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Lu n c h
At Southern
Club

A lovely luncheon was given Tues
day at the Southern club for the cap
tains for the various membership teams
of the League of Women Voters OF
League of Women Voters, of which Mrs
Ernest LaPoint is the efficient chair
man.
The beautiful cups, which will be
awarded the team winning the greatest
number of members, were displayed dur
ing the luncheon.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Hankins gave a talk and
Mrs. C. B. Jaynes lead the guests in Q
song entitled Let's get together and
all join the league"
Included in this courtesy were Mrs
Wiles of Bessemer, Mrs. Charles Fish
of Fairfield, Mrs. J. p. Carney, Mrs
w. B. Cloe, Mrs. w. G. Jones, Mrs
Johnston Hawkins. Mrs. George Burrell
Mrs. Alice B. Mayo, Mrs. Chester
Braune, Mrs. Payne, Mrs. A. L.
Browne, Mrs. Charles w. Harris, Mrs
C. B. Yandle, Mrs. Mitchim, Mrs. A. l.
Fort, Mrs. Frank d. White, Mrs. Sallit
o. Cooper, Mrs. John Prude, Mrs. Ale'
Rhodes, Mrs. Delphane Schwabacher
Mrs. A. Allbritton and others.
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gedys and the little fat Captain about
so much, the juggling must have made
them very tired. The juggling did make
the little fat Captain tired, but of
course, it did not make the Raggedys
tired, for they were made of cloth and
stuffed with nice white cotton and
bouncing and humping about never
bothered them at all.
So, when the magical hobby horse
came to a stop, it was right beside an
other little path which led away from
the main path through the woods. This
will be an easy way to throw the
fierce Brigands off our track" Rag.
gedy Ann said. So they all walked
up the little path until they came to a
queer house with sign upon the front
door, "Walk right in ~ the sign read.
SO the Raggedys and the little fat
Captain walked right into the queer
little house and as soon as they were
outside, the door slammed behind them
with bang and they knew that they
were prisoners. At fire place with
his back toward them sat a man, and
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CHAPTER v

CHAPTER v
TOHN MOBERLY of the firm OF
Moberly, Evans & Trumball, was
seated in his private office, study
ing a brief. From time to time, when
his gaze rested on certain letter before
him, a whimsical smile flickered around
his mobile lips. A well-set up man IN
his sixties, he had flair for friendship,
and when he finally laid aside the BRIEF
snd picked up the letter he ruminated
thus: Guess Rupert will drop in be-
fore long. Wonder what luck he'll have
finding a housekeeper. He should get
married again-best thing in the wlrld
for the boy"
Putting the letter into one Of the
drawers of his desk, he gave himself up
to thoughts of years ago when Ru-
pert's uncle and he had been INSOFAR
able friends. In those days the Ran
some's home had been as his own, for
he was a youth without any kin, and
Eric Ransome and he had been like
brothers until the former entered the
diplomatic service and sojOurned in
the far corners of the earth. When
John Moberly finally settled in New
York his friendship passed on to the
younger generation. Rupert had always
been a favorite, and when he married
a distant relative of Mrs. Moberly the
bonds of friendship were more closely
cemented than ever.
The tragic death from pneumonia Of
Margaret Ransone, after few years OF
ideally happy welded life, had been
keenly felt by the lawyer, and since then
both he and his wife had done their ut
mostN-to helm Rupert in his domestic
problems.
As the lawyer turned his attention
once more to the work of the day his
secretary entered and announced that
Miss Joan Fairweather wished to see
him.
Bring her right in" he answered
for since the death of her father Joan
Moberly had taken a paternal interest
in Joan. He sympathized with hei
ambitions and did all he could to en-
courage her in her literary efforts: hei
practical brothers and sisters had LITTLE
liking for anything unless it could b'
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Random Notes
Rev. ]. T. Miller, who has been seri
ously i'll, is slightly improved.

