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BERRYVILLE, VA.
Invitations have been received ]

Invitations have been received here to
the marriage Of Miss Elizabeth Morton
Beckwith. daughter Of Judge and Mrs.
Frank Beckwith of Charles Town and
granddaughter of the late Col. Angus
Mcdonald. formerly of Berryville, to
Lieut.. Paul Thruston MacKie, U. s. r.
The marriage will take place Saturday.
Church, Charles Town, W. Va
Capt and Mrs. A. ]. Thompson enter
tanned at dinner Saturday at their coun-
try homo. the Woods. in celebration OF
Capt Thompson's eighty-sfxth birthday.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs. French
Mrs. W. T. Ramey. Mrs. John Gather OF
Winchester, Mrs. varons, Miss Fleda
Ramey and ]. w. Thompson.
Rev. ]. H. Bean delivered an address
or Higher Patriotism before the Wom-
ans Club Thursday afternoon.
The Clarke County Choral Society held
a war song recital Thursday evening
in the Clarke Opera House for the bene-
fit of the Y. NJ. C. A.
Mrs. Thomas Stillman of Hoboken Is
i, the guest of her mother, Mrs. Marshall
Mccormick.
Rev. S. s. Ware and daughter. Mis-,
Cornelia. of Port Royal. Va. are the
guests of Mrs. j. NJ. G. Mcclure.
berry Forrest after spending the holi.
days with his parents, DR.. and Mrs. A
P. Osborne.
Edward KerchevaI of philadelphia 4,
the guest of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs
]. W. Kercheva1.
Mrs. L. NJ. Glover who has been visit.
ing her sister. Mrs. j. T. Eastwood. IN
washington. has returned home
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Cummins. Misses Ruth
and Dorothy Campbell and Miss Som
merville left this week for Camden, s.
c.. to remain several months.
Mrs. c. X. Brown has returned from
Fredericksburg, where she was the guest
of friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ogden have re-
turned from Danvfl1e.
Miss Mamie MCGUIRE has returned
from Richmond
Mrs. P. NJ. Ricamore IS the guest OF
relatives in Washington.
HERNDoN, VA.
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executive position. Tho Pages reside
in a lovely old palace in Rome, and
since Italy entered the war both have
been devoted to the war relief work,
which must go on unremittingly II Italy
Is to keep going.
Mrs Page personally has borne all the
expenses of her war relief. and still the
demands for help for the wounded con-
tinue to pour in. All Of the great state
apartments in the embassy are occu-
pied. also the ancient tower room and
thirty Italian women are employed there
all day long making surgical dressings
and rolling bandages for the wounded.
Therefore to speed up this work in Chi
cago Mrs. Lathrop is lending her fnf1u-
ence and her home to the cause.
X X
England's blind soldier heroes md no
difficulty in marrying. Indeed. they arc
much sought after as
A Word for the husbands.
ALREADY there have
Blind Heroes. been 1os of these
marriages" said Sir Arthur Pearson, head
of St. Dunstan's Hotel for the Blind. In
the course of an interview, land from my
own knowledge I can say that these unions
are turning out very happy and point to
the best of husbands.
Blindness, if it handicaps a man in
life, gives him variety of compensa-
tions very helpful in the domestic at
mosphere 1t makes him patient, by
which l mean tolerant. and not to be
confused with the patient resignation sup
posed to be characteristic Of blind men
the worst quality that he can possess.
Obviously, dependent as he is to a large
extent on anothers care, he realizes the
need of forbearance, and his tendencies
that way develop in a fertile field.
Fits of temper are rare with him, and
familiar accompaniment of domestic ex-
ploSons. walking out of the house, is bar
red to him. The knowledge that he has to
rely upon his wife makes him think more
before doing anything likely to provoke
domestic infelicity. On the other hand,
the wife's recognition of his dependence
proportionately sympathetically modif1es
her attitude. Married life, if 1t is to be a
success, must induce mutual tolerance,
and this mutual tolerance is found in the
unions of which 1 have spoken.
Il might also conclude with the advice
to those desirous of marriage-the blind
man makes the best husband
X X
1t Is not every one who Is privilege
to see William Faversham, the "preux
chevalier' of the stage,
Favershams within the glow. of his
own freight, and. believe
a. AAoAe. me, he fills no role moro
graciously than that Of host. Mrs.
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Nor indeed. are there many feminine
names to bring forward as those Of sue
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HERNDoN, VA

Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Richmond of
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Picked Up Here and There.

