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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
MISS SMITH AND MISS SHELBY AT MOBILE PARTY

The Bridge club, composed of some of Mobiles most attractive belles of one and two seasons past, resumed it's social activities on Friday, when it held it's first meeting Of this sea- son with Miss Corinne Leatherbury Besides the hostess those who com pose the club membership are: Misses Alice Harrison, Sadie Lyons, Julia Roe, Dorothy Gaillard, Alletta Turner, Sarah Burgett, Adele Bounda, Mary Lee Turner, Elizabeth Brooks. Mrs. Jerry Denton, Misses Mary Janet Smith, Zema Unruh, Mrs Crawford Slaton, Mrs. Tom Bartee and Mrs. J. E. Brown. The only ab- sent member was Mrs. J. E. Brown and Mrs. w. B. Paterson, Jr., sub- stituted for her.
 Two Birmingham visitors who were favored guests were Misses Yankee Sibley and Emily Smith, and Miss Smith claimed the victory in the bridge contest, and was awarded the trophy, a piece of lingerie, while Miss Aletta Turner cut the consola- ton, a colored linen handkerchief. A salad course was enjoyed at the con- clusion of the games. The club has chosen Tuesday as its meeting day, but on account3of other engagements they will meet this week on Friday with Miss Julia Roe at 3 p. m.-Mo- bile RegiSter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
RANDOM NOTES

Mrs Charles Wheekan Is in New York, where she went to attend the national meeting of the Humane so- ciety.
 Mir. and Mrs. Ross, c. Smith are in New York.
 Mrs. c. T. Randall has returned from Gadsden, where she attended the Diocesan convention.
 MT. and Mrs. P. A. Rossiter are spending some time in New Orleans. Mrs. Allison Bell has returned from stay of some time in California.
 After a visit to Miss Eugenia Woodward, Miss Elizabeth Hit has returned to her home in Washington, D. c.
 Miss Caroline Shields has returned from Columbus. Ga. She witnessed the Auburn University football game Saturday.
 Mrs. W. Wilcox is the guest of her sister. Mrs. c. c. Cobbs, in Mont gomery.
 Mrs. J. NJ Marsh left Thursday for a months visit with friends and relatives in Chicago and Spring
 
 Mir Borden Burr spent the week end in Atlanta, where he attended the football game.
 Mrs John D. Elliott of Montgom- cry. who has been the guest of Mrs. Forney Brandon, is spending a few days with Mrs. Hubert Scruggs.
 Mrs. Mary Lee Davis and Miss Caroline Davis, who have been the guests of Mrs. Paul Wright, have re- trned to their home in Athens. Ga. MT. and Mrs. T. NJ. Porterfield fef, Monday for Lexington, Va; where they went to attend the wedding of tlier son, Jack Berry Porterfield, who today weds Miss Laura Lee Bush.
 Mir and Mrs. Charles Lunsford from their wedding journey.
 MT. Charles McDavid has gone to Lexington, Va, where he will be an attendant at the wedding of Miss Bush an MT. Jack Berry Porterfield of this city.
 Mrs. Charles G. Davis Is leaving Wednesday for Los Angeles to spend Thanksgiving with her son, Charles who is attending school there.
 Mir. and Mrs. T. s. Hobert are guests at the Hotel bennington, Miami. Fla.
 The many friends of Mir. and Mrs. D. A. Parker of Sylacauga are glad to know that she is doing nicely, as she has been very sick at the Bir- mingham General hospital.
 
