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Evening journal., 1923-02-08
Physician tells why you must have Iron to give you
Health, Strength, Energy and Endurance.

Lack ofiron in your
blood produces the
most terrible OF all de-
vitalizing weaknesses
and makes a man OF
woman a physical and
mental weakliug, nerv-
ous,irritable and easily
tired out" says DR..
James FrancisSullivan,
formerly Physician at
Bellevue Hospital(Out-
door Dept.l and tn c
Westchester County
Hospital. 1t is the iron
inyour blood that takes
up oxygen from your
lungs. The food yon eat
contains carbon. As di-
rested food is absorbed
into the blood. the car
bon in the food unites
with the oxygenated
iron in your blood, and
4 - =
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-11

eon will give a luncheon compli- mentary to Miss Drennen Wednesday,
 Wednesday evening Miss Mary Al len Northington will be at home to the wedding party and town guests after the rehearsal at the church. This hospitality will inciude the out-of-town guests, and will De in the nature of a buffet supper
 The guests on this occasion Will include the honoree, Miss Drennen' Misses Mamie Morrow, Mary Alex ander, Virginia Jemison, Margaret Builder, Eugenia Woodward, Messrs. Rowden Oden, William Moore, John Terry Badham, Robert Woodall, Alan Drennen, Mason billiard, Leon Wy man, Thomas Benners William Brantley, Marcus Mcclellan and Key Poster Among the out town guests will be MT. and Mrs. John b. Oates and Miss Vera Oates of Char lotte, N C.; Miss Millicant Blanton and MT. Charles Blanton of shelby N C.. Judge and Mrs. James Webb of Shelby, N. C.. MT. and Mrs. J. x. Webb of Ashville. N. C.; Mrs. l.. l. Runyon of New York, Mrs. Kenneth Osburn and Miss Dorothy Osburn or Cleveland, Ohio.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-11

Curtis Rand, and Miss Elizabeth Cor nell, Wednesday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Jordan Massee Of Ma con, Ga, will arrive Tuesday to att tend the Rand Cornell wedding.
 MT. c. NJ. ". Rand of Chicago is ar irving Tuesday to spend several days in the city.
 Miss Hallie Greene, who has been the guest of her mother, Mrs. s. E. Greene. returned yesterday to Sul- lins college to resume her studies.
 Miss Nancy Rand will arrive Mon day from Houston. Tex, to be pres ent at the Rand-Cornell wedding.
 Miss Ethel Cureton, who recently suffered a sprained ankle, has re- stunned her studies at Howard.
 Mrs. George Pass of Blountsville, who has been visiting her daughter Miss Grace Pass, at Crumpton hall, Howard college, returned home Thurs day.
 The Woman's auxiliary of the South Highlands Presbyterian church will meet Monday at 3:15 for 
 Miss Marie Allen. Miss Elizabeth Salter, Miss Katherine Carter and Miss Margaret Reynolds are spend- ing the weekend in Tuscaloosa.
 Mir. and Mrs. Andrew Hoehn have returned from a visit to Kentucky, Mrs. Hoehns former home.
 Mrs J. NJ. woodall, Jr., is spend ing the weekend with Mrs. I. V. Quinn at Anniston. Mrs. L. A. Wall and Mrs. J. L. Wall of Madison, Ala, are visiting their daughters, Misses Louise and Virginia Wall, at Ratliffe Hall, Howard col lege. They will return home Sunday afternoon.
 
 Mrs. J. D. Stradley, general secre- tary of the Y. w. c. A., is away for several weeks visiting relatives in Rock Hill, S. C., and in Savannah and Atlanta, Ga.
 Mrs. John L. Whorton, chaperon of Ratliffe hall, Howard college, who recently underwent an operation at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-11
SOCIAL CALENDAR.