Rev. ]. T. Miller, who has been seri'
ously ill, is slightly improved.
Mrs. Edwin Dickerson of Tampa,
Fla. who has been spending the sum
mer at Sewanee, Tenn, is the guest OF
Mrs. J. 7. Miller for a few days be-
fore returning to her home.
Mrs. Ralph Dunson of Collinsville is
visiting in Birmingham.
Mr.. william Iwine of Florence is
visiting his sisters, Mrs. ]. T. Miller,
and Mrs. Clarence Lindsay.
Mrs. Claude Levert Coleman is re-
turning to her home in Tampa, Fla,
soon after spending the summer with
Mrs. J. T. Miller.
Mrs. Robert Arthur Jones left yes
terday for Louisville, KY, for short
visit.
Mrs. Fred S. Fletcher of WOodlawn
and Mrs. Matte Ogletree of Talladega
are visiting their brother, Rev. M. M.
Wood and wife in Acipco.
Mrs. James Franklin, who has been
seriously i'll for five weeks at st. Vim
cents hospital, is improving at her home
on North Highlands.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks Burnham. Mr..
and Mrs. Zastrow and Miss Claire
OConnell were guests at the Biltmore,
Atlanta, Ga. during the weekend, hay
ing made the trip by automobile.
Mrs. John B. McClary is in Bing-
hampton, N. Y, where she was called
on account of the death of her sister,
Mrs. Lizzie Britton Bloodworth.
=
Mrs. Louis K. Plosser and Mr.. Louis
K. Plosser, Jr., have taken an apart
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Watch Tower Hill is" Raggedy Ann
said. For that is where the map
shows that a whole lot of treasure is
buried! And if we do not find it very
soon, am afraid that the fierce Brig
ands will find it and take it all for
their very own. And they are such
selfish creatures, am sure they would
spend every single golden penny for self
ish things!"
Il am sure they would !" the little
fat Captain agreed. They took my
map away from me, but they do not
know where Watch Tower Hill is To-
Gated, so we must hurry and get there
before they do! -
OF course, after running for such a
long time, the magical hobby horse
stopped not that the hobby horse was
tired, for he was a magical hobby horse
and did NOT get tired, but he stopped
because he had run so hard, and had
Jumped over so many sticks and stones
he knew that he had bumped the Rag
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Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Reynold. in

Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Reynolds in
Florence.
Mrs. Pierce Duncan, Mrs. e. 0. Nc
Cord and Mrs. G. II. Mathis of Gads-
den are attending the w. Q. T. q. con-
vention.
Mrs. Ross Smith, Mrs. Williams, Mr..
Erskine Ramsay and Mr.. and Mrs. A.
c. Ramsay have returned from Monte
yallo, where they attended Founders
Day exercises at the college.
Mrs. Charles r. Bell will arrive to-
day from Admission to be the guest of
her sister, Mrs. Darby Brown and at
tend the Walthour-Perry wedding.
Miss Halle Greene, Miss Frances
Callen, Mr. and Mrs. T. w. Barker
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NEW MILLINERY MODES

NEW MILLINERY MODES
The large hat of felt dropping bit
at each side is gaining in popularity, as
are those which turn abruptly off the
face. One of grey felt flares above
folded bandeau of silver ribbon held at
one side with a gardenia.
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IELyET AND MONKEY FUR

VELVET AND MONKEY FUR
The costume suit holds the center of
the fashion stage. One of the pref
test models consists of coat Of black
velvet lined with bright blue crepe and
trimmed with monkey fur and long
tunic of blue crepe worn over a founda-
ton of black velvet.
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ITO be continued.)
FIXING THE BLAME

Betty-How long have you and daddy
been married?
Mother-Ten years. darling.
"You two haven't very good lawyers,
have you,-Life.
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OTGTRL FASHIONs

The new plaided materials seem pc
culiarly adapted to youth and several
of the best known houses catering to the
demands of school girls are showing
dresses of plaid with wide belts Of
colored leather.
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WINNIE WINKLE
,Advxn1ues
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Ii IL hau not Deen
for the magical hob
by horse. the Rag
gedys and the little
fat Captain might
not have escaped
from the fierce Brig
ands.
But, when the
f i ere e Brigands
rushed to where the
Raggedys and the
Captain sat eating
ice cream from a
chocolate ice cream
mud puddle, the hob
by horse gave the
+ ere e Brigands
many hard thumps
with his wooden legs
while the little fat
Captain and Reg
gedy Andy pelted the
Brigands with snow
balls made out of
chocolate ice cream.
Then. while the
Brigands were wip-
ing the ice cream
from their eyes, the
Raggedys and the
little fat Captain
hoped upon the
back of the hobby
horse and dashed
away through the
woods.
"Now we must
try to find out where
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ment at the Highland Plaza for the win
ter, moving in Tuesday.
Mrs. Mortimer Baldwin and small
daughter, Frances, have returned from
the Massachusetts, coast.
Miss Ida Collins base returned from
Admission, where she spent the summer
with Mrs. G. G. Anderson.
-
Mrs. Price Hamilton is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. +. Goodwin.
in Decatur.
Mr.. T. K. Bryne spent the weekend
in Selma with his mother, Mrs. L. NJ.
Byrne.
Mrs. ]. +. Chandler and Mrs. j. g.
Chandler, Jr., spent the weekend with
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menus L nave CNc
seen. The French
gardens with ths
fountains playinl
in the center, thu
French house, the
fantastic, exquisite
lighting, all made
one think Of the
fetes given at the
time Of Marie An.
toinette, and ]
doubt If any ball Of
that period was
more beautiful in
setting or more
perfectly done than
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are in Selma to attend the Wilkinson
Logan wedding this evening. Miss
Greene will be one of the bridesmaids.
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Is Beautiful Dress
ing Lost
Art
Rx IuuLA HOYT

