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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-11
WOMAN'S CLUB TO OBSERVE ALABAMA DAY

The Woman's club will observe Ala bama Day Friday morning, when they meet at 10 o'clock at the Woodlawn library. Mrs. J. V. Pogue will be the leader of the program and Dr. B. E. Riley, past president of Howard col- lege. who has written several Alabama histories, will give a talk on Alabama history. Chief Rcdfox, an Indian, who has been in the city some time. giving talks to the school children, will tell of Alabama Indians.
 The Plotters club will be the guest Of the Woman's club on this occasion. The hostesses for the meeting will be Mrs. S. G. Mason, Mrs. $. II. Brunette, Mrs. Charles White and Mrs. c. A. Thaxton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-11
One Mother Says:

My boy wanted a writing desk, but I felt that could not afford to buy one for him. He found two hardwood boxes in the basement which he set on top of each other. Then he happened to see at the grocery some boxes Tn wnlch bottles had been packed, the divisions being for all the world like pigeon holes. He got two of these for a small sum and also bought a walnut stain. With the pigeon holes in place against the wall on top of the boxes and shelves made above, and all stained an even color, he had a very good-looklng as we'll as most useful writing desk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-11
SOCIAL FOR FIRST METHODIST YOUNG PEOPLE

The young people Of the f1rst Methodist church will have Christmas social Thursday evening, December II at 8 o'clock in the Sunday school build ing. This is under the direction of the social and recreation committee, Mrs. S. J. Cole, chairman, and Miss Annie Lee Warren, director of activities.
 The young peoples classes and or canizations have leagued themselves to. gether on opposite sides, the Reds and the Greens and have leaders who will contest for honors in number of lively games and contests. The hall will be beautifully decorated in the colors of the season. The Eveready class will furnish music with several stringed instruments. A short playlet vii; be given by the Kimban class and the Young Mems Bible class. At the close of group participation in render ing marvellous and harmonious melo- dies refreshments will be served.
 The Reds" will be upheld by Wes- ley league, Eveready, Miss Vann's class, Blue Flower, Shook, Shannon and Blackwell classes, while on the side of the Greens are Service class Maybelle Taylor, Currie Kimball class Young Mems Bible class and Service league.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-11

itself upon it's blue blood and social po- sition wishes to mar " me. His family is very much opposed to the match, as they consider me their so- cial inferior. My suitor wishes to de- fly his family and says that once we are married they will accept me. But hay ing no ambition to be a social climber, l resent the thought of being forced on his family circle.
 Frankly, I don't
 Al. of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-11
READINGS FOR "YOU AND I" AT LITTLE THEATER

Readings will be held at the Little theater Thursday and Friday evening for parts in You and l." by Philip Barry.
 Mrs. Robert .Thach of the dramatic committee asks that all those inter, ested in taking part in this play VIII come on these evenings to read for MT. Szold.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-11
Reading Circle To Present
 MT. Szold

The Reading Circle of the Little theater will meet Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock, when Bernard Szold will read "The Hairy Ape" by Eugene O'Neille.
 Mrs. F. W. French, chairman of the committee. will discuss the play and Eugene O'Neill as a realist.
 Members of the theater will be ad- mitted upon presentation of their mem- bership cards. No seats will be TO served.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-11
w. M, U. BOARD MEETS FRIDAY

Preparation For The Week Of Prayer" will be the topic for study at the meeting of the executive board of the Woman's Missionary Union of the Birmingham Baptist association, at the First Baptist church, city, Thursday morning at 10 80 o'clock, discussed by Mrs. w. T. Berry.
 Those who have not turned in their blue blanks for the good will center at Ensley are requested to bring them to this meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-11
Dorothy Dix's Letter Box
Shall She Take A Chance On Happiness By Marrying Into A Snobbish Fam,ily? Is There Any Objection To Blondes Marrying Bloeds?-- ShdU She Wait For The Boy Who Isn't Ready!

ing to be miserable and feel that she is in prison because she is bound and hampered by the eti- quette and observances of life of which she knows nothing.
 Also, she knows that she is secretly scorned and criticized. and that her husband is vexed with her and ashamed of her because she hasn't the poise and the ease of manner and the graces of woman of the world, and because she doesn't know the shiboleths of the society to which he has been accus- toned all his life.
 It will frk him that his friends receive her only on sufferance, and it will get on her nerves to know that everybody is pitying him and wondering why he did it.
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look at this matter clearly. And would see several things.

