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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-25

was expected to take up her share of the performance. It was left to her to cook, dust, make beds and wash the dishes.
 The strange part of it all was the way the three meals chased each other through the day. No sooner had she disposed of breakfast the lunch threat ened, and directly after lunch up loomed dinner. One had to cook something for dinner; Mir. Tripp sternly forbade this to be a tin can-and-paper bag affair. And there was no convenient deli catessen in the town. The whole thing was a nuisance.
 Her hands, her lovely, pearl-nailed hands They began to look like Mrs. Camp's.' She couldn't stop long enough to give them a good manicure, not that it would last. What happened to the time anyway? It fled on moths wings. The new day coming met the old one going. Last week spilled over into the week to be. She left forever behind, forever failing to catch up.
 She took Mrs. BrIen into her confi- dence and tearfully told her the whole story. "I can't get even with time" she said. "And if I don't-how can I ever get along?" I'm a week behind now, soon I shall be a month. 1 am growing completely discouraged"
 Poor dear," said Mrs. Brien. "It's time your neighbors helped you out"
 They came, three strong, and while Beolia languished with an aching head in darkened room they swept, dusted put things to rights, filled the larder and set the inexperienced housekeeper even with time. When Beolia arose she found what they had done.
 Never was body so grateful as she. Never did body try so hard to profit by experience. And starting afresh with renewed hope and courage she somehow got the hang of that difficult venture called housekeeping.
 "How you must have hated me when I used to talk" she told Mrs. Brien and Mrs. Camp. "Why, thought it was silly for you to stay so long in your kitchens. I understand better now, and I hope you will forgive me. You are the kindest friends and the best of neighbors. I am going to try to deserve you," she squeezed the hands of both. Anyway" she added earnest ly, "my time is the same as your time now so that puts us all on a common footing"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-25
Colonel Jay To Be Speaker At
 Tutwiler

The following reception committee will meet in the second floor lobby of the Tutwiler hotel Monday, October 2, at 12 o'clock to greet Colonel Jason Joy of New York City, who will address the members of the Axis club and the Bet ter Films Committee on the work of the Public Relationship Committee of the Motion Picture Producers and Dis tributors of America:
 MT. and Mrs. Victor Hanson, MT. and Mrs. c. NJ. Stanley, MT. and Mrs. T. B. Goodwin, Mir. and Mrs. B. T. Leach, Dr. and Mrs. c. B. Glenn, Dr. and Mrs. Charles A. Brown, MT. and Mrs. D. B. McLendon, MT. R. A. Por- ter, MT. and Mrs. Thornton Estes, Dr. and Mrs. L. B. Brubaker, Rev. and Mrs. Joseph T. Ware, Mrs. D. D. Browne, Miss Alice Pettus of Anniston, Mrs. Conrad Ohme, Mrs. Clem Gazzam, Mrs. Edmund Armes, Mrs. M. W. Shell, Mrs. l.. J. Haley, Mrs. Omer Brasher, Mrs. J. F. Carle, Mrs. Tom Stobert, Mrs. Ed Moore, Mrs. Clarence Going, Mrs. Gus Pope, Mrs. Schudder Ryall, Mrs. Dora Fell, Mir. and Mrs. Lloyd Josselyn, Mrs. E. E. Smith, Mrs. B. T. Roches- ter, Mrs. Arthur Moody.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-25

Everywhere that l go I have to take the child with me, and, as she is heavy and gets sleepy and cross. she destroys any pleasure I might have in going to places. Now, un- derstand please, that I am devoted to my child and love to take care of her, but I am hu- man and young, and would oc- casionallv like a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-25
MISS FARRELL HONORED MYTH SHOWER

Mrs. David Jordan and daughter, Florine, honored Miss Mary Farrell, a bride of this fall, with a lovely mis- cellaneops shower Wednesday night, October 9, at their home on McMil- Ian avenue, West End.
 The house was decorated in flowers and ferns carrying out the Halloween idea. A weird witch, Miss Elizabeth Farrell, kept the pot of gold under the rainbow, which held the gifts. Mrs. Floyd Baird sang "I Love You Truly" after which dancing was enjoyed.
 Miss Kate Bearden won the prize, a changeable colored glass vase, which she presented to the bride-elect.
 Miss Farrell was led to the pot of gold by three little fairies, Mary Lee Moseley, Louise Murphy and Esther Farrell, where she opened the gifts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-25

