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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-29
SOCIETYANDCLUBNEN7SA ANDA CTIVITIES OFWOME1

by by wantchee chow chow all same
 fluit top-side jossman have talkee
 no chow chow. By one piecee snake. he
 belong velly big, he velly bad all same
 debble; he come talkee; How fashion
 you makee makee chow chow? Top
 side jossman he talkee no can topside
 jossman he no savey nothing. You
 makee chow chow by by can sec The
 one piecee chow chow; she pay she
 husband; he all same chow chow. But
 the topside jossman he have look see
 he savey he number one angly he call
 he number one boy, talkee he chop chop
 go bottom side. Number one boy he
 catchee one piecee big stick he go bot
 tom side he talkee: Master just now >
 number one angly he talkee you can
 no stop this side; chop chop must go
 other side.' Two piecee belong velly
 solly."
 Now that may be the Chinese version of Adam and Eve in the Garden of
 Eden" and of course take Mrs Loehr's
 word for it but it sounds more like Chop Suey Jazz Band" music if there
 is such a thing than a perfectly good story of our first parents. "The social life in Shanghai" Mrs.
 Loehr told me, lis delightful especially for my husband and myself on account of being in the consular service where we meet so many charming cultured people At a formal dinner it is no uncommon thing to find eight or ten nationalities represented. English is spoken more generally than any other language-French and Italian coming in for their share of popularity" The Chinese live to eat' Mrs. Loehr said and it is not infrequent to have seventy-two dishes provided for single meal; they eat very little portions of any one dish and when a Chinaman presents his chop sticks to you and asks you to eat something from them it is the highest compliment he can pay you: it means that he likes you very much"
 "The custom of the visitor calling on the natives first" Mrs. Loehr said 'is an innovation and one must be very careful not to overstep the rules of etiquette-by calling on some one of lower rank before one has called on some of the higher rank. That is an unforgivable social sin."
 "The houses in China are surrounded | by high brick walls Mrs. Loehr said, "and one cannot even so much as get a glimpse of a residence in passing; this makes it rather monotonous of course. It would take days for me to relate | every thing, volumes to write it all out, and I have only tried to touch here and there-the high lights as it were of some of the unusual customs and | modes of living in the far east where l zuperstition and the "evil spirits" hold l sway-and where the missionaries in
 their great work are trying to Chris | tianize the heathen-to break the sup erstitious minds of the heathenish cus- | toms such as binding the feet of the 1 girl babies-the worshiping of idols and the hundreds of foolish customs in which they indulge.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-29
To Reduce Your Weight
 Quickly and Easily

If you are too fat, or if your figure has become flabby. and you are carry ing around a burden of annoying un- healthy flesh, the cause is. ten chances to one lack of oxygen carrying power of the blood and faulty assimilation Of the food. Too little of the food is be- ing made into good hard tissue and muscle and too much into little globules of fat.
 Every man and woman reader of this paper who is too fat. whose flesh is soft and flabby should try the new preparation, Phynola, a simple. but re- narkably efficient formula put up for convenient home use.
 Go to Patton-Pope Drug Co. today and get a box of these wonderful Phynola tablets; take one after each meal and one at bedtime. They are pleasant to take. entirely safe and give splendid re suits quickly and easily. No dieting, strenuous exercising, drastic massag- ing or appliances. Just simple Phy nola tablet four times a day and in a short time your weight is reduced on all parts of the body to what it should be.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-29
RANDOM NOTES

Miss Louise Rosenfeld is visiting Miss Jerome Kennedy in Tuscaloosa
 
 Miss Mamie Soloman of Montgomery is the guest of Mrs. William Whitenian at her home on Sixteenth avenue south
 
