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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
THE .AGLAIA MEETS

The Aglaia Literary society of Central High school held its regular meeting Fri day afternoon.
 Quotations were jokes.
 After the business session all adjourned to the lunchroom. where each of the members enjoyed the social hour. Miss Rosa Lee Walston, one of Aglaia's former members, gave a very interesting read ing; also, Miss Grace Bradshaw of the Pierian society.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
RECEPTION POSTPONED

The reception to have been given on Tuesday evening at the First Presbyte-
 rian church in honor of the new minis ter. Dr. J. A. MacSporran and Mrs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
sAUTHERN CLUB DULL

The regular Thanksgiving eve ball will take place on Wednesday evening at the Southern club and the members have issued invitations to their friends for this delightful affair.
 | The club will be appropriately decor
 ated and dancing will continue until a
 {, late hour.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
PHOENIX CLUB THANKSGIVING

The Phoenix club will throw open it's doors on Thanksgiving evening to its members and their friends for an in 1 formal reception and dance This is the first large dance to be given following the glorious news of peace and will be i eniOyed by all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
Y. W. c. A. ACTIVITIES

Tuesday in the directors room of the Chamber of Commerce at noon Miss Jeane Adler will talk to the girls who would like to have suggestions as to places of interest in London and Paris, which they would have their soldiers see before returning to America Many a mar will be only too glad if their women folk would suggest these places of historic importance, and it will give the men double interest in looking them up.
 Miss Jones is planning two Thanksgiv- ing evenings in her department, one party in the gymnasium on Tuesday eve ming for three clubs.. and peace Thanks giving dinner on Wednesday evening for the Dorcas club at the overall factory.
 Lovely programmes are being planned for both occasions
 The afternoon French class on Tues day and Thursday at 4:S0 will be taught by Miss Una Jones. it is very desirable to have at least 10 in the class to in- sure the cheap rates.
 Business English classes will be or ganized Tuesday evening under the di- rection of Miss Rosa Strickland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
MRS. RUFF AND
 MRS EMERY TO RECEIVE

Mrs. Margaret Ruff and Mrs. Amelia M Emery will entertain at an informal reception at their studio early in, Decem- her t4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
VICTORY BALL TO BE
 BRILLIANT AFFAIR

Much interest Is centered in the Vic- tory ball. which will be the most bril- liant event of the winter taking place at the Country club on Friday evening. December (. Mrs. Robert R. Meyer, the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24

The Row Dr. Reuben A. Tyler, mis- sionary who has recently returned from Shsna will address the women of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church to- morrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. All in- terssted are invited to attend.
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tired in a dress of navy blue georgette and carried pink and white carnations.
 After the wedding tour MT. and Mrs. Dill will be at home on Avenue F. Ensey. .'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
ENGAGEMENTS
M'DONALD-ROBISON


  wedding to take place early in December GRUISIN-WITT
  daughter Sam Gin of Evansville wedding will be announced later
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
FOR MRS. FORD

Mrs. Frank Headley will entertain a few friends at Lyric party tomorrow afternoon in honor of Mrs. Ford of Nash vile, who is the guest of Mrs. A. A. Adams.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24

and had been appointed to the officers -training school at Camp Pike. He had his equipment all ready when orders came cancelling this order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
DIR. TYLER TO SPEAK

count of the illness of Mrs. MaoSporran The date will be announced later.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-24
Other Editors Than Ours
AMERICAN ACHIEVEMENT.
indianapolis NewS.)


