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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-01
RANDOM NOTES

Mrs Laurie of Montgomery is the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. Stanley
Woodward and Mr.. Woodward at their
home at Mountain Terrace.
Mrs. Robert Brooke and little son
will leave today for Rome, Ga, where
they will spend several weeks with rel
atives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert H Seals have
returned from their wedding trip and
are at home with Mrs. Seals parents,
Mr. and Mrs. w. w. Westmoreland, on
Glenview Road
DR.. and Mrs. James Morris who have
been the guests of relatives, are now
with their daughter. Mrs. A. w. Nell
son and Mr.. Nelson, on Mountain ave-
nue..
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. John Kaul
will be glad to learn that their young
daughter Virginia, who has been i'll
at st. Vineents hospital following an
operation for appendicitis, is improv-
ing and has been carried to their home
on Highland avenue.
A number of Birmingham people ex-
pect to leave this week for French
Lick Springs. Among those in the
party will be Maj. and Mrs. E. M Tut
wiler, Mr. and Mrs. Crawford John
son, Mr.. and Mrs Frank B. Fowlkes.
Mrs. Hubert A. Drennen, Mrs Frances
Arnold DeBardeleben, Mrs. I. r. Young,
Mrs. j. r. Rice, Maj W. B. Leedy, Mr..
Sidney j. Bowie, Mr. Edward Craw-
ford, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Meyer and
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Brown.
Mr.. r. Fl. Mabry, Miss Jennie Ma
bry, Miss Virginia Thompson and Mrs.
w. FL. Thompson, who have been the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John Haral-
son, have returned to their home in
Selma, having motored through the
country.
Mrs. Warren Buchanan of Gulfport
Miss, is the guest of her parents, Mr.,
and Mrs. c. M. Tardy, on South Eight
zenith street
Mrs. Matthew Tardy and her moth
err, Mrs. Lily Grubb of Wilmington.
Del. are the guests of Lieutenant Tar
dy's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Tardy.
Miss Mary Lee Skeggs and her sister,
Mrs. Arthur Jones, have returned from
week end trip to Admission.
Mrs. P. A. Mul1y has returned from
Ashville. N. c., where she was the
guest of her sister. Mrs. Lambright.
Miss Mary Burke has returned from
a short stay in Admission as the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Sawyer.
Mrs. w. L. Lowry, of Alfalfa, is the
guest of relatives in the city
Mrs. Pearl Sellers PeaTce left Monday
morning for visit to Drs. Edwin and
William Sellers in Birmingham. and
to bid goodbye to DIR. Sellers Under
wood, who has recently been ordered
into the army with the grade of first
decentralization Star and Hot
Blast.
Mrs. w. S. Lowell will leave today
for Savannah to be the guest of rel.
atives for a few weeks.
Miss Frances StillweIl, who has
spent the past few months teaching in
Huntsville, will return home on Sun.
day.
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children found in need of treatment are
| to be sent to the hospital, the expenses
| to be borne by st. Lukes auxiliary. Mrs.
John B. Knox donated bed for the use
of the little patients, and Miss Madden,
the linen to be used on the bed.
| Several Annistonians took part on a
programme given to celebrate the OPEN
ing of the new Young Mems Christian
association building at the auxiliary re-
mount depot on Monday evening. The
new building is modelled to accommodate
500. Writing tables are arranged along
the sides, and accommodations made for
athletic activities The walls will hold
book shelves and magazine racks, which
committees who are mothering the new
building will delight to fill.
The new Carnegie library is completed
and will soon be thrown open to the pub
lie. Committees from the Library asso-
citation visited the homes Tuesday morn :
ing collecting donations from private
libraries.
Several ENJOYABLE entertainments were
among the weekend events. The Gads-
den Study club furnished q delightful
musicale at camp, the Wednesday Study
club twilight concert. and the United
Daughters of the Confedercy entertained
a large number of soldier guests at the
Alabama club on Saturday evening. Our
Sunday afternoon with Mr. ]. ]. Willett
as orator of the occasion, Memorial Day
was observed at the Presbyterian church.
The preparatory department. under the
direction of Miss Alice Pettus, presented
play, "Stories From English History y
Illustrated by tableau.
An event that is being looked forward
to with eager delight is the production
of 1.-The Redemption" which will be
given next Sunday afternoon at st. Mich
aels church under the direction Of Mr..
Kenneth Brown. the celebrated soldier
organist, who has won degree after de-
gree in London. Miss Elizabeth Cum
bingham and Mr.. Erin Farley of Biz
mingham and Mr. Archibald Ruggles
and Scott Roberts of Admission will take
the leading parts in the oratorio
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BY DOLLY pALRYMpLE

