The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-24
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technical books that will be of interest and value to the class of working people we have in Ensley. This Is well and should be of great benefit to these people.
 This age Is one in which skilled labor is in great demand and the man that Is master of his trade is master of the age. The iaboring people. the mechanic and artisan in all lines of industrial work is turning his attention more and more to the mastering of the technical details of his particular line of business.
 "Ensley has about 5000 laborers and a large number of them would take adyan- tage of an opportunity to improve their knowledge in their particular lines of la bor Many of these men are craving more technical knowledge and some of them are spending money for instruction by mail A library at hand stocked with well selected works of technical nature would supply the very needs and would be of untold value to the laboring people of this city who desire more knowledge.
 'I would suggest that every man in Ensley subscribe at least the price of a
 
 that almost every white laborer in the city would do this much and I feel sure that every business and professional man will do this much at least.
 "This would go a long way toward se- curing fund large enough to supply the library with books.''
 Eagles to Meet.
 Aerie No. 150, Fraternal Order of Ea- gles. will hold an important meeting at their hall tomorrow night, and among other matters of importance will nomi- nate officers for next year.
 The building committee. which was ap- pointed at the last meeting to look into the matter of securing new hall, will make a report. which will be matter of great importance to the members of the aerie
 A proposition has been made to lease Perkins hall, over the Rouss & Maenza grocery store, on Avenue D, and fitting 1t up for a meeting place. The committee Is Investigating the location and condi- tions and will report on it's findings and decision tomorrow night. If this place is selected it will be handsomely fur nished and will make an ideal lodge room. After the business before the aerie Is completed tomorrow night the doors will be thrown open for social session, which promises to be one of the most interest ing affairs of the kind ever given by the Eagles of Ensley.
 Refreshments will be served and num- Der of speeches will be made by members q T
 Thanksgiving Concert.
 Among those who will take part in the grand concert at the opera house Thanks giving night are Miss Bertha Van Merkestyn, soprano. and Oliver Chali- foux. violinist. Miss Van Merkestyn is the voice teacher at Pollock-Stephens in- stitute and solo soprano at St. Paurs church in Birmingham. She ranks as a fine artist.
 No concert ever given in Ensley has brought together so much high-class talent. 1t Is said as this Thanksgiving entertainment will assemble.
 Notes and Personals.
 The Ensley Livery company is making preparations to enlarge their stables on Avenue diiu IhNb letiScu duJdScht PioP- erty facing on Avenue E for this purpose.
 The local people interested in the or ganization of the new lodge of Elks are making extensive preparations for the meeting to be held next Monday, when tn iew lodge will be instituted. District Deputy W. w. Brandon of Tuskaloosa will be present and will officiate in the installation About forty members will be initiated. and 1t is expected that the first session will last from o'clock in the afternoon until midnight or later. The lodge has just completed very handsome quarters in the Camp building on Ave- nue E.
 Work is progressing well on the ex- tension to the Byrum x Butcher hard ware store on Nineteenth street. The new addition will be of brick, two stories high and will extend back to the alley sixty feet.
 City Treasurer and Tax Collector F. G. Fonville is progressing well with the col- lection of the city taxes for 1s0o and hopes to have the work completed by December l. when, it Is announced, the books will positively close