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PLAY IN OLD STYLE
BY THREE WRITERS
"Where's Your Wife," Pre-
sented by Capable Actors at
the Punch and Judy.
SOME HUM0R IN FARCE
Might BE Called "Duckic in
the Taxi" without Losing
in It's Drawing Power.
where's Your wifes"-At the Punch
md LudN.

There was whole string of names
stretched across the programme of the
Punch and Judy Theatre last Saturday
TO indicate the authorship Of where's $
Your Wife," which was acted there.
But It Is to the first scene of the play.
TO its elaborate "donnee" or plant. that
the historians of the stage in future
centuries I'm the work of reconstruct!ng
the drama of our day, will look for the
period OF this farce. One need only
know that In the opening scene pair
of wild ducks was brought in that the
cook resigned rather than prepare them
at such short notice, and that the young
housekeeper In the effort got their
blood on her blouse and on the table in
what one of the characters called her
"drawring room" Wife and husband
leave for Detroit at forty minutes no.
tice SO suddenly that he has to take
all the cash in the office for the trip.
Thus Is the structure for the ensuing
farcical scenes somewhat sxpansively,
and IT must be added somewhat labori-
ously, built up.
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Memorial Week Plans.

The Roosevelt Memorial Association
Is making extensive plans for Roosevelt
memorial week, October 20 to %. On
Theodore Rooseyelts birthday, October
e7. memorial meetings will be held in
virtually every city and town in the
United States. Representative citizens
are taking part in the arrangements
without respec. of partisanship. In the
memorial week the people Of the United
States will be asked to make contrbu-
tions to the memorial fund being raised
by the association, and the national can
vass for membership will be prosecuted
vigorously.
On Wednesday William Boyce Thomp-
son, president of the Roosevelt Memorial
Association, will give a luncheon for
chairmen and members of the county
committees of Long Island and the lower
Hudson Valley. Similar conferences will
be held In Albany tomorrow, in Buffalo
next Friday and in Syracuse next Satur-
day. Gov Alfred L. Smith has written
this letter to President Thompson of the
association:
IT feel that as Governor of the great
State Of New York, which Theodore
Roosevelt so faithfully served, II is right
andSproper that / express my personal
regard for him as a man, and the esteem
and admiration in which the people of
the State will ever hold him as a citizen
and Governor"
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oppo-d by MinistjeykS Railways.

opporu ny
TIE Hon. J, d. Reid sE1hister of Rail-
ways and Canals is opposed to the bill.
End is satisfied to leave things as they
are. Mr. Armstrong argues that an ire
sponsible and upregulatcd Canadian
merchant marine service is being
created on the great lakes. That must
either be regulated and controlled, he
argues. or the door opened to competI-
tors by removing customs and coastal
regulations. The Minister does not see
1t that way, and the bill will not get
past the committee stage.
According to the last return of the
Department of Marine. the total tonnage
of Canadian shipping is about a million
and half gross tons. There are 4,202
sailing vessels registered. with gross
tonnage of 4S6 ,607. There are also regis
tered 1856 steamships, with a gross
tonnage of 904.0OS. Most of the sailing
vessel tonnage is on the great lakes and
in coastal trade. but about half of the
steamship tonnage is ip ocean going ves-
sells and could not be brought under
any railway board. Canadian registry
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This expert of the future will, of
course, place the period of "Where's $
Your Wife," in the late nineteenth CEN
tury and wonder why. after the fashion
OF that day, the piece was not called
"A Pair of Ducks" He will be mis-
taken a s to the dates by relying so much
on evidences contained in the style and
by the conviction that the new play, If
written in this year of grace, would.
through the advancement OF the drama
in literary worth and its faithfulness to
contemporary life, be called "The Duckie
in the Taxi" Thus may even the most
noted critics of art be misled by cir
cumstantial evidence. Probably the
harmless little farce is quite fresh from
the brains of its authors 1t is true.
however that they have modelled 1t on
an old fashion.
1t would tax, for instance, the in
genuity of a master of farce to make
plausible the arrival of the ducks, the
departure OF the loving wife and hus-
band, the rebellion of the cook and the
repairing of the telephone which is i'm
portant since It enables the operator to
start the search for crime by his words
"She's dead all right" All these in
gradients had TO be assimilated in an
opening scene in the style OF much
earlier period. In spite of its rather
imperfect foundation the authors went
right on. The police arrived, so did the
reporters the theft of the money was
added to the charge of murder against
the missing husband-all The familiar
incidents of such farces were supplied
by the authors excepting. of course, the
essential quality which alone could add
vitality to all these excursions and
alarms. This was a suggestion of
plausibility.
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No Lever for InsurrcctiOn.

