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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-13
Hundreds Anticipate
This Great BANQUET

The night of May 1s-at s
o'clock-if you're out looking for
sadness ard some place to go off
and eat husks by yourself and be
blue and withered and lonesome,
stay away from the Young Mems
Christian Association auditorium.
For there won't be anything
around that spot that evening even
family resembling aught but hap
piness and gayety, joy, pleasure and
celebration.
Mirth will radiate from the din
ing room like pink and purple
auras around gladstone individuals.
For there will be put on that
night the sixth annual banquet of
all the members Of the Baptist
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it has brought a need of praise and
thoughtfulness for mothers which
cannot help but result in better
young folk-and better mothers,
too-if that could be!
1t has turned the spotlight upon
this so sweet and wonderful a re-
lationship in such a way it makes
even bitty children realize she's a
mighty fine Institutions mother.
The mails are filled with post
cards and letters to mothers here
and afar-the. floral shops will be
dispatching flowers all day-and
the telegraph wires are heavily la.
den with their precious words o.
love and tender greeting and scnti-
ment from sons and daughters who
live in many cities of this busy
hustling America.
And the smile on a mothers face
pays for it all in threefold measure
She knows she is beloved-but
it's nice to hear folks tell her SO
even if only once a year!
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folding of miracle, 1t takes tbs
breath away.
o, is it not pleasant to walk the
little paths and the fearsome trails
with God? Every little day?
o, l know that it is! l KNOW!
The banquet will be presided
over by Carl McCool, who will serve
as POSTMASTER, and who also will
deliver the welcome address to
those workers from the myriad
churches of the city.
A prayer will open the meeting.
with every head reverently bowed
and Rev. Emmett Williams will ask
that the sunshine and rains of sue
cess will fall this season into these
fields where the hearers are at
work.
Frank Willis Barnett will speak,
as we'll as O. L. Andrews, George
Huddleston, Luther Patrick and
Mrs. Annie Belle Koogle.
Mrs. Koogle's address will fea-
ture: christianity, the light of the
world uniting all nations in the
pleasant bonds of Christ"
The Howard college quartette
will sing, and such pretty numbers
will feature this whole musical pro-
gram, with Mr.. and Mrs. Schofield
and Mrs. Claud Leymance as solo
lists.
Miss Miriam Thornton is to play
piano selection, followed by {
violin number by Carl McCool.
The evening, interspersed with
the happy lights and shadows Of
comradeship hours together, viii
close with the choosing of an hon
ored sponsor by several lovely girls
who themselves are sponsors to the
banquet from their various dis
tricts.
The gathering each year is one
of the city's anticipated features,
and interests hundreds of home
folks.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-13
Unusual Figure Here
to Make This Home

A very unusual young person has
arrived in the Magic Town.
She is Miss Nita Harper, if you
please, who has the distinction of
having entertained John D. Rookie
Teller, Senior, so fast and furiously
with her music that the old boy
laughed right out loud and didn'!
try to make it sound mellow.
She was down at Orlando, Fla.
where the millionaire has a summer
home, and where she was battering
away on a ukelele to assist the Flor
ida townsfolk in public carnival
so that they could make lot of
money to buy books for the public
library.
John D., in a picture which was
snapped by some news service, with
Mia standing by his side, clearly
illustrates that the young lady's
luke" has the power to whisk worry
away from the mind of a man who
has so much money he doesn't have
to fret as to whether the ice-man
will get his pay next week or not.
Now, here comes the exciting
part of the story. Miss Harper, ar
rived in town with her music box
which is all carved with the names
of many dozens of well-wishing per-
sons, has chosen this as her future
home; and just by way of doing Z
little good right off the reel, she
appeared at the AXIS Club benefit
card party Thursday afternoon
and has also appeared at the South
ern club.
For the present, she has adopted
Mrs. Blanchard, Axis clubhouse
manager, as her chaperone-and
says she already loves the town and
that it stacks up with all the fine
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accounts she has had of it from
strangers.
Nita is tall, willowy, and
good-looking and says she's hoping
to make good in a big way some OF
these days. And since she's practic-
ing like mad and studying hard
nobody can deny she hasn't got hold
of the right combination key to the
door of success.
Birmingham as good place to
get famous in as any. Ask Dc
tavus Roy Cohenl
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Open Meeting for
Brand New Club

