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: OFPROSPERITY
Reports to Trades Council
Show Many Crafts Are
Working On Full
Time Now
A large number of delegates greet
ed President Louis Eley of the Trades
council yesterday at the regular semi
I monthly meeting.
Reports of the different delegations
showed Increased business all along
tlie line, a number of the different j
crafts working 100 per cent. Delegate
Louis Bowen, secretary of the Alabama
‘State federation, made a report on the
tight that organized labor is making
at Montgomery in the interest of the j
semi-monthly pay day, the abolition of
the convict lease system and other
measures for the benefit of the work
! ing man.
A communication was read from the
American Federation of Labor notify
ing the council that B. W. King had !
been appointed an organizer at largo j
from that body.
William Cunliff of Cincinnati. O.,
, representing the Pattern Makers’
league, gave a very interesting talk,
telling of the conditions throughout
l the country and of the workings of
the laws for the betterment of the
working people in the different states.
Jle announced that he would address
' an open meeting at the Bricklayers'
I hall, 214 North Twentieth street, on
! Wednesday night, to which the public
is invited.
, The ways and means committee re
ported on the Labor Day celebration,
slating that they had secured a park
■ to hold the greatest celebration that
the district has ever held. It is ex
pected to make this a sort of a jubilee
s', the return of prosperity and fur
ther announcements will be made later.
LETTER TO EDITOR
Wheat Raising In South
To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
Perhaps the most rapid development
going on in the south at the present
time is the wheat growth. Many acres
of land that have for the past 20 years
been planted in cotton are now con
verted into wheat fields. From many
sections throughout the south comes
tiie report that enough wheat is being
raised to supply the entire demand for
Hour during the coming year.
All doubts as to the quality of wheat
that could be raised on southern soil
were dispelled when the first fouV car
load lots shipped to Memphis were test
ed and found to compare favorably
with Illinois and Indiana wheat and
the price of $1.04 paid for it.
Many shipments have been reecived
in Memphis that graded No. 2 and av
eraged 59 pounds to the bushel. Sev
eial shipments from the heart of the
Mississippi delta graded No. 3 and av
eraged- 56 pounds to the bushel while
that received from Arkansas usually
graded No. 2. The Memphis mill is
running at full capacity, yet it is not
able to fill all the orders it receives.
There are two reasons lor this, first.
1 lie fact that the wheat in the south
is about two weeks earlier than that
in the north: and, second, the people
aie patronizing home industries.
1 Wheat throughout the delta this sea'
ton averaged 40 bushels to the acre.
The general belief is that in the future
wheat will be planted as a staple crop
along with cotton and that the south
is just now open for developments in
fiodr mills, threshers and other mill
ing plants. IVY M’KINNIE.
Greenwood, Miss., July 20, J915.
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THE MISSION OF THE
The Rev. Bayley Preaches at
Congregational Church
THE MISSION OF JESUS
Says Only Way To Determine What
Is the Mission of Church Is To
Understand the Savior’s
Mission
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“The Mission of the Church” was the
text of the sermon delivered by the Rev.
Dwight S. Bayley, pastor of the Pilgrim
Congregational church yesterday morning
before one of the largest gatherings to
assemble in the church for sometime. The
text of the Rev. Bayley’a sermon was
taken from John 10:10 and John 17:18.
The Rev. Bayley laid special emphasis
upon the fact that no church work could
be successfully carried out unless the
mission of the church was clearly under
stood and that a large percentage of the
failures of the churches was due to the
misunderstanding of its function. He said
that the only way to determine what the
mission of the church really was. was to
understand what the mission of Jesus
was.
Part of his sermon Is as follows:
"Warships are sometimes dispatched
under sealed orders. Not even the com
manding officer is permitted to know the
destination or the purpose of the voyage
until the stipulated time comes when the
orders may be opened. In the meantime
the crew of the ship does, its routine work
as w'ell as though every member knew
where he was going and for what purpose.
Such a condition would be impossible,
however, in the church of Jesus Christ.
Its members cannot do their work, nor can
It should aid all the people In clearer un
less the mission of the church is under
stood.
