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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-01

grant" was told by Mrs. M M. Hughes Rev J U Fulford was invited to ad- dress the club on Ensley's new hos pital, after which plate luncheon was served.
 The Cosmos club met Friday aft ernoon with Mrs. J. Mooy The roll call was answered by items on queens. In continuing the study of the Bible Mrs r. G. Cutler read splen- did paper on Esther" followed by a paper on the Return of the Rem nant" by Mrs. R. s. Hickman. Mrs. w. P. Gaines paper on the Political Policy of Cyrus the Great" and the one on America. the Worlds Store house." by Mrs. Neal Duggar, were very instructive. At the close of the programme delicious salad and ice course were served
 Mrs. J. Moog, Mrs Henry Keller Mrs. Max Cohen and Mrs S. Goldstein were hostesses recently at a lovely luncheon at the Tutwiler. followed by a Lyric party, complimentinS Mrs. Ar thur Lovett, who with MT. Lovett | leaves this week for St. Marys, Pa. to reside.
 Mrs J. Ellis Brown has returned from a visit to her mother Mrs. He. Clellan. in West Point. Miss.
 MT. and Mrs. Ray Meade. who hay, been in OpelilSa for sometime are wis | iting relatives on their way to Bal | timore, where they will reside.
 Mrs. l. Keller of Gadsden is tn.
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treasurer Mrs. c. T. Randall, treasurer building fund; Miss Edna c. Sandlin, gen eral secretary All honor to these and the other noble women of Birmingham, who have served on the house, religious and other committees
 Just now I'm thinking of Mrs. Mabel Sloss Taylor, whose life-size portrait adorns the walls of the living room. She it was who for years shouldered the burdens Now that she has found rest in her heavenly home, her sweet spirit still lives to inspire her co-workers to carry on the work.
 No man, woman organization can ever be really great without a great pur- pose. This twentieth century get-together home for young women has chosen for itself one of the greatest tasks that time or eternity offers-the caring for the bodies and the souls of those who abide under it's roof
 With all of it's splendid equipment for the care of the bodies there is prayer room for the care of souls, sheltering place for quiet devotion.
 
 Its greatest asset is it's membership and this should include every woman and girl in Birmingham. Mrs. Frank Nabers chairman of the membership department has enlisted the assistance of 100 young women who will carry on a quiet cam pagn to increase the membership. These workers will be entertained at the asso- citation April and be informed on all with their questions and their s1 mem bership fee to greet these enthusiastic workers.
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proved very amusing, was indulged in. tHrs. l. Ensey winning first prize, 8 garden hat, and Mrs. A C. Williams was awarded the consolation prize, an Easter rabbit. The club guests were MISS Lillian Beatty of Murphreesboro, rem. and Mrs. E. W. Roberts of West End.
 Mrs. James Armstrong was at home 10 the members of St. Anthony's so- clety Tuesday afternoon at her home on Palmer Terrace. After a lengthy puslness session, Mrs. H. J. Kribs rem uered several vocal numbers, after Which Mrs. Armstrong served an ice course.
 In honor of her cousin. Mrs. Spencer Hunt of Gadsden, who is the house guest Of her mother. Mrs. Sarah Burns, Mrs. w. T. Taylor entertained a few IeiauVes and friends at a spend-the- uay party Thursday at her new cot .ase home on Fairview Heights. Mu- SIC fancy work and chat helped while the hours away At noon a six course luncheon was served
 The three little daughters of MT. and Mrs. Collette are convalescing from a severe spell of measles at their home on Larch avenue
 Mrs. John Acton Is the guest of her mother Mrs. Belle George, at Clan ton
 Mrs. S. Walters is the guest of rel atlves at Montgomery.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Powell and lit
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Why Does Oil Calm the Sea?

From the Popular Science Monthly.
 Waves in midocean are caused en- tirely by the action of the wind. The adhesion between the rapidly moving particles of air which compose the wind and the surface particles of the water causes the waters surface to be dragged along with the air. Small ripples are immediately formed. These nipples soon overtake others near them. They unite and. due to the fric- tion between the water particles, each succeeding ripple piles up on the, top of previous ones.
 Just as soon as oil is spread upon the water. however, the size of the waves is reduced like magic. The req son for this is interesting. Oil. unlike water, has very little internal fric- ton between it's particles. The nipples; of oil formed by the wind, therefore, cannot pile upon each other to any considerable height. Hence, water waves cannot grow in an area of oil placed about a steamer. They begin to fall down instead By the time these waves reach the boat they will have lost their formative ripples and the re- suit Is a perfectly calm surface ovor the portion of the sea through which the boat is making its way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-01
PRATT CITY

