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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-01
MANY GUESTS AT
 SOUTHERN CLUB BALL

Brilliant in every detail was the an nual Thanksgiving ball put on at the Southern club Thanksgiving night
 The club was the mecca of many hundred guests who danced until long past the midnight.
 One of the most popular visitors present was Miss Peggy Foster of Toronto, Canada, who is the guest of Mrs. J. w. McDtugall
 At midnight a delicious buffet sup per was served
 Among those who spent a happy evening there were: Mir. and Mrs Dan Dimick---Mr Dimick. by the way being president of the magnificent organization which numbers at least 1,000 members3 Mir. and Mrs. J. J. shannon, Mir. and Mrs. Hubert Scruggs, Mir. and Mrs. Mike Hoke. MT and Mrs. Knox Burger, Mir. and Mrs. D. H. Bohler. Mrs ". c. Lloyd Mrs. c. II. Ungerman. Mir. and Mrs LeGrande Wilson, MT. Reese Adam son, MT. Lamar Aldridge. Mr. J. b. P. Arnold. MT. and Mrs. R. H. Ash down. Dr. and Mrs. R. J. Barnett. Mir. and Mrs. James Keith. MT. John Bradley. MT. Thomas Bragg. Mir. F.. w. Braun. MT. and Mrs. Richard w Massey, Mir. c. N. Carraway. Mfr. and Mrs. J. P. Clements, Miss Marjorie Craig, Miss Leola Shannon, Mir. and Mrs. J. B. Coleman. Dn. K W. Con- stantine. Mir. and Mrs NJ. V. Connell. Mir. and Mrs. Jack R. connor. Mir. and Mrs. l.. H. Cryer. MT and Mrs. Harry V. Dimick, MT. Julian Dow. Mir. AL len Drennen, Mir. C. P. Shook. Mir c. M. Edmonds. Mir. and Mrs Thomas Estes, MT Jack Hall Mir. William Rushton. Mir Coleman Hendrix, Miss Margaret Tilln1an. Miss Margaret Tynes, Mir. Jake Taylor. Dr. Charles A. Greene. Mir. John ". Griffith. Mir. R. s. Griffith. MT. Garret Hagan, Mr. s. K. Hawkins. Mir. and Mrs. o. w. Frazier, Mir. and Mrs. George Head ley, Mir. and Mrs. T. NJ. Martin. MT. J. J. Jackson, Mir and Mrs. George Johnston. Mir. and Mrs. Harry Jones. MT. and Mrs. Philip Lavigne. Mir and Mrs. Reid Lawson. MT. and Mrs. J.. Q. Smith, MT. Joe c. Meighan. Mir. and Mrs. M. P. Messer, Mr. W. K. Monroe, Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Mont gomery. Mir. and Mrs. L. J. Montoux, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Lloyd, MT. and Mrs. R. L. Newman, Mir w. J. Orcutt. MT. and Mrs James A. O'shaughnessy. MT. Herbert Taylor. Jr.. Mir. Paul Pen ney. MT and Mrs. H. J. Porter. Mir l. w. Rouser. Dr. and Mrs. c. w. Shropshire. MT. and Mrs. J. P sims MT. and Mrs. R. B. smyer, Mr. A. J:. Southworth. Mr. Thomas H. Spencer, MT. Frank W. Stephenson. Mir. and Mrs. J. L. Waithall. Mir. and Mrs. Donald B. Wood Mir. W. W. Wood Mir. and Mrs. J. l. Yancey. and large number of others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-01
MARRIAGE OF
 POPULAR GIRL

