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The New York herald., 1921-05-15
Children to Repeat
Old French Playlet
.Aucassin and Nicolette' to BE
Given for Radcliffe Col
lege Fund.

That deligatful French classic dear
to children. "Aucassin and Nicolette."
which first vas produced several weeks
ago for the benefit OF the American
Committee OF Devastated France. is to
be repeated on Thursday and Friday
afternoons In the Thirty-ninth Street
Theatre, where II was first seen here
The beneficiary OF the repetition will
be the Radcliffe College Endowment
Fund, now being raised for that col
iege.
The playlet is an adaptation by Miss
Edith King OF Boston OF Andrew
Langs translator from the original
and II will be done under the direction
OF Miss Dorothy Colt, who Is coming
on from Boston for that purpose. IL
was Miss Colt who directed the re-
hearsals and the original production.
The production Is a remarkably artis-
tic endcavor and is staged after de-
signs taken from Illuminated mlssais
OF the thirteenth century In the Nor
gan collection. The stage setting Is so
arranged as 10 be a living represent
alton OF that period. The costumes and
other details have been followed faith
fully. The gestures OF the old French
manuscripts have been copied and the
The New York herald., 1921-05-15
Mr.. CaruSo to Say
Farewell at Dance
To Sail for Italy After Gloria
Ball. Named for His
Daughter.

Tho Gloria bail" In hs Nanasrbl.i
Hotel on May 4s. - named bseauss ~
small daughter n afr and Mrs Eurioo
carufo heads the llst o. patronsssss. =
20 be given for The beneni - newiy
formed project IN intsrnntiouAi charif,
called Tho Children of Italian Emlgrant'
Association. The bal wlll Elvs q to
noted tenor. hls wife and their daughter
an opportunity 20 say farewell 90 their
friends Just before the3 start fof ITALY.
Tho Beneficiary j. designed 20 care 90
wives little children and aE~d parents
~ recent emlgrants 20 America III
many cases IN italy the families ~ such
emigrants arc Ia destitute circumstance
owing to the hard times now prevalent
In that country.
II II anticipated there will bc large
attendance. IN great part of Italians Wit
are Interested In the new organization
Mr. caruso IL one of tho vice. presidents
Among other vice-prcsidents are Mrs
John A. Drake and Mr.. Irwin smith o'
italy America Society Dr. Giuseppe
PrevitalH IL the associations prcsiden,
and Mr.. Francesca Quattronc. the new
italian High Commissioners. execeutivs
secretary.
The New York herald., 1921-05-15
SOCIETY Turns to Ont Door IifQ
Weddings Arranged for Suburban Places
Johnson Min Johnson Selects
Duyvi June ID to Mr. Charles
Wyatt Wiliams-Important Engagements Announced

will take place on the afternoon q
June .. in the Church OF the Heavenly
Rest A small reception Will be held az
the home OF the brides parents.
One of the most interesting weddings
of next month will be that Of Miss
Anita Snow, daughter Of Mr., and Mrs.
Frederick Billings Snow OF 363 Carlton
avenue. Brooklyn, TO Mr. William Bene-
diet owen. Jr., Of Englewood, y. j.,
which will be celebrated on the evening
of June in the Lafayette Avenue Pres
byterian Church. Brooklyn. The cere-
mony will be performed by the Rev DR.
The New York herald., 1921-05-15
SempIe School Girls
In Graduation Gowns

Mrs. 7. Darlington sempie has -
sued invitations for graduating exer-
cises OF the semplo School. p be held
Friday evening, May 90. at The Plaza.
The commencement dance VII follow.
The graduating class includes Misses
Marion Riordan. daughter OF senator
and Mrs. ID. j. Riordan Of New hork
Lillian Hale Lineberger. dargnter 81
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Lineberger ot brook-
lyn; Marie Dumas. daughter Of Mt ana
Mrs G. J. Dumas OF Brooklyn Eliza-
beth Gillock Ffte, daughter ~ Mr and
Mrs A. n. Fite of Nashville Jultette
Hofmayor. daughter OF Mrs r y. Hof-
mayor OF Albany. Ga. and Grace ly-
Ter Gunter, daughter OF Mr. and Mrs.
w. A. Gunter OF Montgomery Ala. the
latter a great-granddauehter OF Presl-
dent Tyler.
The New York herald., 1921-05-15
A.1~saLL SrvoioS

