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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-16
RANDOM NOTES

Dr. w. T.. Taylor of Bessemer is spend Ecmundson of Bessemer leave this after noon for Atlanta, where they will spend the weekend. Mrs. Taylor goes to make a visit to her son, w. D. Taylor, Jr., who is in the training camp at Camp Gordon.
 Dr. w. D. Taylor of Bessmer is spend ing a few days at Wrightsville Beach, N. c.
 Miss Margaret Bradshaw is in Mobile, where she will spend several weeks as the guest of relatives.
 Miss Josephine Evins left Thursday for Texas, where she will spend sometime as the guest of friends and relatives.
 Capt. Edward A. Passno of Camp Jackson, s. C., after spending the past 10 days with his sister. Mrs. J. T. Hury, left Thursday for Columbus and Green vile, Miss, where he will be the guest of friends.
 Mir. and Mrs. Frank Y. Anderson Jr., (Kathleen VanHoose) announce the birth of little twin girl babies Tuesday, Au- gust 13, 1918. One of the little girls has been named Kathleen for her mother and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-16
Ole Miss, hits CT heap bet ter ter be a Game Loser dan CT Blase Winner! Yassum.

Think of quarreling and wrangling and fuming and fussing about trivial things personalities-when such things are at stake as lies-lies-lies-all about us" The public is a mighty good guesser if that junk" could be understood
 As to the proper placing of nouns and verbs and things, I've almost given up; indeed, I've said to myself for my sense of humor even in the face of the loss ot reputation as a scribe never will desert me, I hope) if nouns are known by the verbs they keep company with then mine must be an awfully immoral little bunch; but, really, they start out to be very nice lady-like nouns, yet when they come out of the wash--lo! and behold! they are just about the worst little crowd of minxes imaginable. Keeping company with all sorts of verbs they've never met before-somebody they've just picked up," as it were, and that's al- ways a dangerous proposition.
 For instance, observe: large, influen- tial CD headlines; letters from the war zone, of high courage, noble patriotism and fine philosophy. which remind you of MT. Lockes interesting novel, Tne Rough Road" by D. 'Dalrymple.
 Now, friends, believe me, that is the way I wrote the headlines" those "letters" started out with the perfectly good intentions of behaving as they do in the best circles;" they meant if possible to find verb honorable and true-a verb which would prove per fectly good helpmate; indeed this same little noun meant to marry this verb if she could q think she could), but 10. and behold! the minute I allowed this audacious, wicked, flirty, little coquette out of my sight, over night, she promptly fell into bad company, annexed an affinity" and gaily sub scribed herself in print; letters from the war zone, of high courage, noble
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-16
News of Society and
 Activities of W@mn@m

tfusiastic charter membership. the young women of the city deemfng it a privilege to serve in "a systematic way during the war.
 Mrs. Thomas Hill was instrumental in perfecting plans of organization, realizing the dire need of such work for Tusca- loosa girls, and she called the meeting. presided and briefly told in her own clever way the object of the Volunteer Relief association. An address by Miss Augusta Clarke, president of the Bir- mingham association, proved an inspira- tion She dealt largely with the consti- tuition, bylaws and requirements urg- ing the young women to put themselves into work worth while and to labor without ceasing as did our braves in the trenches.
 Miss Spain, treasurer of the Birming- ham association, spoke at length con cerning the value of such woman S work. and went quite into detail con- cerning the organizatio of the volun- teer relief. Miss Ireta McCrossin, who has charge of the booths in Birmingham, spoke on the sale of War Savings Stamps and urged that the Tuscaloosa association adopt this work without de- lay
 The election of officers resulted as fol- lows:
 President, Miss Augusta Searcy
 Vice president, Miss Daphne Cunning ham.
 Recording secretary, Miss Lucille Webb.
 Corresponding secretary, Miss Cherokee VandeGraaff.
 Treasurer, Miss Louise Adams.
 The Tuscaloosa Volunteer Relief asso- citation will meet every other Tuesday at o'clock in the parlors of the Hotel McLester with Mrs. Tom Hill as general director of the activities Tuscaloosa News.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-16
Dolly Makes Four Minute Talk on the Subject If With Then Mine Must an Awfuly Immoral Little Bunch

