The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-19
PARK AVENUE IS
 BEING bEAUT|F|ED Is Being Graded, Paved and
 Otherwise Improved UPSHAW IN ENSLEY Famous Georgia Evangelist at the Franklin Theatre Today-Wat-
 son Accepts Position in New Mexico
UPSHAW IN ENSLEY


 l The "city beautiful idea Is being carried out by the property owners l of Park avenue. or as It was formerly known, Avenue l. The street is being graded and paved from Nineteenth street to Thirty-f street and it Is now the widest in the city, a park Is being laid out in the center. which will be planted with trees and shrubs. | The grading and paving is being rushed to a rapid completion and the other inmprovement have been con- tracted for. H. w. Luther the well known florist. has been awarded the contract to plant trees and shrubbery on each side of the street and to plant grass and trees in the park. There are many handsome residences on Park avenue and with the comple- tion of the paving and the planting of the trees it will be one of the hand soonest driveways in the Birmingham l district.
 Funeral of Frank Lapham
 The funeral of Frank B. Lapham will be held this morning from the resi- dence of Mrs Girod on Avenue D and Twentieth street, at 10 o'clock. l Rev. George W. Boyd. pastor of the Meth odist church. will conduct the ser vices at the house. after which the local lodge of Elks. of which the de- | ceased was member. will take charge and conclude the services at the grave. l All. the members of the order are sum- moned to meet at the lodge at 9:30 and will march In body to the house. Exalted Ruler John Morrison and | other officers of the lodge will con duct the lodge services. The pallbear- CTS will be Lee White. Roddy Morri- son, pr. E. W. Averyt. Hoke Perkins. Tom Devereaux and William Suppler. l w. D. Upshaw
 Will D. Upshaw, the noted lecturer and | evangelist, known as the Georgia Cy | clone," will speak at the new Frank lin theatre this afternoon at 3so'clock.
 The Baraca class of the Methodist | church has secured the services of this interesting speaker, and extends a cor dial invitation to all the men of Ems | ley to be present
 | MT. Upshaw is gifted with eloquence | and genuine humor and never fails 10 highly entertain an audience wherever he speaks. | inc meeting IS TOT men Only.
 Revival at Fairview The series of revival meetings at the Fairview Methodist church which has been in progress for the past two weeks | will be brought to close at the even ing service tonight. The meetings have | been very successful and have been at tended by overfowing crowds. The Rev. James Hanes,s the "big little evangelist of the Methodist conference, has been in charge and a great religious impetus has been given the church at this point. At the service tonight a new church move ment will be started and everybody in- terested is urged to be present MT. l Hanes is strong and forceful preacher and particularly adapted for this work The following order of services will be held today:
 Revival Sunday school meeting at 9:S0; preaching at Il o'clock; reception of new members at 2:30 in the afternoon; love l feast at 8 o'clock, and revival service at 7:15 o'clock.
 | There have been over 50 conversions and new members of the church and a large number are expected to join at the closing service.
 The Rev. Mr. Hanes leaves Monday for Florida, where he has a number of en- gagements.
 Sam Watson Goes to New Mexico
 For the purpose of accepting position with the government at Eagle, N. M. Samuel Matson, one of the best-known men of Ens1ey, will leave tonight. He has been an alderman of that city and well-known employe of the Tennessee company for several years. | MT. Matson will accept work on the | government reclamation project called the Elephant Butte dam, which is to cost $9- co,0Oo. The purpose of the gigantic task undertaken by Uncle Sam is to reclaim an immense acreage of arid lands in tha. | section. f4.at4
 MT. Watson will join brother at that place and will be with him. He will prob | ably remove his family to Mexico within a short time.
 He has many friends in Birmingham who are hopeful that his work for the government will be successful.
 "Mock Trial' at Opera House
 The students of Birmingham college will present an amusing farce comedy entitled "A Mock Trial,'' at the Ensley opera house on February 24. under the auspices of the Epworth league of the Ensley Methodist church.
 The play comes to Ensley highly recom- mended by the many who witnessed the | recent presentation at the Birmingham college. The plot is highly amusing, Is oentered on a suit for damages for an al- leged Dreacn or promise. The plaintiff Miss Honey Jane Loving, charges the de- fendant with tri1ing with her young and tender affections, and makes the positive charge that he refused to enter into con- nubial bliss when he discovered the fact that she could not make ''emon pies"
 A college quartet will render selections
 CAST OF CHARACTERS
 J. H. w. Biglow, Judge-J. L. Brown
 J. Grafter Crook, Clerk-J F. Sturdi- want. t
 | Feb West--C. B. Mayberry
 Miss Honey Jane Loving, Plaintiff lG. c. Davenport
 William T. Hugmetyte, Defendant J. M. Davis.
 F. Adam Swindler-Professor w H. l Spencer. -
 I. Cheatam Opposing counsel)-C. A. Tatem.
 I WITNESSES
 S. K. Kissem-J. F. Sturdivant, Sr l Dr. F. M. Heartcrusher-G. c. War ren.
 l w. N. Loving-E. L. Morton. | Abbi Goldstein O'Brien-F. w. lShugart
 Snowfall Johnson-W n Walton