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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-04

merable trombone variations from
my husbandly Ebenezer.
"Bpt Ebenezer makes me wild
because he won't state to me that
Pm pretty, and relate just HOW
PRETTY ! And thus he keeps me
galivanting around creation to find
somebody who will tell it to me. Of
course, never speak to the strange
gentleman because can tell by
looking at him that he's common as
cabbage, but if one of these dukes
who gets on his knees were to ar
rive and start this beautiful lady
stuff to me, Pm afraid I'd faint in
his arms and Ebenczer would have
to be looking around for one OF
these second help-'im-eats.
Wants to Be Told
$50 on and blame me if you
want to. l admit I'm ashamed Of
it. But I'm just constructed like
that. l AM pretty, and Iwant to be
told so! And if | had face carved
like grim-visaged fountain-mon-
ster, Ebenezer couldn't be more ST
lent on the subject of my looks" 4
So there y'are, everybody. Take
it or leave it. The story is positive
truth. I've related it because l acs
tually would like 60 save one
Ebenezer-or several-and the city
in general, from dukes.
Also, there's a bounteous plenty
of these married and divorced or
phan children now: so we SHOULD
AVOID any six or eight more just
because a husband fails to get the
point to talk PRETTY talk to his
charming wife.
Long suffering, out-of-town pa
pers please copy. Ebenezer hap
pens to be out of the city this week
end, and we want the news to catch
him. wherever he is.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-04

ing Latin-American trade, has
decided to make the event public
one, to which anyone, for the price
of plate, will be welcomed.
Cosmopolitan Touch
The idea is that the spirit of the
banquet shall be cosmopolitan, and
that in this way, the Spanlsh-Amer-
lean club will be able to be hosts to
a great many persons its member
ship has not had-or might not 9TH
erwise have-the opportunity to
meet.
How pretty will be this party
the first public social affair the
club has ever given!
Already reservations have been
made for at least 100 guests, and
Mrs. Lillian Parsons Carlisle,
charming chairman of the enter
tainment committee, is arranging a
beautifully artistic feature in that
several of the ladies who are mem
bers of the club, will be dressed in
colonial fashion.
These will constitute sort of
Lady Washington" reception cote
RE to make every moment gay for
the attending guests.
Among those who will be thus
fetching in furbelows, powdered
hair and coquettish laces at wrists
and neck, will be Miss Elizabeth
Steadham, who, everybody knows,
is such lovely young woman. Mrs.
r. Chase, Miss Jennie Abbott al
ways sweet, and clever as we'll;
Miss Elizabeth Stephens, Mrs. D. G..
Bracken, Mrs. Carlisle and Mrs.
J. j. Scarborough. 1t is possible
that others may also attend in long
ago frills and brocdaes, and while
it has not been arranged, tits said
there may be some Washington
courtiers trooping about, clad in
rich black velvets and knee trv a.
sers, and wearing that sort of du-
bious attitude as to whether their
sparkling shoe buckles are located
firmly enough to stay on the night.
Tales Outa School
How many times have you seen
men annoyed at fancy dress parties
with those buck.es Sometimes
I've known some of them did it pur-
posely just. to get the hearts of GER
tain little girls agitated so tina.
they'd consider them helpless mas
culine individuals, desperately in
peed of someone to sew up things
for them; and thus render the girls
powerless to say no when the mo-
ment comes that dances are cut and
Observation-Disclosures becomes all
the rage!
But--back to stern news:
The Spanish-American club is 10
years old and includes both men
and women as members. 1t is &C.
tually furnishing the city place
where Spanish and American people
may meet, and quaint, for those rea-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-04
SHOULD HUSBANDS TELL
WIVES THEY'RE PRETTY?