 Miss Katherine Baine of f.Birmin gham is visiting friends in Roanoke, Va.
 Miss Lucy Lyman Powell arrived yesterday from New Orleans to spend a few weeks with her parents MT. and Mrs. Frank c. Powell.
 pr. Richard C. Bains left last week for visit to his brother in Los An geles. Cal. He will also visit Yell fore returning.
 Miss Anne senn is visiting friends in Atlanta.
 Mrs l.. T. Beecher has returned from a three weeks stay in the north and east. Mrs. Beeches will remain in Bos- ton until October
 Miss Annie Clifton Tarrt. who has been the guest of Miss Mary Chamblss Dryer for the past week will return to her home in Livingston today.
 Mrs T. c. Herren. who is spending the summer at Ingram Wells, is in the city for a few days.
 Miss Celia Daley will spend the month of August in Plattsburg. N. Y visiting MT. and Mrs Robat and fam ily
 Mrs J. B. Holcomb and two children are in Talladeea, where they are tho guests of G. H. L. Oglesby
 Mrs c. D. Townsend and Miss Mar garet Porter of Tuscaloosa, who have been attending the Baptist assembly at Howard college have returned to their homes in Tuscaloosa. Miss Lena Hobbs has returned to her home in Jacksonville after a visit to friends in Birmingham. l Mrs. Louise Miller is visiting her parents. Mir and Mrs. Charles Halsey, | in Huntsville.
 l MT. and Mrs [. H. Bass have named 1 their little daughter Katherine Lo- 1 rena faof anRt't Miss Lucille Herbert is visiting Miss l Sara Ruth in Montgomery.
  Dr. H. P Harris spent the week end | with friends in Montgomery. Dr. F. M Scott left yesterday for a l trip through Texas and Colorado and will visit the surgical clinic in Chi | cago before returning home.
  | Miss Katherine Mcintyre is spending | a week or two with friends in Annis- | ton. Friends in the city have received the i news from MT. and Mrs. Allan Jemi- son of Baltimore, but formerly af this 1 city, announcing the birth of a Scn whom they have named Jack. 1 The Montgomery Journal of Sunday contained very pretty picture oi pretty little Miss Helen Jackson of this l city, who is the guest of relatives ant | friends in Montgomery With the iic. | ture was the following lines: | Miss Helen Jackson, the charming young daughter of MT. and Mrs. Kilk' man Jackson of Birmingham, formerly of this city. Miss Jackson has beer delightfully."- entertained during he visit to Miss Virginia Beauchamp.- Photo by Tresslar.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-29
COMMITTEE FROM ALABAMA : FEDERATION WOMAN'S CLUBS

The personnel of the legislative commit tee on the Alabama Federation of Wom- ans clubs is as follows: Mrs. John Tilly. chairman; Mrs. Frank Stollenwreck, Jr., vice chairman; Mrs. Wills Garth of Hunts ville Mrs. Frank Clark of Birmingham, Mrs Thomas W. Palmer of Montevallo' Mrs. w P. DeJarnette, Mrs. Fred s. Ball, Mrs Leon Well, Mrs. w. P. Crumpton Mrs H. G. Forester of Dothan, Mrs. Erwin Craighead of Mobile, Mrs. Alex London of Birmingham, says the Mont gonery Advertiser.
 The women are interested in the fed eral bill before the legislature, and the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-29
MIR. RAMSAY ENTERTAINS

MT. Erskine Ramsay entertained las. evening at an alfresco party in honor O. Miss Jane Barrett and Miss Betsy Valen- tine of Virginia, the guest of Miss Mary Elizabeth Caldwell at 'Bracewood, the beautiful country home of MT. and Mrs. E. w. Barrett on Shades mountain.
 Japanese lanterns were used in decorat- ing and shed soft light upon the wide lawn and the flower decked verandas.
 Refreshments were served upon the lawn and dancing was enjoyed by about a hundred and fifty of the college set. A score or more of married friends were also included by Mr Ramsey in his de- lightful hospitality.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-29

nurse whom we call Hmah,' would say to me: He belongee too muchee boilum teal was perfectly at sea until knew that she meant: He has boiled the tea too long,"
 'I'll tell you a little story in 'Pidgin English and see if you can understand it." Mrs. Loehr said, and then she re- lated the following story of the Gar den of Eden:
 First time have got two piecee one piecee belong he; one piecee belong she; two piecee stop garden inside. Topside the jossman talkee two piecee; This side plenty thing can chow chow; Have got one piecee no can chow chow, suppose makee chow chow chop chop pay you makee die. Two pieces velly happy. No have got pidgin whole time can makee play play; any time have got chow chow. By by no likee,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-29

wiler, to be given for the benefit of the building fund of the Y M. H. A.
 An outing was planned for next Sun day at the artesian wells. It was agreed to invite the older Young Ju- daean club. The members are to meet at Fourth avenue and Twenty-first street at 10 o'clock Sunday morning.
 An interesting programme was car ried out, consisting of the following numbers; The Shepherds Wife" Mss Sadie Cohen; poem. Miss Lena Morse. and questions, by Mrs. Loss. Miss Ida Rosenblum was admitted as member.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-29
MRS. TYLER ENTERTAINS
 AT LYRIC PARTY

