The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-07

Miss Smith will take place this afternoon
at 1870 o'clock at the First Presbyterian
| church.
| The regular weekly meeting Of the
Girls Patriotic league was held Wednes-
day morning at the home of Mrs. w. j.
Hannah on South Court street, with the
| president. Miss Eugenia Byars, presid-
ing. There was large and enthusiast
| tic attendance, and a motor division was
organized for the purpose of taking the
convalescent soldiers at Camp Sheridan
| to ride.
The league also agreed to cooperate
with the Francis Marion chapter, d. A.
r., in the dance which that organiza-
ton will give April 20 for the benefit OF
the French orphans.
Quietly and unostentatiously, the Girls
Patriotic league is doing a splendid
work, and the membership includes about
| 30 of Montgomery finest young women.
| They have responded nobly to many pa
| triotic appeals, and one not familiar
| with the work little realizes the amount
| of good which they huve done in the
past year. The league was organized
| by Mrs. w. j. Hannah as an auxiliary
| to the Woman's League for Service.
| Miss Elizabeth Korn was a guest at
the meeting Wednesday and gave an in
teresting talk. A union meeting of all
the patriotic leagues was planned for
the near future.
| The Working Woman's Home associa-
ton met Tuesday afternoon at the home
on Adams street, when there was an ex-
cellent attendance The president, Miss
Pauline j. Hausman, presided, and re-
ports Of various committees were made.
The home is in a flourishing condition,
and all of the inmates are We'll vote
| of thanks was extended Mrs. JULIUS
Friedlander of Columbus, Ga, who gave
| the inmates of the home treat on
Easter day, consisting OF ices, cakes ana
candies. Mrs. Friedlander is former
MONTGOMERY girl, and is on Visit TO
| her parents.
The members of the No Name clup
were DELIGHTFULLY."- entertained Wednes-
day morning by Miss Annie Williams
| at her home on South Perry street.
| The president, Mrs. Charles Hender-
son. presided and business meeting
was first held, when several most
worthy appeals for financial assistance
were responded to by the various mem
bers. Contributions were made to the
| Alabama Childrens Aid society, to the
Receiving Home, to the French or
phans. Each member contributed 81 to
| the fund which is being raised by the
| General Federation of Women's cluos,
| to be used for purposes of recreation
| for the American soldiers in France.
| The literary programme consisted OF
several interesting talks and papers.
! Mrs. Belle Allen Ross gave talk on
| "How Russia Amuses Itself" Mrs.
Charles Henderson gave paper on
| "Pushkin. the Russian Poet" and read
| several selections from his poems. Aft
| er the programme social hour was
| enjoyed and an ice course was served.
| The ices were nodded in the form of
Easter lilies and the home was p1ee-
tily decorated with lilies and roses.
| The guests, in addition to the club
members, were Mrs. Buck, Mrs. French,
Mrs. Somerville and Mrs. Hamilton.
Following a period of Lenten quiet
ude, society folk made merry Wednes-
! day evening at the Bauvoir club and
the dance at which the club enter
| tanned was a very delightful affair.
| Perhaps the most enjoyable feature of
the evening was it's informa1ity and
with an excellent orchestra rendering
| the music dancing was enjoyed until a
| late hour, when delicious refreshments
4 were served. A number of officers from
| Camp Sheridan were present in ad-
| clifton to the members living in the
I, city and their friends
| Mrs. L. r. Camp entertained the
members of the Cradle of the Confed-