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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-21
Rx DOLLY nALRYMPLE

A FTER nice Mir Marshall Mont NS\ gomery, the world famous S S ventriloquist, who is entertain ing vast audiences round at the Lyric with his clever "act" told me yester- day that he didn't taste any of the food he eats while he is notwithstanding or any of the things he drinks, or-or anything. I suggested that he'd be a very satisfactory sort of person to keep house for.
 "The menu wouldn't ever have to be changed" I said, jubilantly, as though I'd made a wonderful discovery-for What Every Woman Knows" is that the quickest way to mans heart IS through his nice little "tum- -tum,' and -an6-here was a man who couldnt be reached by that route because re tastes not what he eats, and so IL would be rather an easy job to keep house for him, because then you'd have more time to devote to other things instead of spending hours arranging menus each day.
 But I reckoned without my host, Tor quickly the nice young man said:
 "Oh, I have the menu changed al- most daily because I get tired looking at the same food even if I don't taste it; roast beef three times a day-1 mean at the theatre-gets as tiresome as it does on ones own table; hence I vary with lamb chops, spring lamb with mint sauce and any old thing, just so it's different
 "But how can you eat three times day ventriloqually and not taste" I asked, curious to know if anything was the matter with his perfectly good palate or tasting apparatus.
 Simply because it's mechanical" MT. Montgomery answered. My mind isn't on the food at all, but on my work; the food is merely one of the stage properties'-just as the chairs, the ta- ble, the glasses and the knives and forks; it is just stage setting, as 1t were-a scenic effect such as every act must have to give it color and please the eye of the audience"
 Mr. Marshall Montgomery is very attractive young man, good looking, beautifully groomed, well dressed and very modest, for he doesn't seem at all to think that his work is anything wonderful, but then that's the way with geniuses and things; they get so used to being clever that they don't consider their talent anything espec- tally wonderful like we do who sit out in front" and wonder and wonder how in the name of Sam Hill body can throw his voice so as to behave like that. Besides all this, MT. Mont gomery is a poet; he spends his leisure time writing verses and jingles and one of his best is "An ode to the Anvil Chorus,' which goes like this:
 'Tf you can't say a good word, say nothing at all
 Be with the boosters, but don't know it al1--
 Remember the lesson they taught you
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-21
Ventriloquism Is Merely An Illusion,
 An Imitation of Sound Says Montgomery

They've exiled booze and mulligan
 And eked the foaming beer;
 The husbands soon will not go out
 The darkened streets to roam,
 They'll tell their troubles to their
 wives
 And bother folks at home"
 And does eating upon the stage have
 any effect upon your real appetite at
 regular meal times?'' I asked.
 Yes, sometimes" MT. Montgomery
 said You see, I have really six meals a day three of which I pay for and
 three of which I am paid for. It isn' every man who is paid to eat most or us pay, pay, pay-and you know the price of food isn't as low as It usea to be, and even though we Hoover-lze the high cost of living is a subject which we can't avoid
 How do you spell the Woro. 'Hooyerize' or Who-verize% I asked, facetiously. but not needing my persl- flage. he said:
 You know so many people ask me about using my voice just for fuh' as they call it and if l have eFeF tried to frighten people, or put up practical jokes on anybody with ven 1 triloquism, and it reminds me thal | once I did so and very nearly got
  | in Baltimore and there was an ola ] darkey-you know how superstitious ] the darkeys are-who worked Tn aa oyster place there. In fact, he 'shuek- ed oysters in bar in one Of the DIS | Baltimore hotels. His former employ | CT. whom I had known very well, had 1 recently died and one evening a crowd | of fellows were in the bar and the bartender winked at me and beckoned 1 me over to him and asked me to have some fun with the old negro 5y 1 throwing my voice so he would think if was his old master calling him. "The negro was opening some oys- ters for me, and was greatly interest | ed and in dead earnest, when all at fonce I threw my voice so that it came up from under the oysters and slapped 1 him smack jam in the face, as It were 1 I used the words of his old master, | telling him to bring the iron box 1 Chats where they kept the money)
 up to his room. No 404. in the hotel l the next morning at 10 o'clock. | q looked up and saw the terrlflsa l expression on the poor old negro's face I and all at once I saw him fall down on | his knees and the next thing l heard
 he was saying:
 1 /" Please, oh please, Mir. Gawd, have mercy on me and tek dat ghost erWay I please, MT. Gawd, take hit erway! He let the big oyster knife fly into the l air as he threw up his hands anc 1 it barely escaped my head. l "Since then I have been little more | careful who I tried to frighten and where I did such things"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-21
MRS. BADHAM ENTERTAINS