children who win appear this week
are the same who were In the original
cast. These Juvenile actors are from
five to twelve years old. al! their lines
will be said and sung IN English. There
will be an orchestra Of string instru-
ments and also a harpsichord % ac-
company the songs. which thereby VIII
be given with the proper atmosphere.
Among the children 20 appear are
Marie Tonetti, Edith Parsons. frisciaa
Kenneday, Peter dc Florez. Jane swope'
Gretel Zinsser. Elizabeth Odell, whitney
Straight. Anne and Peter Stockton, Jane
and Van Rensselaer, wyatt. Howland
Hunt, Jean Stephenson. Helen Pisek.
Lee and Esther Leeming Ada and Dora
Cafagna. Some OF them arc children
OF prominent artists OF this city
The New York herald., 1921-05-15

A MONG the brides of next month
"A will be Miss Hope Johnson,
4 daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Elias
Mattison Johnson, whose marriage to
Mr. Charles Wyatt Williams will take
place in the Spuyten Duyvil Church
on the afternoon of June Is.
Miss Johnson is a member of the
Junior League, which organization she
Joined after having been graduated
from Miss Porter's school in Farming
ton, Conn. She has selected for her
The New York herald., 1921-05-15
COUNTRY CLUB COLONIES
NOW DRAW SOCIETY FROM
CITY EARLY IN THE SEASON
Turf and Field Club Already Has Started It's Sports
Programme Activities Also Begin
at Other Centres.

The
influence had again to the
tering
makes deals with railroad
Such
Blair have In
Regis Mr. and Mrs
15 would
looked a forcing the
club colony dwelers
The New York herald., 1921-05-15

The marriage or Miss Alice Margaret
Biaber, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur 4. Blaber of Sound Beach. Conn,
20 Dr. Kerson Wyollffe Barney, son OF
tho Rev. Dr. and Mrs Lewis w Barney.
win take place on Saturday evening In
the First CONGREGATIONAL Church AZ
sound Beach. Miss Biaber was gradu-
ated from Packer Institute. Dr. Barney
was graduated from the Long Island
College Hospital in 1920 and now Is
connected with the Swedish Hospital IN
prOoklyn
The New York herald., 1921-05-15
MRS. PIERRE LORiLLArsD BARBET
OF TUXEDO PARK. BACK FROM THE SOUTH. 81.
70 nv <. r. roLGY

| Charles Carroll Albertson, and will be
followed by a reception at the Hotel
Bossert. Miss SNOW. who Is a Packer
graduate. Is descended from Elder Will
lam Brewster and Edward Hough OF
/ Westchester. Chester county. England.
who came to America with the Plym-
/ outh Rock Colony aboard the Mayfower
/ in 1920.
The bride will be attended by Mrs.
Raymond harrington Tyler OF Pensa-
cola. Fla, and Miss Louise Matilda
owen, sisters of the bridegroom. Misses
Gladys Stevenson Boucher. Clara Sar-
gent Pack. Jane Aver Williams, Kath-
crime Isabella Magner. Dorothy Remsen
Johnson, Marguerite Lindewall. Jean
Ackerson and Virginia Mowbray.
Mr.. Carl Arthur Schenck will be the
best man. The ushers will be Mr..
Irving Concklyn Eldredgo, cousin OF the
bride: Messrs. Andrew Sumner March
! Milton Ceilings Henderson. Mark r Sui
I livan. Lawrence Stedman and Edward
| 7. AclSman. MIR. owen served overseas
with the 104th Field Signal Battalion.
The Right Rev. William T Manning
will officiate at the marriage OF Miss
Margarita Schuyler Yer Planck to Mr..
John Conrad Cattus on Saturday In st.
Michaers Church, Amsterdam avenue
and Ninety-ninth street IL will be the
first wedding FOR Bishop Manning since
he was consecrated last Wednesday In
the Cathedral of st. John the Divine.
The rector Of ST. Michaers. the Rev.
Thomas McCandless. will assist at the
ceremony, which will be followed by a
reception and breakfast at the Hotel
Gotham.
Miss Yer Pianck, who is a daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. William Gordon Ver
planck Of 321 West Ninetieth street,
will be attended by Mrs. Charles Siedler.
Miss Louise Cattus sister OF the bride
groom Mrs. c. ID. Thompson OF Mont
clair. Mrs. G. Percy vought. Miss Eliza
beth Brakely. Miss Elsie kinkead of
roughkeepsie and Mrs. Prescott Lunt OF
Rochester. ". Y. Carol Thompson will
be the flower girl.
Mr.. Cattus. who is a son Of Mr.. and
Mrs John Van Antwerp Cattus OF sos
West END avenue. will have Mr. Rich
ard Hunneman OF Boston for his best
man. The ushers will be Messrs. 3.
/ Douglas Clark. Malcolm Baber, Stanley
I Babbitt Henry Merritt, Sherwood SUIT
I ton and irving Fisher.
The New York herald., 1921-05-15

