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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-01

t7TJHE annual meeting of the House.
 wives league was held yesterday
 afternoon at the Chamber of Com merce, when the election of officers was held with the following results: Mrs. ". ID. Fort, president; first vice president, Mrs. J. c. Bryant of Ensley; second vice president, Mrs. J. B. Reid; third vice president Mrs. A. R. Wilson of West End; secretary, Mrs. I. w. Broughton; treasurer, Mrs. Ida Adams, and auditor, Mrs. J. D. Sprigg
 Mrs. Neil Wallace, the retiring pres ident's, report will be read with much interest by the many members through ~out this district. The report is as fol- rows:
 In February, 1917, Mrs. W. E. Fort, with prophetic vision of the needs of this community, organized the House. wives league of Birmingham.
 With untiring energy and zeal, Mrs. Fort, by means of planned meetings, suc- ceeded in interesting the women of the various sections of the city in her idea of organization. To Mrs. Fort the com munity is indebted for the federation of housewives in Birmingham, that in mem berships and associate memberships, now numbers about 400 with two branch leagues at Ensley and West End.
 Realizing that the average housewife does not practice modern methods in the conduct of her household, and that the chaotic condition of market values is therefore largely her own fault, Mrs. Fort felt that an organization of ear nest women meeting together to discuss and exchange experiences would be help ful to the whole community.
 The organization was perfected with about 9 charter members. The follow ing officers were elected: President, Mrs. John Sidney White; first vice president, Mrs. J. H. Wallace; second vice pres ident, Mrs. J. o. Hannum; third vice president, Mrs. D. A. Echols; secretary, Mrs. W. F. Fort; treasurer, Mrs. J. J. Chisolm; auditor Mrs c. H. Ohme.
 The purposes of the organization were declared to be educational, constructive and defensive Emphasis was placed on the first because 1t was though that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-01

Glen Iris. Mrs. Hutson was formerly Miss Lucy Morrow of this city. and is being cordially welcomed by large cir cle of friends.
 Miss May Leatherbury, who has been the guest of Mir. and Mrs. Clyde Hun ter at the Richmond, has returned to her home in Mobile.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Fl. Lathrop will return tomorrow from Sylacauga, where they spent few days en route home from Florida.
 Mrs. Francis Brown, who has been the guest of Mir and Mrs. Hugh Morrow for a few days, is now visiting her mother, Mrs. M w. Murphy, in Greensboro dur ing Captain Browns stay at Fort Sill.
 Mrs. Herman Rosenheim, who has been the guest of her mother Mrs. Heinburg, and her sister, Mrs. Marks, in Bessemer. will leave today for her home In Detroit. During her stay in the city she was delightfully."- entertained. Mrs. Rosenheim was formerly of this city, where she delighted many audiences with her splendid music, being an excel- lent pianist.
 Countless friends of Rev and Mrs. w s. Poynor of St. Andrews church will regret to learn that they are leaving today for their new home in Florence, S. C., where Mir Poynor will be rec tor of the Episcopal church of that place. Mrs. Poynor Is one of the love- Hest women who has ever made her home in this city, and has endeared her self to a large circle Of friends.
 MT. and Mrs. William Lathrop are in Seneca Falls. N. Y, where they were called on account of the death of MT. Lathrop's father, Mir Romeyn Lathrop
 MT. C. P. Orr Is in Toronto, Canada, where he wall called on account of the death of his mother, Mrs. W. H. Orr.
 Friends of Mrs. Frank Curtis, who was recently operated upon at g. Boston hos pital, will be glad to learn that she is rapidly improving
 Mrs. Mary Hill Rogan of Sheffield spent yesterday in the city en route to where she will spend a few days
 Mrs. Harriet Futile Bartell of CaIifor- nia will arrive on Monday to be the guest of Mrs. Frank Grace.
 The little son of MT. and Mrs. Henry Dozier Is i'll at St. Vincents, where he i' suffering from throat operation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-01
And Now Comes the Season When We Must Keep the Be Made Into Garden if We Would Win the War

