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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-07
MRS. WILLIAMSON'S
 COMMITTEE MEETING

A meeting of all committees of arr
 engagement for the meeting of the Alabama Federation of Women's clubs was held yesterday morning at il o'clock in the council room of the city hall.
 At this meeting the chairman and committees were instructed in regard to their duties and the plans for carrying their work to make the
 coming federation meeting one of the most enjoyable and successful that has yet been held.
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BUTTERFLY CLUB
 ORGANIZED

Tuesday evening at the home of
 MT. Lewis Blackwell the Butterfly club
 was organized, Mir. James Henry being
 elected president, MT Lewis Blackwell ce-president, MT. Maxwell Black secretary MT. Herbert Stovall treas urer, MT Earnest Masters chairman emhership committee MT. George Blanton chairman social committee. The personnel of the club includes MT. Louis Blackwell, MT. George Blan- ton, Mir. Maxwell Black, MT. Earnest
 Black, MT. James Henry. MT. George Gregory. MT. Hobart Stovall, MT. M. | S. Foshee, MT. Charles Curry. MT. Ward Wagner. Mir Earnest Masters and MT, Luther Johnson.
 The Butterflies will entertain at their first dance in the ballroom of the
 Civic association Friday evening, April l22. 44
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MISS REAGER HOSTESS

Miss Mayme Rose Reager enter tained the members of her bridge club Tuesday afternoon at her home.
 The guests included Miss Vivian Bentley, Miss Grace Fruitticher, Mrs. J. D. Mccall Mrs. W. T. Morton, Mrs J. M. Oline, Mrs. Hardwick, Mrs. Haw- kins, Mrs. D. M. Mathews, Mrs Mc- Lane and Mrs. w. T. Reager
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ELEoNORE HORD CLUB AHUSrzTo

Mrs. Charles Burris was hostess to the members of the Eleonore Horo club Tuesday afternoon at the Piquik club rooms.
 The rooms were adorned with bis baskets of spring blossoms and quan- titles of pink roses.
 At the close of the business meetins programme was given in which Mrs Frank Pou gave a paper on the subject of oriental countries, The Present situation in the Orient" Mrs. H. J. Kegley spoke of Mir. Wilson and the peace treaty and other papers fol- lowed At the close of the programme an ice course was served.
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RANDOM NOTES

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Munger and chilren and Miss Ruth Smith of Dal- las, Tex are the guests of MT. and Mrs. R. S. Munger at Arlington Place.
 Mr. and Mrs. John w. Tipton have named their little daughter Nell Ash ley for her maternal grandmother.
 MT. H. G. Moore has returned to Florence after brief visit in the city.
 Mrs w. H. Hays has returned to her home in Montgomery after being the guest of Mrs. Dan Zimmerman.
 Miss Marion Bishop of Montgomery is the guest of Miss Louise Wheeler.
 Mr. and Mrs T. o. Smith are spend ing several weeks in Washington and New York.
 Mrs. -Tomey Johnston of Washing ton is the guest of relatives in this city.
 MT. J. Fred Johnson of Florence is spending few days in this city. ! MT. J. J. Douglass of Florence is spending few days with relatives.
 Miss Eula Hertzog is in Selma, nav ing been called by the illness of her sister. Mrs. Screws.
 Miss Helen Sheppard of Columbus, O., is the guest of Mrs. O. B. Piersol Mrs. William Brantley and MT. Arthur Key Foster have returned from Troy, where they were the guests of relatives.
 l. Mrs. E. T. Schuler and Miss Eustace Shaw of Gadsden are the guests of friends in this city. Mrs. S. G. Stublins and children have returned from stay in Biloxi. Miss. MT. and Mrs. Marcus williams have named their little son Marcus Buren. Jr. | MT. and Mrs. James Simpson have named their little son. James Jr. MT. and Mrs. L. N. Means have re- turned from Florida where they have been for several weeks. l Mrs. w. M. Meller has returned to her home in Albany after visit to relatives in this city. | Miss Jordan Prince has returned from Sewanee where she attended the dances.
  MT. and Mrs. F. D. Morrison have named their little daughter Mary. I MT. and Mrs. James Holtzclaw Kirk patrick of New York have named their little son James Holtsclaw. Jr. Mrs. Kirkpatrick will be remembered as Miss Lila Worthington of this city. Mr. and Mrs R. J. watson and chil dren, Catherine and Roberta. will sail from New York on May for threc months tour of Europe.
 Miss Jocelyn Orr left few days ago for San Antonio, Tex. whore she will visit friends for several weeks.
 Mra Sam Long of Sheffield is the guest of Mrs. Robert Long.
 ANNOUNCEMENTS
 Tho Music Study Choral club will meet tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock for rehearsal.
 Tho Llniyn Hcfiin unit will meet to. morrow morning Tt 10:30 o'clock at tho Chamber of Commerce..
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LUNCHEON AT TUTWILER

