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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-19
SOCIETY LIFE AT.
 CAMP MCCLELLAN
By PATRIOTIC PATRICIA

Anniston October 1.-(Special )--Brll-
 liant social affairs occur with such rap idity it has been found necessary to appoint a social secretary to cooperate with military officials and civilians. The
 functions planned are sent in to the secretary a week ahead, and he arranges the dates and publishes the social caIen-
 dar, so that more than one brilliant function will not occur on the same
 evening.
 7Th1 Athletic club was the scene of
 well attended dance Friday evening.
 The popular officers of the Washing
 ton. D. C., troops will be honorees at
 A reception and dance at the Country
 club Saturday evening.
 sTt certainly does seem queer to see
 such an overabundance of beaux," said
 a popular little debutante, who came
 over from Birmingham to "trip the light
 fantastic'' at the Alabama clubs dance
 for the Virginia officers, given on
 Wednesday evening. 50 many of the
 boys have gone to war from Birmng-
 ham, it's the hardest task imaginable
 to get enough beaux to go around Tor
 big function like this"'
 If anybody wants to draw crowd of soldiers, they just advertise food like mother makes at home." On Wednesday afternoon and evening the members Of |
 tion composed of Anniston's most promt- nent girls, were besieged with soldiers in response to a call sent forth to come l>for flood like sister makes" This fete served twofold purpose; satisfied the hunger of the soldiers for home edibles and raised a generous sum for the Addie Weaver Home.
 On Thursday afternoon hundreds or Anniston women and visitors accepted an invitation from Maj. Charles Dulin l to visit Camp Mcclellan. An officer ac- companied each car, and explained all the mysteries of camp life to the vis- I itors The officials of the big base hos pital were surprised to receive 'shower l of goodies" At the suggestion of one | of Annistons patriotic women, nearly every visitor invaded her pantry before l leaving to find a glass of jelly or some delicacy for the sick soldiers. It was most interesting to be shown how S0OUU mere men can manage to keep house without the touch of feminine hand. ] The Knitting league, United Daughters I of the Confederacy, Daughters of the American Revolution and Choral club 1 took upon themselves the responsibility l of supplying Calhoun county's quota in l the Rainbow division with knitted sets | This week they raised $207 for this pur- pose and busy fingers are plying wool 1 into sweaters Gas fast as ever they can" Never before have women been called upon for such an enormous amount of service. Surely woman s hour has struck" and its echoes are heard around the universe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-19
"4-MINUTE MEN" TO
 SERVE GOVERNMENT
T. J. Crittent0n Named General Chair man Here-VOlunteers to Speak
 in Support of War Programme


 The National Association of "Four Minute Men,, the duty of whose mem bers is to aid the governments war pro- gramme by making four-minute speech es. has named T. J. Crittenton as gem eral chairman for Birmingham, and MT. Crittenton yesterday announced the com mittees and speakers who will serve.
 The members of the association wilt give their services at any time when speaking is necessary to present any sub- ject on behalf of the government.
 The executive committee for Birming- ham includes s. J. Bowie chairman; J. T. Stokely and Oscar Wells. The thea tre committee is composed of Charlie Miller, chairman; w. s. Mudd and Tom Abernathy. The speakers committee IS headed by Judge Hugh A. Locke, chair man; Val Nesbitt and Mercer Barnett.
 The speakers are: Frank Spain, Frank Dominick, w. H. Sadler, J. Ellis Brown, George Ward, Dr. N. A. Barrett, E. II. Cabaniss, Frank S. White, pr. H. M. Oberdorfer. Joe Loveman, T. J. Critten- ton, Tom Bowron, Webb w. Crawford, H. N. Badham, w. s. Lowell, Col. T. 0. Smith, J. H. Frey, M. H. Sterne, Frank Rushton, J. D. Donnelly, pr. George Stuart, Dr. M. Y. Dabney. H. G. Seibels, LeRoy Percy, Borden Burr, J. D. Moore, James Weatherly, J. R. Hornady, B. Il. Andrews White Gibson, Ben Davis, lsa- dore Shapiro, Judge w. I. Grubb, Clark Williams, Speir Whitaker, J. c. Henley, Crawford Johnson, Frank Cahalan, Charles Allen. Hugh Morrow, E. l.. All Horace Waters, Tom Pound, Carl Greg ory, Earl Pettus, w. c. Adams, Hugh A Locke, Val J. Nesbitt and Mercer Bar nett.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-19
NE of the attractive weddings or the early fall which is of interest
 to a large circle of friends and