Now will you sit up and take
notice..
Here, six weeks ago, it was an
nounced that an Ensley Business
and Professional Women's club
was to be started. and, at that
time, Just mere handful of women
were behind it.
Now there are ALREADY SO mem.
bers-and soon the organization
hopes to have rs or 100!
Again, the club announces today
an open meeting to pc held the
night of May 81, with everybody
welcome who is interested.
Next!
Very rapidly plans have been
made and the club has acquired
free headquarters.
Clubrooms have been donated or
Nineteenth street and Avenue ID
by Erskine Ramsay and George Nc
Cormack, through M. H. Mellow
ell.
These rooms have Been redeco-
rated, and one of these days before
long it is hoped to acquire lunch
room.
The splendid new president Of
the organization is Mrs. Floelle
Bonner, with the following other
business women as officers:
Mrs. G. G. Randle, first vice
president; Mrs. Philip Lewis, second
vice president; Miss Ruth Davis
recording secretary; Miss Frances
Youngblood, corresponding secre-
tary; Mrs. D. R. Hay, treasurer
and Miss Margaret Davis, publicity
chairman.
The merchants of Ensley have
been wondrously generous-and
continue to be so-as they are giving
all furnishings to the club home.
Special classes also, it is ex-
! pected, will be formed soon FOL
members.
At the open meeting, it is hoped
that Miss tia Stocks, state pres
ident, will be here to make merry
with the club members and theri
guests.
These are disappointed commit
tees: Music: Mrs. F. @. Leslie
chairman; Mrs. G.. D. Brigham.
Miss Nettie Hall, Miss Sallie Par
due Mrs. Jessie Rowland Miss May
McCauley. Social: Miss Edna Myer,
Miss Margaret Davis, Miss Judith
Grace, Miss Layne Smith, Miss Vera
Story, Miss Roberta Hall. Re-
freshments: Miss Jessie Ingram,
chairman; Mrs. J. A. Smith, Mrs.
B. J. Brown, Mrs. ]. G. Barefield,
Mrs. Snapp. Decorations: Mrs.
Fletcher Ellis, Mrs. Edith Edwards,
Mrs. May Beddow, Mrs. Gertrude
Mallock, Mrs. Yeager. Furnishings
Mrs. Philip Lewis, Mrs. ]. H. Clay
ton, Mrs. w. H. Smith, Miss Bobbie
York, Mrs. M. Cotton and Miss Lii
lie Spence.
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INDIAN Picture is
HUNG at WoodlaWn
Bit by bit-and thanks be, we're

Bit by bit-and thanks be, we're
most there!
Can you guess what I mean!
The happiest thing!
The children and the grown
folks and the boys and the girls
who have been working like mad
to raise the $4,000 to purchase for
the city the Indian picture"
first publicly owned painting from
the hands of a world-famed artist
are now seeing the moon of their
delight rising.
For, scott on-all those who said
It couldn't be done and therefore
didn't help-the money to buy the
picture has all been raised, with
the exception Of $500!
And those who contributed will
have their good deeds inscribed in
letters of gold in the hearts of
many thousands of Birmingham
school children. For the picture
will mean inspiration for the city's
little folks as long as the fibres of
the canvas hold together.
For, one time, Nicholas r.
Brewer was just a boy who dreamed
dreams Of painting pictures when
he grew up, too!
And fitting it Is for us also to
remember the race that preceded
us-for the picture is that Of a
lone Indian standing on a noun
tain top-because there were quail
tiles in its people which were so
fine for a younger generation tc
adopt, among them those Of dis
Greet silence, faithfulness to friend
ship and an attitude not to chop
down everything in sight that God
made.
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Young Peoples Union in the dis.
trict.
Forty churches will be repre-
sented.
Pretty flowers, wholesome eats
lots of laughter and plenty of toas.s
and speeches will start the. Unior
work for another year, and make
every person attending resolve tc
go home and start whole union
by himself where no union exists
Almost that much enthusiasm.
You ought to be ashamed if you
don't have that spirit, anyway!
And TOO
The whole evening also will be
marked with beautiful and fitting
attitude of great reverence.
All around the long, enormously
white and beflowered tables, at.
tractive and youthful girls and
women will sit, clad in early sum-
mer's vari-hued costumes of white
green, blue, yellow, and men II
somberer shades of grays and
blacks and navy blues.
And into their hearts-and into
those of visitors who have been bid
den-a group of wholesome speak
ers will tuck away thoughts of God
and good deeds.
And rejoicing will be general
that, the past year, lots of folks
have found what joy it is to go and
kneel like little child and say.
"God, l am tired and l know not
how to solve this problem. Teach
me-and show me; and then if
haven't got sense and understand.
ing enough to do it well and right.
eously, and like you would wish /.
done, make me do it anyway, rol
His sake. Amen"
And they have found that 1T will
hear-that he is like father. And
that He does answer, and that the
answer often comes so swiftly and
so soon-and so much like the I'M
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Mothers Day, and
Everybody Loves Ii
Mothers day today,

