100."
 ''The first gun so to speak," Mrs. Me- Lester said, 'in the local association eel ehration will be fired next Tuesday even-. ing, when we will hold our annual meet ing. We are going to eliminate all the cut-and-dried reports which usually char acteriZe such an event, and instead we are going to make our report, though, little play which we will call The Asso- citation in Action MT. Sidney J. Bowie, Mrs. Robert Jemison, Jr., Mrs. James Bowron, Miss May Jones, Miss Leona Plosser, assisted by about 150 young ladies, will participate in the play, and we want every one of our 1154 members in this city and vicinity to manifest some interest in the event.
 Another interesting feature of the jub- ilee." Mrs. McLester told me, Twill be the celebration of pioneer day. an apprecia- tion of those who first made the T. w.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-29
DANCE GIVEN
 FOR YOUNGER SET

Master Harry and Master Louis strickland and Master Gordon Edwards were hosts last evening at an infor-
 maj dance at the home of the formers parents on North Twenty fifth street. The apartments thrown open for danclng were prettily decorated with pot plants and evergreens A delicious iS@nt punch was served during the even ihSs pleasure and at a late hour the guests enjoyed sandwiches and coffee
 About 50 young people were present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-29
DINN NER-DANCE
 AT NEWSPAPER CLUB

The Friday night dinner dance at the Birmingham Newspaper club, which is a weekly event in the schedule of this pop ular clubs entertainments, was the at traction for many small informal dinner parties last evening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-29
Photograph

c. A. possible. On March we will pre-
 sent the best and most important of all the events, the appearance of Miss Elinor Stafford Milar before the Y. w. c. A., and afterward a two-weeks' visit from this woman, during which time she will repeat her splendid Bible readings. This will, be beautiful climax to one of the greatest jubilees ever held in the world"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-29
MRS. E. C. JANNEY
 COMPLIMENTS MISS WERR

Mrs. E. C. Janney was hostess last evening at an informal dance given in compliment to Miss Mary Webb of Atlan- ta the attractive guest of Miss Hazel
 Bobbitt. About 25 young people enjoyed the dancing to late hour, when sand wiches and coffee were served.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-29
GARNER-K ELLEY
 MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED

Mrs. Kathline Kelley of Ensley an nounces the marriage of her daughter, Elizabeth Marie, to MT. William Palas- tine Garner, the wedding taking place Wednesday, January F, 1916 at Ensley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-29
INFORMAL AFFAIR FOR
 MISS ROBERTA LAMR

AS a compliment to Miss Roberta Lamb, one of the attractive spring brides.
 MISS Nettle Beall will entertain inform ally on Thursday, February r.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-29

Judge l.. 1T. Reynolds shipped a full carload of Chiffon county raised beef cat. tie to Birmingham today
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-29
26OO Get Wage Increase

Passaic, N. J., January 2s.-The wages Of 26oo employees of textile mills here were increased 10 per cent today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-29
Saws Farewell to Pope

Rome, January 27-Cardinal Mercier, primate of Belgium, who has been in Rome for sometime, paid formal visit to the vatican today to take leave of Pope Benedict
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-29

J. l.. Ruffin has been elected marshal
 by the town council as the successor of G. O. Foshee, who resigned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-29
CLAYTON

Clanton, January 2S.-(SpeciaD--A change has been made in Clanton charge of the Methodist church, so that in future there will be services every Sunday without in- terruption.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-29
Events of Smart People Tn Smart World

 Popular DmnerDanc Newspaper Club n
 Country Club Tonghtother AfaiRandom Notes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-29

Mrs. Leon Cole is critically i'll in New York city. MT. Cole left Friday morn ing to be with her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-29

MT. James w. Ridley of Columbia Tenn. is spending several days with Dr and Mrs. James E. Dedman during tho illness of his brother, George Whitney Ridley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-29

Mrs. J. D. Mackin of Pensacola is tn guest of Mrs. Elmer Heinze.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-06-01
Coos County Voters Favor
1852, 900 Road Building Bonds

