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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-23
ENSLI1Y

The annual convention of the de- srees of Pocahontas. convened yes terday morning at g o'clock. at the Protective Home Circle hall on Ave- nue E, with about e5 delegates pres ent. Almost enthusiastic open ses- sion was held during the morning and t the noon hour luncheon was served, by the ladies of the local or der, in the hall at 2o07 1-2 Avenue F. At the session last night eight candidates were initiated by the Pratt City team, Black Creek Council No. 37. This convention will recon vene this morning at 9 o'clock at the Protected Home Circle hall on Avenue
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the New Church. and Miss Eugenia Gray reading, Sally Anna,s Ex- perience," and Mrs. J. 0. Sturdivant talked in behalf of the Y. w. c. A. work proposed for the summe mer months by the church societies.
 Several contests provided amuso- ment for the afternoon and later re- treatments were served by the hos tesses to members present, who in- cluded about 30 guests.
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PerxenaIs

Rev. r. A. vann Of Roanoke was the guest Sunday of his brother, Dr. and Mrs. l.. L. vann.
 Mir. and Mrs. A. K. Williamson, Mrs. W. A. Witter, Mrs. Charles Ray. and Miss Frances Rush will attend the
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Beth-EI sunday school

The closing exercises of Beth-E Sunday school will be held on next Sunday morning. at 10:30 o'clock, at Beth-Ei temple. An interesting pro- gram has been prepared, in which the children will take part and in which attractive musical numbers will be 8 special feature.
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 Sunday Dinner

Mir and Mrs J. C. Watkins. were hosts Sunday evening when they en- tertained a number of their friends at o'clock dinner at their home. The central decoration of the dining table was huge vase of American Beauty roses. During the evening tempting four course menu was serv- ed to the following: MT. and Mrs. w. l.. Capps, MT. and Mrs. w. A. TimSnons. Miss Vera Layman, Aston JoneN Of Atlanta, and MT. and Mrs. Watkins.
 Announcements
 nd Nfre I C MurnhX Mlll be
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Club Organized


 The Quest Club" was organized Monday by number of young women who met at the home of Mrs. Guy Wilson on Clarendon avenue for that purpose.
 The object of the club will be cul- tural attainment through study and intellectual development, according to the constitution which was drawn up at the meeting. It was decided to join the Alabama Federation of Women's clubs and the next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Mae Batson, on Thursday, June 1, when officers will be elected.
 There are 10 charter members or the club. who include a number of the loveliest and most attractive young matrons of the city, who are Mrs. George Cochran, Mrs. ". H. Ragsdale, Mrs. Kittreli Trotter. Mrs, M. c. Ragsdaie, Jr., Mrs. Mac Batson. Mrs. J. E. Naftei. Mrs. W. A. Coch- ran, Mrs. H. H. Pendleton, and Mrs. Guy Wilson.
 Mrs. Wilson entertained the newly organized club at luncheon and after the business delightful social hour was enjoyed.
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Condemnatien Preeeeains.

Judge Stiles held court in the pro- bate office in Bessemer Monday when condemnation proceedings were start ed and commissioners appointed to appraise the value of certain land in Hueytown upon which the county wishes to build school addition. The commissioners who will appraise the land are N. B. Parker of Bessemer, c. J. Donald of Fairfield and H. w. Massey of Bessemer.
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BESSEMER

Bessemer. May -fspeeiai.)-A delegation from the Bessemer Cham Der of Commerce. from the Kiwanis club and from the Rotary club will leave Bessemer Thursday to appear before the state highway commission, which meets in Montg omery on that day in the interest of the proposed change in the route of the Montgom- cry highway which, according to plans advocated. would include Bes- semer in the route.
 The officers of the chamber arrang- ed the following committees Monday to go to Montgomery and appear be- fore the commission in Bessemer s behalf: George Ross and B. c. Jones, from the Chamber of Commerce; C. s. Bentley and Dr. E. P. Lacey. from the Kiwanis club, and Nj. J. Brooks end Hugh McEniry, from the Rotary club.
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Prize for sIaran

A number of suggested slogans for the Chamber of Commerce have been sent in to the secretary, A. F.. Aus man, but most of those submitted so far have been sent from the Besse- mer citizens and the officers of the chamber are anxious that the rural citizens from the whole Bessemer dis trict become interested and sand sug- gestions. according to an announce ment Monday
 prize of s25 has been offered for the slogan that is adopted and the citizens from the rural districts are urged to send suggestions.
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John A. Jones