0 NE of the sttra1'gs ss r vs@dnss ol interest 9' W to a large circle of friends and relatives was that of Miss Martha Plos- ser, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Joseph Plosser, and MT. Allen M. Holt, Jr., which took place at o'clock yes- terday morning and was witnessed by a few friends and relatives,
 The entire house was thrown open and most attravtively arranged and dec orated with quantities of autumn flow CTS. yellow ,and white chrysanthemums being combined with quantities of hand some ferns and stately palms. The cere- mony was performed by the Rev. pr. James C.. Morris of the Methodist church before a very beautiful altar in the living room built of ferns, smilax and glossy leafed palms. lighted with many candies Dr. Morris performed the marriage cere- money of the brides parents about 70 years ago.
 Miss Sara Plosser, a sister of the bride, was the maid of honor and wore dark blue satin frock embroidered in silver and carried an arm bouquet of yellow chrysanthemums.
 The little flower girls were Martha Coffee and Florence Kleybecker. They wore dainty white ruffled organdy frocks and carried baskets of flowers.
 The bride entered with her father, by whom she was given in marriage. She was very lovely in her smart travelinS suit of taupe cloth with hat to match with a touch of rose color. Her flowers were a corsage of pink roses and valley lilies The groom was attended by ms young cousin, MT. Gus Lee, who came from the University at Tuscaloosa for Nhe occasion.
 MT and Mrs Plosser were assisted Tn receiving by the bride and groom and wedding party and MT. and Mrs. Allen M. Holt, the parents of the groom
 Mrs Plosser wore gown of brown Eeorgette crepe and Mrs Holt was very handsome in a dark blue satin and georgette crepe.
 very delightful informal breakfast was served in the dining room which was especially pretty in decoration, the table being centered with yellow and white chrysanthemums.
 Miss Margaret Bradshaw and Miss Ma ble Plosser presided at the coffee table.
 MT. Holt and his lovely young bride left at once for a wedding trip, and upon their return will have an apart ment at Norwood.
 Mrs Holt is one of this city's loveliest young women and on account of the prominence of both families and the wida popularity of the young people the we'd ding was of more than usual interest.
 The entire Birmingham district has been divided into districts in the sale of the liberty bonds, and all women are urged to attend the meetings of their re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-19
NEWS OF SOCIETY AND
 ACTIVITIES OF WOMEN

given at Signal Mountain inn, tomorrow evening The party will include Misses Carolin and Jennie Hammond Copeland Miss Jeannette Ebersole, Miss Elizabeth Jordan, and Miss Carrie Lane Farmer or Wilson, N. c.
 Miss Kate and Miss Annie Hay have returned to their home in Huntsville
 
 Mis- Annie Lee has returned from Sel- ma, where she spent the past few days with relatives.
 Miss Margaret Cameron of Selma is visiting friends in the city.
 Mrs. Hugh Roberts and little daughter are the guests of relatives in Columbus, Miss.
 Mrs. James Brown will leave today for Virginia, where she will join MT. Bow ron, and they will visit their son, Lieut.. Edgar Bowron, who is an instructor ln the coast artillery at Fortress Monroe
 Mrs. Frances Castleman of Greensboro is the guest of Mir and Mrs. John $. Danforth.
 Mrs. S. Y. Caldwell of Nashville is the guest of her son, MT. s. Y. Caldwell, Jr., and Mrs Caldwell, at the home of MT and Mrs. w. & Brown, on Highland avenue.
 Mrs. Francis Brown is the guest of her mother, Mrs. Murphy, in Greensboro.
 Mrs. Thomas Hill of Tuscaloosa is the weekend guest of her parents, MT. and Mrs. E. J. McCrossin.
 MT. Bryson Aird and his sister, Miss Sylvia Aird, who are students at the University of Alabama, will spend the weekend in the city with their parents, MT. and Mrs. J. B. Aird, on Juniper avenue
 Mrs. J. C. Sproull of Anniston is the guest of Mr and Mrs. Frank Nelson, Jr. pr. and Mrs. Harry Inge of Mobile are spending a few days in the city as the guest of MT. Phares Coleman and Miss Margaret Coleman, on Highland avenue.
 Mrs. John Cartwright has returned from Baltimore, and is now the guest ot her daughter, Mrs. Jelks Cabaniss, at Signal Mountain, Tenn.
 Miss Selene Rountree wifi leave soon for Washington, where she will be the guest of Senator and Mrs William Bank head
 Mrs. G. E. Mccormack, Miss Katherine Mccormack, Miss Willie Mae Brandon, and Miss Marguerite Lewis will leave today in the Mccormack car for week. end visit to Chattanooga.
 Mrs. S. Rich is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Salzs, in Anniston, for few days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-19
NO WHITE WOMEN
 IN COUNTY PRISON
Austin Says Jail Has Been Put Into First-Class Conditions-Yards and
 Buildings Kept Clean

Chief Warden Conrad Austin yes- terday gave out the information that since October 3 there has not been white woman in the county jail. At the first of the month there were only two left and upon the second day of the month one received her discharge, while the other left the next day.
 When the next female prisoners are brought there there can be lit- tie cause for complaint from any quarter" said Warden Austin. "The walls are being cleaned, floors secured, enamel work being done, linen changed and a perfect housekeeping is being instituted. The whole jail Is in most excellent condition, not only the cells. corridors. floors, walls and fixtures being kept clean and in good repair, but the yards and buildings are kept in a condition which is very much above the average.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-19
If You Want to Help Good Cause and Make Number of People Happy Save Your Pennies and Do Your Bit
 Toward Thanksgiving Offering for the Old ladies Home

Old Ladies Home; that she wanted to
 SC it and make us donation. Wa went; she met the lovely old ladies ont
 there and when I introduced her to one
 of them she called me aside and said u
 me: You don't mean that this is Miss
 Blank, who in the days gone by lived
 in M, and was such belle? Yes
 said, her family was one of the most aristocratic and prominent in Alabama.
 Dear me- said my friend. how well l
 recall in the old days how that woman,
 then so young and beautiful, used to
 drive through the streets in her hand
 some Victoria, in satins and diamonds and everything wonderful When any
 member of her family appeared every
 body always said, "Oh, there comes the
 Blanks" and that spelled everything;
 and to think now she hasn't penny ex-
 cept what the Old Ladies Home pro-
 videsv It is needless to add that my
 friend gave donation to the Old Ladies
 Home, and promised more in the future.
 Most of the women in the Old Ladies
 Home are women of gentle birth, Mrs.
 Brown continued, "and I want to say right. here that our activities are not
 confined to the Daughters of the Con- federacy, as some have thought, but any
 good, deserving woman who is a depend-
 ent-who is recommended by minister,
 and whose character is irreproachable, IS
 welcomed cordially within our portals we could take care or on! SD llldHy
 more than we have'' Mrs. Brown said If we only had the room and the fundsl There Is large waiting list now and some day we hope to be able to accommodate all those worthy old ladies who appeal to us for help At present however, we are limited. If the people of Birmingham could only know how happy these dear old ladies are at tue
 home I'm sure they'd feel amply repaid for any contribution they might make. We do everything to make the old ladies happy; the different societies from the churches go out to the home and give concerts and musicales and the minis ters hold services at various times; the oil ladies knit and crochet and sew and sell the pretty things they make. and all the money is theirs for personal use; pin money in other words. They are not charged one penny for anything in the home-everything is absolutely free and they are comfortable and well pro- vided for and we want to keep the good work up, so in order to do it we are asking for Thanksgiving offering from those whom God has blessed and who have prospered.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-19

spectiye districts that they may aid in this splendid undertaking. The chairman and their districts are as follows:
 South Highlands district, Mrs. H. u. Sims, chairman, will meet at Margaret Allen school Friday Il a. m.
 North Highlands, Mrs. Elyn Ballard, chairman, at her residence, 1l05 Twenty fifth street, north, at Il a. m.
 Avondale, Mrs. Dan T. Smith, chair man, will be held at Mrs. Smiths home, 4246 Fifth avenue, south, Friday at 5 p. m.
 Bessemer. Mrs. c. E. Abbott, chairman, will deliver literature and street assign ments in person.
 Woodlawn, Mrs R. A. Clayton, chair man, at Woodlawn city hall, Friday at 5 D. m.
 East Lake, Mrs. A. D. Smith, assisted by Mrs Hankns at Mrs. Smiths resi- dence, SOFA Hillman avenue, Friday, at Il a. m.
 Boyles, Inglenook and Tarrant City. Mrs A. c. Pearce, chairman, held its meeting today.
 East Birmingham, Mrs. M. E. More- land, chairman will deliver in person.
 Graymont Mrs. H. M Gassman, chair man, will deliver material in person.
 West End. Mrs. W. c. Gewin, chair man, will deliver material in person.
 Elyton and Earle Place, Mrs Mckin- non, chairman, will meet at the w. C. T. U central headquarters Friday at 3 a.
 Pratt City, Mrs. J. J. Nichols, chair man, will meet at her residence Friday 3 D. m.
 Ensley, Mrs F. B. Dodge, chairman, Friday at 8 p. m.
 Wylam, Mrs. A. H. Sawyer chairman. at wylam Methodist church Friday at 9:30 a. m.
 Fairfield, Mrs. Isaac Morris, chairman, at her residence, Friday Il a m.
 Fairview, Mrs. M. J. Caine will deliver assignments in person.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-19
Ole Miss, "Walls" cannot keep him in Buffore Mar riage, nor ''Wails" keep him in After Marriage! NaW'm.