 Mrs. T. H. Benners is i'll at the St. Vincent hospital.
 Mrs. Ted Joy has been removed to her home in Forrest Park after be- ing i'll at the T. c. l. hospital for some time.i
 Mrs. George Bellsnyder is visiting her sister, Mrs. F. H. Watkins, in Dallas Texas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
MISSES LICHTY, OSMENT AND THORNTON AT HOME

Misses Mariana Lichti, Mary Lou ise Osment and Josephine Thornton were at home to the members of the E. s. A. High school Wednesday eve ming, entertaining jointly with a Halloween party at the home of Miss Lichty on Tuscaloosa avenue. The entire house was transformed into an enchanted garden. Huge pump kins and corn stalks were scattered about Black and yellow crepe pa- per streamers were festooned from the ceilings. Large baskets of chrys- anthemums were placed throughout the rooms. Tn the dining room Mrs. James Reilly dressed as ghost pre- aided over the punch bowl.
 Mesdames c. E. Osment, James Calmback, James Reilly and Charles Harris assisted the young hostesses In entertaining their guests. At a late hour delicious supper was Misses Sophie Walls. Ellen Donahue. Elsie Osment, Kate Flynn. Barbara Snider, Nellie McHale, Virginia Bell Wathem, Florado Fratoddi. Victoria Quintera, Mercedes Quintera, Mill dred Hart. Margaret Morrison, Flor ende Garland. Ersula Moultis, Miri- am Lynx, Helen Powers, Sarah Baird, Alberta O'Neal, Alaine Sullivan, Ele- anor Freeman. Katherine Redmond, Elizabeth Freeman, Mary Louise Os- ment, Josephine Thornton. Mariana Lichty and Messrs. James Powers, Dick Powers. Ned Reilly, Besnard Kelly. Robert Reilly. Tom. McGwin. T%iiy. Robei Freeman. Joseph Tranklln, AugHst Grill. Elmer Nor rison, TheodoreN Quintera, Mir. and Mrs. Calmback, MT. c. P. Lichty, Nrs. c. E. Osment, Mrs. James Reilly, Nra. Charles Harris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
NEW THIRTEEN CLUB
New York Organization Will "Ffil In" At Dinners Where 13 Is Taboo

Both friends and enemies of super~ stition will be interested in the pro
 posal to organizes a new Thirteen cluo.
 This time its purpose will not De to
 ridicule old jinx legends but to bring
 together eligible diners out, some Of whom will always be ready to rush
 to the rescue of any hostess who flnds
 herself in danger of having thirtten at table.
 The former Thirteen club. which
 hasn't been beard of for years, IS
 understood to have abdicated because of the death rate. It appears that, according to actuarial calculations,
 about one man in any group of thlr teen is likely to be dead at the end
 of 8 year-or it may be few de- cimals more of less--but some of the former Thirteeners who went into 1t
 for the publicity of the thing got so nervous over the clubs apparently high mortality that they became hypochondriacs and quit walking
 under 1add 2 to go to the clubs an- nual dinner.
 Members of the new Thirteen club,
 if it decides to adopt that name. will
 be necessarily of society caliber, but
 not of large means. There is some discussion as to whether it should be confined to men or whether 1t should be modelled on the smart cock ana hen" clubs of London, like the Bath CIuD HI OONcT cCtp OAl T tSNduA'AJs
 where men and women have equal chubby privileges and to which some of the cleverest people in London be- long.
 Women have not hitherto been in- cluded in the ranks of professional
 diners out that is, not on a large and
 formal scale, but there's no reason why they shouldn't be and the outlook is that bachelor women, if not di- vorcees and grass widows, will be
 eligible for membership in the new Thirteen club.
 In Paris it is 8 regular profession
 forgot to make 14 at table, and those
 who follow it are known as four teens," quatorzes. There Is classic story of a dinner at which Victor Hugo was the guest of honor. After
 the arrival of the guests there was an unaccountable delay before the summons to dinner and everybody got famished and nervous. Hugo asked
 one of the maleontents if he knew what the cause of the delay was. "Oh, yes" was the reply. T hear
 that some imbecile is afraid to eat
 with thirteen at table,"
 l At which the great man drew him
 self up and announced:
 "The 'imbecile,' it is l."
 | Call it what you will, the thirteen I jinx is so feared that in some Euro
 pean countries the number is omitted
 from all new streets and in others from lotteries, while the Turks fight 1 shy of it, and in New York it is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
Opening Of New York's s Metropolitan Opera
 Of Interest Here

