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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-23
G8 N NOTABLE spirit of faithful
 A\ ness and courage have been

66 A NOTABLE spirit of faithful
 AA ness and courage have been
 = evident in the work and progress of the Womans Missionary union during the past year. The F months just gone have brought us many times from the hiltops to the valley when our great nation, as well as our state, has called upon us to give up our beloved sons and then to a high CT plane we have thanked Him for 8 victory over personal desires and the assurance that God is working His purpose out even thought noble lives are being given in the cause of dem ocracy."
 From the splendid, noble. young wom- an, Miss Laura Lee Patrick, secre- tary and treasurer of the Womans Mis- sionary union, which is now in conven- iton in Birmingham at the Southside Baptist church. these words of inspira- ton and encouragement came yesterday when asked of the effect which the war had had upon the work of women in missionary fields, both at home and abroad since the terrible strife had brought America into it's clutches.
 Miss Patrick, whose sweet. gentle personality and marvellous gift for mak- ing friends whose ability and earnest Christian endeavor have endeared her to all who have come in contact with her during the past few years when she has been a dominant factor in the Woman's Missionary union, is little more than mere girl in appearance; tall, slender. alert, pretty. she gives the impression of force as well as gertleness and her earnestness be- speaks a sincerity and genuineneas which is uninistakable.
 Miss Patrick received her training in Woman's Missionary union train ing school in Louisville, and her in tention was to serve in foreign fields as missionary. but instead she af- filated herself with home mission work following the late beloved Julia Ward of Birmingham as secretary and treasurer of the Woman's Missionary union, which work she has done for the past five years.
 In the midst of the great gather ing of women yesterday at the South side Baptist church-the largest con- vention held during the past 24 years, when 800 registered names have been placed on the calendar, Miss Patrick and I drew aside for few brief mo mentS and she gave me a slight in |. sight into the meaning and the work of the Womans Missionary union.
 "One of the highest aims of the union is that the prayer life of the constitu- ency may be strengthened" said Miss Patrick. Our activities extend toward varied interests, and especially are we trying to do all in our power during the war to encourage every worthy support started in behalf of our soldiers. Two of our churches have developed a splen- did record in this way. the First church in Montgomery giving $50 a month for the benefit of the soldiers in camp in Montgomery. and the church at Anniston is doing equally as fine work and giving liberally to the soldiers needs. Two notable steps forward which our union has taken during the past year have been the apportioning TOT the orphans and aged ministers; not that we have not already been fostering these worthy causes. but that we may seek to reach
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-23
ANNOUNCEMENTS

Mrs G. T. Brazelton will entertain the Amaranth club this afternoon at o'clock at the home of her mother, Mrs. William Hood.
 There win be a meeting of the Twen- tieth Century club this afternoon at the home of Mrs. J. W. Fain, 1210 North Thirty-second street.
 Red Cross Unit No. 2 will meet at the Avondale library this afternoon at : o'clock.
 Classes in first aid will meet at the Young Woman's Christian association this morning at 930 o'clock, with Dr. Marye Dabney, instructor. Classes are limited to 20. Any one desiring to join the classes may communicate with Mrs. George Hughes, 1922 Elm street, phone Main 2332-W.
 The New Era club will meet with Mrs Frank Anderson, Jr, Twenty-eighth street, south this afternoon.
 
 The Vivian Red Cross unit will meet this morning at 10 o'clock at the Con soldated Mercantile building. The Fountain Heights Red Cross unit, No. 1, will meet this afternoon at z:30 o'clock with Mrs. A. Worthington. at l4OO Twelfth avenue, north. All members are requested to be present.
 The Assembly club will meet this after noon at 2:90 o'clock with Mrs. Guy Amos, at 1903 Twenty ninth street, north.
 