There are certain indications of inn
patience and discomfort with the coali-
tion among the extreme Tory element.
but the decision to 90 along temporarily
gives them no levef 10 start an insur-
reftion. One move in that direction at
the caucus was squelched speedily. \
few die hards are ready for a scrap at
u minutes notice. but Sir Robert Borden
is no scrapper; rather. he Is patient
man, who knows his purpose and works
to 1t steadily. Such man gives the
fire eater short rations and a narrow
stage. Sir Sam Hughes and Hon.
Robert Rogers appreciate that.
The House of Commons plans to fin-
ish business for this session this week.
With the Premier away, and no vital
legislation on the slate. prorogation
should come next Saturday. The special
committees on soldiers civil reestablis,,-
niont and civil service classification have
long way to go yet, but both may
make an interim report, after which the
House can put the bills ahead for next
session. The questions involved are not
going to be solved now nor then: SO
why worry? This is a peace treaty
scsson: the treaty has been approved.
The end is in sight
A bill of some Importance was in
II reduced for the fourth year in success
SION by Joseph Armstrong, member for
Lambton. which has foE' its main pur-
pose to bring the shipping on the in
land waters and coastng trade under
control of the Railway Commission. The
ships owned by the Canadian railways
are under control OF the Railway Board
az regards rates and tariffs, but as re-
CARDS all the others they are quite free
from any limitations whatever, except
such as apply to all shipping made by
the Departments of Marine and Canals
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The Characters and the Acting.

Not only were all the incidents of
popular farce in where's Your Wife,"
but the characters as we'll. George
Howell made the bone headed detective
uncommonly amusing with his air of
Importance and his wholly fatuous
mystery. He is very skilful comedian
and provided in this play some minutes
Of unforced and natural fun. Jack Pol
lard was naive telephone operator who
manipulated dictaphone amusing.y
and there was some humor of con-
ventional type in Mr.. Boshells por
trayal of an Irish policeman. Grace
Goodall's talkative women are always
entertaining and Maud Gilbert is an eX-
perienced comedienne. Dorothy Newell
in the role of a clairvoyant-even this
old friend was prescnt-had a beauty
almost Ziegfeldlan.
There were occasional suggestions of
humor in the scenes but it required
more experienced hands to develop them
than Thomas or Flora Springer or
Joseph Noel. the plays three authors,
appears TO possess at present.
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ROOSEVELT HOME
DRIVE ON OCT. II
Campaign Will Be Launched
at Mass Meeting Addressed
by Gen. Wood.
S1,000,O00 Is THE GOAL
Birthplace in East Goth Street
Will Become a Permanent
Memorial.