The plan of giving a mother an eve ming off every week presents many ad- mirable features. For one thing 1t gives the father a chance to get ac- quainted with his children as he never would in any other way. There IS a lot in a bowling infant besides the pain in its little tummy, and the man who has walked the collie while mother was off at her club or the play finds out much valuable psychological infor- nation about his offspring that later stands him in good stead when he has to deal with an obstreperous hobblede- hoy boy or flapper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-25

Taking care of the children on mothers night off would also give man a lot of sympathy for his wife, and forever keep him from saying to her, as so many men do, Il wish I could take things easy as you do, and had nothing to do but just stay at home with the chil- dren." He would know that no other labor on earth is so continu- ous, so monotonous and so nerve racking as baby-tending.
 Above all, for woman to have a night off every week would break the strain under which she lives and prevent thousands of cases of nervous prostration. It would give her something to look forward to, something to enjoy remembering. It would freshen and rest her in every way and make her better mother and wife because much of woman's unreason and irritability is nothing but sheer nerves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-25
COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN FOR COL. JOYS VISIT

From the address of Colonel Jason Joy of New York City, who will deliver an address to The Better Films Com mittee and members of the Axis club Moody, representing the Axis club have the following committee chairman in charge:
 General chairman, Mrs. Arthur Moody, repre- senting the Axis club; publicity, Mrs. H. Schudder Ryall; re- ception, Mrs. Omer Brasher; finance, Mrs. Edmund Armes automobiles, Mrs. J. l.. Yancey; dinner at Southern club, Mrs. E. D. Smith.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-25

Yet, after all of this, it isn't that we prefer the flippant to the serious. It is only that somehow foolishness seems more enticing than wisdom, and perhaps the remedy for this is for the stiff backed to unbend little and learn how to jazz and for the highbrows to comb down a few curls over the bumps of intelligence. ~The graven flower upon the sword makes not the blade less strong" and even virtue is all the better for being wreathed with the charms of suavity and social graces.
 DOROTHY DIX.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-25

Answer: I certainly do, Mrs. l.. M., and I think there should be organized an Amalgamated Order of Wives that would demand at least the privileges of a nursery maids Thursday evening off, and who would go on strike and lock, out until they got it.
 Six days a week it is but fair that the mother should toll and take care of the children and re- lieye her husband of the burden of them as much as possible, for that is her end of the domestic partner ship. But on the seventh day she should have some respite from her labors. Furthermore, it is up to her husband to remember that he is just as much a father as she is a mother, and that his turn comes to ride herd on the kids.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-25
SLIGHT SILVER LINING

There is no unmixed evil" said the ready-made philosopher.
 That's right" answered Uncle Bill Bottletop. "Some O these bootleggers have been able to pay their debts as they never done Ore."-Washington Stars
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-25
A MOmentary Disagreement

A MOmontary Disagreement <<WTHERE shall we get our season SS w opera seats this year? in-
 quired the head of the family, as he pointed with one hand at the doughnuts and directed his breakfast cup of coffee upward with the other. eve must decide right away"
 "K was so afraid you would go and get lem where they were last year with ont saving a word," cried his eldest daughter, batting her marcel and gianc- ing at her wrist watch. "And l just want to say that think it is a shame if this family can't have a coupla seats where they'll do the most good. What fun is it way up there in the top gallery, where nobody can see you or anything%
 'What's that got to do with it?' de- manded the head of the house. You can hear better up there than anywhere else in the place.
 "I think you owe a duty to your family" his eldest daughter insisted warmly. "When I mention at the of flee that I was at the opera the night before some freshie always asks Where
 
 feelings when I have to confess where I did sit? I scorn to lie about 1t. I've got my black. satin dress from last year that could have the back cut out just as well as not, and they are selling jet shoulder straps cheap this month, and besides Pm going to have velvet evening gown if I die for it-and l think you might get seats downstairs for once, where person'd have a chance to really meet somebody"
 'I'm surprised at you, Jovenia," her mother broke in. "Two seats down stairs for the season would cost so much that We never could go to the movies or have steak for dinner all winter, and you know perfectly well your fathers dress suit is hopeless And my only evening dress"
 Split the difference and get seats voice still cracked odd moments. You can go there in just any clothes if you want to and if they are near enough front some rich and handsome guy who is looking around from downstairs can see Jovenia just as well as though she sat downstairs half mile behind him..
 .aThat's enougr from you," the eldest daughter warned him indignantly. "As though I had. such a thought in my head. I go for the music only, I'd have you know! But you feel so diff ferent and more self-respecting down. stairs"
 My pocket book wouldn't" said the head of the house, seizing another
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-25

