The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-04
By DOLLY DALRYMpLE

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 artists, musicians, and people of note, and has established herself charmingly. l Mrs. Semple and her lovely daughters, Miss Emily and Miss Ellen Semple, have a lovely coterie of friends and the Misses Semples 'dansants at the Waldorf are among the smartest affairs given in New York. I noted among the attractive peo- pie present the afternoon Mrs. Semple was so gracious as to invite me as her guest, Mrs. B. J. Dryer and Mrs. l.. A. May formerly of Birmingham. These two charming women have scores of friends in New York and are very popular; but they are still most loyal and devoted to Birmingham. Miss Mildred Kettig and Mrs. w. 1T. Kettig were among the most admired participants at the "dansant." :" Mrs. Kettig's charm and loveliness win ming many friends, while Miss Kettig, who is a student at Ogontz and was spending the Easter vacation with her mother in New York, was the belle of the party, dainty and winsome as 8 flower.
 I heard all sorts of lovely things about former member of The Age Herald staff in New Yorlz-Miss Annie Kendrick Walker. She and her charming mother have been living the past winter at the Majestic and are now at Riverside. Miss Walker, whose pen is most facile and versatile, has done some splendid literary work recently and is recognized as one of the most successful writers of the day.
 Don't you perfectly love this story of Willie Golfers? Somepody asked him the other day if he thought ''The Star Spangled Banner was typically Ameri can. He said: q don't know why it
 isn't. It begins with Oh, Say! Isn't that typical enough of Americans?"
 Just Hitting glance of Hubert Kinney
  Kinney enabled me to glean the delight ful information that this clever young gentleman who belongs to Birmingham has had a most charming and successful tour during the past few months With Sarah Bernhardt and her company of artists. Hubert looks wonderfully well, and is full of enthusiasm over many en- agreements that he has in his chosen line and I'm sure that his scores of friends ..r,Il I>A ln1io io,t tad fn lynn of hA high encomiums of praise which are ac- corded him In New York and elsewhere
 Quite the cleverest girl on the Amer ican stage today, in my opinion, is Elsie Janis. saw her in The Century Cir" and she's a perfect peach. She's not much bigger (this way, not that Way) than a pint of peanuts and shes as ner- vous as a cock robin, but she can do anything under the sun from 'impersona- tions" to real downright tuneful singing. As for dancing, she's got everybody else beat city block She only hits the high spots. but you can hear her coming from the breeze in her petticoats and every body likes her and moreover, they say so. In her take off on the famous Mir. Rogers (and, by the way, she throws a lariat quite as well as the western cow boy), she ambles along, chewing gum and initiating him marvelously, and among other things "gets off a very good Ford" joke Nonchalantly she says: By the way, did you know that Henry Ford was going to run for President in 1920? Oh, you needn't laugh; he'll be elected There you go again. Of course he will. Isn't he carrying three-fourths of the population of the United States now?'
 And I must tell you what funny old Sam Bernard says. He has an engage ment to meet French girl Gin the show. of course), and Elsie Janis says to him: What will you say when you meet her? Can you speak French? Well, yes" re- plies Mr. Bernard. "Oh I see. quite a linguist says Miss Janis Do you speak Russian?" Wy certainly; I'll be deluted to try my Russian on you" he re- plies. Do you speak German" asks Miss Janis naively Well, not mooch, lately" says the patriotic MT. Bernard.
 I just wish I could tell you how per- fectly lovely Helen Smith Woodruff is looking these days, and what a wonderful girl she Is. Of course, you'll say "Why, we've always known that and so you have, but you can't realize what her po- ston is in New York and how highly she is regarded by the really big literary people of the world today until you go to the metropolis and see for yourself. By the way, she has a, new novel ready to go to press.- 9
 Mrs. Woodruff was kind enough to send me cards for the annual banquet of the Authors League of America at Delmon- 1 ico's on Tuesday evening, April 10, and l it proved to be one of the most interest l ing and delightful affairs ever attended. | First of all, let me say, that Helen Wood l ruff was the only woman on the pro- gramme among the large number of eel 1 ebrities and her charming reading of her own story of ''What to Do With Papa's Worn-out Pants,' was the hit of | the evening" She recorded the long line of possibilities suggested by the lady who conducts the "TIousehold Hints column | of the daily paper as to how papa's worn- out pants may be utilized as "golf bags'' and umbrella stands' and all sorts of l things, and finally says that the day after the article appeared she received let ter to this effect:
 Dear Mrs. woodruff: Your article on What to Do With Papa's Worn-out Pants" was perfectly lovely: but want to ask your advice about something. I have no papa, so what about mamma 's?" l It created a perfect sensation with the big audience present
 Just pick out your favorite author or newspaper writer and I'll place him at one of the tables for you at the ban quiet Imagine, if you can. this table, for instance: Gelett Burgess. Helen Smith l Woodruff. Carolyn Wells, Caroline Duer Miller (you know her clever column in | the Tribune, Are Women Peopeo, Ralph. Henry Barbour Matthew Page 1 Andrew and Mir. and Mrs. Frank Julian I Spra que.
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