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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-11

can do whatever you like with your re-
 maining two lines, but don't you spoil my play"
 The secret of Mary, George M. Cohan's very best musical comedy said M.. vion, Ifs speed There is all ways something doing in the center of the stage and that something does not last more than two perfectly good seconds at time to be replaced by something else. The chorus never has quiet moment. You don't get time to find out which of the attractive young women you admire most, because they are melange of grace and beauty in rapid motion. While MT. Conan has not clipped any incident that goes to round out the sentimental love motif of the play, Mary he has dipped up the regular action by different sets of dancing specialties. You encore 'Mary's' delightful numbers with en- thusiasm because the company never repeats. Take Love Nest for instance; no musical comedy hit of the past decade has been more popular than this lovely tuneful song and people adore it everywhere"
 You can fool some of the people
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-11
REA-BLACK WEDDING

The wedding of Miss Jessie Webb Black and Mir Cleveland A. Req, which took place yesterday morning at Ii o'clock at the home of the brides sister, MrA Clarence Barclft. and Mir. Barclift, in Norwood, was an event of much interest to their many friends in Birmingham and throughout the state.
 An altar was arranged with southern smilax and ferns with pink carnations in the living rom. and throughout the house carnations were used effectively in bas- kets and tall vases
 Before the entrance of the bridal party Miss Winifred Witherspoon sang, T Love You Truly and All for You Mrs. M. E. Vincent played the accom- paniments and the Mendelssohn wedding march.
 The bridesmaids were Miss Mamie Lewis Cresswell and Miss Jennie DarnalI. They were attractive in brown taffeta dresses with corsages of Killarney roses, showered with sweet peas.
 The bride was very pretty in q going away suit of navy blue duvetyn with gray hat and accessories Her flowers were Bride roses with valley lilies. She entered with her brother, Mir. CareswelI Black. who gave her in marriage. The Rev s. O. Coxe performed the ceremony.
 Following the marriage an informal re- ception was held, Mrs. John Cooke ana Mrs D. l.. Stull presiding at the daintily arranged coffee table in the dining room.
 After wedding trip to St Louis Mir. and Mrs Req will be at home with Mir. and Mrs, Barclift in Norwood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-11
TETRAZZINI PROGRAMME
 THIS EVENING

Madame Luisa Tetrazzini. the Queen of Song, who will open the 'midwinter festival of music" at the Jefferson this evening, presented by the "All Star Con- certs," will be assisted by her concert company including Max Gegna, cellist; Henri Bove, flutist, and Francesca Lon go pianist, in the following beautiful programme followed tomorrow at mati- nee and evening by the Minneapolis or cEestra, Mir. Emil Oberhoffer conducting
 "Serenade,' piano, cello and flute CTitD, Messrs. Longo, Gregna and Boye.
 "Caro Nome "Rigoletto' (verdD, Madame Tetrazzini.
 Symphonic Variations" (Boellman), MT Gegna.
 (a) "occhi De Fata" Denza), tb) "se Fossi" (Quaranto), (c) Come Le Rose Uama1. Madame Tetrazzini.
 Intermission.
 (a) "serenada' G.aviznac). (b) Waltz Chopin, MT. Bove.
 'Rhapsode" (Poper), Mir. Gregna.
 Grand Aria" including "The Mad Scene from Lucia" DonizettD, Madame Tetrazzini.
 Management of W. H. Leahy.
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some or the time, but il seems to take the indefatigable George M. to fool most of them most of the time said M Nion. You never know what Conan is going to do, but his last few strokes of genius have resulted in his wearing the biggest smile on Broad way right now, because he has been running exactly three ofsthe most suc- cessful plays of the season. Mary The Tavern and The Meanest Man on Earth (of which he has been a member of the casD. While playing in this play Mir. Conan spends the time between the acts listening to re- ports from Mary and The Tavern just like candidate awaiting election returns"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-11
MIR. ERICKSON TO SING

