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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

Community chapters of the Music Study club are being organized, for the purpose of extending the useful ness of the club, through the various departments.
 That every man, woman or child in the city of Birmingham and It's environs may be affiliated in some way with the work of this great community organization, it is the purpose of the club to make an eff fort to reach the home or office of every public spirited or music loving person, through these community chapters.
 Birmingham is fast becoming rec ognized over the entire country as not only a great industrial center, but a city of much musical appreci- ation. At the recent National Con- vention of Music clubs, held in Ashe- vile, where earnest club men and women assembled from every state in the union (except two), the Ala bama delegation was greeted on all sides by this statement: "Oh, yes, we remember Birmingham. We have never had more wonderful recep- ton or a better convention than we had there."
 The districts who have delighted our audiences for more than fifteen years have talked every where of the real appreciation and discrim- ination shown by a Birmingham au- dience.
 Realizing that hearing the best available music from season to sea- son has cultivated the degree of musical understanding now existing Music Study club members, the aim and object of the club today is to double the member ship" as an au- ditorium of double capacity Is now available.
 Here Is the plan: Committees are being formed in each district, com posed of the present members of the club. These old members will en- deavor to reach everybody in the community, acquaint them with the plan and object of the Music club work, and not only add their names to the list of members, but classify tl em, find out their musical needs or desires. With the influx of new corners to a fast growing city, such as Birmingham, the club realizes that there are many new residents in every section who would welcome the opportunity of becoming mem bers of a club that not only gives great pleasure to It's members, by the beautiful concerts it presents each season, by the best and newest artists on the concert stage, but gives great pleasure through Its members, the active musicians, who affiliate so splendidly with the eff forts of the club and give of their Lucedale, Miss, are visiting Mrs. Abernathy's sister, Mrs. Walter D. Russell, at 261S Avenue F. Ensley.
 
 Misses Evelyn and Margaret Hicks have returned from a visit to At l&nt.a
 Mrs. Paul Davidson is in Atlanta on a visit. MT. Davidson will motor to Atlanta Sunday to join her for a week.
 Miss suelue Harwell of Memphis Is visiting Mrs. W. L. Allison on CaldWel Terrace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

zens who were married to raise their right hand. The count showed that nearly three-fourths were married. Another question bringing the re- sponse that none of their wives had been naturalized, Mrs. Fisck said: If you have a wife and she is not citizen then you are only half a citizen. I hope you will consider 1t as one of your first duties as new citizens to use your influence in get ting your wives to become natural ized so that they, too, may enjoy the privileges of American citizen ship"
 After the completion of the pro- gram a detail from Troop 40 of the Boy Scouts assisted in serving re- treatments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
Further Reductions on Cane-FiIIed Suites
Cane-FiIIed C1CO Suite ....... ~AVO

This three-piece cane-filled living room has spring-filled cushions. Reduced now to suite is upholstered in mulberry velour; only $169, net.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
$79.5O
$100 Fiber

Upholstered back and seat, broad arms, baronial fiber, durable construction, uphol- stered in a splendid quality of tapestry; reduced now to only $79.50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
Cane-FiIIed clio Suite ......VAAO

Three-piece cane-filled suite upholstered in mulberry velour of splendid quality; spring seats; fine construction. Reduced to only S119, net.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
MUSIC STUDY CLUB

This department of the Sunday Ageed conducted by the Study and for the advancement or interest n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
Last Call for Reed and Fibre Furniture

$40 Karpen Reed coo E0 Suite 5. ........ ~OO'OV This suite is of genuine loom-woven reed, consists of low back chair, high back chair and shaped settee, broad arms; now only $995O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
d $225
 zee
Cane-FlIed Suite ......

