The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30
HOSTESS HOUSES PROVE CHEERFUL
 GREETING FOR RETURNING SOLDIERS

ranged for the girl reserves was
 Know Your Community Meeting Soma
 of the members played the part of strang'
 CTS seeking information regarding Annis.
 ton In answering the strangers tht
 facts were brought out that Anniston
 is the largest pipe manufacturing center
 in the world, Youngstown, Ohio. comind
 next; that Anniston possess the largest
 electrical furnaces for making steel ID
 the south. Information was given re
 garding the new cooperative milk plant
 where milk from all the dairies near An-
 niston is pasteurized. Five reasons were
 given for belonging to the Young Wom' ems Christian association, to the Cham
 Der of Commerce, to the Rotary club and to the Business Girls club. The meet ing was concluded by each girl becoming an ardent booster for Attractive Annis.
 ton" and Celestial Calhoun
 Deeds of thoughtfuness to others art matters of pleasure as well as duty G the Young Women's Christian associa. l tion members. Committees from tht girls' reserve conduct a story and play | hour at the community house on Saturday afternoons Stories are told and dram atized, and all sorts of interesting games played with the children of the mill vii' llage, a weekly event to which the children | look forward with eager delight. | Miss Warrenfels has consented to con. duct a weekly story hour during the sum | mer on Saturday morning at the Carne' gie library and is enthusiastic over the effort now being made to secure play | ground equipped with tennis courts swings, slides and sand pits. which will ! be supervised by her with the aid oi volunteers from the Young Women'. Christian association.
 l Mothers, whose daughters have shared 1 the joys and uplifting influence of tho war work council of the Young Women's ! Christian association are lending hearty | support to the institution which aids Sd wonderfully in the character upbuildins of their most priceless treasures and are 1 determined that the Young Woment Christian association shall be a lasting | fixture in the community.
 | Citizens of Anniston. who have shared with the soldiers. the entertainments and other features offered through the wei fare organization connected with Camr Mcclellan are delighted that the official announcement that the camp is to be re- tained as permanent military post fot the quarters of men of the regular army will cause the welfare workers to con tinue their activities.
 The community sings conducted and planned by Mir. Lee of the war camp community service have brought delight 'Ns ders. The best talent from Birmingham Anniston, Jacksonville and Gadsden have shared honors with soldier talent on tho weekly programmes presented at ths | Lyric theatre. Mrs. J. J. Strickland ot Birmingham. who appeared on last week's programme was accorded cordial greet | ing from a large. appreciative audience Another beautiful, impressive service i flag demohilization will occur at the 1 community sing on Sunday afternoon when the service flags of the Anniston ! Star and Anniston Manufacturing com lpany will be demobilized There will | be appropriate addresses, songs by tht | well known soldier tenor, MT. Hare and chorus singing led by MT. Lee. Several flags in Anniston homes ars marked with the silver bar as result l of the efforts of Mir. Lee to have the returned soldiers honored in this manner 1 During the past week Mir Lee has or ganized service flag clubs in several
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