The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-05
Where Chaos
K uIed Is
Beauty

just as the sun rose in the eastern
sky last Wednesday Birmingham fam
lilies watched the movers" put the over
looked electric flatiton in the outglass
punch bowl, stow them in the last van
between the baby's trunk and the chif-
fonier = tuck Fido under one arm and
the goldfish globe under the other, and
start off to the new apartment II
is a strange thing, this moving day.
Birmingham's annual migration"
reached its high water mark this year
on October 1, though overlooked trucks
piled their way through the wilder
ness of pleasure ears at intervals
throughout the week, even until Sat
urday. For, this year, it is said, was
a record year. Many families changed
from one place to another, and the
ones who lived in the other place stimuli
taneously went into other quarters just
vacated. "As an example of lost mo-
ton" this couldn't be beaten" said
never move again. The moving habit,
I believe, is a heritAge from hairy an
cestors who wore skins and fought with
stoneheaded clubs.
The speaker could well promise to
move no more, as she has just taken
possession of one of the most artistic
new homes in the vicinity of Forest
Hills.
A few others, who moaned while in
the midst of the havoc occasiOned by
the annual trek" that they would
rather have borne. those ills they had
than fly to the hideous problems of
unfinished floors, lights that wouldn't
turn on, telephones that were delayed,
housemaids who were slow and other
housekeeping worries that beset this
season, are beginning just about now
to enjoy the gayer side of moving
day" And some enjoyed the blessed
alchemy of modern apartment service
and suffered not Mt all from inconven-
fences. Dozens of superbly appointed
apartments have their new occupants /;
and perfect bliss describes the lot of
the woman who presides over these.
Today, order has been achieved in
the homes of practically all Of those
who moved this week. Tranquil sur
roundings, an atmosphere, Of beauty
and sweetness rules and one may al
most imagine a sigh of comfort as
cending from every neighbOrhood in
Birmingham, since home is again
sweet" home to those who have been
harassed by the woes of the movers
SO long.
Last Sunday an extensive list was
published in these columns, showing
the plans of hundreds of householders.
A few others include Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Hood who are occupying an
apartment at the Altamont, Mr.. and
Nj. Eugene Lee who~-are spending
the winter at Claridge Manor, Mr.. and
Mrs. Coleman Hudson are at the Alta
mont, Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Harold also
have an apartment there. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Farley are occupying the Walter
Pickett home at Roebuck, Mrs. Theo-
dore Koenig has an apartment at the
Altamont, Mr.. and Mrs. George Webb
are at the ClairmOnt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Woodland have taken an apart
ment on Whitaker street.
Miss Daisy RowIey has moved into
the home of DR.. and Mrs. Cunningham
Wilson on Twentieth street, south.
Mrs. C.. j. SEVERN will be at home
for the winter with Mrs. NJ. d. Stead
on Cotton avenue.
Mrs. Sarah Hunt Vann has an apart
ment at the Highland Plaza, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frances Latady will also be
dOmiciked at the Highland Plaza, as
will be Mr.. and Mrs. William G. Mar.
tin and Mrs. G. H. Nabb.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Findley are at
the Altamont as are Mr.. and Mrs. Max
Flies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy knight have taken
possession of their lovely new home on
Argyle Road.
DR.. and Mrs. William Thuss have an
apartment on Nineteenth street, south.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. H. CLARK are among
those at the Highland Plaza.
Mr. and Mrs. william III. Burton are
at the San Jose.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. -. Bissell are at
Claridge Manor.
There are still many others who
have changed their residence that it
makes one realize the real growth of
Birmingham the past few years.