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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-28

among the prominent women in the city | this week to attend the North Alabams ! Presbyterial which is meeting this week at the South Highland Presbyterian church.
 in the city to attend the North Alabama Presbyterial.
 Mrs. Gordon Jones, Miss Addie Dean Mrs. Samuel Kennedy, Mrs. A. H. Smith Mrs. John Knox and Mrs. s. A. Russell of Anniston are spending the week in the city to attend the North Alabama Presby- terlal.
 Mrs. J. B. Martin of Gadsden is the guest of friends in the city and will be an attendant at the North Alabama Pres- byterial.
 Mir. and Mrs. Charles Barkes' children are i'll with measles.
 Miss Margaret Chenoweth who is the guest of MT. and Mrs. Beech Chenoweth and MT. and Mrs. Arthur Chenoweth, will leave today for a visit to Louisville, Ky, en route to her home in Philadelphia. Mrs. Benjamin Heck left yesterday for Atlanta, where she will be among the out of-town guests at the Griffith-Oden we'd ding on April 26 Later she will be the guest of relatives in Augusta, Ga, re- turning to Birmingham in about two months.
 Dr. and Mrs. w. C. Farror have re- gently moved to their new home. 12o Hal stead street. woodlawn.
 Friends will be sorry to learn that the three children of MT. and Mrs. Joseph Babb are i'll with measles MT. J. B. Donelson who has been i'll at the South Highland infirmary,, is improv- ing, and has been carried to his home.
 Little Miss Virginia Underwood, daugh- ter of MT. and Mrs. Price Underwood, is ill at their home in Woodlawn with measles.
 Mrs. W. E. Pettus of Huntsville is spending the week in the city at the North Alabama Presbyterial. Mrs. George Hasley of Madison is spending a few days in Birmingham to attend the North Alabama Prosbyterial. Miss Mary Figures, Miss Laura Wall, Mrs Charles Jackson, Mrs. John Jackson, Miss Mary Wallace Kirk, Mrs Bradley McWilliams. and Mrs c. F. Kester of Tuscumbia are in the city to attend the Northe Alabama Presbyterial
 
 Mr. and Mrs B. A. Mooney have re- turned from their wedding trip and are at home at s11 Alabama street.
 
 Mrs. J. L, Bedding and little son have returned to their home in Athens.
 Mrs S. 1T. Bennett, who has been in the city as the guest of her aunt, Mrs Ella Jones. has returned to her home in Jacksonville, Ala
 Mrs. Henry Hammond Cobb and Miss Virginia Jemison are the guests of rela- lives in Tuscaloosa.
 Mrs. Fulton Clarke and little daugh- ter of Virginia are the guests of Mrs. W. C. Harris in Tuscaloosa.
 Mrs. B IT. satterwhite spent the week end in Tuscaloosa with her parents, MT. and Mrs. w. c. Harris
 Mrs. U. D. Mooney of New orleans is visiting Dr. and Mrs. William Thompson Berry at their home in Norwood. Mrs. H. M. Kohn, who was operated on yesterday morning for throat trou- ble at a local infirmary, was resting we'll last night.
 Mrs. W. M. Mayes, who has been spend ing several weeks with her cousin Mrs. William M Walker has eturned to her apartment at the Ridgely.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-28