BY JULIA HOYT
CLARENCE Mackay's dance for the
Prince of Wales was certainly one
Of the most beautiful entertain
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-09-04
THE HUMAN TOUCH

AS BENEDICT CLARK, head OF
A the state bureau Of charities,
faced the new commissioner, he re-
allied that he had come to q crisis
In his personal affairs that paralleled
the crisis in his department.
"The work of the bureau is con-
scientious." the commissioners was say
ing. IF you will allow me to say 1t,
you are obviously attentive and clear
headed and a good disciplinarian.
What / lack is a sense of human con-
tact. That is what shall emphasize
in the appointments during my regime.
OF course / shall make no changes for
while"
Then Benedict Clark's father died.
and Benedict went back to the little
town that he had left as boy of
eighteen. to which he had never re-
turned since. in order to straighten his
affairs. And, during the week of his
visit, there echoed in his mind the
words of the new commissioner "hu-
man contact What the deuce did
the commissioner mean by "human
contact?"
The last days of his stay were
filed with business interviews and
formal calls. Benedict Clark's father,
as his son we'll knew, had been a man
of importance in the state. That he
had been also a man of many and old
friendships had not hitherto made
such an impression upon young Clark.
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be such lovely night for a sail that
l called you to come and go with me. :
"a sail?" asked all the little fairies.
"We didn't know you had boat up
here. Where is the water?'
The Moon Lady laughed little sill
very laugh. Look" she said, push
ing aside small ffeecy cloud. And
there behind it the fairies saw beau
tiful silver-colored boat with sails all
set ready to start.
The fairies clapped their hands for
JOY. "Oh, are we to sail about the
sky in that beautiful boat?" they
asked.
The Moon Lady smiled. Jump in
she said, and in they jumped.
Then off they sailed. SO smoothly
they rode that the fairies thought they
would like to sail forever with the
Moon Lady. They quite forgot their
dell and their Queen.
But this could not last. By and by
bump! they went into thick black
cloud which gave the fairies such q
scare that they chung to each other.
"Oh, we want to go nome, we want
to go home Oh, dear Queen, save US
save u.s. they all cried
Now it happened that the COLLINS
had been spying, as usual, when the
fairies ran away. And a good thing
1t was for the fairies that they did
for no knowing what would have hap
pened If they had not been able to tell
the Queen when she awoke and looked
for her subjects.
The Moon Lady made one mistake
in her plans. She did not take up the
moonbeam path. And when the Queen
heard where her children were she
ran up the path as fast as she could
and with her magic wand she caught
a little cloud. jumped upon 1t and
soon found her fairies.
"Oh, we are so sorry we ran away
said all the fairies. eve will never
do ii again" And many more prom
ises those penitent little folks made
to their Queen. But as she felt she
was partly to blame for having over
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Haze uou his Habit
Bu MARGARET Morrison

(
Three months later again found the
commissioner sitting across from
Benedict Clark at his table in the bu-
reau of charities. But there was a
subtle difference in the attitude of the
two men-the table somehow seemed
less wide.
II owe you an apology, Clark" the
head began. 1T just goes to show that
new man can't afford to pass judy
ment. You remember my telling you
three months ago in this very office
that I missed human contact in your
department? I don't mind telling you
that I've been watching your work
closely, and the most valuable part
about 1t now seems to me that you
know personally the. people with
whom you deal--I believe it's people,
not cases with you and If that isn't
what 'charity'Ais. give up my job.
Since our conversation on human
contact" said Benedict Clark, i've
been working out a theory here in
the bureau I've been making a habit
of stopping to talk. It's an old
fashioned habit, but enlightening-so
enlightening r
HAVE YOU THIS HABIT?
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SHOES UNITED