Mrs. H.. L. Badham entertained a few friends at an informal tea at her home in honor of her guest, Countess de Caen of Tours, France. Mrs. Walker Percy presided at the tea table and Mrs John Wells and Miss Edwlna Thaggard assisted in the dining room. Among those invited to meet the coun- tess were Mrs. R. H. Pearson, Mrs. D. H. Cabaniss Mrs. John Milner Cald- well, Mrs. T. o. Smith, Mrs. Sydney B. Williamson of New York, Mrs. George Connors, Mrs. E. G. Chandler, Mrs Mitchell Williamson, Mrs. Cunningham of Knoxville, Mrs. Alfred Shook, Mrs Charles Oscar Locke, Mrs. w. L. Mur- doch, Mrs. Charles DeBardeleben, Mrs. Norbourne Cooke, Mir and Mrs. Simon Klotz. Mrs. Henry Dean, Mrs. Richard Randolph, Mrs. Robert Brooke, Mrs. John Builder, Mrs. Oscar Hundley and others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-21

at school And measure your speech by the Gold
 en Rule. Silence is wisdom, Yu'll find in the Often the wrong word will lose you
 friend. There's none of us perfect, we're all
 apt to fall; If you can't say good word, say
 nothing at all."
 Maybe you've been fooling me about that food proposition" I began again. Perhaps the reason you don't taste it is because it is stage food-eh?" "'Pon my honor it's real, rightly nest-to-goodness food" he quickly defended; real ice cream, real meat, real coffee-real everything except the cocktail and the only reason that isn't real is because this is prohibition town"
 Aren't most towns you visit now prohibition stowns?" I inquired.
 He nodded affirmatively and then asked me if I'd heard the little verse about prohibition, beginning: "John Barleycorn, my Jo, John,
 The news is sad and drear;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-21
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
Large Class of Candidates to Be ln-
 itiated at Special Meeting

Cyrene Commandery No. 10, Knights Templar, will hold regular conclaVe tomorrow night at the Masonic tenn ple The business will include ballot ing on petitions.
 special conclave will be held on the following Friday beginning at lz o'clock, for work in the orders of Red Cross temple, and Malta. Lunch Will be served at 12 o'clock, noon, and din- ner at 5:45 o'clock. A class of 46 will be initiated. Eminent Commander George F. Wheelock desires all sir knights to attend these meetings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-21
MISS HILL ENTERTAINS

Miss Leila Hall entertained the mem- bers of the Fortnightly Shakespeare club and a number of guests yester- day at her home in East Lake. The house was adorned with spring blos- sons and Mrs. Amelia Embry gave several piano numbers
 Mrs H. H. Shell is conducting a se- ries of lessons on parliamentary law for the club and after the literary pro gramme a delightful salad course was served.
 The club next meets on Thursday March G. with Mrs Thomas Lee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-21
ANNOUNCEMENTS

A special meeting of the Wood Family circle will be held at the home of Mrs. w. H. Wood, 5725 Second avenue. south, this afternoon.
 The Edgewood club will meet this aft ernoon at o'clock with Mrs. J. B. Simpson, All Cullom street.
 The Study circle will meet with Mrs. R. c. Woodson, Highland avenue, this afternoon at 8 o'clock.
 The Sahala club will meet this after noon at 2:3O o'clock with Mrs. c. J. Shook.
 The Twentieth Century club will meet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-21

A wedding of interest to many friends is that of Sergt. Roy A. Smith of this city, who has recently returned from Camp Pike, and Miss Adele Ear rick of Scyreme, Ala, which will take place at the home of the brides parents tomorrow. After a short trip Ser geant Smith and his lovely bride will return to this city to make their home Sergeant Smith and his brother, Mr. Luther Smith, of Camp Taylor left yesterday for Scyreme, where the wed- ding will be solemnized.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-21
DON'T LET A COLD
 GATHER HEADWAY
Nick it right at the start with
 Dr. Kings New Discovery

