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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-08
F0rrller Birmingham
Girl a Visitor

Springtime has brought to Ala
bama one Of it's sweetest old-time
residents-a former Birmingham
girl.
1t is Mrs. G.. M. Lauritzen, and,
with her little son and her husband,
she is now visiting North Alabama
friends. She will shortly come to
Birmingham to be the guest Of her
sister, Mrs. A. R. Price, in Ensley.
She has the most delightful and en-
gaging personality you'd find in a
lengthy journey.
She has been the sought-after
guest and honoree Of many parties
since her arrival, and is accom-
panied by most popular Chicago
girl, Miss Ora Weber, whose father
possesses probably the finest collec-
ton of Chinese art in the entire
United States.
Mrs. Lauritzen's little son is six
years old, and he is, by name,
Laurie. Mr.. Lauritzen is prominent
in the manufacturing world and Is
a man of charm and splendid intel
lect.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-08
Florida Now is
Orange BLOSSOM Land

Just back from Florida, Mrs.
Frank Lathrop has to tell of miles
and miles of orange trees in bloom
more blossoms than ever before
have been known to open their eyes
in that land of sunshine.
Their outflung perfume is intoxi-
eating.
Mr.. and Mrs. Latnrop, with Sem
ator w. II. Hatten of New London,
Wis, have been gone some months.
during which time, they have mo-
tored along the west coast of the
state, touching Tampa, Orlando, Or
nand and Palm Beaches-and other
points of varied location.
At Orlando, the party visited Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Hopkins, latterly
of Birmingham. Mr.. Hopkins for
merly was vice president of the
First National bank here.
In Orlando, it was delight, Mrs.
Lathrop said, to view the orange
and grapefruit groves--and amaz-
ing the miles and miles of acreage
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-08

own city's youth ~~tists, | called
her by phone, asking if | might
bring to see her little boy who is
wizard with his pencil.
| wished him to see Mrs. Luke's
work, which I knew would be an
inspiration to his efforts
hoping further that Mrs. Luke
might be able to outline to him how
poor boy may obtain an artistic
education.
Mrs. Luke would be overjoyed,
she said, to render the child any
assistance within her power-told
me not to wait to bring him-but
to come as soon as | wished, and
as soon as the boy could make ar
engagements for the trip.
Furthermore, she added that if
knew anyone else, at any time, I
felt she might possibly be of service
to, ! had only to let her know. Mrs.
Luke never considered it trouble to
help others.
The artists canvases have for
long time brought several hundred
dollars each, and her recent portrait
of Mrs. Richard Johnston drew
wide praise.
1t was feather in the cap of the
South when Mrs. Luke, instead Of
returning to New York, decided to
make Birmingham her home and to
build here.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-08
A Modern Poeml
That will Live

Some of us have loved-or do
loye-very tenderly.
Such love is the glee-song that
enliyens the payday ana drab gro
cery-buying program of our lives;
makes us interested in living a lit
tie longer; gives us that fervent lay
ing hold of heaven where there can
be no loss-nor disappointment
that make us cry-and where the
turbulent lashings within the heart,
which give us such actual pain, shall
be soothed and hushed at last-and
we SHALL NOT-we cannot
EVER again-be BEREFT.
l have been asked today to print
the following poem mat expresses a
most human cry.
Few of US there are, | ween, who
have not at some time, faced such
climatic thought.
Thus I am sure the stanzas will
find their way into at least one or
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-08
Dir. Clark'S Lectures
Much Worth while