ing about the work, but this year we must precede this custom by asking for Thanksgiving offering, because some months ago the city withdrew it's appro- priation from the Old Ladies Home, and later the county did likewise So now we are entirely dependent upon the efforts of the Pettus-Roden chapter for everything and it makes things very, very difficult for us.
 'sWe don't confine our appeal for the Thanksgiving offering" Mrs. Brown said, exclusively to money-clothing, provis- ions aQy donation will be acceptable.
 q wishN could recount the many beau- tiful courtesies we have had extended to the Old Ladies Home,' Mrs. Brown said, "but individual donations, and there is one I should particularly like to men, ton. Not a great while ago very well known and prominent Alabama woman from one of our largest cities was in Birmingham, an old friend of mine; she is a woman of wealth and is most charitable and generous always She told me she would like to go to the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-19
More Interned Germans
 Escape From Spanish Port

FerroI, Spain, October 1s.-The com mander and 16 sailors of German sub marine U. BPS, who were interned with German refugees from the Kam- erun, near Alcala de Henares. north east of Madrid, have escaped. The sec ond officer in command of the subma- rine and the six remaining sailors have been placed under close guard.
 German submarine U. B.-23 put into Corruna, Spain, in a damaged condt- tion July 30, and later was disman- tied and interned, in conformity with King Alfonso's decree of June 30, un- der which submarines of all belliger- ent powers were forbidden to navigate within Spanish territorial waters. or to enter Spanish ports.
 On October 8, 1t was announced from Madrid that 8 German submarine that ad been interned at Cadiz had escaped. The Spanish government, it was stated later, had instituted a court martial to deal with the affair and had taken measures to punish Spanish naval of- ficers in immediate charge of the in- termed vessel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-19
ANNOUNCEMENTS

There will be meeting of the Anna ranth club this afternoon at o'clock at the home of Mrs. Graham Perdue, ll0T Sycamore street.
 The Young Ladies' Missionary society of the North Highlands Methodist church will give a gypsy camp this afternoon from to 10 o'clock on Thirty-second street and Norwood boulevard. Many attractive features will be introduced, such as fortune telling and side shows. This morning a crowd of young people in gypsy costume and in gyp3y wagon will tour the streets selling tinware, Brunswick stew, homemade candy and other good things will be served during the afternoon and evening.
 ~&
 There will be meeting of the Foun- tain Heights Red Cross unit No. 1 this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. William Cookie.
 There will be a meeting of the Fenelon club this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. John Broadrick, 1905 Twen- ty-first street, north.
 The Highland Book club will meet this morning at 10:30 o'clock with Mrs. R. H. Pearson on Twentieth street. south.
 
 The regular monthly meeting of the executive board of the Music Study club will be held at Cable hall this morning at Il o'clock.
 The Caxton club will meet this after noon at o'clock with Mrs. Harold Brown at her residence, TIT Twelfth ave- nue, south.
 The Highland Book club viii meet Fri day morning with Mrs. R- H. Pearson. The members will note change in the place of meeting.
 The Navy league of Birmingham will hold an important meeting tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock at the headquar- CTS on the fifteenth floor of the Jeff ferson County Bank building. All mem bers are requested to be present.
 LEtude D'Art club will meet this afternoon at 230 at the home of Mrs J. W. Maynor, on Cliff Road.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-19
RUTH LAW THRILLS CAMP GILLIAN
 MEN BY FLIGHTS
General Duvall Fails to Ar rive on Time for Liberty Loan Drive-LOcal
 Men Speak

Anniston, October 1S.-(Special)-De- spite the failure of Maj. Gen. William F. Duvall. commander of the department of the southeast, to reach the clty TOT the liberty loan campaign at Camp MIG C,ellan today, the events as planned were successfully carried out concluo- ing with a sensational exhibition oy Ruth Law, the noted aviatrix, who spent the entire day at the camp.
 The luncheon planned for General Du- wall at noon at which he was to nave been entertained by the Chamber or Commerce, had to be abandoned, but a delegation of citizens, headed by Lieu tenant Governor T. E. Kilby and Con- gressman Fred l.. Blackmon, put the bond issue before the men of the camp in very forceful way this afternoon.
 Mir, Blackmon introduced Wellington Vandiver of Talladega, who made rous- ing speech. The others making addresses were: Governor Kilby, A. P. Agee, Rev. s. E. Hodges, James Keith and l.. $. Lilies.
 The flight of Miss Law followed the liberty bond campaign. She made no
 