First, that the boy didn't care anything for me. or else he would prefer me to the summer flapperS. Second, I would see that he is such poor thing that he isn't worth waiting for. And third, l would see that a girl who lets hoy put her down or pick her np as he pleases makes herself so cheap that no man really respects her. And fourth and lastly. I would look around for some man that was real ly worth while.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-11

Of course, there are exceptions to all rules, especially to all matrimonial rules, but, generally speaking; marriage be- tween a young girl and an old man IS never happy, while the marriage Of woman to man much younger than herself is almost invariably tragedy. A poor man marries rich girl at his peril, while a poor girl is generally a misfit as a rich mans wife.
 > The same rule holds good in the case of what we call mesalliances. Every now and then some rich society girl runs off with her chauffeur or elopes with her riding master, and about two or three years later their romance ends in the divorce court.
 And when King Copetua marries the beggar maid you know that poor Grisel- da isn't going to live happily ever after, ward, as she would have done if she had married a handsome young beggar lad, and they had gone roaming, free and untrammeled, through the world to- gether.
 On the contrary, it doesn't take
 any prophet to tell that she IS go-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-11

 being an unwelcome daughter-in-law. and I am afraid that, after the romance has worn itself off, my now ardent ad- mirer may turn into carping critic, and feel that he had sacrificed too much in marrying me. Do you think the game is worth the candle?
 MAXINE.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-11
MRS. KEITH TO
 ENTERTAIN AT TEA

Mrs. James Keith will be a holiday hostess, when she is entertaining with a tea on the afternoon of December 17, complimenting Mrs. w. P. Rison of New York, the guest of her sister, Mrs. i. J. McGavOck, on Niazuma avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-11

HEAR DOROTHY DIX-1 belong to
 what is called the middle class. A - vounp man whose family brides
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-11
MAXINE.

Answer-I am earnestly of the opinion, Maxine, that the happiest marriages are those where people marry in their own age class and financial class and social class, be- cause the success of a marriage de bends upon congeniality, and those who have been brought up in the same way under the same condi- tions are very apt to have the same tastes and habits and traditions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-11

Of course, we have no rigid class dis tinction in this country, and there IS no reason why any one shouldn't climb out of his or her own class into the one above it. Furthermore, there is no oth- CT woman in the world so adaptable and such an adept climber as the American woman. Give her five minutes to take off her bungalow apron and roll down her sleeves, and she can come out of the kitchen and into the drawing room as one to the manner born. So if you real ly love the young man and he loves you, you would be foolish to let his social position and his snobbish family keep you from marrying him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-11
Mrs. .HokeHonors Three Matrons
 At Tea

One of the most fashionable of the winter social functions was a tea at which Mrs. William Michael Hoke en- tertained yesterday afternoon at her beautiful home on Aberdeen road, hon. bring three interesting Birmingham ma irons. Mrs. Liela Davidson Simpson, who returned recently from a sojourn of four years in the Orient, Mrs. Samuel c. Gentry, who has come to Birming- ham from Gadsden to reside, and for Mrs. Richard w. Massey, who has spent the summer at her home at Lake George and is being cordially greeted by her many friends.
 The lovely home was q bower of beauty with its abundance of pink and yellow roses, arranged artistically with lacy ferns. The tea table, which was presided over by Mrs. George Corners, was especially attractive with it's pret- ty adornment of roses and ferns, the hints being of the pastel shades em- bossed with tiny rose buds.
 Mrs. K. w. Constantine graciously served coffee.
 Others assisting Mrs. Hoke were Mrs. Massey, Mrs. Simpson, Mrs. Gentry, Mrs. Lee Poe, Mrs. Michael Hoke, Jr., Mrs. Willis Garth, Mrs. Robert Mccoy, Miss Katherine Massey and Mrs. Perry Mccormack.
 The occasion assembled large num- Der of the matrons of Birmingham's so- cial set and was g most enjoyable event.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-11

But the color of a girls eyes or her hair is of little moment. The thing to consider is whether she has the same hue of soul that you have, and whether she looks at life from the same angle that you do. If her opinions coincide with yours; If she is interested in the same things that you are; if she enjoys the same amusements; if she has the same as- pirations as you have, then you will be happy together and get along in peace and harmony. Otherwise you will be miserable and in a contin- ual fight over trifles.>
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-11