Mrs. R, D. Osgood and Mrs. c. H. Armstrong were hostesses yesterday at luncheon at the Tutwiler, compli- menting Miss Marie Smith of Selma.
 The table was centered with a basket of pink roses and attractive cards marked places for Miss Smith. Mrs. c. E. Butt. Mrs. R. R. Baxter, Mrs. Don aid Clayton, Mrs. J. W. Drexelius, Mrs. George Martin, Mrs. F. A. Miller, Mrs. Mamie Nagel, and Mrs. Ed Martin.
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CIRCLETO ENTERTAIN

Mrs. Mayo Holloway's circle numbes two of the southside Baptist church will entertain at spend-the-day party on Tuesday, April 12, at the home of Mrs. Winifred Ager, 1102 south 31st st. All members of the circle are most cordially invited to come at IL o'clock in the morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-07
MOTHER GOOSE
 CLJJR MEETING

The Mother Goose club will hold an open meeting in the Civic association rooms this afternoon from to o'clock.
 An interesting program consisting of music, readings and short talks on the work of the club, will be followed by a social hour and friends of the club are cordially invited.
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MRS. COOPER TO SPEAK

Gate City improvement association will meet tomorrow afternoon at ? o'clock.
 Mrs. B. F. Cooper will give an ad- dress on Psychology of Right Liv> ing" Patrons of the school and the public are urged to attend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-07
CAMP WILCOX

Camp Wilcox No. 7S2, United Com federate Veterans, will meet at the Y. M c. A. at 2:30 o'clock.
 Delegats will be elected for the state convention which Is. to he held in AnniSton
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-07
SNOWMAN MARRIAGE ANNOITNCEn

Dr. and Mrs. Frank Howard May an nounce the marriage of their daughter. Frances Howard, to MT. R. W. Snow of Birmin gham, the wedding having taken place Tuesday afternoon at 3;30 o'clock at the First Methodist church, the Rev. J. D. Hunter officiating
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-07

We take your full wash except shirts, starched collars, flat work, wash every piece CLEAN in a clean SANITARY plant, hand iron and rush home ready to wear.
 And the total cost is less than most washerwomen charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-07

naQ TOUT QOcJorS DuC none of them did me any good. They all
 said I would have to have an operation.
 A druggist t s wife told me totake Lydia E. Pinkham's s Vege- table Compound and I took 22 bottles, never missing a dose and at the endof that time I was perfectly
 woll I have novor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-07

WINERY Friday the women golfers lN. of the city are meeting at the
 Country club, with the object of arousing interest and for the purpose games before fall. when they expect
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MRS. ROWE ENTERTAINS

Mrs G. W. Rowe entertained last evening at an after-rehearsal ;eceps tion in honor of the Pierson -Under> wood wedding party.
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PRESENT-DAY
 CTIIR MEETINN

The Present Day club will meet this afternoon with Mrs R. J. Strickland at Roebuck Springs.
 The members are asked to meet at the Goodall- Brown corner. where cars will be available to transport them to the meeting place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-07
COMMUNITY HOUSE
 BOARD MEETING

The annual meeting of the board or the Northside community house will be held this morning at 10:3o o'clock. All representatives are urged to attend.
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Of Course You Want to Wash and Iron at the Laundry ---H probably Das
 too exPensiUe, nm der
 the usual price list
 plan. It Is Cheap Now

Wash and iron the full wash at the American the new Finished Family Wash Way-the price is only 25c a pound.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-07
How to Order Ax.-H.r.ld Patterns.

