The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-02
Libraries in November and
Birds In May
CONFEDERATE
REUNION
veterans of State Meet in Montgomery
on November 17-18-Former
Chief Clerk Brassell WEEDS.
Odd Fellows to Vote.

ing in conjunction with the department
of archives and history State Superin-
tendent of Education II. C. Gunnels has
given another special day to the schools
of the state November has been set
apart as library day, and Mr.. Gunnes
has in press now a programme and book
of instructions that will be sent out to
the teachers on request. Tt contains reci-
tatfons readings and tableaux, Indicative
of the good and the advangtage of library
activities in the school life of the child.
The other day set apart is that given
over to the birds in May. assigned at the
suggestion of John II. Wallace, Jr., state
game and fish commissioner
The library programme is made up by
the state department of archives and his
tory, which is charged by law with IL
brary extension in the state. DR.. Thomas
M. Owen, director, is an enthusiast on
this line, having promoted the State Ii
brary association and most of the other
organizations that have to do with the
promotion in general way of this line
of study. Two classes in trained library
work have been held at the capital under
the auspices of this department, and
workers in most of the state institutions
have had in the high class training that
has done them good.
The date, November 4, is the anniyer-
sary of the organization of the state
Library association, and it is to thus bring
the idea out that it was chosen. School
work just here is only small part of
the department activities, but a special
day is set aside to intensity the interest
in it, 1t is hoped that out of it will grow
such an interest in reading and books
generally that the library spirit will grow
/ up with the very life of the children as
| they come along.
| Old Soldiers Coming.
Arrangements are now being made for
the state reunion of Confederates to be
held in Montgomery on November II and
IS. Col Harvey Jones, adjutant of the
Alabama division. U. c. ", says that
there will be about 1900 present. Orders
for the reunion will be issued in a short
time.
Handsome Depot.
Papers have been filed turning over the
Moulton street property of the Louisville
and Nashville railroad to the city for the
opening of Lee street to the depot For
this the road receives $4,000 and spend
as much or more in erecting a new depot
on both sides of Lee street. 1t is a move
to reduce the congestion on Commerce.
street, and will have the effect of de-
flecting much of it to Lee and street one
block off from the now busy thoroughfare.
Brassel Wedding.
W. R. Brassel. for many years chief
clerk to DR.. w. H. Sanders, state health
officer, and one of the best known young
men in the state, was married at o'clock
Friday morning to Miss jamie Porter
Glover, of New Decatur at the home o.
Mr.. and Mrs John Adams, where she
had been visiting for some weeks. Only
few friends were present. They left at
once for Florida, whence, after short
stay they will extend their trip to Cuba.
They will not return to Montgomery be-
fore November |.
Odd Fellow Officers
Odd Fellows of the state will vote for
grand lodge officers at the early October
meeting. The nominees for the office are
as follows: Grand master, ]. E. Black
wood Gadsden: deputy grand master.
George l.. Jenkins, Tuscaloosa; grand
| warden, George Steifelmeyer, Cullman: j.
| r. Miller, Florence; S. G.. Forlines, De-
catur; r. L. Bradley, Vernon; w. K. Nc.
Adory, Birmingham; E. e. Willis. Birm-
ingham; grand secretary, H. C. Pollard.
| Huntsville; grand treasurer, J. c. Bowie,
Talladega; grand representative, John Ell
lis and w. e. Urquhart. The count will
be made in December.
Stone Thrown Into Train.
Mrs. Charles B. Hervey came near be-
ing seriously hurt tonight by a stone
thrown through the window of sleeper
in which she and Mr.. Hervey were riding
on the southbound Louisville and Nash
Vile train. The train was 10 miles north
of Montgomery when the stone was
Thrown. The shattered glass fell over
her clothes, but fortunately the missile
dropped short of her on the floor and she
| escaped with only scare.