The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-11
Parks BilI satisfactory

General satisfaction was expressed here
 last night among the local optionists
 when it became known that the Parks
 local option bill had passed the lower
 house of the Alabama legislature. This
 bill, when it becomes a law. will make
 smooth sailing for the local bill that will
 be offered by the Madison county legis-
 lators for the establishment of a dispen-
 sary in Madison county. The liquor
 question was. threshed out thoroughly in
 the democratic primary and all of the members of the Madison county dele gation to the legislature were elected on the disrensary ticket and it was generally
 understood that they were to offer bill
 creating dspensary without putting the
 question to another vote of the people. The county dispensary that was in oI,er-
 ation here when the prohibition law went into effect had earned $8S,000 net profits in 22h months. This money has been sorely missed by the city and county
 during the dry spell'' that has ensued since it was abolished.
 The gift of $10,0O0, made by Miss Mary Virginia Mccormick for the completion of the Young Mems Christian associa-
 ton home will enable the building com rnittee to finish the building according tc original plans. Miss Mccormick had | already given the committee S7500 during | the first campaign for funds and the last gift has aroused the greatest enthusiasm here The building which will cost about
 s450OO when furnished, Is expected to be ready for opening about the middle Of the summer
 Sunday School Workers
 Some of the leading Sunday school workers of the Alabama synod of the Presbyterian church. U. s. A. have be- gun a series of Sunday School Workers institutes here. The institutes will be held at the Central Presbyterian chlrch in Huntsville, in Gadsden, Leeds. Jerni- son. Oak Grove, Five Mile, Haleyvile, Mt. Hope, Clap, Sheffield and Athens. The programme will continue through the month and among those wfo will lead in the institutes are: Rev. l.. D.. Logan of Athens, Rev. w. A. Proyine of Nashville, Rev. A. J. Coile of Knoxville. l. s. Bridges of Birmingham. Rev. L. S.. Brubacter of Sheffield, Rev. F. l. Hud- son of Gadsden and Mrs. F. L. Wear of Huntsville.
 Mrs virginia Clay-Clopton honorary
 life president of the Huntsville chapter
 of the Daughters of the Confederacy.
 entertained the members of the local
 chapter at their monthly meeting Tuesday
 at Abingdon Place. the home of Mrs.
 Milton Humes. Mrs. Clopton read o,em
 from the pen of W. l.. Sanford O. Sher-
 man, Tex, on "An Embarra ssing Rec
 ord,'' and Mrs. Alberta Taylor read an
 original paper on the Secession of Ala
 bama and the Inauguration of the P~es-
 ident of the Confederacy." Mrs. Jennie
 Hosmer Garner followed with a short
 sketch of the life of Mrs. William L.
 Yancey.
 After jury in the law and equity court returned a verdict of not guilty in
 the case of the State vs. w. J. Biclknell.
 charged with violating the prohibition
 law, Judge James H. Ballentins dis charged the jury and ordered another drawn Judge Ballentine had previously
 instructed the jury to return a verdict of guilty put the jury went out and came
 back with a verdict of not guilty. The case against Bicknell was dismissed