Mrs. George Brown. Mrs F. L. Merkl' Miss Ethel Zuber and Miss Minnie Mor- ris were hostesses Tuesday afternoon at a silver tea at the home of Mrs. George Brown for the Woman's Mission ary society of the Methodist Episcopal church, south. Mrs J. H. Mccoy made an interesting talk, her subject being, "The Great Essential of Christian Pre- paredness." Talks by Mrs Alice John son of East Lake and Mrs. Harmon solos by Mrs. R. McMahon and Mrs. T F. West.
 A mass meeting was held Thursday aft ernoon at the city hall Dr. Harrington and Mrs. Willis were present and spoke in the interest of cleanup week.
 Mrs c. W. Overstreet Twas hostess to the Crochet club Wednesday afternoon Apple blossoms and ferns were used tc decorate the house and delicious salad course was served
 Mrs. Ray Custard chaperoned party to Montgomery Tuesday. Those in the party were, Miss Mary Lou Wiggins. Ms Ella Shoemate, MT. Wayne 'Waggoner MT. Walter Payne and MT James Almon The party motored down Tuesday to at
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Jump from Bed
 in Morning and
 Drink Hot Water Tells why everyone should drink hot water each morning
 before breakfast,

l Why Is man and woman. half the
 time, feeling nervous. Respondent, wor- ried; some days headachy. dull and un-
 strung; some days really incapacitated
 by illness?
 If we all would practice inside ba th-
 ing, what a gratifying change would
 take place. Instead of thousands of
 half-siok. anaemic looking souls with pasty, muddy compleXions We should | see crowds of happy. healthy, rosy checked people everywhere. The req
 son is that the human system does not rid itself each day of all the waste which it accumulates under our pres-
 ent mode of living. For every ounce of I food and drink taken into the system nearly an ounce of waste material must be carried out. else it ferments and forms ptomaine-like poisons which are I absorbed into the blood.
 Just as necessary as it is to clean the ashes from the furnace each day. before tho fire will burn bright and hot. 50 we must each morning clear the
 inside organs of the previous days &C., emulation of indigestible waste and body toxins. Men and women, whether sick or we'll, are advised to drink each
 morning, before breakfast, a glass of real hot water with teaspoonful of limestone phosphate in 1t, as a harm less means of washing out of the stom- ach. liver, kidneys and bowels the in digestible material. waste, sour bile and toxins; thus cleansing. sweetening
 and purifying the entire alimentary canal before putting more food into the stomach.
 Millions of people who had their turn at constipation, bilious attacks, acid
 stomach, nervous days and sleepless nights have become real cranks about
 the morning inside-bath. A quarter pound of limestone phosphate will not
 cost much at the drug store, but is suf-
 ficient to demonstrate to anyone it's
 cleansing, sweetening and freshening
 effect upon the system.-Adv.
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own struggle; he realized full well the burden he was placing on Cora by asking her to give up her home to his job. Only meant to have my office right in the place where I lived, where I could lose no time in getting to my work nor my work in getting to me l want to be really a public servant and be where the public l serve, the tenement population, can get at me any moment they really reed me. No one knows the rotten spots in a bad-law tenement as well as the poor devils who have to live in them; and I want them to come and tell me just what's wrong"
 Cora sat mute There was no Gaipsay- ing the rightness of David's conception of his job. She even thrilled at the earn estness, the realness of his feeling as a public servant to those who need serving most Yet as a woman she shranS at the invasion of the first requisite of g home-privacy. David was anything but insensible to her trouble. He sat down by her and took her hands in his.
 ''Listen, Chick he said. Am I alone tenement house commissioner or are you half of him, too? I know about walls and fire escapes and pressure and cubic feet of air. But you know the home part. Don't you see, little partner, I need you in my job? Don't you see that the four million IOuIOfSahen inHdDitdilts ol teiiS- ments need you to help me get them real homes? Don't you see the job calls for you, too?"
 "Yes, Davey I do," Cora said softly, her eyes shining at the big and glorious housekeeping before her. And I accept the office'
 Through Dav1ds mind and heart there flashed a vofceless prayer of thanksgiv- ing that those who are rarely fortunate in marriage know-the gift of a real help made But what he said was
 Then as joint tenement house commits sioner you are entitled to a home befit- ting your office. So I appoint you home finder for us. And don't have it too near the slums" he smiled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-01
HER SIDEs-=-AND HIS
.E "UNPRIVATE HOME"
By ZOE BECKLEY

