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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26

self unless the bargain is fair and equal on both sides.
 The second type has been surrepti- tiously chewing gum all the way down the street, but has acumen enough to deposite in trash basket before enter ing the office. She smiles uncertainty as the eye of the employment official falls on her, and remains standing in the doorway until graciously bidden to sit down.
 By her clothes you can plainly see that she is a close follower of every fashion. She wears sensible, flat heels only because there smart and appears semi-sleeveless for the same reason. Suitability in business dress doesHt bother her in the least; what's beins worn in fashionable circles does. Her lips seemed sealed until, by few adroit questions the manager worms out few facts. She isn't afraid or even timid but an Indian sign seems set on her tongue. Her answers, when they do come, are terse and as brief as possi- ble.
 Notwithstanding her apparent inabil- ity to express herself, she is intelligent and capable, with very good references. Her executive ability is limited, but I under supervision she can turn out good, conscientious work. She has had two or three years in high school, or she may have graduated. A jobs a job to her and nothing more. The fu- ture can take care of itself.
 The third type keeps her gum and goes on unconcernedly chewing as she talks. She breezes into the office as if she were a. lady of leisure and has dropped in for few minutes, chat. She is the work-a-day Happer who doesn't care a snap of her finger about business and jazzes through the work ing day to pass the time until eveninA rolls around again.
 She seems to take pride in the num- Der of jobs she has had. To have but not to hold is her business history. She is the feminine "floater," drifting from one concern to another and gathering as much moss as the proverbial rolling stone.
 Winch applying for, job, the first | girl, poised and assured as she is, is often too 1oquacious, undiplomatically her own hands. An employer likes to feel himself master of the situation. Besides his time is limited and all the AA11@OAA AOSCSouAJ SuA DO PhCAcu into few well-chosen statements. Yer bosity irritates him.
 Don't try to vamp a man into giv- ing you a job. If you succeed how do you know you can hold it? Besides, it makes you cheap in your own eyes, and lowers your self-respect. If you don't succeed you've lost mans re- spect. Ability alone is the one safe staff to lean on. This doesn't mean you must disguise yourself to look like Orphan Annie. Wearing good looking clothes helps im- mensely, as they appeal to a mans in- stinctive liking for the attractive. Call 1t legitimate vamping, if that makes you feel any better.
 Your attitude toward business will af- feet his, judgment of you. Let him see you look on it as stopping place till marriage, and he will shake his head doubtfully. Keep your little marriage bug tucked away in your heart. A sin cere liking for business for it's own sake is your surest recommendation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
Miss Johnson And George Naff
 Wed

Court Street Methodist church was eilled to overflowing Tuesday evening for the marriage of Miss Myrtle John son of Montgomery and MT. George Naff of Bastrop, La., which was beau tifully solemnized at o'clock by Dr. H. s. Spragins, pastor of the church.
 While the guests were assembling, Mrs. Fannie Marks Seibels, violinist, and Mrs. J. c. Haygood, organist, gave a program of lovely nuptial music. For the suspicious occasion the church was prettily decorated with a profusion of palms and ferns and lighted by the glow from many candles. On either side of the altar baskets filled with white chyrsanthemums were placed on tall pedestals.
 To the strains of Mendelssohns we'd ding march, played by Mrs. Haygood, the bridal party entered the church and took their place in front of the altar. The groomsmen, MT. Huffman Lewis of Shreveport, La; MT. James Madi- son, of Bastrop, La. MT. Jesse Duke, of Birmingham MT. Barnett DeRamus of Verbena and Abner Johnson of Gulf bort academy, entered first and were followed by the bridesmaids, Miss Leo ha Westcott, Miss Mary Bennett, Miss Laura Mae Hill and Miss Lucille Patter- son. They, entering from opposite Aisles, were dressed in lovely frocks of orchid and purple net and velvet slip pers to match. They carried arm clus- kers of Columbia roses.
 Mrs. W. M. Ludlum of Bastrop, La., sister of the groom, was the matron of honor and entered alone. She was dressed like the bridesmaids and carried Columbia roses. Miss Helen Johnson, . sister of the bride, was the lovely maid of honor and wore on this occasion an exguisie t.ock of apple green chiffon and atlo clrried Columbia roses. Lit tle Ai ib E hel Hobbie, daughter of Mr. ard Mrs Eenry Hobbie, was the lovely Hewer i-l and was dressed in orchid cbiffo1 aa looked like a flower as she sdysucGa the altar with a basket filled wit!l rose petals.
 7h. t-. was given in marriage by hpr iath-. W. A. Johnson, and was rnet at ;as altar by the groom and his hcsf man Gr. H. H. Naff, of Portland, Ark d wedding dress of white EiiaabesE n crepe was heavily beaded In aeed earls and rhinestones with crystal frllge. Her veil of tulle was coronet f. hion with a wreath of orange blossoms A shower bouquet of Brides roses valley lilies completed the beaQtif ridal costume.
 Fol, g a beautiful reception at Gae hr. of the brides father, on south le'y street, Mir. and Mrs. Naff left fa m extended wedding trip, afte- ve,ch they will make their home f. Eir.n, yham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
Getting J ob Is Sometimes
 Frying
By BETH M,ILyAINE