Funeral services for John A. Jones. who died Sunday afternoon in the Elizabeth Duncan hospital from wounds received from shots alleged to have been fired by Dode Eastes, Thursday afternoon in Brighton, were held Monday afternoon at o'clock at the Brighton Methodist church in the presence ia large crowd, with Rev. Wofford officiating.
 Interment followed at Brighton cemetery with Huey & Mcconnell in charge, The burial service was held by the lodges of Woodmen of the World of Jonesboro, Brighton and Bessemer.
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Children. Aid Society

lmll0ISm8 hhu 5VthGsy
 Appeal of the Alabama Children's 8 Aid society is meeting with hearty response in Bessemer. On Monday afternoon Miss Virginia Handley of Birmingham visited a number or church societies including the Wom- ans auxiliary of the First Presbyte- rian church, the St, Agnes guild or Trinity church and the Woman's Mis- sionary society of the First Methodist church and explained the scope Of the work of the Chi1dren's Aid and the societies will contribute to the cause, according to the plans decided upon.
 A number of subscriptions have been received by the society among them $50 from the Woodward Parish congregation on Sunday evening fol- lowing a talk by Miss Handley.
 Radio Concert
 A radio concert was given Mon- day night at the Grand theatre in Bessemer, in which Bessemer artists appeared. including Miss Nellie Adams In a piano solo, David Nixon in q violin number, and Miss Phyllis Waites in a vocal selection, and Miss Linnie Mae Lipscomb in a reading. This was the first public radio con cert heard in the city and large audience was present at the theatre.
 Joint Hostesses
 Mrs. R. s. Moon. Mrs. George Bum- gardner, and Mrs. J. D. Martin en- tertained members of the Jonesboro Missionary society Monday afternoon, at the home of Mrs. Moon. An in- teresting program and social hour were enjoyed, In which Mrs. B. E Ingram gave four-minute talk on
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Announcements Mir. and Mrs. J. C. Murphy will be
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forward TO the evening. not as time
TO slump. and rest. but as a time to
grid herself up. and go forth to enjoy
herself. She's tired of the home. She's
tired of the children. She's tired Of her
own society. She wants to talk, TO be
amused, 10 get some now ideas. to
dance. something that viii give her a
change.
"TherefOre she wants 10 70 away
from. home. and no wants 10 stay at
home. and If they do stay at home che
wants him TO be. lively. and gay. and
amusing. and she resents Il when he
IL not. which Is not natural. for the aver
age domestic woman's life is just as
fun OF hard work, and az strenuous
as her husbands, and IL far more dull
and monotonous.
That's why most women's ideal
husband would be a man who would
say every evening. Put on your hat
and let's go somewhere
And a mans ideal wife" said tho
man, would be n woman who woult
let her husband stay at home and
crouch when he felt like II, and sh,
would know that he didn't mean
thing on earth by It, and was just re
taxing from the strain he had beer
under all day. and she would realiz,
that he loved her best when he wa.
surliest. and was happiest when sh,
let him be miserable in peace
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Efficient Housekeeping
BY Laura A. kirkman

