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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-20
FunmieS Will CaV0rt
 At. Underwood Park!

It's going to be sort of curious entertainment Lakeview School I'm provement association is to give May 25 for the benefit of their or ganization.
 It's to be known as the Festival of the Funnies"-and Andy Gump will be present raising sand.
 They're to put the old boy on the stand at 5:30 o'clock and make him explain to Min all this mix-up business with Babe. And Heaven knows what Min will be armed with to settle the gentleman's case if Andy's explanation is unsatisfac- tory.
 Also cavorting will be Winnie Wrinkle and other comic newspaper characters who refuse to appear at just ordinary events. Has to be something special to draw them !.
 The party-which will be put on at Underwood park-will begin at 4 o'clock. At 4:30, 100 children will dance around the Maynple; and ht o'clock there will be ath-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-20
GreetS
 XNml i'm That Yard

Maybe Mir. and Mrs. Bowron never thought of just all of these things when they planted the lawn.
 But 1 am sure they have thought of some of them-are thinking of them year by year.
 For they have made the sort of yard which it is good for the eyes and the soul to look upon.
 And they have made it restful.
 But-most of the growing things until this spring have neen trees and shrubs and larger plants.
 There was no dash of flaming color-nN gay flowers the butter flies would flutter so swiftly to fall upon and kiss, matching silken wings with velvet petals.
 And so MT. Bowron-with the idea of making the yard more all turing not only for the family's joy but for everyone whose eyes might chance to fall upon it or sought it out-has caused to be planted just a short time ago-six radiant beds of the roses.
 "I thought other people might enjoy the flowers, too" was the
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year. A bit of the spirit of leaving college-days and friends behind will touch the most thoughtful of the older class, who are young enough to actually enjoy the elaborate menu which Mrs. Stanfiel, in charge of the lunch room, is plan ming to a hungry queens taste.
 Service will be of the finest, since Mrs. Sington is to be assisted by girls from the Seventh Senior class.
 Between 13O and 165 persons will gather, the hour of the merry party being 2 o'clock sharp so that there will be plenty of time to enjoy the meal and to hear an address to the graduates from Maj. Monte M. Ull- man, son of the man for whom the school is named.
 Here's the lineup of the banquet committee, all of whom are very busy seeing that it results in per feet success: Mrs. Sington, chair man; Mrs. c. E. Edwards, Mrs. T. s. Moorman, Mrs. E. E. Ashmore, Mrs. L. M. Millican, and Mrs. c. M. Hauppert.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-20

simple way the yarc-maker put it.
 I saw the work completed one day lately when l was passing and rushed in just for min ute to know all about the new gar den glories. And do you know what else I found? Six hundred blazing pansies on the stair balus- trade-all gathered by Mrs. Bowron from her own variegated pansy beds, tucked away in an angle of the back yard.
 She took me to these beds-with other paisley colored flowers flank ing them-and tulips so sweet. In all my life I have never seen any where more brilliant or fanciful pansy folk.
 There was one very droll little fellow, all in somber black, I had to smile little crooked, sympa- thetic smile upon, and give him the high sign.
 He was not the black sheep of the family-for he was very elegant and circumspect and quite correct in the way he held himself, accord ing to pansies. But you could see he was pathetically sure he was not radiantly lovely like his flame-col- ored, gay-as-carnival comrades.
 So I smoothed the plush along the top of his head just to let him know 1 thought he was the sweet est of all; and whispered to one of the pansy ladies wearing dashing yellow skirt to be kind to him and throw him a kiss. And I nearly died when she confided to me she had been in love with him all the time but he never would be con- vinced. He turned his head away, always seeming to count himself so poor thing-and that she was only flirting.
 I am so glad there are people who care enough to plant flower beds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-20

Early in his artistic career, the poppy lampshade had been a gift to his mother, Mrs. Thomas Simms, while Miss Margaret Coleman owns curiously beautiful black iced tea tray which Merrill fashioned, employing a King Tut parrot of softly contrasting shades upon the floor surface.
 Merrill has only within a few months past learned how to play golf.
 He said his greatest trouble was that they didn't buy enough acre. age in the Country Club to supply the ground he needs for operation; also that he couldn't be sure whether he was playing golf or digging grass. Said he had already moved a lot of the Country Club earth to places it didn't belong at all. A congenial group with whom he and his sister have found fre- quent congenial golf companion ship are Miss Amy Young, Miss Jean Arnold, and Charles Leeper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-20
Member of Younger
 Set a Real Artist!