 WTHICH kind of girl are you? There w are the three main types of girls
 who the employment manager ot New York corporation says apply to him for jobs every day.
 The first and highest type walks into an employment office with quiet-poise and assured manner. She inspires Tn, stant confidence in her intelligence and ability before a single word has been spoken.
 She is dressed carefully, with par. ticular care to neatness. She wears her clothes with an air of distinction even though they may be inexpensive and modest in cut. It's clear she doesn't. believe in a drab uniform for the business girl, for somewhere on her costume is a dash of cobra scar let feather, gleaming string of beads or brilliant Roman scarf.
 Her opening words state exactly what she wants. In answer to What kind of work do you wantT she answers definitely, much to the joy of the inter viewed who dreads the usual reply. "Oh anything" Her voice is well modulat. ed, never loud or shrill, and her English good.
 She is generally a high school and often a college graduate. Education has helpedS give her boise and confidence which means everything when job hunt ing. Her quiet and assured manner reflects careful home training.
 If told of a possible position, sht doesn't snatch at it if it were the last job open before judgment day. Sht inquiries about it's possibilities, the ad yancements in responsibilities and sal ary, the working conditions, hours, ths policy of the company. In short, she is trading her intelligence and time fol something more than a set sum oi money, and is unwilling to commit her
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
MONSTERS OF DEEP There Are Enough Of Them Without Creating Mythical OnAx

Since time immemorial monsters of the deep have appealed strongly to the imagination of young and old. That strange creatures inhabit the sea no one doubts, but yarns spun by imagina tive seamen and others have peopled the ocean with monsters that have uo real existence.
 That the depths of the ocean," said John T. Nichols, head of the depart ment of recent fishes of the Museum of Natural History, New York, "are in- habited by the dangerous monsters of weird shapes is hypothesis which has held the human imagination from earliest times.. Seafarers have sailed out across the milling face of the waters never to be heard of aagin after disappearing below the curve of the horizon, and what is more natural than to invest the dangers with which they were surrounded and to any one of which they may have succumed. with monstrouS forms?
 With the advance of mans knowl- edge of the ocean one mythical creature after another has been laid to rest, so that now the sea serpent alone fingers in the mind of the populace, sole sur Vivor of a throng of weird creatures that have passed away. Its habitat is supposed to be the depth of the ocean, from which it arises on rare occasions to astopish and fill with fear some ships company that may chance to be on hand to see.
 "As matter of fact the ocean is sui ficiently known so it is highly improba- ble that any creature answering the popular conception of the sea serpent exists there. Nevertheless, a certain plausibility is given to this persistent myth by the strange forms. of those smaller creatures brought from the oceans depths and known to science and by the great size of certain marine animals, whales, sharks and the like The largest of these are the whalebonC whales which feed on small food whicl they sift from the water by means of their whalebone.
 "The larger whales are harmless when unmolested, the killer-whale, a small species some 80 feet in length with very high dorsal fin, is an ex' ceedingly voracious animal, pursuing large fishes and seals and even coming in companies which harass and destroy large whales. With the exception of the man-eating shark few fishes will molesi a man in the water, but there is reason to believe that the barracuda will dc so when of large enough size. This iS a long slender fish with large knife-likt teeth. Its maximum length is uncertain but we have unauthorized reports of its growing to more than ten feet.
 "EVen without the addition of mythi cal monsters, creatures inhabitating thC sea are strange, large and interesting euOuph i'-New YdTk Times
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
PHI ALPHA ENTERTAINS PLEDGES

