The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
CAMP MCCLELLAN HEARS DAUGHTER
 OF THE PRESIDENT
Ry pATnIorIC, paTRICIA


 nohored with a viist from the Presidents s
 daughter. Miss Margaret Wilson, vii
 be long remembered by the Blue and I Gray division.
 Long before the hour set for the arrival
 of Miss Wilson and General Morton a
 great line of soldiers were outside the
 buildinss waiting for adlnittance With
 the final note of retreat as the band
 played the national anthem, the doors
 were flung wide open and in a few min
 utes the buildings were packed from end
 to end
 The Young Mems Christian association
 song directors led the big audiences a, the two Y. M. c. A. buildings, where
 Miss Wilson. was scheduled to appear
 in song after song. She arrived at |.
 M. c. A. 1l5 first, after the entertain
 ment there going to r. M. c. A. 112. As
 soon as the general and Miss Wilson en- l tered, t1e mammoth audience came to
 attention like the snap of gun, and as soon as the distinguished party were
 seated sang, under the guidance of the
 song directors, America and "Over | There.'
 ] General Morton introduced Miss Wilson, proudly commenting her for the spelndid
 part she is taking in the great world war | by bringing cheer to the hearts of the | fighting men General Morton took this
 occasion to give to the boys the glad tid- ings that they would see service iil France.
 ! As Miss Wilson apose, she was greeted |
 clad audience sat motionless, spell bound,
 as her sweet, mellow voice rang out la
 song.
 l As ene finished the first verse or ! ''Theres a Long, Long Trail,'' she ex- claimed, Let's all sing The audience willingly ehimed in on the chorus of this, one of the favorire songs in all canton | ments. Were having lots of fun, aren' t ! we?' joyfully spoke the President 8 l daughter. Let's sing some more!'' Then came the Battle Hymn of the Re2nb- | lic.'' the soldiers joining Justify in tie chorus Carry Me Back to Ole Vir- ginnyr stirred the hearts of the boys l from the Old Dominion. A French sons l and several pretty folk songs were among the numbers sung by the charm i ing entertainer, each selection bringing encore after encore.
 Miss Wilson had reason for feeling close 70 the boys from every state. Her ! father had been governor of New Jer- l sey, and was born in Virginia. She nadi | received her education in Maryland, anu is now making her home in Washington. q feel it an honor to stand before you boys,' said Miss Wilson, as she ion dled the beautiful bouquet of red roses presented to her by the soldiers. "God oei | with you over there. The folks who are not lucky enough to be with you in the. trenches are surely with you and behind you here at home. Good-by" She bowed and left the building, kissing her finger tips to the great brown audience,
 Mr w. $. Graham, tbe camp Y. Nj. | c. A. director, who ever strives to bring his boys the best was heartily congrat- ulated upon the success of his efforts | to brins this inspirational visit to the
 Camp Mcclellan men.
 | During Miss Wilson's visit General 1 Morton and staff entertained her at an 1 elegant dinner on the reservation. She f left Anniston Monday morning for Rome, where she will visit Myrtle Hill ceme- 1 tery to leave flowers on the tomb Of her
 noble mother Ellen Axson Wilson
 Several other delightful entertainments were contributed during the weed-end ! for the pleasure of the Blue and Gray di- l vision Miss Elizabeth Jordan and Mrs 1 Houston Davis who came over from tho 1 Drama league of Birmingham, to furnish 1 a musicale at T. NJ. c. A. 113, received
 a most enthusiastic ovation. Mr. Bressel f of Birmingham also took part on the pro- I gramme delighting the soldier boys with [ his clever acts of secret magic. Tho
 duet by Miss Jordan and the famous 1 soldier tenor, Nfr. Archibald Ruggles, 1 was one of, the most enjoyable numbers | of the entertainment.
 At the 115th Y. M. c. A. party from lGadsden furnished a splendid entertain ment, Among those taking part were;
 Miss Ethel Verna. Miss Iva Duke, Mrs. H.. L. sutnerlin. Mrs. Hattie Allan Cox
 Mir and Mrs Lee Wood Mir. and Mrs iGeorge D. Whatley, Mir. Charles Bran [ ford Mr. w c. Griggs. Mir. Howel, ] Cross. Mr. Charles Marshall and NIT. William Montgomery.
 ] Dancing and music and an address or !, welcome from Col. Samuel J. Rund were among feature of entertainment
 at the Jewish rest room, where happy tgathering of kindred spirits enjoyed Ion Saturday evening several hours of lrelaxation. Following the services at lthe Jewish synagogue on Thursday evening, an elaborate entertainment will be held at the rest room to De at 1 tended by a large number or out-of- town visitors. 1 Mothers Day was 0hSerNeu dt dll ol the Y M. c. A. buildings on Sunday. | A large number of Anniston men and women made talks on Mothers. Let ters to mothers were sent out by the | thousands and letters from mothers read with eas.cr delight by thousands , of boys in khaki
 l Several brides will be welcomed to lAnniston this week Annistonians were Interested in the wedding of a popular I ex-Anniston girl, Miss Mary Rosser :, Brandon and MT. Gerald King, one of ! the prominent young men of this city. 1 The ceremony was performed at the
 home of the bride in Gadsden, by her l father. Rev. Frank w. Brandon. After
 a short wedding trip, MT. and Mrs,
 King will be at home with MT. King $ 1 mother. Mrs. Joseph King, until MT King leaves to join the colors.
 l A number of Annistonians and Camp Mcclellan officers attended the wedding of Miss Dorothy Line to Lieut.. Roy ! Strickler, whicn occurred at the home l of the brides sister, Mrs. c. s. Ward, in Gadsden Mrs. J.. E Line. the bride g mother. gave her daughter in marriage; I Capt. Oscar Frundt acted as best man land Miss Louise Caldwell as maid ot honor. The brides maids were: Miss Margaret Hood, Miss Arwin Holdings tworth. and Miss Ethel Cross, and the Igroomsmen, Lieut. Joseph Fl. Mirandon, Lieut.. John V. Hinckliffe and Lieut. George Fred Myers. Little Misses iSara Elizabeth and Caroline Lay and Ward Line and Wymann Mccall were tthe ribbon bearers. The marriage VOWS iwere spoken by, Rev. A. Excells Fry
 Mrs. Earl Lay played the wedding