The marriage Of Miss Gladys Boat rite and Mir. Paul Mum took place last night at the home of her parents, Mir and Mrs. Gus Boatrite,
 This lovely simple ceremony was performed before the families and a few friends of the bride and groom. the house being garlanded with flowers
 The bride was attended by Miss LSra Horris. She wore d beautiful gown of brown duvetyn with large black velvet hat and carried q sheath of bride roses
 The groom was attended by Mr. Jim Munn. his brother.
 The bride entered with her father clad in beautiful travelling cos tune of navy duvetyn with fur trim- m.ngs and large black hat ITer bouquet of bride roses and lilies ot the valley.
 The bride s very young girl. who recently belonged ta Inc school set. and is of a beautiful brunette type, with charming. sweet char acteristies. The groom is associated with the Louisville and Nashville railway and is popular Birming- ham man.
 Mir. Munn's mother, Mrs Mum Of ozark, and sister. Mrs. Hollingsworth of Eufaula. were here for the we'd ding
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-01
so JOYFUL ON
 THEIR THANKSGIVING DAY

Once upon time there was a great. kind-hearted man who owned the Hiliman hotel He built 1t.
 One day the thought overwhelmed him that in this Dig city there are many little orphans who rarely ever get themselves invited to luncheons and parties, and so he made up his mind that he would correct the de- ficiency.
 Now the mans wife was just as enthusiastic as he was on the mat ter. And so they looked around and the biggest job lot of orphans they could think about was in the Mercy Home.
 So they issued a blanket invitation for those kiddies to be brought along to their big hotel house on Thanksgiving for luncheon.
 MT. and Mrs. Nabb
 The custom thus started, 1t was kept up for many years-the man and the woman being none other that the city's own MT. and Mrs. c. H. Nabb. But one day MT. Nabb was summoned to pass softly on into that after-life which sshall call us all after a while, and Mrs. Nabb was left alone. But the custom should not die. she decided, and so each year since Mrs. Napb has con- tinued the sweet and kindly deed.
 Yesterday 75 little folks were her
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-01
OFFERINGS AT THE BAZAAR GIFT SHOP

For several years many Birming ham people have been doing most of their Christmas shopping at the doll bazaar. Members of the bazar association declare the reason to be that by so doing they save them selves much worry; are able to buy everything in one shop, and also have the satisfaction of knowing that the articles offered are selected with rare taste, and that most of them are made by some of Birmingham's cleverest we men.
 The gift shop at the doll bazaar, for example, Is under the auspices of the Linly Heflin unit which has both imported Articles from Paris, London and New York, and devoted all their own talent and ability to creating unique and practical gifts A list of the lovely things they have to fer the bazar being staged at the old Ledger building from Tuesday through Friday of ne,.t week--can give only vague idea of their colorfulness or beauty, but here are a number of articles you might like. You see the funds made go to SUD- pert the Children's hospital, that institution where precious youthful lives are at stake. unless you help to provide the s10.000 yearly needed for maintenance of the institution.
 Some of the Gifts
 The gifts for children include lit- tie boys suits and rompers sure to delight discriminating mother. Some are of linen; others have silk waists with corduroy trousers. The dainty dresses for little girls up to l2 years old are nearly all hand made and are in exquisite colors and designs. Novelties for kiddies in- clude curious scrap books, sand -pile pillows in animal shapes and fasci- hating "wind-up" toys.
 For grCwn-ups there are such pretty things as hand-painted card tables, wrought-iron stands for gold fish bowls, fireside baskets and bags of such allurine color and work manship as to be articles of decora- tion in themselves. The Household linens are perhaps the features Tn which the members ef the unit take the greatest pride. These include luncheon sets. pillow cases. linen sheets and towels--in fact a full as- sortment of linens, all the result of the most careful and artistic needle- work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-01
Housewarnaing Takes Crowd
 To State Training School