Misunderstanding
"Many of the lamentable failures of the
church In the past have been due to mis
understanding of its function. There have
been those who have thought the church
the guardian of public morals. Others
have thought it the champion of ortho
doxy. Some ha\e considered it a refriger
ation plant offering cold storage facilities
for their future hopes. The church should
exert a helpful Influence on public morals.
It should aid all people in the clearer un
derstanding of divine truth. And it should
lead multitudes into the possession of
secure, hopes for the future. But none
of these things is the real mission of
the church; they are all secondary and
consequential.
“Tlie way to determine what the mis
sion of the church really is is to un
derstand what the mission of. Jesus
was. The best known verse in the
Bible, John 3:16, says of Jesus’ mis
sion that it was in order that 'who
soever believeth on Him should not per
ish but have eternal life.’ And in the
first phrase of the text Jesus Himself
eays: T came that they may have life.’
When Nicodemus sought Jesus as a
great teacher with a new doctrine, and
desired to know His teaching, Jesus
replied in substance that He had not
come to teach new truth but to impart
new life. ‘Ye must be born again,’
He said. Thus it appears plainly that
the real mission of Jesus was to bring
spiritual life to men. He denounced
the hypocritical Immorality of the
Pharisees; and He taught such truth as
has never come from the lips of an
other. But He did these thlngB Inci
dentally. They were some of the fruits
brought forth by the spiritual life
which He came to give to men.
Life Is Derived
“An interesting and outstanding fact
about life is that it is derived. It can
not be manufactured like furniture,
hats or shoes. The flower grows from
the seed and the seed comes from last
year’s flower; and thus the succession
of life in any form may be traced back
lb the ultimate source spoken of in
tne beginning of Genesis. where it
says: 'In the beginning God created.’
We understand much about the opei -
ation and the law’s of life; but the
ultimate secret of its origin, and, in
deed, of its transmission lies beyond
our grasp. When we speak, therefore,
of Jesus in relation to the gift of spir
itual life, the question arises; Is He
an original source of that life? Has
He the life within Himself which He
can bestow’ upon others? Listen to the
word of authority. Speaking of the
coming of Jesus, John Bays: ‘In Him
was life and the life was the light of
men.' Speaking of Himself In words
which from ordinary human Ups would
have been supremely arrogant and
would long since have been resented
as such, Jesus said: ‘1 am the way, the
truth and the life; no one cometh to
the Father but by Me.’ Jesus is in
deed an original source of spiritual life.
He came into the world to give this
life to men. This was His mission; and
it is the mission of His church.
"But the church is not the original
source. Tt cannot give the life as from
itself, it must, therefore, transmit the
life; or bring people into touch with the
life which is in Christ. The dynamo is
an orignal source of electrical energy;
but we do not take our lamps and our
motors to the dynamo; we bring wires
from it to them. Thus, the energy is
transmitted to the places where it is
needed. Similarly, the church must trans
mit the spiritual life from Its Lord to
fhose who sit in darkness and need light;
to those w’ho are weak and need power;
to those who are lost and need to be
found. The church must hang Its wires
and erect its machinery to fit the social
conditions and the economic needs of
our time. It must avail itself of all that
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I_“Woman, Sin No More”
A Story of Life, Not as It
Ought To Be, But as It Is!
By tIJ.KN J. lilt KB*. Jl(.
With a lusty toot of the horn, and a
trail of dust in its wake, the big police
patrol wagon came to a halt in front ».f
the warden's office. A large crowd of
spectators about the door of the patrol.
"Wonder what they have her for?*’
"Get, ain't she pretty?” and similar excla
mations could be plainly heard.
The door of the patrol opened. The
crowd pressed forward curiously. The
patrol driver pushed them back and a slim,
dainty girl, 15 or 16 years of age. stepped
horn the wagon and walked slowly, with
bowed head, into the warden’s office.
Her young face was stained with tears.
Her step was that of one who carried a
burden that was too much for her strength
to bear. And as she gazed hack at the
j rabble without, a look of lost hope
i fame into her girlish face.
The warden carefully adjusted his
specs” and glanced at the new arrival. A
took of pity came into his eyes and he
tumbled with the arresting slips absent
ly as he gazed into the face of the child
who had been trapped in tlie net of the
taw. The girl looked at him and with a
sob stepped to his side. Before a ques
tion was asked the girl sobbed out a
story to this kind old man. as old as the
eternal hills. And as he listened he
seemed to realize that this story, like
many others he had heard, was true.
