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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-11
lHATTIE HIGHLANDS WRITES OF PARTIES
 WEDDINGS AND LOCAL CHARITY WORK

Catherine Carey certainly did have a lovely party Wednesday evening at the Country club and everybody had such q good time. One of the boys has beer telling me just how popular Catherine has been this winter and of the rush ths boys make to check her name to all the parties and how lovely and what a de- Ilightful companion she makes. Now what else could she be. I know that she is a most devoted daughter as someone asked her who was going to lead the ball with her and she said, Dad, of course, " as if one would dream of having anyone else save ones "daddie"
 * * #
 hear that the B. M Aliens party was pronounced by myriads of friends a most wonderful affair, which will long be re- membered by their friends and they are legion.
 We are still listing weddings in our en- gagement books and the hours are from early morning until as late as 9:3O in the evening" Last week there was the marriage of Thelma Wheeler and MT. Hudson on Tuesday, Madeline Ward and MT. Murphy on Wednesday evening, Flora Jones and MT Beavers on Friday even- ing and now this week there Is Irene Emery's marriage to Mir Hodges, which will take place at the home Of the bride near Ashvlle. You remember her, don't you? She has been very often the guest of MT. and Mrs. Harry Walstrom at their home on Twelfth street, south.
 Daisy Lee Douglas will be married or Wednesday to MT. Early Katherine Rey- holds will be married also on Wednesday to MT. Ireland, Stella Mae White and MT. Brazeal will be married on Thursday and on Saturday Katherine Gregory will be married to MT. Mullen. Next week there will also be a few, and as you know, with each there are numbers ot parties, which keeps things gay and makes one almost forget we are on the very brink of war Oh just think of 1t.
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 I suppose you, too, see the preparations being made in New York and other east. ern places. The nearest I have come seeing anything of preparations was the meeting of the Red Cross chapter last
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-11

week at the Tutwiler, where great inter. est was shown in the work, and great willingness on the part of the women was shown. o, believe me, you can count on the women, they they will be there when needed.
 The Rotogravure section of today's pa per is lovely. I saw the proofs last even ing. There was splendid picture of Mrs Jack Cranford of Jasper, who is quite a favorite in Alabama, and one of the states most popular women. A sweet picture of Mrs. Ed B. Irwin, who, before her marriage about two years ago, made her home in Atlanta. Let me tell you a good joke on someone: There is a pie ture of Agnes Avant, who, you know, was recently married to Edwin Dillon, with just Miss Agnes Avant" under 1t in- stead of Mrs. Edwin Dillon. Well, l suppose she was just too young and pretty that 1t seemed impossible to be- lieve she was really Mrs. Edwin Dillon, or maybe someone forgot No telling. Anyway, she Is Mrs. Edwin Dillon, and has been married one whole month think.
 There was a most attractive group of girls, Miss Ruth Lallande, daughter of MT. and Mrs. P. II. Lallande Miss Helen McClary, daughter of MT. and Mrs. J. B. McClary; Miss Catherine Mccormack, daughter of MT. and Mrs. G. B. McCor- mack; Miss Vera Mae Brewer and Miss Marguerite King, daughter of Mrs. M Patton King. Also one of Mrs o. D. At kins, one of Birmingham's talented vo- calists.
 Next week there will be a prominent young matron of the Jewish set, who is ever ready to lend her aid and talent to charity. Another young matron who is quite beauty, prominent suffrage leader, group of 10 kiddies, young mother with her young son, a college girl, a society belle of north Alabama, who is the guest of Birmingham relatives very frequently.
 Well, my dear, I will send you another letter next week, and will tell all the home news which you claim is of such interest to you, and if you can, begin to think of returning to us soon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-11