GOO oMEHow. whenever think of
~ music in the camps. national
airs and things I always think
of my friend Irwin s. Cobb and the in
imitably humorous thing he said about
The Starr pangied Banner" said he in
his most Irvinesoue way.
Nobody can possibly sing The star
Spangled Banner except boy with the
gosling whose voice breaks right square
in the middle. or Hneal descendant OF
Francis Scott Key, who happens to know
the words"
More than ever was / impressed with
this clever remark of Mr.. Cobbs when
talked with Mr. Kenneth S. Clark,
representing the war commission of
training camp activities yesterday about
his especial line of work-music in the
camps. because-Mr. Clark emphasized the
fact so decidedly that popular, tunefur
things should be sung everywhere with
an idea of Cheering up our boys rath-
er than resorting to classical things
which nobody knows or can sing, which
tend to the uplift movement.
The Star-Spangled Banner is diff
cult-we must all admit that; try hard
as we may, it's awfully difficult to sing;
whereas on the other hand the minute
the band strikes up Over There Joan
Of Arc" The Sunshine of Your Smile"
everybody sings like mad and in con-
sequence Mr.. Clark believes in allowing
our soldier boys to sing what they like
and they all like popular music"
was particularly impressed with Mr.
Clark's democratic attitude towards mu-
sic and our soldiers; I was particularly
impressed with the spirit of this nice,
clever young man who has given up his
life work in the great big city of New
York TO put on khaki uniform and 'do
his Bit with the great God-given tai
ent that he has for music
My mission is two-fold," Mr.. Clark
said to me in speaking of his appear
ance in Birmingham before the Music.
Study club, and later at Hot Springs,
Ark, before the biennial. First, it is
really propaganda for I am trying to in
terest the people of America in singing
so that our congress, which we are LOOK
ing to for appropriation to carry on our
work, will be generous with us, and if
congressman all over the states are in
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-01
MILLER-WII.LIAMS

One of the loveliest weddings of the
spring was that of Miss Raphael Will
hams and Mr.. George +. Miller, which
was solemnized last evening at o'clock
at the home of the brides parents, MIR.
and Mrs. H. E. Williams, with the Rev.
Robert Echols officiating.
The house was attractively decorated
with a profusion of palms and cut flow
ers. In the living room white roses were
used with smilax and ferns and an i'm
provised altar of palms was effectively
arranged. Preceding the ceremony, Miss
Mabel Lovelady sang cat Dawning,'' and
Mr.. Newton Sharpe rendered a violin
solo.
The first of the wedding party to enter
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News of Society and
Activities of Women

/, to the strains of the wedding march
played by Miss Mary Allen Strong, was
Miss Thelma Williams sister of the
bride, as maid of honor. She wore an
attractive gown of silver gray georgette
crepe with touches of blue and pink She
carried an arm bouquet of pink Killarney
roses. She was followed by little Richard
Alexander Beard III of Atlanta, who
carried the ring in a white rose.
The bride entered with her father, by
whom she was given in marriage She
wore a smart travelling suit of taupe
cloth with hat to match. Her corsage
was of roses and valley lilies.
The groom was attended by Mr.. Ernest
Butler as best man.
Following the ceremony, refreshments
were served in the dining room, which
was adorned with smilax and pink roses.
The table was covered with cluny lace
and centered with a huge basket OF
pink roses tied with pink tulle.
Miss Florence Atkins presided at the
brides book and Miss Margaret Martin
of Tennessee served at the punch table.
Later in the evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Miller left for southern trip and upon
their return will be at home at 6903 First
avenue.
Among the out-of-town guests were:
Mrs J. w. Miller of Knoxville, mother
of the groom; Mrs A. w. Whitaker of
Memphis, Mrs. r. A. Beard and Master
Richard III of Atlanta, Miss Margaret
Martin and Mr. f. H. Martin of Ten
nessee and Mr.. Percy Williams, a brother
of the bride, of Knoxville.
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MR.. AND MRS. SMITH
ENTERTAINER