W. J. Pennhallegan, Mrs. William Horst, Mrs. w. A. Watts, Mrs. IT, J. Porter, Jr., Mrs. Borden Burr, Mrs Mansfield Lathem, Mrs Horace Miller Mrs. May nor. Mrs. W. B. Hillhouse, Mrs. E. M. Prince J. E. Cain, B. s. Moore, Frank Deedmeyer, R. L. Sherman, C. M Blanchard, Glem Gazzam. w. I. Gum. J. D. Kirkpatrick, R. D, Burger, R. o. Me Carthy, J. T. Doster, Misses Florence Coffin, Sara Phelan and Lucille Lamkin.
 The following from the Selma Times will be read with interest by many Bir- mingham friends and relatives:
 Coming as a surprise to a number of friends the marriage of pr. Lee Jones and Miss Marie Hansen was quietly per formed at 1:30 o'clock Saturday after noon at the home of Dr. John Furniss on Lauderdale street. The Rev. Joseph Dunglinson officiated.
 Immediately after the ceremony, which was very private, not even their inti- mate friends being invited, Dr. and Mrs. Jones left on the Birmingham train for New York, where they will spend two weeks. On their return they will have apartments with pr. and Mrs. J. C.. Chisholm on Lamar avenue.
 Mrs Jones wore g becoming coat suit of blue duvetyn with a small hat of blue, and carried American Beauty roses. Dur ing the four years of her residence in Selma as head nurse at the Union Street hospital, she has won the esteem and friendship of many by her tact and un- usual capabilities.
 MT and Mrs. Melville Drennen will en- certain next month in honor of MT. Ar thur Shattuck, who will be one of the prominent visitors to the biennial
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$ O Cl E T Y
Nv EMMA REID klALI

Nv EMMA REID RNALL Alexander Mrs R. H. Anderson, Mrs. r. c. Alexander, Mrs. William Berry, Mrs. Charles Sharples Mrs. B. C. Ansley, Mrs. A. J. Brewster and Mrs. William Brown.
 Tomorrow afternoon at $50. o'clock Miss Elinor Stafford Millar will con duct d drawing room meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Barrett on Cliff road, Mountain Terrace.
 Miss Lottie Davis will be hostess Sat urday afternoon at linen shower com plmenting Miss Carrine Lewis bride elect.
 The charter chapter of the United States Daughters of 1872 at it's annual banquet yesterday at the Southern club commemorated the anniversary of the Battle of Horse Shoe Bend that was fought 104 years ago
 Mrs. R. H. Woodrow, regent of the chapter, presided, toasted President Will son and reviewed the time from that of our patriotic ancestors to the present. A message from a real daughter Mrs Americus Cherokee Rogers, of Oklahoma, was read Mrs. Rogers is now 90 years Of age and her father was Gideon Nor gan. an uncle of Alabama's famous sen ator, John T. Morgan. The banquet table was adorned with white carnations and blue hyacinths from which minia- ture flags waved and surrounding it were streamers of blue and gray, the colors of the navy
 The guests were Mrs. Alfred Benners, Mrs Andrew Aldrdge, Miss Adele Shaw. Mrs. J. w. Groves and her guest, Miss Grinnell of Ohio, Mrs. I. W. Lawhon, Mrs. c. P. DeShazo, Mrs. U. J. ". Peters, Mrs Frank S. White, Mrs. Isabel Hun ter, Miss Lillian Fennell of Tuscaloosa. the guest of Mrs. Woodrow; Mrs. N. E. R. Oden, Mrs. Mamie Williams and Mrs. C. M. Tardy
 Miss Elizabeth Caldwell Locke enter- taned the Tuesday Luncheon Bridge club yesterday at the home of her parents, MT. and Mrs. Charles Oscar Locke, on Highland avenue.
 Mrs. W. B. Lamkin's Sunday school class of the Independent Presbyterian church entertained at a silver tea yes terday afternoon at her home. Those assisting in receiving were Misses Tor rance and Katherine Redd. Elizabeth and Louise Fox, Martha Collier, Eleanor Murdoch Tracey Steele, Josephine Har- ris. Katherine Byrd, Anne Forney, Mar garet Briggs and Margaret F'earn.
 Mrs. Hubert Scruggs entertained the South Highland chapter of the Boys club yesterday morning at her home on High Mrs. W. B. Lamkin. Mrs. Alex Birch, Mrs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-28
Philadelphia Citizens
 Will Pledge Loyalty to
 Country in Unique Way

