The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13
CHURCHES ENTER HEARTILY IN APPEAL
FOR THE STARVING CHILDREN OF EUROPE

countless number of calls that came to
her daily. meeting each one with ready
understanding and sympathy.
During the past month Mrs. Nsnn IN
vestigated 1851 separate and Individual
cases, secured medical treatment for ..
sent three cases of tuberculosis to hos
pitfalls furnished nine homes for depend
ants, nurse for three sick cases, >se-
cured vocational training for Is ex-sol-
dlers and compensation for % Lost dis
charges, back allotments, bonuses and
medals were also secured for former
soldiers. Two deserving husbands were
located and made responsible for de-
pendents. children were furnished BOOKS,
5s garments furnished school children =
babies were supplied with milk and
warm garments and COAL medicine ana
groceries furnished to a number Of fam
HES.
Mr.. II. G. Grant. supervisor OF the
| industrial rehabilitation work conducted
by the state department of education,
received enthusiastic cooperation from
the Admission Red Cross chapter during
his visit here last week. Several cases
in Calhoun county were discovered and
Investigated by Mr.. Grant aud Mrs.
Yam. His work has only recently
been naugurated by the state depart
ment. The rehabilitation act provides
have been injured in industry or other
wise or who may have congenital de-
fects which render them incapable OF
carrying on successfully Their work For
disabled who are found worthy, after in
vestigation by the supervisors tuition
and fees in school or college or tor pri-
vate instruction, in addition to funus
for purchase of necessary books and
supplies needed in the course are sup
piled by the state board.
The women of several mission circles
oe the various churches have become in
terested in cases made known 10 them
through the Red Cross and as their per-
scral service work. are not only sup
plying their material needs, but are
giving them cheer and announcement
through visits and many acts of sweet
though tfulness.
During war and when the trying after
effects of war brings problems the
eternal feminine remains eternal Dur
ing war many a poor fellow reverently
thanked God for the feminine touch on
the feyered brow and the woman hand
to bind the wound. How much womanly
sympathy means now to. the soldier
wounded. and impoverished by war.
poet once wrote some clever lines
about women in her hours of ease, but
it was the concluding tribute to woman
as "a minstering angel that made his
verse immortal.
Fritz Leiber, who appeared in Hamlet
at the Noble theatre on Friday evening,
delivered a most interesting lecture TO
the members of the Admission center of
the Drama league az the Carnegie IL
brary on Friday afternoon. All of the
literary clubs of Admission were invited
10 share this rare treat with the Drama
league.
The Bienville chat pier of Admission and
the Fort Strother chapter of oxford will .
entertain at luncheon during the com
ing week to honor Mrs. Walter Robin
son of Gadsden, a former Annistonian,
who is state regent of the Alabama
Daughters of the American Revolution.
The. Valentine dance at the Country
club on Monday evening was most de-
lightful event The club rooms were ar
tistically decorated with festoons of long
leaf pine and red hearts, and the lights
shaded with red flowers. Among the
visiting girls whose presence added to
the pleasure Of the occasion were Miss
Anita s1oss of Birmingham. Miss Ruth
Coleman of Washington, d. c., and Miss
Virginia Allen of Greenvlle, S. c.
Miss Gayneil Glenn celebrated her thir- |
teenth birthday on Monday by enter
tanning a number of her friends at a
pretty party at her home. After a va
ridty of games the guests were invited
into the dining room, where a big birth |
day cake bearing 10 candles adorned the
dining table and ices, cakes and can
dies were enjoyed
Defended only by his bride and TAX !,
ing his medicine like man, DR. A. z. |
Culberson on Monday evening was for |
mally expelled from the Admission |
Bachelors club. DR.. Culberson paid off |
his score by providing the usual ban
quet for his former colleagues after a !
scathing indictment had been read |
against him by Judge Charles S. LeyA |
den, and every member of the club |
voted to withdraw the hand of fellow
ship from the erring, truant member. |
Mrs. Culberson read clever poem in |
reply to William H. Woods recent
poem, TT Can't Be Done and the |
bachelors presented the bride with a
handsome mahogany lounge, chair and
table.
Mrs. Richard Ingram led an interest
ing meeting at the home of Mrs. Co
lumbus Smith last week. Mr.. Evan
Noon spoke of THE Glass of Journal
ism in Southern Literature" Mrs.
Thomas Herren paid a tribute to Henry
Watferson of Louisville XIV and Mrs |