“My step-father beat me and told me
never to darken his doors again." she said.
"I had to leave. I tried to get work.
There is none Finally I met this man!"
The girl shrieked hysterically.
"Never mind, my child," said the war
.•••••••••••••••••a
den. “Don’t cry, you won't be harmed."
The hour hand on the clock in the war
den's office pointed to midnight. Slowly
and with a look of thankfulness the man
whose duty it is to lock these unfor
tunates in a foul jail took up the tele
phone.
Fifteen minutes elapsed and a woman,
firm of step, somber of look, stepped upon
the threshold of the warden’s office In
her eyes there was that look of sweet
ness mingled with a higher understanding
that Is a gift of God to hut few mortals
on earth. She glanced at the wretched
little bundle of broken hopes and stepped
to where the girl was sitting.
“There, now don't cry any more." she
said, “everything is going to come out all
right. I am your friend. Now tell me
all about it.”
The girl looked up into the frank eyes
of the woman who was old enough to be
her mother and without any hesitation
sobbed out the whole sordid tale. The
woman with the frank eyes and somber
look only sighed as the girl told her story
and occasionally on her cheek there ap
peared tears. Then without a word the
lady who was old enough to he this way
ward girl’s mother, put her arms about
the girl's slender waist and kissed her
upturned face, and arm in arm the two
passed out of the warden's office.
Several months have passed. The frail
little girl who had partaken of the cup
of life and found its contents bitter Is
in a distant city, living the life of a
respectable woman and prospering in the
busy mart of trade. The same little girl is
a stenographer with a reputable business
firm, livlyg tinder the roof of an aunt
who believes there is no one in the world
as dear as her little neice.
Sometimes, perhaps, the aunt wonders
how it is that her modest little neice
knows so much of the world's ways, per
haps it was the lady who met her in the
warden's office that imparted the knowl
edge all girls'Should know. Do you want
to know who was that lady who saved
the soul of at least one girl?
The grand character who presides over
the Birmingham welfare department Mrs.
Wilson .Searight.
INVITATIONS GOING OUT
TO ALABAMA MERCHANTS
I
Invitations this morning are going
into the mails to some 8000 or 10^000
retail merchants in all sections of Ala
bama formally telling them of the third
annual convention of the Alabama
Merchants' fessociatlpn in this city, Au
gust 24, 251 and and 26, and inviting
them to be’present.
Kxtra stenographers have been at
work at the headquarters of the Cham
ber of Commerce the past few days
addressing the envelopes for the enor
mous invitation list. Plans for the con
vention are nearing completion and
abcut all the entertainment commit
tees now are waiting for is the con
vention date and fair weather.
The annual issue of the Alabama
Merchant, the association newspaper, is
about ready for the printer and will be
mailed to the members of the associa
tion in a week or two. The paper this
year will be fully illustrated and car
ry information about every different
phase of the convention. It will contain
stories fully explaining all the joys
_ _
and pleasures the delegates to the con
vention may anticipate, set out clear
instructions how to register and ob
tain credentials, bow to find the dif
ferent points of interest about the city,
how to secure the refund of railroad
fares and all other features of the big
convention.
Reports from different sections of
the state are that merchants every
where are already making plans to
attend the convention. They desire to
take advantage of the many education
al and business features as well as the
exceptional entertainment features of
the big meeting. The addresses of \V.
P. G. Harding and Prof. H. P. Holden
and the discussions to be had on clif- i
ferent business matters the merchants!
are anticipating with much interest,
N'hilo the barbecue, the baseball game,
the river boat excursion down the
Warrior to Hook 17 and similar enter
tainment features are meeting with th»'
strong approval of the prospective del
egates.
Tt is now generally believed that
there will he between 1500 and 2000
delegates or more.
1
Was Pioneer in Industrial
Development of the Bir
mingham District
Harry Spurrier, one of Easley's best
known citizens and a pioneer in the in
dustrial development of the city, dropped
dead in front of his home at Fairvlew
yesterday afternoon from heart failure.
