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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-02
Free kindergarten Maintained By the Church of the
Advent, Beautiful Charity Which Has Given Worlds of
Happiness to Those Who Give and Those Who Accept
By DOLLY DALRYMpLE

/ could see this nice young woman and
her little flock, happy, joyous, con-
tented, everybody with the sweet
spirit of love and affection in their
hearts for the others.
| Tell me all about it." 1 asked Miss
Charles, land how you manage to make
them all so happy?"
First let me tell you that l dearly
love children" she replied in her gem
| tie way. III believe that to have any
real success in teaching children or
making friends with them, that per-
| son must love them innately. l have
always loved children and l have al
ways been interested in kindergarten
work. Before 1 came to Birmingham
three years ago I was associated with
Bishop Matthews of New Jersey in this
sort of work. / went to Minnesota un-
der his jurisdiction and for sometime
lived in the far west was very anx-
ious to live in Birmingham because of
purely personal reasons-several mem
bers OF my immediate family residing
here-and got in communication with
the kindergarten movement here only
to find that at that time there was
very little chance for me to do any
thing. After a long correspondence,
however, / came to Birmingham to
visit and had the opportunity of meet
ing Dr. bdTnWell, WIN WnOm naa
correspondent. At that time DIR. Barn
we'll didn't deem it advisable to open
the free kindergarten. A little later,
however he saw his way clear and
with a little group of Is children the
kindergarten started. I want to say
just here that too much praise and
gratitude cannot be accorded DR.. Barn
well for the work he has done in build
ing up the kindergarten his splendid
courage and wonderful influence have
been deeply felt by all those connected
with the work.
Today" Mis- Charles continued, I'VE
have so names enrolled on the books;
our average attendance is so; frequent
ly there are SIS; this year I have come
in contact with more than 80 children
in the kindergarten, all told The
school, while supported entirely by the
members of the Church of the Advent,
is not in any sense UNCONVENTIONAL
school; everybody Is welcomed and
everybody is treated in the same way.
Parents pay Observation-Disclosures they
can afford--a slight remuneration.
maybe a dollar month; we are glad
to have it, but we do not require it.
That is left with the parents as to
whether they can afford anything; il
they can't, the children are received
free of cost and are just as welcome.
1t requires about 800 month to pay
the running expenses of the kinder
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-02
Legal Department Wants
Law to Punish Men Who
Repeat False Reports

Washington, February lin report
Ting to the Senate the administration
bill penalizing circulation OF false re-
ports obstructing sale of liberty bonds
or other federal securities, Chairman
Culberson of the judiciary committee
today presented a letter from Attorney
General Gregory saying that the Sec
rotary of the Treasury and federal re-
serve board are much Interested in the
legislation.
During the last six months said the
Attorney General. "the attention of this
department has been called to many
instances of the making of false re-
ports or statements intended to inter-
fere with the successful floating Of the
liberty bonds. Whether these acts have
been committed by those favoring the
cause of the enemy or whether with
other motives, they are equally disloyal
and injurious to the interests of the
United States.
The bill provides maximum penalties
OF 20 years Imprisonment and $4,000
fines.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-02
Mothers Friend
in Every Home
Comfort and Safety Assured Before
the Arrival Of the Stork.

In thousands of American HON s
there is bottle of the splendid and
time honored remedy. Mothers Friend,
that has aided many woman through
the trying ordeal. saved her from suf-
fering and pain. kept her in health of
mind and body In advance of baby s
coming, and most wonderful infiu-
ence in developing a healthy, lovely
disposition in the child.
q Mothers Friend relieves the pain and
discomfort caused by the strain on the
ligaments. makes plfable those fibres
and muscles which. nature is expanding
and soothes the inflammation OF breast
glands and other soreness. The tend
ency to nervousness and to morning
sickness or nausea is conteracted
.Ef BY regular use during the period the
muscles expand with ease when baby
IL born, tension is reduced and the pain
and danger at the crisis is naturally
less.
Mothers Friend is an external reme-
az: IS absolutely safe and wonderfully
effective. 1t not only allays distress ii,
ADVANCE but assures speedy recovery
for the mother
This splendid preparation may be had
At every drug store. and Is one of the
greatest blessings ever discovered for
expectant mothers Write to the Rrad-
field Regulator Co, Calls Lamar Bldg,
= Atlanta. Ga. for their Motherhood
Book" SO valuable to expectant moth
ere, and in the meantime do not fail to
get bottle of Mothers Friend at the
drug store and thus fortify yourself
nEainst pain and discomfort.---Adv
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-02

