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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23

all charity has the dollar mark upon it, and that the Great Ex- emplar who gave Himself for the salvation of humanity never gave penny.
 He raised the dead to life. He gave health to the sick, peace to troubled souls, wine to make merry the marriage feast, but He never bestowed fortune on anybody. Let us not disparage the giving of money. Great and noble purposes are served thereby; and if some of the big fortunes have been piled up with the of vandal, much of them has been given back to suffering hu- manity with the sympathy of brother However, just because we cannot say it with a checkbook is no reason fol us to feel that we can do nothing to help our fellow creatures. All needs are not of the body.
 There are rich and prosperous people all about us who are just as much in need of help as any beggar who ever rattled a tin cup on street corner. There are peo- pie who dine luxuriously every day who are literally starving for com panionship.
 There are people who are clothed in velvet, and furs. and broad cloth who are perishing with cold \ ness and neglect. and who need a little warm friendship just as much as any shivering wretch ever need ed thick Overcoat on a winters night.
 And these cases of need are. right around us where we see them every
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23

about their automobiles, and what wonderful children they have, and all about how they sold a bill of goods, and Mary's beaux, and Johnny's being on the football team!
 Can any one do a kindlier deed
 than to maintain an absorbed ex-
 pression while the egotists dis
 course about the one subject in
 which they are perpetually inter
 est4d?
 Chief among the banefactors of
 the worlh l count those who have
 the gsSarosity to endure the te-
 dious with smiling countenance.
 I know of no one else who diffuses
 such sunshine and happiness.
 We do not think of giving encourage. ment to others as a charity, yet there are times when just a little friendly boost, a word of appreciation of good work, of hope and cheer, is worth more to a man or woman than a fortune would have been. They had got to the place where they were discouraged ready to throw up their hands and quit, and just the knowledge that some body believed in them, somebody thought that they would succeed made them go on.
 Sympathy, understanding, com
 panionship, friendship, love, we can all give these, no matter how
 poor we are. And we can all show charity toward each others faults and weaknesses, which is the great est charity of all. DOROTHY DIX.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23
Chinese Play At Vine Street
 c hurch h

An atrtactige play will be given this evening at the Vine Street Presbyterian church at 8 p. m. This will he q one act play telling of the way, in which the Chinese children are taught to wor- ship, and is under the direction of Mrs. Mant Hood.
 The play will be given by the Junior apartment of the Sunday school with Rev. and Mrs. James N. Montgomery also taking part, wearing native cos tunes they brought with them from China, where they have been for several years doing missionary work.
 A lovely feature of the evening will be the bringing of bundles of colored scraps which will be sent to the Chin nese school children which they will make into butterflies, birds and table covers to be returned to America to be sold next year for their benefit.
 An offering win be taken to go to the Chinese children. After the play tea will be served by children in native Chinese costume.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23
Kennedy School May Fair To Be
 Given Friday


 All of the Kennedy district is join ing in to make success of the May fair which will be given Friday after noon and evening by the Kennedy Parent Teacher association.
 Mrs. 0. D. Yanile, the able presi- dent has the hearty cooperation of her members, and all are looking for ward to this joyful occasion.
 Plenty of good things to eat apd many interesting features. Ice cream booth, in charge of Mrs. w. D. Lind say: candy booth chairman is Mrs. Stinson Clapp; peanuts and popcorn booth chairman, Mrs. Harry Hill.
 There will be a baby show, of which Mrs. Virgie Bell is Ihairman. No ba- bies will be overlooked.
 The old-time country store will not be left out. Mrs. Charles Gates is in charge of this.
 A special feature will be a chicken dinner, in charge of Mrs. Frank Far kas and Mrs. Miller. This alone will be worth your coming. Fish pond chairman, Mrs. K1im.
 All the flowers of the season will be represented by prettily dressed girls. A good time for both young and old.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23
Random Notes