House warnings are usually happy, honey affairs. Yesterdays Thanks giving housewarming at the State Training School for Girls was no ex- ception.
 Visitors began to arrive long be- fore the official hour. Promptly at 2.30 o'clock Dr. ]. X. Bryan opened the program with prayer before capacity house, followed byt an ad- dress of welcome by the president of board of managers, Mrs. A. M. John son.
 Mrs. Ami gh. who was'until recently the head of the school. then gave A most interesting history of it's work from it's inception to present date. telling how this school started with only fourteen. Nothing made a stronger appeal to the visitors than the evidence of affection expressed by the girls living there for the be- loved big hearted mother" as they call Mrs. Amigh.
 She told of the 4ss girls who had enrolled during her adminisNs ation-- 62 of whom are happily l,srried. Mrs. Amigh is in touch with the en- tire number at the present time with the exception of II, and she answers in person the many letters written back, lending her advice and aid as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-01
RAINBOW WEDDING LOVELY
 SOCIAL EVENT

The marriage of Miss Nina Pharr and MT. Ray Munroe took place last night at the Fairfield Baptist church. Rev F. Il. Munroe. father of the groom, assisted by Rev. F. B. Gatiin, performed the ceremony.
 The church was beautifully deco rated for this occasion with palms and ferns. the altar being twined with smilax and adorned with huge baskets of white chrysanthemums.
 The nuptial music was particularly enjoyable. Miss Sara Mallam sang With Thine Eyes and "The Star" and there were several instrumental selections.
 The bride was attended by Mrs. Monroe Price Martin as matron of hcnor. The latter looked beautiful in 8 sunset shade costume with trim mings of silver, carrying white chrysanthemums
 Miss Mary Pharr was her sisters maid of honor, She is of gritian type, and looked very charming in a Nile green georgette with silver hair ornaments. She carried a bouquet of pink chrysanthemums.
 Miss Marjorie Moran, maid of honor, wore d toilette of turquoise blue with touches of silver, and car ried orchid chrysanthemums.
 Miss Jennie Horne. one of the bridesmaids, was clad in a yellow georgette gown with touches of gold and carried an arm sheath of yellow cbrysanthemums Miss Ethel Cobb. another bridesmaid, wore flesh colored gown trimmed with gold lace. White chrysanthemumls were her flowers
 MT Monroe was attended by MT. Henry Hamilton as best man. Messrs. Willard Pharr, James Adams, Amado Reeves were groomsmen. q
 The cunning little flower girls. Evelyn Louise Pharr, niece of the bride. and Mary Jean White. were dressed in white accordion -pleated chiffon. with white wreaths as hair ornaments, and carried baskets of white rose petals.
 The bride was given in marriage by her brother, MT, e. NJ. Pharr. Jr.
 She wore a handsome robe of white duchess satin trimmed with pearls. with a court train. Her vail was held in place with a ,band of orange blossoms, her flowers being a gor- geous shower of bride roses and lilies of the valley.
 Miss Pharr Is a charming young woman of the Fairfield younger set and Mr. Monroe q popular young man of this city.
 MT. and Mrs. Monroe will be at home after honeymoon of two weeks at the residence of the brides parents, MT. and Mrs. G. NJ. Monroe, Sr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-01
RANDOM NOTES