nTS curious how things happen; you
may live in a community and think
you know about every sort OF
charity under the, shining sun-every-
thing that is worth while-and just
as you are beginning to fold your
hands complacently and imagine you
have the situation well in hand, you
suddenly find that you've omitted from
your list one of the most worth while.
1t was just short time ago that
somebody asked me If I'd ever written
a story about the free kindergarten
which has it's patron saint, the Church
Of the Advent. I frankly answered
no. 1t wasn't two days before some
body, who probably hadn't ever been
in newspaper office before, happened
to drop in and said:
why don't you go up to the Parish
House and see the 80 or more little
children there at the Church of tho
Advent free kindergarten?
"A brand new charity2" I asked.
You are very out of date came the
quick reply. Its three years old. I'm
SUI pTlStQ you We ASNcI NAottO0 ~ 800
it's never too late to mend, so run in
there some day soon and talk with
Miss Ella Charles and she'll tell you
about it and you can see for yourself
what this splendid young woman is
doing You know she has charge of
the kindergarten
OF course it wasn't necessary for me
to be told third time. and the frst
bright sunshiny morning that came
around ! accepted the suggestion OF
my two friends and went in to see
Miss Charles.
In the big, spacious rooms Of the
parish house Of the Church of the Adj
vent, where, as Miss Charles expresses
1t, God just made a place for gar
den and the little group of children
are the flowers" l found rows and
rows of tiny chairs-the little kinder
garten kind, you know, and the little
long, narrow tables spread about
which the children-wonderful bright
eyed, curly haired. pink-cheeked little
children--50 or more, from 319 to Z
years old--enjoy the games, the play,
the work, and the sweet environment
which Miss Charles has, by her gen.
tleness and kindness, created for these
little tots.
Is there anything more appealing
than a group of happy little children?
You'd declare there wasn't If you
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-02

minded me of those lines in the ptagse
book: "Nourish us all in goodness.
crease in us true religion"
Miss Ella Charles is my idea Of a
noble Christian character woman
whose influence will remain with those
dear little babies. long after they are
grown and out in the big old work
a-day world, to battle with lifes many
mysteries; but she wouldn't have 1t
so when told her; she merely an
swered:
I'm only an humble instrument in
His hands to help His little ones whom
love very dearly"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-02
RANDOM NOTES

Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Hirsch of Cum
berland Md, is the guest of Mrs
Hirsch's sister, Mrs. Edward Hitler, on
Highland avenue.
Mrs. John Stone and children are suf-
fering from an attack of measles at their
home at Roebuck Springs.
Mrs. E. T. Rosamond and mother Mrs
w. M. Owen, left Wednesday for Palm
Beach, Fla, where they will be the
guests of Mrs. Rosamond's sister, Mrs.
Fl. D. Geer.
Mrs. H. Schlesinger of Greenville, Miss,
who has been visiting relatives in New
Orleans, is the guest of Mrs. j. E. Ro-
senburg.
Miss Katherine Staley left Friday for
Livingston, where she resumes her du-
ties as domestic science teacher after
spending two months in the city.
Dainty little cards, tied with white
satin ribbons. have been received in Bir-
mingham, which convey the following
news: Nathaniel Leslie Carpenter II,
January 5, 1918, Lieut.. and Mrs. Joseph
Neibert Carpenter, Jr, Rockford, Ill
Lieut. and Mrs Carpenter have many
friends in Birmingham and Bessemer
who are interested in the happy news OF
the birth of a son to these charming
| young people. Lieutenant Carpenter S
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Carpenter,
| lived in Bessemer for number of years
where Lieutenant Carpenter was born
| Lieutenant Carpenter is stationed now al
! Rockford. ILL.,, awaiting his orders tc
France.
| Friends of Mr.. Hugh McIlwane OF
Selma will regret to learn that he was
serisai.sy injured by an automobile in
Selma, and that he continues unconscious
at the hospital
! Mrs. David Roberts, who has been i'll
| the past few weeks, is improving, and
has been carried to her home on Alt
mont road.
| Mr.. and Mrs. T. P. Hay Jr., will re-
| turn today for their wedding trip and
will he at home with Mr.. Hayes par
ents, DR.. and Mrs. Hay, on Fourteenth
avenue, south.
Miss Margaret Nelson has returned
| from New Orleans.
Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Collins are
| spending few days in Atlanta
Mrs. William v. Bartlett will leave
today for New Orleans. where she will
spend several days with Mr.. Bartlett,
who is in the Officers Naval Training
school at that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shirley Harris will leave
next week for Sheffield, where they will
make their home.
=
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-02
SIMMS-MARTIN WEDDING
PARTY ENTERTAINED

