The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-24
MEMS MEETING ID
 BE HELD TONIGHT. Y. M. C. A. Will Go to Pratt
 City SMALL FIRE YESTERDAY Sam Foley to Open Branch Business at North Birmingham-Chairman of Important Committee of Ma
 tlonaI Embalmers' Assn.
SMALL FIRE YESTERDAY

Pratt City, September 23.-(Special.)- The mems meeting to be held at the First Methodist church tomorrow night under the auspices of the Young Mems Christian association of Birmingham, promises to be one of the most important of the kind ever held by the associa- ton.
 Committees made up from the various churches will make a thorough canvass of the city tomorrow afternoon and ex- tend a personal invitation to every man that can be reached to attend the ser vice.
 The singing will be lead by the Jeffer- son County Male chorus. At the time dies of the city will hold a prayer meet ing at the First Baptist church, praying for the success of the other meeting.
 All the denominations of the city are interested in the service and are doing all in their power to make a success of the undertaking. Officials of the Young Mems Christian association of Birming- ham will conduct the service and will be assisted by the local ministers. Regular services will be held at the various churches tomorrow morning but all will give way to the special meeting at the Methodist church at night.
 Small Fire Yesterday.
 Fire was discovered on the residence of Mrs. Mary Williams on Third street, this afternoon at 3:30 o'cloc The three local fire companies respoiIued to an alarm promptly and soon extinguished the flames.
 The damage done was about $40. The fire was caused from a defective flue. This is the first fire Pratt City has had for some time.
 To Establish Branch. Sam Foley, the well known undertaken of this city, has made arrangements for 1 the opening of a branch of his business in North Birmingham. The branch house will be opened within a few weeks with a competent man in charge. This will be the only undertaking establishment in that thriving suburb.
 | MT. Foley Is very popular in undertaking circles, being vice president of the Ala bama Funeral Directors and Embalmers association. He has been located in Pratt City for ten years and is closely identified with nearly every public interest in the city. He is very active in secret society circles.
 1 He is chairman of the committee on sea burials, a special committee appointed at the last annual meeting of the Ma l tonal Association of Funeral Directors and Embalmers. The next annual meet. ing is to be held at Niagara Falls about October 15, and he has called his commit. 1 tee to meet at the opening session tC frame a report for the convention.
 The committee will recommend that passenger steamers carry physicians whC i are supplied with means of embalminf bodies to be carried for burial to the nearest landing point.
 Notes and Personals. The United Mine workers of Pratt City held an executive meeting at the city hall yesterday afternoon and discussed matters of importance to the organiza ton. No statement of matters considered 1 has been given to the public. The J. D. Hanby Hardware Co.,, vii move into the Lovelady building Mon. day. The store room to be occupied has been remodeled and greatly improved.