The Elyton School Improvement as- sociation has postponed their meet ing from the second Tuesday, to the third one of this month on account ot the congress of mothers and Parent Teacher meeting.
 The Ladies' auxiliary of the An cient Order of Hibernia will have their regular meeting Thursday at 2;S0 D. m. at the Knights of Columbus hall.
 The Psychology Study club will meet Tuesday at II a. m, with Mrs. John B. Head, 2715 ~Avenre C.
 The Cleaners class of the Handley Memorial church will have their next meeting with Mrs. J. By Carson No
 The Shades Cahsba Parent-Teach CTS association are giving a carnival Friday evening at the Shades Cahaba High school.
 All the units are fostering this en- tertainment and the. public is invited.
 The Nautilus club will meet Tues day morning at 1O:30 with Mrs. John B. Bethea at 1416 Twelfth avenue, north..
 Miss Mary Webster Garrison of Ashland, who has been the guest of Mrs. J. F. Carle. has gone to Mont gomery to attend grand chapter.
 The East Lake Orphans HCme as- sociation will meet with their pres ident, Mrs. G. M. Lathem, on Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock at her resi- dence on Crescent avenue. These
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-11
RANDOM NOTES

Mrs J. P. Levy will leave tomor- row for Huntsville, where she will attend the State Parent-Teacher con- yention.
 Mrs. R. T. Anderson will be among the Birmingham women spending a few days in Huntsville this week to attend the parent-teacher convention Friends of Mir and Mrs. E. G. Burchfleld will regret to learn that their little son, John, is i'll at their home on Underwood avenue,
 Mrs. scudder Ryali will leave to- morrow for Huntsville where she will attend the parent-teacher convention. MT. and Mrs Dupont Thompson have moved to their home at Glen Iris Park after spending the past year at their country home near Tur- key Creek.
 Mrs. Kate Tarrant Lee of Charlotte, N. C., Is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Houston Taylor, for few weeks.
 
 a few weeks in Pittsburg as the guest of her son, O. B. Newman, Jr, and later in New York with her brother, Mir. Sol Quinn, and Mrs. Quinn, has returned.
 Mrs. J. P. Evans who spent a few l day in Selma as the guest of her sister, Mrs. W. c. Agee, has returned home.
 Mrs. Yancey Senn has returned from a stay with relatives in Atlanta.
 Mrs. Jenny Donelson will spend the week In Montgomery
 Mrs. J. F. Carle and Mrs. Louise Reed will spend the week in Mont gomery, attending the Eastern Star
 MT. and Mrs. John Oates will arrive Monday from their-home in Char lotte, N. C., to be the guests of MT and Mrs. George Webb at their home at Mountain Terrace. They will be among the out-of-town visitors at tending the wedding Thursday eve ming of Miss Drennen and MT, Webb
 MT. Charles Blanton will arrive the first Of the week to be among the olt-of-town guests at the Webb Drennen marriage at the Church oi the Advent Thursday evening.
 Mrs. Alexander London is in Selma the guest of her sister. Mrs. J. B Parke.
 1 Mrs. Paul Tate of Mobile is visiting friends in the city.
 Mrs. Robert Jemison, Jr., is ex pected to return from New York nex week.
 
 Miss Virginia Jemison returned Saturday from New York.
 Miss Mamie Morrow is spending the weekend at the university.
 MT. and Mrs. Hill Ferguson ar, spending a few days in Tuscaloosa.
 Mrs. J. A. Hulse left last week fol Baltimore to visit her son, MT. Jot N. Hulse.
 MT. and Mrs. A. ONeal Tucker an nounce the arrival of a little daugh ter whom they have named Margare Sue.
 Mir. Daniel Curtis Rand of Chicagt will arrive in the city Sunday.
 Mrs. Charles Mortimer w. Rand il arriving Saturday from Atlanta tt attend the marriage of her son, MT
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-11
ARMIsTICE DAY PROGRAM IN IJNIONTOWN