Ihere Is as Da'ld Lawrence pointed out III an article
printed in The News of yesterday disposition TO be-
little American achievement the war. strange
that there should have been efforts of this b.
Americans. Men profess fear that shall exert
too much influence at the table, and to prevent
that they deliberately beitte the work of their
eminent and soldiers. 1t be thought that
can not he just to without doing injustice to
associates in the war Col Repington British
military expert. have motive for fattering
Americans when he speaks of Pershings Argonne
paign that very splendid achievement" An ad-
vance down the Meuse," says Repington, would be
the right end decisive strategy" it carried
out by the Americans, who fought silently but grim
~, dOggedly and fercey." losing killed wounded
probably 10000 men. Col RepinGton says:
ITO my mind there nothing finer in the war
than the splendid good comradeshp displayed
throughout by Gen. Pershing, and there moth
ing more striking than the determined way in
which he pursued his original plan of making
American army feared and respected"
Nor should it be forgotten that the time the
signing of the armistice the Americans had cut the
than vital point The effect their
10 draw thousands of German troops from other parts
of the line, thus tightening somewhat the the
British There than 600, 600 men involved.
The blow directed at the hinge of the whole
line. But for Pershings the war would
almost certainly have still been going mpossi-
bic not be touched by the assurances of many Ct
the French including Joffre that the effec-
tive Intervention of the Americans had saved many
precious lives to France More than the French
have said that ii the Americans who Paris
and turned the German tide in the other direction
We going conduct ourselves as modestly in
making peace did in making war We have a
are in no sense intruders. The record is to be
OF
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-24
THE sTANDPATTERs.
louisville Couricr-Journal.)

Sen Knox joins the chorus of reactonaries in con-
demnation of such dream the league
Wait is the warning Of this standpat Fabius. Put il
on until after the peace treaty is signed he advises
and he offers resolution to this effect.
This is not a role for Sen. Knox and it is not
an exceptional attitude toward human progress No
man ever dreamed a dream make the world Q
brighter and a world someone declared
it utopian visionary or what you will No one
ever launched a movement for the advancement o..
civilization that ne was not by dictionaries
Socrates lampoOned: Galilee was made to recant
Bruno burned the stake; Luther was pictured
as a mailman and only in modern times has science
been allowed to make any Roadway. And in our
own day Langleys flying machine classed with
that of Darius Green.
1t must be granted however that League of Ma
tons uOpian just the idea preventing wars
utOpian But to that the world is ripe any
plan Of betterment that transcends the present cond-
lions is to overlook the possibility of growth ana ad-
vancement To aim higher than status of today is
10 allow for natural development.
But the reactiOnary beyond nose or
will He lives under the rigid conventions Of
yesterday the promise OF tomorrow no place
in his philosophy To him the poet is the fool the
dreamer the ne -dO-wel The well-ordered cogs of
tradition be interfered with. The machine
must be kept going IL has been going and no i'm
provements be added for fear they Will the
mechanism. Leave well enough alone is his advice.
In the reign OF Queen Anne soap ami water were
popular and Dean swift pictured the horse the
clean animal in cOntradstinstion man. Probably his
contemporaries laughted the idea his trying D
cvilize that enlightened Whether the credit
is due 10 the author OF "Guiyers Travels" the fact
remains that bathing is uncommon today, that a
tradition was broken down. custom changed and
it may be because enough OF a dreamer
Ito inveigh against existing conditions
league OF nations may be impractcable but sure
~ the world has enough mutual
scheme can be worked out something a little different
that will at least tend 10 prevent war.
Prest Wilson is in Europe counsel take
counsel 70 give advice and 10 receive advice and
gress would do well to put no obstacle in his way thar
might hamper his usefulness both to America and to
the world
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-24
RI WATER EXIT cor BELGIuM-

There is movement in Holland internationalizo
the Scheldt river. This evidently represents
oosening up of the additionally close and selfish
Dutch policy, result the allied victory over
Germany It is meant to counteract a natural effort
the part OF Belgium Of the little
section Of Dutch territory south the Scheldt
That bit Of territory has long been an embarrass-
ment TO Belgium making it necessary for shipping go
ing to and from Antwerp the principal Belgian sea
pass through channels straits under Dutch
rule. The Belgians regard it more than right
that they themselves should control their
the Scheld for the protection their commerce His
toricaliy and racialy, they have good claim to
the region Holland has is naturally a part of
Flanders rather than Holland was taken from
Belgium a prize.
Belgium, of course, would go to war to recover
the territory, and the allies would hardly for its
friendly terms providing for liberal
compensation. Nevertheless the prospect is plainly
troubling Holland. The technical right
dominate the lower schedt the least she can dc
i'm the circumstances
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-24
Babini and Bon-Bons
By Mabel Clark