Misses Elizabeth and Irma Hamp- ton of Tracy City, Tenn, will arrive this. evening to be the guests of Miss Aline Mccormack.
 Mrs. F.. G. Longman of New York City is visiting Mrs F. H. Harris.
 Miss Rosalie Weaver of Tracy City, Tenn, is the guest of Miss Ellis Watts.
 MT. George Duncan of Athens has returned home after a short visit to Birmingham.
 Mrs. V. E. Gates is in Rockford, Ala, having been called there on ae- count of the death of her sister-in-law, Mrs. ". N. Murchison:
 Mir. and Mrs. Julien Coke Motley, IT,, announce the birth of son at the Baptist hospital, May 21, whom they have named Julian Coke, III.
 MT. and Mrs. W. A. Page were called death of Mrs. w. N Murchison.
 Mrs. W. A. Steadman has returned to her home in Montgomery after a short visit to her daughter, Mrs. An thony Howells and Mir. Howells.
 MT. Horace Afford, who was op- erated on at the South Highlands in firmary four weeks ago is convalescent and left Thursday for Riverside, where he will spend short time recuperating.
 The friends of Mrs. Arthur Granville, who was operated on at St. Vincent's hospital last week, will be glad to know that she is convalescent and able to be out again.
 Mr. and Mrs. Bruner of Fountain Heights announce the arrival of son, whom they have named Robert Carlton. Mrs. Bruner and baby are at the South Highlands infirmary.
 Mrs. c. T. Lundgren, who had planned to leave Thursday to join Mir. Lundgren in Iowa, was delayed and will be with her sister, Mrs. c. NJ. Stan ley, for several days longer, until she will join MT. Lundgren in Chicago. They will sail from Canada next week for their home in Liverpool, England.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23

jects of charity are in our own house. holds, but we never think of relieving their want because we can't give them a dime or a quarter or a dollar, or send them a load of coal or a flannel petticoat.
 We do not think of going to see people in trouble as an act of charity. Yet the kindly neighbor woman who goes into a stricken household, and who lets a heart broken mother weep out her sor- rows on her sympathetic breast, has given something of far greater value than gold.
 We do not think of going to see strangers as an act of charity. So when we meet some woman who has just come to our city to live or we observe that a bridal couple has moved into the bungalow across the street, we let them alone and never go near them. We are busy with our own affairs, occupied with our own friends. We do not stop to think that these women may be perishing of loneliness, that they are literally starving for the society of other women, and that if we would only go to see them and ask them to tea, or introduce them to some other women, or invite them to join club, we would tide them, over a bad place in their lives and help them to get on their feet just as. much as if they were just starting out in business and we loaned them enough money to keep their business going until they could make good themselves.
 We don't think of listening to bores as an act of charity, yet Heaven knows it is work of supererogation that should entitle us to reserved seats in heaven among the star philanthropists.
 There is nothing in the world more pitiful than old people who have come to the place where they tell over and over, and over again, the maundering "reminiscences of their youth. Their exhausted fam flies have long since ceased ever to pretend to listen, and it makes them SO childishly happy-they who have so few pleasures left just to have somebody lend them an ear once in q while Surely it is just as generous a thing to bestow a half hour on them as it P would be to give them thirty cents or thirty dollars.
 And the people who have a perfectly beautiful time talking about themselves and their possessions who tell you
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23
FABULOUS REPARTEE

At the tenth attempt the imbiber managed to get the key into the key hole of his front door, but as he erept up the stairs an unfortunate slip aroused his wife.
 When he reached the bedroom her tongue worked for many minutes. In conclusion, she lamented that fate had tied her to a man who came home at 4-o'clock in the morning.
 My dear," expostulated the husband "it's only o'clock. Just now I heard it strike 1 several timessh mos dish tinctly. ."-Pittburg icle-Telegraph.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23

p1talS and libra ries, We say such and such a wo- man is so charit- able because we know of cases where she has fed the hungry and clothed the naked.
 And we sigh
 and wish that
 we also had
 oyerflowing pock-
 etbooks. so that we might ease
 the want and
 woe of the
 world. And we 
 forget that not
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23
MISS MCCORMICK TO HONOR GUESTS AT BRIDGE