Most high thinking American women
are In sympathy with the growing
movement to abolish
! ia Tohoo mourning raiment dur
ing the period Of the
mourning. war. The luxury of
woe" as crepe has been called. may
satisfy the personal feelings Of its
wearer, but It has an extremely de-
pressing effect on all those with whom
she comes in contact. In a time like
the present, when courage must be
kept high, the effect Of deep mourning
Is worse than depressing-it Is dis
heartening. says tho st. Louis Globe
Democrat It subtly saps the spirit
Of those who must go out to fight, and
makes timorous those who must send
them.
A movement has been started in Chi.
cago for the substitution of some suit
able symbol to indicate the loss of a
relative In place of black and depress-
ing mourning apparel Says Mrs. De
koven Bowen. chairman of the wom-
ems committee Of the state council for
deefnse: THE psychological effect of
multitudes in mourning may have a
uS1Ci dpoit the VI
the war" The Dry Goods Economist.
New York trade journal. considered
an authority by probably every retail
dry goods shop in the United States.
indorsed the movement at it's start.
and has urged the large shops through
out the country to spread this ad-
mirable idea in their several communi-
ties. Black will never win the war.
Faith and works must do that. Let
those who are too depressed by per-
sona1 grief to feel faith or give work
help at least by refraining from
Haunting their sorrow before those
whose spirits would be discouraged and
whose endeavor might be weakened
thereby.
One OF the best patronized stalls at the
big Savoy fair, in aid of the Duchess of
Marlborough's child
A Ducal welfare fund. the other
nL day was that presided
''o6AaPueI. over by the Duke of
Newcastle, who took scores of photo
graphs at fee of guinea per sitting.
including one finished photograph. The
duke. who had the assistance on this oc-
casion of Mrs. Frank Isitt (better known
as Adeline Genee), Is probably one of the
most expert and enthusiastic amateur
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Attention! Women
of Washington
How Are You Helping to Win
This War? If You Cannot
Put the l in Fight You Can


Have You taken any OF the War Service Courses
IN Red Cross and special service work at thu
Theodorus Bailey Myers Mason House, 1906 10Th
st. NV, North 1888?
II not, ENLIST TODAY in some clans there.
Glasses in Stenography and Typewrtting day
and night, to prepare war workers for govern
Vent service.
DO YoU WANT To GO TO FRANCE OR
HELP EFFECTIVELY AT HoME7
If so. enter the Mason House SURGICAL,
DRESSINGS CANTEEN and DIETETICs classes
and fit yourself for RED CROSS CANTEEN AND
SURGICAL DRESSING UNITS.
CAN YOG MAKE SWEATER OR A PAIR
OF WRISTLETS FOR AN AMERICAN SAILOR
OR MARINE!
Go to the Mason House and learn how % knit
and work WITH THE GOVERNMENT for tha
Navy and Marine Corps in the NAVY AUyIIr
larry OF TILE RED CROSS
DON'T DELAY, ENROLL TODAY AND BE A
TRAINED WAR WORKER
Remember the number, 1905 Goth st. NV;
North 1888. House opened from 0 IN, to 10
p m. daily.
The Woman's Naval Service Inc.
America Expects Every Ameri.
can Woman to Do Her Duty.
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Originality has led many hostess t.
the extreme of arranging anything, how
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Favershan, who as Julie Opp has as
many admirers in England as she has in
America. is a very perfect partner to
her husband. On Christmas day she
received just a few privileged friends
in the afternoon, Mr. Faversham being,
as she laughingly and proudly said
'the only actor and manager in New
York who refused to have a matinee" "
And So the day was devoted to home
and friends, and the two young sons
of the famous actor and actress felt
that it was indeed their own. 1t was
charming to be one of this home circle
and to sit around the pleasant. cosy
tea table, with it's decorations of holly
and its gay little touches of CHEEKY
and seascnable color. We talked of the
war. of course. says an English woman
in the Birmingham Age-Herald, and OF
the brave men we know who are all
fighting "over there" but the storm
and the stress seemed very distant to
me as / sat in the glow and warmth OF
it all and 1t was only the sight OF
letters from England. with the censor 8
label strong and clear upon them, that
lands across the waste Of waters
where Christmas cheer is mingled with
the awful sounds of warning hosts and
where devastation and desolation show
the pathway of 1.-The king of battles"
Originality has led many a hostess to
the extreme of arranging anything, how
ever extrav-
California Has agant, provid-
Camoufage Dinner. IS u "difsrant.," Tfe ,na. II
but almost as crying a crime, socially
speaking. is the giving of dinner today
that is the exact replica of one given last
week, six months ago or year ago. In
stantly the hostess wins the reputation,
which one and all abhor. of sameness, and
! to shake off that rating is a difficult ac-
complishment, indeed.
AS parties of one sort or another are.
however. affairs OF every day. even in
these times of Red Cross activity. a host
ess is hard pressed, indeed, and is fire.
quently obliged to use her ingenuity in
translating into the affairs that she gives
the fads of the hour, the big events OF
world happening. or the topic that is
certain to be on the tongues of her guests.
There are war breakfasts and luncheons
and dinners until sometimes one wearies
of the idea, the national colors are in evil
dence until one wonders how much longer
| one can eat clear soup and sweetbreads 10
| the accompaniment of red roses, white
carnations and the vivid blue of cornf1ow-
ers. Christmas and its decorative effect are
done half to death almost before the holi-
day itself has arrived, and one longs for
! twelfth night and the departure Of the
Christmas decorative scheme almost be-
fore there has been a fair opportunity OF
sampling the Christmas gifts.
But occasionally out Of the maze oi
boredom some ingenious hostess takes
one or other Of these self f-sarue ideas and
evolves something dintinctly new. The
! engaged couples are the inspiration TO,
ntpe-tenths Of the entertaining Of thl
f., F. e
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ity for her, ana was. in consequence.
the recipient Of confidential knowledge