Husbands of Birmingham
| have bit of page l.. first coll
umn news to push along to you in a
confidential manner.
Does your wife now and then
permit the cook to deal you tight
boiled eggs and stump water COT
fee?
The while, does she appear
weary-wristed, peeved-like or
pouty; declare that she would Jolly
we'll like to die but advances no
reason other than that she posi-
tivey would-life is too crool; and
then float off into sad preoccupa-
ton over the chilly breakfast bacon,
as if she meant to bear her Sc
cret sorrows bravely and without
your help?
Maybe it's because you haven't
told her she is pretty!
Friends, this is where divorce oft
starts.
It's almost scandal have to
narrate. Who the Birmingham
lady is will die secret in the inner
coil of my third brain cell, upper
side. So it will be useless to be
rushing to The Age-Herald office
to tease me to telling.
A Pretty Woman
But she is very prominent wife,
mother and clever woman of this
town who is absolutely unstraining
for the human optic to gaze upon.
Now when nature constructs
woman along pulchritudinous lines,
she did not mean for masculinity
to keep quiet about it. She wanted
him to discuss in a lively and ap-
proving manner the eyes, the
cheeks, the hair, the general en-
semble with respect to the cata-
clysms and general havoc it wrought
upon the left side of his chest. And
nature has led large number of
such fascinating ladies to expect
same.
Thus, when a husband is stingy
and doesn't follow the procedure at
home, sometimes it settles down to
how many days in the year the
judge will permit his children to
come over from his wife's house to
fAoAS hAiiis
Well, this especial wife has six
or eight children-such matter
but each day she wastes a gallon
or so of gasoline chauffeuring by
certain street corner of this city
where there IS q perfectly strange
gentleman who appreciatingIy calls
out TO her, en- PEASANT:
Hello. pretty. There you arc,
beautifully
Relating her emotions to friends,
the lady has registered the follow
ing:
Nov, my husband is perfectly
adorable, charming and delightful.
and puts his ashes in the ash tray.
He tells me Pm intellectual. but he
NEVER, NEVER says Pm pretty.
or wonderful to look at, or that Pm
even DECORATIVE around the
house.
Bald Existence Here!
"And life is just HORRID when
you have to exist like that!
II know Pm smart and / know
Pm clever. l know Pm perfeft
MOTHER, fine COOK and house
keeper; that I've taken good care OF
my hubby's chest measurement:
and that he's a LUCKY man to have
| captured me.
"I've heard all of that in inu-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-04

In actual charge of the dining
room Miss Beard will place Miss
Kate Greenlaw, and home cooking
will be stressed. Miss Beard told
friends she just meant to try to give
everybody what his taste called for
and not simply what she liked.
Along with that, she was going to
furnish best foods and best possible
service.
A speciality will be made OF Sun
day and Thursday night dinners.
Miss Boards actual taking over
of the downtown clubs dining
room began Thursday-the first of
the month. Along with Mr.. Gar
Der, Mr.. T. H. Benners, member of
the governing board, helped to
make arrangements for the clubs
new policy.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-04
OFF TO FISH AND TO
GASPARILLA WEEK

Mrs. Harry Jones, accompanied
by her son, Tom W. Jones, will be
among the Birmingham travellers
this season who are going to Flor
ida for lovely playtime. They
will leave within the next few days.
"Going to sit on the bank and
fish-that's what intend to dc
part of the time," Mrs. Jones corr
fided; 1.-THE rest Of the stay II,
enjoy a really merry social time,
and take little. side trips here and
there cut from Tampa
The tourists will be present at
"Gasparilla Week." which CORE
spends to the New Orleans Mardi
Gras. and will have all the fun of
visiting the Florida state fair wh;ch
is going on at the same TINE.
They will be away about a
month.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-04
MISS RITTENBERRY TELLS
OF LOCAL FOLK IN SELMA

"Who said that the old-fashioned
culture and refinement of the
south had passed away?
Then let him take trip to
Selma"
That's what Miss Alma Ritten-
berry, who has just returned from
that Alabama town reports.
She has had an entire week of
the peace, restfulness and atmos-
phere of in ,iting hospitality the
city has to offer.
Miss Alma was called to the
south Alabama town by the illness
of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Baxter
Rittenberry, wife of DR.. Ritten-
berry of Selma. The patient was
compelled to undergo a severe op-
Grafton; but now is resting easily
and will recover
Accompanying Miss Rittenberry
was Mary Alice Rittenberry, who
is attending school in Birmingham,
but who remained at her mothers
bedside several days after Miss
Ma came home.
So many old friends and acquain-
tances the Birmingham writer and
clubwoman found in the "city of
red oleandersp For that's the
nickname Miss Rittenberry gave
the town after its phalanxes of
gorgeous crimson blooms had fallen
upon her sight last week.
Rosa Greene There
Among the friends she found
was Mrs. Hobbs, wife of Judge
Hobbs of Selma, who is so beloved
here, being Birmingham own Rosa
Greene, daughter of the late Judge
Samuel E. Greene. Mrs. Hobbs
was leader for the day at meet
ing of the Ossian club which Miss
Alma attended. This is composed
of a group of women interested in
psychology, which once month
reviews some masterpiece of
world-famed author.
"Since | attended the meeting"
Miss Alma laughed, 81 have be-
come perfect expert on Adam
Bede.' And you can just say for
the efficiency of Selmians that /
didn't dream it was possible to
hear such an exhaustive and all
dOSOl UltS VI oCOl &c
lots great book.
1--WE been just telling every
body if they wanted to know any
thing about that volume, they can
ring me up. They don't need
to go to the public library or to
telephone Mr.. P. P. Burns at How
ard And you'll admit that's max
ing a tall claim ~
Miss Rittenberry. who ought to
have a. lot of flowers before she
dies because Of her work for. good
roads and other community af-
fairs, related that an interesting
guest who took part on the pro-
gram was the noted Alabama au-
thor, Katherine Lesser Robbins,
who was a visitor in. Birmingham
sometime ago, and who has rela-
tives here.
While Mrs. Robbins has been
writing most of her short stories
with her plot locations as New York
city, she has come back to Ala
bama for the plots and characters
of her latest short stories.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-04
GOLF CONTESTS START
AT CLUB THIS THURSDAY