The opening of the Metropolitan opera House in New York last night lS or more than passing interest to Birmingham music-loving public as a number attend these operas each season.
 MT. Gatti-Casazza, who has Kuided Tor fifteen of it's forty years, New aoTks Metropolita opera, opened last night to full house with the thea Ire virtually sold out from now until May The first weeks aperas and the stars are as follows:
 Thais,'' Monday, November 5, Jeritza, Ryan, Anthony and Telva; Whitehill, Tokatyan, Reschiglan and Ananian, conductor, Hasselmans.
 Aida" Wednesday, November ', Rethberg, Matzenaur and Wells (de- but); Martinelli. Danise. Mardones. , Wolf (debut) and Audisio; conductor, AMoranzoni.
 "Tosea,' Thursday, November s, Je- ritza, Wakefield, Fleta (debut), Scot t., Bada, Reschiglian, Piece, Dang elo and Malatesta; conductor, Moran zoni.
 Die Meistersinser." Friday. Mo- thai tdebut), whitehi1l, Bender. schutzendorf, Meader. Gabor (debut), Atdiso, Bloch. /Bada, Paltrinieri, schlegeI, Wolf. D'Angelo, Ananian and Gustafson; conductor, Bodansky.
 Romeo ct Ju1iette," Saturday mati- nee, November 10, Bori, Delaunois and Wakefield, GigI. DeLuca, fDidur Nothier, Diaz, Paltrisieri, Picco, Anan- ian and Gustafson; conductor, Hassel- mans.
 "Rigoletto." Sat- rday night, Mario, Gordon, Cfuilford (debut) and An thony; Fleta, Danise, Martino, Bada. Reschiglian, D'AngeIo and Picchi, i, eoaductor, Papi.
 Amy Grant is to give Saturday mon ming recitals at the Hotel Plaza cn current operas during the Metro Iolitan season.
 Fritz Kreisler's admirers in this city, where he appeared two years eco, are looking forward to his re- appearance this season.
 This clipping will be of interest to taese admirers:
 Fritz kreisler's hold on the Eng fish public, as the huge audience al the Albert Hall seemed to the Lon den Telegraph to show. is, even s-rtater than that of Joachim in his best days. Before Kreisler, Sa- rasate could make little Spanish dance into a thing of delightful grace and coquetry. and Joachim in terpreted the classics with supreme genius. But MT. kreisler is the only violnist who so far combined the in sight of the true artist with the dash and brilliance of the consunmate vir- tuOSO"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
MT. McKenzie's Pic. lures On Exhibit
 Here

Mfr. Roderick Mackenzie of Mobile who is well known in Birmingham as q prominent artist, his pastels of the furnaces having been exhibited here, where they won much praise, Is having an exhibition of some new pictures at the Southern club, on the third floor, for a few days. These are quite different from his furnace pictures and worth while seeing.
 Betty Benville in the Mobile Regis ter has the following comment in the Sunday Register.
 Mir. Roderick D. Mackenzie left on Thursday for New York to superin- tend. the exhibit of his pastel pictures in the Brooklyn Art museum. Mir. Mackenzie will stop over for a few days in Birmingham as the guest of Mir and Mrs. Fries of that city, who are great admirers of his work, and have shown him much courtesy dur ing his visits to Birmingham. The pictures to be exhibited in Brooklyn are the same as exhibited by invita- ton of the American Iron and Steel Institute at the spring meeting in the Hotel Commodore in New York city last May; but on the forthcom- ing occasion they will have more favorable display, and be practically @ central feature instead of an epi- sode, as was the case when the mem bers of the institute held their meet ing In New York. The May exhibit was arranged fof>as the tribute from the iron and steel industry to an artist who had faithfully reproduced the features of the industry. The Brooklyn exhibit will be arts recognition of fine work, and of an artist who has long deserved such attention.
 Mir. Mackenzie's work has obtained a very complimentary notice from the October number of the American Magazine of Art, which prints its leading article with MT. Mackenzie as the subject, the writer being Frank Hartley Anderson, and the title "Roderick D. Mackenztes Spirit of the Furnaces Reproductions of several of MT. Mackenzie's pastels accompany the article.
 During the summer months Mir. Mackenzie completed an order for two pastels (replicas of those made in Jefferson county) for MT. George Gordon Crawford. president of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company, and MT. Crawford ex- presses himself as much pleased, say ing he has had the pictures placed on the walls of his private office in Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06