David prefaced his idea of their new l home with rueful smile. The year be- fore, in their early marriage days, he
 would have shown only the rue in such
 crisis. The smile that now made the
 difference was the finest and earliest fruit
 of their marriage. And Cora, too, put on
 the smile where formerly it would have
 been mere tightening of heart lips
 and voice.
 | "It'll be like something the cat dragged l in, Cora" he said. My plan for our
 new home, mean. I'm afraid. Cora, I'm going to drag my home into my job and my job into my home. I'm public servant now, dear; a sort of super scrubwoman of tenements for this great
 city. That's what being tenement com
 missioner means to me; and I've got to
 live near my job"
 I Where is your job located Cora
 asked with a reflection of David's rue | full smile. She was realizing now with what wholeness of soul and purpose David was hurling himself into this new work, 1 just as he had when he undertook the Colony Park work.
 Right among the tenements,' David said gravely. I'm not a fanatic, Cora,
 but I do want to do this job right. The
 least cared for part of the public are l the tenement dWelers. And I've been | trusted to see that they have as decent homes to live in as the law demands. l
 could have my office in the city hall and care for my tenements by messenger, '
 Cora noted the thrill in the my and
 responded to it. That's the way every
 other tenement commissioner has done,
 and that's why tenements are disease nests. Would you want me to do my job that way, Cora?'
 NO, of course not Cora said thought fully. But couldn't you just have youl
 office down in the congested quarter and
 let us live in pleasanter district?' 1 T could and I shall, David said mop 1 ping his forehead. He was having his
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CENTRAL PARK

Mrs. P l.. Etheredge entertained at dinner Sunday, honoring her niece. Miss Warnick, and family of Ensley.
 Mrs. Fred Freddy was hostess Friday afternoon to the Sewing club at her home at Ivanhoe.
 Mrs. Will Hamilton entertained at a spend-t the-daY party Wednesday at her home on Brown avenue.
 The school children are gathering all the newspapers and magazines they can get to sell for the proceeds to go to buy new records for the grafanoa for the school. The school has been very unfortunate about it's records. as the school building has been broken into several times and all records stolen
 Mrs. D. s. Brasfield and children Miss Flora Lee Brasfield and Mrs. Clifton Brasfield, arrived Thursday night from Texas where they have been for the past year. They will be for the present with MT. and Mrs. G. N. Hamilton, on Brown avenue. until they can get pos session of their home.
 Mrs. S. H. Oliver and little son, J. Mitchell Oliver, of Detroit, are visiting
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tie daughter have returned to their home in Anniston, after visit to his parents, MT. and Mrs. z. Powell.
 The Women's Missionary society will meet Monday afternoon at the Fair view Methodist church at 2:30 o'clock.
 A pleasant affair of Friday after noon was the "tacky" party given by the young girls of class 10 of the Fairview Methodist Sunday school. Mu sic and games and contests were the diversions Miss Pearl Godfrey, at whose home the affair was given was assisted in entertaining by the entire class
 The Fairview School Improvement association will meet Tuesday after noon at the school building. Dr. Ross Snyder will address the meeting All mothers are invited to attend
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tend the pinning on of medals of honor on the soldiers. and returned Wednes- day.
 Mrs. George Burk was hostess to the Bon Ami club Thursday afternoon. Two tables were used for the club game, five hundred, and a plate luncheon was served. Mrs. Harry Elliott will be host ess at the next meeting.
 Mrs. B. l.. Ingram, Mrs J. NJ. Gar lington, Mrs. C. R. Atkins were host esses Friday afternoon to the Matrons' Forty-two club at the home of Mrs. C. R. Atkins. Four tables were used for the club game. forty-two, and a delicious salad course was served The guests just included the club members.
 The Ladies Aid society of the Fourth
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Birmingham's Y. w. c. A.
Continued from Page Four)

