The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-28

But if England has produced gooc symphony writers and there are at least three of them-it is a shame if their works are not heard at the Philharmonic concerts now and then
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 Convention Glass TIT is only in recent years that New 0 York, the greatest city in the world, has made any effort along lines indicating public spirit or civic pride. It was such big city, with so many grand hotels and with everything which belongs to a metro politan center that no organized work was needed to attract out-of-town crowds. The lure was there and noth- ing could diminish the city's drawing power.
 To boost was provincial, said New York editors. There was no lack of crowds. Hardly day passed that did not bring 15O,O00 strangers to town. Other cities might hustle to secure but never New York.
 But the Merchants association is now taking a different view of the matter. It not only invites bodies, large and small, to hold their annual in New York, but it strives earnestly to get them. New Workers are now proud of the success which the convention committee has made of the association's new undertaking. The World, in an editorial captioned New York, the Convention City," speaks with pride of what has been accomplished this year. It says the city's greatness is now seen from a new angle in the compilation of sta- tistics by the Merchants association, it's pre- -eminence as a city. During the year New York "has entertained 663 conven- 5ions, whose 600,000 delegates are es- timated to have spent at least $20,- 100000" there.
 Thus encouraged the Merchants as- sociation hopes to beat it's 1916 rec ord in 1917.
 Who said Josephus Daniels was a mar row minded man? On Admiral Dewey's he read to the admiral part Of an officers diary which told how Dewey observed Christmas in 1866 by giving each bluejacket on board the old frigate Colo rado a bottle of wine.
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 Mary Garden denies she brought S25, 900 worth of lingerie and other intimate things" from Paris. Whats the world coming to when prima donnas decline to verify the statements of their press agents?
 Londoners are said to be wearing illu- minated hats to keep from pumping into each other on dark nights Why don't the ladies keep their cigarettes lighted and the gentlemen their cigars?
 Lloyd-George is called the Roosevelt of Great Britain by a magazine writer. However, King George takes precedence over Lloyd-George, while T. R. yields to no man.
 It is announced from Washington that President Wilson is keeping his mind open. People who keep their minds open and their mouths closed fare we'll in this world.
 Mrs. Robert Fitzsimmons, who has left 'Lanky Robert" is now an evangelist and says she believes she could convert Bob. She will have to catch him first.
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 Tommy Atkins had his plum pudding for Christmas, but any pugilist who filled up on plum pudding just before
 * his name and escaped another bomb thought to have been placed at his home by Industrial Workers of the World.
 * * the farm loan bank, if she gets the ar- nor plant and the nitrate plant is To- cated at Muscle Shoals.
 The new half dollars ana quarters VIII soon be out, but there is no hope that they will prove any less elusive than their predecessors.
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 Los Angeles is just now having some snow that was not brought down by ex- cited tourists from neighboring noun tain peak.
 The price of mistletoe rose this year