Invitations have been received here
FOR the marriage or Miss Nancy g. Jones,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs a. Gordon
Jones of washington. n. G.. TO Mr. Will
lam Gouverneur Barnewali. son OF Mrs.
Morris Barnewsii ~ THE city. The
The New York herald., 1921-05-15

Or. and Mrs. Samuel Wood Thurb Der
Of io4 East Thirty-nlnth street have
announced formally the engagement OF
their daughter. Miss Louise Wood Thur
Der, to Mr.. william Van loan Tssgart.
son or srr. and Mrs. William Q. Taggart
Of Newburgh, n. Y. Mr. Taggsrt Will
be graduated from Yale In June,
The New York herald., 1921-05-15

n2atron of honor Mrs. Whitney Colby
and for her bridesmaids Miss Lysbeth
Bunker and Miss Emelie Cushman.
Mr.. Emory Lyon Johnson, the brides
brother, will serve as best man for
Afr. williams. The reception will be
held at the Old Stone House in Spuy-
ten Duyvil.
Mr.. Williams is the son of Mrs. John
W Williams OF Corning. y. Y. He
was graduated from the Massachu-
setts Institute Of Technology in 1915.
During the war he was in the SUBJ
marine service
one or the interesting engagements
announced last week was that Of Miss
Caroline Lydia wyeth. daughter b. a
former marriage OF Mrs. Stephen g.
williams. to Mr. John Richard Thorn
eikc of Boston. This engagement viii
recall 70 many old New Workers the
grandparents Of Al.ss Wyeth. the late
Mr.. and AIRS. Frederic Goodridge, whose
hospltahle home at the northwest cor
ner % Fifth avenue and Twenty-eightn
street was the scene OF many elaborate
entertainments moro than a score of
years ago. Mr.. and Mrs. Goodridge
also had a country home In Riyerdale-
on-Hudson. one Of the notable homes In
that section
Miss wycth was introduced to society
three years ago and she makes her
homo with her stepfather and mother
~ ri53 Park avenue She II a member
~ The Colonial Danes and also the
Junior Lnague. Hor sisters are Mrs.
cAss Gubort Jr.. Mrs =. Kenneth Had
len fmd Mrs. a. Chalmers Charles.
Mw L. a. ~ VI =
John Larkin Thorndiko or Boston, a
Irorincnt lawyer ~ that city. lie was
wvaduated from Harvard In 1904 and
inser studied architecture ~ the Massa-
chmNetta Institute ~ Technology. AZ
teFward he engaged IN tho practice Of
architecture. bat noN he II interested
n reai estate IN Boston. Tho wedding
n aflss wyeth and Mr. Thorndike viii
taks place on the afternoon of June
r - famess Chnrch Madison avenue
and Sevenfy-firsi street. hut the details
have rot yst been decided on.
Dr Louis Moinson. whose daughter.
MlsM Jane Molnson. j. to - married 20
NJ Cyrus W. Miller on Tune rs. vii sail
from France for the wedding on May 2s.
n vii - celebrated n tho afternoon a,
nlrehwood. the country place of Mr.. and
MYn Anaon Wood nurchard, with whom
Miss Ncirson has been since last sum
rnef n town ana AZ their country place.
sic wiii have Tor her bridal attendants
Misses Mary Davis Landstreet. Kath-
iesn Ueaie crawford and Anita Arras.
the iast mentioned ~ panama.
Ne Mliiors best man VIII be hie
brother. Mr Nathaniel r. Miller The
unhsrs selected are Messrs. Lawtor G.
Campbell ~ Gibson Carey. Jr.. Wallace
gohu and William O. White Mr. Miller
n = son ~ 81. Alvah Miller of this city
and = brother - Mrs. Robert Graves
The New York herald., 1921-05-15