 her way of doing her bit for the boys of Camp Mcclellan.
 The, weather was not ideal for flying. There were intermittent gusts of wind, now and then a dash of rain, and the clouds hung so low that the tops of the mountains were enshrouded in mist, put the condition of the weather seemed to make little difference to Miss Law. She had encountered worse weather on her record breaking world famous trip from Chicago to New York. Spiralling up- ward, she flew over the aviation field, while the thousands of young Jersey men. Virginians, District of Columbia and Delaware boys and Marylanders cheered, and then paused to catch their breath as she maneuvered the plane in a succession of breath taking dips and mounts and hair raising evolutions
 General Duvall accompanied by Capt Raymond Sullivan, his aide, was met al the station on his arrival here this even ing by Congressman Blackmon, who en- tertained him, General Rafferty, Major Dulin and other military officers al dinner. General Duvall will inspect the camp tomorrow, accompanied by Genera Rafferty and staff.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-19

{. Both children and grown-ups, with coughs and colds, are all the better for a dose of Foley's Honey and Tar at bed time. It wards of croup, stops tickling throat, and hacking coughs. and makes an otherwise fevcrish, sleep. less night of coughing and distress. a quiet and restful one.
 BROWNSVILLE. TEXAS. Mir. Chaa. Baker. writes: My wife would not think of using any other cough medicine. Foley's Honey and Tar is certain to bring quick relief. It is especially effective in of bad coughs, and we give it to our children and recommend it always @ . safe remedy. for it contains no opiates.''
 Sold everywhere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-19
RANDOM NOTES

MT. and Mrs. Crawford Bates of Selma are spending few days in the city and are at the Tutwiler.
 Dr. and Mrs R. J. McGavock left yes- terday for New York, where Dr. Mo- Gavocll will attend the National Associa- tion of Dentists, which meets there next week.
 Friends in the city will regret to learn that Mrs. T. s. Lowry of Macon, Ga, had stroke of paralysis few days ago and is very ill
 Miss Sara Marks of Selma is visiting friends in the city.
 Mrs William D. Darden and son. Dan. are the guests of their uncle and aunt, MT. and Mrs. M Metz, in Selma.
 Miss Evelyn Peyton has returned to her home in Selma after spending a few days in the city with relatives and friends.
 MT. and Mrs. w. C. Palmer of Tusca- loosa have recently returned to Bir- mingham to make their home.
 Mrs B. G. Copeland will chaperon a party of young girls in Chattanooga for the weekend and the military ball to be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-19
NNM H1LpHoop. youth. c

RRIN HILDHOoD, youth, children,
 babies, make a universal ap-
 peal, but how few appreciate or care about the deficiencies of old age, withered, worn, a misfit in life's great wheel-forgotten, neglected"
 It makes lump big and hurtfui rise up in your throat; it makes the tears start in your eyes; it makes great, big ache come in your heart to hear Mrs. Brown tell you in her sweet, gentle way about things out at the Old Ladies' Home, one of the most worthy charities that this great, big, generous, splendid, city of Birmingham has ever fostered.
 The line of the poet
 For the bravest are the tenderest'- somehow comes to your mind as you think of those "Belles of the sixties" many of them, and others, far, far. back of them. whose names were interwoven with all that wealth and aristocracy and elegance meant in those days, and who by misfortune, chance, accident, what you wiil-have felt the dread hand of depres- sion financially and now in their olo age are left unaided, uncared for, and unloved to a heartless and merclless world. Mo- not that, for, after all, when we stop to think of the beautiful chari- ties so nobly and generously mainta1ned by people who have wealth and position, we can't call this old world heartless or merciiess, because 1t isn't; it's just the very best and sweetest and kindest old world that could be dreamed of and no- body could testify to this fact any more graciously or more appreciatively, than the Il dear, sweet, white-haired, old Ia dies who are now living out at the Old Ladies' Home of Birmingham.
 Mrs. Charles G. Brown, who is the pres- ident of the Pettus- Roden chapter of the Daughters of the Confectionery, which sponsors the Old Ladies' Home, and is also president of the board, Is heart and soul in the work. She has tender sympathy for old age which is beautiful; she has a very genuine way of showing it by working for those who need 1t, ana, best of all, she realizes that these sweet, old ladies who were once lovely and young. must be made comfortable ana happy when life's sunset is circling above their snowy heads.
 "Of course, at Christmas time we ai- ways have a Christmas tree at the olo Ladies Home," Mrs Brown said in talk