Miss Elsie Caroline Well of Gadsden IS spending a few days with her grandparents, Mir. and Mrs. Herman Well.
 MT. and Mrs. Perry Mccormack have gone to Cleveland to visit friends.
 Miss Edith Mabry is spending the Thanksgiving holidays at Camp Ben- ming. Ga.
 Mrs. Roy Smart and little son, Roy. Jf., are spending a few days with Mrs. smart's parents, Mrs. Van Mason.
 Mir. and Mrs. Charles Timson. who have been visiting Dr. and Mrs. J. E. Frazier. have returned to their home in Chicago.
 Mr. Henry Lyman and Mr. Gus Lee motored to Atlanta for the Auburn
 Mir. C. P. Beddow has recovered from an illness of several weeks.
 Miss Olive Patton Zeiglur will leave Saturday morning for Montgomery, to visit her mother. Mrs. S. M. eigulr. at zeiglur place.
 Miss Montgomery is spending few days with Miss Julia Anderson.
 pr. and Mrs. E. G. Howe of the University of Alabama. and Mrs. Howe's mother and father of Char leston, s. C.. are spending Thanks giving holidays in the city
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-01
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Joycrofters will meet Friday with Mrs. w. M. Hoke. Aberdeen road.
 Attention is called of all members of the College< club to this change: For reservations for the monthly luncheon Saturday, December 2. at the Country club, 12:30 o'clock, phone Mrs. I. c. Beatty Main 2627. instead of Mrs. Ellis, as before published.
 The Qui Vive club will meet Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the resi- dence of Mrs. George ". Hughes. 1922 Elm street.
 The Junior Shakespeare club well meet with Miss Mary Byron Frazier this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at 1885 Sycamore street.
 Members of the Junior League are requested to bring such toys as they have, old and new, to the residence of Mrs. A. l.. Boorse, 2030 Quinlan avenue, as soon as convenient.
 The Amaranth club will meet Frit day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. A. w. B. Johnson.
 Because of the illness of the presi- dent of the Society of Independent Artists, this organization will post pone the opening of their exhibit until Monday, December IL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-01

sky IS the limit. where her ambitions are concerned. What is to hinder her from marrying millionaire if she has set her heart upon itg
 For. unlike in England. every man here is a potential millionaire. Our hide bound class distinction, where most men. generation after genera tion. rise no higher than their fathers did before them. isn't known.
 In England a stenographer wouldn't work her way up in the office to be manager. She can do so in America if she's got ihe grit and brains. There's nothing really to prevent her.
 And the story Of King cophetun and the Beggar Maid comes true so often in America that IL causes no surprise. This is a young and rising country, full of golden opportunities. and her future Hes in girls own keeping. so that she may rise to any height. .-.=.-.4-=.zsz--.-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-01
INTERESTING PROGRAMS AT BARRETT SCHOOL

Every afternoon during American Education Week. at 2:3O. Barrett school will have interesting pro- grams.
 The children in the upper grades will give some attention to the va rous subjects on the weeks sched- ule, There will be music and in- teresting talks each day as follows
 Monday. December 1, "Citizenship, Professor Thomas and Mrs. chappell Cory.
 Tuesday, December 5. Patriotism, '' Mrs. E. l. Robinson.
 Wednesday. December 6. School and Teacher Dr. N. A. Barrett.
 Thursday. December. [. "Illiteracy," Robert Wheeler and Arlie Barber.
 Friday December 8. Equality of Opportunity" pr. c. C. Jones
 Patrons and friends of Barrett school are urged to be present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-01
Do You Worship
 the Wrong Person?
By FLORENCE DAVIES

Speaking of things to be thankful for let's give thanks for at least one highbrow professor who doesn take himself too seriously to poke a little fun at his own job.
 Professor William Lyon Phelps. be- ing a highbrow by nature and pro fession, isn't a bit afraid to laugh a the highbrows. He refuses to let all the spectacled wise ones sit around in solemn conelave and award Nobel prizes to the worlds great est artists. He proposes. with the help of his friends, to award few prizes himself Only these aren't to be Nobel prizes; they're to be ignoble prizes. and to date no notice has been issued of a fund with which Go buy leather medals for the prize winners
 But there's catch in this prize contest. Any one could award a prize to the various ienohle objects in life, The trick is tc give prize to something that most people regard as very great but which you your stiff have decided Is rather on the order of a false alarm.
 Dr. Phelps prize plan has it's mer- it's. Let TO one imagine that he~is merely trying to make seoffers of us. Not at all. It is more probable that back of his little joke IS tn gentle suggestion that We do our own thinking.
 Do You Vote With Crowd.
 Most people are unduly impressed by the way the crowd votes, If you likc book or q picture or piece of music. do you like it because you really know 1t and it pleases you. or because you have heard that it is quite the thing to like it?
 Professor Phelps was referring principally to objects Of art, books pictures buildings, when he proposed his famous prize system. But he might well have extended the Idea. Some of us make a fuss over peo pie whom We really do not like at all. just because II seems tos be the thing 10 do to cultivate them. while the rest of us shut our eyes and take just what everybody else votes for when 1t comes to the way We furnish our houses.
 There ought to be good big batch of ignobie prizes for the mil lion and one rose-colored floor lamp shades which flood the market. Try tahihb q Wdlh auA evening through the we'll do portions of the town and just count the rose -colored shades you see. No house is com plete without floor lamp Ind a bridge lamp and a rose -celored silk 
 If you happened to have a perfect ly beautiful old walnut davenport or sofa few years ago you couldn't rest till you threw 1t ont and re- placed 1t with 8 mahogany one. and having achieved the mahogany you sent it the way of all the earth for the sake of acquiring an oxerstuffed set.
 Now the joke is that many a woman would like to get back that despised old walnut sofa. for she has discovered that It had real charm. after all.
 Let's take care that NC don't go about worshipping those false gods of popular opinion which don't really express our true preferences. In- stead, let's have the courage to award few ignoble prizes to the things which we don't honestly like and believe in.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-01