 The Frances Willard union will meet with Mrs. William Coates, 9151a Twelfth street, south, this afternoon at 2;30 oclock. All members are cordially in vited to attend.
 The Edgewood club will meet this aft ernoon at o'clock with Mrs Walter A. Brown, 2116 Twelfth avenue north
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-23
NEWS OF SOCIETY AND
 ACTIVITIES, ( OF WOMEN

Mrs. G. M. Privett and MT. Privett. in woodlawn, where she has made many friends.
 MT. England is well known young business man, being connected with one of the eity's largest hardware companies.
 Mrs w. E. Leake will entertain few friends at tea this afternon at the Tut wler in honor of Mrs. Thomas Arm- stead of Richmond, Va, the guest of Mrs John Fletcher.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-23
MRS. HARDY TO ENTERTAIN

Mrs. c. M Tardy will entertain few friends at tea tomorrow afternoon in honor of her sons lovely young bride, Mrs. Mathew II. Tarey.
 Mr. and Mrs. Tardy were married few days ago in Wilmington. Del, where the bride belongs to a very prominent family. and is socially very popular.
 Mir Tardy will leave soon for France, where he is connected with the engineer ing department of the government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-23
MRS. SLATER ENTERTAINS

The following from the Fayetteville, N. C., Observer will be read with much tn- terest by Mrs. Slater's many friends in Alabama:
 Mrs John T. Slater entertained with a suffrage luncheon at the tea room today, the guest of honor being Mrs. J. C. Cunningham. president of the State Suffrage association. The other guests were MT. David McKesnan and Mrs J. B Underwood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-23
ENGLAND-DARNELL

The marriage of Mrs. Jimmie Donoga Darneli of Alexander City and MT. Will liam Bradley England of this city took place yesterday at the Woodlawn Baptist church, where the ceremony was per- formed by the Rev. Dr. B. Ross Baker pastor of that church, and was witnessed by only a few friends and relatives.
 MT. England and his bride left at once for wedding trip, going to Jacksonville, Fla. Upon their return early in Decem- Der they win be at home at 221 North Sixty-third street.
 The. bride was the guest of her sister,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-23
RICHMOND BLUES
 I'D ENTERTAIN

The soldiers of the Richmond Blues at the remount station have decided to use their two days holiday at Franks giving in a delightful fashion. They are planning q horse show for Wednesday and have luncheon served at their camp, and have dance at the room on the second floor of the Alabama Power com pany plant, used recently by the Red Cross headquarters. They will give an other dance on Thanksgiving night-An- niston Star and Hot Blast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-23
7T1HE marriage of Miss waunita Mil

Ter and Mir. Hal F. Dunacan on
 S Wednesday morning al the home of the brides sister, Mrs. Buckingham whom she was visiting, was of interest to many friends in Philadelphia, where the bride makes her home.
 An improvised altar was built in the living room of fern. palms and cut flow CTS, where the ceremony was impress slvely performed by the Rev. pr. George Stuart of the First Methodist church
 Miss Lucille Hobart played the wedding march and the bride entered with her neice, Miss veroqua buckingham She wore travelling suit of silver tome velour and carried a bouquet of bride s roses and valley lilies.
 Miss Buckingham was attractive In frock of blue and carried Killarney roses. MT. Duncan was attended by his father, Mir w. J. Duncan, as best man. Little Miss Martha Grayson Emens of north Alabama, a cousin of the groom, was ring bearer.
 MT. Duncan and bride left at once for Pensacola Mobile. New Orleans and other southern points, and upon their return will make their home in this city, where the groom is a prominent young druggist.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-23

nev. Misses Helen Keiser, Dorsey Harris. Mrs. James Freeman, Mrs. R. D. Burger Mrs. w. NJ. IIoke, Mrs. Frank Wood' Mrs. Henry ". Taylor, Mrs. John H Winter Mrs. George B. Harris, Mrs Robert Harris, Mrs. Clarence Rice, and Mrs. w. H. McGowan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-23
Official Count in Iowa Shows Prohibition Was
 Defeated by 932 Votes

Des Moines November 22.-Constitu- tional prohibition was defeated in the October 15 election in Iowa by ma jority of 932 votes, according to the official canvess made today by the state executive council
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-23
cIEE CIJTR DECEMBER 27