Philadelphia, March 27.-A pledge of loyalty to the government in the present crisis by thousands of men and women of this city, given in Independence square in surroundings inseparably interwoven in the nations history, has been planned for next Saturday afternoon by Mayor Smith and the home defence committee
 The patriotic demonstration is to give emphasis to the preparedness measures being hastened by scores of committeeman and associations in connection with the city administration. Numerous parades. both of military organizations and of civilians, have been arranged, the march CTS to advance from all sections with h. dependence square as the common center
 In proclamation promulgated last night Mayor Smith calls on all business houses to close at noon Saturday and for all church bells to be rung at 2:30 p. m., when the patriotic anthems are to be sung by the crowds about Inde- pendence hall A separate deomnstrari for school children has been arranged for Washington square, diagonally Oppo- site Independence hall square. An air. plane is scheduled to circle over both squares and shower small American flags as pellets.
 An interstate flag. containing a star embroidered at the order of the governor of each of the AS states. is to be un- furled
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-28

Mrs. W. w. Oden entertained at a sewing party yesterday afternoon com plimenting Miss Lois Brown, a bride elect. Afternoon was spent in embroid- ering guest towels, which were presented to the guest of honor and the young woman doing the best judged work was presented a pair. of silk hose. The guests were: Misses Minnie Atkins, Will Alice Atkins, Blanche Matthews, Ella Louis Ward. Marie Rosamond, Rachael Wilkin- son, Rebecca Wilkinson, Mrs. La Salle. grandmother of Miss Brown; Mrs E. D. Brown, Mrs. James Hood, Mrs. Andrew Dunagon, Mrs. Ed Brown, Mrs. Claugh- ton and Mrs John Black.
 Miss Abbie Murphy will present her pu- pills in a piano recital, assisted by Miss Katherine Herren. this afternoon at o'clock at her studio in Cable hall. The following programme will be rendered: 'Elfin Dance" (Greig); Sailors Song" (Greg), Beatrice Reed. Country Dance (Tapper), Jeanette Roobin. ''Hexenrei- ger CKullak). Elizabeth Foster Wild Rider" (Schumann); Santa Claus tSchumann), Ruth Roobin. Songs Miss Herren. "Minuet in G" (PaderewskD; sMinuet in e. CBeethoven), Sadie Cohen. Sing a Song of Sixpence" CTappeD; "A Waltz (GurlitD, Katherine Cannon. .Will-o' -the-wisp'' (Jungmann), Lena Roobin. From Uncle Remus" (Mac- DowelD, Dorothy Brown. Waltz in G Flat Chopin; "Arabesque" (WrangelD, Sadie Shoenig. Spinning Song C1llmen- reich), Ruth Roobin. ''Narcissus' CNev- in), Beatrice Reed. Songs, Mrs. Herren.
 The following invitation has been re- ceived: Mrs Stanley Bell Herndon re- quests the pleasure of - company at the marriage of her daughter, Rebecca, ing of Thursday, April 12, 1917, at o'clock at Christ church, Mobile"
 Mrs. Lige Loy entertained at most attractive bridge party yesterday at her home on Eleventh avenue, south, comph- menting Mrs. W. B. Reeves. who leaves this week for Atlanta, where she will make her future home Brilliant yellow jonquils were used as decorations, com bined with ferns throughout the house. The guest and score prizes were hand some crystal bud vases and the consola- tion was drawn from a handsome bas- ket of yellow jonquils which was pre- scented the lucky one. A plate course was served to the following guests Mrs. Reeves, Mrs. Horace Adams, Mrs. Harry Bevins, Mrs. Arthur Barton, Mrs. Pal mer Daughette. Mrs. John Billings, Jr, Burke. Mrs. Dan Hogan, Mrs. Chester
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-28