UNIONTOWN, Ala.-The Harmony club of Uniontown has announced the following program on Armistice Day:
 Onward Christian Soldiers" by the audience; prayer by Rev. E. C.. Nave, pastor of the Methodist church; Keep The Home Fires Burning" by Mrs. Henry White McCorkle; Amer lea, the Beautiful" by the club; ad- dress by Rev. Jerome Geiger. rector of the Episcopal church: Dear Old Pal of Mine" by Miss Virginia Dick inson; "The Rose of No Mans Land by Miss Louise Pou and Mrs. Me Corkle; prayer by Rev. R. L, Benn. pastor of the Presbyterian church; "The Star Spangled Banner" by the audience. Mrs. s. l.. Munford, presi- dent of the club, will preside, and the exercises will be held in the theatre at o'clock in the afternoon. Ev cry member of the Lee West post of the American Legion is expected to be present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-11
New Method of
 Reducing Fat

news item from abroad sinforms us that the American method of producing T slim, trim figure is meeting with aston ishing success. This system, which has made such wonderful impression over there must be the Marmola Prescription Tablet method of reducing fat. It is safe to say that have nothing better for this purpose in this country. Anything that will reduce the excess flesh steadily and easily without injury to the stomach, the causing of wrinkles, the help of ex- ercising dieting. or interference with ones meals is mighty important and useful addition to civilization's necessities. Just such catalogue of good results fol- low the use of these pleasant, harmless and economical little fat reducers. We say economical because Marmola Prescription Tablets tmade in accordance with the fa- nous Marmola Prescripton) can be ob- tanned of any druggist the world over or from the Marmola Company. 4612 Wood- wald Ave, Detroit. Mich. for one dollar a case, which is a decidedly economical price, considering the number of tablets each case contains. They are harmless.-- Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-11
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES OF WEEK
 TO BE CENTRED IN BRIDE

The social activities of the week will be csntered in one of the sea sons loveliest brides, Miss Julia May Drennen. the daughter of MT. and Mrs. Felix Melville Drennen, whose marriage to MT. Charles Blanton Webb will be a beautiful event of Thursday; taking place at the Church of the Advent at S:S0 in the evening.
 The first of series of re-nuptial entertainments will be the luncheon Monday when Miss Virginia Kaul, the attractive young daughter of MT. and Mrs. John L. Kaul, will be hos tess to a number of the brides young friends, at the beautiful Kaul home on Piedmont Road.
 Monday afternoon Miss Mamie Morrow. Mir. Hugh Morrow's popular daughter. will compliment her with a bridke-lunoheo
 In tho evening, the ushers and the groomsmen will be hosts entertain ing at Lyric party. At a luncheon Tuesday, Miss Margaret Builder will be hostess to a number of the younger society set.
 At the lovely home of her parents, MT. and Mrs Robert Jemison. Jr, on Altamont Road, Miss Virginia Jemi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-11
BUSINESS wOMEN's
 CLUR CALENDAR

The Business and Professiona. women's club will observe this cal endar on Tuesday evening:
 500 to 6:SO, current events. led by Mir. T. c. Wingfield.
 6:30 to 7:15, supper.
 7:15 to s,15. reading circle, led by Mrs. Oscar Reinhart.
 Subject, Miriam, The Prophecies, illustrated by lantern slides.
 Interested friends are cordially in- vited to attend these classes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-11
Tho minimum wage commission of

Tho minimum wage commission of the Ohio legislature will meet in Gin cinnati October 2S for the purpose of outlining the procedure to be adopt ed in the investigation of the work ings of the minimum wage law in the 14 states In which 1t is in force. The commission was instructed to make thorough Investigation and report at the next session of the leg islature with recommendation in favor of or against the adoption of such & law for Ohio.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-11

