The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14

ing and sculpture; as by the study
 of these he gains in temperament.
 1ncessant practice is necessary not
 orly on the organ but the piano;
 in sight-reading; in memorizing,
 improvising and composing music
 Supremely important, said the
 speaker, is the development of the
 organist's spiritual nature. Thus
 equipped, he would become a fac
 tor in the community second to
 none, ranking with the clergyman
 and the teacher
 The moving picture theatre has opened a new and educational field for the professional organist The best music of the world is drawn upon to illustrate pictures of artistic beauty But perhaps the organist's greatest opportunity, as pointed out by Mrs. Keaton, is the church posi- tion. Minister, choir and congrega- tion are affected directly by his per- sonality and carry away with them something of his spirit and influ- ence."
 Birmingham has reached the mod ern organ period. A noble instrument has recently been installed in an Epis- copal church and a famous organist has been engaged to take the posi- tion of choir mastery Other great organs are being built here, and in a short time this city will take front rank in organ performance.
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 Camille F'lamarion thinks the Martians are again trying to signal the earth. You wouldn't think any enlightened people would care to speak to this world in it's present condition unless they want to give little advice
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 A Birmingham business man, who has just returfed from Paris, reports that the city by the Seine will continue to set the styles for women's clothes. All IS not lost.
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 Mir. Chaplin says Mrs. Chaplin is "only girl" Are we to infer that Mir Chap. lin's slogan is, Catch 'em young, treat 'em rough and tell em nothing? European premiers seem sto regard the League of Nations as a thing of little worth Which is probably due to the fact that America is not in it. # # # MT. "Jawn" McGraw's exclusion con trasts sharply with the fierce white light that usually beats upon baseball man. ager.
 Red liquor at 80 a quart is an expensive luxury, yet one hears talk now and then of highballs, even mint juleps. made with the precious fluid. l As between a 'canned" speech and a spellbinder, the long-sufferng voter may ! choose the former. It is possible to shut off a photograph. I While the Mississippi Bubble" exceed ed in size the Massachusetts bubble, considering the short time in which he op- erated, Ponzi is no piker. i In calling Trotzky journalist" Lloyd George cast an aspersion on an ancient and honorable profession. | * x < | Washington is said to be consuming large quantities of hair tonic, but not fol the purpose of producing hair. 1 F x E l The output of flapdoodle in this country | is always enormous During campaign year it reaches staggering proportions | x-* F
 hammock is the one thing needed tc make Senator Harding's front porch cam paign entirely restfuL | F a * | It looks as if the Poles were merely digging in preparatory to- digging out.
 # x E While literary lights discuss "Ro mance." spelled with capital, please profiteering landlords continue to knocl it into cooked hat. # * <
 Bubonic plague at Beaumont promise to create more excitement than the tow has experienced since oil boom days # # *
 A linen shower is infinitely preferabl to a pop bottle shower, apart from tn spirit behind it.
 Since Villa acknowledges he is poofi educated, he may be compelled to dictat his memoirs.
 The bolsheviki have apparently adopte the Russian equivalent of Der Tag
 CALL FEM UP IN HAITI. From the Washington Post.
 Now that the candidates have bee notified, it is time to tell it to tn | lp,arines