'The Apothess,' posed by Mrs Hugh Martin, Mrs. Cecil Gaston Miss Mary Cunningham, Miss Mary Burn Simpson. Faust (Gounod, 1S59. Hast Thou Seen That Fair Land" Mrs. James Ma son. Tableaux, "Mignon Tn the Garden of the Inn,'' posed by Mrs. Edward Dillon. ''Je Suis Titania," Miss Elizabeth Cum ningham. Tableaux. sE'ilina On the Ter race, posed by Miss Margaret Gage. "Mignon'' CThomas, 1860. Heavenly Aida" MT. Owen Gillespie Tableaux, "Amneris and Her Attendants,'' posed by Mrs. Knox Fleming as Amneris, Miss Susie Perry as Aida. Attendants, Miss Lydia Eustis and Miss Gene Marks Mrs. Mayo Holloway. Aida" (verdi, 1S71). Aria" from Carmen" Mrs. Ellen C.. Turrentine. Tableaux, Carmen "To- reador Song" MT. Erie Stapleton. Tab leaux, Near the Ramparts of Seville posed by Miss Evelyn Going. Carmen" (Bizet, 1S75), Tales of Hoffman, barca- role, Mrs. Stephenson and Mrs. Davidson Tableaux, 'The Salon of Gulietta:' Gulietta, Miss Lette Woods; MT. Mark Myatt, Jr.; Gulietta's attendants, Miss Olivia O'Neal and Mrs. Frank Glass, Jr. ''Tales of Hoffman (Offenbach, 1SS0). HIlind Is He and Good Miss Sarah Mall lam. Tableaux, Tn the Hall of Herod, p posed by Mrs. Grover Tilden Davis, Mrs. John B. Reid. Jr., Miss Camille Chali- foux, Miss Margaret Munger. "Herodi- ade' (Massenet, 1SS). "One Fine Day" Mrs. o. L. Stephenson. Tableaux, Mad anne Butterfly and Suzuki in the Gar den," posed by Mrs Lonne Munger and Miss Cecelia McCrossin. Madame But terfly" Puccin 190N. "In My Dreams ? MT. I. Morris. TabIeaux, Natoma, ," posed by Mrs. Phillip Oster. ''Natoma' fvictor Herbert, 1912.
 
 A wedding of interest to large circle of friends and relatives was that of Miss Flora Jones. daughter of MT and Mrs. Charles P. Jones. and MT. Frank Austin Beavers. Long before the hour set for the wedding the church was filled with a representative gathering, and the cere-
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A nY Dear Becky-This is a most ap- lW prODriate time to say '4t is more
 blessed to give than to receive" as each day and evening, too, is filled with charity entertainments and all worthy And, too, you know, the ladies, through The Age-Herald, are trying to raise $SOOO for the Mercy Home and it is hoped that the amount will be quickly subscribed
 If you go in for entertainment you have a dandy chance to display your charms in tableaux and feature dances. Speaking of feature dances one of the brilliant events of the winter (for sweet charity, too,) will be the gypsy ball on Tuesday evening at the Southern club, which is to be given for the benefit of the Neigh porhood House. It Is being arranged by four of our most popular women, Mrs. Arthur Crowder, Mrs Frank W. Smith, Mrs. Alfred Walker and Mrs Harold Samson, who are being assisted by g. number of other society leaders There will be "crowning of the queen" and score of other new features
 This week Is to be suffrage week. here and hundreds of prominent mem bers of the Suffrage association of the state will be in the city to attend the convention and the suffrage school which will be held at the Tutwiler. Many ot the delegates are to be the guests of friends and relatives in the city during their stay.
 There will any number of small in- formal affairs arranged, but nothing big has been announced so far As Mrs. Slat- ter expressed it, "this is to be d suit case convention and the women coming for purely business" so I suppose few are prepared in the way of frocks for very formal entertainments. Some people think because one believes in suffrage for women that they don't care for clothes, but just you wait until that body gets in session and I believe that they will compare very favorably with any other crowd of women of the state. I expect that there will be quite a number of men who will try to get a peep in and see what these women are doing, don't you?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-11
E N c A c E M E N T s
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-29
CUT OUT THE POLITICS.

