The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-17

U\VII There is SO much to tell you
- ~ because you are so interested in
everything and everybody, and just no"
the folks are coming home from the
summer pleasure places, there is much to
be seen and heard
Schools open tomorrow and the mothers
of the town layed aside everything else
but the duties of getting the kids ready
for their winter studies-and you know
what the first Monday afternoon means
buying books, tablets, pencils and shoes
a small fortune changes hands in the
book stores and many empty purses are
folded away after buying the necessary
supplies.
We are all very much interested in the
fair and Alabama women are doing their
share to make the annual event great
success Every effort is being made to
carry out plans which will make the
woman's department emblematic of every
phase of the life of womanhood. They
expect TO make IL great oeiioHSei oeioii
of work in arts and crafts, domestic
science, education, garden work and the
better baby movement. There is also
much interest being displayed in the in
dividual booths contest. All the women
are working to make their booths the most
attractive. The prizes will be awarded
or the quality of work. arrangement of
the general display, decorations, needle
work, culinary products, original design
of the booth and varieties of home grown
plants.
I hear that the work on the Stone
mountain Confederate memorial has be-
gun to take definite shape, and that the
noted sculptor, Gutzon Borglum, who
was chosen by the Atlanta Daughters of
the U. D. c. to carve the splendid fig
ures of the generals, cavalrymen and
confederate soldiers on the gray granite
of the mountain, has taken the Kellogg
cottage at the base of the mountain and
brother, Scion Borglum, who will assist
him in the work. Mrs. Borglum and two
children Lincoln and Mary. will come
next spring to remain throughout the
summer. Mrs. Helen c. Plane, who is
president of the Stone Mountain Monu-
mental association, hear is perfecting
some interesting plans which she will
make public soon.
One of the interesting events Of the
past week was the luncheon which took
place in Atlanta, and was given by the
Equal Suffrage association of that place
for the four women who were recently
given the right to practice law in that
state. My. but the women had time
trying to convince the men they really
meant business before they were admit
ted to the bar. The guests Of honor were
Mrs. M. A. Hale Mrs. s. NJ. Castleman,
Mrs. Clara L. Bovard and Miss Agnes
Kline.
Do you know that we have perfectly
good woman lawyer here. Miss Maud Nc
Clure Kelly, who has made a wonderful
too, and, by the way. there are some
soldiers in her family. They have given
three fine young men to the army. Rich
ard is first lieutenant in Company B,
Second regiment. Besoe and Miner are
also in the same company. Everybody
likes them, and they are quite favorites
with the other fellows.
The other day I got a catalog from the
Southern School of Artist thought that
they had made a mistake when they said
Frederick Dunster-but now when 1 find
there is Frederick Dunster as well as
a Frederick Gunster--you bet l am glad
that didn't show my ignorance by ask
ing anything about it. BY the way, Mr..
and Mrs. Gunster left last week for New
York, where you know Mr.. Gunster will
again take up his music. I hope that
you will see Miss Mary Virginia in New
York She is a charming and lovely
young woman and I am sure will make
many friends in her new home She
was one of the Graves girls who have
always been greatly admired. Mrs. Harry
Matthews was Ellie Graves, and another
sister is Mrs. Edward Smith, Florrie
Graves. You know she was considered by
many as the most beautiful young
women in the southland.
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We We're talking several days ago to
friend who has a most wonderful
flower garden and was planning to re-
arrange it and l told her what YOU said
about Mrs Wilson's flowers and that you
said that there may be many other ways
In which Mrs. Wilson will leave an i'm
preston of her personality on the White
House. whether she departs in one or
four years, but that certainly her ex-
quisite taste in flowers will stand para
mount.
also told her that you said she has
quite revolutionized methods of decorat-
ing the Presidents temporary home and
that even the flowers in the garden near
est the mansion shows her thought in
such matters and that tourists were
charmed with the border of black-eyed
susans and gay hollyhocks. purple lark
spur. phlox and other old-fa shioned flow
ers which border the plot and are re-
Elected on the pool with the splendid
water lilies.
Several Birmingham girls were in
Washington to attend the wedding of