The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-14
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hlnds, not to mention the various ! honorary and other degrees, both in the colleges and the fraternal world, it's hard to guess correctly the sig nifcance of letters placed in com bination.
 The letters T. 5. NJ, meaning Hired Business Man" are now used to typify fact of modern business life. T. B. w. would, of course, mean Tired Business Women" T. B. H. would cover Tired Business House. wives l do not know to what class of T. B.fs you may belong, but if you do not come under any of the heads mentioned, I'll just lump you amongst those who want rest. | l am sure that here in Birmingham there are many men and women who 1 from one reason or another will not be able to go off for vacation. Ii may be business, family or financial reasons or what not; but whatever the cause you must stick at home. It's to all of you who long to get away but can't that I now address myself, and I am sure that I am speaking to large company. Don't despair just because you cant get in your car and hit the highway for some summer resort. |
 
 tic City is beyond your reach. Don't grow deSpondent on account of the Sapphire country being in accessible | to you. If you must stay at home, l l am sure that any one who does this | will be able to get some real pleas- ure here at our doors
 ss I'll take those who get a vacation, | but who can't afford the expense of | making trip away from home on | account of excessive railroad fare | and unreasonable hotel charges and | other necessary expenses. Alright. Say you have been granted two weeks leave. How can you spend 1t to get the most out of it? I'll tell you how. The day you are free just begin to live at home as if you were away at some resort or in another sity.
 But you ask, How can this be done?" It is easy enough if there is a will and the ability to play part. Make your house headquarters, and nine times out of ten you can be more comfortable in it than you would be in a summer hotel either at the beach or in the mountains, un- less you have money to burn and expense is no item in your outing. I bnow what I am talking about, for frequently I have travelled far to get to a resort and had to put up with accommodations far inferior to what I was used to at home.
 
 First get rid of the idea that you are not having vacation and begin 1, do if you were in another city on pleasure bent. If you are tied down to the street cars you-can go to East Lake one night for a swim, or to Ensley or to North Birmingham, and by varying kill six nights week very pleasantly. If you have car you can take in Edgewood and West Lake, and these two with the other three furnishing five evenings of sport
 Then there are the swimming places on Little Cahaba. Turkey creek and the camps on the War rior, all easily reached with automo- piles. Members of Linger Longer lodge can spend a. pleasant time on the mountain and get good dinner and dance if they care to. There are other places. like Hester Gamers at the old Lleweliyn Johns home, where one can ride out for chicken dinnerS and spend a pleasant evening. With a vacation and car it ought to be easy for any family to have aSgooa time in and around Birmingham.
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 If one is a member of the Country club or Roebuck, or both, ana is fond of golfing, swimming and dancing. he should worry" on account of having to stay here during his vacation. l liked to have overlooked the South ern, the Phoenix and the Athletic clubs and the Y. M. c. A. and Y. WsC. A. Any one with membership in the clubs can find many things for their pleasure and amusement. Birming- ham Is blessed with its clubs. The Civic Association offers a most at- tractive spot for lounging.
 There is baseball for the fans and moving pictures and vaudeville for those who care for them. Birming- ham has any number of attractive places to eat. A man with a two weeks vacation could eat in differ ent place each meal, and in this way test out the cafes, hotels and restau- rants and get lot of fun out of his promiscuous feeding. Any one wish ing to play at camp cooking could experiment by getting his breakfast on the gas range. and if he missed the washing of dishes. could do this. I started to call attention to the churches, but I am sorry to say few cAuuNlIaM1AantH