Well, it hasn't taken Mrs. Rob-
ert Thach long to get pussy In APP
pointing her golf committee at the
Country club.
Here's the lineup, and Mrs.
Thach states it's splendid group
Mrs. Norborne P. Cooke, Mrs.
Frances NJ. Brown and Mrs. James
NJ. Mason.
That means just this:
There are to be great times now
on the links, and two ball mixed
foursomes are to be played every
Thursday afternoon beginning this
week, these being regular weekly
events throughout the spring
months. Both men ard women are
to play with thar cub handicaps,
ais prizes each week are 70 be
avs, ded to the three lowest medal
scores.
Notices have already been post
ed at the Country club inviting the
senior and junior men golfers to
join in the fun, and quick as a
wink, 30 men have enrolled to par
ticipate in the events. If any,
thing, they are proving even more
enthusiastic than the Lilies.
1t has been arranged that the
men can check the lists of women
golfers with whom they desire to
play; but in case there is no pref
erence, foursomes will be arranged
for them by the committee.
Large Numbers in Games
1t is anticipated that between
rs and 100 of the men and boy
golfers will take part in these two
ball foursomes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-04

will make inviting shade. Crepe
myrtles were put down by the hum
dreds. This is splendid community
service.
Trees to Be Set
AS soon as the Avondale zone
can be widened, so trees are to
be planted at once. Around the
cotton mills, Mr.. Conner had 200
beautiful crepe myrtles set in the
village, and along First avenue,
graceful elms and crepe myrtles.
However, further Identification
work is now having to be held up
until technical matters are
straight.
1t is a feature of great pride
to the groups of women and men
that Gov. w. w. Brandon-then
Judge Brandon-had great fin
ger in the widening" pie last sea-
son, when he came to the city es-
pecially to address a great assem-
blage of the eastern-section citi-
zens on the work. He considered
the matter one of the finest prof.
ects of the town, the improvements
greatly needed, and much to be
desired.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-04
BIRMINGHAM AUTHORS
WORK CRITICIZED

Miss Rittenberry, two days after
the Ossian club meeting, was an
honored guest at the Scribblers'
club of Selma. This assembled at
the home of the president, Mrs.
Katherine H. Chapman, who has
frequently visited Birmingham as
the guest of Miss Daisy Rowley,
and for whom Miss Rowley has en-
tertained number of times,
"The organization consists OF
only eight members" explained the
local writer, "others being Mrs.
Cola Barr Craig, also well known
to Birmingham folk; Mrs. Agnes
Ware Bishop, who is prominent in
the Alabama Federation of Wom-
ems clubs; jamie Minge Nelson,
Mrs. Robbins, Mrs. Margaret
Thomas. Mrs. Viola Goode Stroud,
and Mrs. Maud Harris Hudson.
"Mrs. Hudson is most pleasantly
known in literary circles of Bir-
mingham and throughout the state,
and will be remembered as the
woman who, when the Federation
of Clubs met here, carried of three
prizes in the literary department.
Just few days ago, this Alabama
scribbler added to her laurels when
she won the 500 prize offered by
prominent Selma physician for a
book of cheer for invalids.
"The paramount thing, however.
of the day to Birmingham was a
condemnation that the Scribblers'
club voiced concerning Clement
Woods article which appeared in
The Nation of January 10. The
members thoroughly discussed the
story, and the concensus of opin-
ion was that it was untrue to the
state of Alabama, of which they
were part, and a reflection upon
: the womanhood of the south. Both
the magazine and the author were
severely criticized and condemned
for publishing the article.
Fine Work Done
"The Scribblers' club of Selma
il said to have done more actual
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-04
THEY DEPART FOR
A CAY PLAYDAY
..tT I& ~