Phi Alpha Fraternity of Birmingham Southern college entertained its pledges at Lyric party Monday night. Follow ing the show, the party went to Marie Louises for refreshments.
 Members and guests of the fraternity for the evening were Oliver Pinkston and Miss Alice Billings, Noble Me Ewen and Miss Helen Shehee, Mar tin BriscOe and Miss Alice Weed, Rus. sell Johnson and Miss Inez Cross, Steve Moreno and Miss Katherine Cross, Rich, ard Lipsey and Miss Bertha Cummins Charlie Herring and Alberta Macon Dr. and Mrs. Roy B. Hoke, Harry Cook and Miss Helen Davis, George Thigpen and Miss Lila Mae Coutey Rex Sullivan and Miss Ruth Lewis Nelson Davis and Rosalie Crelly, Tay. Tor Kirby and Miss Ida Belle Lull, Ed. win Young and Miss Mabel Nesbitt Fred Mooty and Miss Josephine Sharpe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
HAMLET BOTcHER VERSION
Ancient German Play Revived in Lon
 don Long a Puzzle to Students

Ancient German Play Revived in Lon
 don Long Puzzle to Students
 Under the direction of that veran of Elizabethan revivals, William Poel, Der bestrafte Brudermord," the per picking seventeenth century German version of Hamlet" has just had what must certainly be its first production in two hundred years at the Oxford Playhouse in London.
 However dispute may rage about this puzzling and very badly botched tragedy, one thing is quite certain-it is ob- viously the first of tours through Ger many by travelling companies of English players. Only in recent years have we begun to understand how widely the London dramatic companies wandered on the continent when theatrical pros poets in their native London were bad.
 Since their continental audiences did not understand English, and since few of the players themselves understood the languages of the countries which they toured, the standard English plays which they brought over had to be greatly modified. If they did not be- come pure pantomines, the came very near it.
 Though no one would be rash enough to venture a positive assertion, Der bestrafte Brudermord" is probably noth- ing more nor less than Shakespeare s Hamlet" after having been mercilessly modified to suit the changed conditions of performances. There is, however, one other possibility. It is pretty certain that an earlier Hamlet" existed which it is at least reasonable to suppose was written by Thomas Kyde. Der bestrafte Brudermord," as it was revealed at the Oxford playhouse by MT. PoePs com pany, seemed like a mad but entertain ing parody of the great tragedy. Here were practically all of Shakespeare's s materials, but strung together in an appalling confusion, without dramatic relation of continuity.
 Hamlet upbraids Ophelia with an edi- flying story about an unfortunate man who married a wife not knowing that one eye, all of her teeth and her com plexion were false. Bandits are com missioned to slay the melancholy Dane, who adroitly tricks them into shooting one another by kneeling suddenly as he signals them to fire. Hamlet still talks with the players, but his lecture on his trionic art is replaced by practical in quiries as to their needs of timber and costume.
 The adapter has not even tried to write blank verse, but has descended into the crudest of prose. Philosophy proverb, epigram and cynicism have all vanished-for after all they would have been hard for the strolling players tC convey to a foreign audience, in a hali understood language eked out by ges ture.-Living Age.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
Masque Dance To Feature
 Halloween

Members of the Montgomery Country Club and their out of town friends will be delighted to learn that the club will entertain Friday evening at a masquerade dance, in observance of Halloween night. The dance Friday evening will take the place of the reg ular Saturday night dance and will last until one o'clock.
 It is an annual custom of the club to entertain at Halloween dance and members of the club anticipate the event with the keenest interest. The club will be decorated with pumpkins, witches, jack o'lanterns and other Hal lowe'en suggestions and all guests are requested to wear fancy costumes, making the event all the more enjoy able.
 Already the club members are busy preparing their costumes and indica- tions are that this dance will be the best masquerade dance ever held at the club. An unusually large crowd is ex- pected on this occasion, dancing to be- gin at nine o'clock, with an excellent orchestra furnishing music for the oc- casion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
CLUB HOUSE COMMITTEE PLANS WORK