The groomsmen of the Simms-Martin
wedding party entertained at very
lovely dinner party at the Tutwiler. The
table was adorned with roses and mar
cissi, and the guests included Miss Mar
tin, Miss Westmoreland, Miss Hall, Miss
Gilmore, Miss Alternately, Miss Steen-
huis, Miss Kennedy, Mr.. Simms, Mr..
Holemeade Chichester, Mr.. Anderson
Jaffe, Mr.. Joseph Worthington, Mr.. Rob-
ert Seals, Mr.. Edward Coleman, Mr..
and Mrs. John D. Chichester.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-02
TUTWILER TEA
THIS AFTERNOON

Among those entertaining at tea this
afternoon at the Tutwiler will be Miss
Esther McClain, Miss Sarah Phelan, Mr..
Thomas Kirkpatrick, Mrs. G. M. Blanch-
ard, Mrs. Walter Hood, Mrs. Arthur
Moody, Mrs. w. D. Smith. Mrs. ]. j..
Whitfield, Miss Grace Hall, Miss Fiez-
gerald, Mrs. Joseph Settle, Miss Hayes,
Mrs Leroy Percy, Miss Jacobs, Mrs. g.
L. Moore, Mrs. c. j. Palmer, Mrs A. a.
Gaines, Mrs. NJ M. Baldwin, Miss Vir-
GINA Abbott, Mrs Landsburger, Mrs
Joseph Norman, Miss Halle Cowherd
and others.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-02
UNCLE SAM, (Inc.)
BY w. II. j. TAYLOR
President of the Retail Credit Mems
National Association


National Association
The average man is SO interested in
his individual line of endeavor ne
does not stop to realize that we are
all in business together. Uncle Sam
runs the plant and We are all of us
just workers in our various depart-
ments. What you call your business
and what / call my business are but
small work benches III the great, big
factory of the nation.
And the country's business is to
manufacture happiness and prosper
ity. Everyone helps; that is, every
one who does his share. If you do
not have your employers interest at
heart you are not worker. but a
shirker, a parasite ON the payroll You
arc not doing your share. And al
present it Is part of everyones duty
to do his share
cannot emphasize too strongly
that every wise employer wants his
people to be prosperous, to own their
own homes, to have money to spend
Here is where Uncle Sam, Incorpoi.
ated, sets the example for all other
business; the government profits are
not concentrated in the hands of any
Individual His Is a profit-sharing
business in its truest sense. And 1t
has this further advantage--it is not
only run for all of US, but by all OF
US. We are all individual stockhold-
ers. United States, Incorporated,
has 10o,0o0,O00 shareholders.
Now, If those shares are to pay
dividends, let's keep the plant busy.
We must not only make the world
safe for democracy. We must keep
democracy in business
When the country prospers, you and
I prosper; when the country suffers,
you and l suffer. And to cripple any
line of honest endeavor would hurt
us all. The big steel plant depends
upon orders from the builder and the
railroad; these in turn depend upon
the tenant and the shipper, who get
the money they spend from other pro-
ducers-the shopkeeper the lawyer,
the doctor, the mechanic. the baker,
the tailor, and so ON. So each of us
owns share In the prosperity Of the
shop, the factory, the railroad, the
mill and the mine. Keep them busy
and you keep the country busy. Spend
and they can spend, SO that you may
earn to spend again.
This is not waste, but wisdom.
United States. Incorporated, is the
best security on earth.
Copyright. 1918, by King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-02