l"You risked everything slip on
the cobbles-"
She had regained her compOsure.
"Tony's not really hurt?"
Fairborn treasured her and
glancing at the evidence of poverty
in the shop, >he held out a bill to
her. Please" he pleaded. for
Tony"
The girl hesitated. For Tony"
she said, taking the money with a
smile OF thanks Then assuming
again her salesgirl manner. she
called to him, Come again when
Tony" the latter still screaming,
can thank you better"
III do that" Alex responded
with a fervOr born of a firm reso-
luton TO Go so in the very near fu-
ture.
In fact, the very next day he de-
cided to take a later train TO Pine
wood, thus risking a belated appear
Iance at dinner, but thereby allow
ing time for a call in River street
To his, great disappointment the
dingy store contained this time only
a decidedly dirty Italian woman,
making lace and jabbering admoni-
tiOns to the same bambini on the
doorstep. There was nc time TO in
lvestigate further but Fairborn de-
termined to do so Immediately on
his return from the weekend at
| Pinewood.
NJ frfa
/ delightedly at the station having
motored down to meet him herself.
"Alleen Gregory is charming, dear.
If you can resist her-weH, 1 wash
Imy hands of you There's Alleen
now" she added as a vision in cool
organdie came down the slope of
the lawn to meet them.
Alex stared unbelievingly as the
introduction proceeded.
Dinner at seven, dears,' Mrs
Fairborn called in leaving them.
/ Alex still stared. Are you going
to cut my acquaintance, because I
seem to lead a double life ?" the
girl Of the bonbons in River street
asked. Then seeing that an expla-
nation was necessary to restore her
companions power Of speech. she
chartered on. You see l was one
of the suffrage chairmen TO round
up the River street women for vot-
ing. And Mrs. Tonifetti couldn't
leave her shop and her Riddles So
II donned my Red Cross apron
which I happened TO have along
\ I'm afraid l ruined her cash regis
ter" Then abruptly she asked, DO
you lbhor suffragettes? Most men
in Low do"
Il adore them ALL" said Alex with
inclusive extravaganza. She was
one OF them and that was all that
mattered.
That was the beginning and the
ending. too for later on in the sum-
mer, after innumerable week-ends,
spent to his mothers delight at
Pinewood. Alex told his bon bon
girl which particular suffragette it
was that he adOred.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-24

earning living by knocks than a baby
pampered in a kings household.
While the main object is. stated. give the
wounded man his chance 10 present his views
the public, the paper be a practical school o.
Journalism From typeseers case to imposing stone
from reporter chief every job will
filled by a Yank they couldn't kill"
Previous have flooded the world with an army
OF wounded encouraged by the mistaken graft
tude Of their countries to feel that the world owed
them living. and doomed by that policy to a OF
dreary inactivity But the world growing wiser and
recognizes that kindness encourages the
to feel that the world him chance to make
his living. to help back his
place in a mans world
The Come Back" is itself evidence that in this
policy of reconstruction the country is giving its
wounded the chance they want.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-24

Mas Ma stopped oaver in town
yesterday & calm up to the house.
am jest stopping oaver on my
way TO a trip to the south. she sed
to Pa & Ma.
see. sed Pa, that is a nice trip.
I have often took it, sed Pa. 1t is
butiful this time Of the yeer, espe-
shully rite now. sed Pa.
You seem concerned about
mothers comfort, sed Ma 70 Pa.
She was looking at him kind of
hard
OF course am, sed Pa I luv
yure mother almost as if was her
own son.
If you had been my son, sed Ma s
Ma, you wud have had a moar
steddy life during yure yunger
days. I have often herd OF yure
eskapaids in wisconsin. she sed TO
Pa.
Good old Wisconsin, sed Pa, how
I used 10 roam its hills a care-free
bachelor, sed Pa. watching the
birds flying in the sky Deer littel
birds, sed Pa, thay was free *
knew enuff to stay free. sed Pa
Birds were not put here for the
saim purpose that peepul are here
for, sed Mas Ma. Peepul are put
here to work 4 be earnest. she sed.
& ern mummy for thare wifes & deer
ones. You did flying enuff, at that,
she sed TO Pa. if half them Milwau-
kee stories are true, she sed
Milwaukee is quaint oald city.
sed Pa, it's inhaby-tants are vary
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-24
DECEMBER q, 1913.
CURE FOR SHELL SHOCK.