It will be of interest to many friends in Birmingham to learn that the Glee club of the University of Alabama, of which Mr. Tom Garner is director, will appear in this city on the evening of December 27 at the Tutwiler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-23
MRS. sHIEL ENTERTAINs

Mrs. Vincent Shiel entertained at a bridge and knitting party yesterday aft ernoon at her home on St. Charles street, experimenting Miss Mable Marler and Mrs. J. T. Burney of Mississippi
 The score prizes were a corsage of pink sweet peas and a hand-painted basket
 The bride elect, Miss Marler, was pre- scented with Madeira guest towel, while Mrs. Burney was given a boudoir pillow.
 Late in the afternoon ices were served. The guests were Miss Marler, Mrs. Bur
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-02
THE SMALL PORTION
 IS MORE HEALTHY
Head of Home Economies Advises People to Eat Plenty But
 With More Wisdom.

| Help win the war by eating plenty. but wisely, and without waste. This ] is what l would impress upon every Arkansas housewife and every Ark ansas family" says Miss Ruth Speers- stra. acting head of the home econo. mic department of the University of 1 Arkansas.
 Food is wasted if it gets into the garbage pail or the kitchen sink, 1 if allowed to spoil in the refrigera- l tor, if exposed to dust. insects or rodents, if the cooking is poor, if l everything produced is not used, if there is too large variety of dishes on the table, if too many portions are ! given, or if the portions are too ! large"
 There are many housewives, Miss , fpeerstra says. who think they must give large portions at the first serv- ing; but often considerable quantity is left on the plate She advocates serving smaller portions at first ana letting the family ask for more if they want it, for it is much easier to give a second helping than to conserve the waste on the plate. "The crusts of bread are just a.; nutritious as the rest of the bread and should be eaten," declares Miss Speerstra.
 Poor planning of meals" she stated, lis one of the greatest sources Of waste. Food constituents are du- plicatel and the food does not give the right kind of nutriation.
 Do not use the expensive fats. like butter, where less expensive fats can be substituted Save the butter for the table and utilize lard and oth- CT fats for cooking. And here again would emphasize smaller portions; the individual butter fats should be small. Have each member of the family take just what he intends to eat and no more"
 Referring to the kinds of waste. Miss Speerstra says:
 Look carefully to the garbago can. the oven, the overloaded plate,.'
 The cooking process, as we'll as places of storage and trans portation facilities.
 Eat plenty, but wisely, and with out waste"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-02
DARKEN YOUR
 GRAY HAIR
Ky Reviying Color Glands. La Creole<Does This Healthy
 and Simple To Apply.

Just apply to your hair and scalp before going to bed the famous La Creole Hair Dressing. This reviyes the color glands to activity. In a short time you will observe all your gray, streaked, bleached or faded hair turn to such an even beautiful natural dark shade that no one could tell you had used La Creole. Not q trace of gray hair can be seen. ALSO stops dandruff and falling hair. Hayo soft, fluffy, long. natural dark hair again by applying La Creole. Sold on money-back guarantee by drug stores. of sent prepaid for $l.2O by Van Vleet Drug Co.,, Memphis, Tenn
 -Adyt.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-02
ROTATION OF CROPS
 AND EARLY FLOWING

Washington, Dec. 1.-The value of early blowing and early soil prepar- atlon, as we'll as rotation, in increas- Ing crop yields is one of the outstand- ing facts determined by experiments at the San Antonio farm. In a rela- lively unfavOrable season, all crops | grown 2t this experiment station and especially corn, cotton and milo maze, showed increased yields where early soil preparation had been given; put where crops were rotated and also gwen early preparation the yields In each case were the largest. Where crops were rotated, but blowing was not early, the results were not as good. The very best results were where rotation and early preparation were combined.
 Corn experiments conducted at the San Antonio farm in 1916 indicate that the interplanting of early and late maturing varieties-that is. alternate two rows of an early maturing corn with one to two rows of late ma turing variety-is of practical value in localities having light rainfall or where the distribution of ran is cratic. This system brings about more economic utilization of the available moisture, affords an addi- tional chance to secure rain at al critical period in the growth Of the crop, and insures against a complete crop failure.
 Deep Burrows Do Good.
 It was also found thst planting in deep furrows, kept open until the corn had reached the height of sev- eral feet, gave an increase of six bushels per acre and better quality of ears than did the same quality of seed planted level in adjoining rows.
 The report of the San Antonio farm to the United States department of ag- riculture shows more general interest in diversification, an increased acre. age in grain and forage crops and ten dency among dairymen to produced their own feed in the San Antonio section.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-02
RED CROSS NOT
 AFFECTED BY &
 RUSS EMBARGO

