The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-30
Biemmial To Be | Mighty IrmpeG1as

Biemuaial To Be | Mighty IEuapeSus ITT HE biennial convention of music N clubs to be held here in April will be a mighty impetus to the gen. eral cause of music in the south. It will launch community singing on a large scale and will cause every man and woman, every boy and girl, in Birmingham, who can read note to be on his or her mettle.
 This forthcoming convention will be not only the greatest musical event ever planned for this part of the coun- | try, but one of the most animating educational influences for the country as a whole.
 The reflex benefit to Birmingham will be marked. Those of us who re- call the old days when Theodore Thomas began to make concert tours with his symphony organization re- member what an inspiration his per- formances were to the local musicians. Every theatre and ballroom orches- I ira plaved better after Thomas had been heard.
 Birmingham is, farther along on the "big orchestra" proposition than it was a year or two ago. While it is not yet up to the symphony level it is making progress, and the biennial will accelerate it. If the convention does no more than revive interest in the band concerts in Capitol park it 1 will do good thing. It will do that and vastly more. * 1 A Texas woman, described as female dreadnaught," has just been divorced ! from her tenth husband, All the others died or were divorced. She ought to be prime favorite with the women who tprofess to hate men. ] "Opening Gun Is Fired to Make Mary land Dry," says headline. However the distillers of Maryland. who make that famous rye" have some heavy ar tillery which they will not hesitate te use.
 l There is no use growing nervous and lfretful, just because the Deutschland has not yet arrived. There are at least nc women and children on board tho Deutschland
 The President occasionally eludes the lsecret service men, but not often, and not for any length of time, which Is enc oi the reasons why being President is n snecure.
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 Franz Bopp was recently given an ova- ton when he appeared before a gathering of German Americans, who were consld Ierably more German than American. Ruth Law has sailed for Paris, hoping to bomb" the Germans from an aero plane. Ruth should remember that's g game two can play at.
 A certain humorist says he is les. handsome than Irwin Cobb. With al due respect to the amiable MT. Cobb, how could that be possible?
 hunger striker" who won't resis taking food as long as she has any strength left. discredits the entire hun ger strikers" union.
 The Mexicans will be left to fight i IOut among themSelVee, Wnlcn means Una tourist travel to Mexico will be post poned indefinitely.
 The Kaiser promises victory to his sub fleets, despite the fact that hungry Ser many will have to tighten their belts an other notch.
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 When the French want to send bacl some good news to Paris they sail in an' capture few more of the Grown Prince troops
 
 Tom Lawson Is not half as tired of tn Teak" scandal as ninety-nine out of hundred people are in this country.
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 Carranza has lost a few privates, bu he is still plentifully supplied with gen erals.
  ] Breezy bandits continue to make life fo Chicago cashiers anything but dull