TIE marriage of Mlss voulctt r.
Proctor. only daughter of NJ. and Mrs
w. Rose Proctor az 81 East Thirty-nirth
street. "a Mr. Vernon " Brown. only
son ~ sNfr and Mrs willard Brown.
The New York herald., 1921-05-15

The engagement OF Miss Dorothy
Shpman, daughter OF Mr.. and Mira
James Degrasse Shipman OF 20 West
l2Sth street, to Mr.. Elliott Fielding Pet
tigrew has just been announced by her
parents Miss Shipman was graduated
from Columbia in 1919. Mr.. Petugrew.
who Is the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
II. Pettigrew OF 5 West 122d street, was
graduated from Trinity College in 1919.
The New York herald., 1921-05-15

Mr.. and Mira Clarence S. Belts or
New Rochelle. y. Y, announced the en-
gagement OF their daughter Miss Beat.
rice Evelyn Belts. TO Mr.. Henry Van
Arsdale, Jr, son or Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Van Arsdale OF Newark, n. j.
Mr.. Van Arsdale was graduated from
Princeton IN 1910 and New York Law
School IN 1912. During the wcr he
served In the air service.
Hartford. Conn. Mr.. Anderson Is :
graduate OF Stevens Institute OF Tech
The New York herald., 1921-05-15

Dr and Mrs. Earl II. Mayne OF Brook
lyn have announced the engagement OF
their daughter. Miss Marjorie Mayne, to
Mr.. Frederick Ellwood Anderson or
nology. During the war he served as .
lieutenant in the Tank Corps
The New York herald., 1921-05-15

Announcement has been made BY Col
and Mrs. Isaac Newton Lewis OF 1
Russell Terrace. Montclair. ". j.. of ths
engagement OF their daughter. Miss
Margaret Kendall Lewis. 10 Mr.. William
Meyers. Jr, OF Manchester. England.
Mr.. Meyers was a captain in the British
infantry during ths war. Col. Lewis Is
the inventor OF the Lewis machine gun.
The New York herald., 1921-05-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Eliphaz Delamater Of
Titusvilie road. Poughkeepsie, n. Y.
have announced the engagement OF their
daughter, Miss Cornelia Delamater, to
Mr.. William Martin Greene. son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Greene OF Brooklyn ana
Wappingers Falls. Ny
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-23
MODERN BAKERY
 FOR COUNTY FARM
Will Bake Bread for Various
 County Institutions-Ap- 2 propriation for Troop

A modern bakery with all neces- sary facilities for baking bread for the different county institutions will be installed at the county farm at cnce, following the action of the county board of revenue at it's meet ing yesterday.
 The suggestion was made to the board at it's meeting last week by pr. w. A. Burns. county physician, that such a bakery be installed at the county farm. The matter was re- ferred to w. B. Copeland, member of the board, for investigation. He gave a favorable recommendation, and the board adopted his motion that the bakery be built.
 A<motion was adopted at the meet ing yesterday authorizing the appro- priation of $50 a month from the county funds to the headquarters troop of the Alabama national guard, the appropriation to date from April Is, 1921
 The county engineer was author ized to confer with the city engineer, and to ascertain whether or not an agreement can be made whereby the city and county can proceed at once to grade a road from the end of the South Bessemer pavement to Poplar street
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-23
REPORT ON RELIEF
 FUND ID BE MADE
Distribution of Funds to Aid the Unemployed Will Be
 Shown in Report