An unusually attractive suite upholstered in velour; spring-filled seat. Formerly
 priced at $2a5. Reduced now to only $225.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
$69.5O
$97 Fiber Suite

Consists of rocker, chair and settee, bar onial finish fiber, upholstered back and seat, spring filled cushions; reduced now to only $69.50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
Mohair Overstuffed &CC Suite .............. ~~@

Upholstered in fine quality mohar in blue taupe; Marshall spring constructions loose cushions Former ly priced at $S5o. This week only $229 net.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

Mrs. Josephine Nixon Henley, who has acted as publicity chairman for lhe writers conclave in Montevallo, will attend the meeting there this week,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

Miss Pearl Stewart, who has been attending summer school at How ard, will go to Hyssop this weekend ko spend the vacation with her par lnts, Rev. and Mrs. Stewart, before entering upon her duties as a teacher at Trussvills in the fall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

Blue and Gold C11Q E0 Oulte e.s...s.s.s Upholstered in silk thread tapestry, 72-inch settee, rocker and chair. Highest type of construction and finish, all spring seats, now $11S.50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

Dr. and Mrs. William Nelson Thomas, who have been attending tbe Baptist World alliance in stock holm. Sweden, recently visited Lon- don, and are now on their way to America. pr. and Mrs. Thomas will arrive in Birmingham for the open ing of the fall term at Howard where both are connected with the faculty
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
THE WOMAN CITIZEN

Department Conducted the Jefferson County League
 Voters-Edited by Mrs. Hugh L.. Alison
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

Miss Letitia McNeel and Miss Mar Igaret Goodwin of Charleston, s. C., went to Anniston Thursday to visit B few days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

Miss Eleanor Curran, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Snead, In New York City, Is expected home kOdaV.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

Mrs. s. c. Fullerton and S. G. Full lerton, Jr, who have been spending some time in Asheville, have gone to Seneca, S. C., to visit Mrs Fuller tons parents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

Miss Sara Fannin, who has been attending college at Howard this summer will leave Friday to spend the vacation with her parents, MT. and Mrs. J. D. Fannin, at Banner, Ala. She will return to Howard at the opening of the fall session.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

Mrs. R. D. Thompson will go to Montevallo 10 attend the writers conclave this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

Mir. William Gift left Wednesday afternoon q for New York and other points in the east. The main points of interest that he will visit are Washington, Atlantic City, Baltimore and AsheVille.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

Mrs. c. B. Yandle will be among the Birmingham women attending the writers conclaVe, which con- venes in Montevallo Monday morn Ing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

Mrs. George McFee and Miss Der nice McFee are visiting relatives in Clyde, North Carolina.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

Mrs. Roberta vickers, who has been spending the summer in Bir- mingham, will return the latter part of the week to her home in Good water.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

Miss Mana Sims, who has been spending the summer in Birming- ham, attending college, will return to her home in Eldridge the latter part of the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
Cane-FilIed &0QE ', Suite ....... ~AOO

This is a solid mahogany frame suitet cane-filled upholstered in blue velour Of first qualityi full spring construction. $295 net,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

Mrs. George M. Webb Is visiting her brother, Mir. B. E. Blanton, in NorWood Park, North Carolina.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

Mrs. Frank Jones will attend the writers conclave in Monteyalo this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
Three-Piece Overstuffed
 Suite sss~s....ess~e..

Upholstered in silk finished velour in blue taupe; Marshall spring construction throughout loose cushions. Formerly priced at $325 This week only $195, net.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

Mir. and Mrs. H. B. Norton retrrn- ed Wednesay from a visit to south east Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

A party composed of MT. and Mrs. James Lynn and Mrs. Lynn's mother, Mrs. Wallace, and brother, Mir. Bert Wallace, and Mir. Clarence c. Brown, son of Mrs. M. w. Brown, 1346 Twen- tieth street north, this city. passed through Birmingham Thursday on a motor trip from Marianna, Fla. to Seattle, Wash. and points in Cali fornia
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

Mrs. J. H. Long will attend the writer's conclave in Montevallo this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

MT. and Mrs. S. J. Harrell, IT., left Friday for a ten days trip to points In Florida.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

Mrs. J. A. Lindsay and daughter, Mildred, left Thursday for a visit to Kentucky and Tennessee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

Miss ThelmS Stacy has returned from a months stay in Mentone
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

Mrs. A. H. Richard of Bessemer Is spending some time at AsheviIle, North Carolina.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

