The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-08
BABY WEEK IN ANNISTON MEETS
 WITH APPROVAL BY EVERYONE

dren with weak constitution becoming toe plentiful. The enlightened generation of today knows that a great infant nor tality is a national disaster, on the one hand, because numerous economic values are created without purpose and prema- tDrely destroyed and on the other, because the causes of the high rate of infant mortality affect the powers of resistance of the other infants and weaken the strength of the nation in its next gen. eration. The call for action such a problem is most urgent.
 Just as important the campaign of baby week is the foilow-up campaign W hich will succeed it. Baby week in An niston is not to be a temporary furry and excitement, the effect of which is allowed soon to subside but very definite efforts should be made to have it lead to permanent good for the babies of the community.
 The Y w. c. A. is especially interested in the nationwide recreation drive to give the nations children a chance dur ing the summer vacation to grow well and strong through play. The Y. w. c. A. has recently secured a lovely play ground, which is being equipped with everything that will add to the joy of the tots during vacation time. Story telling, group games, baby tests of physical efficiency, simple pageants and folk dancing are included on the sum- | ner's programme of supervised good times for Anniston children.
 No doubt baby week and the follow up campaign during the summer months will save the lives of numbers of little children, and the splendid women who are leading in this valuable movement should be accorded the cordial eo-opera- tion of every citizen of the community. More than 600 returned soldiers have | g... frNtrs tation to the great celebration to be given in their honor by the citizens ot | Calhoun county on July 4, and the re- ! plies are continuing to come in by every | mail.
 1 MT Joseph Saks and his finance com
 mittee are meeting with splendid response I in their efforts to secure donations for 1 the demonstration. Mr. J. J. Willett started the ball rolling' with a s100 do1 l nation, and a number of $50 donations have been promised. | Chairman N. E. Dry has offered sev- ! eral prizes for the most artistically decorated automobile or float ,and dozens
 of competitors have already listed their
 names with MT. Dry.
 1 The housewives of the county are go- | ing to supply fried chicken, homemade cakes and salads in abundance for big
 dinner to be given the conquering heroes. 1 The soldiers are looking forward to the | great gala day with eager delight and 1 the general public is alive with the | spirit of welcome. The day promises to be the greatest in the history of Cal | houn county.
 | Fifty Confederate veterans were royalty entertained at a Jefferson Davis birth l day celebration on Tuesday by the U. ID. c. chapter.
 After the reading the ritual and the
 singing of the Bonnie Blue Flag Mrs. J. E. Aderhold the beloved president of the William Henry Forney chapter, in-
 troduced Rev. Carlton Barnwell, the ora-
 tor of the day, who delivered beauti- full eulogy.
 Rev S. E. Hodges, who was recently
 elected as an honorary member of the chapter also paid a tribute to the daugh-
 ters and the veterans, and Judge Ebert willett eloquently spoke of 'The Stars and l Bars
 Musical numbers by Mrs. French Bell,
 Mrs Robert Hampton, Mrs. George Cryer and Miss Lillian Mullens and a | recitation by Miss Nellie Galliher added
 to the pleasure of the occasion. After
 the programme, which was arranged by
 Mrs. Clifford Auberry, Mrs. H. L. Cater, | Mrs. James aMcIntire, Mrs. J. F. Green, i Mrs Kirk Perrow, Mrs. E. T. Barker and
 Mrs. Hugh Merrill, bounteous luncheon
 was served. The committee in charge i of the luncheon were: Mrs. George Brit
 ton, Mrs. Thomas Ingram, Hrs. Henry
 Booth, Mrs. l.. M. Burns, Mrs. J. l..
 Burns, Mrs. H. P. Salter, Mrs. E. T.
 Barker and Mrs. John Wilson. During
 the luncheon, Capt. w. T. Dodd, well
 known veteran, gave toast to the
 Daughters of the Confederacy, which
 brought forth great applause and appre- | citation from the daughters.
 | After singing "Juanita,' the guests of
 honor were treated to an enjoyable auto
 mobile ride to points of interest in An niston.
 At meeting of the Readers club at the
 home of Mrs Horace L. Miller on Tues
 day evening the members of the club de- | cided to begin at once the organization | of a Drama League. Mrs Otis Pound- l stone read an interesting letter from Mrs | B. M. Wilkinson of Birmingham concern ] ing plans, bylaws and constitution.
 Mrs. J. C. Sproull was elected as treasur-
 CT for the initiation fees to be received | from 1O0 new members. All of the lit
 erary clubs in Anniston have signified a ! willingness to become members of the l Drama League and are greatly interested | in the new project which will afford such i a large amount of pleasure throughout
 the coming season.
 1 Miss Lois Willis arranged the literary programme which was presented at the meeting on Tuesday evening. Miss Paul |
 Maston Horne; Miss Edith Hanna gave
 a negro dialect reading arranged by Mrs. J. c. Moore, one of the members of the
 Readers club; Miss Iva Cook told the life story of Robert Brooke and gave his best
 known poem, "I Have a Rendezvous With Death Joyce Kilmer was discussed by
 Miss Julia Mae Anderson and Miss Willis
 read number of her favorite bits O.
 whimsical verse by Mary Carolyn Davies.
 After the programme Miss Virginia
 Sproull and Miss Katherine Sproull served
 punch in the hostess attractive sun par
 Tor.
 A wedding of wide spread interest will | be solemnized at the home of MT. and
 Mrs Richard Miller Ingram when theIr
 daughter, Miss Sadie Ingram becomes
 the bride of MT. William Everett Baker
 on Thursday evening. June 19 The Euterpean club, of which Miss In-
 gram is a prominent member, entertained
 last week at linen shower in her honor
 at the home of Miss Jamie Street. Miss | Wyness Tate, dressed as a washwoman 1 appeared with huge clothes basket and proceeded to string a clothes line
 across the room from which she hung
 the dainty gifts for the popular bride to- 1 be-
 One or the most interesting exercises
 or the past week occurred at St Luke S hospital when diplomas were presented
 to three well known nurses. The rooms
 were artistically decorated in red and
 white sweet peas and the class colors
 were used in the streamers and wreaths which marked the picture of Miss Mamie 1 Heath who lost her life, after useful career, during the influenza epidemic, l and would have been a member of the