The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-07
TO
I CAMOUFLAGE BALL
| EXTENDED THANKS
Practically Ever.9 Merchant
Included in List Assisted
in Making Ball for To-
bacco Fund a Success

In thanking the various contributors
for the $3.50 realized at the camouflage
carnival held last Monday night at the
Country club, it has been learned that
hardly mercantile firm of prominence
in Birmingham has been left from the
roll of honor.
Drug stores, department stores, sta
toner's florists. sign painters, decora-
tors, various societies, doctors, moving
picture houses, candy shops and grocer
les, manufacturing companies, jewelers.,
tobacco men an others shared more or
less equally in the work
Mrs. Louise Woodward Ball chairman
of the committee on the carnival, has
extended her thanks to the members of
the committee working with her for the
splendid teamwork and cooperative spir-
lit shown. The entire receipts of the
carnival are to be invested in smokes
to be sent weekly to the 10th Alabama
better known as the "Old Fighting
Fourth Alabama 1t is now in the
trenches and seeing actual service under
the leadership of Col w. p. Screws
Expressions of appreciation for the CO.
| operation have been received by the
newspapers, the management of the
Strand theatre and w. S. Mudd, who had
announcements flashed the screens
at the various moving picture shows,
and to the merchants who placed the
| posters in their windows, from Mrs.
| Laurens Jones, chairman of the publicity
| committee.
SPLENDID COOPERATION
| Mrs. Brooks Forbes, chairman of the
ticket committee, announced that Rob
erts & Son contributed 1900 tickets. Mrs
NJ " Joseph and RMS. Sam Adler, deco
ration committee, have very highly
praised the splendid cooperation shown
by J. Blach & Son. Loveman. Joseph &
Loeb. Mr.. Krager of the Liggett-Myers
Tobacco company donated all smoke
decorations. Flags for the occasion were
loaned by Blachs, Loveman, Joseph q
Loeb, Steele-Smith, Caheen Bros, French
and Italian societies.
Mrs Key Eilner and Mrs. Charles
Locke, committee on flowers, stated tha
all the leading florists contributed lib
orally to the cause. The Louis Sak'
Clothing company detailed their decora
tor, Mr.. Bernard, to assist in the deco
ration
Candy and ingredients for the home
made candy were furnished by many Q
the leading grocerymen and Nunnally
and the Martha washington candy shop
Il
trical decorations were installed by Bern
helm Electric company. Cigars an
cigarettes were donated by Adams Dru
| comnany. Ct c. Snyder, r. d. Burnett
Patterson Cigar company Hagan-Dun
! Hap, Arnold Nasberg Drug company
| Collins & Shaw, Mr.. Griswold OF Fourt
and Twnetieth. Mrs. George McCan
was chairman of the smoke committee.
The Martin Biscuit company, Ma
! tional Biscuit company, Tyler Gro
Gerry company, w. S. Brown, Loos
Wiles Biscuit company. B. F. Rode
company, Collins, Van Hoose- McLestc'
Alabama Grocery company. LiobA
/. McNeal & Libby, Mackin an
Snith-Taylor are thanked by IN
refreshments committee, Mrs. e.
Rucker, Jr., Mrs. Henry Foster, Mr.
Ed Warren, Mrs. Fred Dow, Mrs. I
. +. McGavock and Mrs. Eugene Nun
ger, for the generous contribution
made in this line, which were use
in the rathskeller during the cabare
performance. which was in charge {
! Mrs. Robert Thach. Monte Semon. mai
: Iaeer OF the Lyric. was thanked fo
t the talent furnishedAfor the midnisl
j, | frolic.
8 Mrs. Phillip Oster, chairman OF til
most popular man" contest COMM
: tee, extended her thanks to Mrs. HUI
ton for the cake which was given 8
n a prize to the winner. Mrs. Cecil Ga:
{ ton. chairman Of the committee on til
: show "for lNen only" desires cred
S to be given to the Alabama Publishin
company, the Southern Ad compan
: 1.-The General Printing company ar
Q Louis Saks for the posters.
S Herzog- Thompson, Fruiticher Ele
trio company, J. b. Strauss and Blu