[ patriotism, and fine philosophy which reminds you of MT. Locke's interesting novel "The Rough Road" And-there you are; what are you going to do about it? Spank her? Wasn't it Mark Twain who said something to the effect that if you sent a German into a sea. of words, he'd always come up with verb in his mouth?
 We'll, my perfectly good little let ters" must have some Teuton blood lurking about somewhere (and if so. we'll intern her right here) for this naughty, naughty little minx of noun jumped right into print with mouth just damned full of verb with an "s'' annexed to the tag end, if you please. like the long court train that a gold fish wears, when ankle length skirts are the fashion.
 And then-there was my beloved MT. Locke boldly transcribed to the world as MT. William T. Locke," in- stead of William J.; and there was somebody's else' appearing as some body else's; and always, invaria bly,, un- tailingly, mphatically none ever knows'-dancing out into the limelight with its tail amputated, glibly an- nouncing none ever know" and-put whats the use?
 "C'est Ia guerre!' in thy name oh, phrase-many crimes are committed so we'll use this excuse with your kind permission. for grammar, incorrect spelling and immoral little nouns-the kind that take up" with any old verb, young or old, married or "singular"- that happens to come along.
 After all, I suppose verbs must be men folk in the little language books and as men folk are pretty scarce these days, and growing scarcer and scarcer-"C'est le guerre"-a perfectly 1ady-like little noun, is doing awfully well, thank you, if she gets herself a "beau verb" at all-whether he's in tne right mood (and he's more than apt to be when approached by a sweet 1it- tie wee bit of a young noun) or the wrong tense, there's none like the pres- ent) or any old thing!
 I thank you!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-16
REGARDING DISCHARGED MEN

The question of whether men dis charged for tuberculosis and other
 causes of disability are considered in line of duty or otherwise has been defi- nitely settled by general order No. 47 of the war department issued May Il, 1918, paragraph of which covers this subject as follows: Thereafter any sol dier who shall have been accepted on his first physical examination after ar-
 rival at militry station as fit for service, shall be considered to have contracted any subsequent determined physical disa bility in the line of duty, unless such disability can be shown to be the result of his own carelessness misconduct, or vicious habits, or un- less the history of the case shows un-
 mistakably that the liability existed prior to entrance into the service The
 same rulings shall apply to the cases Of officers who have been passed as lit for service on physical examinat ton upon entrance into the service"
 The order has an important bearing
 in connection with the present policy
 of the war department of discharging
 no men until they are cured or as
 nearly cured as the nature of the dis
 ability permits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-16
MRS. W. D. TAYLOR, CHAIRMAN
 ORPHAN FUND. MAKES REPORT

Mrs, w. D. Taylor, of Bessemer, chair mar of the war fund for the fatherless children of France for that city and ad- joining territory, makes a splendid report of the work done by the committee in Bessemer.
 Mrs. Taylor has worked faithfully and unceasingly in her efforts for this war measure and has met with the sincerest and most generous cooperation from everybody in the district.
 For the last three months the war fund for the fatherless children of France has been one of the big war measures in Bessemer. and Mrs. Taylor reports the adoption of over 50 children during that time. As it requires about $3650 year to maintain one of the little orphans, this amounts to over 5000, all told.
 Besides the adoption of the 60 children, Mrs. Taylor and her committee obtained through private subscriptions and dona- tions over s2000, the total amount for the fund Being something in the neigh borhood of S4500.
 The work accomplished by Mrs. Taylor and her committee in Bessemer and the adjacent territory has been a phenomenal success and nobody could have been placed in charge of such measure more competent, more popular or more Satls- factory than Mrs. Taylor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-16
By ETHEL GILLEN INTERESTING STORY