There really is not clubwoman
Or indeed anyone-in Birming-
ham who should fail to hear the
lectures of DR.. S. H. Clark, who
is here for the Axis Club this week.
DR.. Clark is famed nationally for
his brilliant ability as a reader, and
the subjects he has chosen are ones
that the whole world is familia,
with and recognizes as great.
His lectures are being given at
the Jefferson, his subjects for to-
morrow night, Tuesday and
Wednesday nights being these
"The Book of job" 1.-THE Tale of
Two Cities" and Lies Miserables. ="
Special arrangements have been
made by the Axians that Howard
and Birmingham Southern students
can take advantage of the offer
ings.
Anyone may go.
DR.. Clark is head of the depart
ment of dramatics at the Univer-
sity of Chicago, and Mrs. Angus
Taylor, trying to give her impress
sion of the speaker this weekend,
outlined:
"He has most thrilling voice
one that carries with remarkable
power, and which falls into exqui-
site cadences with the varying hui
man emotions expressed by the
lines he is interpreting. l am ac-
tually entranced when DR.. Clark
reads, and / believe I am voicing
the sentiment of most any of his
hearers when | say that when he
pauses, or is finished, you only
desire him to go on
The big Axis Club reception
Tuesday afternoon is giving the
public the chance to strike hands
with the famous man and his wife,
who has accompanied him here. It
is to be held at 3 o'clock in the club
rooms on Eighth avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-08

the trees covered in their dark
green groups.
At Smyrna, they saw the groves
belonging to an uncle-Mr. Legare
Conner. of Eufaula. Ala.
These groves are on the Indian
river, and, from them, Mr.. Conner
ships oranges de luxe-each enc
being packed with twig and a
leaf. These are sold only to exclu-
sive hotels of New York, which
take the entire output. The oranges
are thin-skinned and exceedingly
sweet.
cat Ormond Beach," related Mrs.
Lathrop, I'VE ran into Mrs. Paul
Earle and her daughter, Kate, at
one of the big hotels. Usually we
see so many Birmingham people in
Florida during the winter; but this
year there were not SO many down.
/ think probably this is because the
season in Birmingham has been SC
mild.
1--WE didn't stop at all in Palm
Beach-but stayed awhile in
Mainland afterwards motored up
the east Florida coast, stopping at
the commodious and pleasant Flag
Ter hotels. Every day we found
glorious drives to follow, and thor
oughly satisfying inns at night"
Mr.. and Mrs. Lathrop have mo-
tored through every state in the
union with the exception of Texas
and New Mexico.
and" laughed Mrs. Lathrop as
she commented upon the fact, its
a joke with us now that it's not pos
sible for them to escape us, either"
Mrs. Lathrop is now in Alexander
City. where she is spending few
days as the guest of her brother,
Fletcher Conner, interested in cot
ton mills there.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-08
City MournS Artist
Come ON Ahead

The passing of Mrs. John Luke
was sad blow to Birmingham art
circles and to a myriad of friends.
What genuinely delightful
woman has gone-and how much
she will be missed.
Those who attended the art ex-
hibit at the public school admins
tration building during the last
year and saw that remarkable can
vas of a little boy painted by her
will never be able to forget how
sincere was her brush.
The child, clad in little black
and-blue velvet suit, breathed for
you. There seemed actual life in
the parted lips, the bright eyes.
Mrs. Luke's never-flagging zeal
in her work could we'll be an ex-
ample to all of US.
In her big studio in her new
Cliff Road home, as well as in the
one she vacated shortly before she
removed there, she could be found
practically all hours. And her
sincere interest in the advancement
of art was well known, as was her
ardent desire that a real gallery
might be established in Birming-
ham.
Shortly before her death, to show
how great was her interest in her
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-08
Mrs. Randolph Hornle
From California

Out in California, the fields are
filled with yellow poppies now
the boulevards are lined with pep
per trees covered with their bright
red berries-and it's been a Won
derful winter.
So related Mrs. Richard Ran
dolph three days ago, and just back
from a six months stay there.
With her mother, Mrs. A. S.
Blodgett of st. Louis, and her three
children, Beverly, Carter and
Nancy, the latter 16 months old,
she occupied an apartment in Los
Angeles-and the baby, who was i'll
when the Randolps went there,
"bloomed like a rose" to the eli
mate, and is so we'll and wonder
fully "chattery" now.
She can say most any little
words you can mention!
In Los Angeles, the time was
more happily spent because Mrs.
Randolph's sister lives there-Mrs.
Karl Eaton, and long and fine were
the cross-country trips by automo-
bile, over roads smooth as glass and
costing millions of dollars.
There were such pretty purple
shrubs along the roads-and
heather.
Mrs. Randolph liked best of all
the Pacific ocean; and striking
picture remains with her of the ma
tons fleet at anchor there,
The mountains and the foothills
were alluring, and, from far dis
tances, the snow could be seen on
the warmest days of the winter,
upon the tops of the slopes.
Mrs. Randolph's sister had a cot
tage at Santa Monica, where the
beach was ideal. At last Christ
mas time, it was warm enough in
California to go bathing.
To welcome her back home, Mrs.
Alex Birch was hostess for Mrs.
Randolph one day the past week,
entertaining two or three tables az
bridge.
Extra guests dropped in later for
tea.
The Ronoree admitted Birming-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-08
Springti1ne Visitor
is 0Ildfinne Friend

