The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-08
LADIES' NIGHT OF
 ROTARY CLUB IS
 GRAND SUCCESS
Mrs. Corners Pays Graceful Tribute to Rotarians-Dr. Edmonds Speaks on "Ice
 Cream and Cake"

houlCo NE IlI, CIl0 1lTSC to be given by the Rotahy club since the United States enter ed the late World war, held last night in the ballroom of the Tutwiler hotel was a grand success. More than 15O Rota- rians, their wives, sisters, daughters and sweethearts were present.
 Ahe oallroom was a scene of beauty With It's decoration of ferns and yellow chrysanthemums At each end of the speakers table were huge candelbra tied With blue tulle and in which eight white candles burned during the dinner. which started at o'clock.
 before the dinner, an informal recon ton was held, the officers and directors ana their wives composing the reception committee. They were: Dr. and Mrs. rercy Woodall, MT. and Mrs. LeGrand 1 C. Wilson, MT. and Mrs Percy M. Smith Miss Ola G. Browne, MT. and Mrs. | Anox Fleming, MT. and Mrs. Octavus Roy Cohen, MT and Mrs Morris w. busn, MT. and Mrs. Wallace Caldwell MT. and Mrs. Robert T. Brooke. MT. and Mrs. Maurice w Canister, Mir and Mrs Henry w. Taylor, MT. and Mrs. Frank sheppard, Jr., MT. and Mrs Henry T. Batterton, MT. and Mrs. William OberheI- man and MT. and Mrs. Robert T Will l liams
 AS the guests entered the dining room. the women guests were presented with yeiloW chfysanthemums, while the men were given carnations A five-course olnner was served, during which music was furnished by orchestra LADIES WELCOMED
 Dr. Percy Woodall, president of the club, presided, and made brief talk, in which he told the guests of the fair sex now glad the club was to have them on this occasion. In comparison he stated they were as welcome as the flowers in May, as the first growth of bush on a boys lip as schooner with foam and everything was to thirsty man, as moonlight was to lovers and as moon- shlne was to prohibitionist He de- clared he could not welcome them more than to say as welcome as the cook was after six weeks vacation.
 / lie introduced Morris ". Bush former president and chairman of the board of directors, who made the formal address or welcome. Following his introduction, w taken his thunder but he referred to the various welcome addresses through the past and after telling the guests hoV glad the members of the club were to again have the pleasure of having ladies night he concluded with the ad- dress of Adam to Mother Eve in rne Garden of Eden
 Mrs. George w. Connors responded in behalf of the women. She paid a tribute to the club and it's members, and in most humorous manner referred to the various professions and businesses of the members. In concluding, she said:
 And now to sum up the membership, made up of so many component parts, I would say Birmingham's Rotary club is a body of men bounded the north by faith, on the south by hope, on the east by charity, on the west by generosity, and encrcled with band of love for their fellow men. At the eternal bar of justice, I feel the verdict will be, 'Br- mingham's Rotarians will live with life's immortals.
 SONG NUMBERS
 Miss Vrgie Goodwin, who possesses a beautiful voice, sang 'oThe Garden of Your Heart and Mighty Like a Rose'
 Guy Harris, formerly with the Al Field minstrels, rendered in his inimi- table style, T Love the Ladies" and The Memphis Blues" Mrs. Edward P. Lee played the accompaniment for both singers.
 Mrs. Charles l.. Gum of Gadsden read her original Rotary poem, which is writ tel in Irish dialect. and was greatly en- joyed It was an Irish womans idea of what the Rotary club stands for, and her rendition of it was delightful
 Dr. Henry M. Edmonds pastor of the Independent Presbyterian church. made one of the most inspiring talks heard hy the club in some time He had as his subject Ice Cream and Cake" This vne stated was symbol of Rotary. They always go together, and one is never thought of without the other. He traced through the ice cream ter the animal world, the vegetable world, the mineral world, chemistry and the sciences and the people all bent to serve. These things form a league of service and Rotary says service is the test of life he declared. He referred to the fellowship of the club, and what the organization meant to it's members.
 TRIBUTE TO WOMAN
 The speaker the- r-A glowing tribute to the womanhood of the country, saying the greatest demonstration of faith was shown when a young girl says I VIII and places "her hand in yours and says your failures shall be her failures. your troubles her troubles, and your joys her joys.
 Carson Adams then took charge cs She meeting distributing the souvenirs brought by each member, suggestive or his business -ar profession. He was as sisted by Victor Gage B. B. Burton Luther Doty and Eugene Munger.
 Several songs were led by E. P. Noisy" Lee, which were greatly enjoyed. At the conclusion, one-pound fruit cakes were presented to the ladies.