The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-16

Eth MEREDITH
ent of the Euterpeans.
city chairman for Admission; Miss Patti
| Haynes, booth chairman; Mrs George
| Rowan, Jacl1sonville Mrs. Frank Con-
stanrine Oxford; Mrs. Annie Alexander,
Piedmont; Mrs ]. K. Borders, Choco-
locco.
| The Federated Bible classes met on
Wednesday afternoon at the library, when
MRS. ID. b. Walsh gave a most interest
ing and instructive lecture on jeremiah.
A membership committee consisting OF
| Mrs. Lewis Lloyd, Mrs Frank Fowler
Mrs. E. L. Field, Mrs, j. c. Morton, Mrs.
Govan Woodruff, Miss Winnie Lynch
! Mrs. s. e. Hodges and Mrs. H L. Cater,
has been appointed to secure new MEM
bers FOR the federated class Mrs Walsh.
who recently completed a course at DIR.
Whites Bible school in New York, will
have charge OF the programmes for the
| ensuing month, and a rare treat is in
store for all who attend.
| The girls of the High School have or
| ganized Junior Red Cross auxiliary
with Miss Annie Harrison as president,
Miss Helen Paul, vice president; Miss
| Lila Harrison, secretary, and Miss Marie
| Griffin, treasurer. Books are very scarce
| in the war-stricken countries of Europe
| so a request has been made to the junior
Red Cross auxillaries from the American
committee of devastated France, asking
| for pictures and magazines, which will
be made into scrap books of educative
value. and used as textbooks in tina
schools over there. The high school aux
| iiiary are greatly interested in collecting
pictures for the French children, and are
| other
servi ce.
Mrs. Hanson L. Cater entertained the
Matron's Study Club at her home on
Christine avenue on Wednesday after
noon. The members brought their sew
ing and enjoyed a delightful afternoon |
together The presence of three visitors, |
Mrs. Elizabeth Jones, the guest of Mrs. |
Horace l. Miller and Mrs. J. W. Haden |
and L. j. Weimer of Atlanta, guests of |
Mrs Emmett W. Ledbetter added to the |
pleasure of the occasion.
A large audience enjoyed lecture by |
Dr. Charles T. Baylis given in the au- |
ditorium of the First Methodist church on |
Thursday afternoon. DR.. Baylis gavs
some interesting history regarding the |
women of France and Belgium, and OF
the hardships they endured so braveIy
during the world war.
The Elizabeth Spearman chapter OF the
Q. g. S. met Thursday evening. when
interesting reports were given by Mrs
s. c. Kiltner, Mrs. j. T. Carter Mrs T. r.
Spearman and Mrs. II. H. Ernest, the
delegates who attended the grand chapter I
conference in Montgomery.
Several Annistonians attended a patriot I
ic programme rendered at the Oxford i
High School during the past week A. b. /
Carr, who has rendered such excellent L
sacrlfic1al service as county chairman (
of the Red Cross roll call, delivered an
address and a musical programme by the
Glee Club and readings by Miss Young Il
were enjoyed.
The Wednesday Study Club was enter
tanned last week by Miss Ethel Hauser,
when programme led by Miss Alice
Weatherly was enjoyed. The life of D. II
Henry was discussed by Miss Weatherly. Il
Miss Julia Davis read one of o. Henry
stories, THE Trimmed Lamp" and Miss
Iva Cook read The Gift of the Magi.'
Miss Marie Gator discussed Kipling and
Mrs. Steven K. Thompson told the story
of THE Phantom Rickshaw." Miss Alice
Pettus was appc>uted to attend the state
federation of, clubs, which. meets in
Huntsville on November is. A picture OF
the little French orphan supported by
and two letters from the little girl. full
of gratitude of the sweet thoughtfulness
of the patriotic members of the club
were read. The club is planning the pre-
senttaion of aE amateur play, the pro-
ceeds to be used for the purchase of new
books for the Carnegie library
Mr.. and Mrs. Lansing r. Smith enter
tanned at lovely dinner party on Mon
day evening in honor of the president and
governing board of the Country CLUB. |
Silver trophy cups won by the host in ! 1
golf contests held clusters of pink and
white carnations, and miniature golf cluos
marked the place of the guests at the
beautifully appointed dining table. Among
the guests present were: Mr.. Walker
Reynolds, president of the Country Clue;
Percy Quinn, treasurer; Gather Perry,
o. M Alexander Leslie Edwards, Will
liam Orrison, c. M. Jesperson, Evan
Moon, c. b. Wells. C. NJ. Woodruff and
S. l.. Galbraith.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence saks, whose
was a brilliant event in South
Carolina last week have returned from a
wedding tour and are at home at the An
niston Inn. MIR. nd Mrs Saks attende
the wedding III Selma asst week of Miss
Stella Eagle to Joseph Saks of Birming-
ham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walker Nixon, Mrs. c. n.
Warwioke and Mr.. and Mrs T. A. Turner
attended the wedding of Miss Marie Tur
ner and Henry Arthur Perkerson in Bir-
mingham during the past week Mrs.
Perkerson formerly lived in OXFORD All
has a large circle of friends in both An q
niston and oxford.
Miss Carrie Mcclure Knox attended the
of the synodical auxiliary. which
in Brewton last week. Miss
Knox is state secretary of literature and
presented the study book to be used in
the Presbyterian lecture courses.
Mrs. Anna Knox Simpson. Mrs. W. T
r.lelford, Mrs A. w. Cockrell Miss LUCIA
simpson and Miss Anne Simpson, who
=-ve been the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.