Mr.. and Mrs. William Armstead Smith
entertained at buffet supper last even
ing at their home on Huntsville aveEue.
The table was covered with lace and
eenterad with American Beauty roses.
The guests included the members of their
wedding party and the parents of the
children who were flower girls and were
Mr. Curtis Laughtry of Cincinnati, Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph RUSSELL Mr. and Mrs
Rufus Fell, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Toiiver,
Miss Dorsey Harris, Miss Etoile White,
Miss DAISY Smith of Florida, Mrs Es-
telle Bethea Hale, Mr.. Packer Smith and
Mr. j T. Baldwin.
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Gassman Addresses the
Technical Association

II. NJ Gassman of the Alabama
Technical association addressed the
members of the Auburn alumni yes
terday at their luncheon at the Civic
association cafe on THE Meaning Of
the Coming of the Electrochemical So
ciety to Birmingham"
Mr.. Gassman's talk was most inter.
esting and was greatly enjoyed. He
was a student of Prof. Joseph w
Richards. Lehigh university, South
Bethlehem, Pa, founder of the So
oiety. and is now secretary of the So
ciety.
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the French town to be rehabilitated by
the Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton will not be shown until Friday, IN
stead of Thursday evening, as was an
nounce1, at the Parish house Of the
Church ef the Advent The pictures are
coming direct from Tampa. Fla. There
are TO be patriotic musical numbers and
Rev. Middleton S. Barnwe1l will make the
talk explanatory of the pictures.
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GOLDEN LEGEND
TO BE GIVEN

Under the auspices of the Woman's
Society of the Independent Presbyterian
church, Longfellow's Golden Legend
will be presented at the Temple Emanu-
FL this evening at o'clock. Many setec-
tons from the music of Dudley Buck
will be given, and DIR. Edmonds will de-
liver an address about the Golden Lee
gend." The music will be under the di-
rection Of Emile Levy organist and di-
rector
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The marriage of Miss Hazel Hawkins
and Mr. Joseph b. Pool will take place
this evening at Z o'clock at the Inde-
pendent Presbyterian church The hour
was changed from 1880 to o'clock.
There will be no attendants and the
ceremony will be performed by the Rev,
Henry Edmonds, pastor of that church.
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MRS. MOSES HoNoREn

Mrs. ST Selheimer entertained at a de-
lightful informal tea yesterday afternoon
in honor of her guest Mrs. David Moses
of Philadelphia. The house was adorned
with spring blossoms and there were
about % friends invited to meet the guest
of honor.
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Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses
were issued in the probate office yes
terday:
George Tyler of Mt. Pinson to Miss
Cellar Lewis.
Marvin Weger of Meridian to Miss
There Blair.
George Elclojlon to Mrs. Ella Parish
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WoMANLEsS WEDDING

The Womans MISSIONARY society OF
the Hamilton Memorial Baptts> church
will give 'womanless wedding FRIDAY
evening at 8 O'Clock at the church. The
entertainment is being directed by Mrs.
II. l.. Bumstead and Mrs. R. E. Matti-
son.
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All Sunday school teachers are in
vited to attend the Birmingham Grad
ed union this morning at 10 o'clock at
the First Methodist church. There will
be a Bible lecture by DR.. j. A. Dun
can from 1925 to IL o'clock. Train
ing class and lesson taught by de-
partments
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There will be a meeting of the Bir-
mingham Art club on Saturday att
ernoon at 8 o'clock at the home of
Mrs. George Gibson at Fountain
Heights. The annual election of Of
ficers will be held and all members
are asked to be present.
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GRADUATION EXERCISES AT
THE HUDSON COLLEGE