[ that Nazimova appeals to me; her light
 touches, her repression even in the most
 dramatic scenes, her understanding of the
 character of Joan. like all the others she
 has played, is supreme to the smallest
 detail; it is absorbing to see her handling
 of so delicate and difficult a part. | I saw War Brides" as 4 legitimate
 play, and loved it; I loved the short,
 sharp, clicking action; I loved the pitt
 fully pathetic protest of woman's heart against wari
 Yesterday I saw the screen play and loved 1t, too; it has been worked out into
 a very thrilling, emotional photoplay, and
 the action again is brisk, quick decis- | ivei
 1 In the midst of the crash and clash of
 war-swept world today, War Brides" l showing the many pathetic sides of the ! havoc and ruin and merciless methods of destroying our young manhood is of un- usual interest and while the author Ma | rfor Craig Wentworth, has made no ref erence to the locale of the story it Is presumed to be in German territory, the costumes. the types, the mode of living | of the people in the play pointing to this conclusion. l The story of War Brides9 is one of 1 possibilities, and these have been made into most intense drama of the screen. NazimoFa, as Joan, Is sWeatshop worker. She leads her fellow workers through a strike and to a victory over | their employer. and picnic in the coln- try is arranged to celebrate While in the country she meets Franz, young farmer, and they fall in love and become be- trothedA
 War is declared by their king on an alien power and Franz insists upon a hasty marriage before he joins the colors. She consents and Franz, with two brots-
 CTS, leaves for the front. Joan, having be- come widowed, rebels which an edict is issued by the king urging all girls to
 marry soldiers that the country be not depopulated and urges the young women of the community to disobey the com
 mand For this, despite approaching
 motherhood, she is thrown into prison. Learning the king is to pass through
 the village, Joan escapes and leads moth-
 CTS and war brides" of the town to the
 crossroads. The kings motor ear is
 stopped and Joan, as spokesman for the
 women, defies the monarch telling him
 the women of the land will refuse to bear
 children unless they are assured of a
 lasting peace He replies that war is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-28
By DOLLY pALRYMPLE

Fly DOLLY DALRYMPLE
 1T-I XOTIC to her fingertps, master oi
 N, expression and repression Ala S- Nazimova exemplified her rare tall ent in the screen version, war Brides, ' which I saw yesterday and enjoyed tre- mendously.
 Nazimova is in class all to herself her long, silky gowns. her straight smoothly arranged hair, her great, wide eyes, and her snarky walk; all of these have placed her in a different class from other actresses on the legitimate stage
 On the screen Nazimova is another person entirely; maybe it's the play; of course, War Brides isn't Bella Donna nor that sort' nor "The Comet nor any of the Ibsen things that the Russian ac- tress has made famous, but it is a soul- stirring, ripping, gripping story which calls for acting; fine sartorial effects are not used to enhance her exotic appear ance; Joan, the girl is just plain, ordi- nary girl, who wears simple calico dresses and little shawl wrapped about her frail looking shoulders. Nazimova hasn't had anything to work on in the screen play but just her own marvellous tal- eEts and they are many.
 It is especially in the small shadings
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-28
RANDOM NOTES

Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Brown and their little granddaughter, Lara Fowlkes, have returned from Hendersonville, N C., where they were the guests of MT. Brett Brown.
 Mrs. G. Bush, Miss Annie L. Williams, Mr. Morris Bush and MT. and Mrs. w. D. Nesbitt will be among the out-of-town guests at the wedding of Miss Rebecca Herndon and MT. Edwin Hollis Bush on April F in Mobile.
 Mrs. Melville Drennen is the guest of relatives in Columbus, Miss.
 MT. and Mrs. John Hine are the guests of Mir and Mrs John M. Cartwright for a few days.
 Mrs. Edmund w. Fucker, Jr., who is ill at her home, is reported to be improving
 Mrs. W. B. Reeves will leave this week for Atlanta, where she will make her home.
 Mrs. F. w. Pitcher. who was recently operated upon at the Birmingham inf1rm- ary, is resting comfortably.
 Mrs. Claud Blackwood and little sor are the guests of Mrs. w. w. Battle ir Jacksonville
 Mrs Samuel E. Greene is the guest o1 her son. MT. Robert Knox Greene ant Mrs. Greene at the country home neal Greensboro. Mrs. John Little of Louisville. Ky. i:
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army at bay is another big piece of pho- tosraphc construction.
 Of the others in the cast besides the star it may be mentioned that Charles Bryant CMadame Nazimova's husband. by the way), is excellent as Franz, while Gertrude Berkeley, as the aged mother of four boys lost in the war, does as fine a piece of work as has ever been seen on the screen or anywhere else.
 War Brides" presents the following cast: Joan, Nazimova; George. Charles Hutchinson; Franz, Charles Bryant; Eric William Bailey; Arno, Richard s. Bar richness; Amelia. Mia Mac; Mother, Gertrude Berkeley; The King, Alex K shannon; Lieutenant Hoffman, Robert Whitworth Captain Bragg, Ned Burton; Nina, Theodore Fairfield; Financer, Charles Chailles. Directed by Herbert Brenon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-28
ENGAGEMENTS

MT and Mrs Luther P Whaley of Bessemer announce the engagement of their daughter, Ruth, to Mir. Max Cole of Birmingham. the wedding date to be announced later.
 Mr and Mrs. Bernhard Zeun of Gull man announce the engagement of thesr daughter, Emma, to MT. Emil w. Fabry of Philadelphia, the marriage to take place April 10
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-28
Dolly Goes to See Screen Play of War Brides
 and Pronounces it Masterful Piece of
 Photography and Acting by Fine Cast

necessary and Joan thereupon ends her life with revolver her husband left with her when he departed for the front. The women hold her aloft and carry her body past the king.
 The photography of War Brides is at its best II the silhouettes for which MT. Herbert Brenon, the famous director, is noted; also the trenches as depicted in first, second and third lines, beginning high upon the crest of a hill, showing the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-02
TO HONOR SOLDIERS.

Residents OF the village Of Hampton
viii do honor this evening to the viii
lagos young men in the national guard
and their companions i'm arms, in q pa
triotic program to be held at 8 IN the
town hall There are two Hampton
boys Ia the guard companies at Rock
Island arsenal and there are several
other members OF their company 20 be
present Captain W W Scott of Rock
island. commanding Company A, Rev.
A r. Johnson Of East Moline and ttev.
81 v. Kennedy Of Hampton viii make
addresses. Music VIII be furnished.
and there viii be martial numbers By
the Moline G. A. r., drum corps. songs,
Rotations and violin solos are 70 be
given Luncheon viii be served II f
announced that there VIII be nc col
lection taken and all interested ere
welcome
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-02
SEEKS DAMAGES FOR
a DELAY IN PAVING

6. J. hogberg. proprietor Of q gro
Gerry store a. 1913 Seventeenth avenue.
lais morning asked the city 81 Moline
20 pay aHm $500 alleging that his bus
mess vas damaged that amount BIZ
me delay f. completing the Seven
leenth avenue pavement.
The work OF constructing tie pave
ment was begun sometime last fall
and the pavement lis sLlll 5ucompl eteI-
The delay is said to be due in part 10
si0wuess with which the railway COM
uany laid the tracks on the street ana
IN part to inability 10 get material
Hogberg claims the street in front Of
his store was closed and that Il was
difficult for people To enter has place
Of business. The council referred the
matter to special committee consist
ing OF the city attorney, the mayor ana
the street commission.
AN ordinance increasing the salary
Of city physician from $500 to $500 was
passed by the council th5s morning.
An invitation OF the Moline Four ID
OF July association 10 participate in
tha parade on the Fourth was accept
ed The city council and all city off,
Gals viii take part In the parade and
viii march instead Of ri6lng lii auto
mobiles as IN former Eeacs.
A resol luton was introduced by the
MAYOR and passed bw the council Civ
ing to high school and grammar
schools Irst consideration in regard
to schedule Of date Tor athletic g. hi
billions or torma1ces The relief
of the council is that John T. Brown
ing in eiving the field TO the city hal
in mind especially the school children
Of Moline
Only ona bid was received by 4he
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-02
HIs R0NDsMEN WLTHDRAE.