| Well, they're off-left yester-
day; and things are mighty quiet
around homes from whic's they're
gone.
We mean the Birminghammers
who are to take the 66-day trip
into Mediterranean regions, the
party including, from here, George
B. Ward, Mr. and Mrs. William
H. Kettig, Mrs. Walker Percy,
Miss Dorothy Kettig, Miss Virginia
Kaul, Miss Mary Alice Eastwood
and Mrs. H. A. Sharpe.
Trunks and boxes and bags!
And the baggage cars at the
Terminal station groaned as they
viewed the dray loads heave into
/ sight.
The party left on the train for
Gotham at 1920 a. m.-that is,
those who were going from here.
Reaching New York they will be
Joined by Miss Virginia Kaul and
Miss Mary Alice Eastwood, both
of whom are in school there.
Miss Dorothy Kettig will also
1 join her parents in New York. be-
ing now in school at Ogonsz col
lege, in Philadelphia.
In the Kettig party will be NJ. B.
Wellborn, governor of the federal
reserve bank of Atlanta, Mr.. and
Mrs. Kettig and Miss Kaul. Mrs.
Percy, while not in staterooms
with this party, will be affiliated
with them, and will go with 1heif,
on many overland trips.
Go to Egypt
The Kettig group will take two
or three additional excursions not
included in the Mediterranean
itinerary arranged by the Ameri-
can Express company. Among
these will be an extension in Egypt
where they will visit the eternally
silent sphinx-so awfully unlike
a lady
Miss Eastwood is in the party
with Mrs. Sharpe and with Mr..
and Mrs. Bert Linn of Pittsburg
The boat which will carry the
travellers will leave the New York
docks at high noon, February T.
It's the "Mauretania, the fastest
and most modern vessel on the At
lantic ocean, recently over
hauled and converted into an oil
burner. 1t was selected for the
trip on account of its newness and
speed. The party is booked from
New York to New York, full
% days being spent in various
ports. The number of miles to be
covered before the group comes
home to friends is 1868, the main
points to BE- covered or touched at
being these lovely places which
will make you sorrowful that you
aren't going along, too: Ponta
Dekgada (Azores) Madeira Is
lands, Seville, Gibraltar, Algiers,
Monaco, Naples, Constantinople,
Athens, Haifa (for Palestine);
Alexandria, Corsica (Napoleor's
birthplace; Lisbon, Southampton
(for London, five days included in
the cruise) call at Cherb ourg (for
Paris; and thence back to New
| York
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-04
WE BREATHE AGAIN:
THE NEWS AT LAST!

Well, one more worry OIL our
chest. We know who Charlie
Chaplin is going to marry for the
second time.
We. kept wondering every day
whether Pola Negri and Charlie
were going to make it, but, we
never expected climax so thrill
ing as to have them announce
their engagement before the pub
lie. and then seal the thing with a
bic general hug, just like that.
Tut. tut-and jimminy! Think
of the good old reliable hug
these modern days. being dragged
out from behind the palms, and
made to do the bear-act under the
spotlight!
Besides furnishing thriller Tor
members of the old school, two
more famous stars will now lapse
into eclipse, while the demand for
Charles autographed photos from
Young ladies over the country VIII
suffer a doleful decline.
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and pretty by the hands OF a
woman.
She's Mary Beard.
Daily Cav Dinners