The deceased had been suffering for the
past few days from acute indigestion, hut
was up and about yesterday. He walked
to the hydrant in front of the yard, pre
sumably to disconnect the sprinkling hose,
and in reaching down to pick it up he
fell.
Members of his family rushed to his
assistance, but he was dead when they
reached him. Owing to the absence of
several of his children, the funeral ar
rangements have not been made, but it
is probable that he will be buried Wednes
day.
Mr. Spurrier came to Ensley in tne
early part of 1887 from Johnson City,
Tenn.. and was foreman of construction
at the building of the first furnace plant.
When the plant was completed he re
mained with the company as boss car
penter. He was employed as foreman
during the construction of the steel plant
and other developments of the Tennessee
Coal, Iron and Railroad company. He
was engaged for several years as a build
ing contractor and bandied a number of
big jobs. He had a wonderful capacity
for work and in inspiring others to fol
low bis lead.
The deceased was well liked by every
one with whom he came in contact. His
genial disposition, never falling good na
ture and ready wit made him welcome
everywhere and his cheery greetings will
be missed. Of deep religious convictions,
he wal always ready to assist in church
work of all kinds and gave freely of his
time and means to the cause of the Mas
ter. Tils home life was ideal, for a more
loving husband or kinder father never
lived.
He was a true friend and an upright
Christian gentleman in every respect. A
widow and five children survive him. Fu
neral arrangements will be announced
later.
and methods. But all its work must aim
to bring people Into vital, living touch
with Jesus Christ In order that their lives
may receive the divine life which He has
to give. And In proportion as this life
Is received It will express Itself in the
moral and doctrinal phases of modern life,
not arbitrarily and dlctatorially, but by
the sweet helpfulness of good example.
Understood Life
"It should be remembered that one of
the fundamental characteristics of life
Is that it can be experienced without be
ing understood. Suppose a very wise man
looking down at a little babe which has
Just arrived in this world and talking
to It In such words as these: 'You little,
helpless, ignorant thing! You cannot go
Into the deep and Involved mysteries of
life: you don't know enough! The baby
would merely prove the man's foolishness
by going right on living. As marvelous
as It Is. life need not be understood In
order to be experienced: and this Is as
true of the spiritual as of the physical
life. It Is, of course, tremendously Inter
esting, after the life has been experienced,
and while it Is being experienced, to study
It and to analyze our experiences and to
tabulate and classify our thoughts. But
thla process, Interesting as It Is, must fol
low, not precede, the other. The life
itself must first be had and experienced:
It may be trusted to express Itself in
sound morality and correct understanding
of the truth.
"Pray God the church may more and
more see that Its mission Is to bring peo
ple to Its Master that they may receive
from Him the divine Ufa which He haa
to give."
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ATTEND THE Z30
Boy Has Time of His Life
When He Falls Into the
Wading Pool
The clear skies yesterday afternoon
brought a continuous flow of visitors to
the zoo at Avondale park. Miss Fancy,
the wading pool and all of the other fa
vorites of the kiddies proved to make
an enjoyable affair for the youngsters.
Scores of children filled the large wading
pool, while others made use of their visit
by taking, in all probability, their Inst
glimpse of the favorite resort before rt
suffered the city’s ax.
Teddy, the bear, was also a popular
attraction with the visitors, and he J
shared the honors of the day with tlie
pond and Miss Fancy. Teddy’s behavior
was perfect before the large throngs that
gathered around his cage on the steep
hillside ami he made a big hit with tire
kids as well as the grown-ups. The
zebus were also prepared to welcome their i
numerous visitors and they captured their
part of the popularity.
The waterfowls were in their glory and
were especially clean and spry In their
efforts to entertain their guesrs. The j
squirrels and monkeys hud h great time !
exhibiting their rival skill for the first
honors for their ability on performing
on the tree limbs that adorned their
cages. It appeared that each of the zoo
populace was only trying to outdo his
neighbor on such a big day as they had
yesterday.
The attention of the crowd to the ani
mals was temporarily checked when a
small tot, attired in his bbat Sunday dress,
while motioning to some friends in the
wading pool, fell in tlie* pond. The screams
of his frightened mother attracted the
crowd and for a while there was a rush
for the the kiddies' favorite resort. The
excitement ceased when the visitors
learned the cause of the rush for the
pool, and when the happy youngster
stood up and began to splash the water
at the eager crowd which promptly dis
persed. the frightened mother calmed her
self and spent the next few minutes try
ing to persuade her youthful son to with
draw fiom the scene of action.
