The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-07-27

~ ATURDAY is to be button day. 1t
is believed by the ladies that
~ every one will give their money
generously. for the cause is a noble
one, and they feel every one should
help in this grand work of charity. To
feel you are helping to clothe feed and
care for lis little children. The Or
phans' Home is always ready to care
for the many little ones who are be-
reft of their parents. Mrs. Frank J..
White, who is general chairman for
button day, will be assisted by the fol-
lowing ladies, as chairmen, who will
have a bevy of young ladies and mat
rons to assist them:
Brown Marx Mrs. J. Walton; Par
ker's Mrs. Mansfield Lathem; Empire,
Mrs. j. Carroll; Drennen's, Mrs. L. Dull
lion; First National bank, Mrs. Hugh
Smith, Patterson & Mortons drug store,
Mrs. Oscar Bennett and Mrs O. w.
Colgap; Vaudette and Adams, Mrs w.
MILAN; Morris hotel, Mrs DIR. HERMAN;
Loveman. Joseph & Loeb, Mrs. c. e.
Edwards; Bromberg's, Mrs. James O.
Kruke; Hagen & Dunlap and Traders
Guarantee and courthouse, Mrs James
O'Brien; Patten & Pope, Mrs. Gribbon;
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power
company, Mrs. P. w. MCGOWAN; Five
Points, Miss Bessie Merrett.
The headquarters will be Mr.. John
O'Neill's store, Second avenue, where
the chairmen will find buttons. All the
chairmen and assistants are asked to
be on the corners at o'clock Saturday
morning.
The Birmingham Red Cross associa-
ton will open headquarters tomorrow
morning at 104 North Nineteenth street
for the purpose of receiving through
the United Daughters of the Confed-
eracy and individual contributors, pack
ages of toilet articles, such as towels,
soap and tooth brushes for Companies
B, c and K of infantry. Mrs E. H.
Cabaniss. Mrs. T. D. Parke, Mrs. ]. A.
Rountree, Mrs. W. S. Lowell, Mrs. L. K
Plosser and Mrs. B. r. Smith will have
this work in charge. They will be as
sisted by the presidents of the U. D. c.
chapters, who are Mrs S. H. Gardner,
Mrs. w. C. Shackelford Mrs. C. G.
Brown. Mrs. B. NJ Lewis, Mrs. F. E.
Belcher Mrs E. A. Mohns and Mrs. H
B. McLaurine.
Miss Augusta Clark, Miss Margaret
Coleman and Miss Gladys Allison and
others of the Volunteer Relief associa-
ton will also assist with the work. DR..
Ballard Will have a number of Boy
Scouts on hand both morning and after
noon to assist the ladies.
So far the Red Cross association has
not been called upon to furnish
freshments for troops passing through
the city, but have been ready to serve
at moments notice.
The Junior Philathea club of the
Fifty-sixth Street Baptist church,
Wooodlawn. has notified the associa-
ton that on very short notice they
would be able to furnish 250 sand
witches. Miss Helen Forsyth is the presi-
dent of the organization. They also
said that Is young women, with Miss
Ruth Gaines as chairman. would be
ready at any time to assist in serving
them.
The following interesting notes from
Tate Spring will be read with interest:
Birmingham is well represented at
Tate. a number of well known citizens
of the Magic City being among those
present while several Alabamians who
are known in Birmingham are also
present. Mrs. James Weatherly and her
daughter, Mrs. A. C. Birch, are spend
ing sometime at the popular resort.
Judge Romaine Boyd is there also.