 cousins are accustomed to be always with the boys. even al school. all day long, and this fact does away with any shyness or constraint in after years. It gives the girls an under standing of the men, to-be, their hopes. their aims and their ambitions. Also their weaknesses!
 And every clever woman knows that knowledge Of the weaknesses and foiblcs Of mankind Is the finest asset she ARn have 10 win mani The idea Of comrddeSlip between the sexes which pcrvades the United States inevitably leads 10 more mar riages than tn countries where such an ideal is non-exstent.
 And then the business opportunities for women throw them in contact daily with the men, and on aH equal footin0i The American girls salary is good, she can dress well and the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-01
Best Cough Mixture Is Home Made
Acts With Spssd-Loosens Phlegm LSteps the Irritation and
 Coughing Csases
Fine for Chest Colds Too and Is Cheaply Made at Home.

When you can make. in two minutes, | world beating remedy that acts directly on the membrane and often overnight causes stubborn coughs and even hard chest colds to disappear. why trifle with things that will probably disappoint?
 Hawking and snuffling and also sore ness of the mucous membrane go and you will feel fine in almost no time.
 Just ret one ounce of Parmint tdou- ble strsngth) add to it . little sueaY and enough hot water to make half pint and you've rot an linexpensve rsmsdy better than you can buy ready mixed
 Its soothins, healing action on the mem brsne is the reason 50 many people use it for Catarrh and acute nasal eolds .-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-01
: WOMAN INJURED

Mrs. E.. A. Davis. 1512 Eleventh avenue, south, sustained slight in- juries about the body Thursday aft- ernoon when the automobile she was driving collided with an automobile driven by E. F. Widner on the Avenue F road near the Elmwood cemetery. Mrs. Davis was taken to her home by M. M. Magnus, 162O First avenue. north, where she received medical att tention/ Widner was arrested for reckless driving by Officers w. W. Cobb. B. H. Eiland and Ray Payne.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-01

mites Of girls in different countries.
 Ii Is Thaeleray who says that any woman. if she hasn't actually got a hump.. can marry any man she peases but" he carefully adds. 'the little dears like the beasts Of the field and do not know their poweT.,'
 That last is very saving clause. explaining lots Of disappointments might have -beens. &c.
 But think the American girl does fully--from the age of fourteen onward let say-reaihe her own power. and play up to 1t!
 Anyhow, her matrimonial opportunities are greater ito my mlnd-than those of girls any other country
 Why2
 Oh, lots f reasons!
 To begin with. you have co education here Where little English girls segregated. 1t were. and SOS at home in girls 'semlnaries, their American
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-01