garten, so you see that it is really
big charity"
The develoment of the children Is
perfectly remarkable to me-" Miss
Charles said. II love to watch them
grow in mind as well as in body. All
of them are true little Americans in
reality. There happens not to be a
foreigner in the kindergarten, al
though our doors are open to any ma
tionality Many of the children are
very illiterate and their grammar is
bad, and the way in which they receive
instruction and correction is to my
mind one of the most delightful things
connected with the work. When / cor
rect them / always tell them that IL
they talk ungrammatically they can't
come to the kindergarten; and it is
very amusing to hear those who have
been corrected telling others who make
mistakes that we don't talk that way
, at the kindergarten, and Miss Charles
says we can't come here IL we do"
Since the public schools have
closed" Miss Charles said, II have lit
orally been swamped with old pupils
of the kindergarten who have come
and asked me to let them help me;
children are restless when they are
out OIL SCnOOl anu 1t makes me Very
happy to have these former pupils
come back and offer to take the re-
sponsibility of helping me with the
little tots I encourage it because I
think children should be taught re-
sponsibility early in life"
TT is my pleasure to visit the homes
of the children, too" Miss Charles said.
"and become acquainted with the
mothers of my pupils. ! find the great
est appreciation of our work every
where. We send our kindergarten chill
dren to the primary grades of the
public schools when they reach the
age of years as our work covers only
play, games, singing and just bit
of real teaching out of books. The
children enjoy the singing more than
anything else; they love to sing; they
sing with their whole bodies, their
hearts and their minds; it is one of
the most delightful Of all their kim
dergarten privileges"
1t was the noon hour when I left
the little kindergarten room and Miss
Charles followed me to the door tell
ing me interesting things about her
work and her SO little tots whom she
loves with all the tenderness and gem
tleness of her sweet natrue.
I felt as If I had spent an hour with
one of heavens angels; she sort of re-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-02
MGE-HARWOOD
SUNDAY SCHOOL
CLASS ENTERTAINED

Miss Annie Brill was hostess for her
Sunday school class Tuesday evening
at her home at North Johns. Enjoyable
games were played and the guests in
cluded Jamie Potts, Annie Potts Ella
Belle Dixon, Rosa Brill and EVELYN
Brill. Herman Weed, Carl Casper.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-02
MUSIC CLUB

On account of the schools being closed,
there will be no meeting of the Junior
Music Study club this afternoon. All
members are urged to attend the benefit
recital which will be given under the
auspices of the club Wednesday, Febru-
airy 6, at Cable hall, at o'clock. Price
of admission will be voluntary.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-02
HAY-M'WHIRTER

The following announcement has
been received by friends in the city:
Miss Sue r. Crouch announces the
marriage of her niece, Susie McWhir-
ter, to Mr. Thomas Park Hay, Jr.,
Wednesday. January 80, 1918. Morris
town, Tenn"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-02

Tommie Lanford, Ira Davis. Lloyd
White, Earl schrimsher and Morris
Brill.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-02

Miss Lucille Martin, a bride-elect.
The guests included: Miss Martin
Miss Evelyn Westmoreland, Miss Grace
Hall, Miss Esther Kennedy, Miss Thelina
Alternately, Miss Jocelyn Orr, Miss Ma
rion Lewis, Miss Margaret Macon, Miss
Kate Steenhuis, Mrs George Martin, Mrs.
John B. Chichester, and Mrs. Edward
Martin
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-02
THE GRAYMoNT ALUMNI

The Graymont school organized an
alumni of all the pupils who had gone
through the seventh grade and the pres
ent class that enters high school this
year
The meeting was called to order by
Miss Hunt and the following were made
officers: Mamie Lappage, president;
Raymond Garrett, vice president; Helen
Gould, secretary; Eva Thomas, treas
urer; Ida Parkinson, Helen SIMS Con-
rad Young, chairmen of different com
mittees, and Annie Lee Hall, critic.
After the election of officers short and
interesting talks were made by Mr..
Powell, Miss Hunt, Miss Gillespi.
1t was decided that the alumni would
give a social at the Graymont school
Saturday afternoon, February 8, 1918,
from 3 to 5.
Those that registered during the even
ing were: Mamie Lappage, Mable
Brock. Conrad Young, Jessie Freeman,
Margie Young, Maud Parkinson, Annie
Lee Hall. Mary Simmons, Helen Gould
Ida Parkinson, Eva Thomas, Elizabeth
Davidson, Belle Gambler, Helen Sims
Lizzie Young, Vernon Lutz, Edward Her
riot, Joseph Campbell, Fannie Eskew
Raymond Garrett. Raymond Marston,
Josephine Turner, Henry Turner Edward
Branscombe, and Elizabeth Branscombe
Those that did not register and would
like to. please call Miss Helen Gould
Main 2674-J.
NGE-HARWOOD
The following invitations have beer
Issued: Judge and Mrs. Bernard Har-
wood request the honor of your pres
ence at the marriage of their daugh-
| ter, Augusta Braune, to Mr.. Frank
James Inge, Jr., on Tuesday, February
~. at o'clock in the evening, at
Christ church, Tuscaloosa, Ala"
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Keeping Business Safe for Democ-
racy.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-02
MISS GILMORE ENTERTAINs