I honestly and truly believe that half of the domestic misery in the world could be-cured by the simple expedient of husbands and wives freely and grac- iously granting to each other the right of a night off once a week.
 DOROTHY DIX.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-25

Dear Dorothy Dix-Do either men or women appreciate intelligence, in- dustry and modesty in the opposite sex, or do they prefer flippancy, forwardness
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-25
Dorothy Di1's Letter Boz

Tired of Baby-Temdimg2- c Night Oft Every Week-Is There Cltamce for an "Old- Fashiomed' Young Bachelor Among tue Cake Eaters?-WiU She FoU in Love Alter Marriage?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-25

Dear Miss Dix-I am sixteen and am to be married very soon to man nearly ten years older than I am. Mother and father both love him as son, but I only love him as I would a big brother.
 Now here is the point of my letter {: Do we not find ,and keep happiness, in bringing happiness to others? Will not I, in seeing how wonderfully full I make the life of the man I marry, find contentment and peace? As I grow older will not learn to love him
 D. F.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-25

HEAR Miss Dix-I am a married woman about twenty-seven years
 old. I have a little girl of two.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-25

and flapperism generally?
 I am an example of the former class and for that reason see life of bache lorhood ahead of me, although I am not old, nor cold, nor ugly, nor ignorant I just cannot make myself a silly fawning creature with no other aim than to chase butterflies. A. A.
 Answer: think, A. A., that
 both men and women really ap-
 preciate intelligence, industry and
 modesty, and certainly these are
 the qualities that they expect their
 wives and husbands to, possess.
 But the trouble is they are lured
 by flippancy and flapperism. Their
 eyes are snared by the outside gilt
 ter, and they never stop to inquire
 whether what they are getting in marriage is pinchbeck or solid gold.
 All of us know men, who possess ey cry good quality, whom girls pass III for varnished-haired youths whos' brains are all in their heels instead O their heads. And we all know highl! educated, domestic women, tender, lov ing and sympathetic, who would mak' the most wonderful wives in the worlC ie they had a chance, but who nevel even have a beau to bless themselves with.
 And every day we see little foolisl monons of girls carrying off the matri monial prizes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-25

little care-free diversion. My husband, however, holds that a mother should all ways lug her baby about with her wherever she goes. Don't you think that a young mother needs a night out without her child once a week and that her husband should be willing to mind the baby while she takes night off?
 l.. M.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-25
Random Notes

Mrs. R. P. Stephenson of Abingdon, Va, is the guest of Mir. and Mrs. W. J. Monnette at the Ridgely. She will leave Monday for Chattanooga, where she will attend the conference of lead ders of young peoples work of the Southern Presbyterian church, to be held at the Signal Mountain hotel, October 2S to 30.
 
 Mrs. W. J. Duncan is recovering from an operation at the Baptist hospital.
 NOVEL TRIMMING
 An exquisite frock from Paris is of green and gold brocade, with bands of two-inch gold ribbon used for trimming
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-25

Ida is at her best when she is travel ing. She walks alertly ahead with her bag if there is no porter, and she dis cusses with the taxi driver the fare to her destination.
 She arrives in lonely state.
 Does she look lonely or forlorn Does she give you d little questioning smile and ask you how to get here or there? No indeed. That is where Ida is seIf-reliant. That is where she shows she is the best company in the world ito herself.
 She has no one to consider but her self. No one to plan for or. to wait for or think of.
 Perhaps that is where the sting of her independence lies. Perhaps Ida de- bends on herself just little tooo much ; knows that no one can do better for her self than she can.
 Ida doesn't need friends. She can live without beaus. IT For Ida is a lit tie kingdom to herself.
 In the freshness and vitality of her youth Ida is a pleasing sight. But the older she grows, the more seif-content Rrows into self-absorption.
 Some time young man will come Rlong who will convince Ida that 1t IS not right for her to live unto herself 90 entirely. He will admire the naughty independent air. She will find she can not get along without him.
 She is a type.
 She is The Independent Girl.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-25

