The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-10

II cepting the state chairmanSnlp TOT
 S the committee of "The Fatherless Children of France, Mrs. Henry T. Dean has done a beautiful palrlo'io service for the movement is one that ID in dire need of assistance and there Is no women I know whose enthusiasm ana sweetness of nature ability and genuine
 heart interest in everything humani- tarian fits her more admirably to HI Inc important position with credit 10 her- self and her state than Mrs. Dean. Resides. Mrs. Dean is an indefaugaoie worker, her wide experience in many civic and charitable movements, slVlhs her 9 keen insight into the needs or big patriotic activity like this, ana she knows how to organize and direct ana adjust matters, and better than all, 10 interest people in anything she is inter ested in.
 Mrs. Henry T. DeBardeleben has served faithfully and Loyalty as temporary chairman for the Fatherless Children or France committee. pending permanent chairman for Alabama, and she turns over to Mrs Dean a big work, work which in its manifold interests touches every heart and every sympathy that human flesh is heir to.
 ] Mile. Rotts visit to Birmingham Wednesday and Thursday" Mrs. Dean said yesterday, "is primarily intended 10 bring the Fatherless Children of France | work before the business people of the I city, particularly the business men. It is a foregone conclusion that all women are | interested :n the great work for the lit tie orphaned children of France. be- cause children appeal to the mother ] heart, while often men are too much en- gagged in business matters and other af- fairs to give much attention to such
 matters. This is a movement however, 1 in which the interest of men must be en-
 listed because it is to them that we loce 1 for financial aid, and with Birming- hams great generosity on every subject pertaining to this frghtful war, we feel l that this movement will go over the top Itoo."
 1 .I received a wire from Mrs. Edward Payton Fowler. executive secretary of tthe national executive committee for the Fatherless Children of France, from New York, Tuesday," continued Mrs. Dean, 1 'congratulating me upon the opportunity l of doing my bit by accepting the chair manship of the work for state of Ala bama and she urged me to impress upon 1 the business men of Birmingham to hear 1 Mile. Rott's message, for in hearing it she felt sure of cooperation and sympa- thy. Mile, Rott has done distinguished service in France for the last four years as d nurse. She comes to us with a message from her own countrymen, and the pictures she draws of the suffer- ing and poverty and heart rending con- lditions in France will not be overdrawn, lbut true to life, for Mile. Rott has Ibeen there and she knows
 Through the courtesy of the Rotary
 to the rank of major. Dr. Hagood is at present stationed at Camp Mcclellan. l Mrs. A. H. Olive has returned from weeks visit with friends in Talladega
 Mrs s. J. Woolley of Newberne is visit ing Mrs. w. D. Tynes on South Twelfth avenue.
 Mrs. Charles W. Ford has as her guest tfor the week her cousin, Mrs. Henry
 Montgomery Cooper and little daughter. Clementine, of Georgetown, Ky.
 Mrs. M w. Josey of Memphis, Tenn.
 is the guest of her sister, Mrs, E. w. Sylvester, after months visit to rela- tives in Philadelphia and New York.
 pr. l.. B. Dillon is attending the Ala
 bama State Dental association, which is
 now in session in Montgomery.
 Newton will entertain the Huntsville