Miss Ruby Killough will leave the last of the week for her home in AL pine, after spending six weeks at Howard college.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Rountree and ther son, McIver, were in Florance, Italy on July 27, having spent three dave there, visiting the art galleries and other sights of Florence. In Florence, which is tho art center of the world, they saw many pictures bf the old masters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

Miss Finley Salter and her mother, Mrs. Salter, who have been spending tho summer in Birmingham, will re- turn the latter part of the week to their home in Goodwater.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

Miss Kellorary Tiil, who has been i, attending college in Birmingham this summer, will leave the latter part of the week for her home in Sulligent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
SOCIE7 7"Y
RANDOM NOTES

Mir. and Mrs. Sydney J. Bowie and MT. and Mrs. P. e. Shook are visitors at Grove Park Inn in Asheville, North Carolina.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

MT. and Mrs. Borden Burr are spending some time in Asheville. They are guests at the Battery Park hotel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

This superb suite consists of Tuxedo chair Tuxedo davenport and Cogswell chair Upholstered in black mohair in combined tones. This suite formerly priced at $85O Reduced to only $7S5, net.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

Mlss Rose Smith, Ms Mugenia Woodward, Miss Virginia Jemison and Miss Virginia Raul will go on August 2S to Newport News, where Miss Smith, who has been chosen as Iponsor, will christen "The City of Birmingham" Misses Woodward, Raul and Jemison have been chosen as maids. They will be accompanied by Mir. and Mrs. Ross Smith and MT. and Mrs. Robert Jemison, Jr., as nhaDer0uaa
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-25

This duplex house will appeal to
many homebuiIders, because it has
the appearance of a large single resi-
dence. A modern amount of ground
space is needed and yet two COM
Portable, even luxurious, fiVe-room
apartments are provided for.
The exterior is in brick and tile
for the first story, with half-timbers
and stucco above. Clipped gables are
an interesting feature. The steep
shingle roof makes possible splen-
did attic, which is equally accessible
to both apartments and which may
be finished off into extra rooms.
The arrangement Of the stairs is a
noteworthy feature. Besides the sep
arate front stair leading to the sec
ond floor home, there is a hall at
the rear which provides access with
privacy for the occupants of both
floors, from basement to attic. No
tice, too, the privacy of the two
living porches on the first floor.
Little Difference.
The plans are practically identical
for each suite. The first floor has
a coat closet off the entry and a
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-25
OPEN BRANCH HERE
Jack Fain to Distribute PiIlsbury
Flour Mill Products.

A local distributing house for the
Pillsbury Flour Mills Company's prod
ucts will be opened in San Antonio
soon, according to W. *. st. Claire
Dallas branch manager, who is here
and has selected a distributor, The
local distributing house will be in
charge of G. B. Jack Fain.
The Pillsbury Flour Mills Company
is one of the largest and Oldest flour
mills in the United States, having
been established more than fifty years
ago. The flour that will be sold here
TO the local bakeries and that placed
on the retail market will be milled II
the company's new Atchison Mill
which has been running continuously
since last July. 1t began with a daily
capacity of 100 barrels which has
been increased to 5000.
The Pillsbury Flour Mills Company
operates what is said to be the largest
single flour mill in the world, at Min
peapolis. This mill has a daily capa
city Of 1880 barrels daily, making
the combined daily capacity Of the
Pillsbury Mills $4,000 barrels.
The territory of the branch here
will include San Antonio and South
west Texas, and will handle a com
piete line OF flour and cereal products
The Pillsbury Flour Mills Company
manufactures SemOlina, Durum rye
Graham and Whole Wheat fIours anC
is already supplying a number Of 10
cal macaroni factories with SemolinI
-four. .-.-. -.-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-25
MAY LOSE HIS FEE.
j. Hamilton Lewis Contract With
Oil Company Has "Joker."
BY HAL O'FLAHERTY.
Special Cable to the San Antonio Light
and the Chicago Daily News
COnyri ght 1919