anu piSoty ny thS hdhue VI q
, woman.
She's Mary Beard
Daily Gay Dinners
She has been chosen by AL G.
CARRIER, this years new president,
to take over this department, which
/ is the principal portion of the club
! enjoyed by visitors and townspeopie
alike.
It's the one activity on the
clubs program which makes pos
sible daily brilliant assemblages, SO
productive of the, most delightful
hours, when out-of-town friends are
introduced to Birmingham, inti-
mates. and when little lotteries of
men and women gather for happy,
gossipy occasions together.
These luncheons and dinners al
ways remind me Of the old-time
saying: BE receptive to your din
Iner companion. iyost often he or
she may be just the person you
have longed to meet, and whom fate
has set beside you. At the least,
your dinner partner is person you
have been given rare opportunity
! to know. If you develop small
condolences and species OF un-
Outstanding in the two hours or
more you sit together, is it any
wonder? You are viewing life to-
gether; experiencing its thrills side
by side. Some of the most famous
lifelong friendships. have begun be-
tween strangers just in this fash
ion.- Is it any wonder, then, that
the custom Of dining in gatherings
is continued through the years"
Miss Beard said yesterday that
while she will not give up her pres
ent business nor location, she will
spend great deal of her time at
the Southern club grill.
1t is to be made sweet with love-
Hest bright flowers. and while it
will be hard to make the room look
actually coy, with its broad spaces
and high walls, Miss Beard said she
hoped in time to achieve just this
effect: That everybody would
rather dine at this, his or her own
club, than any other spot in town.
She wished tosmake It popular.
The Program
This is the scheduled program:
There will be. a regular table
d'hote dinner at night, and in addi-
ton a supper including such hun
ger-tantalizing things as boiled
ham, cream gravy, grits, hot rolls,
tea. coffee or milk--the whole to be
wound UP with waffles and maple
syrup Of course, one will always
be able to order salads and sand
wiches and other things la carte.
There will be all new servants,
and as for the music-well, entire
details can't be worked out in a
minute! You must wait for that !!
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FOX RIVER

Sigird and Edith Carlson of Wauke-
gan, ILL.,, were entertained at the
Harry VanDerZee home the past
week. ~
Oscar Yanke and wife entertained
company of Chicago the past week. ba
Ed Lois and family John and Lizzie
Elverman, Charles and Caroline Fer
nald and Agnes Koehler were Burling-
ton visitors last Wednesday evening
Hannah Neuman of Delexan> and Ell
la Neuman of Racine visited at the
parental home last Saturday.
Mrs. Margaret Rasch, Tillie Rasch
and Mrs. Julia Kline of Kenosha Wis
tied at the G. ]. Kuehler home last
Tuesday afternoon.
Herman Hoffman and wife were Sun
day guests of Chas. Kaddatz, and wife
at SHADES Corners.
Howard Reed apd family of Keno
sha visited at the Ralph Fernald home
on Sunday.
Mrs. Chas. Miller and son Bert mo.
tored to Kenosha on Monday evening
c. j. Koehler and family visited
Aug. Rasch at Twin Lakes last Sunday
Mrs. Fannie VanDerZee, John, Mary
and Hattie VanDerZee visited at the
Pieve VanDerZee home in Randall or
Sunday
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faw weak.s visit with relatives.

few weeks visit with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Housley and
children Of Kenosha, spent Sunday
with Mrs. Housley's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. H. B. Gardner.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Schurin motored
to Aurora, III. st. Charles and Syca-
more, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. j. R. Sibley and
daughter, Marjorie returned to Chi
cage on Sunday after spending two
weeks at Delavan Lake.
George Creighton was home from
Waukegan for the weekend.
Mrs. Alex Bowie. who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. L. B. Johon-
mott, left Wednesday for her home IN
Wheatland, Wyoming. Mrs. Johonnott
accompanied her as far as Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Antcliff and
children of Lake Geneva, were Sunday
visitors in the Frank Bundy home.
Miss Grace Fellows has been visit
ing relatives in Chicago for few
days.
Misses Floy and Adria Moon and
Mrs. Arthur Kimball spent Tuesday
in Milwaukee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Nightingale OF
Wheaton, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. L. B. Johonnott.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-08-23

same scattered commission house business
on both sides of the market but trade was
light and prices soon became steady. Open
ing prices which ranged from unchanged
figures to 3-S higher, with December l.O4 5-S
to /. 04 3-4 and May Ito is t. lilo la were
followed by q little further rise and then a
decline to a trife below below yesterday 5
finish
Realizing sales gave the September corn
delivery a weak start opening l-e to NJ
lower, with demand light while December
and May were unchanged to 5-S up with
December IS SIS to 65 "a.
Oats started IA to IL higher with De
cember 80 rs and held close to the open
ing figures.
Provisions were a shade easier.
Closing Prices,
Wheat No. red l.o1 1-2M1so2 ga; Ne.
hard 1.02 IL a, LOS.
Corn No. 2 mixed SO $4,000 No. yell
Oats No. white lOa42 IL; No. white
80 1-41239 1-2.
y Rye No. SIS IL.
Barley 59@66.
Timothy seed 5.75@6.50.
Glover seed 15.00017 90.
Pork, nominal.
Lard, 11.05.
RIBS s.o0@9.00.