The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-01
By DOLLY nALRYMPLE

e NTO the land of make believe so-
 ciety will drift on next Friday eve- lS ming after months of lethargy and
 quietude; after months of war de- lirium, months of sorrow, months of suf- fering; and everybody is going to don an evening gown once more, many of them perhaps of the vintage of 1914 (because lots of us haven't even so much ss ''peeped' at a new evening gown since the war started and the dress suits that haven't had the moth balls shaken out of their coat tails since Kaiser Bill mus tered his henchmen into battle array, are going to be pressed and smoothed out and madame and monsieur will dash forth with a right light heart to enjoy themselves as of yore.
 At the same time-while society will be afforded the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful Victory balP' at the Country club which will marx the grand finale of the "doll bazaar" Tor the benefit of the Childrens hospital. there will be cherished in each and every heart the Knowledge that the gafety afforded oy this beautiful social function carries with it an act of charity-the sweetest sort of charity for that beloved institu- tion where little sick babies are cared for, nursed back to life and given "a square deal" as it were, and a chance to live
 In accepting the general chairmanship for the Victory ball Mrs. Robert Ran. dolph Meyer, one of Birmingham's most attractive and loveliest young married matrons, has shown the sweet spirit of sympathy and humanitarianism which f,l,o octar her hnl1ltifI1l al- ways alert to the joys of others, she is equally as sympathetic ill their sorrows; !; sharing generously her quota of worldly goods with which she is so fortunate as to be endowed whenever the occasion requires it, Mrs. Meyer has placed her. self and her talents at the command of the Children's hospitai-and is working with might and main to raise a splen- did amount to be turned over to the hospital from the Victory ball.
 Mrs. Meyer has chosen her chairmen of the various committees with tact and diplomacy each fitting beautifully into the work for which she has been selected the decoration committee, the music committee, floor committee, feature" committee, refreshment committee--too fnnumerable to be mentioned-an of them-and the chairmen of these various committees have in turn, chosen assist ants every one of whom has proved worthy, willing and anxious to do their bit' for one of the most worthy and im- portant charitable institutions in this community.
 Mrs. Meyer in speaking of the forth coming Victory ball. a few days ago, gave expression to the most encourage ing and delightful outlook for the bril- liant success of the event.
 Really, nothing that I have ever been connected with" said Mrs. Meyer, 'nd sort of charity with which I have ever worked has ever appealed to so many people as the Chifdren's hospital; I have been astonished to see how everybody in Birmingham, men, women and children, love the Children's hospital of course, I have always known that it was very much beloved, but since taking an active part in working for it through the Victory ball, 1t has been reKela- tion to me"
 Tn the first place. the Children's hos pital, being undenominational, nonsec- tartan, appeals to everybody" Mrs. Meyer continued, ''and then, too, being a hos pital for babies, makes a still stronger appeal, indeed. feel sure that no one could possibly make a visit to the hos