Mothers day today!
Say your little thanks to her-be
gay with her if you can-and wea.
the little flower that is as white as
her heart, clean as her motives to-
ward you, and pure as the snow
that covers the ugly earth like she
would shield all ugliness of yours
from a world too critical.
Mothers Day is one of the finest
institutions Of recent years-ano
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Fine Thing Id is to
Give Good Thoughts


There is something always 50
pretty in the thought how these
our American red races of men
slipped through the shadows of Co.
lumbia's trees, not abiding with
their little campfires at any place
very long-but picked up their
tents and moved on, leaving the
earth they trod ready to spring
again to life with flowers ana
grasses and trees.
They sort of borrowed the earth,
as it were, and loved it like 3
comfortable friend-then crept
back into it to rest, taking only lit
tie things to play with when they
had walked up again.
They didn't try to fasten it for
a million years or so, and then
grieve because nobody had ever m
vented anything powerful enough
to get them up to Mars and stake
off claim before the other fellow
arrived, needing something as badly
as they did, too.
How the little gods must laugh, or
be wonderstruck, to see some Of us
busy as thunder fretting and stew
ing and Tuning and raving-all to
the aim of getting pretty dresses,
parlor furniture, bootlegger's
whiskey or a hound dog better'n
The neighbours next door.
It's past us, Mabel.
We've always got thought in
the back of our minds about that
moving finger that just writes and
writes and keeps on writing like a
newspaper man.
We'd sort Of hate to have some
invisible publication somewhere
print things about us every day or
so, like
"Mary Jones, housewife, Earth.
skinned a washerwoman out Of 20
pennies yesterday. She is buying
a diamond ring for her little finger
while the washerwoman's children
go hungry. She has a Bible and
knows better. Ten black marks for
His eye to see."
Or
"Mary Sharp, quick to Judge
and warned by her Bible not to
also careless and sarcastic, wrecked
the life of a mortal when, two
springtimes past, she trampled upon
and laughed to scorn the mortal's
finest impulses and ideals God had
planted there. The mortal was
weak and has become a wicked hu
man being. The decree of our
Judge is
Well, just figure that thing out
for yourself.
And whether you believe III Z
hell-or just some place where you
are mentally leased and worried
along-either will furnish plenty
of mind pictures to you Of some
thing that won't exactly seem bliss
or resemble very much the pic
lures we learned about at our
mothers knee of that perpetual
glorious daylight which shines upon
those fairy streets where earth,
patient and loving and upright
children are.
Personally, we've always be.
lieved in a regular hell because the
Bible says SO in such exact words
and describes details. And we're
sort of skittish and ticklish about it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-13
Great Interest i'm
State Parks Here

