The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-05
Wife of Popular New Jersey Colonel Is Charmed With
 Life in Alabama
BLUE AND GRAY" IS
 NAME OF DIVISION
Boys at Camp Mcclellan Proud of the Fact That They Are Sons of Men Who Fought on
 Opposite Sides
By PATRIOTIC PATRICIA

Anniston, October 4.-(SpeciaL) )-Eiv cry day I hear of some new, interesting, prominent military folk who have joined Anniston's quota of population.
 This morning I hied myself down to Mrs. S. M. Caudles residence to see if I could get interviews from Col. and Mrs J. D. Frazier about whom l had heard so much. The colonel was out with "hs boys" but I found Mrs. Fra zier on the porch as she said "basking in your lovely autumn sunshine"
 Mrs. Frazier is a woman of charm ing personality. You are impressed with stand why she was a leader in club, social and church circles in her home town, West Orange, N J.
 q heard that the New Jersey people did not like Alabama I remarked.
 "Oh." she replied, That was the inn pression given. very unjust one, I as- sure you. by a newspaper correspondent. Everybody who Is here is perfectly charmed with the Alabama climate and your genuine southern hospitality, and is looking forward with delight to win ter in the south.
 T hear that you live in the same town with MT. and Mrs. Thomas Edison. Do you know them?' I asked.
 "Oh. yes" answered Mrs. Frazier. Mrs. Edison is veritable power in our community. She has a magnificent home in Llewellen Park. She cares very lit- tie for social honors but gives much of her time to the worth while things of life. Mrs. Edison built the Wash ington Street school, for working girls, and named it for her father. She gives one evening of her time every week to this school, and, oh, how the work ing girls adore herl Besides doing so much for their physical comfort and spiritual upllft, Mrs. Edison also fur nishes social pleasures for them. She often gives the girls "block dances" She has one of the asphalt blocks in town roped off, and, of course, MT. Edison furnishes myriads of electric lights of every size and variety A good band is stationed on the block and un- der Mrs. Edisons supervision the girls have the jolliest parties you ever heard of"
 Mrs Edison is a great believer in community singing" continued Mrs. Frazier. "She has been supervising community sings in one of the parks all summer. Now, since it is cold outdoors, she is taking her singers to the audito rum"
 T am sure Mrs. Edison will be happy to know of Anniston's plans to furnish community singing at Camp Mcclellan, for she has shown an eager interest In the welfare of the New Jersey soldier boys.
 Now, tell me something about the great 'Wizard,'" requested.
 Well, MT. Edison spends most of his time in a great high tower, which lie has recently built, on one of West Or ange's mountains, overlooking New York and all of the surrounding coun- try. He shuts himself up there, and in his other laboratories and I guess would starve to death if it were not for his wife. She fixes his food herself, takes 1t to him and forces him to eat. She also has to force him to sleep (what little sleep he takes) when he becomes absorbed in an experiment MT. Edison cares so little for his personal appear ance, he looks positively uncouth most of the time"
 Mrs Frazier talked most interesting about how Edson's homes and labora tories are always surrounded by guards, and, of course, he always has a body guard, too.
 Colonel Frazier has been In the na- tonal guard for 30 years. He has the interest of his men at heart, and is so pleased with the reception they have re- ceived in Alabama.
 "The Blue and the Gray'' is the popu- lar designation of the Twenty-ninth army division, now stationed at Camp Mcclellan. a designation peculiarly fit ting in view of the fact that the sons of both federal and confederate veterans mingle in perfect harmony, all traces of sectionalism forever removed will be with Mrs. Miiler's parents, MT. and Mrs. C. J. Houser, for the winter. ] MT. and Mrs. Schuylar Floyd of Vir- | gina are spending few days in the city at the Tutwiier hotel
 l Mrs. Bettie J. Houser is visiting friends 1 in Anniston for few days.