The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-08
CITY ITEMS

B uneS I'm Mine-Will jackson, a nc
- miner about 35 years of age, was
FILLED yesterday morning in the Sloss
mines, near Irondale, when the roof
of a tunnel caved in. other negroes
were hurt, but not seriously.
Convict Is Captured-Sam Jones
Christian, a convict who escaped from
No IL mines, Pratt City, was captured
yesterday afternoon on the South High
lands by Officers Stepp and Gates. and
is being detained in the city jail.
Conversational services-At the
chapel, North Nineteenth street, near
Seventh avenue, preaching at IL a. H.,
by the pastor, Rev. George Eaves; topic,
"The Sword Bathed In Heaven Bible
school at 10 a. m. Night services a.
the Amuse-U theatre.
Amuse-U services-Tonight at =
o'clock there will be Mothers Day"
service, conducted by Rev. George
Eaves Brief testimonials and a SER
mon on "A Mans Debt to His Mother"
will be intersperSed with old-time
hymns. Everyone Is invited.
Highlands Methodist-At the High
lands Methodist church services today
will be as follows: Sunday sch DOL at
9:30 a. m.. Mothers Day" will be
celebrated; Mark Myatt superintend-
ent. Morning services are at ] l o'clock,
and Rev. 7. r. Mccarthy will off
ciate.
Mother Seriously HI-A telegram has
been received at police headquarters
from Miss Mabel Butterworth, 1852
Wilton avenue, Chicago, asking that
her brother, Walter Butterworth, be
apprised of his mothers critical illness.
IT is known that Butterworth Is in
Birmingham, but he cannot be located
Y. NJ. G. A. Services TOday-The Rev.
U. d. Mooney, pastor of the Second
Presbyterian church, will address the
Y. M. C. A. mems meeting at the
HAstime theatre this afternoon on the
oDbJect, Jesus, the Man Who Changes
Things" The opening song service VIII
begin at $3.50 o'clock and will include
both special music and the singing OF
familiar gospel songs.
Sunday School Picnlc-The Avondale
District Sunday School association has
brranged the next convention for Mon
day, July 4, at the Avondale park and
In connection will have a general Sun
day school picnic. All the Sunday
sch ools of Greater Birmingham are in
Vited to attend and to send repre-
sentative to a meeting of the commit
tee Sunday afternoon, May 8, at 3
o'clock, at East Birmingham Meth dist
church to complete the necessary ar
tangements.
Place Hard to Filth the office of
internal Revenue Collector ]. O. Thomp-
son is vacancy hard to fill, caused
by the absence of Mrs. Evangeline l..
Evans, who has for three years acted
rs deputy collector and has won MANY
friends by her efficiency and courtesy.
Mrs. Evans has been ordered back to
the custom house in New York by the
department at Washington. 1t was
from New York that she came to Bir-
bingham three years ago and is now
10 fill the same position which she held
previously.
First Methodist Church-"Mother s'
Day" will be observed today at tae
First Methodist church. A special pro-
sramme has been prepared for the Sun
day school, TO this programme the
mothers Of the young people In the
Sunday school are specially invited. In
keeping with the day, DR.. Branscomb,
the pastor, will preach at IL a. ~, q
special sermon to wives and mothers.
AS far as possible those attending are
requested to wear a white flower,
tymbolical of the pure white lives of
the worthy mothers of the land. At
p. M the Epworth league holds It's
devotional meeting. At 8 p. m. the
evening service will be conducted.
Strangers and visitors to the city have
/ special invitation to attend all the
meetings of the First Methodist church.
Negroes to Open New Bank-The
Prudential Savings bank, negro in
stitution which has been In process
Of organization for some time, is busy
with plans, preparatory to opening for
business between July 2 and s. The
new bank is to he capitalized at $25-
900 with the par value of 500 per
share. The stock Is widely distributed
among negro wage earners and bust
ness men in This district, who believe
that such an institution will be profit
able from financial standpoint, and
helpful to the race and community.
In that 1t will provide additional facll-
tiles for saving their money and buying
homes, thereby stimulating habits Of
thrift and industry which will increase
their value as Wage earners and cit
liens. The promoters of this bank are
among the most substantial negro cit
liens III the community and have re-
ceived encouragement from many Of the
white banking institutions of the city.