l An interesting story of how a gir
 hospital worker lover there" sent trainloads of soldiers smiling into bat tie is told and will be of interest
 The girl had hair the shade of bur- nlshed bronze and her train was going down the line to G. H. O., where she works in one of the army hospitals. on the other track there were troop trains in endless procession, going up the line to The Line itself.
 A doughboy in a "Hommes 40-Che- lVaux s" spotted her as the two trains | crept past each other "'Lo, Red!' he sang out. 'Lo, Blondyr she sang back, to the intense delight of Blondy's com rades. On they rolled to the front, laughing fit to kill
 Another section followed. Several soldiers simultaneously caught a glimpse of that wonderful red hair. To. Redw they shouted in unison.
 Lo, guys" she gave them as good as sent. And "'Lo, Redn' and "'Lo, guys" it went, till their train was gone.
 Puffing and grunting came another packed, damned troop train, It's win dows and doors lined with faces. In one of the cars she spotted a boy oAO heio HuTSeu pdCk to nedItn a1Cer ms hrst wound. "'Lo, Bud!" she called, and waved at him. To, Redl" he shouted pack, waving frantically. That was enough to set the whole train off. She was kept busy for the rest of the day returning the informal salutes that were shot at her. in trying to catch roses which the doughboys hurled at her There, how's that match?" one shouted, throwing her a red, red rose "F1ne! she called back, putting it Up alongside her locks to let him see for himself while the soldiers perched on their fighting paraphernalia roared with delight.
 So it went: "'Lo, Red!" "'Lo, Yank."
 To, Red?' To, Red!" "'Lo. your self!' 'Lo, Red." "'Lo, you," al- through the waning daylight right up to the fall of night Smilingly she kept at it, tauntingly she flung back their taunts at them And when the darkness became too thick for even her rubicond halo to penetrate, she sank back in her seat still laughing.
 She had sent several thousand of her countrymen on their way to battle with a laugh on their lips and joy in their hearts. She had done her bit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-16
MISS JEAN RAMSAY ENTER FANS AT ROEBUCK CLUB

Miss Jean Ramsay was a delightful hostess Thursday, entertaining at swim ming party at Roebuck Country club, followed by a luncheon.
 The guests were Misses Jannette and Mary Louise Ramsay. Margaret Jones of Pennsylvania. Misses Pauline Maben, Julia Mae Drennen, Katherine Lynch, Mary Elizabeth Caldwell, Mr. Clark Gil lespy, MT. Hugh Kaul and MT. Erskine Ramsay, Jr., of Pennsvyvania.
 After luncheon Miss Ramsay took her guests to the Bijou for an afternoon performance.
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pitals and in public nursing activities the other Virginia, for the maternal grandmother of the babies, Mrs. J. A. VanHoose.
 Mrs. s. J. Turner. ST., and daughter, Mary Allen, of Selma, returned home Wednesday after a 10-day visit with MT. and Mrs. R. w. Turner and Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Turner. Jr
 Mr. Harry Jackson Early returned Thursday from visit to his parents in West Virginia.
 Mrs. A. c. Ramsay. who dislocated her knee cap Monday last, is resting com fortably.
 Miss Azalee Moor, a charming young woman from Tallahassee, Fla, will ar. rive in few days to take charge of the department of home economics at the Wesley House in Avondale.
 Mrs. J. M. Gibson and Miss Ruth Gib- son will leave Friday for an indefinite stay at Hot Springs, Ark
 Misses Jean Jannette and Mary Louise Ramsey and Miss Margaret Jones of Pennsylvania, the guests of MT. and Mrs. A. c. Ramsey. on Highland avenue, will leave Saturday for visit to MT. Charles Ramsay. at Dora.
 Mr. John Cox and Mrs. Frank Snow will leave Friday for Perdido Beacn, Florida, where they will spend several weeks.
 Mir w. R. Hilliard will leave this week to join his family, Mrs. Hilliard, Mss Dana Hiliard, Miss Burmah Hilliard and Roney A. Hilliard, who have been spend- ing the summer in Asheville.
 Cards have been received from the Nell son pacty that motored to New York, leaving Birmingham 10 days ago. They have arrived safely in New York. The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-16
American Flyer Gets
 3 Huns in , Minutes