Miss Aline Mccormack will be hos tess Saturday, when she is entertaining at her home with q bridge luncheon complimenting her house guests, Misses Elizabeth Irma Hampton of Tracy City, Tenn, and Mrs. E. c. Longman of New York, who is visiting Mrs. P. H. Harris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23
SMITH-GOLD | WEDDING INVITATIONS

Beautiful invitations have been re- ceiyed reading:
 "Mr. and Mrs. Charles Willis Gold request the honor of your presence at the marriage of her daughter, Margaret Howard, to Mir. Albert Lee Smith, on Tuesday evening, the tenth of June at half after 8 o'clock, First Presbyterian church, Greensboro, N. O."
 Enclosed: Reception immediately af-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23
Social Calendar
The Highland Book club will have a call meeting Friday at II a. m. in the parlor of the |. NJ. c. A.

The Highland Book club will have a call meeting Friday at II a. m. in the parlor of the Y. NJ. c. A.
 To make reservations for the Yancey Chapter, U. D. C., card party to be given at the Southern club on May 2S, call Mrs. Alex Cecil, Main 3S4O-W.
 The members of the Inter Sc Study club will have their annual get-to-gether meeting in the form of a picnic Sat urday, May 24 Members are requested to meet promptly at 3 80, at the cor lner of Sixth avenue and Nineteenth street, where cars will convey them to the picnic grounds.
 The womans club will have an open o'clock at the home of Mrs. R. L. Clay ton, No. '. Glen Iris Park.
 The Joycrofters club will meet Friday lat D. m. with Mrs. ]. H. Farrell, 1405 Thirtieth street, north.
 The Junior Shakespeare club will meet Friday with Mrs. Will kennon.
 Members of the United Memorial and Patriotic association, who wish to have their organiza tion, represented in the memorial wreath, May 30. Send dona- tion to Mrs Watt T. Brown, treasurer, 1905 Fourteenth avenue, south,
 Llewellyn Johns chapter No. 174, Order of Eastern Star. will hold their regular meeting on Friday evening, 5 o'clock, West End hall. There will be initiation and all members are urged to be present. Visitors of the Order are welcome.
 The Fenelon club will meet with Miss Erie Conyille at Morris Friday.
 The Shakespeare club will meet with Mrs. John Lewis, 1919 Eleventh ave neu, south, Friday at 8 p. m.
 Yancey Chapter, U. D. C., will have call meeting Friday morning at Il o'clock at the Southern club. All com mittees for the card party to be given Wednesday, May 2S, are requested to meet at 2:30.
 The New Era Study club will meet Friday afternoon at o'clock with Mrs. Frank Y. Anderson, Jr.
 The Woodlawn Child Conservation league will meet with Mrs. R. A. Lewis Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at 1905 First avenue.
 Band No. 2 of St. PauIs Altar so- eiety will meet Monday afternoon, May. 26 at 2 80 o'clock at the home of Mrs. J. P. Wright, 2S19 Eighteenth Court, Ensley Hiqhlands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23
MRS. DORIS INDUCTION
 m HONnR MISS LEE

Mrs. Doris Moughon will be hostess this afternoon entertaining the mem- bers of her card party and a few ex- tra friends complimenting Miss Annie Lee, who will be married on Tuesday, June 2, to Mir. Frank Barker.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23
Reflections cf Dorothy Dix

Chief Among the Worlds Benefactors Are Those Who Give Sympathy Where Gold Isn't Needed, Who Suppty Encouragement to Those Who Are Discouraged, Who Give Tedious Old People PLeaS- @re By Listening and Being Kind to Them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23
.We Women
How My Wife Has Helped Me
W1RUUGH my IhIefVIeW
 some and correspondence

