The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-31
n, DOLBY DALRYMpLE
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vii woman these days. There are

Ian Ar Y word, but it's great to De
ltWll woman these days. There are
SVS SO many wonderful things
you can do if you are feminine.
No woman in the land, no matter
how far removed from the centers OF
war activities. need so in ignorance OF
her high mission. There isn't the
slightest excuse for not knowing now
to practice all the feminine virtues
for daily bulletins are being issued on
the subject by all the organized war
movements. Staticians are rolling III
female figures in notebooks, poets are
composing lyrics and rhapsodists are
trilling beatitudes in honor of the sex
and to the latter class ] belong, for
I've seen with my own eyes and heatu
with my own ears the marvellous
things that a little group of women
right here in this big community have
done within the past two weeks in
arranging for the big "camouflage car
nival' tomorrow evening for the BEN
eft of the tobacco fund for our gal
liant soldier boys cover there" today,
with the grand "old fighting Fourth"
The courage of the stay-at-home
when the call of your country needs
you, is often forgotten in the rush
and excitement of the present day,
but realizing that upon the stay-at-
homes there devolves the duty of help-
ing our country and keeping our solE
d:ers happy and comfortable, a big
hearted band of women have set their
shoulders to the task with herculean
strength and when you go to the
"camoufIage carnival" tomorrow even
ing at the Country club you will I'M
derstand what 1 mean and what I'm
trying to tell you about.
And all this at the beautiful Easter
tide, too. which makes it doubly hap
py-an Easter offering from the
hearts and minds of loved ones left
bekind-while our wonderful soldier
men day by day are facing death TO
Pre- tect us and to save our beloved
country from the hands of monarchs,
sutocrats and despots.
At Easter-tide, womankind has been
won't to give all her thoughts and at
tention to dress, pretty, fluffy. wonderful
creations from ateliers of renown fame;
bonnets sent out by the most inventive
and artistic of Partisan milliners and
home artists; now many of these gen.
fuses who made our bonnets are Eat the
front" doing their Bit" and we've
women-are not showing our apprecia-
ton by our good deeds and kindly works
and instead of seeing the headlines in
the Easter papers. 'Milady loses her
head over an Easter Bonnet we see
this beautiful sentiment;
Our women are working with might
and main to raise funds to send our
soldier boys Somewhere in France a.
fagn
And who Is there who would call her.
self a woman-a real wolnan-who could
lose her head over Easter toys and fool
ishness and things when she picks up a
paper and reads story like one I'm go
ing to tell you, and who wouldn't gladly
give all she owned to do something
for boy who meant so much to his aged
and adoring mother.
Listen to this story:
1T isn't that l don't want you to go,
my boy It's that awful feeling that
may not see you again. Why'd be
ashamed of you If you didn't go. Be
good boy, and be brave. Remember
your country first-and then your
mother"
She was gray-haired and wrinkled. Her
face was stained with tears, but her
ewes we're bright. The black widow s
garments that clothed her frail body
completed an effect that brought mois-
ture to the eyes of many men Whd
watched her.