Mrs. L. ]. Haley of this city, grad
uate of the JudsoE college, Will deliver
fine haccaluareate address before the
gradua ting class, which consists of more
than 30 members, on Saturday, May 20
The order of the exercises will be as
follows:
Saturday May IS, p. m.-Expression
play
Thursday, May %, p. m.-Commence-
ment concert.
Friday, May "a, 9 a. mart exhibit
a. m-Home economics exhibit.
10 a. n.-Meeting board of trustees.
.. m.-''The Tempest by Elsie Hern-
don Kearns pastoral players.
Saturday. May 25-9 a. Mart exhibit.
9 a. m.-Home economics exhibit.
10 a. manual business meeting of
Alumnae Federation.
p. m.-Graduating exercises, bacca-
laureate address, Mrs. l. ]. Haley, Bir-
mingham.
Sunday, May 2s, Ii a. m.-Baccalaureats
sermon, Rev. M. E. Dodd, d. D., ShreVe-
port, La.
p. m.-Sermon before the Ann Hassel-
tine Missionary society, Rev. NJ. f.
Dodd D. D., Shreveport, La.
PATRIOTIC RESOLUTION
At recent meeting of the student body
of Judson college, the following resolu-
ton was passed unanimously and enthu-
siastically:
1--WE, the students of Judson college, do
willingly and gladly pledge ourselves to
do without wheat and all wheat products
from now until the end of the school
term.-Student Body of Judson."
FILMS DELAYED
Owing to delays, the films of Tilloloy,
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The Catholic Women's club of West
End will be entertained at spend the
day party tomorrow from to o'clock
at the home of Mrs. J. A. Sadler, $40
Tuscaloosa avenue. to sew for the
Red Cross.
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There will be an important meeting
OF the Music Study club tomorrow
morning at III o'clock at Cable hall All
active members are asked to be pres-
ent. 4E
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at 1880 o'clock in the committee room
of the Birmingham public library.
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The board of control of the State
Training School for Girls will hold it's
regular monthly meeting this morning
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-18

synopsis of Weather and Crop Cordi.
tions in Virginia For the Week
Ending LulY LIZ. lllS.

Cool weather continued during the
week and the growth of corn was con-
sequntly retarded but reports from
the extreme southwest and from some
northern Great Valley counties show
its condition TO be satisfactory there,
In southampton county IL Is tasseling
with the stalks considerably below
normal height. White potatoes are
doing well in practically all sections
and, where dug. the yield has proved
gratifying. The late crop is now be-
ing planted in the southeast Sweet
potatoes and tobacco are In good con-
dition except that in Pittsylvania and
Nee kienburG counties tobacco ts rath-
er poor. The topping of tobacco began
in Brunswick county. Peanuts would
he improved by warmer weather.
Spring oats harvest is now on and
while the acreage is possibly a little
smaller than usual. the condition of
the crap Is good In most sections, espe-
cially in the west. and fairly good
crop is expected The threshing OF
wheat is progressing rapidly. Latest
reports indicate a yield possibly some
what below normal In some central
Virginia counties recent rains have
been high and all crops are beginning
to need moisture. In a number of CEN
tral-western counties. also in Norfolk
county, considerable local damage re-
suited from hail storms on the 18th.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-18
CEREAL DRINK MAKERS
PETITION FOR COAL

Washington. July 17.-Cereal hev-
erage manufacturers Of the nation are
conducting a Geographic campaign in
an atteupt to have Or. Garfield modify
the recent no-coal order of the fuel
administration against the breweries
and the cereal beverage makers When
the brewers representatives came down
last week to protest they were unable
To see Dr Garfield and only their at
torney was received by J. r. Noyes.
head of the conservation division OF
tire administration.
The brewers are also the largest
cereal beverage makers and anticipat-
ing The possibility OF wartime prohi-
hitfon. They have made heavy in
vestrnents to manufacture this class OF
drinks MANY thousands of kilograms
have been received by the fuel admin
istrstion during the past two days. SO
similarly worded that the admnistra
tion believes the cereal beverage men
have sent out to all customers and sym
pathizere form telegram 10 he sent
here There IL no present indication
that the campaign viii succeed in hav-
ing the order modified
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developed more clever kiddies
all of the other managers tOgej
Many of The popular prima dol
and comedians of the day began
training as, youngsters with Gus
wards. and owe the major parI
their success to his patience
ability. George" he considersl
most able of ali the children who
come under his management.
Wherever MI Edwards may har
10 be he makes 1t point to devo
portion of his time to interview
stage aspirants. Whenever a boy
girl presents himself or herself,
he or s'e appears u posses the
from which art Is grown, Mr.. Edws
makes it a point to keep in touch I
them until SIC: tine as he Lay
gin the cultivation of the SEED
Other excerent features of this
usual bill include Trovato. the &c,
trio Italian musical wizard. and
talking violin: the Fenwick Girls
dainty singing and variety act:
Murphy, the drollest of monoIo,
and parodists. and Lester and
cent, comedy manipulators.
movies" augment the vaudeville
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Iheaters
GUS EDWARDS OWN BIG
TROUPE OF LITTLE FOLK