TN SOME sections of the country
J. there is a common superstition that
II brings good luck to have ones shoes
come united. This is but another
phase of the ancient belief of sympa-
thetic magic, that phase which has
RI do with the doctrine of obstruc-
five knots in connection with other
current superstitions. Tie up knot
and YOU tie up the man; unloosen the
knot, you free the man. The cave
mems reasoning originating from the
fact that "Man, having come to as
sociate in thought those things which
he found by experience to be connect
ed in fact, proceeded TO enormously
invert this action and to conclude that
association In thought must involve
similar connection in reality.
OF this sympathetic magic Professor
Frazer saws: among the ignorant and
sunarstitious today 1t is very, much
what # was thousands of years ago in
Egvnt and India and what it is now
among the lowest savages surviving in
the remotest parts of the earth" The
learned professor would appear to In
dictate the ignorant as the class among
whom alone superstition prevails. But
u++la observation will show that SUI
,ers+it,on Is confined 70 nc one class,
Sut exists. though less ostentatiously.
among the cultivated and high placed
md he who most loudly boasts of his
freedom from i:a trammels is often
fonnd to se secretly Influenced by SUI
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-09-04
LAvINIA

r AVINIA halls from ancient Rome.
- 1t is name associated with old
Latin deities, though not of itself di-
vine. Translated to mean "of Latium,
it is believed to be the feminine of
the old Roman name Latinus with the
It" changed to ~"
The first Lavfnia was mythical per-
sonage initiated by the moderns,
though not by the Romans themselves.
She was the daughter of King Latinus,
according to Livy and Virgil, and the
last wife of Aenas, in whose right he
obtained a footing in Italy.
Niebuhr denied her existence, claim
ing that she was merely personifica-
ton of Latin territory.
The name reached England through
literary and religious channels, when
Thomson contrived to recommend the
Book of Ruth to the taste of the
Eighteenth century by translating the
Moabitess into the ''the lovely young
Lavinia." In this manner Lavinia be-
came a favorite, and her popularity
spread overseas, until she became one
Of the oldest and most popular names
In colonial America. Now she has be-
come one of the legion of quaint old
fashioned names, exhaling the fra
GRANGE Of lavender.
The sapphire is Lavinia's talismanic
stone 1t promises her fidelity of pur-
pose and friends, gives her courage,
and protects her from all evil. Thurs
day is her lucky day and z her lucky
number.
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f''DCdddyS
D6Evenin9
Fairy Tale
~ M ATSN (nNIAM p(\NMED
THE FLY'S WARNING
81 NARY GRAHAM BONNER
- coeracsi N wt,Ttan nlvSeApta uss,oh