and papers, and in her will she made
the most careful provision to prevent
anything of this kind falling into un-
authorized hands. The queens private
secretary for all official matters Is Sir
Edward Wellington. but in the less for
NAL correspondence and in regard to
the many philanthropic interests of her
majesty the lady-in-waiting for the
time being often answers letters or ac-
knowledges communications for the
queen. The Immensely successful ef-
forts Of Queen Mary's needlework
guild are largely due to the zeal and
the continuous energy that Lady Law
ley as secretary brought to bear upon
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photographers in the world. At Clumber,
his seat in Nottinghamshire. he has a col,
lection Of more than thirty cameras and
literally thousands of plates, all carefully
docketed and fndexed. AS a. rule the duke
insists on doing his own developing, but
at the Savoy fair he had his hands full
with Swapping all who desired to be
photographed by wearer OF the ducal
strawberry leaves.
The duke is a member of the Photo
graphic Salon, and one of his closest
friends and cronies is Gambler Bolton
the famous animal photographer and au-
| thor. who accompanied him on tour OF
the world which he made in 1S93-s4.
Previous to the war both the Duke and
visitors to the United States. They are
about as unlike in their characteristics
and interests as any couple could be, but,
either in spite or because OF this, seem to
was previously Miss Kathleen Candy, the
daughter of a British major. who was
known as Sugar Candy, and a sister
Of Lord Rossmore Her chlet interests,
latter of which she breeds and regarding
which she is an acknowledged expert.
Her last visit to the United States. in
fact. was paid for the r purpose OF OF acting TIM
ican Kennel Club in Madison Square Car
den She has also shot bighorn and deer
in the Rockies.
the famous Irish sporting family Of Wes-
tenra- She used to hunt five days a week
in LeiceStershire and was often the only
woman to be seen in the Quorn field. One
Of her mounts, which carried her in hunts
for over nine years she passed along to
her daughter then still Miss Candy. This
| steed, Rob Roy, was one of the grandest
horses that ever followed the Quor1l, and
there were few members of this historic
hunt that did not make an offer to buy
him. The unfortunate Empress of Austria
| bid $2,500 for him. and James Gordon
Bennett went as high as $4,000. But Mrs.
Candy loved her good horse too dearly
! to part with him at any price.
1t seems rather like old times to see
people trooping once more into the pic
| turesque old
Mrs. Pages War Work house on
at Rome. n,ace wbsrs
Mrs. Bryan Lathrop Is at home this
winter after many months of travel,
says the Chicago Herald. and where she
Is receiving her friends every Thursday
afternoon and evening and working with
them from to 8 and from to 10 for
the Thomas Nelson Page subcommittee
of the Italian war relief.
mittee and. the other members are:
Mesdames Cyrus Bentley, John NJ. Clark
Arthur Meeker, Harold Howard, John
Spoor, Potter Palmer, jr. John Borden.
G: X. Pomeroy, James 3: Waller. Miss
Mary Nixon and Miss Eliza Campbell
Mrs. Page. who is the sister Of the
late Bryan Lathrop. IL the wife Of the
ambassador to Italy. who is better
known to most of us by reason Of his
Iintsrestiug books rather than fox hii
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Lieut.. Walter Foulke. member of a
prominent Philadelphia family and for-
mer captain of the Princeton foot ball
team, died Tuesday. following q third
attack Of pneumonia
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ceived by Miss Stevenson IN her spa
cious room at 10
Brother Killed Downing street. ono
finds an amiable, ac-
III war. complished- young g
girl. modestly bearing the unique dis
tinction which her ability, and expert
tho talented daughter OF a Scotch ia
ther and q French mother and Is Lon
don born. After assisting the present
prime minister in a private capacity IN
connection with the national insurance
act. she was first appointed his secre-
tary at Christmas 1913. when he was
chancellor of tho exchequer. In 1918
she went with him to the ministry of
munitions, and in July last year was
transferred to the war Office, when Mr..
Lloyd George became secretary Of state
for war. Her only brother was killed
in May, 1915. at the battle OF Cu1nchy
On her mothers side she comes from
ancestors serving under Napoleon and
receiving the Legion of Honor Tor con-
spfcuous gallantry on the field OF bat
tie. Miss Stevenson was educated At
Clapham High School and at the Royal
Holloway College, London University,
Eghan. where she graduated B. A. with
honors in classics.
Those whose business or duty has
taken them into consultation with cab
met ministers try to recall some Of tho
well known men who have filled the
posts. An older generation may rernem-
ber something Of Lord Rowton, that
most urbane and courtly private secre-
tary to Lord Beaconsfeld, whose name
will be linked as much with model
lodging houses for men as with any Of
the great triumphs of hisf chief Sir AL
gernon Vests fine service to Mr.. Glad
stone Is recalled by those whose asso-
Citations with the house of commons go
back for many years. In these days
perhaps some think of Sir Schomberg
! Mcdonnell at the office of works, and
in connection with the beautiful and
dignif1ed setting he provided within
Westminster Abbey for the coronation
of King Edward, rather than as private
secretary to the late Marquis of Sails
bury. And there are those of more re-
cent primo ministers who have borne
their parts in the making of political
history. But none of US can name any
woman who, even indirectly, has before
approached anything like the position
| now filled by Miss Stevenson.
Nor. indeed. are there many feminine
| names to bring forward as those of sue
cessful secretaries
Queens Secretary in other direc-
~ tons. Among the
mdA' few, however, is
that Of the late Nine. Bricka, who for
several years fulfilled that Office to the
| late Duchess of Teck. In the earlier
years of Queen Mary's married life
Nine. Bricka acted in the same capac-
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English Girl in
Unique Position,


