The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-01
By Emma Reid Ryall

my letter-which you are so good as to
say you enjoy. I am glad that you do
not tire of the news from home and sorry
you have decided to remain longer away.
You should have been here last week.
our stores have already begun to put on
fall apparel and have announced regular
openings.
Everybody was out for these occasions.
Monday and Tuesday of the past week
Sol Caheen was in his glory, he stood in
the center of style and could have been
, mistaken for an extra six model for you
know he is-his face was beaming with
ioy-he is one man who never talks blue"
and always sees the ''silver lining" and
isn5t it a wonder he has escaped the
clutches of matrimony. Sol Caheen occu-
pies peculiar place in Birmingham for an
"old bachelor" He is kind of an ad-
visory board for the men who shop for
their wives and the fact that he suggests,
is sufficient for family harmony.
Everyone of the shops were just lovely
and Birmingham should be proud of her
| market The cry of dull days are not
in keeping with the interest women folks
took in the fall openings.
Well the school kids are about settled
and they have all decided which is the
best teacher in their school. went over
| thought that, of course l would feel very
strange, but you know didn't Mr.. Grant
was so very cordial and 1 found several
old friends there. There was Hassie Gray
| who you know is noted for her primary
work and Esther Vail-who seems but
yesterday was a child-and L hear she is
! a dandy teacher, she has a second grade.
! Then there was Ann Montgomery who
f, teaches the fifth grade. You know Ann
| she is a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A.
| Montgomery. You know Guy and Alex.
| l hear Guy has been married for several
years and lives in Lewisburg, Va, his
| fathers old home. He hasn't been here
| in about IL years. Ann is q fine teacher
! and comes of a family who have always
stood foremost in educational circles.
| Her grandmother, Mrs Rose Garland
| Lewis, was the first woman to graduate
| from the University of Alabama, and her
grandfather, DR.. Garland, was one of the
| first presidents of that university; so, OF
course, we knew she would be fine
| teacher You know / am strong believer
| in inheritance.
| Then Miss Sarah Henderson teaches
there, too; you know both her and Miss
| Sudie don't you. Miss Sudie teaches in
| the Woodlawn school, and all the little
| folks are wild about her. There are
about 800 pupils in the Barrett school, and
they seem happy lot of boys and girls.
| Do you know that Gena Mae Snow is
going to be married early in November
| to Clyde Pippen of Ensley. Well, they
| are. She is a very pretty and attractive
| girl l hear that her wedding will be
| quite a large affair, and that lots of
parties will be given for her, too
Do you remember Gertrude Bromberg
of Mobile? She used to visit here some
years ago and was beautiful girl She
visited her brother, Mr.. William Brom-
berg. She is now married to Capt George
Il. Perkins of the United States army
and lives in Honolulu; that is, they are
stationed there for three years and are
wild about the place.
Mrs M. M. Bromberg, her mother, is
now there with them. Mrs. Pearson was
also in Honolulu this summer and they
were both in an army barracks, but not
the same one, as there are three posts
| Nettie Beall Mrs. Albert Hopkins) has
| returned from her wedding trip spent in
the woods of Maine. She and Mr.. Hop
kins are spending sometime in New York
! and are at the apartment of Mrs. Henry
| Hopkins, who is still at her summer home
| in Connecticut. 1 heard that later in the
| fall Mr.. Hopkins would perhaps spend
| sometime in New Orleans, and if that
| is true Nettie will stop by and will be
with US all for awhile.
| You should have seen the Rotogravure
today, as the pictures were just fine.
There was large group picture of some
| OF our Birmingham boys taken Is years
ago, which you would just die laughing
at There was Leon Harris and his
| brother Vernon. Leon is married now
to Miss Willie Emonds and both he and
his brother are in business here. Vernon
| isn't married. They are the sons of Mrs.
v. M. Harris. The picture of Vernon,
with his little hat on one side makes him
look like "a dead game sport" They are
nephews of the late DR.. Mobley.
| Frank Morrow is there, too. He is
| the Youngest son of DIR. and Mrs George
Morrow, who live at Glen Iris park
| Frank is one of the leading society men,
| you know
| The Cobb boys, Herbert, Billie and Ell
win, son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Cobbs,
| you know. They, too, are among our
| young business men, and are not vet
married Carrie Cobbs (Mrs. Bob Dawson)
Is their sister.
! Herbert Steiner is the second son of
| our old friends, Mr.. and Mrs. b. Steiner,
| who have a perfectly lovely home on
! the Hudson. Herbert represents his
| ia theirs interests here and is vice presi-
dent of their bank. He is a splendid
young fellow. too.
| But of all the pictures you should
| have seen Joe Walker with his lit
| tie cap Just sitting on his ear. and just
| as cute as could be. l haven't seen
him since he was almost that size.
| He is married to Margaret Latady
one of the most beautiful girls in
| the south, That reminds me of sew
| ernl wears ago, just after Margaret
! had grown up and l hadn't seen her
| in several years. I saw her in one or
i sho,,c aud elk ed who she was and