knows how expensive cucumbers are; she says she raised enough to supply her table and. lots of her neighbors while she had lots and lots left for pickles.
 One thing that Is noticeable about war gardens" Is that people must do much of their own work on account of the scarcity of labor; but that's just one more cog in the perfect wheel. be- cause loads of women have told me that they never felt so well and were never so happy as when working out of doors last year in their gardens, and anything that makes for health and happiness is blessing in disguise.
 Another thing too is that we grow much more apreciative of vegeta- bles when we grow them our selves I heard woman say not long ago that even the tiny bits of parsley which were used on her table for garnishing a dish were more important to her because she had raised the parsley; another triumph for home gardening appreciation ot values when you go a-marketing, l0 cents here, Is cents there. a quarter somewhere else doesn't seem much at the time, but summed Hp-1ook what your vegetables alone cost for a single meal! While on the other hand when you raise your own vegetables In your own garden you value each one or them so highly that money couldn't buy them no matter how small the amount or how large
 Here is the slogan of "seed cata- log" all good and crimson and yellow and purple with radiant pictures Of wonderful vegetables and flowers and it is such good one that I'm glad to pass 1t on" for it is too valuable to be soon forgotten:
 Food will win the war; produce it! Seed will produce food; don't waste it!'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-01

.JO a half dozen "seed catalogs'. ~ every week just at this time of the year?
 Four or five varieties are to be found picturing yellow corn, red tomatoes. the greeniest green cucumbers, not to speak of gorgeous roses and tulips and astors and daisies.
 When you look at them you wonder in the bleakness of January and Feb ruary how such radiant things can ever spring out of the ground. all snow covered and sleet 5adened, and if the shovel and the hoe can reach deep enough beneath the hard old dirt and turn up warm soft soil for gardening these gaily colored things.
 The national food commission Is issu- ing weekly bulletins warning us to Plan to plant and win the war"
 Also in reply to the questions of many as to What can we do?" this commission answers: Keep the home soil turning;" and now is the time to organize and plan and plant and get busy to help win the war.
 It's a mighty good plan to start early, because if you don't somebody Will get in ahead of you and the earlier birds will snap up all the worms, said worms in this case being seeds"
 Out in Illinois one enthusiastic wom an has declared that "The whole of the United States must be turned into garden if we would win the war" and to show she believed in her own the ory, it is said that she has set out to transform the large state of Illinois into a great big garden.
 Those who were novices in garden planting last year, learned the lesson of experience which is-what not to do this year; it may have been a costly experience but in the long run it's the best teacher.
 I heard one woman say the other day that for one thing she was going to plant a lot more green peppers than she did last year. green peppers afford a delicious variety in the food line,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-01
ANNOUNCEMENTS

Ihe Twentieth century club will meet this afternoon at 2:so o'clock with Mrs Mrs oihiiey' at the home of Mrs. c P smith, on North Nineteenth &avenue.
 
 The Joy Crofters will meet this after- noon with Mrs. T. S. Neville at 2:s0 The annual meeting of the CoIonia1 Danes will be held in this city m Free gay at the home of Mrs. J, Morgan Smith. oi san The LEtude Art club will meet this a1ternoon at 2:S0 o'clock at the horne of Mrs. Philip Alexander. - The Sahala club will meet this after noon with Mrs. D. M. Dickson at her nome' 2Sll North Twelfth avenue
 
 The members of the P H. c. minstre, snow VIII meet for final rehearsal this afternoon ar Fraternal hall.
 The New Era Study club will meet with Mrs. Phares Coleman this after- noon at o'clock at 2s10 Highland ave nue. o'e- The Quest club will meet with Mrs D. l. Guise this afternoon at her home on Eleventh avenue, south
 The Qui Vive club will meet this aft- ernoon at o'clock with Mrs. N. E Taylor, on the Norwood boulevard The Study circle will hold an alJ-dav meeting today at the home of Mrs q M. BoWers to sew for the Red Cross In the afternoon the literary progra rnma will be given. The Wentworth club will meet this aft ernoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Charles Barber.
 Woman's auxiliary of the Third Pres byterian church, of which Rev. !. A. Bryan is pastor, will give an oyster SUD- per in the dining room of the church this evening. All friends of the church and it's pastor are invited to attend. There will be meeting of the Athens Alumnae association this afternoon at o'clock at the home of Mrs. J. T. Miller. 1l14 South Thirteenth street. Fountain Heights Red Cross unit will meet this afternoon with Mrs. J. Reed. 1401 Thirteenth avenue. north.
 
