The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-23

Thursday afternoon at O'Clock at tht
home of Mrs. 1. Mandelcorm.
The Fortnightly club will meet Fri
day afternoon at the Nome of Mrs. w
ID. Millar.
Mrs. Dan Goss will be hostess to the
Spades club Friday afternoon at 2:3t
o'clock at her home at Woodward
Mrs. George Waller will be hostess
to the Matrons' club Friday afternoon
at o'clock.
The Minerva club will meet Wednes
day afternoon at 3 O'Clock ut the home
of Mrs. w. A. Sheppard, with Mrs
w. r. Rush as director. A parliamen'
tary drill will be carried out and a
one-act play will be read by the mem
bers.
Personals-Misses Mildred and Ethel
Thompson and Miss Anne Jones, stu.
dents at Montevallo, were the weekend
guests Of relatives here.
Mrs. A. J. Boynton and children left
Saturday for Chicago, where they will
make their home.
Miss Bertha Jackson spent the week
end at Tuscaloosa as the guest OF
friends.
| Miss Sarah and George Mckinley
TCJuInCu Eludy " SuACdSOt oAtSh g. ASt'
with their sister, Mrs. Gordon Jones.
Miss Lucille Caldwell was the week
end guest of relatives at West End.
The children of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Read are much improved, after an ill
ness at their home at Hueytown.
Walter Smith of Ohio State univer'
sity is recovering from the effects OF
broken wrist.
Mrs. T. ]. McCollum and Mrs. Hor.
ace Van de WORT will leave Monday
| for Gadsden to attend the American
Legion auxiliary meeting.
Silver Tea Held-Circle No. / of the
Woman's Missionary society of the
First Methodist church held an inter
esting silver tea Friday afternoon al
the home of Mrs. B. 7. Waites. wife Of
the pastor. The home was attractively
arranged in a variety of spring flowers
During the afternoon there were largt
number of callers.
A musical program was rendered by
Mrs. Cecil Cowan, Mrs. A. ID. Sturdi
want, Mrs. George Wilson, Mrs. G. w
Nixon, Mrs. ]. III. Grove, Mrs. L. L
Vann and Mrs. j. A. Bowen. Guest:
were met at the dobr by the officers Of
the organization and Mrs. Waites. Tes
coffee, minis and sandwiches were
served. a neat sum was realized
which will be used in mission work.
Building Better HOuses--Within th'
past two weeks permits have been is
sued for the erection of 25 negro ten
ant houses of the better type, most o.
the permits having been issued to Whit
investors. Building Inspector J. L. Egg
ger states this is striking illustra
ton of the tendency of investors in thi'
class of property to erect larger ant
better houses for their negro tenants
For the past few months most of tn,
tenant houses erected have been a de
cided Improvement over those in tn,
past, and this is believed to be largel.
due to agitation by civic clubs to pro
vide better housing facilities for ne
groes.
All of the new houses are being leas
ed for larger rental than the ordinar,
houses bring.
Plant Memorial Tree-General inter
est has been stirred, particular,
among the women of the city, over thu
dedication exercises to be held Wednes
day at the Clarendon Avenue schoo
for the memorial tree which was re
Gently planted to the memory of Mis-
Ella Leeper. Miss Leeper' was prin
cipal of the school for many. years, ant
had been connected with the schools o.
the state for more than so years, priol
to her recent death in south Alabama
For thirty years she was conNActed will
the Bessemer schools and the majorit,
of citizens of this community went t.
school under her. ~,
| Tkn to1 %Faa ie hninO nIQVafnf
| BY the Quest club, and was set gu
ercises were deferred to Wednesday be
cause this was Miss Leeper's birth
day. The exercises will be conducted a
Song, America :" talk, Miss ELI
Sapp; reading, Miss Jessie Pringle
dedication address, Carl Ross; prayer
Prof. l.. L. Vann.
Juvenile Club Meets-The Juvenili
Music club met Wednesday Afternoon
at the home of Miss Fannie Grac,
Bailey. The convention to be held il
Birmingham the latter part of thi
month was the chief topic for discus
sion, after which the following interest
ing musical program was given: plan,
solo, Ella Davidson; vocal, Kathrin
Stretcher; piano, Miss Bailey; piano
Mildred Holly; piano, Margaret Wal
Ter.
Miss Blanche Lamb was a guest o
the club. After a social hour the hos
tess served cream and cake. The mex
meeting will be held with Edna Coch
ran.
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Consumption of gasoline will be onl
Slightly increased if at all. with tn