The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-23
MEN, WOMEN
 AND THINGS

I believe in birthdays. I think no child's anniversary ought to be unno- ticed. It Is not necessary to have an elaborate party, but there should be a to 1t.
 I am willing to admit that after a girl gets 16 years old, owing to an old custom which runneth back beyond the memory of any mere man she is ex- cused from celebrating it too publicly, but that does not excuse them from talk ing time to ponder over the fact that they are mile further on the road of life.
 I have been to and watched the formal parties of little city laddies and misses all dressed up in the latest fashion and
 looking stiff and miserable, but take it from me, the kind I like to be at are the ones where it's just a case of boys and girls come to frolic and stuff them selves in the good old childish way.
 = attention to the older people, taking too much for granted, and so I was glad to be bidden recently to be at the sew enty second birthday of my good friend Dr. c. c. Jones, the beloved physician of East Lake, whose kindliness has who attended the Howard where for so long he was the consulting physician. But this is not to be boost of him as physician, for he has had about all >the honors coming his way, having served as president of the Alabama Medical so- ciety, and enjoyed large and lucrative practice He is by no means played out. but has reached point where he can live easy and let the younger men. do the hard work.
 Invitations were sent out to "cake cutting and many friends throughout the city gathered under his hospitable roof to enjoy the evening and wish him the compliments of the day. It was a most representative assembly of doctors. lawyers, preachers and business men with their wives, and was delightfully."- in formal.
 Have you ever watched group of little tots when they lighted the candles on the cake, calling out each one lit as a year? We'll, it does not take very big cake for six candles, but my! it takes hali
 was the biggest cake I ever saw. It was heart shaped and exquisitely decor ated.
 | Now my experience has been that near l ly all the large cakes cut into on public occasions are poorly baked, but this one, capable of yielding a generous slice to several hundred, was as we'll done and | light as a five-pound one, for it was
 cooked by Mrs. Cain, a past-mistress in the art of cake making It seemed 9 1 pity to slice into it, but after you got
 slice you were glad that it had been done.
 l Yes, there were other refreshments, but
 who wants to talk or even think about ice cream and salads and hints and cof fee? They are to be had at any reception
 but you may make the rounds from veal
 to year and never run into such cakt
 as was exhibited and then served 1T
 honor of the host of the evening. Eating is always a part. and pleasant part
 of any party, but it is not all-the fellow ship plays mighty interesting part. l
 got out to the residence dead tired
 but got a seat and began to watcl the guests after shaking hands witt those in line and having few word with friends scattered here and there il the double parlors. The larger part Q those present lived in East Lake am take them as a whole and they are
 mighty fine set of people and given t
 old time hospitality. This have seel