MT. Gordon Erickson will be the soloist tomorrow at 1 o'clock at the Southern club, when the orchestra un- der the direction of MT. Emile Levy will render the following programme: Overture, Poet and Peasant (Suppe).
 ''Cavatina" (Raff).
 Lysistrata Waltz Gincke).
 Vocal Solo (selected), Mir. o. Gordon Erickson.
 The Swan'' Saint -Saens).
 "Humoresque" (Dvorak).
 Vocal Solo (selected), MT. 0. Gordon Erickson.
 "Polonaise" (Thomas).
 Romeo and Juliette Waltz (Gounod).
 'Love's Garden" (schwarzl.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-11

corsage of sweet peas. Edith Mabry, attired in pale blue taf : feta and tulle with Ophelia roses. Miss Margaret Tynes was gowned ir rose velvet with rose ostrich trim mings
 Miss Frances Duncan wore dress of flame -colored crepe, with sapphire tulle trimmings. Miss Evelyn Hoke was in pink char mouse, with silver trimmings. Miss Dorothy Steadman wore black tulle, deliberately embroidered in sill yer.
 Miss Mary Hewitt wore a gown of old rose chiffon.
 Miss Emin Whatley was in pale yell low
 Miss Lee Ola Shannon's gown was white sequins.
 Mrs. Mitchell Williamson wore green chiffon, trimmed in jet bands.
 Mrs. Mabry was in pale gray crepe, with silver
 Mrs. Mason in black chiffon, and Mrs. J. E. Frazier brov-n lace over flame-colored satin, poured tea
 The tea table was adorned with jon quils and hyacinths in an arrangement of yellow and white. Mrs. J. F. Fra zier and Mrs. Van Rensselaer, Mason poured coffee, and were assisted by Miss Mary Hewitt Mss Cornetia Hop kins, Miss Annie Hood Coulbourn and Miss Dorothy Steadman.
 The receiving party remained after the reception hours, and a buffet sup per was served to the following: Mir, Roy Smart MT. Curtis Rand, Mir. Jim- mic Lewis, Mr. Joe Haverty, MT. Lee Poe, Mir. Bill Wallace, MT. Ted Wal lace, Mir Ed Saunders, MT. Jim c. smith MT. Jimmie Yates, MT. Frank Pollock, MT. Everett Shepherd Mr. William Monaghan, MT. Bob MeAdory Mir. Lute Bonner, MT. Louis Densler MT c. P. Shook, Mr. Charles De vaux, MT Tom Benners, MT. Dick Thinner man. MT. Johnnie Bark and Mir. Neil Kinsey
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-11
FORMER COMRADES WILL
 HONOR PEACE-TIME HERO
By Associated Press

Washington, February 1o.-Honors by his former comrades to peacetime hero were ordered today by tthe executivs committee. American Legion, in session here. It was decided that a suitable headstone be erected over the grave of Edward F. Bassett, commander of the Silver Bow post, and mine foreman at Butte, Montana, who lost his life when he placed his back against broken steam-pipe in the mine to save his fellow workers and was literally cooked to death
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-11
LUNCHEON FOR
 MISS KRAUSS

Miss Emma Stockmar entertained yes , terday at luncheon at the Tutwiler complimenting Miss Mary Elizabeth Krauss. a bride-elect An attractive basket of Ophelia roses adorned the table French bouquets and hand-painted cards marked places for
 Miss Krauss Miss Mary Hoffman of
 J Johnstown. Pa Miss Ruth McNeil, Mrs.
 Howard Sterns, Mrs. J. R. Mcintosh and Mrs. R. MeNeil.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-11

80 o'clock she will speak in the ball. room of the Tutwiler. All who are interested in child welfare
 or parent-teacher work are cordially :1- vited to hear her. Mrs. Higgins comes from her home in Worcester, Mass, on a lecture tour, ans, her visit to Birmingham will be an event in school improvement circles, and to
 those interested in child welfare.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-11
BRIDGE PARTY