but we must near mind that Tol- stoy was judging them fron tue nor nal standpoint On the other haAd. he was very fond of Schiller and re- marked: There's a man for you!"
 He differed from Dostoevsky in de testing George Sand, and could not understand how anyone could read that authors writings.
 In general, he was indifferent to contemporary writers, except Ana tole France, whom he esteemed high ly. At the time when Maeterlinck was all the vogue, he was most frank in his low estimate of that writer, notwithstanding the admiration that the Belgian dramatist professed for his own works.-Ricardo Baeza ,in El SoIa (Madrid).
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
RATED SHAKESPEARE LOW
TOIstoy Couldn't Understand Where
 Rard Gnf His Re,nufGAtan

Tolstoys favorite Russian authors were Pushkin, Lermontov, Gogol, Gertzen, Tutchey and Bostovsky. He said of the last of these:
 When we scrutinize him closely, we see that Dostoevsky wrote badly, that he lacked force from the techni- cal point of view; but how much he always had to sayi Taine said that he would trade all the French novels for one of his pages"
 And speaking of Turgenev: "I am very fond of him personally but I do not rate him especially high as a writer" On the other hand, Countess Tolstoy seemed to cherish certain fondness for Turgenev, and told Goldenweiser this charming anec- dote:
 "The last time he came to Iasnaia, not long before his death, I asked him: Ivan Sergeevich, why don't you write any more?" He said: Tn order to write I have always had to be a little in love. Now I am too old to fall in love, so I have stopped writing"
 Referring to Shakespeare and Goethe, Tolstoy said: T have read both of them from cover to cover three times during my life, and I have never been able to understand where they get their reputation"
 This opinion. which was unQues- largely sidestspped as number of hotel and office building floors and rooms theatre seats and so forth.-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
JUNIOR MUSIC CLUB
 ENTERTAINED

Mrs. E. c. Payne entertained the Junior Music club of New Castle, Ala, at the home of her sister, Mrs. C. B. Payne, Saturday, in charm ing manner. The home was attrac- tive with beautiful chrysanthemums, roses and bright lights. which made cheery the crowd who quite forgot the downpour of rain without. After the club program Mrs. Payne submitted a unique musical contest and dainty prize for the lucky one. Miss Orman, sponsor for the club and guest of honor. received pack age of lovely handkerchiefs. A spI pIendid salad course was served at the close of the enjoyable evening. The club membership of 20 and the following honorary members were invited: Mesdames West, Abernathy, Parker, Curry and Hickey. Misses Wilhelm, Ezze1le and Stephens.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
MISS THORNTON ANNOUNCES WEDDING PLANS

The wedding of Miss Margaret Alice Thornton and Mir. Eustance Ed ward Mulvaney will be an event of Wednesday afternoon, November IA, at o'clock at the Blessed Sacrament church, with Father Carroll officiat- ing.
 Mir. E. J. Thornton will give his daughter away. Miss Mary Florence Thornton will be her sisters maid of honor and Mrs. Edgar Thornton will be the matron of honor. Little Mary Mulvaney will act as the flower girl and Margaret Thornton will carry the ring. Raymond Mulvaney of Kentucky will serve his brother as best man and MT. Edgar Thornton will be the groomsman. The ushers will be MT. Tom O'Bryne, MT. Charles Barn, MT. Lawrence M, Bramledge and MT. Edward Garden.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
A Good Thing---Dont Miss II