The youngster seemed greatly pleased
at his accident and persuaded hi* wor
ried mother to allow him to finish his
afternoon in the pool with his fellow
playmates. Whether it was a deliberate
act or not remains a puzzle. Anyway, It
appeared that Jack had the time of his
life.
FRENCH REPORT
PROGRESS AT FRONT
London, July 25—<1 p. m.)—An offi
cial report from Field Marshal French,
lsaued here tonight, said:
"On July IB we repulsed a bomb at
tack on the crater caused by the ex
plosion of our mine west of Hoogc.
reported In my communication of July
20. Our heavy artillery silenced a
heavy trench mortar assisting In the
attack.
"On the evening of the 23d we auo
cessfully exploded a mine under a sal
ient in the German line southeast of
ZUlebeke and destroyed the enemy's
trenches there. Shortly afterward the
enemy exploded a mine a little farther
south, which, however, did tittle dam
age,
"Since then we .have made some
ground by occupying the crater of a
German mine and linking It to our
trenches. Yesterday we repulsed an
other heavy bomb attack on our
trenches around the crater near
Hooge.”
AMBULANCE KILLS
MILKMAN AS HE
STEPS FROM WAGON
Coroner Declares Accident
Unavoidable—Ambulance
Driver Explains the
Collision
Letoy Welch, aged 30 years, died at the
Birmingham infirmary yesterday after
noon at 5:30 o'clock, an a result of Injuries
sustained when he was struck by Johns
Undertaking company's ambulance yester
day morning at 7:45 o’clock at the corner
of Sarah avenue and Third street. Im
mediately after he had been struck the
Injured man was picked up by the am
bulance and rushed to the Birmingham
infirmary, nearby.
Welch was employed by the Cox Dairy
company of Powderly as delivery man
and was In the act of stepping from his
wagon when struck. J. J. Chamblee wan
driving the ambulance, and when seen
by an Age-Herald reporter he made the
following statement:
"1 was on my way to the Birmingham
infirmary to Ret a patient and bring him
to meet a train. 1 was coming down
Sarah avenue with a clear road In front
of me. at about In or 18 miles an hour.
As l approached Third street l noticed a
milk wagon going west on the right hand
side of the street, near the curb. I blew
my electric horn several blasts and started
To pass It. Just as I was about to over
take the wagon, Welch Jumped out. I
was pretty close to the wagon, and as
his right foot struck the ground he fell
against the right fender of the ambulance
about one-third the length of the car.
The light of the machine struck him on
the shoulder and knocked him to me
ground. It was not the headlight that
struck him, but the small auxiliary oil i
light that Is placed Just above the run- 1
nlng board.
"As Welch struck the earth 1 put on j
my brakes and stopped about 10 feet from
where he was struck. I then put him In j
the ambulance and rushed him to the Bir
mingham infirmary. I would have rather j
been struck and killed myself than to !
have killed I he man. The uceldent was
simply unavoidable. I had no Idea any
one would Jump from the wagon."
E. P. Higgins was with Chamblee when
the accident occurred and corroborated
the above statement. K. M GuideloCk,
who witnessed the accident, said mat it
wus unavoidable and could not be helped.
<'oroner Spain was notified and upon ail
Investigation said that the accident was
I unavoidable.
The decensed is survived by his widow
j and one child, also his parents and three
| brothers: J. H.. .1 M. and <\ H , of Ecru,
Miss., with the exception of J. 11.. who
lives in Ensley. The remains of the do
le eased are being held by Johns pending
; the arrival of relatives.
THE YAQUI INDIANS
RENEW ACTIVITY
La Pa?. Lower Cnl., July 24. — (By
tadio to San Diego, Cal., .Inly 25.) — lie
' ports of renewed raids by Yaqui In
dians who were said to have terror
ised San Jose De Guay mas last night.
Killing HI Chinese and Dvo Mexicans,
reached hero today. Mexican troops
from OuiiyniHS pursued the raiders.
