The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27

| ness and Professional Womens clubs,
and who was the honor guest of the
occasion. She came down from
Gadsden and stood in the receiving
/ line to meet every soul who had been
good to these. her new eirls"-and
she told the Ensleyites that they had
done well in organizing in their town
such club that will mean so much
to the development of their young
wemanhood. and which will, as WE'LL
give many hours of great happiness
to the city in a social and recrea-
tional way. Ensley would find that
in all its movements for community
upbuilding, the Business and Profess
1 sional Womens club would be a
strong arm to lean upon.
A Great Assistant
1t could help in so many hundreds
of ways!
Then there was Wonderful DR.. Lola
Taylor, who, in Birmingham, led the
same Kind of organization to the
magnificent requirement of its own
club rooms and who made the organi-
zation one of the city's most sub
stantial things. She was given an
ovation by the Ensley members.
Mrs. John Mix. president of the
Birmingham club, congratulated the
new band of workers, while Mrs.
Floelle Y. Bonner. president of the
new OiS was presented Win
a magnificent bouquet of flowers
to show the members appreciation
of her tireless work in getting the
organization functioning.
Over and over during the evening,
how often the story was told that
every furniture man and every bust
ness concern Of the city had present
ed something to that new club house,
Also that all the day of the house
warming, f. r. Kelly, florist. hard
made trip after trip with loads of
flowers that the hall might radiate
brilliant color and cheerfulness. AS
a result, the rooms were lovely
o O O
Bouquet From Birmingham.
He and Mrs. Gertrude Malloch and
Mrs. Fletcher Ellis arranged all the
| flowers-and there were masses of
them-red ramblers. Dorothy Per-
kins, and hot house plants so lovely
and alluring to see. The Birming-
ham Business and Professional Wom-
ems club sent gorgeous bouquet of
roses and queer pink flowers which
occupied the place OF honor on the
big library table.
Mrs. Bonner. as president, also
spoke, as did Mrs. Philip Lewis, who
is-and has been--a regular wheel
horse for the organization. Her
thoughtful words and her hard work
put the furnishing of the club rooms
up to Ensleyites. and 1t was through
her that they gave. She personally
thanked all these in her short ad-
dress
Mr.. Mcdowell came in for lions
share of praise from everybody, and
then If he carried back to the club
donors all the good things he heard,
he is still very busy delivering moth
ing less than orations.
There was at the party an awfully
well liked and splendid outstanding
citizen in the person of r. S. Hick-
man, Ensley postmaster. There came,
as we'll, to offer congratulations.
J. A. Smith. president of the Ensley
Business Mems and Merchants asso-
and r. F. Ham. prominent merchant.
Prof. C. p. Bowman. principal of
Minor school. must needs, too. be
present to see this new enterprise
on foot.
Ensley owes so much to these wom-
en- who have struggled to put the
Womans Community club into OPP
Grafton.
The receiving limo was very long.
and throughout the evening punch
delightfully."- cool in appearance with
decorations of greenery. The girls
serving were: Miss Edna Meyer, Miss
Margaret Davis. Miss Lanye Smith.
Mrs. Emmett Phillips and Mrs. Frank
Leslie.
Music Good.
Music was a charming feature, fur
nished by the Ensley High band,
composed of Earle Underwood, saxo-
phone; Sophia Bonfield. piano; Henry
Mcdowell, cornet, and Simon Zivitz.
drums.
A clever feature of the night was
solo dancing by little Miss Lena
Routman of the South Highlands
school,
Coming in for many compliments
also was Miss Hester Pratt. artist
and art critic of the club, who was
responsible for all the interior deco
rations of the headquarters. So at
tractive was Mrs. Edith Edwards,
librarian of Ensley, who invited the
crowds to come over and delVe into
the wealth of books Ensiey has for
its reading public.
A regular delegation of girls and
young women from the Birmingham
club were present. among them Miss
Perna Robinson.
These were such charming folk to
meet: Mrs. George p. Randle. first
vice president of the club; Miss Ro-
berta Hall Miss, Mossie Hurst. Mrs.
II. B. Cleveland, Mr.. and Mrs. A. w.
Taylor. Mrs. d. r. Hay, Mrs. G.. D.
Brigham, Misses Ruth and Margaret
Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Dupuy, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Leslie Charles Hass-
Ter, Mrs. May London Beddow. Mrs. L.