Go after it hard. Relieve it or cough or mild attack of grippe or bronchitis promptly, pleasantly. effec- lively, economically. Loosen the stuffiness check the sniffleS, the tight feeling, the irritation. the watery. in- famed eyes.
 It takes only a little of pr. King s New Discovery to help the usual cold and cough discomforts if taken accord ing to directions. A large bottle lasts old Keep it handy-colds and coughs come unexpectedly. suddenly. soc and s120.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-21
MRS. PENNY ENTERTAINS

Mrs. J. E. Penny entertained a feW friends at luncheon yesterday at her handsome home at Glen Iris park, i'll compliment to Countess Constance de Caen of Tours, France, and Mrs. John Lusk of Guntersville. The guests in- cluded Mrs. Robert Jemison, Mrs. George Morrow, Mrs. c. P. Orr, Mrs. John c. Henley, Mrs. J. A. Rountrce, Mrs. James Bowron, Mrs. Frank Glass, Mrs. Hubert Scruggs and Miss Hannah Elliott
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-21
SILVER TEA SATuRDAY

he Woman's Missionary society Of the Ann Memorial church, Powderly, announce a silver tea to be given on George Washington's birthday, Satur- day evening from to 10 o'clock, at the home of Mrs. J. o. Anderson, on Myrtle avenue, Powderly.
 A splendid programme will be given and all members of the church and their friends are invited to attend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-21
GEORGE WASHINGTON TEA

The members of the UIIman SCHOOL Improvement association will give a George Washington tea tomorrow aft ernoon from 2:30 to 4:30 o'clock at the school.
 Mrs H. L. Bumstead will be in charge of the splendid programme which is being arranged. Among the features will be the colonial min uet. to be danced by eight talented children in costume.
 Mrs. George Precot will be chairman lof the decoration committee and will be assisted by Mrs. Arthur Moody, Mrs. Fred Sheppard and Mrs. Charles Caid- we'll
 The candy table will be presided over by by Mrs Monte Ullman. Mrs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-21
Congress Asked Not to
 Repeal Daylight Saving
Rv Assoctated Press

Washington, February 20.--Congress was asked not to repeal the daylight saw ing act in a statement issued tonight by Charles. Lathrop Pack, president or the national war garden commission. Re- ferrine to bills introduced in the House today proposing repeal of the law MT. Pack said failure to advance the CLOCKS an hour the last Sunday in March would result in taking away from war garden CTS millions of extra hours at tirhe when "the world is calling for food.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-21
STRANGE-BROOKS

The following announcements have been issued:
 "Mr. and Mrs. James G. Brooke an- nounce the marriage of their daughter, Maud Ruth, to MT. John M. Strange, on Monday, JanuaN 27, Birmingham.
 "At home, 1920 Virginia avenue.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-21

turned to her home in Charleston, $. c.
 Mrs Henry Dean left last evening TOT New Orleans to be the guest of her pa rents, MT. and Mrs. Shelby for lo oays'
 Miss Marion Lecky of Richmond, Va, will arrive tomorrow to be the guest of Mr. and Mrs Elbert Jemison.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-21
IN COMPLIMENT TO LIEUT.. LEA

Mir and Mrs. J. M Dill and MT. and Mrs. W. H. Barnes will entertain at an informal dance this evening In conf pliment to Mrs. Dilfs brother. b1euten- ant Sumter Lea. who has recently re- turned from a stay of more than a year abroad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-21
MRS. RICE TO ENTERTAIN

Mrs. J. R. Rice will entertain at luncheon at the Tutwiler on Saturday, March l, in compliment to Miss Emily Dixon, whose marriage to MT. Henry S. Fowllkes will be an event of Tues day evening, March 4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-21
COLUMBUS, MISS.

Columbus, Miss, February 20.-(Spe-
 cial. 1.-The Mississippi Association of Brick Manufacturers will meet in this
 city Wednesday, March F, and continue
 in session two days. The association was only recently organized and as Columbus is one of the most important brick man. ufacturing centers in the state it was de- cded to hold the first regular meeting here This city has one plant, the Col umbus Brick company, which has ca pacity of 100000 brick daily and ships it's output to various points throughout Mis- sissippi and neighboring states.
 Farm demonstration agents represent | ing 15 counties in east Mississippi began l their annual meeting here today, and Wlli continue in session throughout Friday. The meeting is being presided over by l J. E. Turner, district demonstration agent with headquarters in Grenada, and several noted agronomists are pres ent among the number being R. s. Will son, who represents the federal govern ment as state farm demonstration agent and whi maintains headquarters at the Mississippi A. and M. college. F. l.. Wells farm demonstration agent Tor Lowndes county, is the host of the occa- sion and is doing everything in hls power to make the meeting both pleasant | l Capt. A. B. Schauber, head consul or the Woodmen of the World in Mississippi, delivered an address in the auditorium of I the Stephen D. Lee High school last nlght l and was heard by large audience. Cap | tain Schauber, who resides at Laurel 1 Miss, recently returned from France where he spent sometime as member ] of the American expeditionary forces
 and in his address gave a graphic ac-
 count of his experiences in various pat 1 ties.
 The marriage of P. H. Wakefield Of this place and Miss Myrtle Brown of iuka' Miss. which was solemnized at the home of the bride at the latter city Monday was quite a surprise to many people in | Columbus. where MT. Wakefield has long been prominent in business and fraternal circles. He is a member of the firm of Kerby & Wakefield and holds member ship on the board of directors of the Columbus Building and Savings associa- tion. while his bride is an attractive and highly accomplished lady. At the | conclusion of the ceremony MT. and
 Mrs. Wakefield left for St. Louis, where
 they will spend their honeymoon, and will
 later come to Columbus, which Will DC
 their home
 committee of citizens is canvassine
 the city for funds for suffering Armen-
 ians and Syrians, and up to tonight had
 secured about $l00O Similar committees
 are at work in various small towns and rural communities throughout Lownde: l oo,ntx, hut bova as wei submitted no re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-21
HOUR CHANGED

The dance to be given tomorrow eve ming at the Phoenix club will start at s o'clock instead of S:SO, as was an- nounced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-21
Stir Those Torpid Bowels

Enjoy the freedom of the regularity made possible by mild yet positive acting. natural. pleasant comforta ble Dr. Kings New Life Pills Not habit forming, but system cleanser that promotes healthful results. All drug riStS 25c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-21
NE of the lovely affairs of the

NN NE of the lovely affairs of the 1t U week was the party given on
 Tuesday evening by MT. and Mrs. D. N. MeLendon in honor of Mr' McLendon's birthday.
 The house. which is one of the love- Hest in the city. was made most at tractive with ferns and palms combin- ed with daffodils and other yellow blossoms.
 The dining table was centered with a huge embossed cake which contain ed candles and was cut by Mrs. J. T. McPherson.
 At a late hour a buffet supper was served and the guests included MT. and Mrs R. l. Walston, MT. and Mrs. J. T. McPherson, MT. and Mrs. o. B. Newman. MT. and Mrs J. M. Mullen, MT. and Mrs George Wade, MT. and Mrs. J. II. Aldrich, MT. and Mrs George Davis. Mir and Mrs. Dixon McLendon, Mir. and Mrs. J. S. Sullivan, MT. and Mrs. A. G. Gray, MT. and Mrs. J. l.. Pow ell, Mrs w. o. Bass, Mrs. Sally Byrd, Mrs Hale, MT. A. S. Daniel, Miss Willie Byrd and Miss Della Hale.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-21
News of Society and |Activiiftiies ifiie of Women l By
Charles Caldwell and \

Charles Caldwell and Mrs. R. F. An drews
 The refreshments will be in charge of Mrs. Fred Sheppard, Mrs. White Mathews, Mrs. Lee Rust. Mrs. Harry Burns, Mrs R. J. Williams, Mrs. Ed win Pauley and Mrs. T. c. Carnes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-21

We asked the young lady across tte way whom her father considered the psychological candidate for 1920 and she said she guessed he was more in terested in who'd be the democratic one
 with Mrs. w. D. Webster, 92o1a Seven teenth street, south, this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
 The Highland Book club will meet this morning at 10:3O o'clock with Mrs. George Connors, at her home Milner Heights
 The Cadmean circle will meet today with Mrs. Joseph McLester, at her home in Moutnain Terrace.
 The Twentieth Century club will meet today with Mrs. W. D. Webster.
 The Amaranth club will meet this aft .ernoon with Mrs. Charles Ledbetter in stead of with Mrs. White Mathews, who las illness in her family
 O. E. S. chapter 11S will meet this evening at 7:30 o'clocK at the Masonic temple. All members and friends are in' vited.
 The Quest club will meet this afternoon at 30 o'clock with Mrs. Earle Pettus
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-21

