The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-07
MEN, WOMEN
 AND THINGS

Tuesday about lunch time happened to run across my nephew, Mercer bariie''' by the Southern club, and he invited me to come in and lunch with the hl- wanis braves, but I declined on account of being in a hurry
 He was rather insistent, and to get me +o ston by he said, "Dr. billiard of the so,,tbs;de Baptist church will be present and make talk.'' I replied that was loyal Baptist and would stand py one of o,r new preachers, and so in went,
 a rioh+ glad I am, for I saw strange sight.
 Al inc sneakers table the church, the stage, the movies and the army "eio all represented, and in the midst oi IL sat the president, my nephew, Dusi- ness man. upon whom the others live. lt wac strong combination of brilliancy' for aach one was a star in their class.
 rever saw the Kiwanites give Mer- oar sucb close attention. They were con- tinually watching his every moVe-ih fact no one seemed to be interested III looking any other way, for by his sioe cot Tune Elyidge. Now when one wom- ., adm,ts that another one is beauty vou can gamble that she is, and Dolly having put her seal on her race anu form. it is not for me, mere man. 70 try to describe her
 She is not merely clever screen artis.' but she is what the French call cnic, and has a winsome personality, and IS free from the stage posing which spoiis so many otherwise attractive women She can sing, for she gave two verses or 2 war ditty and her imitation or the ..reveille" was so lifelike and pictured the shrill call to get out of bed so real ;sticallv that it brought back to those of ,,s who were in military schools in our youth such unpleasant memories that we almost wished she would quit In spite of the charming way in which she was singing it.
 After the lunch Mercer invited Miss Elyidge, Montagu Love. Major Moon' Jeff Bailey and his busy uncle to take a spin out through the residence dis trlct. I suddenly forgot my haste and really felt the need of fresh air, so in I got, and away we went for the two '.professionals' had date to keep with the public a, p. m., at the Bijou.
 
 Mercer sat next to "June;" I was sand wiched in between Monte as she calls him. and Jeff, he was the mddleman in more senses than one, for We hadn't gone far before I said to the handsome Britisher, 'Do you mind If try out a negro story on you?" Not at all, de- lighted" he answered, and I let go one of my best, and he got it immediately. Y Of course mine reminded Jeff of a good one. and before the ride was finished ,"coon stories to sink a German subma- rine, By the way, he had caught on to A few himself and told them in way to make us see that John Bull could boast of at least one Bloody Britisher who could both see and tell good joke.
 Now don't get it into your head that just because the movie actress and actor are used to being gazed at not only on the screen, but as they walk the street. or dine in a hotel, that they are in the least bit self-conscious or given to pos turing. They both were as natural and likable as if they had never been public favorites. I have found that it Is only the make believes in any profession who strut and pose.
 Miss Elvidge is also delicious racon- teuse, and whenever she got a chance to get in a word edgewise, for we men were trying to get an opportunity. to tell just one more yarn, she always told one with a point and in a way that just put the velvet finish on it and to use stage expression. 'got it across" Isn't it fun ny, one person can take real scream -ng joke and in telling it unconsciously hide it with crepe, while another can open the veriest old chestnut" and give 1t