The surgeon-genera OF the American army reports
that than 1900 OF our soldiers in France were
cured by news of the signing Of the armistice"
Ones first impulse is 10 laugh. But not meant a {,
joke. Neither is it meant slur the courage
and patriotism Of the soldiers concerned Nearly all
them had shown the usual definite symptoms of this
peculiar aiment. Though of nervous origin in many
it had resulted degree Of physical dis
fgurement
Those soldiers were unquestiOnaby sick. Their
Gus systems shot 10 pieces" Mentally and ply
sicaIly they disabled yet at the mere word
that the over they recovered
Their disease not imaginary, tho usual sens.
OF the word; but their imagnations seem to have
worked the cure. = remarkable proof added to
the proofs that clearsghted doctors every
day Of thoiI lives. of the mind matter
Even materialists driven by such proofs to rec
ognize that perhaps after ali the potent medi
cnes not in the doctors bag drug stor
shelves AS for the physicians themselves they a..
learning apply Of the psychological principles
that their great professional ancestor Paracesus
taught 400 years ago.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-24
MERCY.

Since the cessation Of fighting the Red Cross has
turned from making surgical sewing upon
clothing ill-ciad little folks in Europe one
department has in charge the making infant
layettes.
Certain ladies Of a certain city. presumably human
ladies. reported their Cross head
quarters TO sew but when given the tiny
upon coldy refused When the director in ch3rye
asked the reason, they replied that 1ese garments
intended illegitimate children decent
women should not be called upon to labor in such
cause.
Controlling her Indignation. the director carefullg
explained that these layettes destined
make the path Of the wlfully delinquent girl easier
help what they might in caring for
babies of those innocent young French Belgian
girls victims of German officers. Reply
ing that this made difference, the
home
Such heartessness, such failure to understand the
simple principles humanity, we'll incredible
If these only knew IT, they, the ptiful ruin
ed children whom they disgrace their
sex and to that great society whose watch-word is
Mercy
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-24
w. s. S. THIS YEAR AND NEXT.

II that Thrift card still lacks few stamps to COM
pIeJe the 16 is the time fiji up if any in
terest is be drawn. Next year. announced the
government viii sell Savings and Thrift stamps on
identical plan carried out in 1918 But next
years stamps. of course. will year
purchased this year two issues must be
kept separate.
Thrift stamps are redeemable at their face value
The War Savings stamps draw interest That one
reason why all the cards should be filled before Jan
LIST. Then the four dollars and worth Of
stamps. exchanged for a ". s 5. will come back to
the purchaser in 1923 as So.
The Thrift stamp habit easily acquired quarters
converted into the little green stickers
be missed. Also the realization that these
carities count pretty fast and that they'll all be
returned with interest the end short years
rather adds 10 pleasure in the habit
better thrift and psychology too 30 teach chill
dre~ invest the coins that way than 10
have them hoard the money d toy bank Let every
body finish up the last certificate just one or
stamps OF the 1918 issue-and then start ia
afresh with the year buying government saving
stamps.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-24
The GONE BACK. F"

The Come Back" is newspaper. the FIRST one to be
published by the wounded army forces
lis hrst issue appeared the other day by the
PATIENTS the Walter Reed hospital WASHINGTON
The foremost Of the many institutions fitting our
disabled soldiers active civilian pursuits
This said be the first American paper ever
published with the hope that 1t may de When
rs publication ceases will that the wound
ed man has left the hospital and resumed his place
among his feIIOv-citizens
The object OF the 10 to the American
public the wounded mans point OF view as regards
himself Please don't coddle me- is the motto OF the
soldier says the editor. What "a chance TO
get back into civil life the spirit OF indie
pendence that takes fellow the toP Ease ,sn',
what any fellow wants; he would rather be a man
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-24
THE MELTING POT
'Come Take Pot Luck With Us"
LITTLE BOEBIE'S PA.
BY William r. Kirk.