Nor can any normal young girl satisfy herself with pale self abnegation. She wants something red-blooded and vital, the joy of life for herself-love, romance, passion, and these you do not get out of living for others.
 Believe me, my child, you do the man you are going to marry without love a great injustice and you wreck your own life. Don't do it. DOROTHY DIX.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-25

An ice course was served to thirty-five guests.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-25
We Women
Ida. The Independent Girl

Ida, The Independent Girl VIDA enjoys going around by herself.
 She sits in the. second balcony of
 the theater, alone and unconcerned. She doesn't want any one to talk over the darling dress Thelma Harvey wore in the second act" or the thrilling tone of the leading mans voice. She pre- fers to do her communing with herself. She is a type.
 :. She is The Independent Girl.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-25

Answer: A woman who marries a man she does not love may pos sibly fall in love with him after marriage, but there's not one chance in a hundred that she will. The disiIlusions of matrimony, the con- flict of wills and clashing person. alities, the restraints and sacrifices demanded by marriage all tend to make a woman or a man fall out of love instead of falling into it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-25

When a girl of sixteen marries with out being in love, the odds are that when she falls in love it will be with some other man other than her hus- band.
 The idea of finding happiness in mak- ing your husband happy is high-falut ing nonsense. You cannot play a part and pretend an affection you cannot feel.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-05
MAE MURRAY AT LYCEUM

lbanez, author of "The Four Horsomen" wrote "Circe, the En- chantress" especially for Mac Mur- ray and this picture will be shown at the Iyceum tonight and tomor- row In conjunction with an all star vaudeville Dill and program of pictures that includes the latest news and comedy reels as well as episode of the Jack Dempsey "tight and Win" series. In Gree, the Enchantrcss" Miss Murray wears q collection of beautiful gowns dose some clever dancing and gives her usual Nivacious portrayal. Her part is that of modern Gree who lures men on. The romance Is in- icctcd when stranger. played by James kirkwood, appears on the scene and is impervious to her wics.
 Starting Sunday night and cOntinu- ing through mex. Wednesday, but at no advance in prices, will be Rafael Sabatini's Captain Blood" said 10 he ever greater and more exciting than was the same authors "The Sea Hawk" James Warren Kcrrigan, famous movie actor, plays the lead ing role in Captain BIood.'
New Britain herald., 1924-12-05

must live up 10 the obligations Of a nation defeated in war. Together with the democrats they have formed the mainstay of the republican idea. Even when they were in power the socialists made little effort to try so- cialistic experiments. They have linn tied themselves to looking after leg station tending 10 better the condi- tions of the working people. Like the communis ists, they emphasize the class struggle.
 The democrats, working hand in aand with the socialists in matters affecting foreign policy, pacifcism and rcpublicanism. differ from them in denying the theory of the class strugg.', They want 10 realize the ideal preached in America by Sam uei Gompers, Of harmonious cooper alton between labor and capital. It is the party of liberalism. At the last cleCtnn it won 2S seats.
 paradoXical as it may soom, the most unified and at the same time most heterogeneous party is the Catholic center, which had G5 seats ln the K"irhstag. lt comprises hun 'fredS of thousands Of workers linked together in the eO-calIcd Christian trade unions, and at the same time some Of the richest captains of in dGstry of the Rhinoland. The uni lying factor between these divergent groups is the CathoIc faith. The party Is officially republican, but ir its membership are undoubtedly in cjulcd many who would just as soon accept a monarchy.
 To the right of the center party sat tho fl member ot tho German r2oplc's party, lol by tho foreign minister, Dr, Gustav SIrc6emann, whose creation. the party largely is. It is, broadly speaking. the party Of The industriaIists. Is course has been as vaScila'ing as that of it's leader, who was alternately monarchi6t, re- publican, and again monarchist. The
New Britain herald., 1924-12-05
{ PARTIES SEEK
 GERMAN ELECTION
Voting Will Take Place This
 Coming Sunday