THROUGH my interview q some and correspondence
 others, have learned that I well known men are peculiarly inaTs ulate. They seem 10 find great diffiN culty. in expressing themselves when i comes to telling how their wives hav helped them. Perhaps this is partly due to their feeling that the public i' I going to read what they have to say In no case have I found this reticenct is caused by lack of material about which they might speak or write. Most of the silent ones seem to tbiS take volumes. to- make< kuowledgement Ef their 'ooligatrut example take the following.
 The eminent sculptor, Daniel ter Trench, writes, "It would talk book to tell you how much my wife kz helped me and I feel that it is entireIS out of the question to give you briefv reply. trust you may have better luck with sculptors who are notaa- much indebted to their wives as nm.
 Mir. Cass Gilbert, one of the grenlest living architects writes: T would say that my wife has helped me in s6 many ways that it would be beyond flP compass of one letter of any reasonaS length to relate them."
 Professor Irving Fisher of Yaie Uni versity. the noted chemist and food ex- pert, writes: "I feel that the answer to your question as to how my wife has helped me would be too intimate either for me or her to sec in print-beyond the statement that she has been my in- spiration in everything"
 Senator William F. Borah is brief without apology. He says, "My an- swer would be-: By not permitting me to overlook the ethical side of all pub lie questions"
 Mir. H. F. Alexander, president ( the Pacific Steamship company and 0 of the most successful men on ,HszS cific coast, writes: T am tffTa5ss Hs z> express myself by words. In figukez I should say she has been the incentf<e and is responsible for at least ninets per cent of what I may have accop plished. would not dare claim to oyf A ten per cent. am sorry that my la Ht of ability ass a writer prevents 1H from giving yoRF . story of the.sclIH I owe my wife during our Marfief of over twenty years.
 Here are five men who have a great success.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23

WHEN we think of charity we al- w ways think of it in terms of
 money, We say this and that millionaire is so charitable because he has endowed colleges and built hos
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23
Listening In On Foe

sSo I was delighted when I heard mother say that Aunt Rachel was soon going down to Atlantic City for week of what she calls riding the board walk" I telephoned her at once, and asked whether she did not need a com panion.
 Tive always longed to see Atlantic City," said, ''and I should simply love to be there with you, dear Aunt Rachel"
 "WelI, now," she answered in that i dry way she has, you should have 1 spoken sooner, for I've already secured the companionship of your Cousin Fan nie. You'll have to save Atlantic City for your wedding trip" Aunt Rach- lers attempts at witticism are really painful at times.
 Yesterday I received q notice of a special meeting of the Dix Amies to which all were urged to attend, as very important business was to be transact ed. I was surprised to find that the business was in regard to wedding present for Leigh.
 What's the grand idea?"I asked.
 ''The grand idea, Lucile," answered l Polly Gray, lis for us as a club to give leight something really handsome.
 Do you think that nicer than mak- ing individual gifts?" inquired.
 'Yes,' said Ussula Moore, since she has been so loyal as to invite each one of us to be bridesmaid, l think we should give her a club present. If any one wishes to give something personally in addition, that will be her own affair. move that we each contribute $10 toward the club gift" ..
 That motion was seconded by every body in the club except me, so, of c0urse, l did not speak against it, though I thought it bad precedent to lay us all under such heavy contri- button. made. up my mind, however, thatfI would not send anything more.
 Leigh has written to me to tell you all to meet tomorrow afternoon at 2 at Mime. Brazee's to be measured for our frocks,p said Ursula Moore. Isn't it perfectly wonderful of Leigh to make us a present of the perfectly charming dresses? I saw the painted chiffon at Mime. Brazee's, and it's ex- quisite, girls" ~
 Why, is Leigh giving the frOcks?' asked.
 Didn't you know that?" Ursula re- piled. She wrote that delightful news in her second letter after we had ac- cepted."
 T didn't accept. I had a previous date for a house party"
 "What a pityr exclaimed Ursula. Dexter Haines was saying last eve ming what fun it would be for al lOf us to go over. on the special train. Of course, you know he is one of the ushers?"
 Ursula took uprighteous pleasure in giving me, that item of information, but l merely smiled and said: "Of course"
 It was strange that Leigh did not tell us in the first place that she was paying for the costumes She might have known what a difference it would make to those of us who have not as much money as she. But some people are dreadfully thoughtless. Now, shall have to go out to Un- ele Johns farm at the time of the wedding for there seems to be no other more interesting place available. It l just makes me mad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23
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Olive oil and salt will remove white spots from furniture.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23
SOUTHERN. CLttB DANCE THIS EVENING