It is inconceivabie that Our president shouli
attempt to play the game OF politics IN TINS
crisis in the affairs Of the country. 1t is SAFE
| to say that there is no republican, democrat,
prohibitionist follower, socialist or any other
true American who would not rejoice to see party
lines thrown down at a time when the nation IS
preparing to battle for it's rights, Yet it is said
in Washington that Colonel Roosevelt in event
of war with Germany shall not be permitted
to 20 to Europe with any expeditionary force IN
a position of high command. This is one OF the
many evidences that q war with Germany is TO
be democratic war, it the administration mas
Its way Also, the president is plainly backing
the democrats in congress In their refusal 10
listen to proposal of a war and preparedness
coalition of the two parties in the organization
Of the house.
It looks as though the transfer of Major
General Wood to Charleston, S. G., was the first
move in the administration plan to conduct
war on party lines. Wood is a republican. The
administration explanation that he was beng
promoted to difficult post was Knocked IN the
head by the revelation Of the war department
telegram giving him the choice between the
Charleston department and the more important
one at Manila or Hawaii. -
By this cunning phraseology the department
not only sought to tempt Wood to accept trans
fer to the Pacific Wilderness but to ''put
him in a hole' if he rejected the ''more i'm
portant' post.
The transfer of General Wood from the
most important Atlantic coast department is
denounced even by some high administration
officials as .'piece Of petty politics. that will
discredit the administration with the country
on the eve Of war.
Wood, it is said, never has been forgiven
for lending aid and comfort to the Hughes can
didacy.
In time of war, party politics is hell.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-29
CONSUMPTION OF WEALTH.

Willingness to pour out their wealth in sup
port of the government in war has been ex-
hibited in marked degree by Englishmen dur
ing the present struggle. Tax upon tax has
been met apparently without a murmur, for
the Englishman is good sport, whatever else
may be said about him, and he backs his gov
eminent with pounds sterling as we'll as with
arms. And in giving up large amounts in taxes
he is contributing without hope of reward 9th
than the safeguarding Of his government,
and with that his liberty and his property
In country where class distinction is still
prominent and deep rooted this democratiza-
ton of wealth in time Of war may offer a good
suggestion to America in its effort toward pre-
paredness. Capital, income, or amassed
wealth. whatever one chooses to call it. has as
great duty to perform in this country as it
has in England and if it becomes humanized
enough to see that duty without demanding
war rates of interest shall make great gain
in meeting the crisis at hand
Taxation may easily become as fully con-
scription of wealth as the draft becomes con-
scription Of men. The question is, will Ameri-
cans see as clearly as have the Englshmen that
money has its patriotic duty to perform9
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-29

factory tobacco leaf. Attempts are at
present being made in Cyprus to pro-
duce latakia tobacco, which obtains it's
distinctive flavor by secret curing
process. Refugees from Asia Minor
who have settled in the island during
the war believe they have discovered
In Cyprus the tree which yields the
wood necessary for the process; and
good deal is hoped for from the ex-
Iperiments now being conducted. Good
tobacco of the Turkish type is already
grown in Cyprus.
Canada produces plug tobacco
which is smoked in the Dominion, but
is too coarse to command ready
sale here. The consumption Of Aus
tralian tobacco is confined to the COM
monwealth. Cigar tobacco is being
grown in Ceylon. The leaf burns we'll.
and the chemical composition is salts
factory, but the flavor Is rather strong
and pungent. With improved cultiva-
ton it is believed that good cigar
filler would be produced. or Mauri-
thus cigars 1t is reported that they are
not salable in the United Kingdom at
a remunerative price. Experiments in
Bermuda and the Bahamas show that
it is difficult to grow there a good
burning leaf owing to lack Of suff1-
Gent potash in the soil. In Uganda a
good leaf OF the Turkish variety can
be grown. but the crop is always in
danger from violent haflstorms. Sam
pies which have just arrived from
northern Nigeria suggest the posi-.
bility of producing there good sun.
dried tobacco. Good results could also
be obtained in Papau
ct has been suggested that to en-
courage the cultivation of tobacco
within the empire a lower rate of duty
should be imposed on empire-grown
material than upon the tobacco inn
ported from other countries. The one
objection to this would be cbat din.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-29
MADE TO ORDER FOR s1e7.

Not all the professional pacifsts have the
natural gifts of the Boy Orator of the Platte.
and suit recently brought in an eastern state
court suggests that some of the flood of new
orators on the peace question literally sprang to
words overnight. The suit in question was
brought by teacher of oratory who claimed a
balance of one hundred and ninety-seven dol
lars due for his labors over the voice and ges-
lures of prominent woman speaker Some of
his lessons were five hours long "without stop
ping for a bite to eat he declares. His pupil
evidently was a glutton for work He helped
her to prepare as we'll as to deliver her mes
sages, it seems; she went before peace societies
and women's clubs as a finished article But
she forgot the bill. who is so wrapped up
in the nations problems is likely to do
The judgment Of one hundred and ninety
seven dollars rendered against this lecturer is
not large. A tired public would be rather
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-29

Withal, it was a very gratifying illustration
of the desire of Davenporters for public i'm
provements and their Willingness to pay for
them.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-29
BRITAiN's TOBACCO SUPPLY.
Empire Is Anxious to End Depend
encx ON the United States.