N ISIS Marjorie Gilmore entertained
at box party yesterday after
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1918-03-09
Sundays Address, as printed Monday, No
vember 10, 1913, in the 'Johnstown Democrat: ="


Night was upon Babylon. The shadows of
her 200 towers were beginning to lengthen The
Euphrates rolled on touched by the fiery splend
ors of the setting sun, and the gates of brass
opened and shut like doors of fame The hang
ing gardens Of Babylon, wet with heavy dew,
began to pour from starlit flowers and dripping
leaf fragrance for many miles around. The
streets and squares were lighted for dance and
frolic and promenade. Scenes Of riot and was
sail were mingled in every street, and goddess
mirth and outrageous excesses and splendid
wlckedness came to the kings palace tonight
Rushing up to the gates are chariots upholstered
with precious cloths, drawn by fery-eyed horses
that rear and neigh in the grasp of the char
ioteers while thousand lords dismount and
women dressed in all the splendor of that AS
syrian age. Open wide the gates and bid the
guests come in The chamberlain and the cup
bearers are all ready. Hark to the rustic of silk
and carols of music. See the blaze of Jewels
Lift the banners, fill the cups, clap the cymbals
blow the trumpet! Let the night go by with
song and dance and ovation. All Twas no
common banquet to which these people came
The signal was given and the lords and the
ladies and the mighty men and women of the
land come around the table. Be-starred head
band and cockanet of royal beauty CLEAN to the
chalces as again and again, and still again they
drain their cups Pour out the wine! Let foam
and bubble kiss the rim! Away with care
from the palace. Tear royal dignity to tatters
Pour out more wine. Give us more light, wild
music, sweeter perfume. Lord shouts to lord
and captain to captain. The goblets clash The
decanters rattle. There comes in the obscene
song and the drunken hiccough and the salaver-
ing lip and guffaw of idiotic laughter, bursting
from lips of princes, flushed, reeling blood
shot, while mingled with it all I hear the
Hurrah! Hurrah for Belshazzar!
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1918-03-09
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Page " of Talmage's Sermon printed in a
book, entitled, Social Dynamite


Night was upon Babylon. The shadows Of
her 200 towers were beginning to lengthen The
Euphrates rolled on touched by the fiery splend-
ors OF the setting sun, and the gates Of brass
opened and shut like doors Of fame The hang
ing gardens of Babylon, wet with heavy dew,
began to pour from starlit flowers and dripping
leaf fragrance for many miles around. The
streets and squares were lighted for dance and
frolic and promenade. Scenes Of riot and was
sail were mingled in every street, and goddess
m1rth and outrageous excesses and splendid
wickedness came to the kings palace tonight.
Rushing UP to the gates are chariots upholstered
with precious cloths, drawn by fiery eyed horses
that rear and neigh in the grasp of the char
ioteers while thousand lords dismount and
women dressed in all the splendor of that AS
syrian age. Open wide the gates and bid the
guests come in The chamberlain and the cup
bearers are all ready. Hark to the rustic of silk
and carols Of music. See the blaze of Jewels.
Lift the banners, fill the cups, clap the cymbals.
blow the trumpet! Let the night go by with
song and dance and ovation. All! Twas no
common banquet to which these people came
The signal was given and the lords and the
ladies and the mighty men and women of the
land come around the table, Be-starred head
band and cockanet Of royal beauty CLEAN to the
challces as again and again, and still again they
drain their cups. Pour out the wine! Let foam
and bubble kiss the rim! Away with care
from the palace. Tear royal dignity to tatters
Pour out more wine. Give us more light, wild
music, sweeter perfume. Lord shouts to lord
and captain to captain. The goblets clash. The
decanters rattle. There comes in the obscene
song, and the drunken hiccough and the salaver-
ing lip and guffaw of idiotic laughter, bursting
from lips of princes, flushed, reeling, blood
shot, while mingled with it all I hear the
Huzza! Huzza for Belshazzar