The campaign of the Women's Roose-
welt Memorial Association to restore the
birthplace of Theodore Roosevelt in 2s
East Twentieth street and establish Il as
a shrine of patriotism and school OF
Americansf1 under the name of Roose-
Welt House. will be begun on Friday eve,
ming. October II. with mass meeting
In Carnegie Hall
Major-Gen. Leonard Wood, one of
Col Roosevelt's closest friends, will be
the principal speaker in urging national
support of the effort to raise $1,000, 900
for the establishment of this memorial
to the late ex-President usefulness as
an American citizen.
Among the features of the programme
will be the reading by Mrs Douglas
Robinson, sister of Col. Roosevelt. of her
poem entitled "Sagamore." A delega-
ton of seventeen original members of
the First United States Volunteer Cav
airy Regiment-the.f famous Rough Rid
ers in which both Col. Roosevelt and
Gen. Wood served--wll present large
American flag to the Women's Roosevelt
Association. Capt. Arthur f. Cosby, as
chairman OF the delegation, will make
the presentation speech. Boy Scouts and
Girl Scouts will pledge their allegiance
to the flag which is to fly from the top
of Roosevelt House as soon as the me-
mortal building is completed.
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Movies to show Life.

William Webster Ellsworth will give
an illustrated lecture on THE Life OF
Theodore Roosevelt" with special atten-
tion to his boyhoo6 in the East Twen-
tieth street house. Motion pictures OF
"Col Roosevelt in Action" will be shown
with comments by Prof. w. A. Braun OF
Columbia University.
Mrs. John Henry Hammond. presi-
dent of the Women's Roosevelt Memo
rial Association, will preside and girls
from the Junior League will act as
ushers The band of the Twenty-secoud
Regiment of Infantry, L. S. A., stationed
on Governors Island. will furnish music.
The Roosevelt house already has been
purchased and title taken by the Wom-
ems Roosevelt Memorial Association.
Each contributor of 81 or more will re-
ceive the emblem of the association, a
small bronze medallion pin bearing a
likeness of Col. Roosevelt. A gift Of
500 will entitle the contributor to a
three inch bronze Roosevelt medallion
and a $1,000 gift TO a nine inch me-
dalliOn
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Rich, black lustrous We
lours make ideal hats for
semi-formal evening wear.
Good for business, too.
Trademark,
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RANDOM NOTES

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Douglas Lamar OF
Macon Ga, who have been in the city
10 attend the marriage of their niece.
MISS Eugenia Blount, and DR.. Marye
Dabney on Wednesday evening, have re-
turned home. Mrs Lamar is one of
Georgla's most distinguished woman and
is active in U. d. C. work and is an of
hcer OF the national D. A. r., and is a
member of the Colonial Danes.
Durlng her stay in the city she was
dehghtfully entertained and made MANY
friends by her cordial manner and
charming personality.
MT. ana Mrs John Armstead of Rich
mona. who We're in the city to attend the
marriage of their niece, Miss Wilbur
Leake, and Mr.. Fred Fite, on Wednes-
day evening, will return home on Sun
day.
Lleweliyn Johns chapter, No ia, Order
or Eastern Star will hold their regular
meeting this evening in West End Ma
sonic hall at 1880 O'Clock All members
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DREADED FOR
NIGHT TO COME
Texas Lady, in Pretty Bad
Fix, Heard of Cardui,
Tried 1t, and Now Says
1t Saved Her Life

Chiffon, Texas.-Mrs. Mary Reese, of
this place, states: Sometime ago
was quite sick and suffered a great
deal At times l had such severe
pains in my back, across my hips and
in my sides-I was in a pretty bad fix
was so restless 1 dreaded for
night to come.
Having heard of Cardui. I thought
I'd try it l commenced to get
better with ny first bottle. took siA
bottles of Cardui, and will tell any
woman what this Cardui Home Treat
to directions. We not only feel it cured
but most likely saved my life.
am able to do my work with ease and
know Cardui did it."
Cardui has been found to relieve
many womanly pains and ailments, and
thousands of women have written to
tell of the benefit it has been to them
in cases of female troubles and weak
ness.
Cardui is prepared from mild me-
dicinal ingredients, which act as a tonic
and help build up health and strength
in natural manner.
Try Cardui At druggists.
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d'Enfants Unit Hotel de PEurope, Amer.
lean Red Cross, Lilly, France.
AUBURN AND MISSISSIPPI
DANCE

