The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-25

, hearings recently held at Grove Park Inn, where the Senate reforestation committee was submitted evidence l showing the great need for immedi- ate steps to save the south's dwin- l ding forests. So impressed were I the senators with the facts as pre- sented, that the tentative appropri- alton of s$450,000 for this work in the Appalachian reserve will be doubled in all probability. Problems dis cussed at the hearing included fire protection, forest taxation, the ex- tent to which lumber interests should. co-operate with the govern ment in forestry work, replanting of cut over areas, and the part played by forests in fish and game protection. Col. Joseph Hyde Pratt, director of the North Carolina geo. logical survey, outlined the early history of forestry in America and related how Clifford Pinchot, now governor of Pennsylvania, managed the handling of the heavily forested estate of the late George W. Van l derbilt, a large part of which now comprises the Pisgah national for est. The senators attending the hearings included Senator McNary of Oregon, chairman of the committee; Senator Moses of lew Hampshire and Senator Fletcher of Florida. Senator Moses of New Hampshire unable to be present.
 A large number of resort visitors entertained friends at a dinner and keno party at the Bltmore Forest Country club recently. Among those reserving tables were MT. and Mrs. Julian Green, MT. and Mrs. Charles Leland, Miss Christine Memmenger, MT. and Mrs. A. J. Sutherland. Dr. Charles Jordan, Mir. and Mrs. Allen Mcdonald, MT. and Mrs. Arnold Van derhoof and MT. and Mrs. Richard Loughran.
 Mrs. Edith s. Vanderbilt has ac- cepted the vice presidency of Vest ern North Carolina, incorporated, an association composed of 21 counties of the state and recently organized to develop the Appalachian region as a mountain resort and manufac- turing center. Mrs. Vanderbilt is also president of the North Carolina Agricultural society and the State Fair association.
 Lieut.. and Mrs. Frank Hodsol of Manila, P. l., are house guests of MT. and Mrs. Harwood Spencer of Cleveland, at their home in Biltmore Forest.
 MT. and Mrs. H. B. Neville and Miss w. Neville left Hendersonville for thier home in Mobile after spend ing several months in western North Carolina.
 Miss Lee Ola shannon of Birming- ham is visiting friends at the Monte Vista hotel at Black Mountain. Col. D. Woolsey and Frank Ferguson have left Waynesville for Selma. Ala, where they will spend a fort night.
 H. B. Blackwelder left for his home in Birmingham on Tuesday, a4ter passing a, week with his sister, Mrs. M. Hough, in Asheville. II. E. Wells Of Montgomery and Albert M Anderson of Thomasbury, Ala, were Asheville visitors on Monday.
 M. W. Parks of Sylacauga, Ala. is visiting friends in the Land of the Sky.
 G. Wilbur Taylor arrived from An niston, Ala, on Tuesday and will re- main in Asheville fortnight with | friends. F. W. Green and George W. Crist of Montgomery are among late November sojourners in the Blue Ridge section!
 Birmingham visitors of the week in the Land of the Sky include Fred erick Dean, Edward s. Shell, Charles M. Woodfolk, Henry F. Kerber, W. G. Bagley, Guy B. Foster, Frank P. Hart and Albert M. Anderson. | The Battery Park hotel, closed since early September and partly demolished, burned to the ground early in the week after entertaining many notable visitors in the 37 years of it's existence. The hill, nearly l0O rect nigh, formerly occupied by the historic structure, is fast dis appearing before the steam shovels and new million dollar hotel will be erected on the site. The Battery Park hotel was erected in 1886 by Col. Frank Coxe, and in its long ca reer has entertained Presidents l Grover Cleveland, William Mckinley and Theodore Roosevelt. while the late Cardinal Gibbons spent a win ter there.
 A number of Alabama visitope Asheville attended the sifver tea l held Wednesday afternoon at Kenil worth Inn: The affair was arranged l for the benefit of the Newton Acad- emy playground.
 MT. and Mrs. Reuben Robertson 1 entertained at dinner at their home | on Haywood Road cn Tuesday in | honor of MT. and Mrs Peter Thomp- | Mrs. William Ernst at their Grove | Park home. |
 Robert Higgins. manager of the | championship Atlanta baseball club | of 1919, has been appointed man ager of the new Asheville club in the South Atlantic league.
 Q-What are these agencies for? A-They administer to the sick, the poor, the crippled. the blind, the aged | and tnftrm. They give comfort \M happiness to thousands of men. wom- en and children who are not as fortu- nate as you. These agencies do | Gods work, just like He would have it done. If we did not give then. money these agencies would have to l