Mrs. A. J. S. Tyler entertained at a Lyric party in honor of her guest, Miss Kathleen McCord of Mobile. After the performance refreshments were en- joyed at downtown place. Those present were Miss Kathleen McCord. Miss Beulah Canada of Atlanta, Miss Kathleen Young of Florence, Mrs. A. l.. Lewis Miss Louise Lewis, Mrs. P. H. Seelbinder Mrs. W. c. Mitchell, Miss Violet Tyler and Miss Ina Robinson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-29
MIR. TYLER
 HOST

MT. A. J. S. Tyler entertained at surprise birthday dinner party Friday evening in honor of his mother, Mrs. W. R. Robinson of Mobile his wife and daughter Miss Violet Tyler.
 Those present were Mrs. w. R. Rob- inson, Mrs. N F. Hit. Mrs. Griffin of Nashville, Mrs. Calvin Martin, Master Calvin Martin, MT. and Mrs. w C.. Mitchell, MT. and Mrs. A. J. Tyler, Miss Kathleen McCord, Miss Beulah Canada, Miss Violet Tyler, MT. Esau Robinson, Miss Ina Robinson, MT. Howard Robin son, MT. Will Taylor and Mrs. A. L. Lewis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-29

1N hlISS Carol Penney entertained yes- uWll terday at luncheon at her home
 in Glen Iris park in honor of four lovely visitors. Miss Louise Cunningham of Knoxville, and Miss Charlotte Rawlin- son of New Jersey, who are the guests of Mrs, Alfred Shook, Miss Marion Hicks O. Talladega, who is visiting Miss Selene Rountree and Miss Hattie Lou Huff of New Jersey, Miss Mary Stiles visitor
 Miss Penney's other guests included Miss Mary Stiles, Miss Virginia Dixon Miss Katherine King. Miss Margaret Till man, Miss Selene Rountree and Mrs. A. M Shook.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-29

Beginning with this year, some knowl. edge of the Bible will be a part of the requirements for admission to Columbia university. Students must know the epic narrative of the Old Testament. the history of the Hebrews from the Egyp- tian period to the destruction of the Jewesh Commonwealth in A. D. 70, be able to repeat some of the most mem orable passages of Biblical prose and poetry and know something of early Christian biography.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-29
MIR. AND MRS. HARRIS HOSTS

Mir. and Mrs. Roscoe Harris entertained last evening at a bridge party at their home, compimenting MT and Mrs. Henry Hiden of Chickasaw. and MT. and Mrs Frank Wise of Atlanta, all of whom are popular visitors in the city.
 Other guests included only members O. the Friday Night Bridge club of whica Mir. and Mrs. Hidden formerly were mem- bers during their residence in Birming-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-29
WRITERS CLUB TO RESUME MEETINGS IN OCTOBER

On account of the absence from the city of many members of the Birmingham Writers club, there will be no more meet ings of the club until the early fall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-29
YOUNG JUDAEAN
 CLUB MEETS

The Young Judaea club held very interesting meeting Sunday afternoon at the Y. M. H. A. It was decided to have dance on August 26 at the Tut
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-29
PARTY
 AT OWENTON

Circle No. ? of the Owenton Missionary society will have lawn party this evening, beginning at o'clock at the home of Mrs. E. T. Gregg. Ice cream and cakes will be served.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-29

members are seen daily at the capitol discussing these measures with the rep resentatives and senators.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-29
Linens Cost Enough Goodness Knows
 50 be careful
 holD they're ironed

The AMERICAN is, first of all, a careful laundry. Every piece of flat work is laundered CLEAN with ONLY pure soap and water.
 And then ironed on new kind of machine without a wrinkle"
 The beauty of fine linens de- bends on fine laundering and ironing-and the American IS a fine laundry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-29
GEN. SUMTER CHAPTER

There will be a called meeting of the General Sumter chapter of the Daugh ters of the American Revolution to- morrow morning at the home of Mrs. A. A. Adams, 2974 Rhodes Circle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-29

'"one can market better by allowing
Morris tribune., 1919-12-26
THE WORLD NEEDS A REVIVAL