Some months ago charges involving
sale Of liquor without license IN
East Moline were brought in East Mo-
line court against Peter Portappoupos.
he was fined heavily. and he took an
aDDeaI Of che case Last week the
case was set for h@aring by the states
attorney $ Office in Rock island, Peter
did not appear for triI. State Al
tornev Thorn pson's patience became
exhausted after several attempts TO get
the case to trial, and he notified
Peters boudsmen that unless he was
in court this week they would be out
$500 Immediately the bondsmen got
busy. They consulted the sheriff 5
office and the East Moline police ana
withdrew from the bond and asked
to have the authorities take Peter Ia
custody again. Peter is now locked mp
awaifrns hearing OF his approval His
bondsInen today were keeping a close
watch of the situation. apparently
afraid that Peter might by some
chance be released and not be or
hand for his court hearing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-02

PATRIOTIC PAGEANT
rs FREE TO PUBLIC

The pageant. Humanity" to be Civ
en- Fourth Of July Afternoon al Pros
pect park, will be free to the public
{. Y Johnson, secretary OF the
Fourth Of July committee. has received
a number Of inquiries as TO whether
or not there would be charge, and
he has asked that this announcement
be made TO anhghten the misinformed.
A draft OF the program for the Fourth
Of July festivities is in the hands OF
the printers ana except foF the tardy
entries OF floats in the forenoon pa
rade everything is in readiness r. $.
H0sfOrd, chairman Of the general com
mittee. reported this morning that he
had today received several more appli-
cations for places in the parade, and
he expects more 10 come in tomorrow
morning. No entries win be accepted
later than tomorrow noon, however.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-02
MAYOR LED RAID
ONMATS0NCAMP
Finds Liquor Is Sold There and Ssin
Fines Follow Ia Justice
Court.

Or. G. F. Johnson East Moline
mayor. led a raid last evening on the
camp of L. b. Matson, along the River
road near the foot Of Seventeenth
street, East Moline. Accompanied by
two police officers the mayer descend
ed upon the resort. and took in Gus
t0dv four inmates ana Z. 3 Aats0u
and his wife as keepers The camp
had been IN operation several years.
ana has been known as gay place
where liquor and various entertain
nenE could be procured. It was known
as Mats camp and also IS Minnie S
camp"
Charges of being inmates Of a dis
orderly house were preferred against
Christ Turner and Mrs, Turner, Marie
Andrews ana Harry Brown, ard they
paid fines OF IS and. costs each in the
court Of Justice Dan BIaskel Charges
OF keeping a disorderly house were
brought against Mr. and Mrs. MatsCn,
and upon the recommendation Of the
mayor. Justice Maskel1 imposed fine
OF $50 and costs against each, They
pleaded guilty
Following the police court hearing,
Mayor Johnson gave orders that the
camp must be Immediately closed. He
told the MatsOns that tie place viii
not be tolerated. and that they Will be
allowed only sufficient time To clear
out before further legal steps viii be
instituted
When the camp was ratded last
evening the mayor found q large guam
tity Of intoxicants
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-02
LAD Is INJURED IE
A FALL FROM "A TREE

Arnold gTortensan. is years Old,
212i Fifteenth street 4. Moline, fell
from a tree from which be was pick
ing cherries thts morning Ee was
badly cut on the face and head. had
cue arm broken ana the other severely
sprained.
Willard Hepburn Moline police Off
Ger. did NOS cover his beat last even
ing and VIII NOT do so tonight Hep
burn went for an outing along the
Rock river yest erday and his feet
came in contact with some burning
grease, The contact 2-f5 So painful
that it damaged one OF the officer S
principal assets his feet