Marshfield = Complete returns from
the 58 precincts in Coos county give q
majority in favor of good roads bonds
of 61S. AS soon as the count was
completed the County court issued ar
order of the election being carried.
The county precincts, with few ex-
ceptions, those in the northern portion
of the county, including Lakeside,
Templeton, Kentuck and Haynes Inlet,
and few others, voted heavily against
the bonds, and the success was due en-
tirely to the heavy votes in the cities.
Coquille had handsome majority, and
Bandon gave the bonds great boost,
being nearly a three-to-one majority.
The issue calls for the expenditure
of 1862, 900 for lining and grading, and
it is not expected the fund will pro-
vide for any hard surfacing.
The money will be expended be-
tween Marshfield and Coquille, CO.
guile and Myrtle Point, Bandon and
Coquille, North Bend and North Inlet,
Bandon to the Curry county line.
The argument in favor of bonding
was that money spent fro;; the bond
issue would release the usual road
levies to be expended upon branch
roads.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-06-01
Berlin Expects Peace Visit.

Berlin, via London-Another visit
by Colonel E. M. House to Europe
would come as no surprise to initiated
quarters here. The American rumors
to this effect are regarded as having a
certain basis in fact, although the
opinion prevails that the trip would
naturally be postponed until after the
national conventions.
1t is hoped here that should Colonel
House pay such yisit he will come
this time as harbinger of peace, or
at any rate, to prepare, if possible,
the foundations for peace proposal,
difficult as this task is recognized to
be.
During his last previous visit to
Europe, Colonel House made no effort
and conducted no investigations in the
direction of peace-in Berlin at any
event having, perhaps, found absolu-
tely adverse conditions in capitals Of
nations hostile to Germany. Presum-
ably also he had previous information
that American mediation was not de-
sired and it would not be accepted as
long as the United States continued to
supply Germany's foes with muni-
tions.
The situation, it may be said, has
now changed. Apparently there is no
harm from either political or a
strategical standpoint in saying that
Germany would welcome peace.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-06-01
$4,000 Caran1a Troops Hunt
Bandits Along Northern Border

Washington, ID. C.-Reports to both
the State and War departments We'd
nesday further indicated plans of the
Carranza government to prosecute vig-
orously pursuit Of Chihuahua outlaw
bands while the American forces re-
main comparatively quiescent.
Closely following news Of with
drawal from Mexico Of the second
American punitive expedition sent
from Boquillas, Texas, under Colonel
Sibley and Major Langhorne, Informs
tion reached the State department that
General Obregon had ordered 10000
troops to engaged In the bandit hunt in
Chihuahua and along the Big Bend
border.
Delay in opening diplomatic discus
sions over the question Of American
troops remaining in Mexico also was
indicated in official dispatches. State
department officials said that receipt
of the new note being prepared by
General Carranza was not expected be-
fore next week.
1t was thought probable that retire
ment of the Big Bend expedition to
American soil had presented new sit
uation in connection with representa-
tions contemplated in General Car
ranza's new note.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-06-01
Battle al Verdun Grows BIOodier;;
French Withstand Titanic Assaults

London - Tuesday witnessed the
bloodiest fighting in the whole battle
of Verdun. The struggle of the first
days of the German assault, or of the
second mighty effort to overwhelm the
fortress, fade into nothing compared
with the titanic force of Tuesdays
blows. And their net result, so far as
the Germans are concerned, was to
leave the battle lines where the French
had left them after the successful
counter attacks Of Monday.
Only about the Thiaumont farm,
east of the Meuse, does Paris admit
the loss of a single foot of ground.
Berlin herself claims only the capture
Of small blockhouse west of the
river and of sap mine near Vaux.
For the rest it contents itself with re-
porting the repulse of the French at
tacks.
Every available man and every avail
able gun except those actually nee
essary for the reserves the Germans
have mustered into the battle. They
made a supreme effort to recapture
Fort Douaumont, which in their alb
sorption at Hill 304 and lie Mort HON.
me, they had neglected to prepare
against the contingency of French sur
prise, but the French grip on their old
Notifications was too strong.
Assault after assault, so many of
them that they literablly flowed into
each other until even the French could
not distinguish them, was delivered
within the old ramparts. 1t was a
repetition of the hand-to-hand struggle
in the streets of Vaux.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-06-01
NEWS ITEMS
OF General Interest
About Oregon
Winners of Industrial Prizes to
Attend 0. A. C. Summer School

