The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-17

the disposal of the Red Cross. The
 Greatest Mother in All the World" has
 looked we'll after her helpless children,
 and now that the war is over and peace
 once more reigns supreme, the Amerl-
 can Red Cross, through its great peace-
 time programme, is just as busy as ever
 doing good wherever it can find there is need.y
 At meeting of the patrons and teach CTS of the Wilmer avenue school on Wednesday afternoon a school improve
 ment association was formed, With Mrs
 Hugh Merrill as president; Mrs Thomas
 F. Huey, vice president; Mrs. Wallace Cater, secretary, and Mrs. Cecil Young, treasurer.
 Mrs. Thomas s. Herren gave a delight full. helpful talk, stressing the impor- tance and advantages of such an associa- ton. More than fifty mothers have al ! ready enrolled as members of the asso- citation, which will 1 meet on the first Wednesday of every month. With hearty cooperation between the mothers 8 large number of improvements are ex- pected for the Wilmer school in the near future.
 I An interesting meeting of the Book | club was held with Mrs. E. c. Cooper on Tuesday afternoon. Mir. D. R. Mur- pnNs supeTlntenuenI or AnnlSLOn pup | lie schools. thanked the members of | this. progressive club for making a physical director and playground SUI pervisor possible for the public schools. Miss Daske, who has charged of this phase of the work in the school was introduced to the club and outlined her plans for the season, and also spoke to the club of the need of equipment neces- sary to properly carry on this work
 ha p1 fn this
 equipment an undertaking in which they will no doubt be given hearty operation by all of Anniston's public spirited citixens. Mrs. E. NJ. Ingram was appointed chairman of the Christ nfas saleSof Red Cross seals and Mrs Thomas F. Huey to serve as chairman e the moving picture survey. The Philathea class of the First Methodist church entertained the Ba faca class at novel party in the ar Itistically decorated church parlors of the church on Tuesday evening. The entertainment was in the nature of d county fair, and maids and matrons in unique costumes dispensed red lem- onade and told fortunes. A fake band and a series of living pictures added to the pleasure of the evening. Among those posing for pictures were Miss Gladys Gay. in an Egyptian costume, , Mrs. Charles Pnnell who sang "Dar- dapella" Miss Annie Burton Gay, who represented "The Venetian Love Song" Miss Beecher Greer, '"rhe Gypsy 1 Trail" Mrs. Lee Smith Poor Butter | fly" Miss Elizabeth Sigman as Annie Laurie" and Mrs. Eva P. Carnly as "A
 Belle of. Colonial Days"
 At the meeting of the William Henry Forney chapter, U. D. C.. last week. ar tistic year books containing the study course for this year, Southern States As They Secede" South Carolina, the first state to secede, was the sub ject of most interesting programme led by Mrs. Henry A. Young and Mrs.
 E. B. Walsh Mrs. T A. Ingram spoke of.the history of the state: Mrs. Huey; ",rAe Life>of Wade Hampton" and
 Mrs. Hugh Merrill gave a graphic de- scription of the burning of Columbia by Sherman's army. Musical numbers were rendered by Mrs. Charles Pin
 neil, Mrs. George Cryer. Miss Kath > crime Sproull and Miss Katherine An gle.
 Mrs. J, F. Aderhold the president sroke of the plans for the completion of the Calhoun county monument fund, and appointed a committee to place wreaths on the graves of the W world war heroes when their bodies are brought home for interment. Two vet erans were sent by the chapter to the reunion in Texas.
 A meeting of the League of Women Voters was held at the Carnegie library during the past week with Mrs. N. F. Ory presiding Mrs. c. M. Jesperson spoke of the importance of the better class of women voting and assumin E their share of responsibility in politi- cal affairs. The league requested the secretary to write Mayor H. B. Rudi- sill, offering him full cooperation in all matters pertaining to the welfare of Anniston. An interesting programme has been planned for registration week. The following officers and committees were elected for the coming season Mrs Dry, first vice president; Mrs.
 Ebert Lyman, second vice president Mrs. c. w. Daugette of Jacksonville,
 third vice president; Mrs. Js K. Bor- ders of Chocolocco. fourth vice presi-
 dent; Mrs. Evan Moon, recording secre=
 tary: Miss Iva Cook, publicity secrc-
 tary; Miss Gladys Given, treasurer. The
 members of the executive board are
 Miss Alice Weatherly, Miss Anne
 Blanchet Mrs. Humphries and Miss
 Jamie Constantine. The programme
 committee is composed of Mrs Robert
 Dean. Mrs. s. A. Thompson and Mrs.
 
 try committee, Mrs. F. l.. Field Mrs.
 J. c. Norton and Mrs. Fl. B. Rudisill.
 Social hygiene and sanitation. Mrs.
 Hugh Merrill and Mrs. T. F. Huey. Ed
 ucation, Mrs. J. F. Aderhold, Mrs. T, A.
 Ingram, Miss Josie Wilson and Mrs.
 E. G. Polk. Child welfare, Mrs. Thoma s
 Herren
 The. men of the Bible class of the
 rr proahvfar1an Church anfer-
 tafned at a delightful banquet on Fri
 day evening to honor Mir Fred Mo
 Milan. president of the Wabash rail-
 road. From Anniston Mir. McMillan n
 visited Atlanta as the guest of the
 Billy Sunday Club l. A brilliant event of the coming week
 will he . large reception at which Mrs.
 Henry H. Booth, Mrs. Shaler Houser
 and Mrs. Ray Woodruff will entertain
 to honor Mrs. Ira Elam. whose wed5
 ding was an interesting event. occur
 ring in Nashville during the past week.
 The rhursday Bridge Club has besa
 reorganized with Mrs. Richard H.
 Sttckney as president and Mrs. Os-
 borne H. Parker as Secretary and treas
 urer.- The first meeting of the season
 was held with Mrs. Frank Johnston at
 her home on Quintard avenue on Thursday afternon.
 Mrs. N. F. Dry was hostess at an in-
 formal dance at her home on Christine
 avenue Saturday evening. honoring the
 tsAchsrs who have come to Anniston to
 spend the winter.
 Mrs. John, Hibb entertained at . large
 bridge pa.y at her homo on Wilmer ave-
 nue Friday afternoon.