The dance which the point alumni and
Auburn and Mississippi A. and NJ. will
give tomorrow evening on the mez-
anime floor of the Tutwiler in honor
of the players and visiting students of
the two institutions promises to be
one of the most interesting social af-
fairs of the winter season.
The dance itself as being more re-
union of old class mates, than afford
ed by the game earlier in the day.
The dance will be from . to and an
excellent orchestra has been secured.
while number of other details have
been planned which will make the oc-
casion long to be remembered.
Owing to the difficulty in reaching
all of the alumnus of both Auburn and
Missi ssippi now resident in the Biz
mingham district general invitation
to them has been extended by the com
mittees in charge of the affair. this in
vitation being extended through the
press.
Every former student, of either Au-
burn or Mississippi will be welcome and
will enjoy the occasion" said Mr.. w
Briggs Rogers, of Auburn, who with
Mrs. Rogers will be among the chap
erones
Among the other chaperones will be
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur c. Crowder, Mr.
and Mrs. R. II. Thach, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs
Vassar L. Allen, DR.. and Mrs. j. H. Ed
mondson, Mr.. and Mrs. Perkins Prev
lit, Mr.. and Mrs. Sid Lee, Mr.. and Mrs
Phil Gulley, Mr.. and Mrs. w. V. Con
nell, Mr. and Mrs. C. w. STREET., Mr. and
Mrs. Dan Martin, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
F. Beaumont, Mr. and Mrs. Chas* De-
Bardeleben, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry De-
Bardeleben, Mr.. and Mrs r. F. john
ston, and number of others
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SOCIAL AND CLUB NEWS AND A CTIVITIES OF WOMEN

are urged to be present and visitors ar
welcome.
Miss Rosa Greene of Selma, who spent
the past few days in the city attending
the Fite-Leake wedding. has returned tc
Tuscaloosa to resume her studies at
the university.
Miss Martha Collier left yesterday for
Virginia.
Mrs. Margaret Patton King and Miss
Katherine King will leave next week to
visit Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Day in st.
Louis, where they will remain until
Christmas They will spend the early
spring in New York
Mrs. Kate Cole Donegan Of Huntsville
is spending a few days in the city as
the guest of her cousins, Mr. and Mrs. E.
7. Steele, en- route to New Orleans.
Miss Marguerite Galloway of Idvines-
ton will arrive Thanksgiving to be the
guest of her sister, Mrs, Graham Putnam
and Mr.. Putnam Several affair tare be-
ing planned in her honor
Miss Lydia Eustis is the guest of her
aunt, Mrs. j. E. Ware on South Twenty
hrst street and will remain until after
the Noland-Clark wedding next week.
The Joycrofters club will meet this aft
ernoon at $50 o'clock at the home of
Mrs. J. 3. HILL 1015 Glen Iris avenue
There will be a call meeting of the,
Volunteer Relief association this morn
ing at 1890 o'clock at the Business Wom-
en- S club.
The Clonian club will meet this after
noon at 1890 o'clock at the home of Mrs.
c. c. Snder
L'Etude Art club will meet this after
noon at 2:3o o'clock with Mrs James
Bonnyhan.
The Fenelon club viii meet this after
noon at the home of Mrs. Floyd Weed.
l0o6 Crescent avenue, at 2:30 o'clock.
The Shakespeare club will meet with
Mrs. ]. T. Coulbourn today at 10 O'Clock
at her home.
Miss Daisy Moody is being cordially
welcomed here by her many friends
after spending several months at High
land N c..
News comes from Mr.. and Mrs Fritz
Larkin in Flint, Mich announcing the
was formerly Miss Aline Kirkman of
this city.
The Culture club meets this morning at
1880 o'clock with Mrs. John Sidney
White, 1918 South Fifteenth street
The regular monthly meeting of the
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IN RIBNDS in Birmingham will be
~ glad to know something of the
work of Virginia B. Handley
She is working with Red Cross in the
devastated region of Northern France
is connected with Jardin d'Enfants unit
and she tells pitiful stories of the poor
little children in this region Some
have lived in dugouts since 1914. and
none OF them have had sufficient food
or clothing The Red Cross in estab-
fishing these working centers is try
ing to bring the children back to nor
NAL. and brighten their warped lives.
In view of this fact Miss Handley is
asking her family and friends in Bir-
mingham to send her contributions for
Christmas trees, and Christmas festi-
vities.
Anything will be thankfully received
but as the time is so short now until
Christmas she suggests that money be
sent instead of boxes and packages
Any amount sent to Mrs. L. S. Hand
ley, zoos S St. Charles St. will be for
warded by check, an dcredit given to
each sender.
We hope that the friends of one of
birmingham soldier gilrs" will not
overlook this request. and will respond
this week as checks must be sent by
November II.
Miss Handleys address, care Jardin
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HAVE SOFT,
DARK LONG HAIR
Don't Be Gray. It's Unnecessary
Nowadays, as Q-Ban Restores
Color. Read How. Some
thing New and Harmless.