ber of statesman's encourage in "a
great international conference. The
woman. or rather the girl, for she is
hardly more than that. in both cases is
the same, namely, Miss F. L. Stevenson,
who for some years has acted as pri-
vate secretary to Right Hon. David
Lloyd-George and who went with him in
the same capacity when he took up the
premiership and moved to 10 Downing
street, the official residence of the
prime ministers of this realm. says a
London correspondent in the st. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
1t was like Lloyd George. who has
brushed aside SO many precedents since
he became the head of the government
to make a change SO startling in it's
way to those accustomed to the ancient
order of things as to continue to have
a feminine secretary after he assumed
the premiership. And when he went to
Rapallo, on the sunny shores of the
Mediterranean. to confer with the rep
resentatives of Italy and France, his
fair secretary accompanied him, the
only woman in the large British party
Of twenty three, which included Sir
William Robertson, Gen. Smuts, Lord
Duncannon and Sir Maurice Hankey.
Thus another precedent was created
II ono has the good fortune to be re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-29
BAKERS MUST USE
 CEREAL MIXTURE WITH WHEAT FLOUR
Food Administrator Issues Positive Orders Regard ing Sale and Use of
 Wheat Flour

What is probably one of the most important moves yet made by the food aoministration of Alabama was made yesterday in answer to an appeal from the battlefields of France to send them 75.ooo,oo0 bushels of wheat in the shape of flour.
 State Food Administrator Hobbie has ordered, effective immediately. that bakers and others use per cent other cereals with the wheat flour in baking, which per cent must be in- creased to 20 per cent by February 24.
 The wire. which was received by County Food Administrator Spier Whitaker yesterday reads as follows: ''Mr. Spier Whitaker, County Food Ad
 nlinistrator. Birmingham, Ala:
 France and England have appealed to America for 75,o0o,oO0 bushels of wheat in shape of flour. We simply must send it by saving it by substi tuting. Notify immediately all bakers to begin Monday morning, January 2S, to use per cent mixture of other ce- reals with wheat flour, increasing to 20 per cent by February 24 Penalty for violation is withdrawal supplies and suspension of license. Notify all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-29
BOARD OF REVENUE
 WILL DISPOSE OF
 MULES THURSDAY
Retrenchment Policy Calls for Perma- nent Convict Camps and Use of
 Motor Trucks