The club house committee of the Montgomery Federation of Women's Clubs. one of the most active commit tees during the past year, has already begun this years work with determi- nation to do even better than the past year, and judging from the many plans this committee has discussed. it is ex- pected that large sum towards the club house fund will be realized long before the club year draws to a close.
 This week the committee will cooper ate with the Capitol City Laundry and for every visit that a member of the federation pays this company during the week, her club will be given small sum. During the week every club wom- an in the city is asked to visit the laundry and register, and in this way assist her club in getting a nice dona- tion from this company. Other plans for making money have been worked out, which will be announced later, and each club in the federation has pledged it's support to the movement, that of raising funds for a club house for the women of Montgomery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
IMPORTANT MEETING OF AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY

An important meeting of the Amer. ican Legion Auxiliary, Unit o, of Montgomery Post, No. 2, will be held Wednesday afternoon at 80 o'clock at the Y. w. C. A., on South Lawrence street. This meeting will take the place of the meeting which was to be held the first week in November, the date having been changed to October .29, on account of the state fair.
 At the meeting Wednesday afternoon definite plans will be made for tho auxiliary booth, which will be under the grandstand on the fair grounds and where the auxiliary will sell sandwiches and coffee during the state fair. 9th CT matters pertaining to Christmas boxes for ex-service men will be dts cussed and the president urgently re- quests a full attendance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
JUNIOR HARMONY CLUB

The regular bi-monthly meeting of the Junior Harmony club was held Thursday afternoon at 3 80 o'clock at the Elks' home, with Irma Askew and Eleanor Tatom, hostesses, and Eugenia Baughman, leader. The program on Indian music included:
 Solo: Indian Song" (Sweet), Janice Ward
 Talk: "Indian Music and Curios," {" Orianna Stewart.
 Poem: From the Land of the Sky Blue Water" (Eberhart), Wynelle Hen derson.
 Solo: From the Land of the Sky Blue Water" (Cadman), Ruby Lane Mellinger.
 Lesson study: Mrs. c. M. Lewis.
 Piano solo: Selected, Sara Lewis.
 Reading: Childhood of Hiawatha," Geraldine Lisenby.
 Cornet solo: By the Waters of Min netonka" (Lieurance), John Dinkins.
 Choral practice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
MUSIC STUDY CLUB

The Music Study club met Saturday afternoon with Mrs. A. S. Sartain, lead CT, and Mrs. Sam Mittenthal, hostess.
 Two violin solos by Miss Elizabeth Selman were very much enjoyed. Mrs Josh Couch was welcomed as a new member.
 The club is planning to give ladies' minstrel with Mrs. Fred Jernigan as director and great enthusiasm is shown in the plan.
 English Women in Song" was the topic of the afternoons study. Partici. pating in the enjoyable program were Mrs. Sartain, Mrs. Herman Jernigan, Mrs. L. HI. Rhodes, Miss Margaret Gel lerstedt, Mrs. Eugene Murphree, Mrs. Levi Powell, Mrs. John Wilkerson, Mrs Helton and Miss RyersOn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
HALLOWEEN PARTY FOR
 RELLINGER HIGH SCHOOL

The Parent-Teacher association of Bellinger Hill school is making great plans for the Halloween party at which it will entertain Wednesday af- ternoon at the school. Everything is being planned for the hundreds of ehil, dren who will assemble at the school for the event, Bellinger Hill school is noted for its splendid entertainments and the one planned for Wednesday af- ternoon is expected to excel all other previous endeavors.
 The grab bag is to be larger than ever something for each child, side shows will attract many, the billy goat rides will prove an enjoyable feature and plenty of ice cream cones add to the party. In fact the whole party is being planned just for children and every child in the city is invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
GEOGRAPHIC STUDY CLUB

The Geographic Study club met Fri. day afternoon with Mrs. L. S. Doug. las at her home on North Three Notch street.
 Autumn flowers adorned the rooms where the meeting was held, making them very attractive. .a,.
 The program for the afternoon was unusually good, with Miss Lorraine Hamil as leader, ably assisted by Miss Jule Hurt and Mrs. B. I. Douglas. Mrs. F. J. Collins was welcomed as a new member.
 After the program, the hostess, as- sisted by her charming little daughter,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
GIRLS AUXILIARY HOLD INTERESTING MEETING

A number of charming young girls were hostesses to the girls auxiliary of the Clayton Street Baptist church at its regular monthly meeting. Miss Sue Adams presided over the meeting and after a devotional service by Mrs. St. John, reports from tEe various commit tees were given, showing the splendid work done by the auxiliary. Mrs. St. John outlined the months plan of work after which a social hour followed, and the hoetesses, Miss Mary Lou Adams, Miss Sue Adams, Miss Frances Jenk- ins and Miss Doris Russell served a delicious salad course.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
ENGLISH ENOUGH

A teacher recently received the fol- lowing from the mother of an absent pupil:
 @Dear mum: please eggscuse Willy. He didn't have but one pair of trous- CTS an I kep him home to wash them, an Mrs. O'Toole's goat come and ct them off the line an that awt to be eggscuse enuff goodness nose.-Yours with respeck, Mrs. B."-Answers, Lon don,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
CHRISTIAN AUXILIARY.