EUP"S - S$H@lOSS ~ ItU OSPS"o
ency on the United States.
The possibility of the British EN-.
pire's producing the tobacco it smokes
is discussed in an article published re-
Gently in the London Times, which
says: -
THE stocks Of Turkish tobacco held
in this country are now getting low.
Cigarette manufacturers say that they
can go on moderately well for another
two months, but at the end of that
period there must be limitation Of
the consumption.
After the war it is possible that
British smokers will become less de-
pendent on foreign countries for their
tobacco than they have been in the
past. Great possibilities of successful
tobacco cultivation exist within q the
empire. and these are likely to be ex-
tensively developed in the future. The
Imperial institute is doing useful work
in encouraging experiments, in analyz-
ing samples of leaf sent to London and
in obtaining commercial option on the
practical value of the tobacco.
Definite success has until now been
confined to a few districts. Borneo
for many years has raised an excel
lent cigar leaf; in Nyasaland and Rho
desia the industry is capable Of great
extension with every promise OF val
liable results; Jamaica Is producing
cigars of good quality, and expert
opinion pronounces the soil and con-
ditions there to be admirably suited
to the growth OF leaf which could
challenge comparison with the best
Havana tobacco. Manufacturers are
keenly interested in the development
Of the tobacco-growing industry in
these four areas. and recently when
restrictions on the Importation Of to-
bacco into this country were imposed
they persuaded the government to ex-
clude from the operation OF the order
tobacco grown in Nydsaland and Rho
desia. At present a great deal Of
Nyasaland tobacco, blended with other
diers and sailors.
Tobacco grown IN Nyasaland and
Rhodesia resembles very closely the
American leaf, which as long as smok-
ing has been popular habit has been
the staple article used in the manufac-
ture of pipe and cigarette tobacco.
| ''Tobaccos other than those grown
in Virginia and Kentucky are still
known as substitutes. The word be-
came common in the trade during the
American civil war when Americanto-
hacco could not be obtained and manu-
facturers went looking all over the
world for something to replace It. II
when the war is over the necessary
Dor and capital can be devoted to
the cultivation of tobacco In Nyasa-
land. empiregrown leaf will coon be.
come something more than a substi-
tute.
In addition to these areas which
are already growing tobacco on COM
mercial basis, practically every one
Of the dominions has tried and is still
] trying to create or reproduce a salts
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-29
TODAY,S BIT OF VERSE
THE MOTHER oe q Rov