Back again to make merry with
us in Birmingham comes a very de-
lightful young matron IN the per-
son of Mrs. George A. Gray, Jr.,
of Gastonia, N. C.
As a girl-Hallie Torrence-she
used to be here quite frequently as
the guest of Miss Mary Ratliff, who
now is Mrs. John B. Cox.
Mrs. Gray was in Mrs. Cox's
wedding in Birmingham some sea-
sons ago, and when the train brings
her it is always the signal in the
Magic City for numerous social af-
fairs. She has ever been greatly en-
tertained, and has appeared, within
the past-few days, at numerous for
NAL, and informal, parties with
Birminghamers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-08
Ex-Governor Host
at HOUSE Parties

Off and on throughout these
spring days, Ex-Governor B. B.
Conner, who is at his Florida camp
at Punta Gorda, has been having
there as his guests all his children
and his grandchildren-'in relays"
as one of the lucky members of the
family expressed it.
Right now with the ex-governor
are DR.. and Mrs. Frank Nabers,
who took with them Mrs. H. C.
Ryding's little daughter, Drummond
Fraser, and John Harris Buck, of
Port Dover, Can.
The various guests have been
having great times, with all the
wealth of camp life and outdoor
sports for their pleasuring.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-08

his honor was dinner dance at
which Mr.. and Mrs. Bluette Wallace
and Miss Helen Wallace entertained
for him at "Rentroc," summer home
of the Robert Cortners in Decatur
during the weekend.
Guests included not only Deca-
tur and Albany folk; but Mr.. Lind
say of Sheffield motored over, as
did Mr.. Shelby Fletcher of Hunts
vile. Mrs. C. M. Lauritzen of Chi
cago was there and Miss Ora
Weber, also of Chicago. Another
charming member of the group
was Miss Gus Murphey of Decatur.
In addition We're present Miss Mary
Gillen and Miss Berney Gillen of
Birmingham, Col. T. T. Ashford,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Cortner, Mr..
Council Elliott, Mr.. Spiller, Mr.. Nc
CURE and others.
When Mr.. Lang first went to
New York, he planned to become a
writer and illustrator, but, in his
own words, "the magazines and the
newspapers were dead set against
it. | began writing at rast, for the
Post-though I must say that that
journal didn't know anything at all
about the fact.
FINALLY, as Fate has a habit of
doing, she showed up suddenly
around the corner, and had me TAX
ing a character part with Belasco.
| had been there for some time when
a good friend of mine blew in with
the breeze one day, told me he had
landed a big motion picture con-
tract and wanted me to go with him
as director.
"And so, after thinking hard
awhile between the JOY OF being an
actor and the JOY of directing, ! de-
cided the more modest part was 20
my notion. And SO director am.
81 like it immensely"
Pearl White and numerous other
stars are under the Southern boys
jurisdiction.
He is all alive-has an enthu-
siastic, irresistible personality
and is even kind and gentle when
his friends and acquaintance tackle
him at a party to get them into the
pictures.
And we'll say that's going some!
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-08

two rose and lavender scrap-books.
The poem is said to be one of the
most delicately beautiful written in
modern times. l am sorry l do not
know the author so that | could tell
you who he or she might be:
/ KNOW.
| know my heart must break some
day
Because, as petals Of the rose
Must fall at last, your eyelids, too,
At last must close!
| know my heart must break some
day,
Seeking in vain in every place
Finding, in all the world again,
Never your face!
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-08
Southern Boy Now
Directs Pictures