Mrs. Ida Adams will entertain at bridge Saturday afternoon in compli- ment to Mrs. Charles Barrier of Roch- ester, Minn., who is visiting her parents, Mir. and Mrs H. H. Mayberry, and Miss Louise Bailey, Miss Lenora Bailey their attractive house guests; Miss Bert Dunn, Miss Annie Nunnelly of Tennessee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-11

will arrive soon in this city, where they will reside in the future.
  Miss Caroline Forney of Chicago will arrive Tuesday to be the guest of Miss Emily Williams. Mrs. R. E.. Steiner of Montgomery is the guest of her daughter Mrs. E. |M Mason, on Cliff road.
 MT. and Mrs. Octavius Roy Cohen have returned from a months stay at |Orlando, Fla.
 The Telon club will meet today at 2:30 o'clock with Mrs. H. R. Barclay lat the Florence hotel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-11

G7T1HE Tony sarg marionettes,
 which have attracted so much
 S favorable attention in the larger cities, will be presented in Bir- mingham on March and 3, at mati- nee and evening performances. a the Jefferson theatre, by the binly Heflin unit for the benefit of the Children 5 Aid society.
 Mrs. Walter Scott of the Linly Heflin unit said of them:
 These marionettes are performing puppets. They are speaking and acting dolls which are shown on small stage, where they perform in plays, just like real live actors.
 Friday matinee and evening they will give revival of Rip Van Winlle, aad Saturday matinee and evening their performance will consist of the play, The Rose and the Ring
 The Linly Heflin unit wishes to in- form the public that these perform ances are not only for children, but for grown people as well. As the won derful little figures appeal to every one in their seemingly almost human actions"
 Of them. the Century Magazine says
 'The marionettes of Tony Sarg, which have made their debut in three fairy plays, are more elaborate in mechanism than the famous Munich puppets some of the little figures be- ing manipulated by as many as si strings. and requiring great dexterlty as well as dramatic feeling on the part of the operator or puppeteer.
 They average two feet in height, and are furnished with virtually all the joints of the human frame. Not only are these manikins astonishingiy ingenious, but their character and an- tics and the daring color effects car. ried out in their costumes and back grounds betray that quality of style W hch has made their creators work in illustration and poster design note worthy.
 Although there is a strong savor of the comic and grotesque about these productions, they are primarily things of beauty and skill. Very modern iii coloring are the settings, and against these brilliant backgrounds move the manikins, charming in color and atti- tude. An atmosphere of fairy hangs about them, an illusion of unreality, the sense of lovely, yet comic world that is a refreshment and a delight. 1. iiumor skill, ingenuity, trained sense of color and composition, and an in- stinctive understanding of the child heart have gone into their making" TEA FOR MISS MASON
 Miss Mary Brown Frazier and Miss Edith Mabry entertained yesterday aft ernoon at a pretty tea at the home of pr. and Mrs. J. E. Frazier compli- menting Miss Catherine Mason, a lovely bride-elect.
 The guests were received in the hall by Mrs. c. M. Williamson. Mrs. W. R. Mabry and Miss Lee Ola Shannon In the living room, Miss Frazier and Miss Mabry were assisted by Miss Mason, Miss Margaret Mason, Miss Margaret Tynes, Miss Evelyn Hoke, Miss Emma Whatley, Miss Katherine Lynch. Miss Emily Williams and Miss Frances Duncan of Belle Nina.
 Miss Frazier wore a dress of silver cloth, with jade green tulle over dra- pery corsage of meteor roses.
 Miss Mason wore a pale gray gown elaborately trimmed with sequins with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-11
LUNCHEON FOR MRS. HIGGINS

The officers of the Parent-Teachers association will entertain Mrs. M. P. Higgins of Worcester Mass, national president of that organization, at a luncheon at the Southern club next Wednesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-11