As to whether it is wise to marry be- fore you complete your law course, that depends on how much money you have If you have enough to support a wife and family until you graduate, and while you go through the long, dreary waiting that every lawyer goes through before he gets on his feet, there is nc objection to your marrying as soon as you like.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-11
Listening h On Foe

day, he says. I guess l kinda-you Snow-forget 'em,' he says.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-11

But you will have a bad quarter of an hour at the beginning of your matrimonial life and it is taking big chance on the balance of it. You would be much surer of happiness if you married a man in your own station of life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-11

But if you are poor. don't handi- cap yourself with a wife. It isn't fair to her and it isn't fair to your self. Family anxieties will take the heart out of you and befuddle your mind. for no man can concentrate his thoughts on his profession when he is wondering where the next meal'is to come from for wife and perhaps q sickly baby. Furthermore, people who are desperately poor and nerve-wrought get on each oth- CTS nerves and quarrel.
 DOROTHY DIX.
 
 Dear Miss Dix-I am girl of IS and have been going with young mar for two years. He wants to go with me in the winter time, but in the sum mer time he likes to go with girls who come to the summer hotel here. Ht says he loves me and wants to marry me when he gets ready to settle down hut he doesn't want to do that yet. Ht says that he is not tired of wild girls vet. but when he does get tired of then he wants to marry quiet. church gir like me. What shall l do?
 BLUE EYES. Answer-Well. Blue Eyes, l would -. -, ,~.ott. l;ttlo orha in irving t(
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-11

Ansver-Well. Blue Eyes, l would use my pretty little orbs in trying to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-11
DOROTHY DIX.

My Dear Miss Dix-I am young man of 2S, college graduate, and am now studying law. I am engaged to girl who has a fair complexion and beau tiful curly golden hair. l, too, am blond. Is there any reason why peo- ple of the same type and coloring should not marry? It is our plan to be mar ried soon, even before I complete my law course. Is there any objection to that? w. l.. T.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-11

Answer-The color of peoples hair has nothing to do with the success or failure of their mar riages.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-11

The blond Germans and Scandinav- ians intermarry. So do the dark-skin- ned, black-eyed Spaniards and Italians. The reason why, in the countries where there are mixed nationalities and many different types, blondes generally marry brunettes is because we are apt to be attracted by our Iepposites. Possibly 1t is only those who are somewhat ego tistic who admire most those who are likest to them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-25
Republican Caucus
Held at Richmond

Especial to the Kennebec JournaD
Richmond, Me-, March 24-At the
Republican Caucus held at the Sc
lectmen's Office, Saturday evening,
the following committees and dele
gates for the State and District Con-
vention were appointed. Commit
tee-Dr. F. y. Peabody, chairman;
Mrs. Annie Hawkes., vice chairman;
Mrs. Hazel Libby. secretary; Will
liam F. Durham. treasurer; George
A. Hawkes., Henry c. Reed. Seth c.
Watson. Arthur G. Randall, George
B. Kirlball, Roy Toothaker. Earl h.
Preble, Charles w. Jack, Frank NJ.
Yeaton. George w. Green, James L.
Ross, Frank f. Preble, Fl. E. Patch,
George A. Yeaton. Clifford f. See
kins. Lawrence A. Bond, Z. E. Du-
rand, DR.. V. r. f. Carey, Mrs. Mary
L. Allen. Mrs. Mary P. Reed. Mrs.
Mrs. Harriet e. Quinam, Mrs. Anna
f. Durham, Mrs. Emma v. Small,
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Small. Mrs. Har-
riet A. Patch, Mrs. Ethel E. Foster,
Mrs. Harriet E. Soule. Mrs. Fred
crime Fellows. Mrs. Margaret B.
Peabody. Mrs. Jennie D. Wren Mrs.
Elizabeth b. Haynes, Mrs. Edith
Preble, Mrs. Rebecca Rogers, Mrs.
Elizabeth Alexander.
Delegates to State Convention
DR.. f. b. Peabody. William f. Dun
ham, John NJ. Jordan. Mrs. Mar
garet Peabody, Mrs. Anna Durham
Mrs. Henry Reed.
To District Convention-Henry c.
Reed, Leslie +. Roberts. Seth Wat
son, Mrs. Ida Watson. Mrs. Rebecca
Rogers Mrs. Isabel Randall.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-25
THE CALlPH GAME