 The Clionian club will meet this after noon with Mrs. Mark Myatt
 The Cadmean circle meets this after noon with Mrs. F. Y. Anderson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-01
Ole Miss, de Nobles' Work uv Gawd is-Man; but dar's CT whole lot uv Married Wimmin dat you sho' can't mek Believe hit. Naw'm.

lending themselves to many different dishes and when the season is over if there are few little peppers still to be found growing, these can be used in pickles; this practical woman went further and said that she had just so much ground for garden and that she wasn't going to make the mistake of planting 1t this year as she did last year with cheap vegetables; by that, she meant those which are cheaper than others; cabbages and beets for instance, which arc less expensive than beans and corn and tomatoes and let tuce.
 Another successful woman gardener of last year who was so enamoured and fascinated by the work that her friends called her Mary Garden" says that she had the most satisfactory results from cucumbers; of course everyb ody
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-01

squarely and satisfac- torily every demand a mother can make as to purity and wholesome ness. Itis cleanly made of the very best ingre- dients which she would use herself if she could always get them in a fresh and pure condi- ton.
 When shc insists on Foley's Honey and Tar she gets at a moderate
 -s 1fl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-01
MRS. EDWARDS ENTERTAINs

Mrs. Crawford E. Edwards enter tained at a luncheon yesterday at her home on South Fourteenth street hon bring Mrs. W. A. Alisch, who leaves next week for St. Louis, where she will make her home. The table was decorated with silver basket of vel lew jonquils and pink carnations. The guests included Mrs. Alisch, Mrs F. H. Harrington Mrs. Arnold Masburg, Mrs w W. Sneed and Mrs. Jenkins.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-01
GMakes Little Ones Glad, Doesn't
 Taste Bad.''
 FOLEY'S HONEY AND TAR

A MOTHER wants to be sure and A certain that the medicine she 4 = gives her child is safe. She wants no opiates or habit forming drugs. She wants medicine that she knows other mothers have used with satisfaction and success.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-01
SOLDIER BOYS IN MINSTREL

One of the interesting events of this evening will be the minstrel given at the Jefferson theatre by number os soldiers from Camp Mcclellan, who have been in vaudeville before enter ing the army.
 The affair will be attended by the members of Birmingha society set and many others having loved ones at the front.
 The programme will be one filled with humor and will excite much laughter. There will be three perform ances, the first being this evening, Saturday matinee and evening.
 A number of boxes have already been reserved and the affair is an- ticipated with much pleasure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-01

would pay if she bought theingredients at retail and mixed them hersel) standard medicine that has been used
 successfully in thousands of homes for many years = medicine that ex- perience proves is the best she can buy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-01
FOR MISS KELLY

Mrs. Eugene Brown will entertain at luncheon tomorrow atsher home on Highland avenue in compliment to Miss Esther Kelley of Baltimore. who IS the guest of Mrs. Wilbur Brown. After luncheon Mrs. Brown will take Ier guests to the matinee for the sol tre.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-01

Hon. William C. McAdoo's Letter to President Wilson Ln Which He Expresses His
 Opinion On Public Utilities
 February 15 railway and other local public public utilities furnishing light heat and % powsl r which % % - been udrp public utilities The the necessary public requirements of the Treasury take offs! notice % of these matters Gb contribute in the fullest to the wig of health comfort citizens their homes dependent them and the the and here because of the prominence at efficiency of the eocaut the uSffcien prompt t call for remedial
 such confident and will when the matter fairly and promptly brought before connected with and essential part of for and successful prosecution of the war and the usv0r.hs ten wherever they found exist and the needed relief obtained only prompt vital 9s - & @ s % s. gss sS sS feel d % % . s % % an @ s i. % % and local author
 Cordially yous
 fsirned) W. C McADoo ePresdent the Hou.e
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-01
Mothers Commend Foley's

Such family cough and cold remedy is Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. It meets
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-01
Safest For Children

Mothers who have used it know Foley's Is safe and no harm will come even if an over doso Is given by accident. It tastes good and won't injure the most delicate stomach. It promptly cheeks coughs, colds and croup. 1t should be kept in the family medicine chest the year 'ropnd-always ready when needed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-01
By DOLLY DALRYMPLE

TING you get anywhere from one to II U a half dozen "seed catalogs" 1
 every week just at this time of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-01
MRS. FOWLKES WILL
 HONOR VISITOR

Mrs. Henry w. Fowlzes will enter tain at tea tomorrow afternoon at the Tutwiler honoring Mrs. Robert Cath cart of Charleston, S. C., and Mrs. E. J. Hutson of New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-01

MISS NELSON TO ENTERTAIN Miss Margaret Nelson will entertain at tea at the Tutwiler tomorrow aft ernoon. complimenting Miss Blanche Devine and Miss Julia Murphy of At-
 lanta. the guests of Mrs. J. Campbell Maben, Jr.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-04-19

