The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-06

, Faith drives out Doubt and prevents Temptation and her companions from again entering The Seekers home. Realizing how much he has gained through the Beggar Boy. he takes the child in his arms in gratitude and af- lection. The altar shines with a great
 white light, and The Seeker hears the words of Love, whom the Beggar Boy
 mas led into the hall, telling him he has
 at last found the altar flame of love. 1 A company of those who have also | found the light enters, singing praises, l in which The Seeker joins. Repentance | casts aside her mourning robe and l stands revealed as Joy as the allegory comes to an end.
 1 MT Woods. whose time, energy and talent are always available for the pub , lie veal, renders invaluable service in
 every important civic, phlanthropic or patriotic project planned for the commu- l nity His advice and aid are in con 1 stand demand, every call receiving his
 interest and profiting through the use | of his facile pen and wide knowledge. l His reputation has become wide ] spread. Several prominent Alabama ] churches are planning to present The 1 Altar Flame" and it will also be given
 at the great Montreal conference this. | sumner
 | Mr. Woods is writing another Biblical
 play, which will be enjoyed by the An niston center of the Drama League dur l ing the autumn season.
 l Earnest church workers are more and
 more realizing the value of religious drama and including Biblical dramatic 1 productions on all instructional inspira- tional programmes of the modern church. l The use, however, of dramatic mate | rial contained in the Bible, which is a veritable treasure house of magnificent 1 stories, is nothing new, the popularity ctn hainO ] a revival of the art practiced and ap- 1 preciated hundreds of years ago. Desiring to encourage the use of sacred 1 drama the Drama League of America l is offering valuable prizes for the pro- | duction of Biblical plays. The league l also stresses frequently the value ot | paeeants Mir Woods has written sev- eral exquisite pageants, the best known being Alabama and Her Daughters, written for the purpose of stimulating ! state pride. It is an al fresco pageant with great educational value and has been given by several schools The "merry month of May" was verltapie month of pageants, nearly every scnooi in the country including pageant on the commencement programme. In speaking of pageants, Perclvai Chubb. the head of the Drama League of America, says: Pageantry IS an expression of the new humanism in edu- cation which bids fair to transform our schools until they become the homes and instrumentalities of a liberal eau cation. Pageantry brings us face to face with A conception of culture which dlf- fers radically from the traditional scho- Ia stic ideal The old classic ideal IS no longer applicable. Our schools must ma compensating values in the still hVlns and appealing literature of art, music, drama. story, folk lore, folk traditions ..lx fish or through English, our national language"
 A comprehensive and systematically planned survey is being conducted III Calhoun county, under the direction or experts who have been sent by the gun division of the Red Cross. Members from all of the welfare organizations in the country are lending hearty CO operation to this vital movement Ten or more Annstonians are assisting the family welfare, child welfare, neailn, education and recreation experts in their study of the conditions in the county The chairmen of the committees are Dr. R c. Maxwell of New Orleans, health: Mrs L. B. Bush of Montgomery, chlid welfare; Miss Frances Youngpiood or New orleans, recreation; Mrs. Gay $. Shennerson of Washington, D. C., 1amlly welfare. and Prof. R. E. Ledbetter or Montgomery education. Miss Hortense Rissell of Birmingham, state field rep resentatiye of the Red Cross. Is also as- sistine in directing the survey. The future peacetime programme or tho Calhoun county Red Cross will pc
 ha sed unon the needs found in the county during this survey. The com
 ,,,nitv study of the county will prove
 ;nvalnahle from a sociological point or view and definite results will undoubt- edlv follow the study of Calhoun's prop lems. - At a delightful barbecue at which MT. and Mrs. John M. Stillwell entertained the Rotary Club on Tuesday, pr. Max well outlined the purposes of the Red Cross survey and Mrs Bush told of the work she is undertaking in Alabama. Mrs. Bush paid a high tribute to GOV ernor Kilby, telling of conference with an expert who was recently sent all the way from Connecticut to study the child welfare department Of the state. which was installed by Governor kilby. One of the most brilliant social events of the season was the reception given by Mrs. Paul D. Vann and Miss Augusta Vann to honor their popular guest. Miss Lucy Lee Martin Of Vlr- ginia, and Miss Mary Constantine. lovely bride-elect
 Cards were received at the door by little Lynwood Lacy and Katherine Kyle. Mrs. J. T. Gardner and Mrs. R. IN Ingram greeted the guests in the reception hall and Mrs. H. B. Glover