Hrrtn, Dee. S.-SeVcn mayoi par- ties and a score Of minor aEgrr2a - tons will cont"nd for supremacy al the elections to inc RrichstaE, or parliament Of December |. The idea Of a two or even three party system m Germany is almost unthinkablc. While there is, roughly speaking, q left, center, and right wing, inc parties within each of these deaigna- tons arc kniflng each other 80 hittCr- ly, or else have suCn well dcHnri anI differing economic or religious crceIs that their ama'gamation With the next adjacent group seems out of the question.
 Beginning on the extreme left there is the communist party. II is not only q left" or radical, parry, but it's place Is 70 the extreme leH Of the speaker oF the house. In the last Rcichstag fl had G. seats, hesorc that only l.. IL Is freely predicted that it's delegation will b" greatly rr- duCed a.s q result Of the election. Tn communist party takes al It's orders from Moscow.
 Next to the CommuniSt si the SO cialists. loo in number al inc laet election. There is cordial hatred be- tween communists and socialists
 The socialists have been the back bone or the "fuf)ment policy" they have held throughout that Germany
New Britain herald., 1924-12-05

party is conservative in economic, financial and sorill matters, and less interested as to whether Germany is q republic or q monarchy.
 The national eocial lists, g strong in the last Rcichs,ag, are chiefly an- ti: anti-Jewish, anti-Catholic. anti socialist, anii-rcpublic. Their in ability to unite on positive, construc- tive policies has cost them dearly in the recent municipal elections, and has involved them in an ugly inter nal row in their stronghold, Bavaria. Their leader is General Ludondorff.
 on the extreme right of the house sit the German natlonalists. They numbered 106 in the last Ecichstag, and were thus the strongest faction. Tho financial backbone of thie rarty ore the junkors and the landed aristoeracy. and it is avowcdIy mon- archLstIt, na,ioNaIistic, and anti-so- cialiSt.
 Besides these seven major parties, three minor parties We're seated in the last Eeicbstas. These were the Elvarian peoples party. with 1G members; an economic party count ing li members. and four members Of uoniescrip. German social par ty."
 The 10 parties represented in tho last RcichStag by no means exhaust the lis. of political organizations seeking admission to parliament. A the last election there were no few ar than 26 parties in tho running; hut as it takes 60,O00 votes 10 win q seal the race was to the rolativc- ly few.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-05

lined up behind this project and has offered to take the responsibility of recruiting 40 or 90 men who would be interested in taking such course in scout leadership. Carl o. Wy land, connected with the national scout council, has been secured to speak to the Bible class Sunday morning in connection with this re- cruiting campaign. Mir. Wyland's main purpose will be 10 show how men can serve the community throoeh scouting
 The scoutmastrrs' course will opcr early in January. There will be eight meetings. probably iuclud- Ing one outdoor session. Scout Ex- ccutivo w. 0. Cook and SCoutmaster Frederic l.. Fay of Troop will con- duct the course as in past years. Mir. Fay Is recognized as the fore most authority on scout teaching in the state. The course. besides the regular scout training. will include such subjects as the psychology of leadership the patrol method of getting help from the boys, and the conduct of troop meetings
 The obtaining of leadership is the only problem confronting scouting in New Britain, according 10 EXccu- tive Cook, who said today that he could start four or live troops next week if he had the men available to lead them. There are boys In all sections of the city who are interest cd in scouting and there are many churches and schools which are not only able but also willing 10 support troops, but the lack of trained lead CTS prevents the formation of new organizations.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-05
ELKS AND BIBLE GLASS
 WILL HELP BOY SCOUTS
Former Win Give Hall and Latter Will Assist In Recruiting
 New Masters

New Britain lodge. E. P. o. F.. will cooperate this year with the scOutmastcrs' school conducted by the local Boy Scout council, having granted permission, at its meeting last night, for the scout council to use Elks' hall on Washington street for eight Monday evenings. begin ming early in January. The lodge will provide light and heat without cost.
 Everyman's Bible class has also
New Britain herald., 1924-12-05
Is GIVEN VACATION

Hartford, Dee. 5.-~Tho national association of professional baseball leagues In it's closing session, voted Secretary J. II. Farrell two months vacation in California with all expenses paid, Mr. Farrell to take the vacation al his pleasure.