Write your name and address plainly on dotted lines, giving number and size of in stamps or coin (wrap coins carefully such patterns as you want. Inclose Is cents for each number. and address your order to The Age Herald, Birmingham. Ala
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-07
GOLFERS TOURNAMENT
 AND LUNCHEON

There will be golfers tournament and luncheon tomorrow at the Country club
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-07

No. 9s7o-Lady's House.Dress. Neat and very practical is this style for a porch or morning frock of plain and figured gingham. It is easy to put on as it but tons in front and is in one piece.
 The lady's house dress, No. 9970 is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-07
MRS. HAYDOCK SAVED FROM
 AN OPERATION
Followed Advice of Her Druggists Wife and Took
 Lydia E. Pinkham's
 Vegetable Compound

Chicago, Ill.-'I was in bed with a female trouble and inflammation and
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kours later after every effort of at tending physicians failed to restore her from the effects of the poison.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-07
AFdshnIon9 I oreodSf
 Y y 3S2saasesSa 3S2SsSasSa~
Axe-Heraid Patterns

The Age-Herald has arranged with leading fashion designers of New York to furnish it's readers a daily fashion and pattern service. All patterns will be seam-alowing and guaranteed to fit perfectly. Safe delivery of every pattern ordered is also guaranteed. You should order patterns a little in ad- vance of the time you will need them as a stock is not kept in Birmingham, but all orders will be forwarded to the pattern department in New York for attention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-07

FORD-MERRILL MARRIAGE
 ANNOUNCED
 MT. and Mrs. J. B. Merrill announce the marriage of their daughter, Mar jorie. to MT. Marshall H. Ford. on Saturday. April ?, Birmingham. Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-07

21h yards of 36-inch plain, with 1A yards of s2-inch striped. Price Is cents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-07
ANNOUNCEMENTS

Tho Music Study Choral club will meet tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock for rehearsal.
 Tho Llniyn Heftin unit will meet to- morrow morning Tt 10:30 o'clock at tho Chamber of Commerce.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-26
HENRY COUNTY TO
RAISE PUREBREDS
Scores of Homes Will Start
Small FIocks of Chickens.
Bankers Supply Coin

Auburn. March Especial. "a
novel and practical poultry develop
ment plan is now being put into
practice in Henry county by the bank
ers and business men of Abbeville III
co operation with Miss Iona Williams.
county home demonstration agent.
In order to put this plan into prac-
tice these bankers and business men
made loan of $50 to the work and
with this money Miss Williams mas
bought from an Alabama concern LOCO
Single Comb White Leghorn eggs and
through her community dlubs she IS
placing one setting with each of ~
women and girls, each of whom viii
return two pullets which will be sold
at an auction sale in Abbeville next
fall and the lenders repaid their
money.
While this may be considered small
poultry venture it is laying the foun-
dation for q big standardized poultry
business in Henry county. The plan
is to make this an egg shipping
county and with the conditions favor
able there is 20 reason why poultry
should not become an important item
on every Henry county farm.
County Agent w, ID. Murphy and Su-
perintendent o. E. Tompkins are as
sisting Miss Williams and the bust
ness men in this project and with these
forces working together as they ais
it is very evident that some excellent
results will be accomplished.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-26

Gladstone had at least been 10 Elton"
hut Lloyd George-my word went to
penny village school-worse-a
Welsh village schools Think of that
o Mayfair!
Lloyd George does not depend, as
does Mr.. Winston Churchill and others
on premeditated speeches and effects
but his greatest triumph Is an semerg-
ency;" he loves TO wait for the big
chance to siay his adversaries with a
word; and this he does most effec-
lively the man is an opportunist; an
improvisor; a wit the least doctrinaire
of men, and yet The Gentleman with
a Duster' scores him outrageously for
his growing tendency to discard his
instructive emotionalism for a calcu-
lated astuteness which too often hides
his cunning under the Garb of honest
sentiment"
Referring to his nimble wit, l adore
the story about Mr.. Lloyd George and
the flash of humor in a speech which
he made before a bunch of Welsh
farmers"
I'VE will have home rule for Ire
land and for England and for Scotland
and for Wales says Mr.. Lloyd George
vigorously and cocksure"
"And for help" interpolated a deep
half-drunken voice.
quite right" shouts Mr.. Lloyd
George, Il like to hear man stand
up for his own country"
1.-THE Gentleman With a Duster'
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"dusts" Mr.. Lloyd George thoroughly
for his association with "second-rate
people" choosing for his, intimate
friends mainly the new rich" and now
thoroughly liking the game of politics
for it's amusing adventure
When we consider" declares The
Gentleman With a Duster." "what Mr..
Lloyd George might have doneN with
the fortunes of humanity we are able
to see how great is his distance from
the heights"
When "The Gentleman With a Dust
err" has finished busting the honora-
bile David Lloyd George, it occurs to
me that the only recourse the deleeta-
the immortal hero of ten Thousand
Year"
"Tittle-bat Tit-mouse is my name
London is my station
England is my abiding place
And Christ is my salvation
Mr.. Arthur Balfour is busted" to a
finish, the author with more than
usual malice declaring that that he is
Handsome and Impressive at the same
time sneerir.g at his attitude in So
ciety,"
Quoting:
"a lady of my acquaintance was
once praising to its mother robust
and handsome infant who could boast
a near relationship with Mr., Arthur
Balfour. Yes said the mother, with
criticism in her eyes and voice, I think
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he is a nice child, but We rather fear
he lacks the Balfourian manner. Even
in childhood"
In regard to Mr.. Asauith. whose
busting" Is quite complete. ~The
Gentleman With Buster" lays the
rapid degeneration Of the honorable.
former prime minister largely to his
domestic affairs, giving a nasty fling
at the brilliant Margot who ~ re-
sponsible for the domestic circle being
so "audacious and clever" and thor
oushly distracting his. attention from
big issues
The Mirrors of Downing Street" lie
a brilliant and original dissertation
revealing the hateful effects Of poiti-
cal craftsmanship on the modern history
of England and Ireland.
The Gentleman with a Buster" be-
hooves that only the things of the
spirit can save the English people,
but in order to do this, the church
must become less of time-serving
parasite. the aristocracy must refrain
from ostentation and sensuality, and
labor must forego greed and hatred,
and statesmen must live up to I'M
selfish purposes and high ideals.
THE cure for u.s. said George Sand
once upon a time. els far more simple
| than we will believe. All the better
natures amongst us see and feel 1t. 1t
is good direction given by ourselves
to our hearts and consciences."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-26
KNOWS WHERE TO
GO NOW FOR HELP
Another, Nashville Woman
Benefited By Tanlac Three
Years Ago