Introducing a clever young art ist to the scrappy family!
 MT. Merrill Simms!
 A few nights ago, I had the pleasure of getting a peek at the fetchingest lampshades, curio book ends and little colorful vases this youthful Birmingham citizen has fashioned, and l fell desperately in love with a wall ornament of flow CTS and baby pine-burrs he had made for the entrance hall of his mothers pretty home.
 Merrill has taken up the work just because he likes it--and one of these years, if he persists in the . ambition he now cherishes, he ex- poets to become an expert interior decorator.
 First things he did were Christ mas presents, and after that he found himself surrounded-like ali island-by a vast number of inter- ceding friends: 70, Merrill, make me lampshade like Annie's or Marie's" or "vases like those ador- able ones of Josephine's" until Merrill almost decided he had gone into business on his own account.
 The result has been that most of his waking hours since the holidays have been given over to painting or to fashioning the queerest sort of flowers you most could hear about.
 Merrill makes them from ordinary putty used about window glass, and afterwards colors them to suit the temperament of the owner.
 The most attractive designs saw were punches of grapes, but the decorator had used the putty to make the leaves-sort of little turned over things-as well.
 First thing l caught sight of in the Simms living room was read ing lamp fashioned of bean ial which Merrill had painted black and ornamented with putty flow CTS. It bore a parchment shade with fluttering peoples which the painter had stained to a comfort ing dark red. On the piano were pair of bud vases which the youthful artist had presented to his sister, Josephine, which were a rich old rose in shade with hints of green throughout the tone. Two others like these Merrill made for Mrs. Miller Robinson, formerly Miss Jenric Hammond Copeland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-20
Wamt a Worker2
 Page Mrs. Simgtong

Whenever there's any work going on in this town, there's one woman I can mostly always bet will be in the thick of it with her figurative sleeves above the elbow, and just as sweet and unruffled in temper as a lilac bloom.
 My mind was on Mrs. Max Sington-the woman who, alone Il positively said ALONE-took up the burden last year of outfit ting the headquarters of Capt. John Carter's group of UnclelSam's cav airy soldiers. And one day when it took getting out to their camp, and the regular automobile had broken down, Mrs. Sington didn't delay matters but rode on the truck with the soldiers and got the nee essary work done. It was hanging curtains or something. I've for gotten what now. But the job was finished-aHd that was the main thing.
 [ This season there was lot of labor required at Ullman school, and Mrs. Sington was picked as dollar-a-year young woman to see that the youngster-athletes of the institution be supplied with base balls, bats, mitts and paraphernalia for volley, and dodge ball. They got the stuff, and even invented an Athletic Day" for Ullman upon which each year, the generous pa rents will send down their contri- buttons that youth may be sup piled it's fill of skillful play.
 Now the latest thing Mrs. Sing ton has been made chairman of is the Ullman school senior banquet, which will be celebrated May 3Oth at the school, and which will be at tended not only by the 5s boys and girls in the class but by their pa rents.
 A rousing time is expected after the guests gather around the long tables decorated in the school col ors of black and yellow, and ar ranged with bright flowers at in- tervals along the white boards.
 The event will be provocative of many expressions of fine ideals and redolent of sadness, too, that the seniors will be separated next
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painted by the hands of wondrous spirits.
 And they bless the glory of trees and flowers to relieve the tedium of white, headachy streets, the worry of business frets and unhappy things that have way of crowding in when there is nothing to do but to stand quietly while your heart is raging-and seem patient-pa- tit nt-patient-now and then say inr: "How-de-doo, Mrs. So and So," or something, and relapsing into the silences.
 And so those who wait have learned to love the magnolia tree so dignified and able to take care of itself. And they always know when the hedge is being cut, or when the honeysuckles are due to bloom.
 And the grass is green most all the year!
 If some plant is not doing very well, they know that, too, and are sorry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-20