Wage changes are becoming more infrequent, according to the national industrial conference board, which reports that in the month from Au- gust Is to September 14 it's record showed 23 changes, as against v the month before and 137 in the month June 15-July A. Of the 2S changes In the last month of the report. one was A reduction put into effect by the Laconia. N. H., hosiery mills. One increase of $5 to $10 a week was given in the clothing industry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-11

local hospital, is now much im- proved.
 Mrs. Caroline Wells and Mrs. James Franklin are visiting Mrs. Frances Hughes in Atlanta.
 Miss Frances Ledbetter spent Fri day in Gadsden, where she went to attend the football game between Birmin gham Southern and the Uni- versity of Chattanooga.
 Miss Lucille Williams spent Friday in Gadsden to attend the Rirming- ham Southern University of Chatta- nooga game.
 Misses Helen Grain, Rebecca Cous- ins, Margaret Ford, Lorena Norton, Sara Newsom, Marie stead and Mar jorie Ormond were in Gadsden Fri- day for the football game between Birmingham Southern and the Uni versity of Chattanooga.
 Mrs. c. E. McClelland of Hatties- burg, Miss. is visiting her brother, MT. Horace s, Hall and Mrs. Hall at 1412 Louise street, south.
 Mrs. A. A Adams will return Sun day night from Nashville, where she was the guest of relatives and was also among the out-of-town guests l day night.
 The many friends of MT. Jonas Sundheimer, who has been seriously i'll for the past three weeks, will be glad to know that he has recovered and returned to his business.
 
 Mrs. Francis A. Bade of Chicago is visiting her parents, Mir. and Mrs. Seymore Perkins. Mrs. Bade will be rem embered as Miss Jessie May Per llins before her marriage.
 Mrs. J. A. Rountree has returned from a two weeks trip to Nashville and north Alabama. While in Hart selle she gave to the Culture club an illustrated lecture on Famous Ma donnas in Art" with electric mirror scope reproductions of about three dozen masterpieces. which she re- peated at Albany by request of the Parent-Teacher association. She also gave by request talk on Pres Albany Central High school and to the Saturday club of Decatur.
 MT. W. V. M. Robertson, who has been i'll at St. Vincents for two weeks, is improving.
 Mrs. c. B. Cook of West Point, Miss, is visiting her daughter. Mrs. Robert Young.
 MT. Marcus Mcclellan and MT. Roy Turner motored to Tuscaloosa for the week end.
 MT. and Mrs. A. l.. Kidd have gone to Daytona and Palm Beach, Fla, where MT. Kidd will recuperate after an operation.
 Misses Ethel Gregg and Alma Rat Tiff of Howard college have gone to Newton to attend the student volun- teer mission meeting. Later they will go to Columbus, Miss, to attend the Baptist convention
 Miss Lottie Hand1ey, who has been i'll at Ratliff hall, is able to resume her studies again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-11
MIR. AND MRS. CORNELL TO
 ENTERTAIN AT BUFFET SUI

ENTERTAIN AT BUFFET SUPPER
 MT. and Mrs. George P. Cornell are entertaining this evening at their hC-le on Clairmont avenue with an informal buffet supper compliment ing their daughter, Miss Elizabeth Cornell and Mir. Curtis Rand, who will be married Wednesday. Only the wedding party, out-cT-town guests and a few close friends will be included in this hospitality. full attendance is asked for this meeting.
 Mrs. J. F. Carle will leave this morning for Montgomery. where she will attend a meeting of the grand chapter of the Eastern Star.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-11

First person to publish the idea of official post cards was probably pr. von Stephan, who in 1865, laid such proposal before the Austro- German postal conference at Carlshrue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-11
DIRS. MAYFIELD HOSTESS
 

s Judge Virginia Mayfield enter-
 s4xined at her home on Cliff Road ( Epturday with a luncheon. Covers ~Were laid for 22.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-11
GENEVA SOCIETY

