The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-18
Little Journey to New York Town By Way of French
 743 -Greenwich Village By Daylight-oMrs. Payne Whltney's Studio-Club Patr otism and Other Things
si0 bill and waving it to Miss Moore, said: Here it is; kiss him"

s1O bill and waving it to Miss Moore said: Here it is; kiss him"
 Don't you hate to get a telegram all
 unused up and almost undecipherab
 Tn a little "foursome' with our popu- lar friends, MT. Morris Bush and Nr. Horace Hammond, Mrs. Kettig and my self up in New York the other day heard an awsully amusing story about these two nice young men who are fnsepard- ble, yoa know both in social life anu business, a modern Damon and Pythias friendship. MT. Bush, it seems was in Washington, and being unable to re- turn to Birmingham the next day to fill an important business engagement, he wired MT. Hammond to that effect, say ing he had an appointment the next evening with Peel and White. What Mir. Hammond read in the telegram when It reached nim was this:
 Sorry 1 will not be able to fill my engagement in Birmingham tomorrow, but l have an engagement with Pearl White"
 Knowing as MT. Hammond did the popularity of the pretty movie star and that any nice young man would be delighted to fill an engagement with her. he didn't blame MT Bush q bit, but wired his congratulations.
 And in the midst Of all the gaieties there was dear little Liane Carrera, An na Helds daughter, up at the savoy, with tears IT her heart and tears in ner eyes because her poor mamma" who used to amuse us in her chic little French-y fashion and who just couldn't make her eyes behave" was lying ar deaths door. Somehow one never as sociates death with gay, happy, naughty little Anna Held, but listen to little Liane's words:
 My wonderful mama whom I so love is so very, very sick, Dolly dear She has come so near leaving me so many times that I could not sleep, my pillow would be so wet with tears, and she sui fers so continuously, and it just breaks my heart. Her illness is called myeloma it is something the matter with her bones. Anyway wonderful doctor came from Philadelphia Che still comes three times week) and he promises to make mama well, and I a happy
 Just like us plain old, everyday peo- ple these stage folk, when it comes to the real things. Eh?
 You remember nice Mrs. Frank Estep, who with her popular husband went up to Nova Scotia some months ago, where Mir Estep accepted big position with the New Glasgow Steel and Coal com
  gone indeed, by now, I suppose, as her orders said lon the 18th" MT EsteD had come down from Nova Scotia to say good-by to her while we were in New York. And guess what she's going to do. Drive supply wagon for our boys lover there" She's been working six months to get over and now through big Brit ish war measure she has succeeded Brave Of her. isn't it, and so fine!
 oot1rsa I'm haDpV gO.h Mrs, Estep said when she was talking about it, Cor I wouldn't have worked so hard. but there's an awful homesich feeling in my heart just as I'm about to say good-by.'
 I wonder if that isn't the way all our blessed, brave courageous men and women feel just as they leave.
 If man ever tells you that he isn't
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