Petr0grad, Dec. 1.-An official of the Red Cross here has sent com. munication to the press in regard to public declarations of a storpage of supplies for Russia. and the opinion is expressed in them that th,s would be the course adopted by America. The Red Cross communication de- clares that the alleged embargo had no reference to shipments for the Red Cross.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-02
CANADA'S VICTORY SOON.

Toronto, Canada. Nov. 30.-Canada has oversubscribed it's $500, ,0O0, ,000 victory loan by almost $6,50O, ,OO0, ac- cording to the official announcement made tonight. This total does not in ciude final reports from some pro vinces. and with one day to go off c5ais are confident that .$350. .Q0D,, 900 will be reached. M
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-02

D IA verdict of the trial guilty with Iacewel a juryh g. : ~ " soo
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-02
An Engine That Di&ests X L0w-Grade Gas and Makes
 High Power Out of It

The thing about the great Chalmers engine that the fact that it actually digests the gas fed to it (and low-grade gas especially
 Everyone knows that the grade of gasoline the decline, and that probably high grade gas or even the gas of year ago. will never come back And like man who has been hgh-grade diet and IS suddenly given lowgrade diet, many engines in automoblles now have gasoline indigestion.
 he Chalmers engine dgests gas probably as no engine ever before has done It makes high power out of low-grade gas.
 It makes gasoline work harder than gasoline ever worked before.
 knows that the everlasting riddle has been to get the gas Tn just exactly 100% condition of vapor in the combustion chamber before ignition
 The great Chalmers engine has accomplished this, so tar any engine probably ever will be able to do by means of two clever devices.
 One IS hot spot" feature which heats and "breaks up the gas alter 1t leaves the caburetor and before gets to the intake manifold The other is the ram S. horn manifold that, by of its "easy air bends,'' sends the gas to the combustion chamber wel-nigh perfect.
 Hence, more power out of less gas.
 On cold day remarkably quick results in starting are obtained
 No longer 10-minute fight with your engine And as soon the Chalmers engine smoothly and delivers power quickly
 Often cars take ten minutes of running to ''warm them up'
 But not SO with the current Chalmers =. And if you weren't shrewd judge of an automo- ble you might overlook some of the other notable features of the Chalmers SO great has become the achievements of its engine.
 Go down to salesroom and let us show you the great Chalmers engine and the perfection of the Chalmers
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-13
In the City of the Cal:phs