Mrs. W. c. Tenn was cordial hostess on Friday afternoon. enter taining informally at her home on North Oates street, honortng her daughter, Mrs Henry Crenshaw, of Geneva, whose marriage occurred re- gently.
 In the reception hall and living room yellow asters were used against a background of smilax and ferns while in the dining room profusion of beautiful pink roses were ar ranged.
 Receiving the guests at the door were Mesdames Leslie Smart and W. F. Candy. Miss Eva Heard in troduced the guests to the receiving line, which included Mrs. Fenn, Mrs. Crenshaw. Mrs. John Mullins. Miss Kate Lane Hendricks of Greenville, Mrs Charlie Farmer, Mrs. Norman Spann. Mrs. Goree Johnson, Miss Reba Pitcher and Miss Gladys King.
 In the dining room delicious punch, sandwiches and hints were dis pensed
 On Thursday afternoon at the reg uIar meeting of the Junior Harmony club the following program was given:
 Choral practice conducted by Miss Secor.
 Subject of the program, Indian Music" leader. Frances Bates.
 Talk on Indian music, Frances Bar nett.
 Piano solo, Geraldine Lisenby.
 Vocal solo, Thelma Williams.
 Cornet solo, John Dinkins.
 Violin solo, Herbert McClintock.
 Ampico selections.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-11
H0sTEsSES FOR YANCEY CHAPTER MEETING

Mrs. Hattie Sheppard, Mrs. J. E Frazier and Mrs. J. V. Allen will be hostesses to the Yancey chapter, U, D. C., Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'cloclx at the home of Mrs. Sheppard, on Milner Heights.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-11

Miss Lucille Williams spent Friday in Gadsden to attend the Rirming ham Southern University of Chatta- nooga game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-11

Miss Frances Ledbetter spent Fri day in Gadsden, where she went to attend the football game between Birmingham Southern and the Uni- versity of Chattanooga.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-11

a local hospital, Is now much im- proved.
 Mrs. Caroline Wells and Mrs. James Franklin are visiting Mrs. Frances Hughes in Atlanta
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-11

Misses Helen Grain, Rebecca Cous- ins, Margaret Ford, Lorena Norton, Sara Newsom, Marie stead and Mar jorie Ormond were in Gadsden Fri day for the football game between Birming gham- Southern and the Uni- versity of Chattanooga.
Evening star., 1923-11-04
METR0P0LITAN-May McAvoy
in "Her Reputation

A new star will make her appear
ance on the screen at Crandall's
metropolitan Theater this week, be-
ginning this afternoon. at 8 o'clock.
Thomas II. Ince's splendid produc-
ton of Her Reputation released
as a First National attraction. The
comedy will be a new two-reei fun
maker, "Uncle Sam" starring Lee
Moran. The Metropolitan World Sur
vey and other short reels, with
musical program by the orchestra,
under Daniel Breeskin. and including
a miniature recital by Senior Jose
Huarte. violin virtuoso. comprising
Sarazate's "zieguenerweisen" and
trail prelude. la Paloma," will com
plete the bill.
Her Reputation" is primarily a
newspaper story, whose pivotal figure
Is girl whose reputation is blasted
by the sensational front page stories
is fiaring red headlines. Although
innocent of any completely in a
tragedy that results in the death Of
the man to whom she was engaged
shot down by a jealous rival
Jacqueline Lanier is pilloried by the
press and ostracized from society.
In desperation, she seeks safety in
flight and through a strange coin
cidence she is marooned with the son
of the owner of the newspaper that
has ruined her life. Surprise follows
surprise to an intensely moving
climax.
Lloyd Hughes, Casson Ferguson.
Eric Mayne, Winter Hall, Eugenie
Besserer and James Corrigan are in
the cast.
The scenes Of the play shift from
New orleans to nearby Spanish
plantation at fiesta time. then to
the Hood, next to San Francisco and
finally to countryside made vivid
by a forest fire.
Evening star., 1923-11-04
An !. Innovation.
THE President Theater.