THE MOTHER OF BOY.
! didn't raise my boy to be a coward; .
want my boy to go If there is
l want to stand and watch him proudly marching,
/ want to gaze upon him from the door.
l do not want to lose him keep him,
only long and long to have him be
A man Whenever his country comes to sweep him
Into her surgng legions OF the free
do not want my boy to be a craven;
love him. and I'd hate to see him go;
And yet I'd rather lose him, sadly lose him.
Than have him hide in fear face the foe.
I've prayed with all the spirit Of
For peace, and that struggle might not come;
But if it does l want him brave and human,
My boy must march away with flag and drum
I'd give him, yes. thousand times I'd give him,
With all he means to me Of love and joy;
Because | would not love him IL he wasn't
My ideal Of womans kind of boy
do not harbor hate yearn for vengeance,
l would not crush violet with my hand;
But If it to fighting, then l want him
To be a man and struggle for his land.
I want my boy to go II we must enter
This mad world conflict raging in its might;
With all it means to to have him leave me,
I'd give him to his country help him fight;
For, I think mother does her duty,
didn't raise my boy to be coward,
I'd rather have him dead and turned a clod
Baltimore Sun.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-29
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Cedar Rapids hepuDHcan. III
Louisville there is mourning among
the mail order liquor men. They say
that the Reed amendment is going to
cost them $5,oo0.0O0 year in bus
mess that was formerly done from
that city alone But think what it
saves for the rest Of humanity. That
IS 900. 900 if put into shoes for chill
dren and new dresses for wives and
mothers will make great deal more
happiness in the world-When 1t IS
put into whisky 1t often was expressed
! in brutality. where kindness ought to
| be the rule.
Sioux City Journal The wisdom OF
those who refused to become excited
lover premature opposition to uniyer-
sal military service already seems to
have been demonstrated The pres
ent indication is that when demand is
made for universal training, an indis-
pensable preliminary to universal ser.
vice. the necessity for it will be so
widely recognized that there will be
only sporadic opposition.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil: Strange
"junkerdom" has nothing to do with
the Chinese navy
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Senator
Norris of Nebraska has been invited
by the legislature of the state to ex-
plain to all the people his part in the
filibuster. The governor will not or.
der special election for his recall as
that detail, it is believed, can as well
be settled at the date Of the regular
election.
Burlington Hawk-Ey: To raise
more food and to utilize every avail
able bit Of ground for this purpose ts
a very practical exposition of patriot
ism. for it contributes helpfully to the
national welfare,
Davenport Democrat: While the
democrats will pro bably be in posi-
ton to organize the house of repre-
sentatives, when congress meets in
special session April 2, there are good
reasons for bipartisan or non-partisan
action at this time, and it is to be
hoped that political differences will be
subordinated to the interests of the
nation.
Muscatine Journal: Iowa stands
ready today to extend to President
Wilson full measure of aid In this
dark hour Governor Harding's mes
sage before the Iowa assembly at
Des Moines last week sounded note
LOT patriotism and loyalty which is ex-
pressive Of the sentiment Of the great
state of Iowa. Iowa does not welcome
war. The prevailing spirit of Iowa is
one of peace. Happily its pursuits
are those of peace. It's fortunes have
not been affected in the measure that
those of some Of the eastern states
nave suffered as a result of the ag-
|gressiveness of Germany. Yet the
people of. Iowa are united with those
Of every other liberty loving common
wealth in this great nation in the de.
Termination to defend If necessary
those principles of justice and right
for which the president contends.
Manchester Press: Now we have
the prospect of merry three-corner-
ed fight for omitted States senator,
with Senator Cummins, Governor
Harding and former Governor Clarke
in the race If the scrap is ever pull
ed off in this form, it will be one Of
the Hveliest scrimmages in the his.
tory of Iowa politics.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-29
Remove Those Hairs
Roots and All
Absolutsky Nes0 Method

The new way to remove dfsfguring
viii a.stonish and delight you. You never
saw or heard of anything like it before
1t is not a depilatory and not electrical.
You simply get a stick Of phelactinc from
your druggist and follow the simple d.
rections at home. In few seconds you
have removed the offending hairs, roots
and all. With your own eyes you see the
roots come right out. Phelactne is alb
solutely harmless, non-poisonous and per,
fectly odorless. Satisfaction guaranteed
or money refunded.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-29

as well as the boys. These . h
have been heard to d1spaL as the,
quality of the game put up p' Tins
sisters, but the game perm- -i,,s &C
little niceties wherein the gus
ually excel.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-29

alarmed to learn that every one hundred and
ninety-seven dollars invested in a study OF ora
tory can turn loose another pacifst speaker. An
other year of the present prosperity and the
present political uncertainty is not an entirely
comfortable prospect.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-29

Guilty would arise in regard to the
drawback
Nyasaland and Rhodesia at any
rate good start has been made, and
these countries should eventually be-
come great tobacco exporting areas"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-29

Andy Sullivan Of South Ars the D
v takes a front seat among tne ;, :
tato barons of the country. nj,
acre patch OF spuds brougn
$1,274.52, or six times the 'aia'
the ground
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-29
Basketball.

Alton Democrat: Basketball seems
likely to become the national game
Tor the high school. It has one ad-
vantage In this respect over baseball,
IN that 1t may be played by the girls
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-29

The followers of leader are always total
~ different from the leader. The leader
leads and the followers follow. The shep-
herd is man but the sheep are sheep.-El-
bert Hubbard.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-29

After political prisoners have returned from
Siberia look out for highly-coored prospectuses
from that land offering ten-acre citrus farms
on the easy-payment plan for homeseekers