The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-05
.ENS[EY JUBILEE
NEXT THURSDAY
Occasion Is Opening of New
Gas Arcade
TO PAVE PARK AVENUE
Funeral of Late Henry Bliss This Aft
ernoon-Entertainmen for Bene-
fit of LIbrary-Land Com
pnny to Meet Monday

The work of installing the white way"
or street arcade on Avenue E between
Eighteenth and Twenty-ffst streets, is
about completed and the arcade will be
lighted UP with suitable ceremonies on
next Thursday night. The members Of
the Ensley club have the affair in charge
and are preparing a suitable programme.
A number of leading property holders will
be present and make short addresses;
music will be furnished by the Ensley
band of 81 pieces, all local musicians, and
other features will be added to make
the opening attractive.
The new Franklin theatre will also be
opened on the same night, special pro-
gramme having been arranged for that
event. The new theatre is one of the
most attractive In the district, and was
built especially for the purpose. 1t Is
handsomely fitted up and tastefully dec
GRATED and has all the modern conven-
fences.
A feature Is a fireproof operators room
which is lined with sheet iron, reducing
the danger of fire to minimum.
Funeral of Henry Bliss
The funeral of the late Henry Bliss,
who was killed at Gadsden Wednesday,
will be conducted from the family resi-
dence on Avenue E and Fourteenth street
this afternoon at o'clock. The deceased
formerly resided at Pratt City and was
member of the order of Red Men at
that place. The order will have charge
of the funeral exercises. The deceased is
survived by widow, two children and
a sister.
"Mnrtha Wnshington"
Mrs PRESLEY Barr and committee of
ladies are making arrangements for a
Martha Washington entertainment for the
benefit of the public library of Ensley.
The affair will be given on February q
and the full details will be announced
later.
Land Company to Meet
There will be a meeting of the Indus
trial Land and Improvement company
held Monday night at the office of J.
H. Perkins. AT Nineteenth street. The
company was organized a year ago and
at the meeting Monday night report of
the officers will be received, 10 per cent
dividend declared, officers for the year
and successor of the late j.. NJ. Per-
kins. who was one of the incorporators
of the company. will be elected
The company has been very successful
during it's first year and a material in
crease has been added to the value of
the stock.
The meeting will be called to order by
George r. Byrum, president of the COM
pany, at 1880 o'clock.
Park Avenue to BE Paved
The grading of Park avenue from Nine
tenth street has commenced and the ma
terial assembled to pave the street be-
tween these two points. Park avenue was
formerly Avenue l and il the widest
thoroughfare in Ensley, 1t is lined with
many handsome residences and presents
a fine appearance. The street Will have
park in the center with each side paved
with vitr;fied brick Trees and grass will
be planted in the park and when the i'm
provements are completed the avenue
will be one of the handsomest In the
L3rminghaxn district.
Little Locals
There will be meeting of the vestry
of st. Johns church on Monday after
noon at the office Of w N. Wood on
Nineteenth street.
The Ensley club will meet Tuesday
night at the rooms of the inferior court
at 7:3O o'clock. A report will be made
CT the committee that went to Mont
gomery to attend the session of the legss-
lature
The fire department was called to the
| residence of ]. I. Brewer on Avenue u
ond Twepty-first street. The fire was ex-
tinguished with no loss.
The local members of the Excel chorus
are requested to meet for practice at the
Presbyterian church, U. S. A. Birming-
ham, this afternoon at o'clock
Personal and General
The many friends of Frank Lapham
will be pleased to know that his condi-
ton is somewhat improved
Representative Dan Walden of New De-
catur is in Ensley visiting his son, the
Rev. T. Fl. Walden, at Palmer Terrace
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Matlock have as
their guest Mrs. Matlock's mother. who
is visiting them from Oklahoma.
Mrs. Tyler is very i'll at the home of
her son. Fl. P. Tyler, on Avenue G and
Twenty-ninth street.
George Ross. manager of the Smiley
Livery company, has returned from Mis-
souri,, where he purchased carload OF
stock for the new stable.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Won Markstein of
Oklahoma are visiting relatives and
friends at Fairview.
Wilson Mathews of Lyon, O., Is visiting
friends in the civ