Topeka, Kan, August 15.--Lieut. Don- aid Hudson, formerly of this city, and now with the American aerial forces in France, recently brought down three German airplanes in five minutes, ac- cording to an announcement today by Mrs. Mary Wear, assistant state libra rian and Hudson's aunt The aviator S father, Paul Hudson, now in Wash ington, received news of the feat from the commander, Mrs. W ear said. Lieu tenant Hudson is grandson of the late, J. K. Hudson, g .Well-known news paper publisher.
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party includes MT. and Mrs. Frank Nell son, dr., Miss Margaret Nelson and Miss Caroline Copeland | Mr. and Mrs. William Wilson Crow an. nounce the birth of daughter, whom they have named Evelyn Elkyn. returned from Huntsville, where tnsy have been the guests of friends and rela- tives for several weeks Mrs. Lucy J. Bell has been called to Tucker Springs on account of the illness of her aunt, Mrs. A. K. Alley.
 Mrs. Jack Stallngs and son, Jesse, are at home with her mother, Mrs. Wade, on Crescent avenue MT. and Mrs. R. Trick have named 1 their little daughter Mary Elizabeth Miss Alma Ratliff is the guest of rela- tives in Mississippi
 Mrs. w. T. McCrossin has gone to New fork to tell her son, Dr. McCrossia, eood-oy Before he leaves for overseas. Mrs. McCrossin will visit her sister Mrs. VIII Kelly, before returning home.
 MISS lsaneH Norwood has returned to her home in Montgomery after a visi. to her sister. Mrs. John Lewis Cox.
  Mrs Ralph Russell and daughter, Mill dred, have returned from a several weeks trip tc New York. MT. and Mrs. Frank Blackford and Frank, Jr have returned from two weeks motor trip tn COdep
 MT. Boyd LeGrand, United States navy, stationed at New Orleans, is vis- lting his sisters. Mrs. Ben Reynolds, and Mrs. George Macatee.
 Mrs. J. H. Molins has received official notice that her son, James. arrived safely overseas.
 Mrs. T. D. Parke and Mrs. w. S. Lovell left Wednesday for New Orleans to at- tend meeting of the gulf division of the Red Cross.
 pr. and Mrs. George Stubbs and their two sons have gone to Chicago, where they arc guests at the Chicago Beach hotel Tor several weeks.
 Mrs. Lucy J. Bell has been called 70 Tucker Springs. Tenn, on account of the serious Illness of her aunt, Mrs. H. A. Alley.
 MT. and Mrs. w. I. Holt have gone to Biloxi, Miss, to spend several weeks.
 -
 Mrs. T. R. McCarty has returned from a four weeks visit to friends at Lafay- cite, Ala.
 Dr. and Mrs. D. s. Moore expect to leave Sunday for Petoskey, Mich.
 Lieut.. Richard Lussier, who has been spending his furlough. with his family in this city expects to leave Saturday tor Washington, D. c.
 Miss Letitia McNeel is suffering from broken wrist. which was sustained by fall through a defective porch at the home of a neighbor.
 Mrs. Mary White has gone to Battles Wharf. near AohilA, whare she is the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-16
Watch Your Stomach
 In the Summer Time

Hot summer days upset the strong stomachs as we'll as weak ones.
 Your vital forces reach their lowest level when the weather is the hottest. Then the danger is the greatest.
 You can't guard your stomach and bowels too carefully through the long, hot season. Don't take any chance. Indigestion, sour stomach, that wretched, bloated feeling, belching, food repeating, pains that claw at stomach and bowels and an endless train of stomach ills that make life mis- erable are greatly aggravated in the hot weather.
 This year of all others-it is vital that we keep our strength and full power at work. The ex- tra war work, change of diet-all must be looked after because they hit us in the stomach, And now
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-16
By DOLLY DALRYMpLE
III sN'T it our good friend G. B. S., who LII urites thin,s and thar. ...als.z f..-

1 If SN'T it our good friend c. B. S., who l writes things and then makes fun of
 them and criticizes them himself?
 Which has to do with the question of
 what you write and expect to come out | in print, and what you write and what comes out in print-but that's another story,'' as MT. Kipling would say. I'm not laying the blame on anybody or anything-for be it known, first of all, that I write hand that looks like a foot; can't learn to write and never
 will; can't even write right on the type writer; but, really and truly, my friends don't make as many mistakes as I'm credited with, honest to goodness. Speaking of the sort of hand I write once sent a letter to a dear friend of
 mine in a distant city; she was visit
 ing there and l had something very im- portant to tell her, so I sat me down
 with pen in hand" and wrote. Re ceiving no answer, and meeting my friends husband in the street one day after he had been up to see her, I asked him why she hadn't answered my letter; indeed, had she received it? Looking rather puzzled and bewiIdered, smilingly he replied in his gentlest manner: why, she received something, but she thought it was music"
 But, sometimes; oh, sometimesi my friends. when see things under the sig nature of D. Dalrymple in cold, gray type that I have never written in all my life-grammar that would shock the most Lntutored-and phrases beyond any rec ognition of what I originally intended well-Im just as .'flabbergasted" as you are, and it's just as much of Chinese puzzle to me as it is to you; only you don't care and do-oh, so ter ribly much!
 I have a favorite story about the young reporter who probably wrote as bad hand Con the typewriter as do, who was sent to report a beautiful ball; his sweetheart was there and wanting to pay her the prettiest compliment of all, he reserved her name for the very last and wrote
 And her dainty feet were encased in shoes that looked like fairy boots." But. imagine his consternation and amazement the next morning when he read the de- scription in the paper and his eyes be- held: And her dirty feet were encased
 in shoes that looked like ferry boats'
 Which recalls to mind sentence I read yesterday in my story about "A Butterfly on Wheels in a World of Hard Working Busy Little Bees"
 Now. I don't go in much for the "sob sister, stuff like Fannie Hurst and Beatrix Fairfax, and some others, but once in great while I do grow serious, so you can imagine how I felt when l had written my one big climax: Think of quarreling and wrangling and fussing and fuming about trivial things rersonalities-when such things arc at stake as hves-liveS-lives-aH about us, and when I opened the paper and read:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-16