Growing up to become a motion
picture director is no soft and
featherlight task.
1t requires a lot Of mental freez-
ing and starving before you arrive,
and when you get there, you have
to keep an every-minute alert
watch-out as to the kind of motion
pictures your clientele wants.
This is the usual experience of
those who make success, and
Walter Lang, Memphis and Ala
bama man, is no exception to the
rule.
Walter, who is taking a vacation,
and who has been spending IT IN
Decatur and Birmingham, has been
the veritable hit of the party at nu-
merous affairs the past week or
two.
He numbers his friends in Ala
bama and in the South almost past
ordinary counting.
A particularly pleasing affair in
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-08
Did Amy of You Hear
About Those TulipS2

Dominating the atmosphere-be-
sides rain is the rumor that the
Junior League girls have made their
quota of at least 5000 for charity
this season from their springtime
ball.
They deserve it.
For they have invested something
like $4,000 worth Of work and en-
ergy in the unselfish affair, and if
they hadn't come in under the wire
successfully, it would have been an
absolute shame.
At least Is persons who are
Charity ball fans each year, have
been vociferous in their expressions
that this Casters carnival dance
was by far the most unusual and
worth-seeing the League has ever
arranged.
And since fairy-land and gnome-
villages are always Fascinating to
dream about or to look upon, l am
sure they have not exaggerated.
I couldn't help but feel a pang
Of terrible heart-agitation when the
Age-Herald society editor rushed to
me, after laboring three hours
faithfully upon the account Of the
affair, and wept upon my shoulder:
"Look at thisv '-she displayed
the paper-"see how, through a
misprint, I am made to say that
tulips flowed eagerly out Of the
window boxes And I wrote
'glowed' as plainly as I could tap
the typewriter"
/ soothed her with the happy
thought that, since it was fairyland
out at the little clubhouse who
would be brave enough to say the
tulips did not flow? That would be
fine touch! Tulips flowing all
over the place, drifting around
through the atmosphere, winding
their merry way underneath chairs
and tables, and flowing up the
broad chimneys!
Who indeed could demand a more
poetic thing?
A few of the tulips flowing
through the bobbed hair Of youthful
guests, or along the lizards back,
or bubbling up suddenly out Of the
chicken a la king would be more
than entertaining! It would be alb
solutely engaging.
All we could say was: "Let the
tulips flow on-let them just keep
on ALLOWING. May they flow for
ever-b'ess I'll hearts"
Of course, we all know how the
feature playlet included all sorts of
creatures of the forest-and Bill
Brantley.
Bill was The poor sad Tumble
bug, and though he tumbled around
like everything to get the admira-
ton and to win the hand of the
heroine dragon-fly, he was hope
lessly turned down when a dazzling
flapper butterfly-who may or
may not have flowed in on one of
those tulips arrived and took him
in the modern snappy mile-a-min-
ute style.
But, tits said that
Bills heart lacked for no balm;
for anybody could tell you after the
rundown, that he was the Beau
Brummel and the Apollo of the ball,
A lot Of little bees-and club
of young girls, all in rose brocaded
uniform" determined that
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-08
Convention to Summon
Many Local Women