[ No apprehension is felt for the safe
ly of Americans south of the Yarjul
river, as heavy rains have swollen tin
stream, preventing raiders from cross- j
ling.
The United States cruiser Chattancga'
is at GuaymaH and the flagship Colo-!
rado arrived here today.
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ROANOKE
Roanoke. Jrtly 24.—(Special.) W. B.
Whatley, a well known and highly re
spected citizen of Roanoke and former
member of the 'Georgia legislature, tiled
at his home here today, after a long pe
riod of declining health. Mr. Whatley
was 75 years of age. and had been closely
Identified with educational work as well
as the politics of ceftaln sections of Geor
gia for a great many years previous to
! his coming to Roanoke. Funeral services
were conducted at the First Baptist
I church of Roanoke at 1 o’clock this after
noon. after which Interment was made ut
the old cemetery near Kvansvllle, Ga.
A mad dog this morning bit the small
! son of T. M. Bartlett near the latter's
i home on the outskirts of the town. The
dog's head was taken off and brought into
j town Tor examination. The boy will like- I
ly he taken to Montgomery fon^treat- 1
rnent.
MEXICAN LOSSES
ARE VERY HEAVY
I.«aredo. Tex.. July 25.—Fighting between
Villa and Carranza troops in the vicinity
of Icamol ni\d Villa Garcia, near Monte- j
rey, during the past 10 days, has resulted
In the loss of at least 1000 dead and twice
that number wounded, according to Amer
icans who arrived today from Monteray
today. The casualties, it was said, were
about equally divided.
commitssuFcide
DOMESTIC WORRY
Kansas City. July 25.—The Rev. John
Kuehn. who came here several days ago
from Port Arthur, Tex , committed sui
cide by shooting himself In a hotel today.
He left a note indicating that worry over
domestic affairs might have prompted
his act. Mr. Kuehn was about 50 years
old.
Marion Pearce Dies
Hamilton, July 25—(Special.)—Marlon |
Pearce, a prominent farmer, whose home
Is 10 miles west of Hamilton, died at the
home of his brother, Judge Mack Pearce,
here yesterday, after a lingering Illness.
He leaves a wife and several children be
sides several brothers and sisters to mourn
his death.
His remains were burled In the Hamil
ton cemetery In the presence of a large
crowd. The Rev. H. M. Hurst, pastor of
the Methodist church, conducted the fu
neral services.
Treasury Statement
Washington, July 25.—The condition
of the United States treasury at the
close of business yesterday was:
Net balance In general fund, $67,
377,126.82. Total receipts, $2,186,613.77.
Total payments, $2,866,719.82.
Deficit this fiscal year was $16,757,
422.79, against a $5,589,711 surplus last
year, exclusive of Panama canal and
public debt transactions.
Ciiuctren Cry
FOR FLETCHER’S
CASTORIA
COMMISSION PLANS HOW
TO FURTHER RETRENCH
With the plan of retrenchment prac
tically agreed upon by the city commis
sioners in the police and Arc departments,
plans of reducing the other big depart
ments, namely, the streets, will be given
immediate attention. From the time the
notice was given that the street depart
ment had to be cut one-third, Street Com
missioner Frank Gafford has been work
ing out several plans to meet the require
menfs of the proposed budget.
None of the plans of the street com
missioner have been made public so far,
but be and the commissioners have hud
them under consideration since the cut
was announced. There are many grave
and complex situations to he met in the
street department. According to the
budget, all of the city crematories are
be closed and the appropriation for
; the collection and disposal of garbage
is to be cut from $3590 to $109". A com
mittee from the Woman’s Civic league
and the Equal Suffrage association are
working on a plan to assist the city in
tlie collection and disposal of garoage.
Appropriations for street cleaning ate
< ut from $1100 to $700; for street sprinkling,
from $725 to $500; street lighting, from -
pairs, from $3076 to $1000; bridge repairs, 9
from $275 to $600; street lighting, from
$44t*0 to $30(*4); and other cuts and reduc
tions are contemplated. Mr. Gafford and
the commissioners are working out the
details of the reductions to he made in
.the above departments and will probably
arrive at n solution today.