II suppose yoA want to know now
do it," the Fly told the Fairy Queen.
Now you may think 1t is strange
that the Fairy Queen should nave
gone to pay visit upon the fly.
Not that the Fairy Queen was one
to think herself superior, she was as
staple and street. as could be. But
she did not care for flies. and yet she
had gone to call on one.
She did not pres end to the fly that
she liked hia. She did not say that
she was glad to see him and then go
back to Fairyland afterward and talk
about hims
That would have been deceitful and
the Fairy QSeen hated deceit.
No, she todd the fly che had come TO
see him because she wanted to md
out how it was he did so much harm
so she could send around messages and
make people see how it was.
EYES," the Fairy Queen said. +
would really like to know how you
do it.
"You know it is quite true that
you do spread disease. You are one
of the worst creatures l know as re-
CARDS doing this very bad work.
Well said the FLY, Il am Blue
Bottle Fly, and must live up to the
family record"
'sWhat is the family record?" the
Fairy Queen asked.
spreading just as much disease as
is possible wherever we are and keep
ing on doing it"
IT shouldn't think that would be
record of which family could be
proud
"Ah, but you're not a Blue-Bottle
Fly, and you don't understand
"Your thoughts are kindly. You like
to see health all about.
'.We don't. We don't mind how
much sickness there is. We don't OBJ
ject at all.
I'm fact, we like it.
"Well, will tell you how we do it..
We have many, many hairs on our
bodies.
"You cannot see the hairs on my
body. as I'm small, but il you look
carefully you will see some of them.
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If you could see me through glasses
which would make me look much big
Der than I am then the hairs would
stand out distinctly"
II have glasses with me-" said the
Fairy Queen, (which enlarge small OBJ
jects."
''Then take look at me-" said the
Fly.
The Fairy Queen did this, and she
saw small hairs all over the Fly's
body.
There are great many" the Fairy
Queen said.
'To be sure" said the Fly.
"That is how do it," the Fly con-
tinued.
"Still / don't understand that" the
Fairy Queen said.
Il go around" said the Fly, land
collect dirt wherever | go.
Perhaps ] should say these hairs
collect dirt. They just catch up dirt
and sit upon food and carry the dirt
with me.
There are such small pieces of dirt
that they're not noticed, but dirt car
ries disease, and so carry disease.
"Of course it is not always danger
GUS, but am not what you might call
a valuable citizen.
IF were being fair to people l
would warn them not to let flies be
around any more than they can help.
would warn them of my hairs which
collect and carry dirt and I would
tell them that we're their enemies in
this way.
But I'm Fly, and don't care, so
I won't warn them"
"Ah, but / will, Fly" said the Fairy
Queen. II will send around my mes
sengers with this warning and will tell
them about the way you gather dirt
and spread disease"
But the Fly had gone off. He had
no more to say and he had plenty OF
other things to do more interesting
than this.
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them they were very likely to play
some trick perhaps throw things in
The water and splash their gauze-like
wings, and they would be helpless.
No, that must not be thought Of.
But they could run to the dell and
dance a while, for the Queen might
have gone on some journey. You see,
they did not know she had oversight.
They were just starting for the dell
when beautiful moonbeam path fell
across their way. And. looking along
It's shiny surface, they saw the Lady
In the Moon reckoning to them.
"Oh, what fun" said one little fairy.
1.-THE Moon Lady wants us to come up
where she Is.
fairies and she wanted them to live
with her all the time. She had often
tried to take them away from their
Queen. but each time the Queen had
found out her plan and had gone with
her subjects on their. visits to the
Moon Lady.
Hello. my dears,' she said in a
CHEEKY voice. Il thought this would
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Just What She Wanted

Dear Mother" writes a Kansas
City girl who is teaching in Honolulu,
II received your letter thanking me for
the lovely fancy hairpin l sent you for
your birthday. .
That's all right, mother dear. I'm
awfully glad you like it and if it is
becoming hope you will continue to
wear it in your hair. But, mother, /
just must tell you that the little two
pronged ivory piece that sent you
really is intended for lemon-fork"
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Certainly Suitable

After the usual Saturday romp the
children gathered In the drawing room
for some music.
AS bedtime drew near the mother
said, Nov children, choose hymn
to finish up with and then you must
all say good night"
Lets have Ere Again Our Sab
bath Close" said little girl OF
seven.
swell, l think that would be more
suitable for tomorrow night" replied
the mother.
"Oh, Hut we always air our Sabbath
clothes on Saturday" said the child.
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The Result

my baby, Rowdy, was playing in
the big road luther day, rolling
around in the dust, and all such,' re-
lated Gap Johnson Of Rumpus Ridge,
'when a Teller came driving along IN
his motorcar and, not seeing the
baby for the dust, ran right over him"
Hurt him much?" asked the neigh
Dor addressed.
Nope mot specially. The little
cuss socked tooth into front tire
and went over and under few times,
and when the tooth pulled out of the
tire the air came out, too, and, by
gravy. you ort to have seed how mad
the Teller as.,'-Kansas City Star.
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In the Same Boat

The dramatist mistook the noise
in front, and was distressed to find
that, although they wanted to see him,
what they wanted to see him for was
something very different from his ex-
pectations.
But he lodged behind the curtain
just in time, and lodged back again
to reproach the gallery.
tits true" he said, shat haven't
made hit. But neither have any Of
YOU
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The u0hy Of Superstitions
By H. lRUlNG KING


perstitions inherited from the lost
ages He has his pet superstitions
and hides them; perhaps jams them
down into his subconscious self and
flouts Them But they exist and they
are his, and they influence him. The
savage and the peasant, on the other
hand, display their superstitions I'M
blushingly. That is the only difference.
When it comes to a question OF super
stition, "the colonels lady and Julie
O'Grady are sisters under their skins. "
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