guests at the Southern club, and such decorations were lovely--formed of fruits and flowers and goodies which. all children like, and such a menu that it almost hurt to try to walk around when you had quite finished! Even then. every little child-ahd a lot of grown-ups who had dropped down just to help out with the good time-went home with a precious orange and apple e1utched in their hands, or tucked into their pockets
 The menu began with filling oyster stew, then the big turkey din- ner-iust as squaN as 1t could be- then ice cream. cake and fruit.
 A Joke
 The little round, wide-eyed chil- dren sitting about the snowy tables reminded Mrs. c. E. Spencer, presi- dent of the bord of the Mercy Home of q joke concerning one of these Thanksgiving meals for which MT. Nabb was fond of telling on him. self
 One Thanksgiving at the Hillman he was passing among his small guests, finding out how they were progressing with the emoulm ents. Finally. he passed beside one little fellow
 How are you doing, young man? Got everything you want? The party suit you?''
 The young man looked up in Mir Nabb's kindly eyes with no disposi- tion to evade. He wassfrank.
 They aims no cranberry sauce,' he vouchsafed.
 MT. Nabb saw that the fact was even so.
 Cranberry sauce you shall have. If it's in town" roared he figura- lively; and in few meagre moments the youthful George Washington was munching cranberries, lolling somewhere in the seventh heaven of his delight.
 Mrs. Nabb recalled the eircum- stance--said it was one Of the eutest things that ever happened at one of the civic Thanksgiving parties.
 Assisting Mrs. Nabb with the good time program was her daughter. Mrs. Susie Nabb Stot,ar, and a num- Der of memt CTS, O. the Mercy Home board.
 Brtye On
 The luncheon each year ushers in the drive for Mercy Hom efunds- s15,0o0 being required per annum for tn supporting of the little fellows They are cared for at the home y Mrs. Margaret Ram ey. who gives them love such as many mothers fail to bestow upon their children
 The refuge is filled to capacity practically all the time, and 90 chill dren are there today, abou. 70 being in the nursery, 20 in the kindergar- ten, and 50 attending Barker soho l. That school each year supplies the waifs with lunches for all every day. the schools Thanksgiving charity offering going to them. People of Norwood who are behind the contri- button work very hard to make their needed quota for these lunches. The drive for Mercy Home funds will last several days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-01
BIRMINGHAM GIRL ENJOYS
 VISIT IN THE EAST

Miss Mary Alexander. popular young Birmingham girl, Is having 2 delightful trip in Virginia and New York. She was the guest of Miss Mary kenzett Reese while Tn Nor folk. Va, where she was much en- tertained and attended the fall dances at the University of Virgin <. She is now leaving for New York city and Will return the latter part of next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-01
PICK ErT-MINGO
 WEDDING CARDS

The following cards have been re ceived by friends
 MT. Theodore F. wingo announces the marriage of his daughter. kath leen, to MT. Smith Davenport Pickett. on Wednesday. November 2a fa22 First Methodist charch. Memphis, Tenn" They will be al home after Decem- Der 20. at 14s East Seventeenth street, Atlanta.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-01
SHOWER FOR HUNTSVILLE AVENUE BRIDE.

Mrs s T. Naff and Miss Edna Naff will entertain this. afternoon at q shower for Miss Lucille Jones. bride -to-be. The gifts will be drawn in toy wagon by a small friend of the honoree. and the house will be decorated with greenery and chrysanthemums.
 A salad course will be served. the hostess being assisted by Mrs. Guy Hawkins and Mrs Bob Favre.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-01
MRIGHT-CROwELI.
 CARDS RECEIVED

Relatives and friends are in re- ccipt of the following card:
 ''Mr. and Mrs. George Elmer Crowell announce the marriage Of their daughter. Floride. To Mir. John Wilson Wright, on Tuesday, Novem- Der 2S, 1922, Sylacauga, Ala
 The bride is popular young Ala bama woman. and the groom, former ly of Union Springs, is now engaged In business in Atlanta They wilt be at home at 115 East Fourteenth street. Atlanta.