It is understood that the budget for
the next Usual year, cutting the ex
penses of the city government $355,000 will
be adopted at the regular meeting of
the board of commissioners' to be held
Tuesday. July 27. The fiscal year begins
October 1, 1916, and ends September 30,
1916.
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WEEK’S FRATERNAL NEWS
Aj CHAHLKJt H. MAM))
! Official notice of the eighteenth semi
annual Masonic conference of Jefferson
county has been sent out to all the lodges
hy Sam M. Blake, conference secretary.
The conference will he held at Ml. Pin
son witii Mt. Pinson lodge, No. 496, A. F.
and A. M . on August 17, IS and 19. and a
large attendance Is expected. Auto truck
service will augment railroad transport*
domain indicate that the order is in good
condition. Many lodges are increasing
in membership with hut few suspensions. NL
"My message is tills; Attend the con
vention of your district. Renew your en
ergies in your home lodge. Organize a
page's class and confer the rank at the
convention, strive diligently for the ad
vancement of our cause, and success will
be yours. ,
"Let us work and watch the order grow.
Faithfully and fraternally,
"GRAHAM PERU IK.
"Grand Chancellor.
"Attest:
J. M. DANNBLLY, G. K R. & S."
The excursion on the steamer "Martha
Mention," to he given by Enoch lodge No.
»7. Knights of Pythias, on Thursday. Au
gust 5, to und through the locks at No.
17, promises to he an event of unusual in
terest to all fraternal bodies of the Bir
mingham district, for Enoch lodge lias
extended a welcome to the members and
friends in all fraternal bodies of this
district to enjoy .» day of recreation with
them at a nominal expense.
The lodge has chartered a special trail*
that will leave Ensley at 7 a. in., and the
Terminal station at 7:;h) a. m., and will
await the return of tin* steamer at Bar
ney until It has time to make the return
trip to and from the lock. The steamer
and barges will be taken ttirougu tne
lock, so that the workings of the mam
moth lock can be seen and appreciated.
Competent committees are In charge and
the lodge will check all lunch baskets
free of charge In order to take all care
off of tiie minds of the excursionists, and
for those who do not care to lake a
lunch ample provision will be made in
ihe way of barbecued meat and light
lunches on the steamer Martha Hennen,
supplied at u small cost.
About August 1, Grand Master Georgs
Huddleston of the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows will send a letter to all
former Odd Fellows who have been
dropped for nonpayment of dues, urging
them to restore themselves to member
ship. This will begin a campaign for the
restoration of former members, which is
expected to produce great gain in Inter
est and membership.
The picnic ut Avondale park on Wed
nesday afternoon was attended by many
representatives from Odd Fellow lodges
in tin- Birmingham district. An address
was made by Grand Master George 11ml
dleston. who was introduced by Grand
Warden Palmer P. lmugette. S. F. Bat
son presided over the meeting, which
closed with a prayer by the Rev. G. A.
Sharrltts
North Birmingham lodge No. 306 will
be the host of tin twenty-first annual
eunvention of the Third District Knights
of Pythias to he held August IN. A tine
programme has been arranged and a
large attendance is expected. The letter
lias been sent to all tin bulges of the
Third district by Secretary D. F. Mc
1 .endon.
Members of Birmingham Lodge of Per
feetlon. Scottish Rite .Vinsons, nave re
ceived the following communication frond
John B Bethea, presiding officer:
"Birmingham, July 22, 1015.
"Dear Brother:
"You are requested to attend h regular
meeting of Birmingham Lodge of Perfec
tion Wednesday, July 28, at N p. ni.
"Business and balloting.
"A list of names Is handed you here
with. If you have any objections, please
notify the Ven. Master.
"There is a promise of warm weather;
also a promise of fans, cold watermelons,
cigars. Your Ven. Master having thus
planned for ypu a pleasant evening, trusts
and anticipates man> will be present.
" The delays caused by failure of those
appointed as committees on investigation
to report promptly, hinders und retards
the work of the lodge. The prompt at
tention of those so appointed Is frater
nally urged. Fraternally yours.
"JOHN B. BFTHFA Ven. .Master.
"CHARLFS J. GBOHKOAN. Secretary."
