The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-07-26
BY EMMA REID RYALL

! name this guidon.
1T comes to you as an emblem of love!
1t comes to you from pious, reverent and
loving hands and from hearts"
Miss Katherine Morrow, in very pretty
speech presented the guidon to Battery
c on behalf of the Volunteer Relief as
ISOLATION of Birmingham. The speech of
Miss Katherine Morrow was as follows:
Captain Dorrance and the Boys of Bat
terry A:
In behalf of your relatives and friends
L am desired to say to show our conf
dence in your courage, your uprightness,
your ability to always see the right and
| to execute what is right-that we are
proud of you, that you are not forgotten
though far away, and to show you that
we ever wish to have a place in your
hearts and as womans heart beats re-
sponsive to the same inspiration that
prompts man to noble deeds we wish to
present to you this guidon as a small
| token of our love for the glorious cause
for which you leave home. If called to
bear it on the battle field, may it lead
you to victory and glory as solicitous of
its fame and glory as are those who
shall march in triumph in the thrilling
shadow of it's floating folds.
1.-The hearts of those who gave it
swing" a pendulum twixt a smile and a
tear. We smile when we think of your
patriotism that knows no bounds of your
true love for your country and the great
personal sacrifice you are making for
this love. But, the pendulum swings back
to a time when we realize that your pa
triotic response from us, and our only
language is a cry, when we further realize
that one drop of blood of the brave men
of Battery C is worth more-as true man
hood should be judged than the entire
race of men behind your enemy's guns.
The flag we give you is typical of YOU
In that it represents courage and duty
patriotism and principle, heart and brain
1T is a symbol of this county, of all
it can hope to be. 1t means free hands,
free eyes, light for every mind, liberty
for every heart.
1T means that beneath it's folds the
weakest must be protected and feel it's
care. The strongest must obey and not be
exempted from its power.
1t means not to destroy but to save;
not for conquest. but for conscience. 1t
proclaims with renewed vigor Equal and,
exact justice to all men of whatsoever
condition or persuasion, religious or po-
litcal."
IF Battery C goes to the front 1 pre-
dict that this flag will be thrust on the
heights of Chepultepec, and thus the
story of your bravery, and your success,
and your fame on every battlefield will
be told In art and song, and that when
years have come you will sleep beneath
wilderness of flowers lovingly laid
upon your honored graves by millions of
men and women now unborn.
Our prayer is that your absence from us
will be short. That an Almighty Provi-
dence will keep every one of you in
health and strength; will give you sue.
cess crowned with honor, glory and fame,
and finally a safe return home, where
happiness will again put her arms about
you and you will be consoled with the
satisfaction of knowing that here you
have not been forgotten in the joy of
a new face or a fresh found hope
Among the young ladies in the Biz
mingham party were: Miss Margaret
Pittman, Miss Cecilia Came, Miss Marian
Ward, Miss Ola Hamilton, Miss Viola
Laurel, Miss Daisy Davis and Miss Kath-
crime Morrow. The chaperones were:
Mrs E. M. Sanders, Mrs. Barney Leon
ard and Mrs. w. Ward.
Battery of Birmingham, now sta
toned at the mobilization camp, enter
tanned at a beautiful dance Monday eve
ming at the Exchange hotel. in compli-
ment to the bevy of lovely Birmingham
girls who came down on Monday for the
purpose of presenting guidons to Battery
and Battery A.
The occasion was as informal as it
was delightful, and was attended by a
number of Montgomery's society set. The
chapercnes were Mr.. and Mrs. l.. B. Far
ley, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Noble, Governor
and Mrs. Charles Henderson, Gen. and
Mrs. r. f. Lyon, Mr.. and Mrs w. c.
Oates, Mr.. and Mrs. Tyler Goodwin, Mr..
and Mrs. L. w. Tyson, DR.. and Mrs.
George Wheeler, Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Hol-
loway, Mr.. and Mrs A. NJ. Baldwin Jr,
a md MrS To Nor I'M
ton Clark.
The committee from Battery c. in
charge of the arrangements for the dance
and to whom the success of the delightful
affair was due, was composed of Messrs.
Robert Thach, chairman; j. M. Gillespie,
Jr., Tom Sherman, Robert j. Badham, o.
w. Underwood, J. S. Robb and A. W.
Williams. The members of the Beauvoir
Country Club and the Inter Sc Club, with
accompanying ladies, were invited.-Mont-
gomery Advertiser.
Never before have so many people been
in town and at their country places near
here in midsummer this year. Owing
to the Inconvenience of going abroad and
the unsettled condition of affairs in this
country, no end of people are in statu quo
so to speak, and are only leaving for
short trips of a few days at time. This
is most practicable on account of the
great increase of motor cars, which have
materially altered the ways of modern
life. Nearly every country place in this
valley is open and all the country neigh
borhoods are filled with weekend par
ties, and each week there are many in
formal gatherings at the clubs and on
ladies' days there are seen many peopl,
lunching. Yesterday, which was the
first day really set aside for the ladies
at the Birmingham Motor and Country
club, was very delightful occasion, and
among those seen at the club were: Mrs.
George Blinn, Mrs. G. T. Brazelton, Mrs.
Robert Burnett, Mrs. Kenneth Charlton
and her sister, Miss Helen Owings, of
Kentucky, who is one of the loveliest of
the summer visitors; Mrs. Harry Wal
strom, Mrs. Owen Gillespie, Mrs. John
Yeatman, Mrs. Lee Koenig, Mrs. Robert
Pegram, Mrs. C. J. Allison, Mrs. Robert
Hood, Mrs. w. D. circuit. Mrs. Louise
Frazer and her guest Miss Oliver of
Columbus, Ga; Mrs. r. D. Burnett, Mrs.
Hubert Scruggs, Mrs. Henry .Edmonds,
Mrs. F. w. Dixon and Mrs. F. G. Ar
mold.
The marriage of Miss Willie McCon-
nico, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. T. A.
McConnico of Nashville, and Mr.. Luther
Lee Doty of this city, which was post
poned several weeks ago on account of
the illness of Miss McConnico, will take
place Wednesday afternoon, August 2, at
the home of the brides parents in Nash
vile, and the ceremony will be witnessed
by only few friends and relatives. After
a trip Mr.. Doty and his bride will make
their home in this city, where both have
many friends, she having taught in the
Birmingham public schools the past