and head of the dramatics depart ment of the University of Chicago in series of lectures.
 We'll, after expenses were paid there was left in hand the sum of S2oo.
 Now the Axians had planned to use this for the benefit of thei1 clubs, but after thinking the thing over, this is what happened.
 Let Mrs. Angus Taylor, outgoing president, tell it in her own words ::
 eve felt that, as our lectures were the first benefits we had ever given in Birmingham-the first time, in other words, we had asked the public to help us-we wanted to give this money back to Bir- mingham."
 And so, mind you, it was donated to the building cf the Tuberculosis sanitarium, and the check for the amount has been sent to Mrs. H. E Pearce, head of the Anti-Tubercu losis association.
 The thing nearest Mrs. Taylor heart, as she retires from the heln, of Axian affairs, is the requirement of the proposed Axis club audito rum, and she is proud of the fact that the women of the city-Axls members-have already paid 5000 in actual cash on their $25,000 headquarters building or Eighth avenue. This has been done in six months time. In other words, one-fifth of the whole bill has been paid-and the women have financed the deal themselves.
 Many improvements have beer made in the headquarters building as well, since it has been redeco, rated and some furnishings pur chased.
 As a token of the love in which she is held, and her excellent work for the club, the executive board presented Mrs. Taylor with hand. some water pitcher, at the expira- tion of her term of office.
 When I asked the past president about this, she confided:
 ''Yes-and I'm so happy ovel it, and the thought was so lovel! and the pitcher just so beautiful I've just been carrying it around for days-just showing it to tn: neighbors-and almost stopping people off the streets to take | look at it! Fact. The only thing is-I don't feel I deserve it."
 But the Axis board members have already answered that. And they know.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-20
They Give Walk to
 Loved Alma Mater

It was the prettiest ceremony yesterday.
 That dedication of a rustic and worthwhile walk which the grad uating Seniors of the Birmingham Seminary presented to their Alma Mater. |.
 It was the annual Alumnae day, and the "old girls"-graduates of former years-were present to thrill with joy over this fine thing to live again old school mem- ories and delights; and to be happy in the understanding companion ship of Miss Hattie Morton, prin- cipal, and that corps of teachers which has been there so many years that there are literally thou sands of girls who forever look upon them only as good fairies who implanted lovely stories in their minds, splendid ideals, and set the foundations of character that make for worthwhile struc- lures of life.
 The alumnae girls-O, they were so pretty to look upon, and it was so sweet to see them again were 150 strong at the banquet, and every one remarked how Miss Barbara Ransom, president of the Alumnae association, hasn't changed a mite. They always knew she would be just the fine, splendid worker she is.
 She served as toastmistress. It is peculiarly happy thing that Class Day for the Seniors is set on Alumnae day-or vica versa. For, you see, the Seniors then can immediately make their matricula- ton into the alumnae group!
 Thus the thew grads" feel they aren't to be so bereft' of one an other since they can all b'long, with the older girls, to the same organization.
 The walk the Seniors gave to the Seminary is of rustic concrete, and marked with many curves before il reaches the edge of the lawn. Il outlines the path all the way to the Seminary door from the corner of Ridge Park avenue and Sycamore street.
 Miss Hattie" thanked the Se- niors for their desire to leave a permanently beautiful thing fo, the school and for the happiness of the other students who will follow them. She did this in a short speech following the presentation by the girls-and they loved the words she said.
 But best of all they love that little hug they receive-and the pat upon the shoulder-when nobody is looking and nobody at all is pres ent but just Miss Hattie and they.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-20
o, Every Childish
 EmlotiO1l Al This Fair!