''Tanlac relieved me of my troubles
and put me IN splendid condition thres
wears ago and / know just where to
70 when need something to build me
up said Mrs. Louis e. Sneed, 1918
Fifth avenue. north, Nashville, Tenn,
while purchaing a bottle Of Tanlac
the other day.
II suffered for years from stomach
trouble and about three years ago I
got into an awful condition. could
not eat a thing, but what caused me
to suffer agonies. my nerves were all
upset. 1 couldn't sleep and suffered
. great deal from rheumatism. / had
a dull, heavy, 1anguid feeling all the
time, with no strength nor energy.
and at times my ~sufferingsN were al
most unbearable.
"That was my condition when / got
Tanlac, and declare the medicine Just
made the most wonderful change in
me. My stomach stopped bothering
me. / began to sleep as sound as y
baby, all my aches and pains left me
sndtI was built up in every way until
felt fine all the time and I'm feel
ing that way yet. Ny faith has been
pinned to Tanlac ever since that time.
/ am getting this bottle now to tone
me up in the change 81 seasons when
spring comes on.
Tanlac is sold In Birmingham exclu-
sively by Eugene Jacohf Drux Store
and Patton-Pope Drug Co. in 4Ensley
by Ezell Drug CO., in Bessemer by
Pegram- Patton Drug Co.. ana in Avon
dale ~ Robert W M-Er4y ADV
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-26
EXTRA SESSION HELD
IN EXPRESS LOOT CASE

Macon, Ga. March 25-An extra ses-
sion of federal court was held late this
afternoon in the trial of 50 persons
accused of conspiracy to steal express
shipments from the United States gov
eminent, but Assistant District Attor-
ney Powers was unable to complete the
governments case. He announced that
the government will rest Monday
morning, to which time court adj
journed.
The alleged confessions of r. s.
Michael E. e. Dunaway, n. l. Rocker
and c. F. Mcmillan were introduced as
evidence through Supt r.. H. Mays OF
the American Railway Express COM
pany. and it was over the admission
Of these confessions that the principal
legal fight was waged. Judge Evans
permitted the confessions to go in
Most of the day was taken up with
the Identification of alleged stolen
property There were witnesses here
from all parts Of the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-26
MOBILE ROTARIANS
WILL INVADE CITY
Boosters From Port Town In
/. tend to Distribute Noise.
Also Cop Blue Fabric