Among the features of the new show
that comes to the Lyric for the lat
ter half of the week. commencing
with the matinee performance today.
is Gus Edwards Bandbox Revue, a
rollie king extravaganza presented by
a company of twelve versatile girls
and boys.
When ii comes to discovering talent.
Gus Edwards is the composite of
Sherlock Holmes. Hawkshaw the. De-
tective, and Old Sleuth, to say moth
ing of the modern "detectors." Bill
Pinkerton and Bill Burns BY pro-
fession Gus Edwards is a song writer
and producer of song revues. The
latter are usually of the Juvenile va
riety. and his search for talent is
among Juveniles He has found and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-18
BICYCLE CHAMPION IS
DOING Y. MICA. WORK
Bobbie Walthonr. Ono Of the Proiuin-
ont Men Who Have Volunteered
For Overseas Service.
RODE 81 MILES IN ONE HOUR
Hopes to Surpass This Feat BY Riding
Into Germany On the Side of the
.tIlics--Will BE Physical Director

Bobbie Walthour. bicycle champion.
is one Of the prominent men who have
volunteered for overseas work and are
getting into trim at the y NJ, {. "A.
intensive training camp at Columbia
university. One of the many prizes
held by Walthour was won by riding
ffty-seven miles into Dresden in an
hour. He hopes to surpa his feat
Of riding INTO Germany, oniE MS Hnfe
a. the side of the allied armies win
ming still greater prize 10y min err
ing to the comforts of the soldiers
who shall make that victorious march
into the territory of the foe
Walthour is geing over as y. NJ.
c. a, physical director and will. he
in charge of foyer du soldat, az the
French call the Red Triangle huts es-
tablished for the poilus,
II spent thirteen years in France,
said Walthour, and l want to go
back. II ! find time | want to coach
the poilus In bike riding so We can
be the first to chase the kaiser out of
Berlin
Walthour has 27s companions at
the intensive training camp this week
who are eager to accompany Ameri-
can soldiers and those of our allies into
the land of the Hun. Like him. they,
too, have volunteered for Red Triangle
service. They range in age from
thirty-hve to ffty-fve. but their en-
thusiasm is. like that of Walthour. the
enthusiasm of youth. Among them
are bankers brokers, lawyers, bust
ness men. physicians, actors. surgeons
and men from other professions. Many
of them have resigned from lucrative
positions and are giving their services
to the Y. NJ. C. A. because they feel
the impulse of service and, not be-
ing able to give that impulse express
sion in military action. wish TO aid in
keeping up the morale of our own
troops and of those of our allies by
showing them that the thoughts and
the heart of the American people are
with them,
Perhaps the hardest physical work
many of these men ever did was to
clip coupons. argue cases in courts
or write prescriptions. but now they
are eager TO perform any task, no
matter how lowly. Seymour c. Payne.
a banker of Cleveland. for instance.
overheard someone say that DR.. j.
w Gaines, secretary of the intensive
training camp, needed an office boy.
The banker at once volunteered and
is now taking lessons in that humble
capacity as part Of his preliminary
training for the great work in which
they will engage overseas.
The intensive training camp at
Columbia is under the direction OF
DR. William H. Crawford president
of Allegheny college, who was in
Paris as "Y" worker when the f1rst
shell from the German long-distance
gun exploded. startling the entire
world DR. Crawford was within 100
feet of the place where the shell
struck. killing six persons, He re-
turned TO this country to take charge
of the intensive training camp &C
tivities.
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NO PASSPORTS NECESSARY
FOR VISITORS TO CANADA

Reror+s have heen circulated in
Canada and the United States that
American visitors 70 Canada from the
United states will have 10 secure pass
ports before they can get transporta-
tion and have to 40 through certain
fornallties before they can secure
hotel accommodations.
These reports are false. and II they
refer to the Canadian registration act.
II NAV be stated ofTicially that this act
applies only 70 people permanently
resident IN Canada and does not af-
feet any one living in the United
states Where there are doubts as TO
person nationality or loyalty 10 the
allied cause inquiries may be insti-
tusd
People Of Virginia ard the South
who have been accustomed 70 go TO
Canada for the summer, or who have
occasion to GO there on business need
nor hesitate 70 continue going there
The British vice consul. A. =. VII
mer, has issued the above statement