Send your name and address plainly written together with cents (and this slip) to Chamberlain Medi- cine Co.,, Des Moines, Iowa. and re- ceive in return a trial package con taining Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for coughs, colds, croup, bronchial, flu" and whooping cough. and tickl- ing throat; Chamb berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for stomach trou- bles, indigestion, gassy pains that crowd the heart. biliousness and constipation; Chamberlain's Salve. needed in every family for burns. scalds. wounds. piles and skin af- fections, these valued family medi- cines free for only cents. Don't miss it.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
FILM FABLES
By DON ALLEN

Once upon a time there was a stu dent who went in for shell-rimmed glasses and left-handed cane. Otherwise he seemed perfectly nor- nal.
 Early in his career the professors noticed that his compositions had a tend to flower at the slightest provo cation. Several times they called his attention to the alliterative bouquets he foisted upon them under the claim that they were plain English, and warned him that If he didn't keep his fountain pen out of the ge- ranium beds he would never be un- derstood.
 But, despite all bunkers thrown in his way, he continued to scatter rose leaves all over his writings until each and every thesis was as HOW cry as funeral.
 Unless" quoth the main gazib of his college, you take parachute and come down from the rhetorical rose bushes, you might just as well give up all hopes of anyone ever understanding what you are driving at."
 The student listened in with all the capacity of his Lynnhaven ears, but the idea didn't even make a local stop in his head. There was nothing there to stop it.
 And on the day he left college the kindly professor called him aside and spilled anovher baleful of advice.
 "Dcn't ever try to make anyone understand you by writing them anything," was the gist of his ar- gument, "For you are further away than near-beer."
 "On the contrary" unused the youth "I shall write for the masses"
 And from then on he started de- lfyering his message of misunder- standing to the masses. He became didn't make such an awful differ ence. ,.
 Moral: Words are words; It's their position that counts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
LADY ABERDEEN

Isabel-Maria. Countess Of Aber- deen, noted for her interest in the advancement of women, was born 66 years ago, the daughter of the first Lord Tweedmouth. Her father, who was created a baron in 1881, died in 1894. At the age of 20 she became the bride of the seventh Earl of Aberdeen.
 She first came into prominence on this side of the Atlantic in 1883, when her husband was appointed governor general of Canada. For the next five years she travelled exten- sively and published Through Cam ada With Kodak" In 1905 the Earl was appointed d-lieutenant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
MIR. GLENN, HONORED WITH STAG DINNER

MT. Robert Lee Glenn of Florence, who will be married to Miss Rosa Greene Wednesday evening, was en- tertained recently in Florence with a stag dinner. The Muscle Shoals News has the following account:
 MT. R. l.. Glenn, whose marriage to Miss Rosa Greene Is an interesting event in Birmingham this week, was complimented with a beautifully ap- pointed stag dinner last evening at the Hotel Reeder. given by his Flor. ence groomsmen and several ad- ditional friends.
 The table was centered with a graceful arrangement of cut flowers and an elaborate dinner menu was enjoyed. Covers were laid for the following: Messrs. R. L. Glenn, Am prose Camper, w. NJ. Sparks, Owen Anderson, w. M. Richardson, Walter Hugh Glenn, Forrest Carson. Hayes Glenn, Morton SouthalL B. A. Rogers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
JOINT HosTEssEs IGNORED
 MISS PIIGREEN SATURDAY

Miss Bessie Howells and Miss Vir- ginia Minter were joint hostesses Saturday when they entertained in the private dining room of the Tut wiler with a bridge luncheon, com plimenting Miss Sadie Pilgreen, a bride-elect.
 White chrysanthemums adorned each table and place cards in green and white held the name of Miss Pilgreen, Miss Ruth Williams, Miss Frances Brewster. Miss Edith Mobley, Miss Zona Lee Arnold and Miss Marie Wheeler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
BIRMINGHAM GIRLS GUESTS
 AT MANY MOBILE PARTIES