1 carries with it so much that is charm ing and lovely and lovablel Yesterday MT. Josef vion MT. Cohan's right hand man with Mary was in town anad had the incest sort of talk with him about the show, which Birmingham is going to see very soon, and with which he is per fectly enamored.
 l M. Vion is theatrical man of SS years experience, having made his debut in the profession when he was l just small boy up in Brooklyn when J. K. Emmett, the famous ballad singer, was at the zenith of his popu- | larity.
 M. Vion lived two doors from the theatre. and he was told one evening | that a ''1ibretto' or "song book" boy was wanted and what did he do but promptly apply and the next thing 1 that this youngster with big blue eyes and curly blonde hair debut spell about the "J. K. Emmett Song Book" That was merely step--to the rest l of his career which has carried him through a most interesting and de- lightfufl series of experiences ranging from Harry Lauder's first tour of America of which M. Vion was drec- tor, through "Alma, Where Do You Liver one of the most popular musi-
 
 ica. Last season M. Vion directed the tour of the Vatican choirs" just as little side issue because for the past few years he has been closely identi- lied with George M. Conan in all of his big productions
 M. Vion, in speaking of MT. Conan in answer to my question if he is really as wonderful as people say he | is, replied:
 | re~-ard ,,,1r cnr+roo+ ...:4L M, Conan not as a contract for work, but as a 52 weeks vacation. He is the most generous and unselfish of men and those who are connected with him l in business do not feel at all as if it were business. but as I said before. a ! vacation with salary
 Of course, every man declares the show that he represents is the best show in the world,' M. vion continued.
 put when say that Mary is just like her name-the cleverest, most whole l some and most delightful musica, comedy 1 ever saw, with the prettiest
 chorus and the most graceful dancing l have ever witnessed, I stand ready 1 to be challenged, but am willing to
 accept anybody in argument of the
 statement. And George M. Cohans 1 work-in Mary'--what he has done to
 make the show success--is little snort or phenomenal"
 But seeing that Julian Mitchell and Sam Forrest are given credit for sts.y- ing of Mary and that Otto Harbach
 and Frank Mandel wrote it to fit a
 musical score by Louis Hrsch, just
 where would you say George Conan | comes in?' asked curiously. The query recalls Julius Tennen's story of the playwright who was ob- jecting at rehearsal to the changes Mr.
 Cohan had made in the script of the
 play she had submitted" said M. vion. Dear lady, said George M, you
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-11
ADVENT MUSIC

ADVENT MUSIC Mr. Ferdinand Dunkley announces
 the following programme for the | music at the Church of the Advent Sunday: 4:So o'clock-Evening prayer. Prelude, 'Pater Noster" fArthur Foote)
 "Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis' (Gregorian).
 World' (Horatio Parker). Mrs. w. C.
 Hornsby and chorus. o'clock-Organ recital by Ferdi
 hand Dunkley.
 Prelude to The Dream of Geron titus" Edward Elgar). 1 The poem (by the author of Lead Kindly Light') attempts to portray the experiences of the soul after death | and Elgar's musical setting in the
 form of an oratorio is probably this
 leading English composers greatest work. The prelude gives an excellent
 idea of the theme employed, and
 while the organ can only faintly sug- ] gest the composers marvellous or chestration, the mystica! beauty of
 the work must be apparent to every one whose ears and souls are at tuned to the finer qualities of music Ave Maria (Schubert). l Fantasia in G minor (Bach). /! It has been said that all modern
 harmony can be found in Bach This Fantasia contains much of it, and is one of those works which causes one to be awe stricken before the tower l ing genius of this master. At the II o'clock service at the
 Church of the Advent Sullivan's an them, Love Not the World,' will be sung. If contains hao f,,1 tralto solo, which will be sung by Miss Rebecca Bazemore, besides a soprano solo. which Mrs. W. c. Hornsby will l render
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-11
DISTINCUISHED SPEAKER

