The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-11
VETERANS PREPARE
 TOODSERVE THE DAY
Memorial Exercises Will be
 Held April 26
MACKEY FORCES JUBlLAN1
Predict That Steel citys Candidate for Board of Revenue Will be EIected-citizens Meet and
 Endorse Candidates.

Ensley, April 1O.-tspecial.) )--Pat Cle- burne Camp of United Confederate vet erans met Friday night at the city hall After the usual routine business was transacted plans were discussed for ob- serving Memorial day. A committee to make arrangements and consult with the Ensley Daughters of the Confederacy in regard to a programme was appointed as follows: L. P. Arnold, chairman; A. A. Harris, J. R. Aycock.
 The Steel City vetreans will have appro- priate exercises in the Ensley opera house on the night of April 26. which is Mem orial day, and crosses of honor will also be presented. There will be music and speeches and other features which will be announced when the programme Is completed. Seven crosses of honor will be given to Ensley veterans and the graves of the confederate dead will also be decor ated. ,t
 The veterans will go actively to work to make the approaching Memorial day exercises Q. great success. They will have the active support of the Steel City Daughters of the Confederacy.
 Many Comments Made.
 A series of revival services lasting two weeks has just been closed at the First Baptist church of Ensey. The last ser- mon was preached Friday night by the Rev. L. Q. Dawson of Tuscaloosa, who mas been conducting the services. Dr. Dawson is a powerful preacher and dur ing his stay in the Steel City has made forty converts Twenty-six of these new members were baptized this afternoon at O clock in the pool of the church, cor ner Eighteenth street and Avenue G.
 The revival just closed is said to have been the most stirring ever held in Ems ley The large number of conversions attest to the good work done by Dr. Daw- son, who has been laborng hard for the past two weeks.
 City Officials Paid.
 Yesterday was general pay day at the city hall All the city officials received their cheeks and City Treasurer FonvilIe was kept busy all day disbursing money The citys finances are in excellent shape and a large sum was paid out
 The sewer contractors also paid off their workmen at the city hall yesterday af- ternoon. The laborers employed on the storm and sanitary sewers were all paid and large crowd of negroes were pres ent to get their money.
 Mackey Forces Confident.
 The citizens of Ensey who have been making an active campaign in favor of Thomas G. Mackey for a place on the board of revenue. are confident that their man will be elected tomorrow. MT. Mackey is the Steel City's candidate for the board of revenue and has received the warm support of the town. At a meeting held some time ago a committee was appointed to carry on his campaign and the gentlemen composing this com mttee have been working hard.
 The Mackey campaign committee is com- posed of the following: Frank Deedmyer, chairman; Mayor Scott. M. H. McDowell Patrick Patton. In an interview Mir Deedmyer stated that the committee is well pleased at the prospects and he Is certain that MT. Mackey will be elected There is practically no opposition to the Steel City candidate at Ensley, the citi- zens being a unit in his support.
 No Police Court.
 No police court was held yesterday morning. Such good order has prevailed in the Steel City for the past few days that it has not been necessary for Mayor Scott to preside in police court and no arrests are being made.
 A meeting of prominent citizens was held last night in the office of w. J.. Martin The issues of the campaign were discussed and final arrangements were made for the battle of the ballots next Monday.
 Candidates Are Endorsed.
 The meeting was called for the pur- pose of deciding upon the candidates to be supported in the coming election. N. D. Denson of Lafayette was unanimous ly endorsed for a place on the supreme court bench and the support of those present was pledged to him for tomor- row. A. A. Coleman was also endorsed for first associate judge of the circuit court. H. P. Heflin was endorsed for