The emergency relief committee Of the Birmingham district, in charge of the work of extending aid to tho unemployed here, will publish com plete report tomorrow which will show the exact amount of money that has been expended it was announced yesterday by Boyce Edens, secretary in charge of the distribution of the funds.
 According to Col. T. o. Smith, chair man of the emergency relief com mittee, about 5000 out of the s15,O00 which has been received has been spent. Of this amount. 1t was stated, that approximately s4O0 has been spent towards securing an office, the printing of stationery and the like and that another portion has been expended for other administration purposes.
 More than $4,0OO has already been expended towards aiding the unem, ployed of the district, it was an- nounced by Boyce Edens to the exc cutiye committee which met yester- uay. The committee now has estab- hshed Headquarters in the old Bir- mlngnam Post building and a daily line or applicants for help are in at tendance. All reports are inyestigat- ed thoroughly before aid is extended ana to help get this work completed more quickly committee of negroes are now working hand in hand with the officials of the committee
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-23
DENIES INTEREST
 IN COAL COMPAN
Controversy Over Coal Con- tract Brings Denial From
 Jere GWin

In letter to the board of revenue read at the meeting ot the board yes- terday, J. R, Smith, of the Smith Coal company, denied that any mem Der of the county board of revenue was interested in his company The letter followed complaint made by tie company several days ago that the board of revenue had placed an order for coal for county institu- tions with another company, although the Smith company made lower bid.
 The board is said to have recently bought 600 tons of coal from the County Coal company at s5.75 to $6 a ton, whereas the Smith Coal com pany offered the same grade of coal to the county at $5 ton.
 In answer to the suggestion that Jere Gwin was interested in the Smith Coal company, Mr. Gwin said that he was not interested in the company, and that the seam of coal he owned is four miles from the Smith Coal company's property. He said if the company had sold any coal from his seam it had bought it at regular prices, and that he is not interested in the sales of the com pany.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-23
CHARLES B. RIDDLE
Pioneer Manufacturer Dies at Ad.
 vanced Age-Funeral Tomorrow

Charles B. Riddle passed away last night at the home of his daughter 2920 Juniper avenue, at the age of 70 years. He is survived by three chil- dren Charles B. Riddle, Jr., of New Orleans, Mrs. Katie Burdette of Bir- mingham and Ralph ". Riddle of New York.
 MT. Riddle was born In Talladega March 12, 1S4S. coming to Birming ham in 1884, where he was engaged in the lumber business. He was one of the pioneer manufacturers of the Birmingham district, establishing the Southern Manufacturing company at Avenue k and Twenty ninth street in 1893. He was in active charge of this plant. misunderstanding furniture up to the time he sold it several years ago. retiring from active busi- ness.
 The remains will be sent to Talia- dega for interment In the family plot at that place. Funeral services wils be held at the residence Of Mrs Bur dette on Juniper avenue early morrow morning,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-23
AUBURN PROUD TO BE
 AMONG THE BIG ONES

Auburn, July 22.--( Special. )-The recent Associated Press announce ment from Washington that Auburn has been named by the war depart ment as one of the 34 educational institutions on the distinguished col leges and honor military schools hst for the year 1921, IS an honor of whlch all Auburn men are proud 1t Is a fact that can hardly be appre- ciated unless we consider that far the majority of leading educational insti. tutions throughout the entire United States are reserve officers traininL, corhs training camps. and for Auburn to get on the list along with the big northern and eastern universities is an honor of which all are indeed proud.
 The reserve officers training corps work here has for the last two years been under the immediate SUI peryision of Major Spalding and Cap tains Fortier, Earler and Clay, and both years Auburn has been on the honor list, which indicates the ef- ficiency of this department and also the ability of the students to de- velop along military lines But the military officers say the credit is due to the entire college and faculty from President Sprlght Dowell down All have co-operated to the fullest and now all are enjoying the honor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-23
GRAND JURY COMMENDS
 JUDGE JONES' DEFENSE