yolks Of 2 eggs and salt and pepper TO
taste. Put the cooked chicken slices
on a hot platter and pour this sauce
over them. Serve.
Duchess Potatoes: To 2 cups OF hot
nnsbed or reed potatoes add 2 table
spoons butter, u teaspoon salt and
yolks Of eggs beaten well. Put neat
dabs OF this on u buttered tin, brush
over with one beaten egg diluted with
teaspoon cold water, and bake til
brown in hot oven.
The Peach Trifle is made by simply
turning canned peaches into long
stemmed glass cups, with their strip,
and topping with sweetened whipped
cream. A foundation Of sponge cake
may he used beneath the peaches il
desired.
Tomorrow Getting Ready for tho
Spring Painting.
| All Inquiries addressed TO Miss KIRK
man IN care OF tho Efficient House.
keeping" department will be answer.
| cd In these columns in their turn
This requires considerable time. how
ever. owing TO the great number re
ceived. SO II a personal or quicker re
ply Ia desired, n stamped and solf-ed
dressed envelope must be enclosed
with the uuestion.--The Editor.
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mother. can't catch them" WAS all
he said.
One dsv Mrs. Tabby decided to let
Tumbles get so hungry he would catch
a bird or a mouse for his dinner so she
took All of her kittens into the woods
10 hint.
All the morning they stayed there
running and frisking about, but not q
thing did Tumbles catch though his
brothers and sisters ate so much that
when Mrs. Tabby was tired and took
them home they could not eat bite
Of the food that WIS in the dish back OF
the stove.
/ But Tumbles, who was so hungry
I he could have eaten mouse II he
had caught one, ran quickly 10 the big
dish Of food and began to eat and
never once did he stop until he had
eaten everything on the plate.
Then he licked his face and coat
and yawned and stretched as all well.
fed and sleepy kittens will do, and
curling up under the stove, he started
10 take a nap.
You lazy. greedy fellow" said Mrs
Tabhy. pOking Tumbles out from hi,
comfortable place. You 60 night out
in the barn and hunt for mice. You
brothers and sisters are tired out
from hunting so hard this morning"
They were silly 10 work so hare
when here AZ home they knew Their
was nice dinner waiting that coulC
not run away or fly away, either,
said saucy Tumbles. What is tn
use of hunting things that are hare
10 catch when cook always puts on
dinner on a plAte?'
Poor Mrs. Tabby sat down in from
of the stove all discouraged. Wha
was she 10 do with a kitten that wa
as wise a. Tunbles? She didn't know
So she washed her face and curled "a
for nap TO forget her domestic care
and troubles and Tumbles ran ava,
20 hide IN u place where he could tax
nap without being disturbed unit
il was time 70 eat again the food tina
would neither run or fly away whel
he was hungry.
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to save IL for the future insted N
moment, viii give you another quar-
ter and then you can RELY start TO
save and thus form q habit tbat wih
make you u better citizin,
And tonite pop sed, Well. WITS the
anser. are you n spend thrift or n
future Bockafeiler7 and sed, I'm a
future Rockefeller. got II in A safo
place all rite. pop, ~ you can give me
the other quarter.
Good hope your story Iissens as
we'll as it sounds. in other verbs
would be glad for a few details, red
pop, and ! sed, Yes sir, well, you see.
I pritty neer spent II this artirnoof.
ana | went erround 70 lot Of efores
looking In the windows numbering wat
! wunted, and I was standing in frunt
Of Bsarifs candy store and I was jest
going to go in and spend Il all on
chockIit mushmellows without being
better citizin, and jest then all ri a
auddln I decided 20 save y and be e
better cftizin.
/ And wat made you change your
mind 50 abruptly sed pop. and sed.
/ Wei. you see, jest then tho quarter
got loose and dropped throo a grating
on the pavement and I looked tnroo
the grating and 1 could see 70 away
down there. 20 its safe all rite. and
can get s. eny time / find out how N
get down there. II ] ind out how 70
find out. 70 anyways you mite ne well
give me the other quarter vile.
Nuthing doing, the Impairment =
over az far as I'm conserved Sod pop,
Meendng no wouldenT give mo the
ether quarter.
Wien ne dident.
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TWO DINNERS FOR THE
WEEK END GUEST