1t Is interesting to watch the
manoeuvers Of those nations having
extensive Moslem population in their
territorial possessions, England in
India and Egypt, France in Morocco
and Tunis, Italy in Tripoh, in re-
gard to the caliphate, the head OF
the Mohammedan church.
The millions Of Mohanimedans in
India favor Abdul Medjid. the caliph
recently deposed by the Turks, who
are disposed to get along without a
caliph in whom the foreigner mani
tests so much Of interest. They
were restless under the domination of
a caliph and apprehensive Of foreign
interference, having recently gone
to the length of closing the Stamboul
branch of the Y. w. c. A.
Notwithstanding her Indian mos
lens favor Abdul Medjid Great
Britain is supposed to be urging the
claims of King Hussein of Hedjax
as caliph. against whom a move
ment has been started In Egypt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-25
HOW MAINTAIN SELF RESPECT

| In the matter of honesty in public
service there has been on our part a
tendency to look down on graft in
countries where the old Spanish re-
gime established methods in which
graft flourishes. Cuba, for instance,
has been regarded a place where
questionable methods Of government
appear to thrive. Now, however, Gu
bans are said to be losing respect for
us in the light of the Washington
revelations.
This isn't so bad as for us to lose
| our self respect. That, indeed,
would be a grave calamity to the
American people. Undoubtedly the
public service in this country Is as
clean as anywhere in the world
among any people comparable with
ours in numbers and extent of pos
sessions. We should not lose sight
Of this. Self respect based on a
sound foundation is essential to our
national well-being. 1t is the duty
Of the American people to protect it.
The way to protect it is not by
leeping the sunlight out of the sewer
and leaving the gas vents open. 1t
is evident now that both sewerage
and gas are to be found under the
debris now being thrown out for in
spection by the Senate committee.
IL matters not so much whether this
proceeding was begun as a partizan
attack; 1t has been begun and it
would be serious mistake not to
see 1t through.
The country Is unfortunate in the
personnel and animus of some of
those making up that committee. It
cannot. in view of what already has
transpired, receive the jury's verdict
with any considera BILE degree of con-
fldence. Those satisfied with re-
>ealing a bad smell and not con-
cerned with eliminating the cause
cannot be trusted. A way should be
found to assure the country that this
will be made clean job, the guilty
punished and the innocent approved.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-25
||ksalI1rr1E JACK RABBIT
10 - 2 - ssssAss D k w ~dnWmc0RYr sa
IDAWm COKYjD

Now, when I come to think Of It!
You know what did at Turnip City
yesterday afternoon? or course you
DO but you don't know what Little
Jack Rabbit and / did afterwards.
Creep up q little closer and I'll
whisper. We went for supper at
Squirrel Nutcracker's house In the
Shady Forest Yes and learned
that the name of his little bungalow
is Nutikin Lodge. Yes. sir and yes,
nam! Nutkin Lodge as everybody
from tree to tree called it.
His bungalow stands in a big hol-
low tree half hidden by leaves and
lot easy to see. The tiny front door
had nut for a knob, and he spends
ell his time at a nut-cracking job.
Goodness me. There goes my
bobbed hair typewriter making up
poetry, but forgetting to put 1t into
pretty verse. Isn't that a shame.
Good poets don't do that. No in
Geedy.
Well. before we were interrupted,
1 meant to tell you what nice sup
per we had at Nutkin Lodge. Mrs.
Nutcracker knows how to cook and
bake and stew. And when the dessert
was served, a nut sundae, with a big
piece of nut cake. Little Jack Rab-
bit almost shouted Hip. hip. hur-
ray." But he didn't, for just then, all
of a sudden, a tiny sparrow who
rented the top floor for himself and
family, began to twitter:
Il have q pretty cousin
Who lives in Rabbitville,
She has a nest just out of reach,
Above the windowsill,
A Mr.. Lucky Lefthindfoot
Has never charged her rent.
Instead, he gives her once day
y bright new carrot cent.
And now tomorrow, dear boys and
girls, if you will cross the River Sip
pi in the Billy Goat Ferryboat, you
will hear David Cory tell a story at
Lettuccmere, Rabbitland.
Copyright by David Cory, 1924.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-25