D RlrAINS thrust in Mesopotamia which,
- now has resulted triumphantly in the
capture of the ancient city OF Bagdad was
the British answer to Germany's peace over
lures. On December II Of last year Germany
invited her enemies to discuss terms for
ending the war; December l 3 an advance
on kut-el-Amara was begun from the Baby
lonian plain. and almost at the same time Il
second expedition moved up the Tigrs, with
the same objective in view.
Perhaps this was a coincidence merely but
II that is so. it was coincidence truly re-
markabe. The German peace plan, SO far as
1t was permitted TO be made public or even
to he limited at in the German press was
predicatcd on the abandonment of all con
quests in the west and the more than COM
pensatory realization. as we said at the time
'of the German dream of an empire and its
dependencies stretching across the backbone
OF Europe from the Baltic to the Adriatic
and across the Bosporus and the Dardanelles
10 the Persian Gulf"
This dream the conques, OF Bagdad has
ended forever. There can be no Mittel
EUROPA under Teuton hegemony with the
BRUSH III control OF the mouth of the Tigris
and the Russians sweeping through Persia
TO junction with General Maude's forces
al Bagdad or beyond. Naude has done more
than capture city and defeat an army: he
has re-establislcd British prestige i'm Asia
sounded the knoll of German domination in
PERSIA ana made it practically certain that
hereafter the central powers must wage de-
iensvc campaigns on all the battle fronts
This is not to say there will be no further
German oftensivcs, for there may be such Of
iensves on Il great scale. but they will have
defensive purpose.
The campaign in Mcsopotamia was we'll
tuned in the military. as we'll as in the politi-
ca'' sense. The Anglo British offensive on
inc Soinmc had come to a halt in the rains
ana SHOWS and mud Of the winter months so
that II was unnecessary to maintain the steady
ana enormous supplies of men and munitions
on that front, while Alackensen's advance
through Dobrudja was consuming practically
The whole Turkish reserve. Before Erzerum
ana IrebiAond. Turkey found il necessary TO
keep large armies To hold the Russians in
check. The long distances and defective
means oi communication completed the isola-
hon OF the Turks at Kut-el-Amara Their
rciatiVe weakness was indicated i'm the
raplditE OF the British advance and now is
shown in the completeness OF the British
victory.
II Britain and France desired to survive as
hrst-class powers. they could not endure or
even consider a peace based on the Mittel
Europa of Germanys ambitious dream.
Were Europe so dominated by Germany they
would play second iiddles whose dronngs
scarcely could he heard in the great diapason
oi world politics. Without regard TO what
Tue iulure may bring, General Maudc and his
gallant men have saved the entente from
such sorry fate.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-13

Inc passing world hides from their
eyes. Many OF the stories in this col
lection arc original with the author
ana others are classic tales retoid. but
all are full of that magic so dear 10
the childish heart The stories arc
illustrated by thirty haif-tonc plates
made from specially posed photographs
that Will appca! particularly to the
youthful Imagination.
what You Can Do With Your Will
Power. new book by Or. Russell IT,
Conwell. Is published this week by
lIarper ~ Eros. Like the authors
Acres OF Diamonds" this new book
has the sure foundation of facts, not
oaG 'f mc"c theories. From the rich
ness OF his own knowledge OF men
and ""mea. I'r. Conwcll picks out
astonishing cbscs of individual sue
cess He shows that the worda Il
VIII have wrought many a miracle
OF which he has been the witness. The
world ow-s no man a living he warns:
II must be won. Size yourself up first:
i'nd out what you can do best that the
world needs doing, use common sense
In selecting the way--thcn concentrate
and you must succeed. He repeats In
cident after incident OF men and WON
Ell who have So, cecdcd--out OF 4o43
American mi!.oaaircs, whose careers
ne has analyzcd, all but twenty start
ed as poor boys
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-13

tn the ar, appropriations. but should the state funds
be less than anticipated. II will be the duty OF
ne school OFFICIALS to report tina. fact to tho
Council Should the Council and the citizens
then desire the discontinuanGc of any Important
features OF the schools. temporary suspension
OF, an tho schools. will submit to the In
cvitablc. -
, At this time greatly Sonccrncd about
the open-air schools. which have done /, great
work Tor nnaemic children. For their mnint to-
nance the sum of 5000 is needed for the year
l9it The budget includes item or $4,000 for
inns purpose. The ladies OF the Richmond Edu-
cation Association have from year to year gem
efouSiS contributed to this fund and will, rn-
aoubtedly. exert every effort to raise tho addi-
uonai $4,000 needed. In the event, however
that as much half of this cannot be
raised raise, privately. am sure that The Times Dis
palch VIII agree that before the onen-ar schools
ar. discontinued AN opportunity Nought to be
given the City Council supplement tho an
preparation OF $4,000 to prevent such a
calamity to the children the closing OF the
open air schools.
=, The school Board recognizes the condition OF
the city finances. and Will cooperate by con-
unuing an economical administration of the
ssenoois-which economy is evidenced by the
tact that the schools of this city ed
at cost per inhabita1t below the average of
American cities j. n. c. CHANDLER
iSichmond. March - Superin tendent.