Every man or woman should, by right,
have evenly dark, handsome, lustrous hair
thick and beautiful The charm of soft.
dark hair is continued fascination, whiis
gray, faded, thin falling hair puts you in
the old-age class. You can easily assist
ture to restore dark original color to your
hair by simply applying "Q-Ban" (pro-
nounced Ku-Ban) Ha'r Color Restorer to
all your hair and scalp few times. This
scientific preparation is different from any
thing else-is clean, harmless liquid. not
sticky and messy-that nourshes the hair
roots, causing all your gray. faded. thin or
falling hair to turn dark lus trous, long.
soft. thick and radantly beautiful, just as
you like to have your hair. 60 Ban" is sue
cessfully used daily by thousands. % Ban
is the trade of this superior hair
color restorer, and should be used in pref
erence to any other hair restorer because il
is harmless pure water and is guaran-
teed to restore original even, dark shade to
faded or gray hair. Try it. Ask any drug
gist for bottle of "Q-Ban' (Ku- Ban) Hair
Color Restorer. Costs little. Complete and
simple directions with each bottle
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The Doll BdzQr

q LII the world loves a lover and
| IN all the world loves a baby.
Is Whether the infant in arms
tiny icing all pink and white and
dimpled-has grown up to big baby or
whether half dormant-half conscious of
its sensibilitiss The mere cooling" or the
sucking of its little wee thumbs" appeals
to every one
There are no nationalities, no class dis
tinctions, where Ladies are concerned; n
baby's laugh, babys cry, a baby's help
lessness, a baby's throbbing heart, all
/ these tespeak universal language.
If there is an honest internationalism
in the world today it is-babies!
In Birmingham there is an institution
! for the care of Jates. known to US all and
dear to us all, as THE Children's Hos
pital'; no other place of public welfare
service is more carefully nurtured more
sincerely beloved or more genuinely close
TO the hearts 'of the people of this com
munity than The Children's Hospital,
and every year IT. its honor and for its
benefit, THE Doll Bazaar" is held from
which PRACTICALLY all the funds used dur
ing the ensuing twelve months accrue
When the first week in December comes
Birmingham looks forward to THE Doll
Bazar' Just as it looks forward to Chris
mas and New Years and other special
occasions. for it has become an annual
event and - such a sweet appealing thing
shat everybody wants to contribute his
Bit toward making it a beautiful sue
cess.
In speaking of the many requirements
so evident at this time at the Childret, 5
Hospital, Mrs. Frank Walker Smith, who
has Craciously accepted the arduous du-
ties Of Chairman of Publicity for The
Doll Bazaar this year, said YESTERDAY.
IF you should happen to make "a visit
over to the Childrens Hospital and talk
with the efficient superintendent, Miss
Edith Mcdonald and her assistants Miss
Adams and Miss Barnesley, all graduates
of Philadelphia hospitals, you will gladly
see how MAN. things are needed and
how necessary If is for all of us to make
our contributions to the hospital through
the medium of The Doll Bazaar on which
we are relying fer help"
Mrs. Scholl, the supervisor of the Chill
dren's Hospital, said Mrs. Smith, will
tell you also how many things are needed;
beds, clothing, curtains for the entire hos
pital-and many ether things.
''Eo you know that the Childrens Hos
pital is the only place in Birmingham
where a child with a contagious disease
can be carried?" Mrs. Smith asked "And
there are but two rooms at the hospital
now for Contagious patients; suppose
there are more than two cases-say--one
of scarlet fever, one of diphtheria, and
probably another of mumps-the question
confronts the superintendent: Where will
we put the patients? What will We do
with the children? One of the very first
things that the Chidrens Hospital hopes
to do with the funds accrung from The
Doll Razar' is to provide for this neces-
sity.'
Then there are two little children at
the hospital for adoption" Mrs. Smith
continued, "and these must also be pro-
vded for out OF the funds. Indeed there
is so much to co with the proceeds from
The Doll Bazaar that it looks as il we
must have a grea deal more money than
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WOMAN'S AUXILIARY