In line with the retrenchment poll icy recently adopted by the board of revenue of Jefferson county, 1t has been decided to discard the temporary convict camps and erect permanent quarters in their place.ls
 IL has further been decided that the slow but sure' method of transport ing convicts to work could be advan- tageously supplanted by the more eco . homie and speedier method of motor vehicles, whose fuel consumption will amount to less than the board bill maintaining mules piles up; and, fur ther by getting the men to work earl fer they will have more opportunity for doing a larger volume of work
 Therefore. it has been ordered and decreed that on Thursday morning, January 31. a the sales stables of Fies X Son, situated at the corner of Sixteenth street and Second avenue, 54 of the county's choice mules-animals that have distinguished themselves for unusual ability and loyalty-will be sold at public auction at 10 o'clock.
 These are a few of the things that the board has in mind toward minim- izing the county's expenses and yet main- taining efficiency in all it's branches and departments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-29
NE WIS OF BESSEMER
 MISS RERNEY GILLEM Correanoncens

Bessemer, January 2S.-(Special.) ) The campaign which has been in prog ress by the national council of de- fense for the past three days came to conclusion tonight and it was an nouneed by Mrs E. L. Read, chair man of the womans finance commit tee, that $S39 had been collected by the various committees. Mrs. Gardner r. Goodwin was especially mentioned in view of the fact that she and her assistants collected s10005. These funds will be used to supply the Ala bama boys who are now in France and in the various cantonments of the states with necessities not furnished by any other agency. The churches re- sponded most liberally on Sunday A number of committees from the out lying districts have not yet been heard from
 Clerk Ray Tillman of the local ex- emption board announces that all reg istrants who are placed in class one will be called for examination imme- diatcly after the classification of the missionaries are completed It is thought that about 800 men will be available for service in the next call to the colors
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-29
BESSEMER BUREAU PHONE BESSEMER 5s1

served, after which dancing was enjoyed until late hour. Music for the oc-
 casion was furnished by Hoskins orches. tra.
 Miss Della Mae Quinn delightfully."- ell. tertained this evening in compliment tc her sister, Miss Bertha Quinn at the home of her parents on Seventh avenue The reception rooms were tastefully ar. ranged for the occasion in ferns and cut flowers. A flower banked punch bow was gracefully presided over by Miss Bernice McAvy. During the evening pro-
 gressive forty-two and music were en- Joyed. Those who enjoyed this hospi. tality were: Miss Quinn. the honoree; Miss Maxine Goldberg, Miss Mary Lem ons, Miss Lola Smith. Miss loan Bal com, Miss Edna Kyser, Miss Corrie Quinn Miss Louise Battle, Miss Alice Granger, Miss Bernice McAvoy, Miss Bertha Hopkins, Miss Della Mae Quinn and Carl Jenkins, Herman Sapp, Porter Mclaughlin, Cader Evans, Milton Isaac Charles Evans, Albertus Batie, James Noble and MT. Wright.
 Mrs. Monroe Lesser and Mrs. l.. Barr proved delightful hostesses when t1e1 entertained jointly Saturday afternoon al whist at the Bessemer Hatkwah cIuh on second avenue. The affair was given in compliment to Miss Inez Williams, a bride elect. The reception room was tastefully decorated in cut flowers and palms, making a pretty setting for the bevy of young women who shared ir the courtesy. Six tables were arranged for the players, upon which were placed dainty nappies of hints, while score was kept on tally cards of the national col ors During the afternoon the hostess served a hot plate luncheon with French pastry and coffee.
 Circle No. of the Pastors uelners of the First Methodist church met this afternoon at the home of Mrs. M. B. Purdy on Eighth avenue, at which time It was decided to give free-will offer Ing Tor the month. of February.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-29
BANQUET AND DANCE

The banquet and dance which was giv- en this evening at the Bessemer HatikWah club by MT. and Mrs Martin Barr in honor of the approaching marriage of their son, George, to Miss Inez Will liams was perhaps the most brilliant so- cial event of the season The banquet hall was elaborately decorated for the occasion n the national colors. The
 brides table, which was placed in the center of the hall was artistically dec- orated in shimmering fern and cut flow
 CTS. The receiving line was composed
 of Miss Dora Barr, Miss Williams, MT.
 and Mrs Martin Barr Mrs. Monroe Les
 ser and Mrs. l.. Barr. Monroe G. Les
 ser acted as toastmaster and many in-
 teresting talks were made by prominent
 citizens. An elaborate banquet was