The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-24
INNOCENT GAMES
FOR YOUNG MEN
Christian Endeavorers of Pra'u
City Will Have Rooms
HAS BEEN LONG TALKED OF
City Council Meets, But Not Much
Business of Importance Was Trans
acted-street Tax May Be
Raised-soclal News.

Pratt City, March "a specal.) -For
some time past the Christian Endeavor
society of the Presbyterian church has
been trying to establish a public read
ing room with games and other innocent
amusements in order that the boys of the
city may have some place to spend their
evenings. p. M. Mcneil, superintendent
of the public schools, has made the fol-
lowing proposition, which the Endeavor
society decided to accept at last nights
meeting: Mr.. Mcneil offers the use of
the public library provided all expenses
of light and fuel are assumed and re-
liable man is placed in charge each even
ing
The young peoples organizations of the
other churches have promised to assist
in this movement, and 1t is thought that
at an early date the public library will
be open at night This movement is
deemed very necessary at present, from
the fact that Pratt Citys new chief of
police, Frank Phillips, is making it nee
essary for some of our young men to find
amusement other than that engaged in
heretofore.
The library is equipped with about five
or six hundred volumes by standard au-
thors and the leading magazines and is
quite a large, comfortable room.
Miss Rosa Graham. one of Pratt City's
most charming girls, will be married to
R. r. Ramsey of Elkton, Ky, on Wednes-
day evening at o'clock at the home of
her sister, Mrs. C. r. Atkins on High
land avenue. Rev. w. E. Foust will Of
fciate. The wedding will be very quiet
affair and only the relatives and few of
the brides most intimate friends will be
present The bride and groom will leave
Immediately after the ceremony for Elk
ton, KY, where they will reside in the
future.
Miss Helen Boyer of Wilsonvlle, Ala,
is in the city, having come TO attend the
Graham Ramsey wedding w. e. era
ham of Guthrie, Ky, and Miss Amelia
| Graham of Alensville, Ky, are expected
to arrive tomorrow.
The city council met In regular session
this evening with Mayor E. j. Hudnall in
the chair. There was not much business
of Importance transacted 1t is likely an
ordinance will be passed soon by the
council raising the street tax from 81 to
So. in view of the fact that the county
has raised the road tax to SO.
The ladies of the Methodist church
served lunches on Saturday and realized
as a result of their efforts $9711, with an
expenditure of only SIS, leaving a bal
ance clear of 1911. A single cake, on
which votes for the prettest Pratt city
giri were sold, brought 5000 Misses
Maude Kellum, Minnie Phillips and Vivian
Cook were in the race Miss Kellum re-
ceived the largest number of votes and
was awarded the cake.
DR.. A. p. Montague, president of How
ard college, preached at the Baptist
church on yesterday and at the close of
his discourse succeeded in raising $3.50 for
Howard college.
William Merrigan, who has been i'll for
the past week with pneumonia, was car
RED to ST Vincent hospital this morning
and died about an hour after his arrival.
The remains were brought back to Pratt
City this evening and the funeral will be
conducted from st. GATHERINGS church to-
morrow. The body will be Inferred In
Greenwood cemetery. Deceased was a
miner, d years of age and has three
sisters residing in Pratt City, Mrs. r.
Clark, Mrs. Don Logan and Mrs. Joe
Michel. He leaves several sons. none of
whom reside in Pratt City
Miss Lucy Bell of Fayette, Ala, visited
in the city today
Mrs. Bowen of West Highlands, Biz
mingham was the guest of Mrs William
jenkins yesterday
w. S. Morrow of Gaylesville, Ala, visit
ed relatives in the city yesterday.
Orestus Batson, booker for the Standard
Oil company in Birmingham visited his
brother, j. o. Batson of this city yester-
day.