The birth of Christ the greatest event in human
history the acceptance of Christ is the greatest event
in human life, and the teaching of Christ the
greatest teaching in the world. Christ to the
world once, but He has been coming again at each
curing Chrstmastide for 1919 years but His work is
not yet done. He into life once, but He comes
again again with recurring need and enlarge
ment of vision.
With the coming again of Christmas perhaps an
editor may be excused for indulging in lay
So it be said that these times out of
joint and they be cured without wider &C
ceptance of Christ and His teachings. The world needs
a revival
One year ago, the world had just surmounted the
suffering of the World War, and from that
vantage point appeared that the promised land of
Eternal Peace lay just beyond. The Peace Conference
was discussed the regenera
ton of the world while the people prattled of the
millennium, there great straining of and
craning who should first behold the plains
of Utopia Today, the world is still janglng over the
of that Peace Treaty and mutual confidence has
given way to mutual distrust.
One year ago, the who worked with his hands
and who worked with his money were each
hearedy applying themselves to the problems of
reconstruction today they scramble for the pelf,
and each would Guido the other in selfshness.
One year ago, the American nation was proclaimed
of the world while today thruout the length
and bredth of this land preaching revolution
destruction hatred malice.
Why the reversion from year ago?
The world year ago bore the semblance of chast-
ened and regenerated world yet it's conversion didn't
last Perhaps Pilgrim yet ready to enter into
the Celestial City, Perhaps in the philosophy of the
ancient Creeks ambition to reach heaven excited
the jealousy GODS perhaps in the Divine Plan,
eve may not climb the heavenly sleeps
To bring the Lord Christ down."
The millennial ecstacy of year has failed of
realizing the regenerated world Therefore let at this
Chrismaside again the teaching of Jesus with
which opened his ministry and start again Start
with simple truths: Blessed the poor in spirit
blessed are they that mourn blessed the meek,
blessed they which do hunger and thirst after right
eousness blessed mercfu and the in heart
blessed are the peacemakers blessed they which
are prosecuted for righteousness sake.
The personal acceptance of the words of the Great
Teacher the problems of city, state and nation
labor capital Not dreams of millenial ecstacy
but revival Christmas spirit is what the
world needs-and general acceptance of the new
commandment"
Morris tribune., 1919-12-26
There Are Exceptions

The constitution OF the United States says that
Congress shall make law respecting the establish
ment of religion prohibiting the free exercise there
off, or abrdge the of speech of the press
right of the people peaceaby to assemble to petit
ton the government for redress of grievances
Does the paragraph insure the free exercise of
kind of rites practices carried out in the of
religion?
No, the government will promptly suppress the
ercse of any rites practices violating the accepted
standards of moral conduct.
Does the paragraph grant a right to speak that
which nure another in his reputation in his
goods.
1t does not.
Neither does it grant anyone the privilege to teach
the overthrow of government by force advocate
forcible resistance to it's laws and ordinances
Neither does it grant such license to the press
And assembage plotting to violate the laws of
the country is not recognized under this paragraph
peacable.-Milan Standard
Morris tribune., 1919-12-26
A Real Memory Gem

Says the Langdon, IN. d. Republican:-Below we
publish little paragraph from recent issue OF the
Saturday Evening Post is a real gem and up
whole problem in a few lines. If Messrs Totten and
Stangand could get books with something of this sort
to by boys and girls, think it would be
them than Ellen Keys works free love-
marriage relation These few lines contain suf
fcient suggestions dozens lectures and
mons could very proftaby be memorized by every
boy girl in the state. The quotation is
follows
"The simple and ample proven fact is that govern
ment ownership not make men, and rarely makes
money weakngs, dependents, grafters bureau
Gratis autocrats deficits. 1t is the first lesson in
Socialism Socialism the first lesson in Bolshevism
and Bolshevism the in government. The
class graduates from that into Anarchy Men are not
made by government, but government is made by men,
Tt reflects and always will the human weaknesses of
those who compose and administer it,
Morris tribune., 1919-12-26
SOME SANE THINKING ON LAND VALUES

It has been quite the fashion in the city to
high of living to the farmer and the recent
natural rise farm land values caused the city press
to throw fits about wild orgy of speculation The
Minneapolis Journal however, has been discussing this
matter more sanely lae and finds that official figures
from Wisconsin show only normal increase There the
average of an acre land $4125 in 1909, $53 in
1914 and $64 in 1919.
"It will be seen that in ten years the advance in
values state has been $2275 acre. says the
Journal which than half, eleven dollars, is
credited to the five years.
Official figures like these covering an entire state,
better than few sensational farm sales, what
the rising for commodities has had land
values In ten years the rise has been than fifty
per cent, rise sensational enough, but slow as COM
pared with the skyrocket rises in produce and manu-
featured goods.
''That the increase greater in the five war
years that the is comparatively low gives
that values will not slump seriously if
other values should suddenly fall Land is the great
financial balance Wheel
Morris tribune., 1919-12-26
AN EDITORIAL WORTH READING
Things get bad
Then they get worse.
Then they get so bad they can't be any worse.
Then they get better.

