The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-25

lFeeps a child day in it's mothers home s keeps a child a month in it's mother s home; $S650 keeps a child a year in its mothers home; S7S keeps child two years in it's mothers home. Any sub scriber of S365O will. on request, receive the name and address of the child to whom the money is sent from the local treasurer; and the child will receive the subscribers name and address. Through this personal link, we are building up between our two peoples a lasting and unbreakable friendship. We want you to adopt" a. little child of France.
 
 Mrs Walker Percy is visiting eX-Sen- ator and Mrs. Leroy Percy at their home in Greenville, Miss.
 Mrs John Herbert Boyle was hostess yesterday afternoon at kitchen shower complimenting Miss Ruth Gaines, a bride-elect Rainbow colors were chosen for the afternoon and roses and sweet peas were combined with tulle in the decorations. Little Margaret Dudley Bell received the guests at the door. Those assisting Mrs. Boyle in receiving were: Miss Ruth Gaines, Mrs. Mary Gaines, Miss Mabel Kennedy and Mrs. Will 1vie, Punch was served by Miss Gladys Cox and Miss Elizabeth Gaines. A miniature kitchen was arranged in which all gifts were placed, and the concealing curtains were drawn aside, presenting them to the bride by the little flower girl, Margaret Dudley Bell. Two interesting contests were enjoyed during the afternoon. All ice course in the rainbow colors was served to about 50 guests.
 The West End Catholic Woman's club rendered the president, Mrs. John H. Kiernan a surprise Tuesday at her home in the nature of farewell party, as she is leaving next week to reside in Wash ington. Late in the afternoon Mrs. C. r. Lichty presented Mrs. Kiernan with a very beautiful brooch of sapphire and pearls as a gift from the club in appre- citation of the loyalty and devotion of it's president
 The First Baptist Sunday school chorus met on Wednesday evening and elected the following officers: Miss Ada Gray, president; Mir. Kyle Lawson, secretary and treasurer; MT. Henry Naylor, direc- tor, and Mrs. Belle Mccoy, accompanist.
 The closing exercises of the Margaret Allen school were held yesterday after noon at o'clock in the school audi torium
 The Il members of the senior class, wearing dainty white froclSs, were seated on the rostrum amid profusion of roses, palms, ferns and our country's flag.
 Patriotism was the keynote of Ger tificate Day. The members of the senior class had unanimously decided that they would not use expensive bouquets. but would carry simple flowers and donate the money thus saved to a Red Cross fund.- Another evidence of their self denial was in sending to the Red Cross the money which the juniors usually spend in giving an annual luncheon at the Country club to the senior class. This patriotic spirit spread throughout the school and quite a sum was received.
 Mrs. Prentiss Reed, in her usual bril- liant manner, addressed the graduates, emphasizing the fact of the great evo- lution in patriotism, as well as in other realms of thought, America Today" she said, lis calling for a higher standard of patriotism, not the emotional, but practical kind, which is shown by the girls canning club the conservation of food and such deeds of self-sacrifce as evidenced by the girls of the Margaret