County Collector Joseph L. Scull died
suddenly at his home at Ocean City on
Saturday, April 6, 1918, aged 55 years.
For several years he suffered from rheu-
matism and heart disease. He died
during a violent attack of coughing.
The wife, who survives, was Miss Ella
Sherman, of Mt. Holly. MI. Scull was
born at Mays Landing, a printer by
trade. He first located at Sea Isle City
about thirty years ago and engaged in
the real estate business, conducting also
a job printing plant. He cor moved
to Ocean City and was successful in the
real estate business. He was a director
in both Ocean City banks, a big stock
holder in each. He is said to have
been worth about 500 900. Joe Scull
was county collector for nearly ten
years, and a genial, likable gentleman.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-04-19

over his sturdy looking face when some
one asked him why he didn't put out
the two anchors at first, one at the bow
and the other at the stern. The cap
tain said that would not have done at
all, "you must hold her down by the
nose" One of the coast guards pres
ent at the interview, was SO much
amused at this innocent question that
he burst into a loud roar of laughter.
Very few people are probably aware
of the fact that a seagoing boat, when
running wild, must be handled much
like an unruly bovine on land, with a
ring in his nose, to successfully control
both, of which it is necessary to hold
them down good and hard by their
Incorporating ropes, chains and
hooks do not break. When asked if
this was not so, the captain said: "Ex-
actly, the cases are parallel"
The last glimpse Captain Redman
got of anything in shore was in the
early hours of Wednesday morning
when for a few seconds he got a glimpse
of Absecon Light. From that time on
until he was beached on Wild woods
strand, all was mist and rain, fog and
foam, pillows and clouds. Like q huge
monster Of the sea, his barge would
sometimes leap ten feet above the
seething cauldron of waves and fall
down into the trough of the sea with
one mighty splash, causing the vessel
to tremble from stem to stern. Why
the tug never returned to look for the
drifting barge remains to be accounted
for. Captain Redman's fifteen years
of maritime life have taught him
patience under difficulties and judg-
ment is suspended NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
of the matter.
AS it may be a long time before an
other hard coal barge is consigned to
our shore, the JOURNAL feels that any
and all details pertaining to the wreck
Will prove interesting reading. In
summer time visitors sit for hours
watching these fuel fleets dragging
their slow length along our coast,
their movement being almost imper-
ceptible, causing some persons to think
the boats are standing still. The aver
age speed is but six miles per hour, not
much faster than the water wagon.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-04-19
WILDWOOD
Continued from page /

Wildwood beat Hammonton after
all in the War Savings certificate SELL
ing contest. The first report was the
reverse and 1t was SO published. The
official figures given out are: Wild
wood, $6,614. q; Hammonton, 5 ,99S. 81.
Knit, Knit, Knit, of course you are
knitting. Everybody is. So you will
be glad to know that the Wildwood
Embroidery Shop has in a good stock
of yarns, including khaki and grey for
army use. Also fancy colors suitable
for ladies' sweaters. Instruction free.
Miss ]. Scott.-adv.
Charles Hewitt, son of Isaac Hewitt,
a we'll known citizen of Wildwood, re-
turned from Philadelphia this week
where he has been employed all winter.
Dexter Duran and Cecil Blumell
were initiated as members Of Beach
Council, No. 157, Jr. o. U. A. M, on
Tuesday night of last week. Lawyer
John Bright talked on the Liberty
Loan, after which there was a set out.
DR.. King expects to preach in the
Presbyterian church next Sunday. His
health is not as good as it was when he
left Wildwood last fall. The cold
weather of the Great Lakes did not
agree with him.
Mrs. w. g. Hunt and daughter Eve
lyn went to New York on Wednesday,
to be absent several days.
The Wildwood Carpenters Union has
invested an additional 81 200 in liberty
bonds, making a total of $4,000.
DIR. and Mrs. Tomlin have returned
home from the city. =
A local unit of the Woman's Council
OF N National Defense will be organized
in Wildwood next Tuesday at the
home OF Mrs. Tomlin at 8 p. m. A
representative from every woman's or
ganization is urged to be present. 1t
will be an important means of commu-
nication between the government and
women.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-04-19
Praise for the Wildwood and
Delaware Bay Short Line
Wildwood, N. j., April 15, 1918