It's great life if you don't weaken and this is the
most interesting period of history you lived in.
The world has been going to pieces, to hear some
tell since pessimsts found voice to
despondency but it has to pieces yet
and it isn't going to right away
This country to hear people talk, has been
totterng since there America; but
totter though it may it never fallen yet, and isn't
going to-
When Daniel Webster twenty-years old he made
a speech in which he quite despaired of saving Re
public which he it's deathbed. Yet the Republic
has done very we'll indeed, thank you.
Cheer up and buckle down to work, which is the
scourge of trouble the damnation of pessmism, and
the salvation of mankind-Duuth Herald.
Morris tribune., 1919-12-26

The rest of afford to sit back and enjoy the
fight between the NonParsans the subject of free
love books. For instance there two NonPartisan
papers, PIT Mayville and at Hillsboro, N. D..
owned by the company and directed by the same
directors, of which supports and the other
dennis the free love books Last week noted that
Editor Norm Of the Wright County Press condemned
boshevst and books introduced into the
North Dakota libraries, but the current issue Of Norns
paper contains a communication from Non-Partisan
who very much wrought and takes Norm to task
for assuming that "the League farmers have SYM
pathy with the radical propaganda of anarchists bolshe
visits and socialists the correspondent then
that such sympathy does exist.
Morris tribune., 1919-12-26

The "Pershing- for President Club of Lincoln,
Nebraska, sends literature launching the boom of
General Pershing for the Republican nomination for
president. Pershing made remarkable record COM
mander of the American Expedtionay Force in the late
war; and was the only commander of either the Allied
enemy forces who held his position from the beginning
to the end. But it is of record that military do
not necessarily make good presidents. Pershings ab
tiles have been directed along military lines turnout
his whole fe and therefore view the attempt of his
him to the presidency with msgvings
Morris tribune., 1919-12-26

The minimum law now in force in Min
nesota is good thing in ways; it insures for
and minor workers living wage But it has
it's drawbacks and in proved detriment and
injury rather than benefit to the whom it is
supposed to help. We know of boys who have been
helped by it to the extent that they drawing
larger wages than they did before, but they have an
entirely wrong idea of the meaning and intention of
the law they to think that, matter how much
there is for them to do, and matter if they
may be drawing money than they earn for their
employers, which is often the they compelled
law to do only much and to not do that much if
they can help it, To these the minimum wage law has
been an injury all reverts back to thisthe fellow
who entirely by the clock who grabs his coat and
runs as soon the whistle blows maybe minute or
two before apt to be few minutes late
time will get very far in this world The
good jobs not that kind-they are the
fellows who stay the job till it is done and realize that
they give the best they have to their jobs and to
their employers if their employers they will
prosper in proportion Hutchinson Leader.
Morris tribune., 1919-12-26

grams. 1t is the event of the winter
for farmers. Live problems relating
to the farm and home making will be
discussed daily.
Rooms and meals on the campus,
classes and conferences give an OPP
portunity for the leading farmers of
the state and their families to as
sociate together for week such as
is not offered on any other occasion.
Morris tribune., 1919-12-26
Good Man for A. That.

Thomas Jefferson, according to Will
liam NJ Curtis, one Of his biographers,
was devoid of a sense of humor. Says
the latter: Gle rarely told a story
and seldom enjoyed one and witticisms
were wasted in his presence"
Morris tribune., 1919-12-26

The big packers have agreed to give all their
business in canned goods and other unrelated lines.
This is touted great victory for the government
When efficient business organization withdraws from
a field it usually higher prices in those lines,
and that may be the result in this There may be
ultimate advantages in the arrangement but expect
no material reduction in the cost of living
Morris tribune., 1919-12-26

This week the United States deported 800 anar-
chsts to Russia. 1t should have been long ago.
Mckinley murdered result of their teaching, and
first and last they have been at the bottom of most of
radical trouble in country There are thousands
more that should CO.
Morris tribune., 1919-12-26

Just to think-W. J. Bryan may again go after the
nomination for president. 1t would be an
suspicious time for him to rum because the next pres
dent is sure to be Republican anyway
Morris tribune., 1919-12-26
Farmers and Home Makers Week

~ " W. 4NCIbAI
The Farmers and Home Makers
Week, to be held at the University
Farm. st. Paul, Dec. 20, 1919, to
Jan. 8, 1920, will be a great week
for farmers.
This will be a week of conferences,
demonstrations, lectures, discussions,
association meetings and evening pro-