The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-14

W1tn OUnerS, OrSdnlZeu luc
 forces for the canvass of the Methodist
 churches of the district. The publicity
 programme of this period that helped tu
 arouse the interest of the churches waa
 under direction of Mrs. W. J. Yielding,
 the publicity chairman.
 I THE RESULT
 | The result of this campaign. with the generous first gift, was that the pur- ! chasing committee of the board, with l Mrs. $. F. Marsh as chairman, was
 enabled to procure the imposing resi-
 dence on Eighth avenue as the main
 building of the home with the apart
 ments on Eighteenth street as the annex.
 Since that time untiring effort has
 been manifested by Mrs. w. A. Curr!e,
 who, with her committee on remodeling, 1 has planned the transformation of the | buildings into the comfortable apart-
 ments, well lighted, comfortably heated and ventilated, with plenty of windows and sleeping porches, and rooms pro- i vided with generous closet space and n-
 dividual lockers.
 The homelike environment is recog- nized from the moment the front door is opened to receive a guest Once inside, i the good taste of Mrs. George Stuart and Mrs Currie's committees on in- terior decoration is detected in the dull rose, blue and gray coloring that haT- monzes with the woodwork, finished in old ivory with walnut trimmings.
 l The same careful attention was dis played by Mrs. E. H. Newsom and her committee in the remodeling of furni- ture that in it's new garb of old ivory will delight the heart of any girl Who occupies one of the pretty bedrooms. A FEW CONTRIBUTIONS 1 Among those who have contributed to the new equipment of the home. are Dr. and Mrs. George Stuart, Mrs. Frank Nabers Mrs. w. S. Brown, who fur nished the living rooms downstairs; Mrs. Hill Ferguson and Mrs. Robert Jem- ison, Jr., who furnished the spacious dining room, Mrs. Ryding, who provided
 a well selected collection of pictures. and many who have contributed through Mrs. H. T. Brownell's committee to the equip
 ment of kitchen and cafeteria.
 Some of the bed rooms of the main building were furnished by Mr. and Mrs. Richard Massey Mrs. Paul Wright, Mrs. Vale, Mrs. H. D; Newton, and by Miss Rosa Strickland's blue flower Sunday school class.'' The Ida Ramsey
 Bible class of First Methodist Church furnished the apartments called the "EEzabeth Marsh" and Mary Russell rooms. in honor of the president and vice president of the city mission board. Among the many others who have ! lndlllltSleu lulST6Sl ol PldtlASf' NfbiHS' have been Mir. and Mrs. W. H. Stockhanl, Mr. and Mrs. H, A. Metcalf, Mrs R, IN. Bell, the various Sunday school classes, and adult and junior missionary societies. The appreciation of the board Is ex- pressed, through the president, Mrs. Rus sell to some of the merchants Of the
 city who responded generously to the architects, Martin X Miller. who donated part of their services, to P. E. Bostick, who gave entire supervision of the con tract work. to MT. Journey and F. W. Cantrell who have contributed both time and service toward making the home att tractive and comfortable.
 The grounds around the buildings have had the attention of an efficient land- scape gardener in the arrangement oi shrubbery and flowers. which were the gifts of Mir and Mrs. F. B. Dunlap. X pergola that is the artistic link connecting the main building and the annex. will be covered in the spring with climbing roses. through which Will be an occasional glIhnse of the tennis court at the side. and the garden in the rear
 of the home. But in lieu of spring time 1 and the roses to be. the fires will be ] lighted on Thanksgiving Day for the ! first time on the hearth stone in the 1 wide hall that will be kept burning in ! warm invitation to the girls who will
 make this home their home
 | INVITATION TO ALL
 l Mrs. J. B. Field the efficient superin- tendent, has responded to the call of l the Womans Missionary Council of the
 Southern Methodist Church, to take the
 place of @mother in this home She l joins with the city mission board in a | cordial invitation to the public to attend i the celebration on November 25, in l thanksgiving for the Eva Conner Co., 1 operative home, that will be opened
 next day to welcome home some of the
 young business women of Birmingham.