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MONTEVALLO NEWS

Montevallo, February 4.--(Special) . One section of the sophomore foods class in the vocational home eco monies department at Alabama Tech nical Institute and College for WoIn- en, entertained the members of the faculty and officers with a tea. Thursday afternoon. February g. in the dining room at Bloch hall. Two members of the class, Miss Annie Carmichael, Rollins, and Miss Verna Helms. Honoraville, with their teach CT, Miss Lois Beem, received the guests in small room adjoining the dining room which was fitted up as reception room for the occasion, with furniture borrowed from the practice home on the campus
 Miss Lillie Burks, Wadley, served punch, and Miss Mamie Eakins, sel- ma, poured tea. Other members uf the class, Misses Mae Williams, Ouin; Lillie Mae Vines, Bessemer; Eliza beth Acker, Lincoln; Leacy NeweI, Coy; Minnie Rentz, Camden, and Lu- cile Potts, Stevenson, invited the guests to the reception room and served them. Misses Potts and Helms made the cake and icing under Miss Beem's direction, and other members of the class each had her share in the work of preparing the dainty sandwiches, sa1ted nuts, bonbons and beverages. Not the least artistic element was the pretty picture made by the 10 hostesses in their white or yellow organdie dresses Jonqui,s and snow drops were used in deco rating.
 A new practice home for the use of the home economies students is the project on which the hearts of the alumnae of Alabama Technical Institute and College for Women are set. The project is to become real ity within the year if the plans of the alumnae association materialize according to present indications A drive has been inaugurated to raise 5000 among the alumae and friends | or the college by the first of May 1 Building plans for the practice home should be under way by June l. The association has in its treasury $11UO to which the S9,000 will be added.
 Nine hundred letters have just been issued by the secretary, Miss Neil | Murphree, now a teacher of piano in the college. inviting contributions | of from $10 up from all alumnae, interested friends, and any former students who can help. Subscrip- tons are being sent to Miss Bessie McCary, Montevallo, treasurer of the practice home fund Miss Mary Peters, teacher in the Columbiana high school, is one of the instigators S 1 of the plan, and has done much to bring the campaign to it's present status. An executive committee meet | ing in Montevallo recently, attended | by Mrs. W. E. Wofford (Mamie Me roney), Gainesville, Ga., president or the alumnae association. and l other out-of-town alumnae, planned for the gathering of the entire alum nae at Birmingham Thursday, April IS, during the sessions of the Ala oama Education association. At this meeting, work on the practice home plan will be furthered
 The growing needs of the voca- tional home economies department a f Alabama Technical Institute and Col l lege Tor Women make it necessary to have an additional home in which the l Increasing number of students may do the laboratory work for their course in home management.
 A short recital of vocal and piano numbers made up the entertainment given by the music department stu dents this afternoon, February 4. at Alabama Technical Institute and Col lege for Women. Miss Dorothy Thomas, Aldrich. played Beethoven's s "Minuet in G." Miss Epsis Gilchrist, Brantley. Butterfly" by Merkel Miss Mary McConaughty, Montevallo, the group (a) "Daun." tb) "Yuccas," Co "A Legend of the Plains" (d) Whispers of the Night" by Cadmar.
 vocal solo, Cherry Ripe" by Crist, was the number by Miss Mamie Love, Greensboro. It was followed by two piano numbers. "Elfin Dance, . Jensen. Miss Mae Sullivan. Orrville, and "Impromptu," Quigley, Miss Mabel Morgan, Collinsville.
 Miss Beatrice Brunson, Elba, sang a group, ta) Loves Garden" Hewitt, (b) My Dearie." Cowan. Album Leaf" by Greutzmacher. was played on the piano by Miss Alice Lyman Montevallo. "Impromptu in Flat, Chopin, Miss Helen May. Montevallo. A quartet composed of Misses Gladys ketchem, Ozark; Myrtle Sybil Pain ter, Birmingham Lillian Crawford, Bessemer; Elizabeth Smith, Russell Vile, sang Abide With Me-" by Ash ford. The closing number was the Waltz in D aFlat Major." Chopin played by Miss Ketcham.