prim & quiet. thay dident under
stand me, that is all.
I guess thay dident, sed Mas Ma.
Thay dident approve Of the way
YOU turned mite into day. I met q
vary nice gentleman from thare not
long ago. she toald Pa. His naim
is James Paul, he toald me about
you.
Good old Jim Paul, sed Pa, he
was a great old bird! Many a ses-
sion him & 1 sat in, sed Pa. He
was the best poaker player in the
Press Club. sed Pa, he used 10 kind
of dOze in the gain, sed Pa. K eT-
cry time he weak up he had full
hand. sed pa. Good oald Jim.
I feer this must be another per
son. sed Mas Ma. The man mean
wud scOrn 70 play a gambling gain.
Well, sed Pa, the way Jim played
YOU cuddent hardly call it gambling.
He was sure of winning. All me,
sed Pa, them good old Romans IS
passing away! Thare isen't vary
much speed to the yunger set, sed
Pa.
You have sum vary harsh view 3
Of life, sed Mas Ma.
/ dident used to. sed Pa, wen l
was yung & full OF hoap. But now
am a leaf that is turning in the
Autumn of life to a brite crimson
hue. sed Pa, & soon 1 shall flutter
away.
How sad. sed Mas Ma, then
heer until the end Gums.
< then Mas Ma began to IN
pack her trunks.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-24
DARTNG, PIERCING
SCIATTC PAINS
Give way before the pene.
trating effects of Sioan's
Liniment

So do those rheumatic twinges and
the lOin-aches of lumbago, the nerve
Inflammation Of neuritis, the wry neck,
the joint wrench, the ligament sprain,
the muscle strain, and the throbbing
bruise.
The ease Of applying, the quickness
Of relief, the positive results, the clean
illness, and the economy Of SlOan's
Liniment make it universally preferred.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-16
STRANGE INVENTIONS

FIom the Scientific American.
 In enumerating some of the strange patents sanctioned by the patent office, a writer mentions tornado proof house, the invention of Brooklyn man. It is built on pivot, so that every breeze turns it with it's head to the wind.
 Among other inventions is pedal calorificator," with which one can blow upon ones toes to warm them. It Is a tube, worn under the clothes. with a branch leading to each foot and a mouth piece at the top. Then there are pol isher for false teeth-merely the end of corncob stuck on stick-a sanitary pocket for carrying chewing gum, a wooden bit for preventing snoring, a noiseless alarm clock that yanks the sleepers arm instead of ringing. another that starts a mechanism that throws him out of bed, and machine for counting eggs as they are laid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-16

, genuinely fond of their officers and would go anywhere in battle when commanded; but when in rest camps they recognized no bounds in fun or fights.
 Many of them could always manage to dig up brandy or rum from the French villages. Probably because of its scarcity at home they made exS.s efforts to dig it up over in Francs. where it is plentiful in the villages.
 The wine and brandy producing sec- tions of France have not been de- stroyed Champagne is more plentifu, and cheaper in the French villages than ever before known. Soldiers could get it in many places for dollar and a quarter a bottle.
 The Australians proved the widest bucks in all the allied armies. They fought like demons every where. but knew no discipline and had way of counting out their officers when they became strict in enforcing discipline.
 General Birdsong. of an Australian division. was reviewing his thirty thou sand men one day recently and at- tempting to teach them discipline when suddenly. with one deep voice, all thirty thousand sang out:
 "One, two. three, four, five, six, seven. eight, nine. ten--to he'll with youw
 No action was taken. It was premad- itated and too unanimous An entire di- vision could not be imprisoned or pun- ished.
 They wouldn't endure discipline. but were tigers in fight.
 Like the Alabama boys their losses were double what they should have been with discipline and caution before German machine gun nests