" i ,
The organisers. Miss Daisy Sea
brook e and F. VV. Goss, have com
pleted the charter list for the Ludy
Beavers, and the date for the institu
tion has he* n set for Wednesday, Au
gust 26, at 8 p. m., at the Maccabees'
ball on Fourth avenue. Among the 100
names are several very prominent peo
ple of Birmingham. The order admits
both men and women. One of the car
dinal principles of the Lady Beavers is
that of giving an outing each year to
the poor children of each locality in
which the lodge is located.
Dixie circle at Unsley on Wednesday
evening, July 2*7 will hold a circle u'
sorrow', on account of the death of
Brother Claude Thompson, whose fu
neral was conducted by the circle July
17. Members of Birmingham circle are
eepeclally invited to be present.
Woman's Benefit Association
The reviews meet next week as fol
low's: Monday. Wylam review No. 12;
Tuesday, Lady Croy review No. 2;
Wednesday. Harmony review No. 25;
Thursday. Woodlawn review, picnic at
West l*ake; and Friday, Brighton re
view No. 18. All members of the oruac
are Invited to attend.
SAM J. ERCKERT
Past Master of Birmingham Tem
ple lodge No. «:«>, Ancient, Free und
Accepted Mas-ons. He is also affiliat
ed with the higher Masonic bodies
and an active member of Zamora tem
ple, Ancient Arabic Order, Nollies of
the Mystic Shrine.
tion, making the convention halt easily
accessible, in addition to the business of
the convention there will be a barbecue
and melon cutting on the last two days
of tin* convention.
The officers of the conference are <\
D. Allis, Jr.. Mt. Pinson lodge, No. 195.
worshipful master; \V. Y. Prince. Blrmlng
haro, No. 757, senior warden; D. G Rich
ards. Florida. No. 450, junior warden; Ham
.vi. Hluke, North Birmingham. No. 591.
treasurer and secretary; Coke Smith I
Wright. King Solomon, No. 460, senior j
deacon; I*. A. Kchols. Globe. No. 781, j
Junior deacon; J C. Savage. Ml I ’inrun, l
No. 195. chaplain; (i. I. McDonald. Wood-j
lawn Fraternal. No. 525, senior steward;
M 1.. Howton. Harris, No. 457, junior stew
ard; A. C. McCombs, Mt. Pinson, No. 4%.
tiler.
Graham Perdue, grand chancellor of the
grand lodge. Knights of Pythias, hv an
official circular, gives the dates of the
nineteenth district conventions to he held
next month. He urges that all Pythian
knights attend these conventions and
that at each a page's class be organized
and the degree be conferred. The letter
follows;
"I desire to announce that the district
conventions have been arranged hh fol
lows:
"First district. Sheffield. Thursday, Sep
tember 9; second district, Athens. Wednes
day, September 18; third district, North
Birmingham. Wednesday. August 19;
fourth district, Alabama city. Thursday,
August 39; fifth district. Oxford. R. F. I>..
Tuesday, August 17; sixth district, Al
mond, Friday. August 13; seventh district,
Hylacauga, Wednesday. August 11; eighth
district. Tuscaloosa. Thursday, August 26;
ninth district. Orrville. Wednesday, Au
gust 26; tenth district. Clanton, Friday,
•August 20; eleventh district. Opelika.
Thursday. August 12; twelfth district.
Union Springs. Tuesday. August 3; thir
teenth district. Ozark. Wednesday. Au
gust 4; fourteenth district. Greenville,
Tuesday, September 14; fifteenth district.
Sweetwater. Thursday, September 16;
sixteenth district. Mobile. Wednesday,
September 15; seventeenth district. Pine
apple. Tuesday, August 24; eighteenth dis
trict. Ajidalusia, Thursday. August 5; nine
teenth district, Union Church, Friday. Au
gust 6.
"L earnestly call upon you to lay aside
your business affairs a few hours and
attend the convention of your district.
Fleet your delegates and alternate*
without delay and insist upon their at
tendance. Let us have a full representa
tion at the conventions from every lodge.
"All knights In good standing are urged
to attend and to Join In making the con
vention successful and profitable.
"The entertaining lodge should go to
no expense In behalf of the delegates and
visitors. This has already become a
burden to some lodges.
"The number of districts has been in
creased from 13 to 19. This change will
be helpful to the order.
"Reports from all parts of the grand