The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-22

and his mate crouching over their hre. Then followed Egypt, showing Ramses | the Second and his queen, Mat-ne-fru-rei seated upon their throne. King Belshaz- ger and the Princess Beloved showed the raagnificence of Babylon. Israel was rep
 resented by King Solomon and the Queen
 of Sheba. The valor and beauty of Greece
 were personiied by Hector and Andro- mache. Caesar and Calpurnia typitied the power and majesty of ancient Rome
 The Moors in Spain were represented by Abdurahman the Great and his faVofNe wife. Lorengo the Magnificent and his duchess pictures the golden age of Flor
 ence. Queen Elizabeth, stepping upon the
 cloak of Sir Walter Raleigh, typiheo
 England and brought the tableaux to a
 close.
 The parts were all well chosen as te
 type and the costumes as historically correct as study and pains could make them. One unusual feature of the ta- bleau was, instead of closing the cur tains upon each picture as first dis closed, the figures gradually came to life and walked slowly out of the frame into the audience, where they took their seats with the other mask CTS.
 The parts were taken as follows: Sabre Tooth, the cave man, MT. Percy Quinn; Ramses the Second. Mir. Will liam Woods; Princess Mat-ne-fru-re Miss Carrie MClure Knox; King Bel shazzar, Mir Hillyer Robinson; Prin- cess Beloved, MT. Hillyer Robinson; King solomon. MT. Charles Leyden; Queen of Sheba, Miss Hannah Reyn- olds; Hector, MT. Eugene Turner, Jr.; Andromache, Mrs. Eugene Turner, IT. Caesar. Mir. Phillip Whiteside; Cal punia. Mrs Phillip Whiteside; Ab- durahman the Great, Mir. Harry Cald- well the Sultana, Miss Mary Gardner; Lorenza the Magnificent, pr. Thomas L. Smith the Duchess. Miss Martha Sproun; Queen Elizabeth, Miss Mary Read Smith; Sir Walter Raleigh, Mir. Fred Bell.
 All of Anniston's clubs have made liberal contributions to the book fund started this season for the Carnegie library, which is an invaluable asset not only for Anniston but for all of the surrounding towns. During the past week several of the pupils of the State Normal school in Jacksonville visited the Anniston library to secure aid in getting up their annual debate, an event of widespread interest to occur in the near future.
 Miss Anne Van Ness Blanchet, the lovely librarian, not only strives to keep all of the literature desired by the various clubs, but gladly aids the club women and students in preparing programmes and essays Having studied in some of Americas best col leges and having served for several years in some of New Works best Ii- braries, Miss Blanchet is ideally fitted to assist in all phases of literary tasks, and her advice is in frequent demand.
 Miss Blanchet is a lover of children, and Admission have nrnfif faf1 from her interest. The story telling hour which she plans each week for Saturday afternoon has become so popular that the grown folk often gather with the children to enjoy the Saturday programme. Once a month a special elaborate programme some times presented in costume occurrs. The Dramatic Club of Noble institute will contribute the next special pro- gramme. The Sixth Ward public school pupils presented a play in cos tune on Saturday and Miss Blanchet is planning most interesting Shakes perian programme.
 The club room of the library is used nearly every afternoon by members of the varius clubs. The choral club has recently purchased a victoria which will be kept at the library to be used to play the various types of music be- ing studied by the club. This season the Choral Club is conducting a study of the famous operas the records of the operas adding greatly to the interest of the operatognes.
 The advantages of the library are deeply appreciated by the entire com munity, and it is hoped that every in ovidual who enjoys the rare collection of books and the library club rooms will cooperate with the clubs of An niston in enlarging the scope of this valuable institutions usefulness.
 "Amicenza" (the Italian for friend ship) was the name chosen by Mrs w W. Stringfellow for the magnificent home which was nearing completion when she passed to the great beyond few weeks ago.
 On Thursday her husband, MT. W. W. Stringfellow, announced that the home would be completed just as planned by ris wife, and after his death would ba converted into a hospital to be used by the people of Anniston, thus providing a bequest to charity that will amount to quarter of a million dollars. A large endowment fund for operations of the hospital and a generous amount for additional buildings were also in- luded in the gift from this splendid