Highland Presbyterian church will hold
study circle this afternoon at the
church house at O'Clock. This evening
the pastor, DIR. Mcneil, will give lecture
on the book Notwithstanding" to which
all interested are invited, especially all
Presbyterans of the city
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MRS. BALDWIN ENTERTAINS
For MICS KETTIG

Mrs. NJ. M. Baldwin entertained at
luncheon yesterday at the Country club
in honor of Miss Mildred Kettig, lovely
young bride-elect. The guests included
Miss Kettie, Miss Josephine Evins, Miss
Josephine Foster, Miss Margaret Nelson,
Miss Mary Stiles Miss Caroline Cope
land Miss Eleanor Massey, Miss Kath-
crime Morrow, Mrs. w. II. Kettig, Mrs.
William r. j. Eunn, Mrs. f. w. Watson.
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MCCONNELL SHERIDAN
MARRIAGE

The marriage of Miss Elizabeth Sheri-
dan and Mr.. John William Mcconnell
was solemnzed Wednesday evening,
$50 o'clock at the home of the bride s
mother. Mrs M T. Sheridan, 30S Haw-
kins street West End.
The home was beautifully decorated
for the occasion in palms, ferns, cut
flowers and southern smilax
In the living room an improvised
altar of palms and ferns was arranged
where the ceremony was performed by
DIR. L. C. Branscomb.
Mrs E. L. Huey PLAYED the wedding
music and the bridal party entered the
living room to the beautiful strains of
Memberships wedding march, During
the ceremony she played softly Tran
merei" by Schumann.
Mrs. Charles Odell, the matron of
honor, was most attractive in light
gray georgette embroidered in gold and
her large picture hat was of pan vel
vet with touches of gold lace. She car
ried an arm bouquet of pink Killarney
roses. Miss Sarah Huey served flow
err girl and wore a pretty dress of
blue wolfe with satin trimmings.
Little Miss Katharine Sheridan,
niece of the bride, was chosen ring
bearer and wore a dainty pink crepe de
chine
Mrs Sheridan was handsomely gown
ed in black georgette.
Mr. Mcconnell was attended by Mr..
John Donaldson as best man.
The bride was given in marriage by
her brother Mr. t. E. Sheridan and was
lovely in tailored suit of blue Duve-
tyn.
Her hat was of black pan velvet with
ostrich. She carried a shower bouquet
of brides roses.
After the ceremony an informal re-
ception was held and Mrs Sheridan and
the bride and groom were assisted in