The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-28
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Craig, Roy Watkins and Allen Hopwood.
 It was decided to have a Lyric party
 Friday evening, February g. supper fol-
 lowing at a downtown shop The host
 served tempting refreshments to the fol-
 lowing members: Aubrey Allison, John
 Craig Sidney Norwood, Frank Chamblee,
 Roy Watkins, Hartwell Holt, Allen Hop wood Earle Blackwelder, Ishem Gillespie,
 Bryan Gooch and Parker Osment. Next
 meeting will be held Thursday evening at
 o'clock with Hartwell Holt 604 Tusca-
 loosa avenue
 Much interest is being displayed in the
 Gipsey ball to be given for the benefit of the Neighborhood House and with the members of the board of managers, com
 posed number of Birmingham's best known women and the junior organization composed of some Of the most popular so- |ciety girls, the affair promises to be q
 wonderful success. The board of mana
 gers of the Neighborhood House is as
 follows Mrs. Webb Crawford, Mrs.
 James Donnelly, Mrs. Richard Massey,
 Mrs. Willard Wilson, Mrs Culpepper
 Exum, Mrs. John Kaul, Mrs. E. H. Caba-
 miss, Mrs. E. w. Barrett, Mrs w. M.
 Walker, Mrs. John c. Henley, Mrs J. C.
 Maben, Jr,, Mrs A. A. Walker, Mrs. Os-
 6 Il.
 Tyler, Mrs. Warner Shook, Mrs. E. L.
 Mountford, Mrs Henry Howze Mrs. E. M
 Kilby, Mrs Sterling Foster. Mrs Victor
 Hanson, Mrs Robert Jemison, Jr, Mrs
 Henry Badham, Mrs. Victor Prowell.
 Mrs. Otto Marx, Mrs. Harold Samson.
 Mrs. Charles DeBardeleben, Mrs Frank
 Smith, Mrs A. c. Crowder, Mrs. Clements
 Gazzam, Mrs. sam Adler Mrs Alfred
 LeVert, Mrs. Felix Drennen The junior
 O1 fliz zafi ion is of T
 Hassinger, presidents Miss Helen Eu-
 bank, vice president; Miss Margaret Gage, secretary; Mrs. William Bartlett. treasurer: Miss Elizabeth Wyman. Miss
 Josephine Evins, Miss Augusta Clarke.
 Miss Elizabeth Locke, Miss Alice Bowie. Miss Dorothy Davis, Miss Katherine Ledbetter Miss Beverly Leake, Miss Catherine Cary, Miss Leila Robinson, Miss Mary Parke London, Miss Dimmis Wilkerson, Miss Helen McCary. Miss Lydia Eustis, Miss Martha Latady, Miss Florence Coffin, and Miss Margaret
 Moore.
 Forf the past few years a certain group of high school students has endeavored to make good speech" popular in the high school Within the past few months this desire has grown, and one of Miss Marguerite Weaver's Expression classes decided to formulate& behnite plans hy which the entire school could be benefited. Therefore they. held an election with the following result:
 President, Miss Mora Burrus; vice pres- ident, Claude Hollums; secretary. Ed win Cummings Membership committee: Chairman, Flake Miller; Frank Glazlcr, James Robertson, Miss Elinor Murdoch, Miss Beatrice Zel; press core spondent, Miss Frances Blair; critic. Miss Weaver: assistant critics, English teachers
 It is the purpose of this organization to improve the high school students English. Any one in high school is eligible to mem befship in the league. Members are to wear button on which is written, Good Speech" This is supposed to be con stant reminder.
 The work of the league is to eliminate objectionable slang; to do away with mis- takes in grammar, and to avoid mispro. nunciat tOn of words. In fact the busi. ness of the league is ito make fashion. table in the high school nice language This endeavor on the part of the high school pupils will doubtless be very ef- fect1ve. 1t is the desire of the officers to take the membership to thousand in | livery short time. The league wishes this work to spread in such a way that Blr- mingham will start similar movement. The marriage of Miss Daisy Lee Doug-
 las and Mir Harry Jackson Early will take place on the evening of February '14 at the home of the bride. l422 Milner
 Crescent. The bride will be given in mar riage by her uncle, Nh, D. w. Douglas of
 Philadelphia, and the double ring cere-
 hony will be performed b. the Rev Mid