Parent-teacher associations and those interested in child welfare will be glad to learn of the coming of Mrs. M. F. Higgins national president of the Na- tioral Congress of Mothers and Perent- Teachers associations. On February 16 at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-11
RANDOM Nf1TE.S

Mrs. Hoyt NJ. Dobbs of Anniston will arrive today to attend Madame Tetraz- zinis concert this evening. the initial programme of the Midwinter Festival
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-11
VALENTINE PARTY

The Birmingham Graded union en- tertained yesterday at a Valentine party at the church following the les son period.
 All the details of the decorations were suggestive of the Valentine idea The windows were curtained with red and white crepe held together with hearts and cupids. Across the room were draperies of white crepe also adorned with hearts and cupids.
 This annual Valentine social comes between the periods of the first and second semesters of the union.
 pr. and Mrs. W. R. Dobyns were special guests as they will begin a series of Bible lectures. beginnine February IT.
 Mrs. c. P. Walker was chairman of the programme committee and the fol- lowing programme was rendered.
 Reading. Mrs. Keith and Mrs. Sumate
 Music Piano, Mrs. O. L. Russell. Orchestra Music, Prof. Currie and Prof. Florale.
 Words of Greeting, Mrs. E. T. Glass president of graded union.
 Vocal. Mrs. Janett
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-11
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Llewellyn Johns chapter No.
 I174, Order of the Eastern Star will
 hold their regular meeting this nve- ming at o'clock, at the hall in West
 End. All members are urged to be present, and members are welcome. The Study circle will meet today at
 I2:so o'clock with Mrs. J. E. Frazier. The Clionan club will meet this Iafternoon with Mrs. s. J. Cole.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-11
CAMP WILCOX TO MEET

The regular meeting of Camp Will COX No. 17s2, U. c. ". will meet this afternoon at o'clock at the Young Mems Christian association
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-29
FIRE AT Hoosick FALLS
Demins's Grist Mill Destroyed-Loss
$4,000.

j. J. Deming's grNt mill on Center
Street, Hoosick Falls, near the Bos.
ton and Maine Railroad freight
depot, was destroyed by fire at noon
yesterday and Mr.. Deming says his
loss will be between $4,000 and $50.
900. The building was two.story
stucture and contained 500 barrels of
-four, 5000 bushels Of oats. 1000
bushels of which We're put In n few
days ago, and 4D00 bushels of corn
There was much valuable machinery
destroyed
John Hannaberry the local ex-
press agent. discovered smoke issu.
ing from the upper story Of the
building and a general alarm was
sounded 1t was impossible to save
the Deming mill and Gremen di.
rected their efforts toward saving
nearby property. which included the
Boston and Maine freight shed, bag
storehonsc OF The Superior Knitting
Company the horse sheds Of the
First Presbyterian Church. Because
of the low water pressure it was
necessary to shut off. the service in
the First Ward
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-29
WHY GO TO CHURCH?
Local Movement to Increase Church
Attendance.

Surveys that have been made re
Gently in different sections of the
country, in cities and in small towns
and villages, have revealed the fact
that generally attendance at church
services is not what it ought to be.
Some churches are prosperous in this
way but the large majority are not.
New England espec ally shows this
seamy side of church interest.
The question is asked why is at
tendance at church services no larg-
er? What does it mean?"
The answer is given that public
worship is increasingly merely Incl
dental to the Christian life. 1t means
that many men regard a contribution
to the church an absolutlon from all
further obligations to it.
The Protestant churches, therefore.
are proposing untedly to launch real
campaign to win men to the church.
This campaign has been started in Yer
mont this week, and the Baptist, Con
gregationa and Methodist churches
are joining in it.
Sunday the movement VIII besin
locally Canvassers have been ap'
pointed in the three churches and the
members OF these churches and par
ishes will be asked to signify their
good intentions for a year in respect
to church going. Twenty-six Sundays
or more will constitute regular church
attendance; twelve Sundays or more
frequent church attendance. 1t
would seem as If everybody would
sign up for the minimum at least, II
this were done it would probably dou.
BILE the present average church at
tendance. The churches would be by
that, much stronger and full Of enthu-
siasm.
The pastors of the co operating
churches earnestly request their re-
spective congregations to enter into
the spirit of this movement and help
Loyalty In the plan.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-29
DR.. 3. H. STONE DEAD
Had Been State Patholosist for Many
Years.

