The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-27

6HHE following appeal has been sent
 ont by Mrs. H. L. Badham, chair lS man of the war emergency work os inc Birmingham Young Women Christian association, and will be or much interest to hundreds Of women ol the city:
 Patriotic women all over the world are ca ger to do all they can for the men wno are going out to fight for their coun- try and for them. Some are knittins' some sewing, some being 'ministerlns angels" in hospitals, some conserving food. presiding over hostess houses In inc camps, filling mems places in com mercial life and many even tilling the fields However, it is not posslple TOT every woman to do all or any or these things. but there is one thing every woman, who has fireside and motn- CTS heart can do. She can share 1t with the men who have been sent from tneir northern homes to our warm and sunny southland Montgomery and Anniston cannot Iossibiy care for them all. Bir- nainsham has very large overflow every week Think what boon 1t
  asked for week -end' or to partake of a home meal. The northern women are caring for our boys. Shall we, with our boasted hospitality, let them wander around our streets longing for peep into our homelife, or touch of morh- CTS hand? Let's open our hearts ana home to the strangers within our eates.'s especially when that stranger stands ready to lay down his life in our defense. It matters not how humble the homo or how simple the meal, some hornesick soldier will be cheered on his way lover there," and we will be doing tour bit''
 The Young women's Christian associa- ton, through it's ''war emergency" work volunteers to organize and conduct tnlS work Anyone wishing to entertain Will please send their names and addresses 10 Mrs. Lee c. Bradley, chairman or the entertainment committee, Highland Park. This list will be kept at the Young wonans Christian association for reference Mrs. II. l.. Badham, Chairman War Emergency Work of Bir- rningham Y. W. c. A.
 
 The following letter will be read with interest by the members of the Night Hawks club:
 Dear Madam: Through a misunder- standing on the part of one of the mem- bers of the Night Hawks club, he in- serted an announcement which appeared in your issue of this date, which stated that the Night Hawks club would not give their annual Christmas dance be- cause the funds for this purpose had been used to subscribe for the liberty loan. The Night Hawks club will give their annual Christmas dance at the Southern club on Friday evening, Decem- har 2t, and the fact that the club has subscribed for liberty bonds will not af- feet the plans for the Christmas dance. I will be pleased if you will insert an item stating that the Christmas dance will be given, and thus correct the inn pression that on account of 8 subscrip- tioa to the liberty loan the club will not give the annual affair. Thanking you, I am yours very truly, J. Forsythe Gordy, Chairman Christmas Ball Committee, the Night Hawks club.
 
 For some weeks the camp activities committee of the mothers congress, Of which Mrs J. T. Levvy is chairman. has been busily perfecting plans for or ganizing the Mothers of Freedom. In the meantime, they have found time to knit and make candy for the hospital at Anniston. Last Wednesday about 35 pounds of home e-made candy was sent to the boys who are far away from mother and home. and who had expressed a de-