Christian Auxiliary, of which she is president, Monday afternoon. Plans for the years work were discussed and Mrs. M. D. Sparks was appointed chairman study and to provide books by the next meeting. After adjournment the hostess served delicious refreshments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
JUSTIFICATION

Two Highland farmers met on their way to church and one said: Mon, I was wonderin' what ye will be askin' for yon bit sheep over at your steadin' ?''
 "NlOn," replied the other, "I was thinkin' I wad be wantin' 50 shillings for that sheep"
 T will take it at that" said the fiFst, 'but oh, mon, I am awful surprised at you doin' business on the Sawbath."
 Business p exclaimed the other. 'NIon, sellin' a sheep like that for 50 shillin's is not business at all; it's just arity."-Edinburgh Scotsman. e.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
uATCHTNG A CONSPIRACY

Little Girl-Mrs. Brown, ma wants to know if she can borrow a dozen eggs. She wants to put lem under a hen.
 Mrs. Brown-So you've got a hen sitting, have you? didn't know you kept hens.
 Little Girl-No, ma'am, we don't. But Mrs. Smith is going to lend us hen that's going to sit, and ma thought if you'd lend us some eggs we'd find nest ourselves.-The Progressive Grocer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
PRESIDENT OF MOTHERS ROUND
 TABLE IS HOSTESS

The Mothers Round Table met Tues. day afternoon with the president, Mrs Walter Barnes, hostess. Mrs. T. J. Whatley, Jr., was director of the enjoy. able musical program rendered as fol. lows:
 Paper: Music" written by Mrs. w. s. Wilson, read by Mrs. Whatley
 Violin: (a) "Saratame" (Bohm) (b) "Orientale" (Cui), Miss Helen Avery.
 Solo: "Lassie O Mine," Mrs. Albert Logue.
 Piano solo: Melody in F" (Reuben- stein), Frances Bates.
 Musical reading: ''The Christian Creed" Mrs. D. B. Sinclair.
 Piano solo: Sous Bois" (Staub), Mrs. T. J. Whatley, Jr.
 Quartette: Welcome, Sweet Spring time," Mesdames S. W. Strickland, W, A. Barnes, Alva Lewis and Joe Har- rison.
 Solo and chorus: "My Old Kentucky Home," Mrs. Albert Logue and mem bers of the club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
UNIVERSITY WOMEN TO
 GIVE SILVER TEA

The Montgomery branch of the American Association of University Women will entertain at silver tea Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Harwell Smith, Jr., 412 South Perry. An interesting program has been arranged for the afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
WRITERS' CLUE MEETS

Mrs. T. W. Palmer, the president, presided at the regular monthly meeting of the Writers club Tuesday morning at Il o'clock, in the parlors at the New some hotel.
 A prize of $1O is being offered by the. club through the state federation for the best l. ric poem and the Palmer prize of $10 for the best short story of less than 5000 words to the members of the Writers club in the Sixth dis trict. Members of the Dothan, Flu faula and Enterprise clubs may com pete for Palmer prize.
 Mrs. M. o. Carroll of Ozark read a short story, recently published in the True Story Magazine, which is the first time she has had a story accepted by that publication. The title was Caught In the Web"
 Miss Gray Espy also read an original story, "The Earthquake"
 Mrs. Kate Downing Ghent read two poems written during her stay in New York last winter, "Autumn's Gold" and ''On the Park Benches" both portray ing sights seen by her in the north.
 At noon a course luncheon was served in the dining room of the hotel. The table being arranged with Halloween suggestions. Covers were laid for 12
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
TOO LATE

Old Gentleman (engaging new chaf- feur)-I suppose can write to your last employer for your character?
 Chauffer-I'm sorry to say, sir, each of the last two gentlemen I have been with died in my service. ."-An- swers, London.