The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-31

ear When he COilttS tripping III CA
actly on the stroke of the clock to-
night at the bewitching hour of
twelve?
If not
You should have if for no other
reason than-just to break it.
Some one says
s'But I've made them all-what
can do?
"Why re-make" them beg, 'for
a good resolution like good strong
hat may be made over indefinitely
Besides
Good resolutions seem to go
along with egg nog and fruit cake;
holly and mistletoe;
So
Don't let's rob the day of its
ancient superstitions, but let's all of
us make at least on good little
resolution to begin the little PINK
New Year of 1928 with!
Doesn't that sound queer?
1923?
Just think what countless things
may happen in this delectable
year?
And again I beg-let's pick out a
nice little resolution and take 1t
home with US and try it on our
Temperament" for at least twenty
four hours!
What say you?
What sort of resolution would l
suggest?
Well:
For instance:
Never tell risque story to an
unappreciative audience.
To stop writing "Pro Bono Pub
. leo letters" to the newspapers.
To stop trying to train the gold
fish and all children under two to
sing 1.-The Star Spangled Banner
(of which Irwin S. Cobb facetiously
remarks that only two classes could
ever sing it inteligentiy; one being
boys with the goslings" who can
reach the" top notes" and the other
the lineal descendants of Francis
Scott Key who know the words.)
To spare no neighbor who has
dropped stitch"
To finish the family row though
the guests are all assembled in the
drawing room for the formal dinner
you've invited them to, and the stars
fall
To keep right on talking through
Heifetz's most delicate and intri-
cate "cadenzas."
To exaggerate all the HOUSEHOLD
duties you perform and the marvel
Gus things you. do for your children
and the amazing talents you have
in order to excite envious emula-
ton.
My Mammy's Philosophy
= Ole Miss, er Man "SWEARS
ROFF" frum err whole lot Nv things
] at Near Yeah's. an dey SWEARS
Z AWFUL, de res NV de Yeah kaze he
D done hit. Yassum.
Beginning the New Year Right
Can you imagine any two people
who are any happier today than our
good friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Craw-
ford Johnson?
Why?
Because they have begun the
New Year right; with happy hearts
and light consciences. They have di-
vided their earthly spoils with those
who haven't been so blessed. by the
generous, magnanimous gift that
they have contributed toward the
building of the Children's hospital.
| Just loved what Mr.. johnson
said about making his money here
and how good Birmingham has been
to him and with lovely wife and
splendid boys provided for-he saw
no more fitting token Of his graft
tude for his own prosperity than just
to give those twenty-five thousand
big shining dollars to help erect a
nuilding for little suffering children.
That shows bigness and broadnessl
n the simple, clear cut, concise, re-
mark that Mr.. johnson made about
Birmingham giving him his chance"
land as Mr.. Kipling puts it, "he
Il ktuck."
How many people DO we meet in
bur daily rounds who are fussing
and Tuning about the town they
live in; how they despise it; how it's
"one-horse" town and every other
town on the face Of the earth is bet
ter than theirs.
You know as well as | do that
you know just coolies of people like
that, and yet every single solitary
blessed cent they have to their
snames they've earned right in the
very town they live in!
Mr.. and Mrs. Crawford johnson
have always loved the Children's
hospital; she with her splendid
courage and abiding hope for its
contamination to generous and ade-
quate proportions; he with his ever
generous spirit, his big manly way
Of looking at things and giving"
because he has been given to--what
va striking couple they make-for
/ what wholesome fine things they
stand!
No wonder they are so beloved!
Happw New Year to you, Mr..
and Mrs. Crawford Johnson, is Bir-
I mingham's wish and may it bring
the realization of that wonderful
6uilding for little sick babies that
L you have so generously given to-!
4 New Years Story without
Comment
\ 1t was New Years Day.
To be exact
It was about 8 o'clock New Years
night.
Mrs. Smith hadn't seen her hus-
band since New Years eve, when
he left for his club.
In fact, when she had asked him
if he was going to see the New
Year in, he quantity and most pro-
j vokingly remarked:
"Of coursss; I'm on the reception
committee"
Anyway.
! An old friend Of the Smith's-at