The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-18
.ENSLEY WILL SOON
HAVE ELKS' LODGE
Action of Birmingham EIks
PIeases EnSIey Citizens
COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT
Much Street Improvement In Prog
rsss-Funera Of 3etrg. WEIGH
This Acknowledging
ham Begins Tour.

Ensley, May 17-(Special.) THE citizens
of Ensley. who are interested in secur-
ing an EIks' lodge are pleased with the
action of the Birmingham lodge last night
in recommending that the Lnsley lodge
be granted a charter, The new lodge will
start out with between sixty and seventy
five members
In the next few days the Ensley Elks
will hold a meeting and affect an organ
ization. As soon as the charter is re-
eeived the lodge will be ready to get
down to business. The work of obtain
ing the charter and the installation of
the lodge will be handled by a commits
tee from the Birmingham lodge
As Ensley is in the jurisdiction of the
Birmingham lodge, it was necessary for
that lodge to act fayorably upon the ap-
picatlon before the charter could be
obtained.
d. A. Eehos and Mr. Broda will rep
resent the Ensley lodge at the meeting
of the grand lodge. which meets at Selma
on May Is.
Council Tomorrow Night.
The regular session of the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen tomorrow night will
be full of interest. A number Of impor-
tant matters will be considered The re-
port of the committee, appointed to see
that the Birmingham Railway, Light and
Power company lowers the grade on
Twentieth street. will submit its report.
So far the company has not taken any
action relative to the request of the board.
Street Improvement.
According to ordinances passed by the
council the street commissioner is grad
ing Avenue II preparatory to laying side
walk pavement for severa, blocks. Ac-
cording to the action of the board the
Improvement In front of the st. Anthony $
church will be dcne free of charge.
Funeral of George WEIGH.
The funeral Of George WEIGH, fore
man at the United States Cast Iron and
Pipe works, who was drowned in pond
near the plant at Bessemer yesterday af-
ternoon, Will take place tomorrow after
noon from his late residence. The inter-
ment will be made at Oakland cemetery.
The pallbearers will be az follows; DIR.
". w. Mcryiere, II. S. Meade, R. NJ.
johnson, Henry Broda. James NJ. Per-
kins and Mayor ~ W. scott.
Mr. Welch WAS a member of the Odd
Fellows Red Men, knights of Pythias
and Masonic orders He WAS formerly SUI
perintendent of the Empire Pillow Works
of this city. He is susvived by wife, six
children and a number of other relatives.
AIhes-Roe.
Last night at the First Presbyterian
church at Decatur Miss Augusta Ernes-
tine Alhes of that city WAS married 10
Mr. Thomas Roe, a prominent business
man of Ensiey Mr.. and Mrs. Roe ar
rived in Ensley this afternoon and to-
night they were rendered reception by
Mr. and Mrs John d. Morrison. Mr..
and Mrs. Roc viii make their home with
DR.. and Mrs, ". +. Clark.
Personal and General.
Miss Carleton and Miss Theodisa Fon-
vile. who have been the -harming guests
Of Mrs Fonville and family for several
weeks returned to their home at Mexico,
Mo, tonight.
The funeral of Louis Wilson an old
ex-Confederate veteran, who died yes
terday morning. was conducted from his
late residence this morning.
Cunningham Starts on Tour.
Lieut.. Gov r. NJ. Cunningham left
early this morning for Cuba. in Sumter
county, where he goes to deliver an adj
dress at the closing of the schools at
that city which takes place tonight.
Friday the Governor will deliver the COM
mencement address of the public schools
at oeplka. He has an engagement for
nearly every day during May to deliver
school addresses.