The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-20

Tuesday was observed as flower day" bv members of the Woman's Christian Temperance union in Jeffer- son county More flowers were donated for distribution than on any previous flower day Friends, it seemed, were
 vi@ing with each other in friendly
 rivalry in their floral offerings for
 the unfortunates. Busy indeed were
 kind, loving hands distributing flow
 CTS, the inspiring sweeteners of life's
 bitter cup. to the invalids i'll cheer
 less homes. unfortunates in prisons,
 to weary and wan in hospitals and
 infirmaries, and to the inmates of the
 Old Ladies' Home. who have played
 their little part in life and are now
 waiting for Him who lit the candle
 to put it out.
 The tuberculosis camp was visited
 by Mrs. w. F. Tyler, Mrs. Phillip
 Bowers and other members of their
 committee. Mrs. McWayne and Mrs
 William Hood visited the patients Tn
 the Hillman hospital Mrs. T. M. Nes-
 bitt carried flowers to St. Vincents;
 Mrs. F. M. Jackson. president of the
 central union, with Mrs. Donahoe, Yis- tied the "shut-ins" in their homes
 and the private sanitariums, while Mrs. McCafferty, superintendent of the
 flower mission department, with Mrs
 w. S. Brown, carried flowers and
 message of cheer to the Old Ladies'
 Home.
 Mrs, McCafferty and her assistant
 Miss Buckley, desire to thank the
 lovely, gracious women of BirminS-
 ham for their unusual interest in flower day and offerings of fragrant
 blossoms. The masses of beautiful
 mountain laurel sent by Mrs. B. H.
 Cooper from her country place was greatly admired, along with roses and graceful foliage from other friends Members of the Frances Willard union were entertained by Mrs. Wood at her home on Georgia avenue Thurs day afternoon. After a short business session, at which the president Mrs. Brennan, reported one new member and increasing interest in the work, a pleasant social hour was spent. Mrs. F. M. Jackson is in receipt of request from soldier in Rhode Island for magazines to read and she urges those who have read their mag azines and are not filing them to send them to the local headquarters, 113 1R North Twenty-first street, that the committee may distribute them where most neeQeQ She also states the nedu- ,, quarters will appreciate literature to be distributed among the prisoners in the county jail.
 The next meeting of the central ! union will be in charge of Mrs. J. M. Myatt, superintendent of the purity department and will be held in the auditorium Tuesday, May 20, at 3:30. 1 The mothers council met in the au- ditorium of the local headquarters I Tuesday morning. There was an elec- l tion of officers and other matters of l importance to come before the mem bers. At noon a plate luncheon was served by Mrs Myatt.
 The chairman of the headquarters committee cordially invites the club women to use the auditorium for their meetings when desired
 1 The county convention will be held ! May 31 in the Southsde Baptist | church. The meeting. which will be
 an all-day session, will be in the na- l ture of a patriotic call. and at the l meeting plans will be made to do 1 something to aid the soldiers and sail | ors Each union is entitled to one dele | gate for every 10 members and the president of each union is urged to ! have her full quota of delegates pres ent.
 For many years the National w. O. T. U. has had department of work