Montgomery. July 22.-tspecial. = Judge Walter B. Jones defense of the morality of Montgomery. in his charge to the grand jury last Mon day. was commended by the grand jury in it's report which completed the work of the body Friday The report said the grand jury's investi- gations convinced it that Montgom- cry was not worse than other cities and that the people as 8 rule are law abiding people.
 The grand jury also reported that not person volunteered any infor- nation about violations of the laws as requested by Judge Jones in his charge. Every person who gave tes- timony was summoned through tho regular channels.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-23
CHURCH PLANNING SCHOOL FUND DRIVE
Southern Presbyterians Will Seek $500,OOO This Fall
 for Educational Work

During the, months of October and November, the members of the South ern Presbyterian church in this state will engage in the raising of $500,000 for the support of their educational work, according to S. Waters McGill, of Nashville. field secretary of the work, who was in Birmingham yes- terday to confer with the Rev. Dr. William Ray Dobyns, pastor of South Highland Presbyterian church. who is chairman of the Alabama Executive committee.
 This is the first synodwlde cam paign for Christion education that the Presbyterians of Alabama have ever undertaken, while other snyods of our church have had many such campaigns, in fact, most of them are al the present time engaged in this kind-Qf effort" said MT. McGl.
 The educational campaign in this state will be under the direction of Harry T. McBroom, Birmingham
 The dates for the intensive drives in the cities of the states. it was an nounced, are as follows: Annlston, October TIA; Selma. October 21-2S; Birmingham, November 4-14; Mont gomery, November 11-21 and Mobile, November 1928.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-23
 MANDAMUS CASE HAS BEEN POSTPONED

Montgomery, July 22.--(Special.)- Because of the illness of the mother of Judge Walter B. Jones, the man. damus case in which citizens of Cof. fee county seek to force the state tax commission to order a revaluation of all property for 1921 was postponed today until date to be agreed upon by attorneys for >the Alabama Tax Payers league and the states legal department.
 IL is contended in this case that the state must value property an. nuauy and that the provision of the revenue act of 1919 which provides that tax assessments shall stand for two years after the valuation has been placed by the tax adjusters is unconstitutional
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-23
DIR. PlTZER TO PREACH AT INDEPENDENT CHURCH

Dr, Harland H. Pitzer. of Chat tanooga, will occupy the pulpit of the Independent Presbyterian church tomorrow. His subjects have been announced as follows: Temple Emanu- LEI. II o'clock, "Jeremiah;' . Loew's Bijou theatre, o'clock in the evening. "A Mans Religion" pr. Pitzer has been supplying the hde- pendent church during the month of July while pr. Edmonds is in Europe.
 During the month of August, the Independent Presbyterian church will be closed. Services will be resumed the first Sunday in September witll the return of Dr. Henry M. Edmcnds to Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-23
 Eleventh Avenue Methodist Sunday School Picnic

The Eleventh Avenue Methodist Sunday school Will give a picnic Tues day, July 26. Conveyances will leave the church. at o'clock. The place selected is Il miles from the city on the Little Cahaba river. Every mem Der of the Sunday school is urged to be on hand promptly at o'clock. Those who have automobiles are re- quested to bring their machines and be prepared to take anyone who might not be provided for.
 Parents are urged to accompany their children, and a special invita- tion is extended to former members of the Sunday school.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-23
Deaths

Mrs. J. j. NeeIcy-Funeral services for Mrs. J. J. Medley, 31, who died Wednesday night at local tn- firmary after an illness of several weeks, will be held this afternoon at o'clock at the residence, 1341 Thirty sixth street, north. Dr.. Robert N. Simpson, pastor of the First Christian church, will of- ficiate. Burial at Elmwood. Mrs. Medley is survived by her husband and a daughter, Maurine. Her par ents. MT. and Mrs. w. A. Scales, of Birmingham, three sisters, Mrs. Will Roy and Mrs. Minnie Caradine, of Birmingham, Mrs. T. B. Terrell, of Little Rock, and one brother, Arnold Scales, of Birmingham. Ac- tive pallbearers will be T. H. Brown, pr. /P. E. Cheek, w. C.. knopf, J. k, Terrell, pr. T. +. Wick Tiff and A. Tauman. Honorary pall- bearers will be Miss Georgia Ser nard, Mrs. F. E. Andrews, Mrs. J. E. Lucas. Mrs. R. V. Tarpley. Mrs. E. F. Linthicum and Mrs. c. D, Marable.