The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-05
7N HE following from the Gadsden
 II Times-News will be read with

E7T7 HE following from the Gadsden
 Times-News will be read with 0 much interest just now. when the women of the entire land are doing their bit:
 Miss Cecilia Root, daughter of " J. Root, a prominent citizen of Attalia' has applied for admittance into the avia- ton corps of the United States army. and if Ruth Law, the famous flyer, IS accepted. there is no doubt that Miss Root will also be given a chance.
 Miss Root is the first Alabama girl to make application for the army flying corps, and, perhaps, the first in the south. She took the step as matter ot patriotism, feeling that she might serve her country best by doing something for which she seems to be fitted. She has never enjoyed a flight by airplane' but she does know motors and can drive an automobile with the best of them. She has learned much about the meehan- ism of all sorts of machines and mo- tors while around her fathers public garage in Attalla> She is possessed or splendid nerve and is physically able to stand the strain of scouting in the ar for Uncle Sam soldiers in Europe. Sne is a bright and charming young woman and her friends and acquaintances hope that her patriotic ambition will be ac- cepted'
 The marriage Of Miss Mary Perry Bowers, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Guy AEr Hn0nAr Collier will take place on the afternoon of October at the Eleventh Avenue Methodist church at o'clock- Miss Fan- nie Bowers, sister of the bride will be the maid of honor and the bridesmaid will be Miss Leonora Collier, a sister or the groom, and Miss Juliet Bowers, sister of the bride. MT. Nash Collier will serve his brother as best man. Little Miss Augusta Bowers will act as ring bearer.
 MT. and Mrs Devotie Ewing and their lovely little daughter, Elizabeth or Birmingham, spent several hours in the city Monday, en route from Lowndes- boro to Marion. During their stay they were the guests of MT. and Mrs. Fred erick Coleman. Mrs Ewing is remem- bered by scores of friends here as beau tiful Ida Coe, her marriage to MT. Ewing being celebrated at historic old St. Pauls with brilliant wedding party in attendance. MT. and Mrs. Ewing will return to their home in Birmingham by way of Greensboro.
 Mrs. J. Jaffee entertained at lunch con yesterday at her home on High land avenue, complimenting Miss Mil dred Fox, whose marriage this evening to MT Alvin Baum will be most att ho Wa q carried out in the rainbow coiors and the table was centered with asters in the pastel shades The guests were Mrs. Lois Fox, mother of the groom; Miss Fox Miss Mollie Amster of Chattanooga, Miss Isabel Levystein of Montgomery, Miss Julia Hirsch, Miss Clarice Som ner, Miss Zelna Lefkovits, Miss Violet Semon, Miss Hannah Klotzman, Miss Ruth and Miss Bernice Loeb of Mont gomery and Mrs. Richard Lussier.
 
 At her beautiful home in Norwood, Miss Kathryn Wynn was hostess yesterday afternoon to her graduating class of Gen. tral High 1917, of which she is vice presi- dent
 The house was tastefully decorated, and with banks of ferns and trailing vines as a background. profusions of golden rod and black-eyed Susans emphasized the class colors, black and yellow.
 Miss Wynn, attired in a white net dress and a corsage of Shaster daisies, received in the living room, assisted by the class officers, Miss Robbie Griggs, Mary Brown Buckshaw, Alice Sparrow, Mary Coe. Mamie Wrencher. Anna Dougherty, and Margaret Briggs. In the sun parlor Miss Dorothy Vernon served punch Misses Lillian Jenkins and Mary Allen presided In the dining room, which was a gleam of beauty, as the soft yellow light fell on the daintily appointed table It was centered by cut glass basket filled with Shaster daisies.
 At 5:30 the class president, MT. Joe Bur nett, called the house to order for lt- tie business, after which Miss Wynn, in graceful hospitality extended to her g6ests all invitation to an annual reunion at her home.
 Good-bys were said and assurances given that the occasion would form a gol- den link in the chain of memories.
 Phi chapter of the Pi Tan Pi Frat of this city gave their brother, J. M. Alvin,