Arrangements have just been com
pleted by J. A. Churchill, Superinten-
dent of Public Instruction, for sending
the boys and girls who won the capital
prizes in the industrial club work at
the State fair last fall to the Oregon
Agricultural college for the Boys and
Girls Summer school. Twenty-one
children were successful in winning
these prizes at the State fair last Sep
tember. The capital prizes consist
Of membership in the short course at
the Agricultural college with all ex-
penses paid. 1t represents the highest
award in each project offered in the
Industrial department at the State fair
last year. The prizes are made possi-
BILE through contributions made to
Superintendent Churchill for the fur
therance of this work by public-spirit-
ed men and women of the state. Those
who received these awards are: Leland
Charley, Brownsboro; Gertrude Court
ney, La Grande; Earl Stewart, Cot
tage Grove; Homer Bursell, Mon
mouth; Hazel Bursell, Monmouth;
Clifford Cook, Yoncalla; Carmen Jones,
Pendleton; Esther Miller, Medford;
Warren MCGOWAN, Independence; Har-
old Reynolds, Independence; Earl
Cooley, Salem; L. M. Bowles, Dallas;
Rudolph Mullinhoff. Boring; Teddy
Fones, Carlton; Exile Morgan, The
Dalles; Florence Wharton, Roseburg;
Marion Lowe, Nyssa; Mae Mcdonald,
Dallas; Muriel Blume, Albany; Paul
Jaeger, Sherwood; Claus Charley,
Brownsboro.
The Boys and Girls club work
which is carried on comparatively by
the State department of Education,
the Extension service of the Oregon
Agricultural college and the U. S.
Bureau of Agriculture, is increasing
in interest to such an extent rnat clubs
are being formed in every section of
Oregon. Since the first of the year
Superintendent Churchill has had two
field workers, N. C. Maris and L. P.
Harrington, continually engaged in
forming clubs throughout the state.
The work of the Agricultural college
in sending to the members of these
clubs, bulletins on how to select seed
care for the growing crops and also
bulletins on canning and sowing, has
made wonderful advancement in the
standard of the work done by the
school children of Oregon. The ex-
ample of Claus Charley of Jackson
county shows what a wholesome in
fuence one boy may have in this work.
At the State fair in 1914 he won the
state prize on his corn. The next,
through the efforts of the county
school superintendent and one of the
Medford banks, fifty boys of Jackson
county were supplied with seed corn
selected from Claus Charley's prize
winning corn. Each of the fifty boys
raised from one-eighth to one-fourth
of an acre of corn, the amount which
each boy planted being determined by
the age of the boy. The exhibits of
corn coming from these boys to the
State fair in 1915 were said by judges
to exceed in quality fully 100 per cent
the corn exhibit of 1918.
"As a result of this work, says
Superintendent Churchill, 1--WE can
feel certain that in the next genera
tion there will be group of expert
farmers and home-keepers in every
rural community of Oregon"
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-06-01
FOOD DICTATORSHIP WITH SWEEP
ING POWER CREATED IN GERMANY

Berlin, via London--"The adequate
nourishment Of our population Is fully
assured and will be rendered doubtful
by any blockade regulations Of enemy
states, no matter how unscrupulouf
they may be and no matter how long
the war may last" says the semi
official North German Gazette, In an
announcement Of the creation OF food
dictatorship with sweeping powers.
However, the short harvest OF
1915, together with reduced imports,
have resulted In a food scarcity In
some directions which makes itself
felt, and efforts TO better conditions
have been hindered by the fact that
each federated state has been able TO
make independent regulations. This
will now be corrected by centraliza-
tion Of power.
Probably never before have such
sweeping powers been concentrated as
now granted Herr Won Battocki, the
new food dictator. Various counselors
will be assigned to him, representing
agriculture, industry, trade, the mill
tary and the consumers, and the repre-
sentativcs Of the federal states and as
sociations connected with the war will
aid him. Final decision on all ques-
tions, however, rests solely in Herr
Won Battacki's hands.
The regulations of the federal coun-
ell will not be affected by the appoint
ment Of the dictator, but in case Of
pressing necessity the dictator is en-
powered even to issue contrary regula-
tions, but these must be laid before
the federated council for approval.