Do you ever shut your eyes and remember how it felt, when you were a youngster, to turn somer- sault?
 Ever try to shiver to that same nervous, hand-clapping joy you felt when you were to be a May pole dancer?
 Or conjure back the gurgling ecstasy of emotion you experienced when your mother, with misgivings, finally consented for you to ride the pretty little kind-eyed mule at the festival?
 We'll, you won't need to try to remember these things if you take your foot in hand and go down to the Ullman school May 25, which is to be it's carnival for nearly a thousand little folks and you.
 The memories will engulf you roll over you like waves at beach till you'll be standing all by yourself and most laughing aloud with the tender thrill of them.
 Every little kid at the carnival will look like a boon companion to you. And if he happens to be a healthy little rough-neck, you'll re- gard him like lost brother.
 The event is for the purpose of filling up the school improvement coffers with nice bright sheckels with which to begin the new years business. And some of the money goes to the purpose of keeping some little poverty fellows in their classes.
 This past year there were eight tottias who needed that charity ser vice. But none of the other chil- dren in school knew one thing about it.
 Members of school improvement associations always keep charity names to themselves because it isn't anybody's business who they are. And if you want to know, ask the cat. She's asleep and won't do a thing but shake an ear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-20
Garden Time and Some New Rose Beds

At the home of Mir. and Mrs. James Bowron, rose has thrust it's head up through the brown, sweet earth.
 It's as blood-red as a blazing ruby with brilliant sun upon it.
 As I passed last week, the rain had fallen to baptise and bless it.
 It is a little Jack-in-t the bit to announce the coming of thou sands more of such roses-of every butterfly color-out there in that yard near the mountains foot where the winds go romping with the leaves like little children.
 The roses-they shall come every month and be abloom almost every day of every season!
 And therein is such a pretty story.
 Hundreds of folk--and little children-pass the Bowron home every day. It stands at a transfer point of car lines, end many men and women and their babies must, of necessity, stand there hours dur ing the space of year.
 There are frequent long inter- vals between cars, and sometimes the trans are off the track. And that makes the waits longer and much more tedious.
 Because of this, some there are rich and poor-who learn to know the form of almost every shadow the Bowron trees cast upon the woodland lawn, and how a cer- tain reflection, late at night, on the garage i--ks like a landscape
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-20

letic events free to see, which will also award prizes.
 Mrs. E. F. Stovall is chairman of the festival-and told me to invite the town out there; that there'd be concessions and lots of lemonade and fun. She was particularly anxious to have other schools fur nish teams to participate in the ath- letic part of the program, and it would save lot of telephoning if I'd ask for them right out like this, openly, for her.
 So I ask,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-20
Memorial Day Soon
 Will Be Here

Memorial Day-which is to be celebrated May 30th-will call out it's thousands of persons who will assemble for a big parade in the afternoon and who-as a grand finale to this tribute to men who have died for their country and served her so well-will gather in one of the city's big auditoriums or at the park to hear patriotic pro- gram.
 Governor W. ". Brandon is to make the feature address of the day; and it is expected that "Plain Bill" who touched the veritable heart-strings of those who heard him speak when he was inaugurated as governor in Montgomery short time ago, will have some very thoughtful things to say about the preservation of our country and the finer foundation principles t stands for.
 Exercises are to be celebrated either at the Masonic Temple or a, Woodrow Wilson park, the latter dependent upon whether Conmis- sioner ". L. Harrison can have the grandstand in shape by that time.
 Representatives from each of the patriotic organizations of Birming- ham will speak.
 In the meantime, every little grave of the soldiers that day will be bright with a flag of these United States they loved so well, and wreaths and bouquets of flow CTS will be placed thereon, to show that sorrow still attends their sacri- fice-and what pride the people have in their service.
 The gold star mothers-as al ways-are doing their share; and all auxiliaries to patriotic organiza- tions of men. There are, as well, the United Daughters of the Con- federacy, the Daughters of the American Revolution and other bands of women who will assist in decorating the graves, and who also will ride in the parade which is to be held at o'clock in the after. noon.
 The Decoration Day exercises will immediately follow.
 Among the women in the lead of affairs are: Mrs. Asa r. Hull, who is secretary for the event; Mrs. Chappell Cory, who is treasurer and Mrs. H. Swope, who is assist ant to Col. T. s. Moorman, who is grand marshal for the day and also chairman for arrangements; Miss Alma Eittenberry, special represen- tative of the U. D. C.'s. Mrs. H. E. Reynolds, pres- ident, represents the Woman's Auxiliary to the Spanish-American war veterans, and Mrs. Sep Smith, president, the Woman's auriliary to the American Legion. Mrs. J. R. Estes, regent, and Mrs. Watt T. Brown, vice regent, arc repre- sentatives of Sumter Chapter, Daughters of the American Revo- lution.
 Heading the whole affair among the men is J. A. Holmes, Jr., of the Spanish War Veterans.
 Several bands, among them those of the city, the Boys Industrial Home and Avondale Mills, will play.
 The affair will be the largest city event of the spring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-20
BeSteSt Good Time
 If You Just GO9

