The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-03
By RosALIE ARMIsTEAD HIGGINS

Montgomery. February 2.-(Special)
 The most important thing which has hap pened in Montgomery the past week is
 the lifting of the quarantine which has
 been placed upon the soldiers at Camp
 Sheridan.
 I Since the quarantine was put on three
 weeks ago things have been rather quiet socially, and there has been dearth
 of dances and other social functions, but
 everyone wore a smile on Wednesday when the ban was removed and prepared | to make merry and make up for lost | time. The soldiers did not really know 1 just how well they liked Montgomery un ! til they stayed in camp for three weeks and now, on their return to the city, | they are wearing the smile that won't come off
 Several social affairs were given Sat
 urday evening. At the Country club q dnner-dancefurnished entertainment for 1 several hundred guests, including a num- 1 Der of officers from Camp Sheridan At | the Jackson club, of which a number of enlisted men are members, a delightful dance was given.
 l During the past week there have been
 a number of important club meetings. On Monday evening the annual meeting | of the Young Mems Christian associa- | ton was held at the association build ing on South Perry street The special purpose of the meeting was to arouse an interest in the people of ontgomery in the needs of the directors and patron l esses to carry on the work the coming year. The meeting was opened with a prayer by Miss Elizabeth korn special field worker, and summary of the en- tire Young Women's Christian associa- | ton war work council, since it's organiza- ton last September, was given by Mrs ] Charles Thtgpen. Interesting reports were read by Mrs. Henry Crenshaw and Mrs. Stuart Mackenzie. Mrs. w. A. Saf- ! fold, in her usual charming manner,
 gave some uI her original dialect read | Ings, and Miss Juliet Marcus. accompa- I nied by Mrs. Ruth Dew. sang, santa Lucia and Through the Night" Aft
 CT the meeting dainty refreshments were
 served by Mrs. Nash Read and Mrs D.
 L. Milestone from prettily appointed table The meeting was splendidly att | tended.
 | Mrs Ruth Dew. who has been spending | ing the winter in Montgomery with her sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Korn, and who has I been deeply interested in the work of | the Young Womens Christian associa- | board of the Young Women's Christian association as assistant to Miss korn. special field worker. Mrs. Dew was for
 several years a volunteer worker in the
 San Francisco Young Women's Christian | association and is we'll fitted for the | work She Is a young woman of excep- tional ability and rare personal charm and her selection by the board was | very wise one. She is an excellent mu- l sician and during the winter has given
 much pleasure with her music at the as- I sociation building, where she has played
 for the Glee club, and at the various Young .Women's Christian association
 huts at Camp Sheridan, where she has
 often appeared and is a great favorite l By her winning personality and gracious
 ness of manner she has drawn about her
 a large circle of friends who wish for
 her every success in her new field of en- devvor.
 | The board of directors of the Young ! Women's Christian association held an
 important meeting Tuesday morning and
 tNe following officers were reelected: