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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-07
EAST LAKE LIBRARY
 PARTY

One of the most delightful affairs given recently was the community party given at the East Lake library on Fri day evening, which was attended by sew eral hundred people,
 The programme was arranged by Mrs. IT. B. Whitesdes. and much credit is due her for the success of the entertainment.
 The programme was a most unusual and interesting one. The first number was selection by the hand of the Boys Industrial school. and was well received, and the boys have never ap- peared at a better advantage.
 Mrs. H, B. Whitesides' reading was a very attractive one, and greatly enjoyed by the children, as well as the older people. She was lovely in pink geor- gette frock.
 MT. James Donney, president of the library board, made an excellent talk on the work and purposes of the library and presented some interesting facts on the city library, as well the East Lake branch. He introduced Mir. Joceiyn of Jacksonville. Fla, who will come to Bir- mingham January 1 with his family to become head of the Birrningha public
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ALABAMA DAY CELEBRATION

In accordance with the custom of the Fortnightly Shakespeare club. Alabama Day will be appropriately celebrated on Thursday morning at 10:S0 o'clock at
 the home of Mrs. Ernest LaPoint al East Lake. Mrs. Idyle King Sorsby, the founder of the day, will preside, and Prof J. A. Hendricks of Howard college will make the address, having his sub ject, Alabama in Song and Story" A group of Brminghams best-known musicians will add greatly to the pro-
 sramme. and will be Mrs. Amelia Embry,
 Mrs. Margaret Hunt Ruff, Miss Lillian
 Mae Webb Miss Goldstein and Miss Mar garet Antwine. Upon this occasion Mrs. N. A. Barrett, Mrs. Amelia Motion Elm bry and Mrs, Margaret Hunt Ruff will be hostesses.
 Each club member is allowed the priv
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MISSES CROWSON AND
 BTJRKE HOSTESSES

Miss Ethel Crowson and Miss Nellie Burke were hostesses yesterday when they compliinented Miss Edith Smith, a popular bride-elect, with luncheon at the Tutwiler. A large basket filled with pink and white roses centered the table names of Miss Edth Smith, Miss Mary Ford, Miss Kathleen Herndon, Miss Ger trude F'rickhoeffer, Miss Gladys Crow sen, Miss Margaret Frickhoeffer, Miss Stella May On, Miss Annie Crane, Miss Nellie Burke, Miss Ethei Crowson, Mrs T. c. Peace, Mrs. Ederett Strange.
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MIR. AND MRS. HOGAN ENTERTAIN

MT and Mrs. Dan Hogan entertained at dinner last evening at the Country club in honor of Miss Eleanor Davis. Ihe table was made most attractive with chrysanthemums.
 Ihose included in this delightful hos pitality were: Miss Dorothy Davis Miss Eleanor Davis and her guest, Mir. Wads- worth Wood; MT. Howard Perry, Mir Douglas Kirkpatrick, Mr. Louis Schillin- ger and Dr, E. P. Hogan.
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GOOD SHEPHERDS
 MISSION TEA

The women of Good Shepherds mis- sion (EpiscopaD at East Lake will give silver tea and bazar on Wednes- day afternoon from to o'clock at the home of Mrs. W. Lee Roueche, 200 North Seventy-seventh street. A sale of Christi mas articles will be held and all friends are invited to attend.
 The following win assist in receiving: Mrs. Fleming. Mrs. Ermey, Mrs. Me- Donald, Mrs. Christian, Mrs. H. B. Whitesides, Mrs. J. B. Reid, Mrs. H. Scudder RyaIl and others.
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MISSION STUDY CLASS

The Mission Study clas sof the High land Methodist church will meet tomor- row afternon at the home of Mrs w D. Smith, 320 Lucy avenue, Graymont.
 Mrs. Murray Hitchcocke will be in charge of the programme, and the topic will be Evangelism" Short sketches of the lives of John Wesley, Bishop As bury, Whitefield, Sanr Jones, Gipsie Smith, Billie Sunday, all well-known evangelists, will be given.
 Mrs. G. B. Mcclure will sing two evangelistic songs. All members of the class and church are invited to attend
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SPANISH CLUB MEETS

Dl fAANlOII A1O D
 The session of the spanish-Ameriean
 club lsst Thursday evening was well at tended, and an interesting programme
 was carried out MT. R. A. Love con tinueJ his sketches on Los Caciques In-
 dios de Alabama, and Miss Annie Blumen presented an interesting historical paper entitled "El Primer Dia de Accion de Gracios'' (The First Thanksgiving day).
 The paper by Mir. J. M. Gonzalez. on some interesting periods of Mexican literature. was warmly received and this was fol- lowed by recitation by Mrs. Gonzale>., entitled "Nocturno a Rosario" by Man uel Acuna. a celebrated poet of Mexico and q personal friend of her father. Her
 recitation was applauded and she re- spondcd with "Reir Ilorando," by Juan
 de Dioz Peza, another well known Mexi- can r'oet.
 Dr. J. H. Cornyn of the Birmingham Southern college followed with some of his recollections of these authors, both Of whom he knew intimately. Mrs Carlisle, until recently well known in Birmingham as Mrs L. B. Parsons, southern repre- sentative of the National Marine league,
 was asked to tell the club some of her
 work in the interest of the league during the summer which she did in a happy
 manner In outlining the work of the
 league for the coming months. she pald a
 glowing tribute to the SpanishAmerican
 club because 0; the work it is doing in
 educating the public in regard to the in-
 portance of maintaining our merchant
 marine and strengthening our trade rela-
 tions with Latin-America.
 Prof J. A. E,eams of the programme
 committee then outlined the programme
 of work for the coming weeks and an nounced the programme for next Thurs
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SOCIETY NEWS AND ACTIVITIES IN THE CITY AND SUBURBS

| Highland School Improvement associa tion on Wednesday afternoon at 2;S
 o'clock at the school. MT. Hugh Nor
 row will address the members, and hi subject will be, Democracy in tn, Schools" Miss Tabor of the Birming
 ham public library will give talk or Books for Children for Christmas"
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MRS. WOOD AND MRS. HILL ENTERTAIN

Mrs. V. w. Wood and Mrs. Gray Hill entertained a few friends at tea yes- l terday afternoon at the Tutwier. The ! table was centered with a huge basket
 of lavender and yellow chrysanthemums 1 The guests included Miss Lyle Davidson, l Mys Jimmie Ledbetter, Miss Rexena | Hubbard. Miss Vera Knight, Miss Jesse and Ruby Fitzgerald, Mrs. I. Hozier and Mrs. John Hood.
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There will be bazar given by the catholic women of West End at the con vent on December l2 and 1S. Mrs. James hlley Will be in charge of the fancy NCrk booth and many beautiful articles suitable for Christmas and other occa- sions win be offered.
 Mrs, Dulion will be in charge of the housekeepers' booth, where many prac- tical gifts will be displayed.
 Mrs. J. Brinkselle will be in charge of the refreshments, assisted by Mrs. Charles Lichty.
 There will be several contests conduct ed for the boys and girls.
 An interesting programme has been arranged for each day and all interested are invited
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SILVER TEA

The Frances Willard union will give a sllver tea on Tuesday afternoon from z:So to D o'clock al the home of Mrs. Wiliam WI coates, 1900 South Tenth avenue. All friends are invited.
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MISS TINES TO BE
 IGNORED

| Mrs. John Edmundson will entertain I at reception on the afternoon of Thurs | day. December IS, at the Southern club | in honor of her lovely young sister, Miss Margaret Tynes.
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day night. which is to consist of essays and reading by Mir R. A. Love. Miss Ma rian Rupnow and Mis- Annie Mevitz. and a discourse on timely topic by Latin American person. 4 period of converse ton then concluded the exercises of the evening
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ilege of bringin friend with her to thi: delightful affair, which will mark the tooth anniversary of Alabama in the union.
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CATHOLIC BAZAAR

Franklin, A. Hatcher, L. Martin and Miss Giee Eshelman.
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aid, Mrs. J. A. Hendricks, Mrs. Ernes LaPoint, Miss Fannie Partlowe ant
 others.
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HIGHLAND SCHOOL
 IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION There will be a meeting of the South
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-24
WHY NOT NOW?

Middlesex county is to be represented in force at Trenton tonight
when Senator Browns bill concerning state control of the Raritan river
bridges is to be considered by the senate. This is a matter that con-
C rms every taxpayer; politics are tabooed.
Middlesex has been maintaining the Amboy bridge and the Al
bany street bridge at New Brunswick for a great many years largely
for the benefit Of state wide and interstate traffic. The Amboy bridge
in particular is in bad condition. Even with the thousands of dollars
spent every year on its upkeep it is getting worse all the time. The
burden is entirely too great for a single county to carry.
Any two bridges that are used so extensively by the general pub
lie as these two bridges are should be state or even national prop
erty. Now that New jersey has a state highway system and the fact
that both these bridges are included in that system, it is evident
that the state intends to them them over some time. But in the
meantime the burden is resting on Middesex. If the state intends
eventually TO take the bridge over, why not nowf
That is the question that is TO be asked by the Middlesex dele
cation at Trenton tonight. We believe the state authorities who
are inclined to oppose Senator Browns bill viii have a hard time
to give a satisfactory answer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-24
WELCOME TO THE PRESIDENT

The American republic extends greetings to its President today
upon his return to its shores after two months spent abroad on a MIS-
sion that will pass down into history as the most momentous trip ever
made by the head Of any nation
President Wilson has placed himself at the head OF those forward
looking men who believe that the nation that Washington helped to
found and the nation that Lincoln did much to save is destined to play
a greater part in the world than merely to live exclusively unto ITSELF
America today is far different from the America of Washing
toms time or even of Lincoln's time. America, today, stands at
the head of the nations of the world, honored and respected by the
heads of the greatest governments Of the earth and acclaimed by the
masses as their one great hope of the future.
Some think we can again crawl into our shell now that the war is
and keep our hands off outside affairs. We thought that Euro
pea wars were none of our business in 1914, but within three years
we were drawn into the great struggle that was then started. We must
become involved in the future just as we have become In hi a u
President Wilson is trying to make the world safe hereafter SO that We
may play our part in the way Washington and Lincoln would have
us play it. AS long as we have got to have some part, we ought to nave
a big and noble part such as President Wilson advocates.
President Wilson typifes the great spirit of the present day. lie
has his critics just as Washington had and just as Lincoln had, but
there is reason to believe that the masses Of the people r with hlm'
as is manifested by the enthusiastic greeting that he received IN fS-
ton today. The Boston greeting is Americas greeting. The great de-
sire of the American people now is that their President may be spared
TO carry out his great ambition.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-24
SOCIAL WORKERS AND SOCIALISM"
BY REV. CHARLES STEELE

Social workers have always regretted that the Socialists first secured a
monopoly Of h word" socialism," ecaus the word 1Sefi STANDS tor SO n
Ia sentiment
tut nw h real Socialists law been deprived IF its Jules use, be-
cause the Bolsheviki have stoRn it; at least they are getting te credi of
being Socialists" thus diSredting the Id fashioned Socialists
T. o up to he radical reformer to coin a word that will carry with
1T all that is good in socialism,, and, a HI same time include the fine big
things that must be done o right the wrongs of the social order.
There's another feature about the present situation which Socialists
have eve beef willing to admit; namely, tina we aren tied up to the
people the great fight for economic justice.
1t is altogether likely that when the really worthwhile things in social
socalishc measures" they will come 10 gradually and sc naturally that
tive capitalists
Do o remember that at n time there was in this country a "Popu-
list pary?" About Ill that most o us ememb concerning 1t is that some
S1-6r 33fthsr wMnGA Easfa aesAesuka kFsaff 93T lever ever 10 have ave Worn socFs : Dor
What happened to the Populst party? When Theodore Roosevelt be-
president he calmly appropriated the best things in it, carried them
into III White House EN- hen III Is his own ideas
And it was "good-by" FOR b sockless statesmen who sought IL win III
people.
Somebody's gong to d % the sam hing to the Socialist party-maybe.
But what does it matter, 81 long as the thing itself is secured? The
Socialist shout worry what hey are called when the princIples thev aa
lighting for hav been incorporated lin the governments program That's
what they're fighting for. isn't it?
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-24
Public Opinion
PARKS AND

| Editor Evening News:
Permit this association to have 9
few words in regard to Mr.. Carl Z,
| C~hristensen's very sensible statement
about the Riverfront Park and SOL
| diers memorial.
Anyone who has lived in h vicinity
| of the Raritan Copper Works mus
know that vegetation of any kind Will
| not grow. Consequently the only fea-
sible plan for the river front in ques-
ton is for docking purposes.
Anyone sailing across New YORK
bay can see what New York did TO
Governors Island by filling in and that
same thing can be done to our river
'front.' thereby making u city a grea
port and as Alderman Wilson say
acquire some very valuable land.
In regard to the Soldiers and Sail
ors memorial, let us as suggested
build a shaft in some other section of
the city. The park already started for
instance would be an ideal spot.
In speaking OF the reservoir Mr..
Christensen is right again as most of
u s.9iStps-4T Abe northwestern section
of the city know how very Important
this water question, Is as a shortage
of water is felt quite frequently. The
supply tank on Brace avenue being
of very little use as same is never
filled as 1t should be. Then again the
building of the resrvoir at this time
would furnish employment to many of
our citizens when they most need 1t.
The Western Improvement Associa-
ton heartily comedies with all Mr..
Christensen has said. We also as a
body wish to call the Board of Health's
attention to the unsanitary conditions
at our schol No. 3. This has been re-
ported before to the Board of Educa-
ton and to the former Board of
Health and no action has been taken.
If the present Board of Health does
not pay heed TO ii, we are sure the
State Board of Health will. We have
no chip on our shoulders, but our
children attend this school and 1t is
only right and just that it should be
placed in a most sanitary condition.
Any representative of this association
will at any time accompany any of the
city officials to see this existing condi-
ton.
We also heartily endorse the action
of the Board of Health in trying to
establish comfort stations for this
city. They are greatly needed n we
hope they will be built.
WESTERN IMPROVEMENT AS
SOCIATION.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-24
Luke McInke Saws


A ma laughs at an District and then
the same man will close his eyes to
his own faults and imagine that other
folks can't see them.
After all the real proof OF success
Is the ability to hold onto 1t after you
have grabbed IL.
Some men have queer dispositions
and they wouldn't be happy unless
they knew hat they had more happi-
ness than any N else.
No widow ever handled the life in
in a way hat was satisfactory
to the neighbors.
A whole lot of perfectly good sugar
Is wasted In this country in an effort
to make the cranberry taste like some
thing ft TO eat.
Funny how a mans prosperity fades
and withers away and his bank ac-
count goes up in smoke when you call
on him n try TO make a touch.
One OF the most surprising things
in he world is how a ioafer never
gets tired Of loafng the way an in
dustrious man gets tired of working.
Another thing we have discovered
I'm recent years Is that q man doesn't
have 10 have a man like a lion In or
der 10 be able TO play the piano better
than some other mas.
After hanging around a kali for a
while You will soon learn hat IL all
up in cash with q stakeholder there
wouldn't be any left In circu-
lation.
And no man eve fooled anybody SO
you could notice it by calling his iazi-
ness hard luck.
OF. course they will merely snort
and pay no attention to Luke. But
our Rumble opinion Is that a fat wo-
man Wouldn't look so fat II he would
cult trying to look slim.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-24
THE BREEDER OF TROUBLE

II is unite a significant thing that in practically every revolu
tionarv r anarchistc plot that is uncovered in this country til found
that the leaders are men who have but recently arrived in the United
States. 1t would seem as if these fellows with so much misery and
trouble at home, were jealous of the contentment, prosperity and hsh
standard of living of the people of the United States and they were
tent on making as much trouble for us as they could.
Tho Bolsbevik movement in Seattle was fostered by men recently
arrived from Russia and now W e are informed that the leaders in the
plot against President Wilson, the facts of which are published today
are Spaniards most of whom have not been here long enough u PICK
up even a smattering of the language of the country whose govern
-mea+t they #ese@arkInz TO overthrow. ~
It is all well enough to make America the haven for the oppressed
and downtrodden from all quarters of the globe, but when these So
called oppressed and down-trodden como here merely to start revou'
ton it is time to close the gates. If those who cannot endure the gov
crnment of the old country want to take advantages o. the liberties
and advantages offered by America, this country is ready to receive
them with open arms, provided they come with the intention OF becom-
lug law-abiding citizens aud ere willing to conform to American Gus
toms and adopt the American standards. But to make this country
merely a place for the radicals of the world to hatch out their plots
without moestation is entirely too much.
1t is a notorious fact that many of the leaders of the Bolshevih
government now conducting a reign of terror throughout Russia went
to Russia from the United States. Here In their secret chambers, they
have been scheming and plotting for years, adding to their numbers
with every ship that has arrived. America has been extremely lenient
with these criminals fearing that to become too strict some honest i'm.
migrant would be debarred from the priceless privilege of this great
land.
We are beginning to see a light, however. The admission to these
shores must be made more strict. Such fellows as these Spaniards who
we're plotting the life of the President should never have been permit
ted to eve nstart for this country. Those Bolsheviki leaders should
have been turned back when they attempted to board the ship in some
foreign port. But if they succeeded in getting past the guards there
they should have been stopped at the port of debarkatiOn here.
Every person from now o N who desires to land in America should
be made to give a good reason therefor. The great mass of Americans
and by Americans is meant those who have come here from other
lands to make their home and become useful citizens as well as those
who have been born here-are more happy and eontented than the po-
pie anywhere else in the world. While conditions here can be i'm
proved, until conditions elsewhere in the world are as satisfactory as
II ey are here, we really have no complaint-especiany should we see
to lit that those from other shores do not come here and stir up trouble
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-24
Walt Mason's Ripping Rhymes

I'm glad when washday's gone and ended, for then the rules
re all suspended, the house is upside down; I breathe /. lot o 4 hecn
curses, as / sit round composing verses, in my pink dressing gown.
1 see the womenfolk, embatled, all tired, distraught and badly rat
tied; my aunt comes paving round; What luck! What luck! We're
out of bruing! Go, hump yourself. be up and doing, and bring us
half a pound!" / hear the loud domestic shrieking, "Oh, Caesars
ghost! The boilers leaking. the waters all run out!" And l must
do some punk repairing, and while L do it 1 am swearing, for I'm
bunged up with govt At noon 1 have to eat cold pottage, for n o n
round the steaming cottage has time to cook a meal; there's n o hot
coffee in the shanty-and it would take the pen of Dante to tell
how tough 1 feel All day / see the women sloshing around the soly
weekly washing, up to their ears in suds; all day they toll around
Ad hen 1t night they're all SO weary. I look in vain fr chances
cheeryJ l e no cheerful grin; they're taking headache pills n
p0uons and I remark. with wild emotions, "Oh, washday is a sin!'
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TodaxrRem
&AJN&N
@lsie N.E.h
UNCLE ICHABOD-HIS BOAST
@lele N.E.h.

II amt so spry,' said Uncle 1chabod, as once
I amt so fond of dom crazy stunts,
But there's a few ways I'm a bear-cat yet
Mebbe / can't jump good, ner run so 1ast'
Mebbe- at walkin' fur 1 wouldn't last,
But dern few men kin beat me on the SET
'I amt so peart," said Uncle Ichabod, "as when
/ used to spark the girls of other men.
I amt keen for a frolic or a fight;
They don't asst me to weddin's, or to balls
So much, but say! at bearin' pals,
Believe me-! lam still some favor-ite!"
ITS mebbe So" said Uncle Ichabod. my mind
Is gettin' fat and lazily inclined.
Mebbe I can't think quite so straight ner gooo'
But that don't argy that I'm runnin' down;
I'll leave it to a vote of this here town i.
II I can't talk as longs L ever could.
Copyright, 1919, N. E. Al I T.
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= The New South.
Lay h jest about the JULIEN in the
camphor balls al last,
For the miracle has happened and
the Older days are past;
ina which made Milwaukee famous
does not foam in Tennessee,
And the lid in Mississippi is as tight
locked as can be;
For the eggnog now is nogless and the
rye has gone awry.
And the punch bowl holds carnations.
And the South. Gawd, sah's, Dhy.
By the still side on the hillside in
Kentucky all is still,
And the only damp refreshments
must be slipped from the rill
Nth C'fna's stately ruler gives his
Cocoa glass a shove
And discusses Prohibition with the
South China Gov,
Fol the mint bed makes a pasture
M the corkscrew hangeth high,
And the cocktail glass Is dusty, and
he South, sah's. Dry.
All the nightcaps now have tasseis
and are o upon the head
Not he nightcaps that were taken
when nobody went to bed;
When the Cunnel and the Major and
the Genl and the ledge
Met to have a little nip to put their
appetite on edge.
Now each can walk a chaIkline when
the stars are in the sky,
For the fizz glass now is fizxless, and
the South. by Gawd. ssh's. Dry.
Anon
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''This fruit I bought is bad" said Matt
There's not one thing that's nice;
I got 1t cheap. but I know that
I paid an offal price"
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Willie-Paw, what does it NEAR TO
settle a dispute by arbitration?
Paw-It near that you let your
wife have her own way about the mat
ter my son.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-24

We're fond of him. and in IA breast
We know he'll stand the test;
For he's a man who is liked best
BY those who know him best.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-24
Say Not!

Wagner vas born about one hun
bred and five years ago, wasn't he?"
asked Miss Hibrew. as she skinned
over a volume of selection for the
piano.
"Naw," replied Mr.. Rounder.
"Honus has been playing ball a long
time, but I'll bet he amt that old"