Wildwood, N. j., April Is, 1918.
Editor JOURNAL: / wish to express
through your paper my appreciation
to those people who are connected with
the management Of the Wildwood and
Delaware Bay Short Line railroad,
whose thoughtfulness arranged to care
for their passenger trade through the
recent storm and made it possible for
the tide of travel to flow as usual des-
pite the fact that washouts hadoccurred.
This arrangement for taking their
customers through to Rio Grande and
meeting all trains both to and from
Philadelphia displays such good bust
ness management that L compliment
them all for it.
The fact that no extra charge was
made to the travelling public, although
it must have cost the company a good
sum of money, will undoubtedly come
back in increased patronage; it will
from at least one person who had occa-
sion to appreciate the effort they made
to make 1t possible for me to go to
Philadelphia in the heighth of the
storm.
The above Acknowledgement Is made
to them while they live, sc they may
have the satisfaction that comes from
doing we'll a public duty and beats the
boquet that might smell sweet If they
could smell it. A WELL WIsHER.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-04-19
ANCLESEA

I'm AL 80 "t W
in the storm of last week. The house
stood in a very exposed spot, and 1t
was the only large building on the is
land to be washed down. 1t has been
a landmark along the railroad for 20
years. The board walks and out build
ings around the Hereford club were
badly damaged. A porch in front Of
the Arnold house at Beach Creek was
twisted out of shape. At Grassy Sound
a building or two on the southeast side
collapsed and many board walks ripped
up, but the damage at Grassy was not
as great as D would think.
N. r. s. Yewdall. with his wife, mo-
t ,red from Philadelphia to Anglesea
on Wednesday, and a sigh of relief es-
capped him when he saw his big cottage
at Second and Surf avenues still an
chored there.
Mrs. Laura Moore, of the Hotel Hill
ton, was surprised on Wednesday by a
visit from her sister, who came from
Panama to remain for a week, when
she will return to aid her husband in
tending one of the big locks on the
Panama canal.
A delightful birthday party was Civ
en- by Chief of Police aud Mrs. Albert
Thompson on Thursday evening, April
18th, at their home, 800 east Third ave-
nue., for their little son Richard, who
scored seven years at that date. Fiji
teen of his juvenile schoolmates and
playmates had been invited, but the
storms havoc had terrors for all but
four girls and two boys. An elaborate
birthday cake occupied the center of
the gaily decorated banquet table, and
was the cyno ure of all the eager little
eyes. Games of various kinds were
played and the girls aud boys had a
jolly good time. Those present were
Verna Hewitt, Elaine Hewitt, Thelma
Stewart, Evelyn Munsieker, Marvin
Chad wick, Donald Mathis.
John Hill, adopted son of Council
man Frank A. Larcombe, is now man.
ager OF Coombs' store in Anglesea.
Last season Mr.. Hill assisted Clifford
Sbute in the Andrew avenue American
store. y
Subscriptions to the Third Liberty
Loan In Anglesea now aggregate
500, 900, and more money still flowing
in.
Mrs. Agnes Mears, wife of Albert
Mears, one of the coast guards, is quite
ill. Her father came down from The
city on Wednesday to see her.
Mrs. Anna M. Robinson, aged eighty
seven years, passed away on Friday
last, at the home Of her daughter, Mrs.
John w. Young, on East 22d street,
North Wildwood. Mrs. Robinson had
lived with her daughter for a number
of years. She was a boon ompapion
and her absence will be keenly felt.
The funeral was held OH Wednesday,
intermept being made at South Den
mis-. Mrs. Robinson is survived also
by her brother, Charles ID. Robinson,
supervisor Of streets for the city of North
Wildwood.
The Anglesea Fire company is dis
playing a service flag of five stars in
honor of Clarence Mckinley, Leon
Wheaton, Bruce Long, Hurley Booye,
VIM. Steward.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-04-19
Arthur III. Jacobs is Located at
Camp Hancock

The following letter was received
from Arthur II. Jacobs. who was en-
ployed In the JOURNAL office a few
years ago:
Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ca,
April Z, 1918.
"We are on the top of a small moun
tain with a fine view OF the Country all
around and it is certainly health here.
l have met several boys from Wild
wood. One of my ten mates Is a w.
H. s. boy, U. 8. Riley; also a fellow
by the name OF Ham and Melrose
Denny, of Cape May. We are all
brown and healthy, and expect to re-
turn to dear old Wildwood. l am in
the 108th U. s. Artillery, Battery B, so
please drop me q line. If you can let
me know where 1 could locate Albert
Lehr, Of the old coast artillery, l would
be very much obliged