Up in Admission, the state conven-
ton of the Business and Profess
sional Women's club is to meet
Friday and Saturday, April 10 and
IA.
Groups of girls and women plan
to go to the festivities, and to the
daily schedule of busy affairs, from
Birmingham; while representative
from the various clubs over Ala
bama will be present.
Among those leaving from the
Magic City will be the following:
Mrs. Mary Andruss Mix, Miss
Martha Dickinson, Miss Mary Den
man, Miss Mary D. Ware, Miss
Grace Delany, DR.. Lola Taylor,
Mrs. L. l.. Jones, Miss Perna Rob
inson, Mrs. Bertha Caughlin, Mrs.
Helen Bartz, Miss Marie Green,
Miss Estelle Patton, Mrs. Pearl
Hawkins, Miss Marian Peace. Miss
Alberta Goar. Miss Marion Goar,
Miss Coral Wood, Miss Exa Aid
ridge Miss Helen Benners and Mrs.
Edith H. Fish.
Miss TIA Stocks, state president
will preside. and there will be
banquet Friday evening, at which
Miss Stella Akin of Savannah
lately guest in Birmingham, VIII
be the principal speaker. Miss
Akin is the national vice president,
The convention will Interest,"
nearly 1000 women of Alabama, 10
clubs being represented. Three
new clubs will be on hand to report
-Dothan, Troy and Huntsville;
while Jasper, Florence and the
"baby club at Ensley, will prob
ably be organized enough to have
representatives on the grounds.
Talladega is bidding strong for
the convention next year.
One of the important matters at
this session will be the election off
new state president.
Other things the convention will
stress are these:
That each club shall organize an
other new club during the year.
That subscriptions to the organi-
zation's publication, "The Indepen-
dent Woman" be made 100 per
cent, SO that the members can keep
in touch with what other organiza-
tons and the national association
are doing.
Each club will also be urged to
keep one girl in high school each
year, either by encouragement or
financial aid.
1t is possible that some Of the
Birmingham folk will motto,
through to Admission for the big
meet.
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ham looked awfully good after six
months away" and a pleasing sur
prise at the station when she ar
rived was a big new automobile,
gift of her husband.
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The Penn's Grove record., 1923-04-06
SALEM COUNTY AGRICULTURE

Salem County sums up its accom-
plishments for 1922 in the following
way: The vaccination of 1000 head
of cattle and 425 head of hogs: the
fulfllment Of a dairy project; the com
pletlon of 9 farm crop and 7 fruit
demonstrations and 8 pruning practi-
Gums; the completion of II vegetable,
4 poultry records and 3 culling dem.
o~nstrations.
In potato work alone, County Agent
Crissey figures that he has held 4
sulfur demonstrations, 2 source OF
seed and 6 spraying demonstrations
Thirty-three men have entered 38e
acres Of seed for certifcation. and {
men have entered So acres for ap,
proval. Two successful potato tours
were run, but, best Of all, the quality
of seed in the county has been raised
beyond any measure in dollars anC
cents.
We can no longer afford to gamble
with our seed potatoes, and at the
present time the best assurance we
have of securing vigorous seed is L
purchase stock that has been cert,
ied.-N. j. Agriculture.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-04-06
POLICE L

Easter Sunday was celebrated in a
joyful way by many of our towns
folks. Hundreds went to Churches
and enjoyed the musical festivities bv
two choirs and Sunday Schools.
Others enjoyed the band concerts in
the Broad Iheater. A few found
pleasure in drinking wine and becom-
ing d%isorderly persons.
1t would seem that if there is one
day apart from another when men
ought to refrain from drink and dis
sipation. that day is Easter Sunday.
There may be eXtenuating circum-
stances for a man to drink intoXicants
on the Fourth of July or perhaps on
some other holiday, but when there is
the anne disregard manifested on
Easter Sunday it shows a mighty
disregard for law and order and
greater disrespect for the Diety.
Five persons were arrested on Sun
day. George de Haven, white, and
Albert Forman, colored. We're arrested
by Marshal Harbeson at South Broad
and Walnut Streets. They were act
ing in a disorderly manner They
were fined $40 and cost by the Recor-
der on Monday.
Patrick McAvidy, who was the next
to feel the arm of the law when he
was picked up by Harbeson on Wal
nut Street acting in an indecent man
ner. He was fined S. and cost.
Theresa Johnson, colored was picked
up late on Sunday night at Walnut
Street and Cumberland Avenue by
Harbeson and Sullivan. The fire
patrol was used as a means of on
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-04-06
REDUCED RATES OF FARES NOW
IN EFFECT

Excursion. Phila.. week days......59 c
One way ....90c
Hxcursion. Philadelphia, Sundays...ee
Ono Way ..4Oc
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-04-06

Reputable organizations can charter
BOAT for evening trips. Apply H. Craw-
ford, Traffic Manager. 4th st. Wharf,
Wilmington. Del.