Miss Emily Smith and Miss Yankee Sibley, who are visiting in Mobile, where they will be attendants in the Caffey- Gaillard wedding Wednesday evening, have been the guests at many lovely parties given for Miss Dorothy Gaillard. They were also guest at the Halloween Cotillion given by the Bachelors Cotillion club on last Wednesday evening, which Is one of the social events of the sea- son.
 Among parties given for Miss Gail lard which they attended were 8 bridge luncheon Friday given by Mrs. LeBaron Lyon. On Saturday a bridge party given by Miss Sadie Lyons. Friday evening Mir. andH Mrs. Ernest Ladd gave large bridge party for Miss Gaillard and Mir. Calf fey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
AFTER REHEARSAL PARTY
 E0R GI.ENN-G REIENE VEEnnIN(

MT. Sam Earle Greene Is enter taining this evening at the Country club with dinner party in honor of his sister. Miss Rosa Greene, and MT. Robert Lee Glenn of Florence, who will be married Wednesday, im- mediately following the rehearsal of the wedding plans, at the Church of the Advent. Only the wedding party and out-of-town guests VIII be included in this courtesy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
PAIN IN BACK AND SIDES RE-
 LEVIED

My backache is past and I don't feel any pain in my back and sides" writes Peter Jos. Mallien, ST., R. No. 3, Brussels. Wis. Kidney and blad- der irritations. pain in back and sides and rheumatic pains promptly relieved through the use of Foley Kidney Pills. Refuse substitutes In- sist on the genuine; put up in bottles handy to carry in the pocket or purse. Sold everywhere.-Adv. a,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
WEEKEND HOUSE PARTY
 AT BLOUNT SPRINGS

At the Badham cottage at Blount Springs last weekend. Mrs. John Wells chaperoned a group of. con- genial young people, who were: Miss Eugenia Woodward, Miss Margaret Builder, Miss Virginia Raul, MT. Rob- ert Goodall, MT. William Badham and Mir, John Terry Badham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
MISS GREENE ENTERTAINS
 WITH BRIDGE LUNCHEON

Miss Cecile Greene was hostess at bridge luncheon at her home Monday, complimenting Miss Rosa Greene, a bride of Wednesday. The guests were restricted to the mem bers of the wedding party and few out-of-town guests.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
MISS JOHNS TO HONOR
 MISS GREENE. HRIDE-EI,ECT

Miss Mary Griffin Johns is enter taining today with a luncheon, com plimenting Miss Rosa Greene, who will be married Wednesday evening to MT. Robert Lee Glenn of Florence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
MISS POW IGNORED
 MISS MORTON, BRIDE-ELECT

Miss Margaret Pow entertained Monday with bridge-luncheon, complimenting Miss Susie Reed Nor ton, . bride of Wednesday evening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
MRS. sELMAN TO ENTERTAIN
 AT AFTER REHEARSAL PARTY

Mrs. L. S. Selman is entertaining this evening with a buffet supper at her home. complimenting Miss Susie Reed Morton and Mir. Adam Pow, immediately after the rehearsal of their wedding plans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
.IrNTIE WAS SHOCKED

Maud-Our club has been studying the mower of mind over matter. It's wonderful! Why, I don't even have to rouge now. I can simply think glow of color into my cheeks.
 Her Aunt (shock d)-Mercy! I'm glad I don't have such thoughts as those.-Boston Transcript.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06

of Ireland, and during her long resi- dence in Dublin the countess became popular favorite because or her activities in behalf of the Irish, espe- cially the women of Ireland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
MISS PILGREEN ENTERTAINS
 HER BRIDESMAIDS

Miss Sadie Pilgreen entertained the girls who will be attendants in her wedding with an informal tea at her home Monday afternoon. Those present were Miss Ruth Williams, Miss Bessie Howells. Miss Virginia Minter and Miss Edith Mobley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
MRS. MORRIS TO
 BE HONORED TODAY

Mrs George Morris of Georgia, who Is the guest of her parents, Mir. and Mrs. William Moughan, will be honored today when Mrs. Emmett Scale is entertaining with a bridge party.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
CAMPBELL-BURNs ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED

MT. D. A. Burns announces the en- gagement Of his daughter, Ruth Craig, to MT. Robert F. Campbell of Bellamy. Ala. The wedding will be solemnized in December.