(COnt1nueu from rage fOur) friends and make themselves friendly. Its social life, library, reading room, gym nasium, swimming classes and all adyan- tages are open to women of all faiths or no faiths.
 The work in the Birmingham associa- tion has proved itself a necessary part of the community life It reaches di- rectly each year 75000 women and girls. It maintains three secretaries as Tray elers' Aid, and thousands of those who pass through our stations have returned to these women for information, for aid and for protection. It extends its ad- vantages not only to those who can visit the headquarters on West Twentieth street, but to those in suburban towns, In factories and shops who are prevented by distance or lack of time from coming
 s :"
 The officers are as follows: Mrs. Jo- seph McLester, president; Mrs. James Bowron, vice president Mrs. T. o. Smith secretary Mrs. Merrill Worthington,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-01
SOCIETY NEWS AND ACTIVITIES TN THE CITY AND SUBURBS

Street Methodist church met with Mrs Fred Lewis last week. After their reg uIar business, refreshments were served
 Mrs Samuel Andrews of Cartersvilie, Ga, left Thursday for her home after 8 visit 10 her relatives here.
 Miss Ethel Zuber and Mss Katie Lee Payne went to Montgomery Tuesday with Mrs S. L. Ledbetters party to take part in pinning the medals of honor on the soldiers of Alabama.
 The many friends of Rev. R. l.. Durant will regret to learn that he was oper- ated on Thursday at Tally's infirmary
 Mrs J. w Smith of Kingston Is the guest of her sister, Mrs. C. W. Over street.
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guest of her sisters. Mrs. Henry Kel- Ter
 Miss Gladys Propst is i'll with pneu- monia at her home on Pike avenue.
 Miss Alys Dobbins of Marion is wis itine Mrs. W. I. Phillips on Jefferson avenue.
 Miss Ethel Zuber, Miss Frances Youngblood. Miss Anna Barber and Miss Kathryn Buck have returned from Montgomery.
 The famous Arctic traveller NGr John Ruskin, will be the guest of the Ems ley High school Wednesday. where he will talk to the pupils about Alaska and the regions of the far north.
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her brother, T. M Mitchell, and family. 4110 Poplar street.
 H. A. Lockhart left Monday for Tusca- loosa, Selma and Orrville on business trip.
 Mir N l.. Andrews is sick this week,
 Mrs D. S. Peebles has been quite i'll this week.
 Mir. Jones is slightly improved.
 Mrs Peebles is some better.
 MT and Mrs Goodwin and Mrs. M. l.. Bonham motored to Mt Pinson sunday. The Missionary society will meet Thurs day morning with Mrs. Will Hamilton on Brown avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-01
ENSLEY

Mrs. Mamie Hay was hostess to the Thread of the Story club Thursday afternoon at her home on Ensley High lands. The subject for the afternoon was, Hmm grafton" A general dis cussion followed the reading of the papers. From an American Stand point by Mrs. A. K. Wright, and From the Immigrants Standpoint" ," by Mrs. J. W McCarty In a delight full manner the story of "The Immi-
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Easier
LdSler From the Christian Registe

From the Christian Register Northern visitor, in Georgia--I see you raise hogs almost exclusively about here Do you find they pay better than corn and potatoes?
 Native (slowly)-Wal, mo- but yer see. stranger, hogs don't need hoeing,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-01
Queer
queer From the Detroit Free Pre-,

From the Detroit Free Press.
 It's a queer world
 Whats the matter now?"
 T was just thinking that as rule the neople who can sing have to be coaxed to sing and those who can't, insist on demonstrating the fact"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-01
Rutherford Of Goodrich
Company Talks About Tires

II have noticed for considerable
time" said w. S. Rutherford, man
ager Of the Omaha branch of the B.
F. Goodrich company, "the tendency
OF many automobilists to feel they
can use repaired or questionable tires
on their front wheels, and get con-
siderable more mileage than il these
tires were put on rear wheels. Many
car owners seem to think any old
tire Is good enough for the front.
This, however, is a serious mistake.
"The old tires, or the tires which
are questionable, should be used on
the rear wheels and only first-class
tires should be used ON the front.
The danger Of blowout when travel
ing at speed OF twenty-five miles or
over is much greater Il the blowout
occurs on the front wheels than on
the rear. The majority of accidents
caused from blowouts are from front
tires only. Very seldom do we hear
Of any injury being done, except
when front tire gives way.
az believe there is much educa.
honal work TO be done along this
line"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-01
WESTERN MOTOR CAR
co. BRANCHES OUT
Omaha Concern Acquires Addi.
tional Territory and is One
of Largest Chalmers Dis
tributors in U. s.

