The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
BOOK SHOWER

of inc Culture Club for book shower, which will be given at the library Thursday. May G. It is planned by the members to interest the entire com munity in contributing to the shower for the Carnegie library and commit tees have been appointed to arrange for the reception. The library is Tn need of books and is an institution that touches almost every home in the city. so 1t is believed that the response will be general The amount received from the city treasury for the purchase of books is less than it has ever been on account of an increase in the salary of the librarian, and the price or DOCKS and magazines is higher than former ly. These facts, with the largest num- Der of readers using the books at present. make an appeal to the read ing public that it is believed will be needed There are two classes of books that the club members are desirous or placing on the shelves of the library. number of reference books. and the best things in juvenile literature Tho largest class of readers from the local hlibrary are young people and children 1 and the club members are anxious to give these young people the best liter | ature obtainable The book shower will be in the nature of a community I party and the Culture Club members have requested the assistance of the civic organizations and other women's
 clubs in making a great success of the | shower,
 l Mrs. s. c. Smith entertained at her home at Feeders Saturday afternoon the occasion being the twelfth birth l day of her daughter, Gertrude Games were played from 8 to 6 o'clock and during the afternoon an ice course was served, Much amusement was | caused by the cutting of the birthday cake and Mildred Cross cut the ring Virginia lager the thimble and Ger trude Smith the dime. Those enjoyine 1 this hospitality were Mary Ruth Cross. Roma Anderson. Mildred Ander- sen. Ethel Jager, Virginia lager. Mar
 garet Tysnger. Margaret Chandler Louise Smith, Francis Fitts. Eleanor
 Mae Salmon and Lois Faull
 The Grove School Of Music will ore. sent in recital Miss Mariorie Wood
 graduate of music. and Miss Florenc. Gray Patton. post -gra duate of music
 on the evening of May at the higf
 school auditorium. Miss Wood is tn,
 daughter of Mr A. w Wood superin.
 tendent of the Grasseni Chemical Com pany, and is one of the most attrac tive girls of the younger set.
 She will continue her study of musi,
 at the Chicago university. Miss Pat
 ton Is the daughter of Mir. and Mrs J. D. Patton and inherits her musica
 talent from her father. who is wei known in music circles. Miss Pattoi
 Is also successful piano teacher ant
 win pursue her studies of music at tn, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music leaving in June These young ladie will also graduate from the high schoo this year and are also occupyins prominent positions in their classe and literary societies and on the staf of the publications of the high school } MT. and Mrs. J. c. Wilson hay } named their little daughter Mimi, Jackson, for Mrs. Wilson.
 w. B. Reynolds of Montevallo is tn
 guest of his brother. M. c. Reynold.
 who is i'll at the Elizabeth Duncan hospital
 1 Mrs. Homer Hurd and two little son are the guests of relatives in Columbus
 Miss
 Mrs, l. F. Swallow and children wil
 arrive in the city from Florida Tues
 day.
 w w. Hollingsworth is in Florida
 where he will spend about ten days Mrs. J. A. Snider and little daughte are the guests of relatives in Gull man.