The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-10-14

of the wind among the trees and the telephone ringing to tell us Miss Youngblood could not be located yet.
 Fine Party
 wish you could have been on that party The city editor told you little bit about 1t this morning. but he did not tell you how we went to Clanton. got off the train there and were met by three automobiles which bore us swiftly 12 miles in the country to Lock 12. Lock 12 sounds like jail--but it's water dam costing between eight and ten million dollars. Yes, I remarked million" she said, strengthening a loose lock.
 This may be the only time in the world l may get to talk about news paper woman and I'm going to do the job brown. They're the sweetest lit- tie things you ever saw in your life most of 'em. I said most" You ought to be ashamed to work 'em so hard and never write out a single notice of your club meeting and make them take it. over the phone and get four names wrong.
 That dam is the most dignified thing I ever saw. It just stands there and s1aps the Coosa river in the face as if the river was "a little small child" (Mary sGillen). It takes no notice of wind or tide or wave. It is magnificent in it's stateliness, is all white, and didn't deign to notice us any more than ants as we crossed it's gigantic bridge to the other side of the river. which seemed to stretch in- definitely into the vast beyond.
 Officials Entertained
 In looking over the plant--and in going over the Mitchell dam property as well-which is to cost the same amount of money but which is not yet half done-we were entertained by a number of the officials of the power company. J. M. aBrry, assist ant chief engineer for the gigantic task of building Mitchell dam; l.. V. Branch. resident engineer for the same dam; s. R. Powers, assistant Derivan, assistant resident engineer; J. K. Benziger, superintendent Lock 12, and Hugo Addinsell.
 The clubhouse at Lock 12 is beau tlful and cozy, with big fire where we gathered and told stories about the blaze; and it's charming side porch was the setting for our dining tables. You never saw so much fried chicken, and 1 am ashamed to relate that someone whose name shall be disappeared most of the chicken at our end of the table. Poor Mrs. Baldwin never had look-in from the start. Then there were petit pois Chat means English peas in French). potatoes. hot biscuits and couple of dozen ct ceteras. The tu a5 ar had fha habif nf inc coffee cups at such regular periods it was like making bread, butter and molasses come out even; and. at the last. when it was counted up, Rich ard Johnston didn't know whether he'd had 35 cups of coffee or had tossed off mere three or four.
 To CIanton
 Leaving Lock 12, the party motored to Clanton, thence to Mitchell dam. where we saw in embryo the coming plant which will fling electricity into the Carolinas and beyond. Over the rushing waters we went, holding each others hands. knees trembling, trailing like ducks. The sight was magnificent, and the manner in which the corporation builds a part of the dam one time and lets the water out certain way, then starts to build another part and flirts the water somewhere else is one of the modern inventions for men to gape over. I looked into Mir. Barry's eyes and sized up hiD head and wondered how in the world a human (six-foot or little less) atom was able to do sHch magnificent work-for he is as- sistant chief engineer!
 We. stayed at the dam as long s We could without missing the train home and were driven along beau tiful road back to Verbena, where we all climbed the train, and where I am sorry to say some of us dozed. We had seen so much. the job was too Hereulean for us to digest with out sleeping over 1t.
 We had good repast at Mitchell dam. and great little repertoire of readings from Mary Gi1ien. and such a good time at a tiny halfway house. Mary said she "sho" had had the fun of her life and she hoped them