U, there are 70 De 1eatureS at this Kids carnival, old thing!
 Plenty-plenty of lem!
 Bout forty-leven-thrAee million, l spec'-in kid mathematics. Teacher knows exactly-you ask her-and BEST little goody orange ice!
 First of all, the affair will open with whispering bunch of digni- fled and curly ringletted lady-tots who will hold the ribbons and gayly step the dancing figures of the Maypole merry-go-round.
 And then, like circus work, here'll come some flag-drillers, marching in with so much of Uncle Sam's red, white and blue it'lr seem like Paris, France.
 Then there'll be fish-pond, where you always can be sure of getting g bite, and a grab-bag where life will be gay with the mysteriousness of what could pos sibly be wrapped up in a package that has such funny little bulges about it like that!
 Now, the numerous fortune tell CTS you can consult will have the hardest time of their lives to stick to business when school clowns and athletes begin to perform in a vast circle around which so many people will be gathered you'd think it was a prize fight, or somebody had lost a dollar bill.
 Add to all this booths for candy, cakes, lemonades and all varieties of soft drinks.
 It may strike some sophisticated -or supposed to be sophisticated -grown-ups that they couldn't possibly have a gay time at such a carnival. All I can say is if they stay away and the other fel- low doesn't, the other chapll have good time while they'll still feel resentful at the world.
 Mrs. Neil Wallace, president of the School Improvement associa- ton, is the energetic, capable head of the carnival, which will include the antics of 300 school children.
 A wand drill will be an unusual, King Tut performance.
 Various committees will assist Mrs. Wallace, the affair continuing the afternoon and evening.
 MT. Gottheimer, teacher of the elementary band, is putting the school musicians through their best paces that every ear will desire more jazz and rag-time even when the performers have shut their band-boxes for the night.
 There will be the happiest sort of choruses from childish voices, some of them a trifle hoarse, or tremulous, or unable to reach just those last little high notes, like yours used to be-once.
 Member?
 o, that carnival's fraught with such a happy time for everybody if they see-and feel!
 Through the courtesy of Roland Shine, Scout executive, and sneaking desire on the part of the youngsters who are sure of a gala time if they go, some of the Boy Scouts will be present to make you behave. And we hope they'll lock you up if you get a glum look, or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-20
AXians Donate $200 to Samifariunl

The women of the Axis club have just finished doing a fine thing for Birmingham.
 Everybody remembers when, not long ago, they brought to Birming- ham MT. s. H. Clark, ramous reader
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-20

if you fail to give nickel to some little kid who isn't anything in the world to you except star-eyed dwarf always in need of nickels and most nearly always out of them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-20
NOTICE TO READERS

Beeiunine with this issue the fiction and mystery section of The sunday Age Herald. which has been appearing as a separate sec tion will be found in the center of this section, This change is made in the belief that it will prove a distinct botterment in the phYsi- cal appearance of the paper and at the same time present The Sunday Age-H Herald to the reader in a more convenient form.
The independent-reporter., 1923-12-20
Rebekahs Elect Officers

At the regular meeting of Priscilla
Rebekah Lodge, held Tuesday even
ing there was degree work and the
following officers were elected for
the coming year Noble Grand, Miss
Adelena Landry: vice grand, Mrs.
Charlotte NJ. Tarbox secretary, Mrs.
Mertie NJ. Lamb; treasurer, Mrs. Elva
G. Greene pianist. Mrs. Pauline
B. Greene. Following the election of
officers there was a short program
consisting OF a chorus of ladies'; duet,
Mrs. Isabelle T. Moore and Miss
Blanch Jewett and a vocal solo by
Mrs. Nellie Fortier. There was a
Christmas tree with presents for the
members and Christmas candy and
popcorn were served.