it is good news to tell you that tens of thousands are now using EATONIC-for all stomach and bowel ailments caused by too much acidity with such truly won- derful results that every one should always have it in the house.
 EATONIC Tablets stop the cause of indigesttve and dyspeptic ailments by neutralizing the poisonous fluids, acids and gases largely the result of super acidity. This makes the stomach pain-free and ready to perform it's proper work.
 You can have good appetite in hot weather to eat the things you like when you want them if you take one or two EATONIC Tablets after each meal. Such quick, wonderful relief would seem unbelievable but for the fact that thousands of sufferers every- where have received marvellous results from EATONIC. Obtain a large box of EATONIC Tablets from your own druggist who you know and can trust. If they fail, go back to him and he will gladly refund your money. Do this today. You will then know what real stomachcomfort means in hot weather.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-16
Announcements

All members of the Fenelon club are requested to meet at the Elks club Fri day morning at 10 o'clock to sew for the Red Cross.
 The Ladies Home Guard will hold a regular meeting Friday evening at 5:3O o'clock at the Civic association. All members are urged to attend, as impor-- tant matters are to be discussed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-16
PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING

Public health nursing also offers the married or retired nurse opportunity to help a number of sick and is of especial importance to assist in forestall- ing or checking the spread of contagious disease Others who cannot agree to give any special time to their former calling, at least can enroll to be sum- noned when unusual local disaster makes it necessary to gather immediately a number of nurses to relieve pain and save life.
 So necessary does the Red Cross re- gard this home defense nursing service that it issues special badge to those women who, not being able to go with our soldiers and sailors periodically of- fer to undertake these nursing activities so vital to our civilian health.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-16
FRECKLES
Now Is the Time to Get Rid of These
 Ugly Spots

There's no longer the slightest need of feeling ashamed of your freckles, as Othine-double strength-is guar anteed to remove these homely spots.
 Simply get an ounce of Othine- double strength-from any druggist and apply a little of it night and morning and you should soon see that even the worst freckles have begun to disappear, while the lighter ones have vanished entirely It is seldom that more than an ounce is needed to com pletely clear the skin and gain a beau tiful, clear complexion.
 Be sure to ask for the double strength Othine as this is sold under guarantee of money back if it fails to remove freckles-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-16
RED CROSS BULLETIN

awaiting every woman who has completed
 her hospital training is an opportunity for practical service in helping the nation l maintain the health of it's second line of
 detense-the civilian population.
 ] NO other service women can render
 can have more direct bearing on win
 nlng the war. All graduate nurses who
 can do so should enroll at once, to be
 assigned to the army and navy nurse corps, which must have thousands of nurses to complete these essential units 1 or our fighting forces. Women who hoid a nurses diploma and who, be- cause of marriage or other reasons, are
 no longer engaged in active nursing, and Who cannot serve in the military hos
 pitals, should enroll at once as Red Cross nome defense nurses. Home defense
 nursing will afford them, and at once, opportunity to become of direct service to- the country
 Those enrolled as home defense nurses and who can be spared from their other duties, should give freely of their time to the nursing service for which they are best qualified. So important has their
 skill become to the community and to the public that such nurses should con slder whether any readjustment of con-
 dltions would release them for this important service For those who can
 give only a day or a certain number Of
 hours week. to nursing and even for
 those who can devote but few min
 utes at a time to caring for the sick there still is work to do. In even few minutes they can give a skilled treat ment to a neighbor. who cannot obtain a nurse. By volunteering for few hours of service daily weekly in hospitals, clinics, dispensaries or baby-saving sta tons, they will help the public, release other nurses for the army and navy and at the same time economize the time of physicians whose services are in great demand owing to the withdrawal of large numbers for military duty.