Mobile. March Special -Sev-
enty five or more Mobile Rotarians'
many of them accompanied by their
wiz es, will leave Sunday night for Biz
mingham, where they will represent
this citv at the district Rotary convene
ton. and will make an effort TO prime
home the attendance cup being offered
the club having the largest delega-
ton. @
-Four Pullman cars on the specia.
train scheduled to take delegates from
Mobile and intermediate points have
been reserved for the Mobile Rota-
rians and their wives. The local crowd
will save its thunder" for Birming-
ham, where advertising will count
most, it is announced,
Arrangements have been perfected
for band to meet the Mobile dele
gates at the station Monday morning.
The local club will be distinguished by
their hat bands, bearing the name of
this city Among those who will ac-
company their husbands from Mobile
arc the following:
Mesdames ]. T. Wright, Roy Al
bright, j. H. Bancroft, Peter Burke,
L. E. Carroll. E. C. Grace, w. G. Hen
derson, Mark Lyons, Harry Vaughan.
r. D. Walker. o. E. F. Winberg ana
Mrs. Raymond Crosby
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IN OWN MARKHAES classic. '-rhs
lH. Man With the Hoe" is likely to
be supplanted by The Gentleman
With a Duster," who is the author of
the most audacious book, THE Mirrors
Of Downing Street" &c. p. Putnam's
Sons. publishers, New York;. written by
any Englishman since Lytton Strachey
shocked and amused the world by his
Eminent Victorians.'
1.-THE Mirrors of Downing Street is
subtitled Some Political Reflections"
and the public men whose careers and
personalities are studied are Lloyd
George. Lord Carnock. Lord Fisher MIR.
Asquith, Lord Northclffe, Arthur Bal
four, Lord Kitchener, Lord Robert Cecil.
Winston Churchill, Lord Haldane, Lord
Rhondda, Lover Iverforth and Lord
Leverhulme.
OF these, possibly the most vivid are
Lloyd George. Mr.. Asquith. Mr.. Balfour.
although all of them are interesting. so it
is difficult to pick and to choose from
such galaxy.
Margot ASQuith'S Autobiography,
followed by Colonel Repingtons remark
able book, would seem to have busted"
the cobwebs from all the crevices and
corners of English politics, social life and
public affairs. but 1.-THE Gentleman With
a Duster' comes along like the good
housewife after the maid has finished
cleaning up" and uses the duster in
places never dreamed of in our philoso-
ply"
Those of us who have perused the two
volumes of Margot Asquiths diary have
been tremendously amused. tremendous
ly interested in the rare personality of
this most amazing woman of one thing
Margot Asquith has always been perfect
ly sure, and that is herself; hence she has
not left one stone unturned in her "Au-
photography" to clear up" except per-
haps the conspicuous absence of any
reference whatsoever to THE Woman
With the Serpent's Tongue" which many
of US hoped she would touch upon.
A wag after reading Mrs. Asquith's
Autobiography" gaily exclaimed;
"Inexactitude is a falling which from
time immemorial has been attributed TO
the fair sex. Deft in the use of the
needle, they are always disposed to en-
bioider facts. no matter how flimsy the
fabric Mrs. Asquith is a past grand
master in this art; her amazing Auto
biography is so full of unkindly mis-
statements, both in the matter of chron-
ology and fact, that the book might
easily be dubbed Malice in Biunder-
landr'
Isn't that delicious?
But passing over Mrs. Asquith's and
Colonel Repington's books of more than
frank disclosures, THE Mirrors of Down
ing Street have been thoroughly dust
ed by "A Gentleman With Buster
busted" effectively and aristocraticaly,
because perforce THE Gentleman With a
buster" is an aristocrat-heart soul ana
body--and he has handled bis IA SUBJECTS
all distinguished though entirely unro-
mantle gentlemen with an aristocraeic
'duster
Major Putnam ..of the Putnams sons
publishers of the book points out IN a
publisher note that the author points
oft the fact that lin helping to ADJUST
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.fThe Gentleman With a Duster'
By DOLLY
DALR YMPLE

Napoleon has appeared on the earth who
attracts as universal interest as Lloyd
George"
According to THE Gentleman With
a Duster,r NJ. clemenceau declared: IT
have never met so ignorant a man as
Lloyd George" and yet greater wit
said of him; II believe that Mr.. Lloyd
George can read. but I am perfectly
certain he never does
Even with all this abuse and animus
he towers superbly above all of his
senemies-this little Welsh boy who
grew up in a little Welsh hamlet re-
mote from the fineness of civilization
and all the glamours of industrialism
and yet with a brief contemptuous
gesture of dismissal, announced to a
GREATNESS Europe the passing away of
the Hapsburgs and the Hohenzollernsl
Aye-there's the rub; just as Glad
stone was denounced, so Lloyd George
lis, English society being wholly in
tolerant of the little "nobdy" of Welsh
descent--who has taken the reins
right out of their own hands. and be-
come the dominant figure of the TWEEN
tieth century!
The difference between Lloyd George
and Gladstone, however, was that