The Western Motor Car company
Of Omaha has "branched out" to con-
troll OF generous slice OF Kansas and
Oklahoma territory on the Chalmers
and is now holding a place with the
six largest Chalmers distributors in
the United States. The company now
holds a contract for 1000 cars, which
is no small number OF cars, consider
ing the price class.
Z. v. Abbott and w. S. Johnson
left for Wichita last Wednesday to
maka arrangements for the opening
of branch at that point.
The acquisition of this additional
territory is looked upon as an excep-
tional opportunity by the Western
Motor Car company.
1--WE did not ask for It," said E. v.
Abbott. "The additional territory was
suggested to US by the Chalmers Off
cials upon the strength Of our show
ing here"
John NJ. Robbins, factory represen-
tative of the Chalmers Motor Car
company, who has been active in es-
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-01
Woodmen of the World.

Alpha Camp No. /, w. o. W., will
have an important business session
Thursday evening.
Omaya-Seymour Camp No. 16 will
have its next meeting Tuesday at
its hall, Sixteenth and Capitol
avenue, at which time the concert
given by the Glee club of that camp
at the South Side Christian church,
June %, will be repeated in part.
Druid Camp No. "a secured twen-
ty new applications in June. These
new candidates will be given the cere-
mony Of introduction on next Monday
evening, Twenty-fourth and Amcs
avenue.
Robin Hood Camp No. 80, at Flor.
ence, is holding some very interesting
meetings and is securing a-number OF
new members.
Columbus Camp No. 50 will meet
today at Prague hall, Thirteenth and
William streets.
German-American Camp No. 104
will exemplify the protection degree
on number of candidates secured
in June, Tuesday.
Nebraska Lipa Camp No. 1888 viii
have 4 meeting Thursday evening
when q number Of candidates will b,
introduced.
Camp No. I'll, South Side, held I
very enjoyable social last Wednesday
evening.
Benson Camp No. 2S8 will NEE
next Tuesday evening and will intro
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-01
WISE METHODS WILL
INSURE PROSPERITY
Packard President Says There
is Danger in Foolish Ad-
vice About Not Spend.
ing Money.

Expenditure that is wise and meth
DDS that are efficient will insure the
prosperity of America throughout the
world struggle and make American
business men successful both during
and after the war, President Alvan
Macauley of the Packard Motor Car
company, has told his statesmen and
dealers.
"The principal danger to prosperity
is that foolish advice will have too
much influence on people. 1t is right
to say, do not waste. We all agree
to that But some people go far
enough to say, do not spend. That is
foolish. We must spend wisely, but
continue to spend. ! would not care
to paint picture of the result il
everyone stopped spending.
How far the hysteria OF not spend
ing will affect the situation remains to
be seen. / feel that after this tenn
porary condition OF unsettled affairs
has passed, we shall get down on a
normal and sensible basis, as England
and Canada have done. | venture the
prediction that when the war is over
we shall find many business men who
have come through prosperous. The
efficient business man will thrive. The
danger is as to wastefulness of money
or effort. Business men can do their
bit in the war by making their bush
ness successful throughout the war
and thereby lay the basis for the taxa
ton which will have to be levied to
meet the expense of the war.
Each must expect to contribute OF
his share of talent. We should feel
badly II we could not contribute our
share. We want to feel that as Ameri-
can business men we are helping win
the war--helping win the world strug-
gle for democracy. Every one OF US,
! have no doubt, will feel the pinch
somewhere, but we shall all gladly
make sacrifices to do our bit in the
struggle in which we are engaged"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-01
Blackstone Roof Gardens
Popular Summer Evenings

The opening OF the Blackstone roof
gardens has marked new era in the
life OF Omaha's social set and es-
pecially now that warmer days and
nights prevail one notices the increas-
ing popularity of this summer retreat
where an ever increasing number OF
people are making a practice 81 din
ing in the pleasant upper atmosphere.
Many reservations have already
been made for tomorrow night and
indications are for the biggest as
semblage gathered for Blackstone
society night ever in attendance.
Many reservations are being made
by parties and individuals for dinner
here on the night Of July 4, most Of
those making such reservations ex-
pecting to spend the day motoring or
at picnics in the country.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-01

The growth Of the truck business
is best proven by the above picture
of a brand new service station and
sales room recently erected for the
c. w. Francis Truck company, which
will be devoted entirely to handling
trucks and service.
The Francis Truck company is now
one Of the largest selling organiza-
tions in this section devoted exclusive
ly to trucks. They handle three lines,
the Stewart, Service and United.
The Stewart is low priced truck
built in capacities ranging from three
quarter to six-ton. The Service runs