One of the city's busy workers
and fine, wholesome women has
been distinctly honored in the past
few days.
Mrs. John D. Head.
She was appointed by L. T.
Quinn, this states fine commission
err of the department of conser-
walton, to attend the National con-
ference on State Parks held at
Turkey Run State park, Ind.
Mrs. Head was unable to accept
the Appointment on account of hav-
ing previously arranged to go to
Atlanta to the general Federation
biennial; but she was earnestly
urged to be at the park gathering
by no less a parsonage than John
Barton Payne, chairman of the Ma
tional State Park conference.
In a special letter to her, Mr
Payne set forth what a great inter-
est has been aroused all over the
country to the Importance of state
parks. He declared that country
wide development of such parks IL
so important it cannot be overesti-
mated.
Mrs. Head explained that the
very spot upon which the confer
ence was held had been rescued
from the hands Of a timber con-
Germ which had planned to destroy
the trees. That the park was
needed as a playground and health
spot is shown by the fact that over
10000 persons visited it and found
pleasure therein last season.
The Indiana park has lately been
beautified by the sum Of $1,000
Mrs. Head was chosen for the
big out-of-state appointment be-
cause of her untiring work to give
something distinctive to her own
state of Alabama in the form Of
park near Brompton, at Carr's Gap,
consisting of 80 acres.
A thoughtful and praiseworthy
act
On this ground, which lies along
the Bankhead highway, there is the
grave of former Alabama In
dian chief, while the history of the
place reads like a romance.
Mrs. Head pledged this ground to
the Ban1head Identification Com
mittee, and the Brompton women,
with the donor as leader, plan to
erect some sort of memorial there
to the Indian occupation. The land
lies in the heart of the Creek coun-
try and Natchez tribes.
The park is only "a miles out Of
Birmingham and is near the sum.
mer home of the Heads. Beautiful
flowers are to be planted therein.
At the time of the pledging OF
the ground, it was set forth how
travellers, passing along the Bank
head highway of trees and birdsong,
would find q little mecca of salts
flying woodland and food for specu-
lation and bordering upon the lives
of the red races which have plunged
on before us into the shadows Of
where?
Mr.. Payne struck this big note in
his communication to Mrs. Head;
eve so much need and want the
cooperation Of all persons who are
interested in conservation in you,
home state Of Alabama"
And do You realize that means
you, and all of US, too?
o.. H. M
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Round the World
Party Biz ScceSS

j GIL AOAN sVSSSNO
After this if you hear women
Dragging about what wonderful
weather they're having in Hol-
land
Or that, above all countries they
prefer to linger along the shores Of
Japan
Or that life in Spain is just too
wonderful for adequate descrip-
ton
Realize that you're talking to
folks who know.
For they're bound to be members
! of the Axis club who took that
2-hour trip around the world this
week at Mrs. Frank J. Whites and
are therefore spoiled for this Ala
bama atmosphere where your teeth
| chatter one hour and in the next
YOU are hiring someone to fan ycu
for So a week while you sit in the
shade of juniper tree.
There must hove been more than
200 women present at the big party
and | didn't know there were SO
many good-looking women in Biz
mingham!
They thronged the White home
in such threateningly large num-
bers | thought for awhile there'd be
enough money collected during the
afternoon to build the whole audi.
forum and that none of the other
members of the clug would need tx
put on any further benefit.
For that's the plan, you know
By some way or means, eaci
Axian is supposed to hand in lei
$40 and new member besides.
AS l haven't got my new member
yet, / wish somebody would apply
to me so l won't have to go around
asking every human in sight.
But l wouldn't propose ycu'
nome for anything-no matter how
you beggcd-if you didn't vow tt
work like a slave and to help nal
the planks on the auditorium il
necessary. What l want is regu-
lar worker! Don't rush the dool
there!
Lovely Mrs. Carson Adams
who, by the way, has had the mis-
fortune to be crippled by pain
full fall lately-was the first loya
Axian l saw among the callers OF
the afternoon. And l couldn't helr
but muse:
"If that's the sort of interest oul
women of this city keep on having
toward building their auditorium
that they'll come even when they
aren't actually physically able
that buildings as good as up now
Some contractors got a job"
Several benefits are anticipated
within the next few weeks, to take
the form of card parties, buffet
suppers, dances and teas.
The American table at Mrs
Whites, where Mrs. Angus Tay
lor, retiring president, and Mrs
Erie Pettus, incoming president
held sway over the coffee cups, was
the center of great fun all after
noon as the callers filed by in long
lines and had themselves helped al
each of seven tables to some de
lectable Wand.
Course everybody had to get If
word with the presidents, and
took coffee from both, hoping thai
would give me a double portion OF
Axian pep with which | could de-
more than my share toward help
ing build the new auditorium.
The house was much more attrac
tive than | had anticipated-th
ing to have the usual steamer &C
Communications, and not a land 0.
actual beauty through which t,
travel, where one saw blossomins
snowballs one minute and tropica
plants the next.
1t was long past three o'clocl
when the final guests departed
They were having too good time
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who Wouldn't RESIGN
to Get Such SobIctS?