committee of citizens is canvassing the city for funds for suffering Armen- ians and Syrians, and up to tonight naa secured about 5000 Similar committees are at work in various small towns ana rural communities throughout Lowndes county but have as yet submitted no re- ports to Chairman John F. Frierson on the amounts collected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-21

with Mrs. w. D. Webster, 92o1a Seven teenth street, south, this afternoon at 2:3O o'clock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-21

have that awful "gone" feeling becoming thoroughly exhausted upon the slightest effort Your inclination and desire to do and accomplish things has left you because you lack not only the spirit to ahead but the strength of mind and body well to execute your ideas and plans Still in all, not really sick enough to go to bed, but just Tagged out" "al in" "dog tired" as it were. Notwithstanding these are the formidable harbingers of the impending crisisa com plete breakdown and Natures nsistent demand for better treatment Neglect spells disasterl It's easy to repair-provided, the repairing is done in time. Don't wait! Commence today to take
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-21

The Cadmean circle will meet today with Mrs. Joseph McLester, at her home in Moutnain Terrace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-21

The human body is but an intricate piece or delicate machinery and demands to be kept m perfect condition for high efficiency. Nature soon resents neglect and imposition and does not hesitate to warn, by unmistakable symptoms, ot her purpose to revolt.
 You cease to have relish for your meals and even what little you do eat weighs like lead on your stomach Your nerves are discordant, al to pieces +be least thing out of the ordinary overexcites you and causes your heart to utter. Again. at tes you
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-21

The Quest club will meet this afternoon at 2 30 o'clock with Mrs. Earle Pettus.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-11
GREAT FLIGHT MADE
IN SOUTH AMERICA
Italian AUiator Crosses the
Continent. q

one OF the most important air voy-
ages In the history of aviation was made
est week by the Italian aviator Lieut..
Locatelif, who new from Santiago, Chile,
70 buenos Ayres without stopping. The
time was hours and 10 minutes. The
aviator new on an average of seventy
miles an hour and at times reached an
altitude of 1880 feet.
IN view OF the success of this flight
tne people Of the two countries are now
discussing the feasibility of establishing
q direct mall route BY air between
buenos Ayres and Santiago. Owing to
the continual trouble experienced in car
rying passengers and mail over the
Trans-Andine Railroad during the win
Ter months officials from both countries
nave been endeavoring to formulate new
plans by which the mails at least may
De despatched from one country to the
other without delay. The flight Of the
Italian aviator has added considerable
announcement to proposed plans for the
establishment of an aerial mail route
between the two countries.
With the practioability Of flying be-
tween the two capitals established, how
ever, way has been shown for an inn
provement along these lines and it is
reported that an English and Italian
company are negotiating with the two
Governments for the establishment of
an aerial route that will carry mails and
small packages as we'll as passengers.
If the development of aerial nayiga-
ton progresses as fast as it has within
the last few months In South America IL
Is the opinion of many that an aerial
line between points In the United States
ana South America will be n fact or the
not distant future.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-11
ELECTION CALLED FOR
PERUVIAN CONGRESS
Constitutional Reforms to Be
Effected.

LIMA, Aug. 10.-ProvisionaI Presi-
ueht Leguia has called a special cleo
uoh for a new Peruvian Congress
whose duties will be to effect new con-
Su'utlonal reforms along the following
Hhes as outlined by the President
complete reforms in the legislative
power which shall coincide with changes
IN the executive power.
legislative and executive authority
small extend for term OF five years.
me President. Senators and members
OF me lower House shall be elected by
popular vote.
vacancies in Congress shall be filled
o. special elections.
Diplomatic officials shall be appointed
oy me Government with the consent of
Congress
INDIVIDUAL guarantees shall not be sus-
PEI aed by law or any authority what
soever. = :.
differences between capital and labor
snsI' be settled by compulsory arbitra-
'uuclary coinage shall not be Gre
A'ed unless in the case of war. - r.
mere shall be three Legislative res
sons representing the north, south and
'on,re OF the Republic.
mere shall DO Council of State
Smsd by the Ministry ana with the ep-
pFoNAl OF the Senate.