TILE President Theater, at 11th
street and Pennsylvania avenue,
which only a short while ago emerged
from q, traditional reputation into
one OF the popular leading theaters
OF Washington. and which subse-
quenly became even more popular
LOT its stock company productions.
notably "Abie's Irish Rose" whose
run there broke all Washington the
atrfcal records, is now making new
departure.
Today, beginning this afternoon at
o'clock. the President will become
a motion picture house. whose policy
high-cIass photopiay productions. s
under the management of Mr.. Thorn
as w. Fowler, who announces that
ne has entered into contract with
several of the well known motion
picture producers and distributors,
sent the more important photopiays
as soon as they are ready for re-
lease, among them in the near fu-
ture THE Silent Command" a Will
liam Fox picture. which is said to
John ]. Pershing and Assistant Sec
retary Of the Navy Theodore Roose-
Welt. 'Tf Winter Comes" the now
familiar and highly dramatic story
OF Mark Sabre and his wife, Mabel
with Ann Forrest as Mona, will be
its title from shelley's ode to the
West Winds"-"O wind, If winter
comes. can spring be far behind?"
Every comfort and convenience of
a first-class .photoplay house is as
taste. Weekday showings will be
from IL am. to midnight;
Sunday, from to midnight
Evening star., 1923-11-04
PALACE-Thomas Meighan il
"Woman-Proof."

Beginning this afternoon, Loew's
Palace this week will celebrate the
NTH anniversary of it's opening as
one of Washington's playhouses, and
TO give the event an added brillfance
the management announces the pre-
new story by George Ade. the famous
humopdst. especially written for his
friend. Thomas Meighan, Woman
Proof with Lila Lee and a notable
cast.
Mr.. Ade is said to have written
story which not only equals the
charm and appeal"of Back Home and
Broke" but which in many respects
surpasses. it in human interest and
Of Thomas Meighsn as an eligible
young bachelor who eyes all women
askance and will have none of them.
despite the fact that legacy of
S1.000,000 depends upon his marriage
by a certain date, you can gain a
leeting idea of just what sort of a
role Mr.. Meighan has fallen heir to-
in this new Ade classic.
Alfred L. Green. who directed
number Of Mary Pickford's' biggest
successes, directed MI. Meighan in
"WomanProof,' which was scenar-
lied by Tom Geraghty. The cast in
cludes John Sainpolis, Louise Dres-
ser, Robert Agnew, Mary Astor, Ed
gar Norton, Charles A. Sellon, George
O'Brien, Vera Reynolds. Hardee Kirk
land, Martha Maddox, Bill Gender and
Mike Donlin.
A. short-length comedy. the Pathe
news, Topics of the Day and a scenic
subject, with q novelty overture,
Girls We Know" and musical ac-
compartment will be added attrac-
tions. s,-s
Evening star., 1923-11-04
C0LUMB1A-"The Light That
Failed"

The George Melford perturbation
for Paramount of "The Light That
Failed" a picture with a soul. based
on the famous story by Rudyard Kip
ling, Is announced for Loew's Column
bia this week, beginning this after
noon, and for the first time in Wash
ington. 1t is a picture produced on
scale of magnificence, and Is claim
ed to adhere to the spirit and char
Jacqueiine Logan. remembered
from Java Head "Ebb Tide" and
''Salomy Jane" has been cast as
Bessie Broke. the street girl. while
Percy Marmont has the role of Dick
Heldar; David Terrence. as Torpen-
how. the war correspondent. and Sig
rid Holmquist. "the Mary Pickford of
Sweden; Mabel Van Buren, Luke
Cosgrave. Peggy Schaffer. Winston
Miller and Mary Jane Irving are
also in the cast.
"The Light That Failed" is a tale
of love and war and sacrifice, in
which devotion of a young artist to
his art and the devotion to him of
the girl he loves are counterbalanced.
The action ranges from London to
army camps in the Sudan, with ro-
mantle episodes between Dick -Heldar
and Maisie Wells and between Tor
penhow. the crusty old bachelor war
correspondent, and Bessie Broke, the
street girl. whom he reScues from the
gutter and who later destroys a mas
terpiece of art to revenge herself on
Dick. his friend.
The program will include Ben Tur-
pin in his latest comedy. ASLEEP At
the Switch: the International News
pictures and orchestral overture and
musical accompaniment.