The Southern club will entertain it members and friends with an informa dance this evening from 9 till 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23
UNIVERSITY ALUMNI TO MEET

UNIVERSITY ALUMNI TO MEET association of the University of Ala 26, and will be memorable in a great many ways. Invitations have been sent to various class presidents and mem- bers of classes with numerals ending in f and 9. The class of 1874 has only eleven living members, the most proini- nent of these being Col. Thomas Mo Corver of Tuscaloosa and Mir. Robert Jemison, Sr., of Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23
Class Night For Graduates At
 Hospital

Class night for the graduates at the Birmingham Baptist hospital will be heard this evening on the lawn of the hospital.
 The address of welcome will be made by the class president. Miss May Thornton. The class history, given by Miss Lillian Bellew; class poem, Miss Mary Jane Lathem; phophesy, Miss Ina Waddell; reading of the class will, Miss Betts; the intermedi- ates by Miss Love. Miss Lilies will give a reading. Music will be rem dered by the juniors and the class song to be given as a finale to the inter esting program. This will be an en- joyable occasion. -..5. t.s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23

Mir. Cass Gilbert, one of the grenlest living architects, writes: T would say that my wife has helped me iu s6 many ways that it would be beyond fl3g compass of one letter of any reasona$ length to relate them"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23
The Choice of a Nation

NTILLlONS of discriminating men. lv women, children prefer and wear per
 feet fitting Munsingwear Union Suits. They ask for Munsingwear and never say underwear.
 The name -Munsingwear--isa house hold saying of the Nation. One reason for this national popularity is be- cause in Munsingwear you find all the things you expect of good underwear and none of the disappointmepts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23

Our headquarters
  for MunGngwear We Union Suit person
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23

Senator William E. Borah is brief without apology. He says, "My an- swer would be: By not permitting me to overlook the ethical side of all pub lie questions"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23

Into each garment is woven or knit, fine quality, perfection of fabric. finish and fit. Add to these sterling qualities the Munsins- wear habit of outwashing, outwearins. out lasting expectations and you have the reason why Munsingwear gives such all round satis- faction and service.
 Because of its unusual durability. washabity and reasonable first cost it is the most eco nomical in the long run.
 Made for men. women, children in large variety of fabrics
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23

'I didn't accept. I had a previous date for a house party" ''What pity!" exclaimed Ursula. Dexter Haines was saying last eve ming what fun it would be for al lOf us to go over on the special train. Of course, you know he is one of the ,,ohors eD
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-12-03
little Deer Isle.

Mr. and Mrs. George Turner of
Swans Island spent the weekend
with Mrs. Turner's sister, Mrs. Lila
Pert
Mr.. and Mrs. William Eaton, Mrs
Rose Eaton and Mrs. Myrtle Brown
called on Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Bias
tow of Deer Isle recently. Mr.. Bias
tow is in very poor health, and con-
fined to his bed most of the time
Schools here have closed for two
weeks.
Miss Kathleen Haskell of Rockland
is visiting relatives here during her
vacation.
Miss Kathleen Eaton has gone to
Rockport to visit her sister, Mrs.
Alphonso Eaton, and to see her
mother. who is in the hospital at
Rockland
There was a shooting match at
the home of Guy Haskell on Thanks
giving day. Irwin Eaton won two
ducks, and Theo Eaton and Victor
Snowman each won one.
There was a wrestling match here
Saturday night between Mr.. Kane
and two others, with Mr. Kane com
ing out victorious.
r. e. Black. jr., had one hand bad
ly cut by the winch on his boat
striking it.
Dec | r..