Burlington, Oct. 2S.--Dr. B. H.
Stone director of the state laboratory
of hygiene and the state pathologist,
died yesterday morning at the Mary
Fletcher hospital, having suffered a
stroke Of paralysis last Monday from
which he failed to rally.
Bingham Hiram Stone was born in
Jericho Feb. 2l, 1874, the son OF Isaac
c. and Anna f. tBingham) Stone. He
prepared for college at the Oberlin, O..
academy and entered the University
Of Vermont, from which institution he
graduated with an A. B. degree III
1897. and with an M. d. degree twj
years later. He took postgraduate
work at the University of Vienna.
DR.. Stone has practiced medicine
most of the time since college In Bur
llngton and has also been professor
Of pathology and bacteriology in the
Vermont Medical college. He has al
so been editor OF the Vermont Medi-
ca! Monthly. He has been in charge
OF the state laboratory for many
years.
DR.. Stone married Jean Nichols of
Ticonderoga, N. Y, and they have one
daughtes.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-29
STUDENT SLAIN, BODY
THROWN IN RIVER
Police BeI,sve Losey Was Dead Be-
fore Body Was Thrown in
Niagara.

Buffalo, Oct. 29.-That Kenneth
r. Losey, twenty-year old student at
Wesleyan university, Middletown,
Conn, was stabbed dead during q
fight and that his body was later
thrown into the Niagara river, was
the opinion expressed by Dr. Earl G..
Danser, county medical examiner, af-
ter an inquest yesterday. The body
believed to be that OF l.osey was
found floating in the river Thursday
night.
The inquest disclosed that Losey's
right elbow had been dislocated and
the muscles OF the arm torn, apparent
iy in struggle. The condition OF
the lungs and other organs showed
that the young man was dead before
he was thrown into the water, the
medical examiner said.
Detectives canvassed hotels, room
ing houses and railroad stations in a
vain effort to get information on the
movements of Losey while he was in
this city. Theatre seat checks found
in the pockets indicated that he had
attended performances October IA
and Is. while a railway rebate check
showed that he had been TO Niagara
Falls Sunday, October 16. After that
there is no trace of bis movements.
Police are awaiting the arrival OF
NJ. d. Losey OF Northport. l.. l.,
father of Kenneth Losey, who Is ex-
pected to reach here today.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-29
MISS EDGERTON GIVEN
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Is To Become Assistant superntend-
ent in the Franklin-chittende
Northwest District.

AT the meeting of the school trus.
tees last Wednesday evening, leave of
absence for the rest Of the school
year was granted to Miss M. Lillian
Edgerton Miss Edgerton Is the
teacher OF one of the first grade rooms
in the School street building. She
has taught In the service of the Ben
nington Graded School district for
more than twenty-five years, and has
met with an unusual degree OF sue
cess.
Her reason for desiring leave of alb.
sence was in order that she IN ght ac-
cept a position as assistant superin-
tendent in the Franklin-C -Chittenden
Northwest district, Her headquart-
ers will be at Swaiiton, VT.
The trustees were reluctant to lose
the services of SO valuable teacher,
but they were equally reluctant to
stand in the way of her Advancement.
Miss Edgerton's place viii be taken
by Edith Russell White who formerly
taught for several years in the Ben
nington schools.