The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-07
BUSINESS
BY PATRIOTIC PATRICIA


 Anniston, March 6.-(Special)-A nota- ble event of the week will be most in- teresting entertainment tc be given at the Lyric theater on Friday evening, un- der the auspices of the Business Wom- ems Club.
 Representative women from al lof Ar miston's clubs are assisting the business women in their plans fer the play, the proceeds to be added tc the fund to maintain the community rest room re- gently equipped by the members of the Business Womens Club.
 The business women have generously rendered the use of the rest room to the women of the entire community and also to out-of-town shoppers. It is a most delightful retreat, with numbers of com fortable wicker rockers, lounges, con taining quantities of blue pillows match ing the blue draperies on the windows. At the dotted blue tables, containing dainty lace mats, lovely luncheons are served to business women and others, who enjoy this feature of the rest room regu- larly, every day during the noon hour Long tables contain writing material, and late magazines and books Miss Mar garet Brewer, one of Anniston's most popular women, who has the interest of the business girls at heart, presides as hostess at the rest room, her cheery pres ence adding greatly to tfe popularity Of the rooms.
 The rest room is also used by the busi- ness women as clubroom. The weekly business meetings of the Business Wom- ems Club are held here, and some charm ing social functions furnish welcome wholesome reception to the members or the club and their friends.
 The County Fair, the play to De given Friday to enlarge the scope of usefulness of the Business Women's rest room, is being directed by Miss Josephine Bidelman of Pittsburg. She is being aDi$ assisted in the assembly of talent ana assignment of parts by Miss Carrie Mo Cure Knox, one of Annistons most promirtent public-spirited girls, who lends her time and talent constantly to all en- deavors planned for the good of the com munity.
 Mrs. Leland Cross (Rcsa Jones) of New York, a former popular Anniston gir', who is the guest of her parents, MT. ana Mrs. L. c. Jones, will take one of the principal parts in the County Fair Mrs. Cross is a talented reader, and those interested in the success of the enter tainment are delighted over securing her consent to appear in the play on frloay evening. Mrs. Cross is unusually hand some and possesses most fascinatlhs personality. During her visit she mas been feted at a continual round of charm ing social functions by her large CIT cle of Anniston friends.
 More than 20Oo Annistonians will take part in the County Fair. A farmer ana his wife, country bride and groom on their "wedding tower and Widow Smithers, who is looking for her hfth husband and finally gets him, will De among the chief characters in the funny interesting performance. Professor Spratti will bring a society circus to the fair. and introduce the various choruses and specialtes moon song, with cho- rus girls from three to ten years of age a farmer boy chorus, dances and songs by young men and women, and special ties between each act. will be included in the play which will be Q veritable riot of fun from beginning to end.
 At the beginning of their second year, the Business Womens Club made large number of new and interesting plans' in which they are receiving cordial co- operation from large number of Annls- tons most influential men and women. Col. ", H. Finn recently presented the Business Womens Club with a check for $500. and signified his intention of sub scribing s25 month to the club as long as they continue the helpful activities which they have started. Miss Alice Rus sell is the president of the Business Wom- en's Club and gives her time unreservediy to all phases of the clubs endeavors. a The Anniston club is affiliated with the League of Business and Profess sional Women of America. In speak ing of the league Miss Gail Laughlin of California, president of the national