They had lots of fun this past
Thursday-the newly elected beard
of the Music Study club which cele-
brated its first meeting around :;
luncheon table at the TutwiIer no.
tel
The grand up-stage event of the
occasion was the presentation to
Mr.. B. B. Burton of two silver COB
lets by Mrs. Houston Davis. who
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Imported Ratines
and Eponges

$2.49 imported filet
ratine, 40 inches wide
the seasons newest fab
ric. In a dozen new col
ors. $1.9S.
S2.25 imported heather
eponge, 40 inches wide,
in attractive two-tone
color effects, with striped
eponges to match. Spe-
cially priced at s1.79 yd.
S1.49 imported novelty
ratine in stripes, checks
and novelty weaves, 40
inches wide. Reduced to
$1.19 a yard.
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Handbags

$3.50 Handbags of
Moire Silk, in black, grey
and sand. These are
made in the new pouch
shapes so popular this
spring. For this event,
each 1929.
Women's $500 fine
leather Hand Bags, in the
new pouch shape and
made Of beaver or velvet
calf, in sand and light
grey. 1895.
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Art JeweIry
At II Price

Novelty Jewelry, con-
sisting of earrings, in
pendant and shower eff
fects, in all the new col
ors. Also bar pins, neck
laces, bracelets and other
novelty jewelry.
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Shrunk Linen SI.O9

A beautiful imported
Irish linen, SO inches
wide, and shrunk. Near
~ two dozen shades m
absolutely fast colors.
Very specially priced, at
this figure. S1.09.
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Printed Crepes,;
SI.49 Yard

$1.75 novelty prints In
the most effective Of
Egyptian designs on q
very soft box-loom cot
ton crepe. SO inches
wide.
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Ginghams!

Imported tissue ging-
ham, 80 inches wide. in
all the newest spring coli
ors. In pretty checks.
Extra Special" Acc I'd.
Zephyr ginghams, SO
inches wide in checks,
plaids, stripes and solid
colors. This is indeed an
"extra special" the yard
zoe.
Dress ginghams IN
checks, and plaids, go
inches wide. A splendid
value at this price. 15c
yard.
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Silk Cloves
SI.75

Women's 16-button silk
Gloves, with embroidered
backs, in colors of silver,
mode, black and white.
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Emb. Dot VoiIes
69c Yard
4O-in. Printed Voiles
sec 49c soc

Soft fabrics, with q
delightfully."- crisp finish.
Enchanting patterns, fig
ures, sprigs of blossoms
and weird designs. On
light and dark grounds.
All colors.
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1925 Hosiery,
$3.50

Pure Thread Silk Hose,
with Isle tops, are full
fashioned. In all colors.
Colored Print Handker-
chiefs of an excellent
quality with colored bor-
ders and all-over colored
print patterns. 15c.
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Household Linens

Household Linens
S1x90 PEPPERELL HEMMED SHEETS,
of a good, heavy quality. Full bleached.
No seams. Very specially priced Ct 20
at 49,
42x36 HEMMED PILLOW CASES, made
from good quality muslin, and evenly hem
med med An extra special value Csc
1915x3s TURKISH BATH TOWELS, with
fast color red or blue stripes. Woven from
good strong yarn. Very specially 90
priced, each Observation-Disclosures. .AON
10 Yds. Bleached Touching, 81
17-inch red selveged bleached toweling.
This is an extra special"
58-inch full bleached MERCERIZED
TABLE DAMASK in number of floral de-
signs. A good heavy quality, spe- co.
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White Ratine;
49c Yard

A good SOC value IN
this ratine, SO inches
wide, offered at Acc.
Splendid weight for sum.
mer.
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NOTIONS!


15c White Shoe Cleaner Zoe
10c Card De Longs hook
and eyes, black and
white. all sizes. 8
for .............. ZIG
Toe Cushion Collar
band. 8 for. ..... zoe
&c Brass Dress Pins,
3 for ............t 0c
SOC kleinerts Waists andp
Supporters ....... .47c
10c Card Wire Hair
Waveing Pins. -. Sc
soc Kleinerts Dress
Shields .S5c
o5c Colorite Hat Dye. .f9c
SOC Sanitary Aprons. SOC
Toe Rubberized House
Aprons in colors. .59c
15c Double Mesh Hair
nets. 3 for. 900
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Ribbons

Wide Moire Silk Rib
bon is very popular this
season for millinery, hair
bows and sashes. Black,
white and all colors are
here. Regularly Soc, at
45c per yard.
65c Brocaded Hair Bow
Ribbons, come in pink,
blue and white. Acc per
yard.
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SOC Veilings,
39c Yard

VEILINGS in new
spring patterns of mesh
with all-over chenille
dots, in several color COM
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Children s Parasols
CSC
Children's S1.35 fancy
parasols in two sizes. In
solid colors, floral and
check patterns.