Chicken seems TO be tho favorite
choice for n Sunday dinner "moin
dish" when weekend guest ~ cx-
pectcd. In most eases the guest ar
rivcs on Saturday afternoon, so an
evening dinner is bis first meal at his
hostess table Gbe following menu rs
for this first meal:
Saturday Nights Dinner
Veal Outlet
Mashed Potatoes
Canned Peas
Candle Salad
Coffee Lemon Souffle
The only dishes which ] think may,
possibly, be unfamiliar 20 my readers
in this menu are the following:
Candle Salad: Put a slice Of pine
apple on an individual salad plate, set
n half-banana upright in it (the end
wedgcd into the hole in the centre OF
the slice of pincapple) and on the tip
Of this. "cnndle" banana, put q piece
of red marischino cherry (for the can
dies fame. Put a dab of mayon-
naisc dressing on one side Of the pine
| apple-slice This makes one portion.
Lemon Soulfle: Beat the yolks Of 4
eggs till thick, then add TO them grad
ually 1 cup Of graduated sugar and
the grated rind and juice Of / lemon.
Now fold into this the stifFly-whipped
whites of the four eggs and turn all
into n buttered pudding dish. Place
the dish in pic pan contai ming hot
water and bake, in this way, in mod
crate oven for 40 minutes.
Sundays Noon Dinner will consist
of:
Boiled Chicken with Sauce
Duchess Potatoes
Canned Corn en- Casserole
Lettuce, Thousand Island Dressing
Coffee Peach Trihe
To make the Boiled Chicken with
sauce. SINCE, clean and cut a four.
pound fowl into small pieces. Cove
with cold water, pitt lid on pot, anC
bring slowly 10 n boil Let simme
till tender, adding salt when almos
done and more water if necessary. Th'
liquor should be reduced 20 cups
Use this liquor for the sauce, addin,
to il 2 tablespoons of buyer, melted
then thickcn with 2 tablespoons 0
-four. Add to this sauce u cup eacf
os cooked diced carrot and canned
peas, / teaspoon Of lemon juice, heater
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Tho other day n worn and weary
man who is going through the soul
asonizing and pocket depicting bud-
ness adjustment of the present time,
came home, and sat down and buried
his face in his hands.
For heavens sake" cried his wife.
cant you look little pleasanter
around homei You are a pleasant
ray OF sunshine, you arei You make
me feel like going out, and tying
crepe on the front door"
Il know" replied the husband. but
| IL man can't Crouch and gloom in
his own home, where can he7 All day
/ long at tho ONCE l am compelled to
wear a gay and cheerful look. and
register optimism and prosperity
while everything looks to me as II
81 were going TO the nation bowwows
All day i have 10 wear the smile
that won't come OF until my face
muscles ache with the strain OF try
ing to look pleasant when I am feel
ing like telling the whole world where
! would like no go. All day / have
10 be suave. and polite. and diplo-
matte. and If you could just realize
She relief IL is 10 get 10 a place where
you can drop the mask. and siam the
door, and kick the cat, and be just
as gloomy and grumpy as you want
TO be l think you wouldn't begrudge
me the pleasure.
II know I have no right TO take my
temper and nerves out on you, and
dump my troubles on the hearthstone
and turn the home atmosphere blue
with my pessimism, but what IS q
home for IL It isn't place where you
can let yourself go. and be as you
really are. instead of pretending &c
be what you want the world 10 think
you are? AS ] said before. what is
home for if it isn't a place you
can grouch?"
MY aim in life is TO make you a
happy home" said the wife, who s:
; good sport, "and II it makes YOU
, happy TO crouch, go 10 it for an hour
| after which We will cheer up"
"All ask is an hour in which e
relax, and straighten out the kinki
/ L in my nerves and disposition" replies
the man, and II you let me gloon
5 that long without nagging. or worry
-. ing or questioning. or having you
feelings hurt. I'll be ready TO look oil
the bright side, and thank heaven 70
having given me that pearl abov'
: price, an understanding Wife"
1 II never thought before" said tn
woman, "of a mans having a RICH
= TO give way TO his moods in his owl
house yet, to a degree. / can see tn
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no woman friend in tho city who could
come TO you for forty-cight hours? 1t
would be absurd to havo n trained
nurse. and yet, you really should not bc
alone"
ar. McDer motifs Advice.
! shook my head decidedly. There
were only three women in the world be-
side Katie and my mothcr-in-law OF
whom Fwould ask such favor-Lilllan,
katherine and little Mrs. Durkce. The
first two, of course, were out of the
question, and while | knew well that 1t
only required a word Of my need over
the telephone To bring Her Flufhness'
flying in from her Marvin home, yet |
could not-would not-speak that word.
Not that | minded the friendly eyes
of my little nclghbor, even with the
touch of amused malice with which
knew she would view my accident. But
her knowledge would inevitably mean
that of Edith Fairfax also. In all prob
ability, Edith herself would come in to
see me il for no other reason than to
appear properly solicitous for Dicky's
wife. And knew Of no other eyes from
whose critical and amused scrutiny l
should shrink more sensitively than
| from those Of the woman whose unre-
Quilted affection for my husband | had
known from her own lips long ago.
IAN my friends are away from the
city" | said.
DR. McDermott brought soft gauze
and basin of hot water and laid a
steaming cloth upon the bruised flesh.
Then we must suhsidine one of the
maids" he said IL think | can arrange
with the housckceper to have one OF
them come in here at the necessary IN
tegvals To do this for you"
! lie finished his minlstrations and then
wrote "A prescription which he retained
IN his hand.
Dicky Arrives.
II will have this sent up" he said,
"and YOU will please take it according
to directions And will look in upon
YOU for n minute before YOU 90 to bed
or. rather, to sleep for the night. For
wish YOU To 90 to bed nj once. | viii
send the maid in to help YOU undress
Rest Is what YOU principally require.
lie bowed himself out. and n few min.
ties later the maid appeared She was
n stold, stupid sort, whose contrast tc
Katie was 50 great that she made IN,
homcsick for my little maids volatile
sparkling face. | passed most mis-
cradle evening, and was glad when
heard, rs | suppo sed, the physician
knock upon the door.
! had been unable to sleep, and meant
20 ask HIM for scdative TO enable M
Ia forget in slumber my discomfort
hut when had flung my bathrob,
+ around me and dragged myself Z,
the door. my astonished eyes behel,
: Dlcky standing mpatiently outside.
/ ! 10 he continuedl
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Justice of II. It's the pay he asks Tor
all tho work he does. for the average
man spends HIS life in toiling TO pro-
vide the upkecp OF home In which
he would like 10 do as he wants Co
do.
IL can see how, when he IL too tired
to talk. ne would like to keep silent
without having his wife rcproach him
for being slum: how. when his nerves
are worn 10 a fragile. she would like
to be able TO make ansirritable reply
without having HIS wife dissolve in
tear: how, when things 20 wrong.
he would like to simply b3the himself
in self pity without having hls wife
reproach him and accuse him with
being crouch. l can see that the
ideal home to a man Is a place where
he doesn't have To be polite, nor
thoughtful. nor .considerate. ! can see
how man feels that he purchases
the right even TO be disagreeable al
home by maintaining the establish
ment.
But II would take a super-womar
vver 10 see the mans point OF view
because q man and a woman look al
home from different standpoints, anc
that is where a lot OF friction between
husbands and wives begins. To a mar
home Is a place OF relaxation. To 6
woman, 1t il her work shop. For tina
reason when man wants to rest, h,
wants TO stay at home. but when 4
woman wants TO rest, she wants t,
get away from home.
"A man looks forward to cominl
home and spending the evening quiet
ly by his own fir 'ide. He wants {,
get into smoking jacket and slippers
He doesn't want to talk because h.
has been talking all day. He doesn'
want to go anywhere. because he ha
! been gadding about all day. He doesn'
want TO meet people and have to en-
ltertain them, because he has beer
| meeting strangers and trying to max
) himself agreeable to them all day.
But the woman has been looking
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THE QUESTION THE
DOCTOR ASKED MADGE