London, Feb. "a. Hamilton
Lewis is on the verge of losing a
fee Of 100000 deposited in LondoH
and Paris banks to pay for his se..-
vices during the last year before In
ternntional commissions on behulf Fl
certHiu oil companies he repreS.teei
in Europe. The difficulty is iue 10
the fact that he wrote his own con
tract and included in it n clause stat
ing that he would pay out Of his fee
"any assistants" By this he meant
to include. only legal assistance.
The engineers and oil experts who
explore the Turkish oil fields put in
their bills to the companies which
refereed them to Mr.. Lewis after
pointing out the clause in his con-
tract providing that he should pay all
assistants. Mr.. Lewis refused to pay
the experts bills and the oil com.
panies served notice on the English
and French banks not to nav his
fee. Mr.. Lewis offered to submit the
dispute TO arbitration by Lord Chan
cellor Cave or Ambassador Harvey.
but the oil companies stand on n
strict Interpretation of the contract.
The former senator now hopes ia
prove by witnesses that he limited
the assistants to persons doing
purely legal work.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-25
NEW APARTMENTS
IN NEW YORK ARE
NOTED FOR LUXURY
Construction Being ReUo.
lutiOnized byDemands for
High Glass Apartments.

New York, Feb. PA new wave
of luxury is causing revolutionary
changes in apartment house construc-
ton in New York and the newer apart
ment dwellings on Manhattan Island
are much like palaces with all that
the word implies at least. Before the
war, according to writer in the New
York Herald, New Workers were proud
of the standard of comfort and ele-
gance which their builders had at
tanned in apartment houses along Fifth
and Park avenues and Riverside Drive.
But the war brought more wealth and
vexatiOus problems such as the scar
city of servants. Today the comfort
loving populace is calling for better
apartment houses with all the service
which the best hotels can give. Thus
a mad race by builders and architects
. to put up apartment hotels on a scale
of munificence and comfort undreamed
of decade ago is on.
The much scolded New York woman
with her propensity for sidestepping
domestic responsibilities is not alone
in the race for this latest condition of
household bliss. Her unmarried Sis
tiers, even those who follow vocatiOns,
are filling up large apartment hotels
for wOmen-such, for instance, as the
beautifully appointed Allerton House
for women at Fifty-seventh street and
Lexington avenue. Also-but tell it
not in Gath mere man has started
on a career of comfort seeking and
shrewd lawyer and real estate opera
tor named James T. Lee has become
so deeply conscious of his brothers
quest that he has started to erect "a
31-story hotel club exclusively for men
at the southeast corner of Lexington
avenue and Forty-ninth street which
probably will cost more than $3,000,-
900.
Let no one harbor a notion that it
does not pay to cater to the luxury
loving and comfort-seeking New York
err. Gotham's hotels and apartment
houses are monuments to the everlast-
ing fact that there is money in giving
New York just what it wants. Con-
gestion in the residential quarters
brought the flats and more congestion
evolved the History apartment house.
Land value on Manhattan Island fin
ally became so high that even the mod
est boarding house became uneconomic
hence the apartment hotels for IN
married salaried men and women.
Some conservative souls in the real
estate realm are beginning to predict
disaster for ambitious capitalists and
builders who are rushing into the
apartment hotel field. 1t is true that
there is a genuine rush for honOrs in
that domain. The building bureau es-
Inmates that there are on file plans
and work is under way for more than
| $15000,000 worth of that type of con-
struction. The nervous critics say
that there is a fad it that will die
out when the problem of domestic help
disappears. Others, viewing the slight
improvement in the help problem in
the last year, predict that the apart
ment hotel will become a permanent,
economic fixture of Manhattan life.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-25
POSTAL PAYROLL BIG
Over Quarter Of a Million Persons
Employed By Postal Department.