ers' Friend" agree with DR..
William r. IIornaday, director of
the New York Geological Park, in
Bronx Park that in case the crow
is a pest in his locality 1.-The proper
way to reduce an undesirable crow
population is by having it done by
Wardens and other paid employees
acting under strict regulations is
sued by the proper state authorities"
SO far | have seen no mention
made of the crow as a chicken thief
and yet for several years past we
have had no bigger problem to deal
with on the farm than that of the
crow, in this respect. and each year
the problem becomes harder for
they seem to be increasing in num-
Der, alarmingly. The hawk is not
to be compared with the crow as a
raider of chicken yards for the
hawk comes only now and then
whereas the crow stays right by.
Inc crow is very crafty and seems
to have an organized system of
working which would be interesting
We're it not extremely annoying.
For the past 3 yrs. we have lost
100 or more out of 400 fine chicks
each year and this has been the
experience of several of our neigh
DORIS. In fact, party o: crows has
lived out of our pens and those of
our nearest neighbors. A group of
mack trees centrally located on
the brow of a nearby hill, overlook
ing their field of operations, served
as lookout post and q sentinel
constantly on duty gave warming
whenever anyone appeared. Feathers
ana other remains of their feasts
IN an adjoining feeding ground
furnished us with ample evidence of
our losses. And SO, as far as we
are concerned we can hardly con-
slider the crow as our friend.
Very truly yours,
MRS. INEZ M. TRETHEWEY.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-25
An lnsratiating Senator
GOSfnn Hpralll

AS we read page upon page of the
story of the Daugherty hearings, the
conviction is borne in upon us that
Senator Wheeler must be a very re-
nlarkable man. Few indeed are the
persons who could carry off as does
he the triple role of prosecuting at
torney, disinterested judge and I'M
partial puror in an investigation
which he strenuously insists must
never be referred to or conducted as
trial. AS q judge he pronounces
opinions upon the characters of the
witnesses no summons, and especially
upon the motives of the counsel-re-
legated in the main to the side lines
and there permitted to look on and
listen-retained by the attorney gen.
eral, and upon the man under inves-
tigation himself. But it is as prose-
cutting attorney that the senator ap-
Lears to the best advantage. With
all the fury of ward politician he
castigates the opposing counsel,
whatever request they may make or
whatever suggestion they may offer.
With vitriolic invective he denounces
the man he is understood to be inves-
tigating. And with what obvious en-
joyment he asks witnesses such
questions as this, for example, "That
Columbus crowd was q pretty tough
crowd, was it not?' The public will
lie aided in gauging the size and es-
timating the motives of Senator
Wheeler by comparing his conduct
with the conduct of Senator Walsh
in the oil hearings. Whatever of
partisanship in the last few weeks
may have been infused into the oil
leasing investigation. Senator Walsh
never has allowed himself to descend
to the level on which Senator Wheel
er seems to prefer to stay most Of
the time. Mr.. Walsh has fairly
earned q considerable degree of pub
lie admiration. Mr.. Wheeler in spite
of any defects in the Daugherty ad-
ministration of the department of
justice, is betraying himself to the
country as man of uncomfortable
temper and of partisan purposes, who
is about as ill-fitted to such a job as
that he now is gagged in as it is pos
sible for a man to be-.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-25
NEIGHBORS WANT BETTER
MAIL SERVICE

Undoubtedly the neighborliness
that has existed between the peo-
pies of the kennebec and Franklin
counties was contributed to II 1t not
originated in the neighborly associa-
tons which existed between them
from the early days when the trade
of Franklin flowed out to the world
via the Kennebec valley; when
teams loaded with merchandise
daily passed between the towns on
the Kennebec river and those OF
what is now Franklin county.
@' When the railroads came chang
ing this method for shipping
merchandise a stage route between
Augusta and Pennington continued
the relations In modified degree. If
good fences make good neighbors
SO do well travelled roads, and fire.
quent communication. Pennington
! residents are asking to have star
route between these places re-estab-
lished.
They are not asking for this for
the improvement of neighborly rela-
lions but for better mail service,
which Is q need to be reckoned with.
Under the proposed change Farm
ington people should get their mail
In time OF decent travelling at least
six hours earlier in the day. This
means n great deal to business. for
the letter received early could prop
erly be attended to that day and an
swered without delay. Incidentally
such n service would contribute to
{ neighborliness and convenience. Au-
gusta people hope that Pennington
petitioners may be successful. 1t
would be an act of neighborliness Ito
help them in this endeavor.