The rotund little house physician of
the hotel listened with an admirable
air of professional soliciiudc To my
story of the accident which had re-
suited IN SO bizarre discoloration of
my forehead and eye, but n sudden up
word glance ut HIM revealed tn me that
be was cyeing me kccnly rs ! talked. !
guessed that he wos weighing me and
INV story, and | felt fierce little throb
oi unjust resentment at the discovery.
That he accepted the tale rs truthful
however, | soon realized although l
was hardly prepared for his comment.
1t must have been terrifying expert
sncc-l understand YOU were travelling
ALONE he said casually.
Naturally | had made no alluslon to
the mysterious foreigner who had forced
ms companionship upon me with the
plea OF being my fathers friend. But
the dappcr little doctors question
brought the distinguished personality of
the man whom had cmdcd so forcibly
to my mind, that | had hard work "a
make my reply M casual rs his com
meu,.
You could hardly call i, travelling, Dr
McDcrmott," said, ms | attempted Il
smile. then. remembering how CHASTITY
the effort must appear, | hurried on with
nv chatter. II simply ran in from the
east end Of the island for day or two,
and was caught m that crush IN the
station. And u was a terrifying cNpcri.
cncc, hut people were most kind. | was
carried hV some one into the waiting
room, and the matron took care of IN,
until | WAS able 10 take a taxi Over
herr.
The physician shook his head disap
provlnrly
Nuu should not have made the Jour
ncv here alone after being stunned 10y
that blow" he said You might hav,
swunned again but now YOU are here,
he went ON more hriskly. you must MOI
think OF going out again to-day, or, IN
decd tomorrow.
Is the injury then So serious
asked IN alarm. Il thought the moon
vcnicncc ul black eye was the wOrs
1 had 90 expect,
So It Is, 50 it isr' Tie rubbed hi
plump, wcll-kcpt hands together. "Bu
The shock conld not help hut he severe
from blow hard enough 60 knock yo'
unconscious even n It were for only
few seconds, and you must have res
and quiet %
lie put IN exploring delicate fore
finger ON the discolorcd surface again.
This Is going 20 hc quite painful, h
end. stepping 10 the adjoining bath
room and turning ON the hot waite
iaucct. And | am afraid that YOU vi
have neither strength nor inclination fc
the work of attending 90 H. Have yo
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BY DOROTHY DIX
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