The number of air mail employees
in the pOstoffice department has been
reduced from SIG in 1921 to 450 in
1922 to 397 at the present time, ac-
cording to statistics received by the
San Antonio postoffice from Wash
ington, showing the number of en-
ployes in the different branches of
the department during 1921 and 1922
and at the present time. The decrease
in the number of air mail employees,
San Antonio postoffice officials be-
lieve, is due to the fact that the air
service has been systematized and that
number of short air routes have
been discontinued because their main
tenance served no purpose.
Regular employees of the postoffice
department in all branches total 2J3,'
0J4 at the present time. At the cor.
responding period last year, there
were 249,062 employees and in 1921
there we're 243,S79. &c.,.
Another branch OF the postoffice
department in which steady decrease
is noted is in the government operat.
ed star routes. In 1921 there were
105 star routes: in 1922 there were
70 of these routes; and at the pres.
ent time, there are 81. Star routes
it was explained, are routes where
mail is carried by the government by
means other than by mail transpor.
tation.
At the present time there are S34
postmasters of the first class in the
United States; 2617 of the second
class: $685. Of the third class; and
1892 of the fourth class, according
to the statistics received here.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-25
NEW BUILDING
METHOD NEEDS
. ONLY ONE MAN
Former San Antonio Arch
feet Originates , New
Concrete Construction.
ALTERS BUILDING COST
Engineers and Contractors
Say System May Solve
Housing Problem.

A system by which a man, single
handed, may build his home out of
concrete was announced last week by
the Milestone Company of Maryland
and Virginia, in a letter to a local
engineering firm. William Z. Nell
son, originator and president of the
company, formerly was a San An
tonic architect. In the new method
Of construction there is no need for
erecting wooden forms and a building
is erected at the cost of the cheapest
construction. Engineers and leading
construction firms of Virginia are
praising the system highly and say it
viii solve the housing problem.
Both time and money are saved in
erecting one of Mr.. Nelson's build.
ings, and are given as outstanding
features Of his new system. Mr.. Mel
son formerly was one of San Antonio's
architects. The Milestone Company
owns four plants other than the one
in South Washington, Va, which are
already in operation and plans are
being made for locating plants through
out the United States in the near
future, Mr.. Nelson states. He ex-
plains his system of new construction :
How 1t Is Done.
''The Milestone which the company
manufactures are small concrete units
of standard size, but of different
thickness to meet all requirements,
and are set in place without the need
of any wooden form. These pre-
cast units compose from 60 to IS per
cent of the wall and create the form
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-25

closet near the bathroom, both oil
which are impractical on the second
floor. The second floor living room
has the dorm6r rather than case.
ments to afford light from the sec.
ond side. Easements are used
through the building and are an es'
sential factor in the excellent ap,
pearance of the building.
The sizes of the rooms are excel
lent. A fireplace in each living room
is a feature that appeals to every.
one, more especially since it is usu'
ally considered dispensable in a du-
pick or two-family house. French
doors are attractively between living
room and dining room.
Housewifely hearts can well rejoice
at the compact square kitchen, with
its abundance Of built-in conyehiences
Across one side of it are two kitchen
dressers, with sink and drainboard be-
tween, under the easements. There
are built-in shelves in The separate
entry.
Tomorrow: A two-family home de-
signed by Curtis Service Bureau, Gin
! ton, Iowa.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-25
Needed One Mnra pnnnr

Colliesr as every one knows, are an
Intelligent. breed of dogs. but only on
their native heath are they in their
canny environment OF the Scot, they
are said to exempllfy their masters
racial traits. A certain old scotchman
was in the habit OF giving one OF these
Intelligent beasts a penny with which 70
buy himself a bun. One evening the
dog surprised his master by returning
without his his purchase. Thinking he
might have lost his penny, the kindly
Scot gave him another, but again the
dog returned without the bun, so the
owner sailed out to investigate. They
reached the shop, where the dog jumped
ioyfully against a sign pointing 70 a
tray Of buns which read, I'D each, four
for Sd"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-25

Company's No. A Tex CarPuthers- Nor,
rison is an average well.
Ohio Somerset Oil Company's No
10, Somerset Crude Oil & Refining
Company's No. 8 and Empire Gas and
Fuel Company's No. . are cemented
and preparing to drill in. Other wells,
including Grayburg Oil Company's
Nos. IA Muennick and Ruby Gray 2,
Empire Oil and Fuel Company's No. 2
Stanfield, johnson Bros. No. 10 Mes
troy, j. H Gillam's No. 5 Carruthers
are drilling and bailing.
Quite number Of new locations